Romans 8:4 (WEB)
that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Fathers and councils · 7
Athanasius of Alexandria
“And again, ‘For what the Law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh; that the ordinance of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.’” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 3, 4.
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John Damascene
“But what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh (for He assumed flesh but not sin) condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not after the flesh but in the Spirit.” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 3, 4.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Interpreting which truth, the Apostle says: “For God, sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 3, 4.
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John Chrysostom
“And he said also, that “He judged sin in the flesh, that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not after the flesh.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 3, 4.
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Tertullian
“For they who walk according to flesh are sensible as to those things which are the flesh’s, and they who (walk) according to (the) Spirit those which (are) the Spirit’s.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 3–5.
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Augustine of Hippo
““That by sin,” of which assuredly there was none in Him, “He might condemn sin in the flesh; that the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”” — editor's note: Rom. viii. 4.
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Clement of Alexandria
“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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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.22.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.3.
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Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.3.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 84.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.3.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.22.
Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.3.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.22.