Romans 11:33 (WEB)
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
Fathers and councils · 35
Gregory of Nyssa
“…that the Divine nature is within the reach of human perception, that he calls even the judgments of God “unsearchable,” and His ways “past finding out,” and affirms that the things promised to them that love Him, for their good deeds done in this life, are above comprehension so that it is not possible to…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“For who hath known the mind of the Lord?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“For in reference to these points, and others of a like nature, the apostle exclaims: “Oh! the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God; how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Tertullian
““For who hath known the mind of the Lord,” of which (the apostle) exclaims: “O the depth of the riches both of His wisdom and knowledge! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!”” — editor's note: Ver. 33.
Read the whole comment“…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.
Read the whole comment“With whom the apostle agreeing exclaims, “Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“But he exclaims: “O the depth of the riches and the wisdom of God; how unsearchable also are His ways!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Jerome
“You will perhaps deny the authority of this book; listen then to the Apostle blowing the Gospel trumpet:“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past tracing out!” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
Read the whole comment“How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
Read the whole comment“What of the vessel of election, the Gospel trumpet, the roaring of our lion, the thunderer of the Gentiles, the river of Christian eloquence, who, when confronted by themystery concealed from ages and generations, and bythe depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God, rather marvels at it than discusses it?” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out! saith the Apostle.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.15Conference XIII
“And by this it is clearly shown that God’s “judgments are inscrutable and His ways past finding out,” by which He draws mankind to salvation.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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“For who hath known the mind of the Lord?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
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Augustine of Hippo
“What was it that Thou didst then, O my God, and how unsearchable are the depths of Thy judgments!” — editor's note: Ps. xxxvi. 6, and Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“Thus that great silence he does not so much discover by explanation, as he sets forth its greatness in admiration.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
Read the whole comment“Amen.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33–36
Read the whole comment“And if you should ask why this permission was granted, indeed it is a deep providence of the Creator and Governor of the world; and “unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“For, as the apostle says, “There is no unrighteousness with God;” and as he elsewhere says, “His judgments are inscrutable, and His ways past finding out.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“And the apostle also says, “O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“As it is also said in the psalm, “Thy judgments are as a great deep.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
“(Rom. 11:33.)” — the author cites it
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis IV.3Book IV
“…the end, so to speak, and to come to a thorough knowledge, exclaims in despair and amazement, “Oh the depth of the riches of the knowledge and wisdom of God!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Ambrose of Milan
“To Him be glory for ever!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33–36. St. Ambrose’s quotation of the passage in extenso shows us how texts ought to be used in argument—namely, not rent from their context, not as…
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“And I thought it needful to represent to your Piety what pains the writing of these things has cost me, in order that you may understand thereby how truly the blessed Apostle has said, ‘O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God;’ and may kindly bear with a weak man such as I am by nature.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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John Chrysostom
“Well said Paul, “O the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” ( Rom. xi. 33.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Wherefore it were even seasonable now to say, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Basil the Great
“For He spares our weakness, and in the depth of the riches of His wisdom, and the inscrutable judgments of His intelligence, used this gentle treatment, fitted for our needs, gradually accustoming us to see first the…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“To Him be the glory for ever and ever.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33–36.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…from the threatened doom, according to His great wisdom, and unsearchable judgments, and according to His ways which are beyond our tracing and finding out; nor that, if he knew this he would refuse to co-operate with God in the use of the means which He designed for their salvation.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“XII. But whether there be other causes for it also, let them see who are nearer God, and are eye witnesses and spectators of His unsearchable judgments; if there are any who are so eminent in virtue, and who walk in the paths of the Infinite, as the saying is.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“And that you may not be ignorant of the depth of His Wisdom and the riches of His unsearchable judgments, He did not leave even these unhallowed altogether, or useless, or with nothing in them but mere blood.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Clement of Alexandria
“And the treasures of wisdom are unfailing, in admiration of which the apostle says, “O the depth of the riches and the wisdom!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
Read the whole comment“Consequently, therefore, the noble apostle exclaims, “Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God!”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Because from Him, and through Him, and in Him, are all things: to Him be glory for ever and ever.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33–36.
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Cross-references · 58
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Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.2.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.54.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 2:22–25 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.54.
Cited together in Confessions IV.4.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Confessions IV.4.
Cited together in Confessions IV.4.
Cited together in Confessions IV.4.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.54.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.54.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.54.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.2.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.2.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 45.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 45.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.15.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.15.
Cited together in The City of God XX.1.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.2.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.15.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.15.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 2:22–25 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 2:22–25 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 2:22–25 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion II.2.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIII.15.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Confessions IV.4.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies V.12.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Personal Letters.7.
Cited together in The City of God XX.1.
Cited together in Against Heresies I.10.
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God's judgments are great and hard to describe.
