Isaiah 51:7 (WEB)
“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law. Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.
Fathers and councils · 4
Gregory of Nyssa
“…worship ye know not what,’ if ye know not the essence of that which ye worship,” we shall follow the advice of the prophet, and not fear the reproach of fools, nor be led by their reviling to talk boldly of things unspeakable, making that unpractised speaker Paul our teacher in the mysteries that transcend knowledge,…” — editor's note: Cf. Is. li. 7
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Jerome
“…ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings; for the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool”: and she quoted His own words, “In your patience ye shall win your souls”: as well as those of the apostle, “the sufferings of this present time are not worthy…” — editor's note: Isa. li. 7, 8.
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Ambrose of Milan
“But why speak of the Apostle, when the Lord Himself cries through the prophet: “Hearken unto Me, My people, ye who know judgment, in whose heart is My law.”” — editor's note: Isa. li. 7.
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Tertullian
““Fear ye not the reproach of men, nor be diminished by their contempt.”” — editor's note: His reading of Isa. li. 7.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.