Matthew 13:43

“…human opinion only, He never would have expressed Himself thus in His teaching: “The righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father;” but He shall send the unrighteous, and those who do not the works of righteousness, “into everlasting fire, where their worm shall not die, and the fire shall…” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“Then shall the just shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 40–43.

“For why should God, the founder of the universe, the Governor of the whole world, the Fashioner of humanity, the Sower of universal nations be believed to have given a law through Moses to one people, and not be said to have assigned it to all nations?” — editor's note: Comp. Jer. xxxi. 27 (in LXX. it is xxxviii. 27); Hos. ii. 23; Zech. x. 9; Matt. xiii. 31–43.

“(Matt. 13:43) Our Lord, foreseeing this, said, when Judas went out, as if the tares were now separated, and He left alone with the wheat, the holy Apostles, Now…” — the author cites it

“…seized; and that our Father in heaven may accept our good purpose, and judge us worthy to shine amid righteous as the sun in the kingdom of our Father: To whom be the glory, with the Only-begotten our Saviour Jesus Christ, and with the Holy and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, to all eternity.” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“Then, it is said, shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, and the moon, and as the brightness of the firmament.” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“Yet has He given a share of His own name to His servants and as He is Light, calls His saints light, for “Ye,” He says, “are the Light of the world,” and being named servants and being named “Sun of Righteousness” He says of his servants “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the Sun.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43

“Yet surely this is a promise of the life to come, seeing that it is said, The righteous shall shine forth as the sun (Matth. xiii. 43; Wisd. iii. 7).” — the author cites it

“And the Lord has said the same thing in the Gospel: “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“And again the Lord says, “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun shineth in his glory.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“Is He not good, Who exalted earth to heaven, so that, just as the bright companies of stars reflect His glory in the sky, as in a glass, so the choirs of apostles, martyrs, and priests, shining like glorious stars, might give light throughout the world.” — editor's note: Cf. S. Matt. xiii. 43; Dan. xii. 3. The radiance of these heavenly choirs is the reflection of Him Who is the Light of the World, the True Light.—S. John i. 9;…

“How can it but be one kingdom, above all when the Son Himself hath said of Himself: “Then shall the righteous shine like the sun in the kingdom of My Father”?” — editor's note: S. Matt. xiii. 43.

“…when now no longer we are like the moon, but like that of which saith the Lord, “Then the righteous shall shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“His seat, therefore, all in whom God reigns, “shall be like as the sun before Me,” He saith: because the righteous in the kingdom of My Father “shall shine like the sun.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“Is it because in the present state there is fear, as long as “man’s life is a temptation upon earth;” but the gladness which he desired to be understood, will be then, when “the righteous shall shine in the kingdom of their Father like the sun.”…” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“…drawn from the sown wheat and the tares sown among them, and gave this explanation of it to His disciples: “He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man,” etc. Here, indeed, He did not name the judgment or the day of judgment, but indicated it much more clearly by describing the circumstances, and foretold that…” — editor's note: Augustin quotes the whole passage, Matt. xiii. 37–43.

“…cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth, Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of His Father;” and that, “These shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 41–43.

“And as for the pleasant color, how conspicuous shall it be where “the just shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father!”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“Something like this will it be when this world shall have been conquered by Christ, and shall have passed away, and there shall be no one that is unclean remaining among His people; when, the tares having been separated from the wheat, the righteous shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 24, 38–43.

“Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.”” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 37–43. [The long citation presents few textual variations of any kind, none that affect the sense.—R.]

““Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun;”or rather more than the sun.” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” — editor's note: Ib. xiii. 40–43.

“…light, and is so filled with radiance, that it becomes itself a Light, according to the promise of our Lord that “the righteous should shine forth as the sun.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xiii. 43.

“Light is also the brilliancy of heaven to those who have been purified here, when the righteous shall shine forth as the Sun, and God shall stand in the midst of them, gods and kings, deciding and distinguishing the ranks of the Blessedness of heaven.” — editor's note: Matt. xiii. 43.

“About which the Lord had Himself said, when He spoke of the majesty of His coming, “Then shall the righteous shine as the sun in their Father’s Kingdom,” whilst the blessed Apostle Paul bears witness to the self-same thing, and says: “for I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared…” — editor's note: S. Matt. xiii. 43.

“…the Prophet, “Thou deckest thyself with light as with a garment;” [Ps 104:2] and of the just it is said, “Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun.” [Matt 13:43]” — the author cites it

The Lord had spoken to the multitude in parables, that He might induce them to ask Him of their meaning; yet, though He had spoken so many things in parables, no man had yet asked Him aught, and therefore He sends…

The Lord sends away the multitude, and enters the house that His disciples might come to Him and ask Him privately of those things which the people neither deserved to hear, nor were able.

Figuratively; Having sent away the multitude of unquiet Jews, He enters the Church of the Gentiles, and there expounds to believers heavenly sacraments, whence it follows, “And his disciples came to him, saying,…

Before, though desirous to learn, they had feared to ask; but now they ask freely and confidently because they had heard, “To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven;” and therefore they ask when…

The Lord styles Himself the Son of Man, that in that title He might set an example of humility; or perhaps because it was to come to pass that certain heretics would deny Him to be really man; or that through belief…

“The field is the world.” Seeing it is He that sows His own field, it is plain that this present world is His. It follows, “The good seed are the children of the kingdom.”

That is, the saints, and elect men, who are counted as sons.

The tares the Lord expounds to mean, not as Manichaeus interprets, certain spurious parts inserted among the true Scriptures, but all the children of the Evil one, that is, the imitators of the fraud of the Devil. As…

For all weeds among corn are called tares.

It follows, “The enemy who sowed this is the Devil.”

For this is part of the wiles of the Devil, to be ever mixing up truth with error. “The harvest is the end of the world.” In another place He says, speaking of the Samaritans, “Lift up your eyes, and consider the…

By the harvest is denoted the day of judgment, in which the good are to be separated from the evil; which will be done by the ministry of Angels, as it is said below, that the Son of Man shall come to judgment with…

Out of that kingdom in which are no offences? The kingdom then is His kingdom which is here, namely, the Church.

That the tares are first separated, signifies that by tribulation the wicked shall be separated from the righteous; and this is understood to be performed by good Angels, because the good can discharge duties of…

Or we may understand it of the kingdom of the heavenly Church; and then there will be held out here a two-fold punishment; first that they fall from glory as that is said, “And they shall gather out of his kingdom…

The offences are to be referred to the tares.

“The offences”, and, “them that do iniquity,” are to be distinguished as heretics and schismatics; the “offences” referring to heretics; while by “them that do iniquity” are to be understood schismatics. Otherwise;…

Observe, He says, “Those that do iniquity,” not, those who have done; because not they who have turned to penitence, but they only that abide in their sins are to be delivered to eternal torments.

Behold the unspeakable love of God towards men! He is ready to shew mercy, slow to punish; when He sows, He sows Himself; when He punishes, He punishes by others, sending His Angels to that. It follows, “There shall…

In these words is shewn the reality of the resurrection of the body; and further, the twofold pains of hell, extreme heat, and extreme cold. And as the offences are referred to the tares, so the righteous are…

Not that they shall not shine with higher brightness, but because we know no degree of brightness that surpasses that of the sun, therefore He uses an example adapted to our understanding.

That He says, “Then shall they shine,” implies that they now shine for an example to others, but they shall then shine as the sun to the praise of God. “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”

That is, Let him understand who has understanding, because all these things are to be understood mystically, and not literally.

Matthew 13:43 and Mark 4:9 share the same wording (7 words).

Matthew 13:43 and Mark 4:23 share the same wording (7 words).

Matthew 13:43 and Mark 7:16 share the same wording (7 words).

Matthew 13:43 and Luke 8:8 share the same wording (9 words).

Matthew 13:43 and Luke 14:35 share the same wording (9 words).

Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.12.

Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

Cited together in Against Heresies IV.40.

Cited together in Against Heresies IV.40.

Cited together in Against Heresies II.32 and 1 other place.

Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.11.

Cited together in Against Heresies II.32.

Cited together in Severian of Gabala on Mark 16:1–8 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Severian of Gabala on Mark 16:1–8 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Severian of Gabala on Mark 16:1–8 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Severian of Gabala on Mark 16:1–8 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Severian of Gabala on Mark 16:1–8 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in The City of God XXII.19.

Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.12.

Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.11.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 13:31–32 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 13:31–32 (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Against Heresies II.32.

Cited together in Against Heresies II.32.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 13:31–32 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.

Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.12.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 63.

Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.12.

Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.12.

Cited together in Against Heresies IV.40.

Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.11.

Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.11.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 63.

Cited together in Severian of Gabala on Mark 16:1–8 (5) (Catena Aurea).

Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

Cited together in Epistles, Books I–VIII VII.5.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 63.

Cited together in Against Heresies IV.40.

Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §21.

Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §21.

Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §21.

Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §21.

Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §21.

Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §21.

Cited together in Against Heresies II.32.

Cited together in Against Heresies II.32.