Matthew 10:24 (WEB)
“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
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Tertullian
“These persons, who are “servants above their Lord, and disciples above their Master,” would no doubt spurn to receive the comfort of the resurrection, if they must expect it in Abraham’s bosom.” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24.
Read the whole comment“…and corrupting them in the act, is an affair of man’s audacity, not of God’s authority; and if Marcion be even a disciple, he is yet not “above his master;” if Marcion be an apostle, still as Paul says, “Whether it be I or they, so we preach;” if Marcion be a prophet, even “the spirits of the prophets will be…” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“For no man is superior to his master.” — editor's note: Comp. Matt. x. 24; Luke xi. 40.
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Jerome
“Matt. x. 22–34.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““The disciple is not above his master nor the servant above his lord.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24, 25.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“Are we to suppose this spoken of our Lord Himself, because He said in another place, “If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more they of his household?” [Matt. 10:24]” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
Because it should come to pass that His disciples among their other persecutions should suffer loss of character, which to many is the most grievous of all calamities, He consoles them from His own example, and those…
Read the whole comment - Hilary of PoitiersCatena Aurea on Matthew
For the Lord, the Light eternal, the Captain of the faithful, the Parent of immortality, set before His disciples this solace of the sufferings that should come upon them, that we should embrace it as our glory when…
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Understand, so long as he is a disciple or servant, he is not above his master or lord by the nature of honour. And do not here object to me such cases as rarely happen, but receive this according to the common…
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He calls Himself master and lord; by disciple and servant He denotes His Apostles.
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As much as to say, Be not indignant that ye suffer things, which I also suffer, because I am your lord, who do what I will, and your master, who teach you what I know to be profitable for you.
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And because this sentence seemed not to agree with the foregoing words, He shews what they mean by adding, “If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more they of his household?”
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He said not here, ‘slaves,’ but “those of his household,” to shew how dear they were to Him; as elsewhere He said, “I will not call you slaves, but my friends.” [John 15:15]
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As much as to say, Ye therefore will not seek worldly honours and human glory, while you see me pursuing the redemption of mankind through mocking and contumely.
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And He says not only, If they have reviled the master of the house, but expresses the very words of railing, for they had called Him Beelzebub.
Read the whole comment - JeromeCatena Aurea on Matthew
Beelzebub is the idol of Accaron who is called in the book of Kings, the God of flies; [2 Ki 1:3] ‘Bel,’ signifying, “idol;” ‘zebub,’ a “fly”. The Prince of the daemons He calls by the name of the foulest of idols,…
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“For, says the Lord “the disciple is not above his master.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24
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Gregory the Great
“Wherefore subordinates of either order are to be admonished that, when they observe the deeds of their masters, they return to their own heart, and presume not in upbraidings of them, since The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord (Matth. x. 24).” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“But “the servant is not above his master.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. x. 24.
Read the whole comment“But the servant is not above his lord, and we must discern the weakness of flesh from the eternity of Godhead.” — editor's note: S. Matt. x. 24.
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Augustine of Hippo
““For the disciple is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord.”…” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24.
Read the whole comment“If the Master of the family they have called Beelzebub, how much more them of His household?”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24, 25.
Read the whole comment“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 25, 24.
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…
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John Chrysostom
“And again, “The disciple is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord.” ( Matt. x. 24.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Fear them not therefore.”” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24–26.
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Leo the Great
“For the bond-servant could not be “greater than the Lord, nor the disciple greater than the master,” and he could not have vanquished the trembling of human frailty had not the Vanquisher of Death first feared.” — editor's note: Cf. S. Matt. x. 24 and below, S. Luke xxii. 61.
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Clement of Alexandria
“…do not choose; and we are not as the Lord, since we wish, but cannot be: “for no disciple is above his master, and it is sufficient if we be as the master:” not in essence (for it is impossible for that, which is by adoption, to be equal in substance to that, which is by nature); but [we are as Him] only in our…” — editor's note: Matt. x. 24, 25; Luke vi. 40.
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Cross-references · 20
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Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.17.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV XIV.8.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
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Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.4.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:31–32 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 55.
Cited together in Jerome on Matthew 10:24–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Epistles, Books IX–XIV XIV.8.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.17.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 54.