Romans 11:32 (WEB)
For God has bound all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all.
Fathers and councils · 13
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…that more covenants than one were given to mankind; and teach what was the special character of each of these covenants; and search out for what reason “God hath concluded every man in unbelief, that He may have mercy upon all;” and gratefully describe on what account the Word of God became flesh and suffered; and…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
Read the whole comment“And therefore Paul declares, “For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that He may have mercy upon all;” not saying this in reference to spiritual Æons, but to man, who had been disobedient to God, and being cast off from immortality, then obtained mercy,…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
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Jerome
“Which of us is without sin?“God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
Read the whole comment“…God, as the Holy Scripture says,“The righteous man accuseth himself when he beginneth to speak,” and elsewhere,“Tell thy sins that thou mayest be justified.”“God hath shut up all under sin, that He may have mercy upon all.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
Read the whole comment““God hath concluded them all in sin that he might have mercy upon all.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
Read the whole comment“For “God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
Read the whole comment““God had concluded all in unbelief that he might have mercy upon all;” and in another place, “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“Were it otherwise, they would not have shut themselves up in the unbelief of the present Jews, but would have inquired and learned that, whereas ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,’ in…” — editor's note: Cf. Rom. xi. 32
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John Damascene
“Wherefore this passage that we have quoted and this, God hath concluded them all in unbelief, and this, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, all these must be understood not as…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
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Tertullian
“…to grieve, at the restoration of Israel, if it be true, (as it is), that the whole of our hope is intimately united with the remaining expectation of Israel.” — editor's note: Comp. Rom. xi. 11–36.
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Leo the Great
“…by wicked error, and even God’s peculiar people Israel had well-nigh entirely fallen away from the enactments of the Law, now that all were shut up under sin, He might have mercy upon all.” — editor's note: Gal. iii. 22, cf. Rom. xi. 32.
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Augustine of Hippo
“To the same purpose they think the apostle said, “For God hath concluded all men in unbelief, that He may have mercy upon all,” signifying that no one should be condemned by God.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
Read the whole comment“Then, as to that saying of the apostle, “For God hath concluded all in unbelief, that He may have mercy upon all,” it does not mean that He will condemn no one; but the foregoing context shows what is meant.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 32.
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Cross-references · 16
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Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.18.
Cited together in The City of God XXI.18.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.19.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.