Isaiah 35:6 (WEB)
Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Fathers and councils · 12
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus II.48Book II
“That He healed the lame and the blind, and that therefore we hold Him to be the Christ and the Son of God, is manifest to us from what is contained in the prophecies: “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear; then shall the lame man leap as an hart.”” — editor's note: Cf. Isa. xxxv. 5, 6.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“…man shall leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall [speak] plainly, and the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear,” and that “the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, shall be strengthened,” and that “the dead which are in the grave shall arise,” and that He Himself…” — editor's note: Isa. xxxv. 5, 6.
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Tertullian
“…healed, and the eyes of the blind shall see, and the ears of the deaf shall hear, and the mutes’ tongues shall be loosed, and the lame shall leap as an hart,” and so on; which works not even you deny that Christ did, inasmuch as you were wont to say that, “on account of the works ye stoned Him not, but because He did…” — editor's note: See Isa. xxxv. 4, 5, 6.
Read the whole comment“Or else, were not the eyes of the blind opened? did not the tongue of the dumb recover speech? did not the relaxed hands and palsied knees become strong, and the lame leap as an hart?” — editor's note: Ver. 6.
Read the whole comment“Lastly, you may discover the suitable times of the promise, if you read what precedes the passage: “Be strong, ye weak hands and ye feeble knees: then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear; then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall be articulate.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxxv. 3, 5, 6, Sept.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear: then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be distinct.” — editor's note: Isa. xxxv. 4–6.
Read the whole comment“…Beautiful gate, who had been lame from his mother’s womb for forty years; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken, Then shall the lame man leap as an hart.” — editor's note: Is. xxxv. 6.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“‘For,’ he says, ‘in the wilderness water has broken out, and a pool in thirsty ground, and the dry land shall be watered meadows, and in the thirsty ground there shall be springs of water.’” — editor's note: Ibid. 6, 7.
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Justin Martyr
“Then the lame shall leap as an hart, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be distinct: for water has broken forth in the wilderness, and a valley in the thirsty land; and the parched ground shall become pools, and a spring of water shall [rise up] in the thirsty land.’” — editor's note: Isa. xxxv. 1–7.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
“For it was said by Isaiah, “Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped, and the tongue of the dumb loosed.” [Isa 35:6]” — the author cites it
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Leo the Great
“…shall the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf shall hear; then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall be plain;” Jesus knowing that the time was now come for the fulfilment of His glorious Passion, said, “My soul is sorrowful even unto death;” and again, “Father, if it…” — editor's note: Is. xxxv. 5, 6.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Then the lame man shall leap as a stag, and the tongue of the dumb shall be intelligible; because in the wilderness the water is broken forth, and the stream in the thirsty land.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxxv. 3–6.
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Cross-references · 16
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 9:32–35 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 9:32–35 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 9:32–35 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 9:32–35 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 69.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.