Luke 19:40 (WEB)
He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
Fathers and councils · 22
Eusebius of Caesarea
- Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History Martyrs of.9Martyrs of Palestine
“I know well that this account may perhaps appear idle and fabulous to those who come after us, but not to those to whom the truth was confirmed at the time.” — editor's note: This is a glaring instance of uncritical credulity on Eusebius’ part, and yet even Crusè can say: “Perhaps some might smile at the supposed credulity of our…
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“…from shouting, but even sanctioned their acclamation, for, said He, “I tell you that if these should hold their peace the stones would immediately cry out.”” — editor's note: Luke xix. 40
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Cyprian of Carthage
“For besides the visions of the night, by day also, the innocent age of boys is among us filled with the Holy Spirit, seeing in an ecstasy with their eyes, and hearing and speaking those things whereby the Lord condescends to warn and instruct us.” — editor's note: [Note this persuasion of Cyprian, and compare St. Matt. xxi. 15, 16; Luke xix. 40.]
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John Chrysostom
“Why, these things, if we be silent “the stones will immediately cry out;”so plain are they, and manifest, and more lucid than the sunbeam itself.” — editor's note: Luke xix. 40.
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Ambrose of Milan
“He answered: “If these should hold their peace, the stones will cry out.”” — editor's note: S. Luke xix. 40.
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Augustine of Hippo
“And He said, “If these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.”” — editor's note: Luke xix. 39, 40.
Read the whole comment“Here the account is briefly given: for how it all happened may be found at full length in the other evangelists.” — editor's note: Matt. xxi. 1–16; Mark xi. 1–11; Luke xix. 29–48.
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Tertullian
“He expunged nineteen verses out of chap. xix., from the end of ver. 27 to the beginning of ver. 47.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Luke
As long as our Lord was in the mount His Apostles only were with Him, but when He began to be near the descent, then there came to Him a multitude of the people.
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He calls by the name of disciples not only the twelve, or the seventy-two, but all who followed Christ, whether for the sake of the miracles, or from a certain charm in His teaching, and to them may be added the…
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They beheld indeed many of our Lord’s miracles, but marvelled most at the resurrection of Lazarus. For as John says, For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. For it…
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The multitude then acknowledging God, proclaims Him King, repeats the prophecy, and declares that the expected Son of David according to the flesh had come, saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the…
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That is, in the name of God the Father, although it might be taken “in His own name,” since He Himself is the Lord. But His own words are better guides to the meaning when He says, I am come in my Father’s name. For…
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That is, the ancient warfare, wherein we were at enmity against God, has ceased. And glory in the highest, inasmuch as Angels are glorifying God for such a reconciliation. For this very thing, that God visibly walks…
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O the strange folly of the envious; they scruple not to call Him Master, because they knew He taught the truth, but His disciples, as though themselves were better taught, they deem worthy of rebuke.
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But the Lord forbade not them that glorified Him as God, but rather forbade those that blamed them, so bearing witness to Himself concerning the glory of the Godhead. Hence it follows, He answered and said unto them,…
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As if He said, Not without cause do men praise me thus, but being constrained by the mighty works which they have seen.
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And so at the crucifixion of our Lord, when His kinsfolk were silent from fear, the stones and rocks sang forth, while after that He gave up the ghost, the earth was moved, and the rocks were rent, and the graves opened.
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Nor is it wonderful that the stones against their nature should chaunt forth the praises of the Lord, whom His murderers, harder than the rocks, proclaim aloud, that is, the multitude, in a little while about to…
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When we also are silent, (that is, when the love of many waxeth cold,) the stones cry out, for God can from stones raise up children to Abraham.
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Rightly we read that the crowds praising God met Him at the descent of the mountain, that they might signify that the works of the heavenly mystery had come to them from heaven.
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Again, when our Lord descends from the mount of Olives, the multitude descend also, because since the Author of mercy has suffered humiliation, it is necessary that all those who need His mercy should follow His…
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 19:37–40 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Church History Martyrs of.9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 9.