James 1:21 (WEB)
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Fathers and councils · 3
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And again, those persons who are not bringing forth the fruits of righteousness, and are, as it were, covered over and lost among brambles, if they use diligence, and receive the word of God as a graft, arrive at the pristine nature of man—that which was created after the image and likeness of God.” — editor's note: Jas. i. 21.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“…we preferred things that were not to the truth; but afterwards, as the ancient people when oppressed in Egypt groaned, so, when we too had the Law ‘engrafted’ in us, and according to the unutterable sighings of the Spirit made our intercession, ‘O Lord our God, take possession of us,’ then, as ‘He became for a house…” — editor's note: James i. 21.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Wherefore putting away all filthiness, and all guile, and evil speaking, &c.” — editor's note: The text is made up from memory of James i. 21: διὸ ἀποθέμενοι πᾶσαν ῥυπαρίαν, and 1 Pet. ii. 1: ἀποθέμενοι οὖν πᾶσαν κακίαν καὶ πάντα δόλον καὶ ὑποκρίσεις καὶ…
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Cross-references · 13
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Cited together in Against Heresies V.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.10.