Isaiah 49:18 (WEB)
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live,” says the LORD, “you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, like a bride.
Fathers and councils · 7
Cyril of Jerusalem
“To her the Prophet also says concerning you, Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold thy children gathered together; and she answers, saying, Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as doves with their young ones to me? (clouds because of their spiritual nature, and doves, from their purity).” — editor's note: Ib. xlix. 18.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“I was left alone, and these, where were they for me?’” — editor's note: Ibid. xlix. 18–21.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
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“Or; raiment of Christ shadows out the saints, of whom Esaias says, “With all these shalt thou clothe thee as with a garment;” [Isa 49:18] and they are likened to snow because they shall be white with virtues, and all the heat of vices shall be put far away from them.” — the author cites it
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“Do not thou, therefore, restrain a tongue whose noble utterances and fruits have been many, which has begotten many children of righteousness—yea, lift up thine eyes round about and see, how many are its sons, and what are its treasures; even this whole people, whom thou hast begotten in Christ through the Gospel.” — editor's note: Isai. xlix. 18.
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Tertullian
““And Thou shalt bind them about Thee,” says he, “like the adornment of a bride.”” — editor's note: Isa. xlix. 18.
Read the whole comment“To Himself likewise He appropriates the church, concerning which the same Spirit says to Him: “Thou shalt clothe Thee with them all, as with a bridal ornament.”” — editor's note: Isa. xlix. 18.
Read the whole comment“Concerning whom He says again: “Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold, all these have gathered themselves together.”” — editor's note: Isa. xlix. 18.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 17:2–4 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 17:2–4 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 17:2–4 (Catena Aurea).