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Theodoret of Cyrus
He ran a poor country diocese, commented on nearly the whole Bible, and stood by his friends when it cost him his seat.
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This site quotes Theodoret of Cyrus 84 times across 20 books, and lists 0 works.
- Lived died 458.
- Quoted here most in Psalms: 20 of 84.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
- Lived
- died 458
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The blessing followed as Boaz said it would. For Ruth received the full reward from God, so that she was the progenitor of the blessing of the nations.
QUESTIONS ON RUTH, 458
Ruth 2:12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.” BSB
Regard for truth is in danger of being snuffed out, with everyone, you might say, suffering from distrust in one another.… They pretend friendship and perform the actions of enemies.… Some use their lips to direct falsehood into their neighbor's heart; others return the compliment.
COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 12:2, 458
Psalms 12:2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. BSB
Not for being lowly is God exalted, nor does he receive what he does not possess; instead, what he possesses he reveals … your exaltation is revealed in your ineffable power, which we shall continue to celebrate and sing, recounting your marvelous works.
COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 21:8, 458
Psalms 21:13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power. BSB
Those constantly reared on the sacred Words have a precise knowledge from them that all the dispensations of God our Savior are tempered with mercy and truth: to some, who repent of sins committed, he extends mercy and pardon; others unconquered he proclaims and crowns …
COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 25:5, 458
Psalms 25:10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. BSB
Prayer offered to God befits a king: it is appropriate for one appointed to rule to exercise complete care of his subjects. This is surely the reason that blessed David offered prayer not only for himself but also for a people entrusted to him, especially …
COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 25:10, 458
Psalms 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress. BSB
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Theodoret was born about 393 at Antioch. His mother, according to his own account, had been childless for years and had gone to a local hermit for prayer. He was raised around the monks of the district, gave away his inheritance when his parents died, and entered a monastery near Apamea. In 423, against his will, he was made bishop of Cyrrhus — a poor, mostly Syriac-speaking diocese in the countryside northeast of Antioch with about eight hundred parishes. He stayed there the rest of his life and worked at it. He records building bridges, aqueducts, baths, and porticoes for the town out of church income and his own; bringing in doctors; and travelling constantly among villages where the church had barely reached. He says he never took a bribe, never accepted a gift, and owned nothing. He was also the ablest writer his party had, which made him a target. When Cyril of Alexandria published his twelve anathemas against Nestorius, John of Antioch asked Theodoret to answer them, and he did, sharply. At the Council of Ephesus in 431 he stood with John and the Eastern bishops against Cyril. Two years later he helped negotiate the Formula of Reunion that ended the split — but he would not personally condemn Nestorius, who had been his friend, and that refusal followed him for the rest of his life. In 449, at the assembly Leo the Great called the Robber Council, Theodoret was deposed in his absence and confined to his monastery. He appealed to Rome. At the Council of Chalcedon in 451 he was brought in, and the bishops shouted that he must anathematise Nestorius before he could take his seat. He tried to speak; they would not let him. Finally he said the words, was restored to his see, and went home. A century later, at Constantinople in 553, certain of his writings against Cyril were condemned as one of the Three Chapters — though the council was careful not to condemn the man, since Chalcedon had received him. His books outlasted the politics. He wrote commentaries on the Psalms, the Song of Songs, the prophets, and all fourteen letters of Paul, in a clear question-and-answer style that has kept him readable; he is one of the most quoted of the Greek fathers on Paul. He wrote a Church History continuing Eusebius to 428, a Compendium of Heretical Fables, a defence of providence in ten discourses, and Eranistes, a dialogue on the person of Christ. And he wrote the Religious History — thirty short lives of the Syrian ascetics he had known personally, including Symeon the Stylite on his pillar. It is the record of a whole movement that would otherwise be almost invisible, written by a bishop who had grown up among them. He died about 458 or shortly after. Sources: Theodoret of Cyrus, Ecclesiastical History, Letters, and Dialogues (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, second series volume 3); A History of the Monks of Syria, trans. R. M. Price; the Acts of the Council of Chalcedon.
84 quotations across 20 books
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I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own…
“He emphasizes the justice of what has been done by adding, "I shall pronounce my judgment against them because of all their wickedness in forsaking me. They sacrificed to foreign gods and worshiped the works of their hands."”
But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
“Having foretold through these words [v. 15] of the return that would take place under Cyrus and Darius, he also teaches them in advance of the things that would take place after these things.”
nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”
“We see the fulfillment of this prophecy as well. When the new covenant was given, in keeping with the divine promise, the priesthood was also given according to the order of Melchizedek, and those to whom it was promised offer the spiritual sacrifice to God…”
“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their…
“As it is impossible for day to become night, so it is impossible for the Davidic monarchy to be destroyed. The fulfillment of this prophecy is also clear: Christ, who is of David according to the flesh, does not occupy the throne here below.”
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and…
“This is precisely what he also says about the priests and the Levites, noting that their line will be compared with the host of heaven and the sand of the sea.”
The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because…
“The God of all commands the prophet to tell all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "These people refuse to drink wine because they keep the commandment of their father, but you do not conduct yourselves according to my laws, although you receive the teachings of the…”
And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll…
“The God of all orders Jeremiah to write the former words in another book. The sheet of paper was burned, but the divine law remained unharmed. So also when the body assumed by the Word suffered, the Word remained free from suffering.”
Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’? But now please listen, O my lord the king.
“Jeremiah said, "Now that matters have proven the truthfulness of my prophecy and the falsehood of your prophets, you must now judge rightly and punish those who lied, not him who warned you of the truth beforehand."”
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon…
“He had often spoken these things previously. We must investigate why in the world he promises safety to those who go out of the city but threatens destruction to those who do not go out.”
“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”
“Both Nebuchadnezzar the king and Ebedmelech the Ethiopian increased the condemnation of the Jews. Although they were foreigners, they respected the prophet, but the Jews (who had been raised on the words of the prophets) did not want to pay attention to the divine words…”
Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant.
“Their words are full of piety but do not agree with their actions. When ten days had passed, the prophet obtained his reply.”
He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
“The city had two names. It was called both On and Heliopolis. Exodus also taught this, for it says that the children of Israel built cities for Pharaoh: Pithom, Raamses and On, which is Heliopolis.”
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
“The Lord comforts Baruch, who was serving the prophet, writing the oracles, complaining about the hardships and feeling vexed. He commands him to bear nobly his life full of pain.”
The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those…
“The Egyptians call Zeus Ammon. For this reason it is also called the Ammonian land. They have furnished the largest sacred precinct for this deity.”
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
“Now he directs his prophecy against foreigners. He calls the inhabitants of Ashkelon, Gaza, Azotus, Gath and Ekron "foreigners."”
‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
“He calls Nebuchadnezzar "the sword of the Lord," for he does those things by God's permission, and the impious pay the penalty for their ungodliness at one another's hands.”
I have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent to the nations: “Assemble yourselves to march against her! Rise up for battle!”
“He used the phrase "he sent messengers to the nations" to mean "command." It is also likely that by divine command ministering angels stirred up the enemy.”
“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD.
“He calls Babylon a mountain because of the preeminence of its power. He calls it corrupt because of its ungodliness and wickedness.”