Romans 8:2

• §782Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va

  “This is the "new" law of the Holy Spirit.” — Catechism footnote: Rom 8:2; Gal 5:25.

Jerome

• Jerome, Against Jovinianus Book 1

  “And, “There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh.” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 1, 2.

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John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.13Conference XXIII

  “…now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus: for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath set me free from the law of sin and death,” i.e., the grace of Christ day by day frees all his saints from this law of sin and death, under which they are constantly reluctantly obliged to come, whenever…” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 1, 2.

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• John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.15Conference XXIII

  ““For the law,” says he, “of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath set me free from the law of sin and death.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2.

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Origen

• Origen, De Principiis III.5Book III

  “In this way, also, they claim to understand the words, “The wisdom of the flesh is hostile to God,” not that the flesh really has a soul, or a wisdom of its own.” — editor's note: Cf. Rom. viii. 2.

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Catena Aurea on Matthew

• Faustus of RiezCatena Aurea on Matthew

  “The first that of the Hebrews, called the “law of sin and death,” [Rom 8:2] by Paul; the second that of the Gentiles, which he calls the law of nature, saying, “By nature the Gentiles do the deeds of the law;” [Rom 2:14] the third, the law of truth, which he means, “The law of the Spirit of life.”” — the author cites it

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on John Homily 13

  “There was a law, and there is a law. (“For the law of the Spirit of life hath made me free.”) ( Rom. viii. 2.)” — the author cites it

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• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 16

  “And as to our having received more abundant help, hear thou Paul, when he saith, “There is therefore no condemnation now to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit:for the law of the Spirit of life hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 1, 2.

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Basil the Great

• Basil the Great, Letters Letter 8

  ““The law,” it is said, “of the Spirit of life hath made me free from the law of sin.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2.

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• Basil the Great, Letters Letter 159

  “The creature is a slave; but the Spirit sets free.” — editor's note: cf. Rom. viii. 2.

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• Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 23

  “The Spirit is a gift of God, but a gift of life, for the law of “the Spirit of life,” it is said, “hath made” us “free;” and a gift of power, for “ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2.

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• Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit Chapter 27

  “…life, shall appear, then shall” they themselves also “appear with Him in glory;” and is the Spirit of life Himself, “Who made us free from the law of sin,” not with Christ, both in the secret and hidden life with Him, and in the manifestation of the glory which we expect to be manifested in the saints?” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, On Modesty Chapter 17

  “For even if he has affirmed that “good dwelleth not in his flesh,” yet (he means) according to “the law of the letter,” in which he “was:” but according to “the law of the Spirit,” to which he annexes us, he frees us from the “infirmity of the flesh.”” — editor's note: Comp. the last reference and Rom. viii. 2.

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• Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 46

  ““For the law,” says he, “of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death,”—that, surely, which he previously mentioned as dwelling in our members.” — editor's note: Ver. 2.

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.12Book V

  “Now, whatever may be the substance, since he mentions “the body of Christ,” whom he immediately after states to have been “raised from the dead,” none other body can be understood than that of the flesh, in respect of which the law was called (the law) of death.” — editor's note: Compare the first part of ver. 4 with vers. 5 and 6 and viii. 2, 3.

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit I.4Book I

  “The same is also the Spirit of Life, as the Apostle says: “For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath delivered me from the law of sin and death.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2.

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• Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit II.8Book II

  “But hear what is written of the Spirit: “For the law of the Spirit is life in Christ Jesus.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2.

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• Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit III.1Book III

  “And He abides in Christ, Who has received from Christ; for it is written again: “He shall take of Mine:” and elsewhere: “The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies Book 3

  “Et rursus (nunquam enim quovis modo juvando defatigatur) non veretur veluti concludere: “Lex enim spiritus liberavit me a lege peccati et morris:” quoniam “per Filium Dens condemnavit peccaturn in carne, ut justificatio legis impleatur in nobis, qui non secundum carnem ambulamus, seal secundum spiritum.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 2, 3, 4.

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• Galatians 5:25

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• Philippians 1:21

  Cited together in Letters Letter 159.

• Titus 1:12

  Cited together in Faustus of Riez on Matthew 5:17–19 (Catena Aurea).

• 1 Peter 2:9

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• Leviticus 17:14

  Cited together in De Principiis III.5.

• Proverbs 9:9

  Cited together in Letters Letter 159.

• Isaiah 42:12

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.1.

• Matthew 5:13

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• Matthew 5:14

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• Matthew 5:15

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• Matthew 5:16

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• Matthew 23:34

  Cited together in Faustus of Riez on Matthew 5:17–19 (Catena Aurea).

• Luke 4:21

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.1.

• John 3:3

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• John 3:4

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• John 3:5

  Cited together in Catechism §782.

• John 14:26

  Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.1 and 1 other place.

• Romans 1:4

  Cited together in De Principiis III.5.

• Romans 2:14

  Cited together in Faustus of Riez on Matthew 5:17–19 (Catena Aurea).

• Romans 7:19

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXIII.13.

• Romans 7:20

  Cited together in On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 46.

• Romans 7:23

  Cited together in De Principiis III.5 and 1 other place.