Romans 12:6

Sacred Scripture

• §114Article 3 · Sacred ScriptureRead at vatican.va

  “Be attentive to the analogy of faith.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 12:6.

Grace and Justification

• §2004Article 2 · Grace and JustificationRead at vatican.va

  “…his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.” — Catechism footnote: Rom 12:6-8.

John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIV.5Conference XIV

  “…in doctrine, or he that exhorteth in exhortation, he that giveth, in simplicity, he that ruleth, with carefulness, he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 4–8.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, On Modesty Chapter 8

  “Much more aptly would they have matched the Christian with the elder, and the Jew with the younger son, “according to the analogy of faith,” if the order of each people as intimated from Rebecca’s womb permitted the inversion: only that (in that case) the concluding paragraph would oppose them; for…” — editor's note: Comp. Rom. xii. 6.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, On the Good of Widowhood Chapter 4

  “Forsooth the same Apostle says, “For, as in one body we have many members, but all members have not the same course of action; so being many we are one body in Christ, and each members one of another: having gifts diverse according unto the grace, which hath been given unto us.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 4–6

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• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God X.5Book X

  “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.

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Basil the Great

• Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8

  “…all things with Its power, but communicated only to the worthy; not shared in one measure, but distributing Its energy according to “the proportion of faith;” in essence simple, in powers various, wholly present in each and being wholly everywhere; impassively divided, shared without loss of ceasing to be entire,…” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 6.

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• Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 25

  “For we all are “members one of another, having gifts differing according to the grace that is given us.”” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 5, 6.

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• 1 Corinthians 6:15

  Cited together in On the Good of Widowhood Chapter 4.

• 2 Peter 1:4

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.

• Psalm 51:10

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.

• Psalm 51:12

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.

• Psalm 73:28

  Cited together in The City of God X.5.

• Wisdom 1:7

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.

• Sirach 30:24

  Cited together in The City of God X.5.

• Matthew 12:28

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.

• John 4:24

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.

• John 15:26

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.

• Romans 6:13

  Cited together in The City of God X.5.

• Romans 8:16

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 8.