In the same manner did their fathers (τα αυτα εποιουν ο πατερες αυτων). Literally, their fathers did the same things to the false …

Who are rich. In this world's goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their consolation in them.

It implies, f…

So did their fathers to the false prophets. These words are of very wide application, but it is probable that there is a …

St. Cyril of Alexandria: Having said before that poverty for God’s sake is the cause of every good thing, and that hunger and …

The woes in both structure and content form a direct contrast to the ble ings. This again follows the pattern of Mary’s song in 1:53.

Jesus p…

Woe to you when all men shall applaud you. The last woe is intended to correct ambition, for nothing is more common than to seek the appla…

Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you !
&c.] The word "all", is left out in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, A…

Here begins a discourse of Christ, most of which is also found in Matthew chapters 5 and 7. But some think that this was preached at another time a…