Romans 14:2 (WEB)
One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
Fathers and councils · 8
Jerome
“And that no one may suppose he is referring to fasting and not to Jewish superstition, he immediately explains, “One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2.
Read the whole comment“All this Abraham undergoes that he may dwell in a land of promise watered from above, and not like Egypt, from below, no producer of herbs for the weak and ailing, but a land that looks for the early and the latter rain from heaven.” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2.
Read the whole comment“Accordingly in another place he says: “another who is weak eateth herbs.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2.
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Ambrose of Milan
““He who is weak,” says the Apostle, “eateth herbs.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2.
Read the whole comment“And so like a good physician, desiring to preserve the stability of virtue in the strong, and to give health to the weak, he gives counsel to the one, and points out the remedy to the others: “He that is weak eateth herbs,” let him take a wife; he that has more power let him seek the stronger meat of virtue.” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“To those who have advanced beyond the full stature of childhood, but still are weak as regards perfection, He is their food, according to their capacity, being again administered by Paul, ‘Let him that is weak eat herbs.’” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2. The sense in the last few lines, and in those that follow, is clear, though the construction appears somewhat obscure. Milks, herbs, and meat are…
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“Others require the wisdom which is spoken among the perfect, and the higher and more solid food, since their senses have been sufficiently exercised to discern truth and falsehood, and if they were made to drink milk, and fed on the vegetable diet of invalids, they would be annoyed.” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2.
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Clement of Alexandria
““Now the weak eateth herbs,” according to the noble apostle.” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 2.
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Cross-references · 10
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Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.1.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.1.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.6.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins I.6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VI.1.