Sirach 18:13 (WEB)
The mercy of a man is on his neighbor; but the mercy of the Lord is on all flesh: reproving, chastening, teaching, and bringing back, as a shepherd does his flock.
Fathers and councils · 2
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus IV.28Book IV
“…that all thoughtful persons must say in their prayers, that “the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord,” and that “the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh;” and that God, being good, “maketh His sun to arise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth His rain upon the just and the unjust;” and that He encourages us to…” — editor's note: Ecclus. xviii. 13.
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Clement of Alexandria
“He pities those who receive His instruction, and those who eagerly seek union with Him.”” — editor's note: Ecclus. xviii. 13, 14.
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Cross-references · 9
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Cited together in Against Celsus IV.28.
Cited together in Against Celsus IV.28.
Cited together in Against Celsus IV.28.
Cited together in Against Celsus IV.28.
Cited together in Against Celsus IV.28.
