Isaiah 43:26 (WEB)
Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together. Declare your case, that you may be justified.
Fathers and councils · 11
Jerome
“…not upon our own merits, but on the mercy of God, as the Holy Scripture says,“The righteous man accuseth himself when he beginneth to speak,” and elsewhere,“Tell thy sins that thou mayest be justified.”“God hath shut up all under sin, that He may have mercy upon all.”” — editor's note: Is. xliii. 26, Sept.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6Conference XX
“…contrary we are bidden carefully to preserve the remembrance of them, as the Lord says: “And thine iniquities I will not remember: but do thou recollect them?”” — editor's note: Is. xliii. 25, 26.
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“…against myself my sin to the Lord: and Thou forgavest the iniquity of my heart;” and again: “Declare thine iniquities first, that thou mayest be justified.”” — editor's note: Ps. xxxi. (xxxii.) 5; Is. xliii. 26.
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Gregory the Great
“Let us fulfil what the Lord says through the prophet, Put me in remembrance, that we may plead together (Isai. xliii. 26).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Whence also the Lord says through the prophet, And I will not be mindful of thy sins, but be thou mindful of them (Isai. xliii. 25, 26).” — the author cites it
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John Chrysostom
“And “Declare thou at the first thy sins, that thou mayest be justified.” ( Isa. xliii. 26.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“I do not say our sins, for (He says) “Remember thou first, and I will not remember.” ( Isa. xliii. 26, 25 , LXX.) I mean for instance, Let us no longer remember rapacity, but even restore the former [plunder].” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For, “Tell thou first,” saith He, “thy sins, that thou mayest be justified” ( Isa. xliii. 26); and again, “I said, I have declared mine iniquity unto Thee, and Thou hast taken away the unrighteousness of my heart” ( Ps. xxxii. 5 , LXX.);…” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Therefore doth God appoint righteousness as a reward for such repentance, saying, “Be thou first to tell thy sins, that thou mayest be justified.”” — editor's note: Isa. xliii. 26 [LXX.].
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Leo the Great
“…prophet, “when thou hast turned and lamented, then shalt thou be saved;” and elsewhere, “Declare thou thy iniquities beforehand, that thou may’st be justified;” and again, “For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.”” — editor's note: Is. xliii. 26 (LXX).
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Clement of Alexandria
“Wherefore it is enjoined, “First tell thy sins, that thou mayest be justified.”” — editor's note: Isa. xliii. 26.
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Cross-references · 20
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6.
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6.
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.30 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.30.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.30.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.30.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.30.
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XX.6.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.30.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.
Cited together in Homilies on John Homily 6.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.