Hebrews 8:13 (WEB)
In that he says, “A new covenant”, he has made the first obsolete. But that which is becoming obsolete and grows aged is near to vanishing away.
Fathers and councils · 8
Gregory of Nyssa
“…witness to Him that not only was the creation of all existent things wrought by Him, but that when the original creation of man had decayed and vanished away, to use his own language, and another new creation was wrought in Christ, in this too no other than He took the lead, but He is Himself the first-born of all…” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. viii. 13, whence the phrase is apparently adapted.
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Tertullian
“…house of Judah and for the house of Jacob, a new testament; not such as I once gave their fathers in the day wherein I led them out from the land of Egypt.”” — editor's note: Jer. xxxi. 31, 32 (in LXX. ibid. xxxviii. 31, 32); comp. Heb. viii. 8–13.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…whilst, I say, we fix our eyes on these things, let us see here “the old man,” the “day that is waxing old;” the Song that is out of date; the Old Testament; when however we turn to the inner man, to those things that are to be renewed in place of these which are to be changed, let us find the “new man,” the “new…” — editor's note: Alluding to παλαιούμενον, Heb. viii. 13.
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John Chrysostom
“And this he shows us afterwards: but for the present he treats it somewhat superficially, but afterwards more clearly, saying “For if that first covenant had been faultless” ( c. viii. 7 ), and many other such things: “for that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.” ( c. viii. 13.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And concerning the Covenant, That (he says) is old (for “that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away”— c. viii. 13 ), but this is new; and has remission of sins, while that [has] nothing of the kind: for (he says) “the Law made nothing perfect.” ( c. vii. 19.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Let our sails then be in good order, not grown old (for everything “that is decayed and waxen old is nigh to vanishing away”) ( c. viii. 13 ), not worn into holes, that so they may bear the energy of the Spirit.” — the author cites it
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“This is why the new was substituted for the old, why He Who suffered was for suffering recalled to life, why each property of His, Who was above us, was interchanged with each of ours, why the new mystery took place of the dispensation, due to loving kindness which deals with him who fell through disobedience.” — editor's note: Heb. viii. 8–13.
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Gregory the Great
“…of the fulfilment of the Old Testament, overcame the wisdom of the former by argument, saying, That which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away (Heb. viii. 13).” — the author cites it
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Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.7.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.7.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.7.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.7.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.7.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.7.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.7.