Revelation 1:16 (WEB)
He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Fathers and councils · 8
Catena Aurea on Luke
- Ambrose of MilanCatena Aurea on Luke
“(Rev. 1:16; 19:15.)” — the author cites it
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Tertullian
“See we, then, whether that which has another action be not another sword,—that is, the Divine word of God, doubly sharpened with the two Testaments of the ancient law and the new law; sharpened by the equity of its own wisdom; rendering to each one according to his own action.” — editor's note: Comp. Heb. iv. 12; Rev. i. 16; ii. 12; xix. 15, 21; also Eph. vi. 17.
Read the whole comment“Now the Apostle John, in the Apocalypse, describes a sword which proceeded from the mouth of God as “a doubly sharp, two-edged one.”” — editor's note: Rev. i. 16.
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Ambrose of Milan
“He lies in swaddling-clothes, but shines amid the stars; the cradle shows His birth, the stars His dominion; it is the flesh that is wrapped in clothes, the Godhead that receives the ministry of angels.” — editor's note: Rev. i. 16; xxii. 16: S. Matt. ii. Cf. Num. xxiv. 17.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For He hath a sword twice whetted: and rising again He hath smitten them, and hath severed from them those whom He would make His faithful people.” — editor's note: Rev. i. 16.
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Jerome
“He is armed to subdue the world, and out of His mouth proceeds a two-edged sword to mow down all that encounters it.” — editor's note: Rev. i. 16.
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Gregory of Nyssa
- Gregory of Nyssa, On Virginity On Virginity.24On Virginity
“How can you be a priest unto God, anointed though you are for this very office, to offer a gift to God; a gift in no way another’s, no counterfeited gift from sources outside yourself, but a…” — editor's note: Gregory alludes to Rev. i. 16: ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς βασιλεῖς καὶ ἱερεῖς τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“And He laid His right hand upon me, and said, Fear not; I am the first and the last, and He that liveth and was dead; and, lo, I am living for evermore and I have the keys of death and of hell.”” — editor's note: Rev. i. 12–18.
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Cross-references · 19
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion III.13.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion III.13.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in On Virginity On Virginity.24.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:20–24 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:20–24 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.5.