Wisdom 13:1 (WEB)
For truly all men who had no perception of God were foolish by nature, and didn’t gain power to know him who exists from the good things that are seen. They didn’t recognize the architect from his works.
Catechism · 3
Celebrating the Church's Liturgy
“God speaks to man through the visible creation. the material cosmos is so presented to man's intelligence that he can read there traces of its Creator.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Wis 13:1; Rom 1:19f; Acts 14:17.
I Believe in God
“God's truth is his wisdom, which commands the whole created order and governs the world.” — Catechism footnote: Cf Wis 13:1-9.
Man's Capacity for God
“Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made.” — Catechism footnote: Rom 1:19-20; cf., Acts 14:15, 17; 17:27-28; Wis 13:1-9.
Fathers and councils · 5
Augustine of Hippo
“Vain, assuredly, are all men in whom the knowledge of God is not, and who could not, out of the good things which are seen, find out Him who is good.” — editor's note: Wisd. xiii. 1.
Read the whole comment“This creation fulfilleth its course: but they have very curiously sought it out, the Creator thereof have not known.” — editor's note: Wisd. xiii. 1.
Read the whole comment“For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures proportionably the Maker of them is seen.”” — editor's note: Wisd. xiii. 1–5
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Or if they admired their powers and operations, let them understand by them, that He that made these mighty things is mightier than they.”” — editor's note: Wisd. xiii. 1–4.
Read the whole comment“…they have admired their powers and operations, let them perceive from these very things that He who has established these mighty things is stronger than they.”” — editor's note: Wisd. xiii. 1–4.
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Cross-references · 18
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Cited together in Catechism §32.
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Cited together in Catechism §32.
Cited together in Catechism §32.
Cited together in Catechism §32 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §32 and 1 other place.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XV.2.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XV.2.
Cited together in Catechism §216.
Cited together in Catechism §216.
Cited together in Catechism §216.
Cited together in Catechism §216.
Cited together in Catechism §216.
Cited together in Catechism §216.
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Those who did not know God from his works.