Philippians 1:18

Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Against Lying Chapter 16

  “Lastly, he saith of those, “Whether in pretence or in truth Christ be preached:” but in no wise would he say, In order that Christ may after be preached, let Him be first denied.” — editor's note: Phil. i. 15–18

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• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 50

  “Where is that, “Whether in truth or on occasion Christ be preached”?” — editor's note: Philip. i. 18.

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• Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity III.8Book III

  “…righteousness in our minds, yet men also are able to preach the gospel as an outward means, not only the good in sincerity, but also the evil in pretence; so in the creation of visible things it is God that works from within; but the exterior operations, whether of good or bad, of angels or men, or even of any…” — editor's note: Phil. i. 18

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• Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 51

  “For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer.”” — editor's note: Phil i. 18, 19. προφάσει; per occasionem, Vulgate.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 87

  “There are men in the Church of whom the Apostle speaks, who preach the Gospel by occasion, seeking of men their own advantage, whether of money, or of honour, or human praise.” — editor's note: Phil. i. 18, ii. 21.

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVI.2Book XVI

  “For the apostle testifies that there are some who preach Christ from no pure motives; “but,” says he, “whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.”” — editor's note: Phil. i. 18.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 5

  “Listen to the sort of persons whom the Apostle Paul mentions, false brethren, preaching the word of God through envy, and what he says of them: “And I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.”” — editor's note: Phil. i. 15–18.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 11

  “The apostle declares that there were certain preachers of the gospel, who, he says, did not use to preach the gospel with a pure motive, whom, however, he tolerates in the Christian society, saying, “What then, notwithstanding every way, whether by occasion or in truth, Christ is preached, and in this I rejoice.”” — editor's note: Phil. i. 18.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 46

  “Christ is the truth: let the truth be preached in pretense by hirelings, let it be preached in truth by the children: the children are waiting patiently for the eternal inheritance of the Father, the hirelings are longing for, and in a hurry to get, the temporal pay of their employer.” — editor's note: Phil. i. 15–18.

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• Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 50

  ““Whether in pretence or in truth, let Christ be preached.”” — editor's note: Phil. i. 16, 18.

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Cyprian of Carthage

• Cyprian of Carthage, Epistles Letter 72

  “For as to what some say, as if it tended to favour heretics, that the Apostle Paul declared, “Only every way, whether in pretence or in truth, let Christ be preached,” we find that this also can avail nothing to their benefit who support and applaud heretics.” — editor's note: Phil. i. 18.

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• Cyprian of Carthage, Epistles Letter 74

  “But to what they allege and say on behalf of the heretics, that the apostle said, “Whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached,” it is idle for us to reply; when it is manifest that the apostle, in his epistle wherein he said this, made mention neither of heretics nor of baptism of…” — editor's note: Phil. i. 18.

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Hebrews Homily 28

  “Nevertheless, “whether in pretense or in truth” ( Philip. i. 18 ), so far they have no superfluities.” — the author cites it

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.19Book V

  “Therefore, says he, it matters not to me “whether it be in pretence or in truth that Christ is preached,” because one Christ alone was announced, whether in their “pretentious” or their “truthful” faith.” — editor's note: Phil. i. 18.

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• Genesis 1:20

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.8.

• Genesis 1:21

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.8.

• Genesis 1:22

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.8.

• Genesis 1:23

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.8.

• Genesis 30:41

  Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.8.

• Song of Songs 1:3

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.

• Isaiah 5:7

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.

• Matthew 7:20

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.

• Matthew 20:22

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.

• Matthew 26:39

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.

• 1 Corinthians 1:25

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.

• 1 Corinthians 11:19

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.

• 2 Corinthians 13:4

  Cited together in The City of God XVI.2.