For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
KJV
Greek original
οἱ γὰρ τοιοῦτοι τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν Χριστῷ οὐ δουλεύουσιν ἀλλὰ τῇ ἑαυτῶν κοιλίᾳ καὶ διὰ τῆς χρηστολογίας καὶ εὐλογίας ἐξαπατῶσι τὰς καρδίας τῶν ἀκάκων
Louis Segond 1910
Car de tels hommes ne servent point Christ notre Seigneur, mais leur propre ventre; et, par des paroles douces et flatteuses, ils séduisent les coeurs des simples.
KJV
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Origen
Homiliae In Lucam
πτω- κότες ἀνέστησαν Χριστοῦ ἐπιδημήσαντος. Ἐχει δὲ τοῦτο καὶ βαθυτέραν διήγησιν· 5ff. Joh. 9, 39 22 Rom. 16, 18 23 ff. Deut. 32, 39 1 de] ex C hoc > De 2 hic] isto EO positus est > 4/5 — reperi scriptum e 8 ergo > A 13 mult.] mortuonmi 16 resurrexerunt B 17 haec] hoc A > BE 18 e…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 133 (Migne)
ol. 0296A] quia juxta Pauli vocem, «per dulces sermones et benedictiones seducunt corda innocentium (Rom. XVI, 18) .» Manus quippe plagae est fortitudo percussionis. Primam namque percussionem suam electi considerant, qui a Conditoris sui visione divisi sunt, quia nequaquam illum…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 133 (Migne)
int, esse suspicantur. Hinc Paulus ait: «Hujusmodi enim Christo Domino non serviunt, sed suo ventri (Rom. XVI, 18) .» Aliter: Quid aliud hoc in loco solitudo, quam boni destitutio demonstratur? Unde et sub Judaeae typo Jeremias peccatoris animam deplorat, dicens: «Quomodo sedet s…
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