Cyril of Alexandria: Fragments on Matthew · §41

Matthew 5:19

Whoever sets aside the least of the commandments in the law will be called a God-fighter, he says. That is why he is also set aside by God, as one who opposes him and legislates against him.

Greek

Ἅλας καλεῖ τὴν φρόνησιν, ἧς ἔμπλεός ἐστιν ὁ ἀποστολικὸς λόγος, ὃς σπαρεὶς ἐν ταῖς ἡμετέραις ψυχαῖς τὸν τῆς σοφίας ἡμῖν ἐνοικίζει λόγον, ὃς διὰ τὸ νόστιμον καὶ χαρίεν τούτῳ παρείκασται· ὅνπερ γὰρ τρόπον ἄνευ ἁλὸς οὔτε ἄρτος οὔτε ὄψον ἐδώδιμον, οὕτως ἄνευ τῆς ἀποστολικῆς συνέσεως καὶ διδασκαλίας πᾶσα ψυχὴ καὶ μωρὰ καὶ ἄνοστος καὶ οὐχ ἡδεῖά ἐστι παρὰ τῷ θεῷ.

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Catena fragments on Matthew (CPG 5206). Contents follow Matthew chapter and verse. Edition fragment numbers stay in About this text and under each passage.

English follows the named copy-text (Aegean/khazarzar Migne PG 72 extract). Other prints were checked as noted; no silent merge of recensions.

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