10:2 - And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Vos autem non legistis, quod protoplasto Deus dixit: `Eritis duo in carne una? Quare qui dimittit uxorem, praeterquam fornicationis causa, facit eam moechari.[55]Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIV
Mark, also, has written to the like effect.[121]
10:5 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Tertullian On Monogamy
So true, moreover, is it that divorce "was not from the beginning," that among the Romans it is not till after the six hundredth year from the building of the city that this kind of "hard-heartedness"[81]
10:8 - And they two shall be one flesh: so then they are no more two, but one flesh.
Origen de Principiis Book II
More truly indeed of this than of any other can the statement be affirmed, "They shall both be in one flesh, and are no longer two, but one flesh."[85]
10:9 - What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Primum quidem, propriam sponsam habuit Ecclesiam: deinde vero, nec homo erat communis, ut opus haberet etiam adjutore aliquo secundum carnem; neque erat ei necesse procreare filios, qui manet in aeternum, et natus est solus Dei Filius. Hic ipse autem Dominus dicit: "Quod Deus conjunxit, homo ne separet."[60]
10:14 - But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Tertullian On Baptism
? The Lord does indeed say, "Forbid them not to come unto me."[190]
10:17 - And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I
On this account, also, He sent forth the disciples to the twelve tribes, that they might proclaim to them the unknown God. And to the person who said to Him, "Good Master,"[259]Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Annon aperte indicat, quod sicut mundus componitur ex contrariis, nempe ex calido et frigido, humido et sicco, ita etiam ex iis qui dant, et ex iis qui accipiunt? Et rursus cum dixit: "Si vis perfectus esse, vende quae habes, et da pauperibus," refellit eum qui gloriabatur quod "omnia a juventute praecepta servaverat; "non enim impleverat illud: "Diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum: "[85]Tertullian On Monogamy
go his way who had not "received" the precept of dividing his substance to the needy, and was abandoned by the Lord to his own opinion.[104]
10:18 - And Jesus said unto him, Why call you me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Origen Against Celsus Book V
And here I may employ this illustration, as beating upon this point: Our Lord and Saviour, heating Himself on one occasion addressed as "Good Master,"[41]Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V
He says that this (one) alone is good, and that what is spoken by the Saviour[43]Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VII
and as Himself acknowledges: "Why call ye me good? there is one good,"[86]Origen Commentary on John Book II
" The good God says this with respect of us also who pray that we may be part of His congregation. The Saviour praises him, saying,[34]Origen Commentary on John Book VI
Naaman, then, is still in error, and does not see how far inferior other rivers are to the Jordan for the cure of the suffering; he extols the rivers of Damascus, Arbana, and Pharpha, saying, "Are not Arbana and Pharpha, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Shall I not wash in them and be clean? "For as none is good[139]
10:23 - And Jesus looked round about, and says unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth
For as it is disagreeable to walk among thistles with naked feet, so also it is hard for such to enter the kingdom of God.[37]Tertullian To His Wife Book II
joys?-which, indeed, is chiefly found among the wealthier; for the more any is rich, and inflated with the name of "matron," the more capacious house does she require for her burdens, as it were a field wherein ambition may run its course. To such the churches look paltry. A rich man is a difficult thing (to find) in the house of God;[56]
10:28 - Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed you.
Five Books in Reply to Marcion
10 Like him, have all things left,[121]
10:29 - And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
Cyprian Treatise III On the Lapsed
even in this time, but in the world to come life everlasting."[16]
10:31 - But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?
XXVI. "The first shall be last, and the last first."[33]
10:35 - And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that you should do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
Tertullian On Baptism
" Pray does the emperor in person set forth, or the prefect in person cudgel? One whose ministers do a thing is always said to do it.[114]
10:38 - But Jesus said unto them, All of you know not what all of you ask: can all of you drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?
Martyrdom of Polycarp
or sacrifice, and prepared to be an acceptable burnt-offering unto God, looked up to heaven, and said, "O Lord God Almighty, the Father of thy beloved and blessed Son Jesus Christ, by whom we have received the knowledge of Thee, the God of angels and powers, and of every creature, and of the whole race of the righteous who live before thee, I give Thee thanks that Thou hast counted me, worthy of this day and this hour, that I should have a part in the number of Thy martyrs, in the cup[37]Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I
Moreover, they affirm that the Lord added this redemption to the sons of Zebedee, when their mother asked that they might sit, the one on His right hand, and the other on His left, in His kingdom, saying, "Can ye be baptized with the baptism which I shall be baptized with? "[270]Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V
This, he says, is what is spoken by the Saviour: "If ye do not drink my blood, and eat my flesh, ye will not enter into the kingdom of heaven; but even though," He says, "ye drink of the cup which I drink of, whither I go, ye cannot enter there."[79]A Treatise on Re-Baptism by an Anonymous Writer
Also according to Mark He said, with the same purpose, to the sons of Zebedee: "Are ye able to drink of the cup which I drink of, or to be baptized with the baptism wherewith I am baptized? "[44]
10:42 - But Jesus called them to him, and says unto them, All of you know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
Arnobius Against the Heathen Book VII
that name, how can we but give them even the greatest honour, since we have been taught by the commands which have especial power over us,[73]
10:44 - And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
Origen Against Celsus Book VII
Perhaps it is the following passages which have led Celsus to suppose that Jesus forbids ambition to His disciples: "Whoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all; "[42]The Second Epistle of Pope Callistus
And in another passage He says: "And whosoever of you is the greater, shall be your servant,"[7]
10:45 - For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I
Such is our Instructor, righteously good. "I came not," He says, "to be ministered unto, but to minister."[224]
10:46 - And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate
And as Jesus passed by, I cried out with a loud voice, Pity me, O son of David. And he pitied me, and put his hands upon my eyes, and I instantly received my sight.[24]
10:48 - And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, You son of David, have mercy on me.
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI
Many also of those who called to the Lord said, "Son of David, have mercy on me."[252]
10:49 - And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calls you.
Melito the Philosopher
and in the Gospel: "Jesus stood, and bade him be called,"[125]
10:52 - And Jesus said unto him, Go your way; your faith has made you whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.
Tertullian On Baptism
and thereafter of undivided intimacy, might be able to confer the compendious grace of baptism, seeing they (I think) followed Him who was wont to promise salvation to every believer. "Thy faith," He would say, "hath saved thee; "[130]