Matthew 18:1

John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on John Homily 32

  “Yet they frequently are seen to act confidently; as when John lay upon His bosom, when they came to Him and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” ( Matt. xviii. 1 ), when the sons of Zebedee entreated Him to set one of them on His right hand, and the other on His left.” — the author cites it

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• John Chrysostom, Homilies on John Homily 70

  “In order then that they may not exalt themselves one above the other, and say as they did before, “Who is the greatest” ( Matt. xviii. 1 ), nor be angry one against the other, He taketh down the high thoughts of them all, by saying, that “although thou mayest be very great, thou…” — the author cites it

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• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 55

  ““In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”” — editor's note: Matt. xviii. 1. [R.V., “Who then is greatest (Greek, greater).” Compare the comment.—R.]

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Of Holy Virginity Chapter 32

  “What is it that, when His disciples were questioning among themselves, who of them should be greater, He set a little child before their eyes, saying, “Unless ye shall be as this child, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven?”” — editor's note: Matt. xviii. 1–3

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, On Monogamy Chapter 8

  “…to their teaching and practising?—first by His own example, then by all other arguments; while He tells (them) that “the kingdom of heavens” is “children’s;” while He associates with these (children) others who, after marriage, remained (or became) virgins;” while He calls (them) to (copy) the simplicity of the…” — editor's note: See Matt. xviii. 1–4; xix. 13–15; Mark x. 13–15.

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Catena Aurea on Mark

• Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Mark

  “Matthew however says that the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” [Matt 18:1]” — the author cites it

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• Mark 9:30

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 9:31

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 9:32

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 9:33

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 9:34

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 9:35

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 9:36

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Mark 9:37

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).

• Luke 9:46

  Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 9:30–37 (Catena Aurea).