And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Et j'entendis du ciel une voix qui disait: Ecris: Heureux dès à présent les morts qui meurent dans le Seigneur! Oui, dit l'Esprit, afin qu'ils se reposent de leurs travaux, car leurs oeuvres les suivent.
KJV
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Origen
Commentarium In Evangelium Matthaei (Lib. 12-17)
se et amor divitiarum et concupiscentia gloriae et aliae res terrenae replentes animam eius. 21 Vgl. Apoc. 14, 13 9 f <ὅτι—πτωχοῖς> Kl Koe, vgl. lat. 13 ἀκμάζων Koe, vgl. lat. u. IV, 161, 13 σκάζων M H | <καὶ> Kl, vgl, lat. 21 εἶναι + actus lat. 25 φήσει Hu φησι M H 27 κεκτημένου…
Origen
Commentarium In Evangelium Matthaei (Lib. 12-17)
δύναται καὶ ἡ φιλοπλουτία καὶ ἡ φιλοδοξία καὶ ἄλλα γήϊν πράγματα πεπληρωκότα ὐτοῦ τὴν ψυχὴν 21 Vgl. Apoc. 14, 13 9 f <ὅτι—πτωχοῖς> Kl Koe, vgl. lat. 13 ἀκμάζων Koe, vgl. lat. u. IV, 161, 13 σκάζων M H | <καὶ> Kl, vgl, lat. 21 εἶναι + actus lat. 25 φήσει Hu φησι M H 27 κεκτημένου…
Eucherius of Lyon
Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas
ut in a good sense, it refers to those who die in faith: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord" (Revelation 14:13) and "You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3). Corpses symbolize the bodies of unbelievers. In the prophet: "I will fill the V…
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