Romans 2:4 (WEB)
Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
Fathers and councils · 20
Irenaeus of Lyons
““But glory and honour,” he says, “to every one that doeth good.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4, 5, 7.
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Jerome
“This is the Apostle’s meaning when he says, “Dost thou not know that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, Who will render to every man according to his works.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4, 5.
Read the whole comment“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart thou treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4, 5.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Then because God is good you are evil, and “despise the riches of His goodness and long-suffering.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4.
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis III.1Book III
“…the Jew first, and (afterwards) on the Greek; but glory, and honour, and peace to every one that doeth good, to the Jew first, and (afterwards) to the Greek.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4–10.
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“…that worketh evil; on the Jew first, and on the Greek: but glory, and honour, and peace to every one that worketh good; to the Jew first, and to the Greek.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4–10.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…up unto themselves wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds: because, “The Lord is the God of vengeance,” therefore hath He “dealt confidently.”…Our safety is our Saviour: in Him He would place the hope of all the needy…” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4–6.
Read the whole comment“He spareth at present the people who blaspheme Him, because “the long-suffering of God leadeth to repentance.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4.
Read the whole comment““Not knowing,” he saith, “that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4.
Read the whole comment“If, on the other hand, there are any who, blinded by insensate spite, rejoice that we have committed a mistake, whisperers as they are, and slanderers, and “hateful to God,” such characters should afford us matter for the exercise of patience with pity, inasmuch as also the “patience of God leadeth them to repentance.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4. [See R.V.]
Read the whole comment“For not all treasure up for themselves, through the patience of God, wrath in the day of the wrath of His just judgment; but many are brought by the same patience of the Almighty to the most wholesome pain of repentance.” — editor's note: Cf. Rom. ii. 4
Read the whole comment“And (he should finally be counselled) not to despair of the amendment of any man whom he perceives to be living under the patience of God for no other reason, as the apostle says, than that he may be brought to repentance.” — editor's note: Rom. ii . 4
Read the whole comment“From this carelessness and ruinous security the Holy Spirit recalls us, when He says by the prophet, “My son, do not add sin upon sin, and say, The mercy of God is great ;” and, “Knowest thou not that the patience of God inviteth thee to repentance?”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4.
Read the whole comment“…up unto himself wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4–6.
Read the whole comment“…up unto themselves wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds:” nevertheless does the patience of God still invite the wicked to repentance, even as the scourge of God educates the good to patience.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4.
Read the whole comment“But thou, after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up for thyself wrath against the day of wrath and the revelation of the righteous judgment of God; who will render to every man according to his deeds.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4–6.
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John Chrysostom
“But if we suffer not punishment though continuing in the same courses, let us use for our charm that word of the Apostle, “The goodness of God leadeth [us] to repentance, but after [our] hardness and impenitent heart, [we] treasure up unto [ourselves] wrath.” ( Rom. ii. 4, 5.)” — the author cites it
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Cyprian of Carthage
“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart thou treasurest up unto thyself wrath in the day of wrath and of revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who shall render to every one according to his works.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4–6.
Read the whole comment“But, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath in the day of wrath and of revelation of the just judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 4–6.
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Basil the Great
“Then again, on account of the divers manners wherein grace is given to us, which, because of the riches of His goodness, according to his manifold wisdom, he bestows on them that need, Scripture designates Him by innumerable other titles, calling Him Shepherd, King, Physician,…” — editor's note: Τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς ἀγαθότητος. cf. Rom. ii. 4, τοῦ πλούτου τῆς χρηστότητος.
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Cross-references · 31
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.14.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.14.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.14.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.14.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.14.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 33.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 33.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 33.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.36.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.14.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.14.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 33.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 33.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 33.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.
Cited together in The City of God I.8.
Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 11.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 33.
Cited together in On the Catechising of the Uninstructed Chapter 11.