Romans 8:38

• §2739Article 2 · The Battle of PrayerRead at vatican.va

  “For St. Paul, this trust is bold, founded on the prayer of the Spirit in us and on the faithful love of the Father who has given us his only Son.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rom 10:12-13; 8:26-39.

John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences I–X VIII.2Conference VIII

  “…and again: “Neither angels nor principalities nor powers nor any other creature, can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 38, 39.

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Origen

• Origen, De Principiis III.3Book III

  “…to come, nor height, nor depth, nor power, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 38, 39. The word “virtus,” δύναμις, occurring in the text, is not found in the text. recept. Tischendorf reads Δύναμεις in loco (edit. 7). So also…

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16Book V

  “That “neither angels, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor things present, nor things to come, nor any other creature may separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 38, 39.

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• Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy III.1Book III

  “I am confident that neither death nor life nor angel shall do so.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 35, 38.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 7

  “For I am persuaded,” he says, “that neither death, nor life, nor angel, nor principality, nor things present, not things to come, nor power, nor height, nor depth, nor other creature, shall be able to separate me from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 35, 38, 39.

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• Augustine of Hippo, On Patience Chapter 15

  “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us:” not through ourselves, but, “through Him that loved us.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 35–39

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.8Festal Letters

  “…nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ.’” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 38, 39.

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Hebrews Homily 16

  “But to show thee that he was higher than the heavens, hear him saying himself, “For I am persuaded that neither death, or life, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of Christ.” ( Rom. viii. 38, 39.)” — the author cites it

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• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 4

  “For so great is their power, that the very service which Paul showed forth to Christ,despising both hell and the kingdom for His sake, even this same do they require of them whom they have seized.” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 38.

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Leo the Great

• Leo the Great, Letters Letter 15

  “…without body and have sinned in their heavenly habitation, and for this reason having fallen from their high estate to a lower one alight upon ruling spirits of divers qualities, and after passing through a succession of powers of the air and stars, some fiercer, some milder, are enclosed in bodies of different…” — editor's note: In diversæ qualitatis principes incidisse, cf. Rom. viii. 38; Eph. iii. 10; Col. ii. 10, &c.

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Theodoret of Cyrus

• Theodoret of Cyrus, Letters Letter 21

  ““For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 38, 39

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Jerome

• Jerome, Letters Letter 22

  “…nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 35, 38, 39.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.13Book V

  Chapter XIV.—The Divine Power Shown in Christ’s Incarnation. Meaning of St. Paul’s Phrase. Likeness of Sinful Flesh. No Docetism in It. Resurrection of Our Real Bodies. A Wide Chasm Made in the Epistle by Marcion’s…

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies Chapter 2

  “On Rom. viii. 38.” — the author cites it

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• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.13Book IV

  ““Creature” is synonymous with activity, being our work, and such activity “shall not be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 38, 39.

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• Ephesians 1:20

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• Ephesians 1:21

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• Philippians 3:20

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• Philippians 3:21

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• Psalm 62:1

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• Psalm 62:3

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• Psalm 62:4

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• Matthew 5:25

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.13.

• Matthew 5:44

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.13.

• Matthew 5:45

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.13.

• Matthew 27:4

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.

• John 8:40

  Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith V.16.