Romans 12:3 (WEB)
For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
Fathers and councils · 14
Gregory of Nyssa
“…to be expressed in words, we have learnt to honour in silence what transcends speech and thought: and if he who “thinketh more highly than he ought to think,” tramples upon this cautious speech of ours making a jest of our ignorance of things incomprehensible, and recognizes a difference of unlikeness in that which…” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“For this cause also the apostle says, “Be not wise beyond what it is fitting to be wise, but be wise prudently,” that we be not cast forth by eating of the “knowledge” of these men (that knowledge which knows more than it should do) from the paradise of life.” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3.
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Jerome
“The Apostle being desirous to withdraw us from the flesh and to join us to the Spirit, says afterwards:“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 1–3.
Read the whole comment“Why does the Apostle say to the Romans:“According as God had dealt to each man a measure of faith.” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3 sq.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“…in their own esteem are very cautious and prudent but do not understand the blessed apostle’s precept not to think of themselves more highly than they ought: for I am afraid that they are unwilling to know all those facts, the complete account of which I will offer at the end, and at the same time they avoid…” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For holy Scripture setteth a rule to our teaching, that we dare not “be wise more than it behoveth to be wise;” but be wise, as himself saith, “unto soberness, according as unto each God hath allotted the measure of faith.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3
Read the whole comment“For I, as in the beginning of this discourse I gave warning, dare not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise.” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3
Read the whole comment“…lest we should seem to any one to be wise beyond our measure, whereas we are wise so as to think soberly, as God hath dealt to us the measure of faith; and we believe, and therefore speak.” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3
Read the whole comment“For faith we have received from Him; “As God,” saith he, “hath distributed to every one the measure of faith.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3.
Read the whole comment“For, as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another, having gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3–6.
Read the whole comment“Let them rather endeavor to obey the wholesome injunction of the apostle, when he says, “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3.
Read the whole comment“It is this very faith that worketh by love, according to the measure thereof that the Lord hath given to every man; that he that glorieth may glory, not in himself, but in the Lord.” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3.
Read the whole comment“As we are also reminded by the apostle, “Not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, but to think soberly; according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 3.
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Gregory the Great
“Hence Paul says, Not to be more wise than behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety (Rom. xii. 3).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 16
Cited together in Against Heresies V.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.20.
Cited together in The City of God XII.15.
Cited together in The City of God XII.15.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.20.
Cited together in The City of God X.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.20.
Cited together in The City of God XII.15.
Cited together in The City of God XII.15.
Cited together in The City of God XII.15.
Cited together in The City of God X.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius III.5.
Cited together in The City of God X.5.