James 1:11 (WEB)
For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“Not in city, not in tribe, not in kindred, but in flower.…But see the Ziphites, see them for a time flourishing.” — editor's note: [Jas. i. 10, 11. He seems to bear this text in mind in these comments.—C.]
Read the whole comment
Basil the Great
“…have been the first to step into the arena of true religion; you have beaten off many an attack in bouts with the heretics; you have borne the strong hot wind of trial, both you who are leaders of the Church, to whom has been the ministry of the altar, and every individual of the laity, including those of higher rank.” — editor's note: καύσωνα. cf. Matt. xx. 12, Luke xii. 55, and James i. 11.
Read the whole comment
Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Letters Letter 222.
Cited together in Letters Letter 222.