Romans 11:34 (WEB)
“For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”
Fathers and councils · 23
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For what other person “knew the mind of the Lord,” or who else “has become His counsellor?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34.
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Tertullian
“Who hath first given to Him, and it shall be recompensed to him again?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34, 35; comp. Isa. xl. 14.
Read the whole comment““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: Rom. xi. 34.
Read the whole comment“…“When He prepared the heaven, I was present with Him?”—even though the apostle asks, “Who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been His counsellor?” meaning, of course, to except that wisdom which was present with Him.” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34.
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““For who,” says the apostle, “has known the mind of the Lord? or who has been His counsellor, to teach Him? or who has pointed out to Him the way of understanding?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34.
Read the whole comment“With whom took He counsel?…or who taught Him knowledge, and showed to Him the way of understanding?”” — editor's note: Comp. Isa. xl. 13, 14, with Rom. xi. 34.
Read the whole comment“Who hath first given to Him, and it shall be recompensed to him again?”” — editor's note: Isa. xl. 13, quoted (according to the Sept.) by the apostle in Rom. xi. 34, 35.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“…for ‘who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been His Counsellor?’ or how ‘shall the thing formed say to’ the potter, ‘why didst thou make me thus?’ however, not to leave even a weak argument unnoticed), they must be told, that although God always had the power to make, yet the things originated had not…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34; ib. ix. 20.
Read the whole comment- Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.5Discourse III
“…His disciples plainly at that time, no one may be curious where He has been silent; for ‘Who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been His counsellor?’ but why, though He knew, He said, ‘no, not the Son knows,’ this I think none of the faithful is ignorant, viz. that He made this as those other declarations…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34.
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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“For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.17Conference XIII
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
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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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Augustine of Hippo
“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“Who, then, knows the mind of the Lord in the matter now under consideration? or who hath been His counsellor, where He has in such wise ruled the hearts of these evangelists in their recollections, and has raised them to so commanding a position of authority in the…” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34.
Read the whole comment“Amen.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33–36
Read the whole comment““For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been His counsellor?” and, “Thy judgments are as a great depth.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“For who hath known the mind of the Lord?”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 33, 34.
Read the whole comment- Gregory of Nyssa, On the Making of Man On the.12On the Making of Man
““Who hath known the mind of the Lord?” the apostle asks; and I ask further, who has understood his own mind?” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34.
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Basil the Great
“The apostle has just quoted from the prophecy of Isaiah, “Who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been his counsellor,” and then goes on, “For of him and from him and to him are all things.”” — editor's note: Rom. xi. 34, and Is. xl. 13.
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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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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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Romans 11:34 and 1 Corinthians 2:16 share the same wording (9 words).
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