Psalm 41:9 (WEB)
Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
Fathers and councils · 10
Jerome
“No doubt it is not the poor simply, but the poor in spirit, who are called blessed; those of whom it is written,“Blessed is he who gives his mind to the poor and needy; the Lord shall deliver him in the evil day.”” — editor's note: Ps. xli. 9.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“He who did eat of His bread, was lifting up his heel against Him; his hands were but lately receiving the blessed gifts, and presently for the wages of betrayal he was plotting His death.” — editor's note: Ps. xli. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…of the same prophecy, concerning His betrayer himself, that which is written in the Gospel also, “He that did eat of My bread, enlarged his heel upon Me,” that is, trampled Me under foot: He straightway added, “But do Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon Me, and raise Thou Me up again, and I shall repay them.”” — editor's note: Ps. xli. 9, 10
Read the whole comment““The man of My peace, in whom I trusted, which did eat of My bread, hath enlarged his heel against Me” (ver. 9): hath raised up his foot against Me: would trample upon Me.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And yet he indicates in the following verses that they should not commit so great an impiety with impunity, saying, “Yea, the man of my peace in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath enlarged the heel over me;” that is, hath trampled me under foot.” — editor's note: Ps. xli. 9.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“But not such were those nine lepers who were cleansed from their leprosy, and yet were unthankful to the Lord who healed them; nor Judas, who obtained the lot of an apostle, and was named a disciple of the Lord, but at last, ‘while eating bread with the Saviour, lifted up his heel against Him, and became a traitor.’” — editor's note: Ps. xli. 9; John xiii. 18.
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John Chrysostom
“…My vesture” ( Ps. xxii. 16, 18 ); and discoursing of the traitor as yet unborn, he says, “He which did eat of My bread, hath lifted up his heel against Me” ( Ps. xli. 9 ); and of the circumstances of the Crucifixion, “They gave Me gall for meat, and in My thirst they gave Me vinegar to drink.” ( Ps. lxix. 21.)” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
“When the Lord saw the disciples thus alarmed for themselves, He pointed out the traitor by the mark of the prophetic declaration, “He that hath eaten bread with me hath wantonly overthrown me.” [Ps 41:9]” — the author cites it
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Aphrahat
“Concerning Daniel they expected that when he had fallen into the pit he would not come up again; and concerning Jesus they said, Since He has fallen, He shall not rise again.” — editor's note: Ps. xli. 9.
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Tertullian
“He might also have been betrayed by any stranger, did I not find that even here too He fulfilled a Psalm: “He who did eat bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.”” — editor's note: Ps. xli. 9.
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Cross-references · 9
Cited together with
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 26:20–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 26:20–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 26:20–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 26:20–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 26:20–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 26:20–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 26:20–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
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John 13:18 takes up the words of Psalm 41:9 (10 words in common).
