Luke 6:26 (WEB)
Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.
Fathers and councils · 15
John Chrysostom
“And in another place again, “Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you.” ( Luke vi. 26.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“But Lukereports Him to have spoken this, both earnestly, and with more entire consolation; for He not only, as you know, pronounces them blessed, who are evil spoken of for God’s sake, but declares them likewise wretched, who are well spoken of by all men.” — editor's note: See Luke vi. 23, 26.
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Tertullian
““In the like manner,” says He, “did their fathers unto the prophets.”” — editor's note: Luke vi. 26.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
Having said before that poverty for God’s sake is the cause of every good thing, and that hunger and weeping will not be without the reward of the saints, he goes on to denounce the opposite to these as the source of…
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For this expression, woe, is always said in the Scriptures to those who cannot escape from future punishment.
Read the whole comment - Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
But although in the abundance of wealth many are the allurements to crime, yet many also are the incitements to virtue. Although virtue requires no support, and the offering of the poor man is more commendable than…
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Woe to you that are full, for ye shall be hungry. That rich man clothed in purple was full, feasting sumptuously every day, but endured in hunger that dreadful “woe,” when from the finger of Lazarus, whom he had…
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Now it is plain that the rule of abstinence is necessary, because the Apostle mentions it among the fruits of the Spirit. (Gal. 5:23.) For the subjection of the body is by nothing so obtained as by abstinence,…
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In another way. If those are happy who always hunger after the works of righteousness, they on the other hand are counted to be unhappy, who, pleasing themselves in their own desires, suffer no hunger after the true…
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Whereas the Lord reproves those who laugh now, it is plain that there will never be a house of laughter to the faithful, especially since there is so great a multitude of those who die in sin for whom we must mourn.…
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But tell me, why art thou distracting and wasting thyself away with pleasures, who must stand before the awful judgment, and give account of all things done here?
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But because flattery being the very nurse of sin, like oil to the flames, is wont to minister fuel to those who are on fire with sin, he adds, Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you.
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What is said here is not opposed to what our Lord says elsewhere, Let your light shine before men; (Matt. 5:16.) that is, that we should be eager to do good for the glory of God, not our own. For vain-glory is a…
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By the false prophets are meant those, who to gain the favour of the multitude attempt to predict future events. The Lord on the mountain pronounces only the blessings of the good, but on the plain he describes also…
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And mark, that Matthew by rewards called the people to virtue and faith, but Luke also frightened them from their sins and iniquities by the denunciation of future punishment.
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Cross-references · 3
Cited together in Basil the Great on Luke 6:24–26 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Basil the Great on Luke 6:24–26 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Luke 6:24–26 (3) (Catena Aurea).