Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
ou parle-t-il uniquement à cause de nous? Oui, c'est à cause de nous qu'il a été écrit que celui qui laboure doit labourer avec espérance, et celui qui foule le grain fouler avec l'espérance d'y avoir part.
KJV
Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
Pseudo-Justinus Martyr
Epistula ad Diognetum
ωῆς οὐκ ἔγνω, ὑπὸ τοῦ ὄφεως πλανᾶται, μὴ ἀγαπήσας τὸ ζῆν. ὁ δὲ μετὰ φόβου ἐπιγνοὺς καὶ ζωὴν ἐπιζητῶν I Cor. 9, 10 ἐπ̓ ἐλπίδι φυτεύει, καρπὸν προσδοκῶν. ἤτω σοὶ καρδία γνῶσις, ζωὴ δὲ λόγος ἀληθής, χωρούμενος. οὗ ξύλον φέρων καὶ καρπὸν αἱρῶν τρυγήσεις ἀεὶ τὰ παρὰ θεῷ ποθούμενα, ὧν…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
Therefore hope has a contrary effect, namely, by hindering action. On the contrary, It is written ( 1 Cor. 9:10 ) that "he that plougheth should plough in hope . . . to receive fruit": and the same applies to all other actions. I answer that, Hope of its very nature is a help to…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
e hope precedes faith. Objection 3: Further, hope precedes a meritorious act, for the Apostle says ( 1 Cor. 9:10 ): "He that plougheth should plough in hope . . . to receive fruit." But the act of faith is meritorious. Therefore hope precedes faith. On the contrary, It is written…
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