Gregory Thaumaturgus, Canonical Epistle. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 6 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1886), public domain.
Passages · 11
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 1 — Canon I. The meats are no burden to us, most holy father, if the captives ate things which their conquerors set before them, especially since there is one report from all, viz., that the barbarians who have made…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 2 — Canon II. Covetousness is a great evil; and it is not possible in a single letter to set forth those scriptures in which not robbery alone is declared to be a thing horrible and to be abhorred, but in general the…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 3 — Canon III. Behold, did not Achar the son of Zara transgress in the accursed thing, and trouble then lighted on all the congregation of Israel? And this one man was alone in his sin; but he was not alone in the death…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 4 — Canon IV. Let no one deceive himself, nor put forward the pretext of having found such property. For it is not lawful, even for a man who has found anything, to aggrandize himself by it. For Deuteronomy says: “Thou…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 5 — Canon V. But others deceive themselves by fancying that they can retain the property of others which they may have found as an equivalent for their own property which they have lost. In this way verily, just as the…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 6 — Canon VI. Moreover, it has been reported to us that a thing has happened in your country which is surely incredible, and which, if done at all, is altogether the work of unbelievers, and impious men, and men who know…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 7 — Canon VII. Now, as regards those who have been enrolled among the barbarians, and have accompanied them in their irruption in a state of captivity, and who, forgetting that they were from Pontus, and Christians, have…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 8 — Canon VIII. Now those who have been so audacious as to invade the houses of others, if they have once been put on their trial and convicted, ought not to be deemed fit even to be hearers in the public congregation.…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 9 — Canon IX. Now, those who have found in the open field or in their own houses anything left behind them by the barbarians, if they have once been put on their trial and convicted, ought to fall under the same class of…vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 10 — Canon X. And they who keep the commandment ought to keep it without any sordid covetousness, demanding neither recompense, nor reward, nor fee, nor anything else that bears the name of acknowledgment.vatican.va
- Canonical Epistle Chapter 11 — Canon XI. Weeping takes place without the gate of the oratory; and the offender standing there ought to implore the faithful as they enter to offer up prayer on his behalf. Waiting on the word, again, takes place…vatican.va
Scripture cited · 19 verses
Genesis 18:23 · Genesis 18:25 · Exodus 23:4 · Deuteronomy 22:1 · Deuteronomy 22:2 · Deuteronomy 22:3 · Deuteronomy 22:26 · Deuteronomy 22:27 · Matthew 15:11 · 1 Corinthians 6:13 · Ephesians 5:5 · Ephesians 5:6 · Ephesians 5:7 · Ephesians 5:8 · Ephesians 5:9 · Ephesians 5:10 · Ephesians 5:11 · Ephesians 5:12 · Ephesians 5:13