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Isaiah 45:1

Michelangelo, The Prophet Isaiah, c. 1509 · Sistine Chapel · Public domainMichelangelo, The Prophet Isaiah, c. 1509, Sistine Chapel

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Isaiah 45:1 (WEB)

The LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their armor, to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:

Fathers and councils · 5

Tertullian

  • “Likewise in the words of Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord to the Lord mine Anointed.”” — editor's note: Isa. xlv. 1.

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  • “And if, to quote another passage, “Thus saith the Lord to my Lord Christ,” the Lord who speaks to the Father of Christ must be a distinct Being.” — editor's note: Here Tertullian reads τῷ Χριστῷ μου Κυρίῳ, instead of Κύρῳ, “to Cyrus,” in Isa. xlv. 1.

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  • “…more length concerning that matter, since in days bygone all the prophets have prophesied of it; as Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord God to my Christ (the) Lord, whose right hand I have holden, that the nations may hear Him: the powers of kings will I burst asunder; I will open before Him the gates, and the cities shall…” — editor's note: The reference is to Isa. xlv. 1. A glance at the LXX. will at once explain the difference between the reading of our author and the genuine reading. One…

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John Chrysostom

Cyprian of Carthage

Cross-references · 14

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 11.

  • Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 11.

  • Cited together in An Answer to the Jews Chapter 7.

  • Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 11.

  • Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 11.

  • Cited together in Against Praxeas Chapter 11.

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