Luke 21:18 (WEB)
And not a hair of your head will perish.
Fathers and councils · 28
Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“Though what is said in Luke, “Not a hair of your head shall fall to the ground,” [Luke 21:18] may be taken of the number, not the length of the hairs, as here also it is said, “The hairs of your head are all numbered.”” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“And for the body itself He hath given security, saying, “A hair of your head shall not perish.”” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18.
Read the whole comment“…even of their very bodies, which might be put to death by their enemies, and seemingly be utterly annihilated, that not a hair of their heads should perish.” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 17, 18.
Read the whole comment“And what perisheth? what kill they?…Why then art thou anxious about the rest of thy members, when thou shalt not lose even a hair?” — editor's note: [Luke xxi. 18.—C.]
Read the whole comment“For they all introduce it in their narratives, and that, too, in the same order.” — editor's note: Matt. xxiv. 3-xxv. 46; Mark xiii. 4–37; Luke xxi. 7–36.
Read the whole comment““But” (say I) “in such a slaughter-heap of dead bodies, could they not even be buried? not this, either, doth pious faith too greatly dread, holding that which is foretold that not even consuming beasts will be an hindrance to the rising again of bodies of which not a hair of the head shall perish.” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18; xii. 4–7; Matt. x. 28–30
Read the whole comment““Verily I say unto you,” saith He, “a hair of your head shall not perish.”” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18
Read the whole comment“And whereas the entire integrity of that flesh was apparent, this was shown in that which He had said when exhorting His disciples: “There shall not a hair of your head perish.”” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18
Read the whole comment“Why art thou afraid of man, O man, whose place is in the Bosom of God?” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18.
Read the whole comment“And as the Lord says, “Verily I say unto you, not a hair of your head shall perish,” shall all bodies have an equal stature and strength, or shall there be differences in size?” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18.
Read the whole comment“For in the Lord’s words, where He says, “Not a hair of your head shall perish,” it is asserted that nothing which was possessed shall be wanting; but it is not said that nothing which was not possessed shall be given.” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18
Read the whole comment“For He who said, “Not a hair of your head shall perish,” is He who draweth all things after Him.” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18.
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Tertullian
“Marcion also erased of chap. xxi. the first eighteen verses, as well as verses 21 and 22, on account of this clause, “that all things which are written may be fulfilled;” xx. 16 was…” — the author cites it
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Hippolytus of Rome
““And there shall not a hair of your head perish.”” — editor's note: Luke xxi. 18.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on Luke
Because the things which have been prophesied of arise not from the injustice of the inflictor of them, but from the deserts of the world which suffers them, the deeds or wicked men are foretold; as it is said, But…
Read the whole comment - Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
Or He says this, because before that Jerusalem should be taken by the Romans, the disciples, having suffered persecution from the Jews, were imprisoned and brought before rulers; Paul was sent to Rome to Cæsar, and…
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Or, for a testimony, that is, against those who by persecuting you bring death upon themselves, or living do not imitate you, or themselves becoming hardened perish without excuse, from whom the elect take example…
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Luke
For because they were foolish and inexperienced, the Lord tells them this, that they might not be confounded when about to give account to the wise. And He adds the cause, For I will give you a mouth and wisdom,…
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As if the Lord said to His disciples, “Be not afraid, go forward to the battle, it is I that fight; you utter the words, I am He that speaketh.”
Read the whole comment - Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
Now in one place Christ speaks in His disciples, as here; in another, the Father; (Mat. 16:17) in another the Spirit of the Father speaketh. (Mat. 10:20.) These do not differ but agree together, In that one speaketh,…
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Having in what has gone before dispelled the fear of inexperience, He goes on to warn them of another very certain event, which might agitate their minds, lest falling suddenly upon them, it should dismay them; for…
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We are the more galled by the persecutions we suffer from those of whose dispositions we made sure, because together with the bodily pain, we are tormented by the bitter pangs of lost affection.
Read the whole comment - Gregory of NyssaCatena Aurea on Luke
But let us consider the state of things at that time. While all men were suspected, kinsfolk were divided against one another, each differing from the other in religion; the gentile son stood up the betrayer of his…
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To all this He adds the hatred which they shall meet with from all men.
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But because of the hard things foretold concerning the affliction of death, there immediately follows a consolation, concerning the joy of the resurrection, when it is said, But there shall not an hair of your head…
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Or else, There shall not perish a hair of the head of our Lord’s Apostles, because not only the noble deeds and words of the Saints, but even the slightest thought shall meet with its deserving reward.
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He who preserves patience in adversity, is thereby rendered proof against all affliction, and so by conquering himself, he gains the government of himself; as it follows, In your patience shall ye possess your souls.…
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By patience then we possess our souls, because when we are said to govern ourselves, we begin to possess that very thing which we are. But for this reason, the possession of the soul is laid in the virtue of…
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Cross-references · 15
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 7.
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 7.
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 7.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.12.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.12.
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 7.
Cited together in On Care to Be Had for the Dead Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Care to Be Had for the Dead Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Care to Be Had for the Dead Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Care to Be Had for the Dead Chapter 4.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 10:29–31 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 10:29–31 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 10:29–31 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On Care to Be Had for the Dead Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Care to Be Had for the Dead Chapter 4.