Romans 10:4 (WEB)
For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Catechism · 1
“He is the end of the law, for only he teaches and bestows the justice of God: "For Christ is the end of the law, that every one who has faith may be justified."” — Catechism footnote: Rom 10:4.
Fathers and councils · 39
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 3, 4.
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
“(Rom. 10:4) For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.” — the author cites it
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“For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth (Rom. 10:4).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on John
“He finished also the work of God, i. e. the Law, (Rom. 10:4) (for Christ is the end of the Law,) by abolishing it, when every thing in it had been fulfilled, and changing a carnal into a spiritual worship.” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
““Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment““For Christ is the end of the law to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment““For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth;” as the Apostle saith.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For “Christ is the end of the Law unto righteousness, unto every man that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment““For the end of the Law is Christ, for righteousness unto every man believing.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For there is here commended to our notice no other than He of whom hath been said, “The end of the Law is Christ for righteousness to every man believing.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“The end is Christ.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For “the end of the law is Christ.”” — editor's note: Εἰς τὸ τ™λος, LXX. Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“When ye hear “for the end,” whenever the Psalms are repeated, understand it “for Christ:” the Apostle saying, “For the end of the law is Christ, for righteousness to every one believing.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“But in many Psalms already we have reminded you what is “at the end: for the end of the Law is Christ for righteousness to every man believing:” He is the end which maketh perfect, not that which consumeth or destroyeth.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For, “Wherefore hast Thou repelled us, O God, unto the end?”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment““But the end of the law is Christ for righteousness to every one believing;” at whose bestowing “love is shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, which hath been given to us:” and love made perfect doth cast out fear, inasmuch as now without the Law the righteousness of God hath been made manifest.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For Christ, the end of the Law, hath come on purpose that He should change men for the better.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“Let us understand no other end than that of which the Apostle speaks: for, “Christ is the end of the law.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment““For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For “Christ is the end of the law,” etc., “that they may be justified freely through His grace;” not like those who imagine that they obey the law of their own strength, and are therefore, though by…” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For “Christ is the end.”…He was of the seed of David, not after His Godhead, whereby He is the Creator of David, but after the flesh; therefore He deigned to be called David in prophecy: look to this “end,” for the Psalm is chanted “to David Himself;” hear the voice of His Body; be in His Body.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment““But the end of the law is Christ, for righteousness is to every one that believeth.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4
Read the whole comment“…not good, because they are not referred to that end in which works are good; “for Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“And he said elsewhere, “For Christ is the end of the law;” likewise in another place, “Let no man judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of a new moon, or of Sabbath-days, which is a shadow of things to come.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“…but every good work, for the sake of Christ (for then will all be good, because “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth”), he is Christ’s servant even to that work of special love, which is to lay down his life for the brethren, for that were to lay it down also for Christ.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment““For Christ is the end of the law,” says the apostle, “for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“‘For Christ is the end of the law to every one that believeth in righteousness;’ as the blessed Paul saith, ‘Do we make void the law by faith? far from it: we rather establish the law.’” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4; iii. 31.
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John Chrysostom
“Which thing Paul also declaring said, “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
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Leo the Great
“…fulfil,” and by fulfilling to end, as the blessed Apostle proclaims, saying: “but Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“And He is “the end of the Law,” not by annulling, but by fulfilling its meanings.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“A youth, who provides himself upon the observance of the law, but did not know the end of the law, which is Christ, who thought himself justified by works, without perceiving that Christ came to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and to those who…” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“Christ is the end of the law; but, tell me, is He come to destroy it or to fulfil it?” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
“He is also Jotham [ed. note, f: And so Jerome, from תמם], that is, ‘completed,’ or ‘perfected,’ for “Christ is the end of the Law.” [Rom 10:4]” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment - Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
“And note that ‘the end’ does not always mean destruction, but sometimes perfection, as in that, “Christ is the end of the Law.” [Rom 10:4] So the sense here may be, “Whosoever shall endure to the end,” that is, in Christ.” — the author cites it
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Hippolytus of Rome
““Suffer it to be so now for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness:” I am the Fulfiller of the law; I seek to leave nothing wanting to its whole fulfilment, that so after me Paul may exclaim, “Christ is the fulfilling of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
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Tertullian
“For,” says he, “being ignorant of (the righteousness of) God, and going about to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God; for Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”” — editor's note: Rom. x. 2–4.
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Clement of Alexandria
““For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness,” who was prophesied by the law to every one that believeth.” — editor's note: Rom. x. 4.
Read the whole comment“For so he, who was after the law, Moses, foretold that it was necessary to hear in order that we might, according to the apostle, receive Christ, the fulness of the law.” — editor's note: Deut. xviii. 15; Rom. x. 4.
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Cross-references · 36
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 17.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 13.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 13.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 13.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 13.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 13.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 13.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 13.
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 17.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 10:21–22 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on John 4:31–34 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on John 4:31–34 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on John 4:31–34 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:28–34 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:28–34 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:28–34 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:28–34 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:28–34 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:28–34 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 13:1–5 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 13:1–5 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 13:1–5 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:28–34 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 17.
Cited together in On Patience Chapter 17.