Isaiah 51:1 (WEB)
“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.
Catechism · 1
“Prayer is the response of faith to the free promise of salvation and also a response of love to the thirst of the only Son of God.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 7:37-39; 19:28; Isa 12:3; 51:1; Zech 12:10; 13:1.
Fathers and councils · 3
Cyril of Jerusalem
“And they say, Look into the solid rock which ye have hewn.” — editor's note: Isa. li. 1.
Read the whole comment“Moreover we took note of the spot, when we quoted the words, Look unto the rock, which ye have hewn.” — editor's note: ἐπεσημειωσάμεθα, “noted for ourselves;” Middle Voice. Is. li. 1: quoted in Cat. xiii. 35.
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John Chrysostom
“This accordingly the prophet also was intimating, when he said, “Look unto the hard rock, whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit, whence ye are digged: look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you.”” — editor's note: Is. li. 1, 2.
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Cross-references · 9
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.
Cited together in Catechism §2561.