Matthew 10:20 (WEB)
For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
Catechism · 1
“To his disciples he speaks openly of the Spirit in connection with prayer and with the witness they will have to bear.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 10:19-20.
Fathers and councils · 31
Irenaeus of Lyons
“That is the Spirit of whom the Lord declares, “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
“(Mat.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
“(Matt. 10:20) And the Apostle says, God hath sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts.” — the author cites it
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“He is called also the Spirit of the Father, as the Saviour says, For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you; and again Paul saith, For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, and the rest;…that He would grant you to be strengthened by His Spirit.” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X I.19Conference I
“Another too tells us “And an angel spoke, and said in me,” or when the Son of God promised that He would come with His Father, and make His abode in us, and “It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. x. 20.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For, as it is rightly said unto those who were to speak by the Spirit of God, ‘It is not ye that speak,’ so is it rightly said to them who know by the Spirit of God, ‘It is not ye that know.’” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
Read the whole comment“Such were our Lord’s words to the future martyrs: “It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
Read the whole commentChapter XXX.—Of the Section Where It is Recorded, that Being Moved with Compassion for the Multitudes, He Sent His Disciples, Giving Them Power to Work Cures, and Charged Them with Many Instructions, Directing Them…
Read the whole comment“For it will be given you in that hour what ye shall speak: but it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20
Read the whole comment“For it is He of whom the apostle says, “But because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts:” and it is He of whom the same Son says, “For it is not ye who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20
Read the whole comment“And in another place, “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
Read the whole comment“You have the Lord Himself saying, “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you;” and you have the apostle, “God hath sent forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
Read the whole comment“For what they were to do in the Holy Spirit, He said that the Spirit Himself would also do, as is implied in the words, “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“For it is not ye who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“Also in the same place: “But when they shall deliver you up, take no thought what ye shall speak; for it is not ye who speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
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John Chrysostom
“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
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Ambrose of Milan
“For you know the passage: “When ye shall stand before kings and rulers, take no thought what ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father Who speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. x. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“…showed that the Spirit of God spoke in the Evangelists, saying, “For it will not be you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you”), yet if any one, as I said, does not except the Holy Spirit in this place, but numbers Him amongst all, he consequently does not except the Son of God in that…” — editor's note: S. Matt. x. 20.
Read the whole comment“And the Lord Himself made clear that the same Who is the Spirit of the Father is the Holy Spirit, when according to Matthew He said that we ought not to take thought in persecution what we should say: “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. x. 20.
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Basil the Great
“For there is not even one single gift which reaches creation without the Holy Ghost; when not even a single word can be spoken in defence of Christ except by them that are aided by the Spirit, as we have learnt in the Gospels from our Lord and Saviour.” — editor's note: Matt. x. 19, 20.
Read the whole comment“…in our hearts, Abba, Father,” or when He speaks on our behalf, as it is said, “It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of our Father which speaketh in you.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 20.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
To the foregoing topics of consolation, He adds another not a little one; that they should not say, How shall we be able to persuade such men as these, when they shall persecute us? He bids them be of good courage…
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“How or what,” one refers to the substance, the other to the expression in words. And because both of these would be supplied by Him, there was no need for the holy preachers to be anxious about either.
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When then we are brought before judges for Christ’s sake, we ought to offer only our will for Christ. But Christ who dwelleth in us speaks for Himself, and the grace of the Holy Spirit will minister in our answer.
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For our faith, observing all the precepts of the Divine will, will be instructed with an answer according to knowledge, after the example of Abraham, to whom when he had given up Isaac, there was not wanting a ram…
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Meaning, Ye indeed go out to the battle, but it is I who fight; you utter the words, but it is I who speak. Hence Paul speaks, “Seek ye a proof of Christ who speaketh in me?” [2 Cor 13:3]
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Thus He raises them to the dignity of the Prophets, who have spoken by the Spirit of God. He who says here, “Take no thought what ye shall speak,” [1 Pet 3:15] has said in another place, “Be ye always ready to give…
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Cross-references · 41
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 100.
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.2.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 15:26–27 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 15:26–27 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Confessions XIII.31.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.2.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 15:26–27 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 10:19–20 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Of the Work of Monks Chapter 3.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 76.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 100.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 76.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 76.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.17.
Cited together in Epistles Letter 8.