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Mt 10, 8 Do not sell the gifts of Christ. 64 Mt 10, 10 What need of a bag for those who do not carry any provisions? See how He teaches poverty through saying not even two tunics. from this it is clear that the Lord used one tunic. 65 Mt 10, 16 He calls the disciples sheep, the disciples of the Jews wolves because of their murderousness against them. He wishes them to be wise so as not to be ignorant of the villainies of the wicked, and innocent so as to bear readily with those who wrong them and not to retaliate and that they might not be angered at those who disobey. 66 Mt 10, 16 He commands us to be wise as the serpent in every temptation, preserving our head, which is our faith; for by however many blows the serpent is struck, it keeps its own head unharmed and again by a clever device casts off its old skin, being pressed by slipping into a narrow space and casting off its old age. He wishes therefore for us also through the narrow way and affliction to put off the old man and put on the new in his place. 67 Mt 10, 19- The Savior says to the disciples, that it will be given to you in that hour what you will say; for it is not you who are speaking, but the spirit of your Father. 68 col1 Mt 10, 23 He speaks of his own arrival not as the manifest one that will be at the end of life, but the consolation and help that comes from him from time to time to those who are afflicted for God's sake. He does not speak of his second arrival, but the consolation that will come from time to time through him to the saints. 69 Mt 10, 26 Both your virtue and the wickedness of the Jews will become very clear to all. 70 Mt 10, 34 Having taught the disciples to endure insults and to persevere in labors and not to be distressed, He now also arms them against certain other things, which seem to violently compel a person not to stand apart from evils. And these things are the separation from father and mother and other friends and relatives. For this reason he says: I came not to bring peace, but a sword. And he calls this the thing that cuts and separates us from the unbelievers, whether it be a father, or a mother, or anyone else of those who are very kindly disposed towards us. 71 Mt 10, 37-38 He who does not renounce the present life is not worthy of me. 72 Mt 10, 40 He who gladly receives those sent by someone honors the one who sent them, and the opposite. Or also thus: he who receives the apostles who preach the Trinity receives the very fullness of the Godhead. And we seem even now to receive them spiritually, if with an open soul we shall receive their counsels. 73 Mt 10, 40-42 God determines the rewards not according to the things given, but according to the dispositions of those who provide.

74 Mt 11, 10 Lest some might think that John was fickle, whom formerly

he had preached as Christ, he now was ignorant of, he said this. 75 Mt 11, 11 The second birth is that of the resurrection through which we are reborn and through the Holy Spirit we attain immortality, we who are about to enjoy the good things. and the very least there surpasses John, even if he did receive the Holy Spirit from the womb. 76 Mt 11, 11 And others say: John is lesser than those who are already spiritual, who have been renewed according to the new man, but greater than the earthly because he sees the things which he hinted at; but they did not see, as the Lord testified and he himself says his joy has been fulfilled, because he hears the voice of the bridegroom. 77 col1 Mt 11, 19 Christ himself, being the living and subsistent wisdom, was judged righteous by those who believed in him, having administered all things, or because, being insulted by the unbelieving Jews, he did not cease speaking to them kindly and calling them children, so that he might be justified in his words and prevail when he is judged. The subsistent wisdom was judged righteous by those who believed in him, or because, calling those who insulted him children, he did not cease speaking to them kindly. 78 col1 Mt 11, 20-24 Since He performed many signs

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Mt 10, 8 Τὰς τοῦ Χριστοῦ δωρεὰς μὴ πωρήσητε. 64 Mt 10, 10 Τίς χρεία πήρας τοῖς μὴ ἐπαγομένοις τι ἐφόδιον; Ὅρα πῶς τὴν ἀκτημοσύνην διὰ τοῦ εἰπεῖν μηδὲ δύο χιτῶνας διδάσκει. ἐκ τούτου δὲ δῆλόν ἐστιν, ὅτι ἑνὶ χιτῶνι ἐκέχρητο ὁ κύριος. 65 Mt 10, 16 Πρόβατα τοὺς μαθητὰς λέγει, λύκους τοὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων μαθητὰς διὰ τὺ κατ' αὐτῶν φονικόν. φρονίμους δὲ αὐτοὺς εἶναι βούλεται διὰ τὸ μὴ ἀγνοεῖν τὰς τῶν φαύλων κακουργίας, ἀκεραίους δὲ πρὸς τὸ ἑτοίμως φέρειν τοὺς ἀδικοῦντας καὶ μὴ ἀμύνεσθαι καὶ ἵνα μὴ ὀργίζωνται κατὰ τῶν ἀπειθούντων. 66 Mt 10, 16 Φρονίμους εἶναι ἡμᾶς κατὰ τὸν ὄφιν κελεύει ἐν παντὶ πειρασμῷ συντηροῦντας τὴν κεφαλὴν ἡμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν ἡ πίστις ἡμῶν· ὅσαις γὰρ ἂν πληγαῖς ὁ ὄφις συνέχηται, τὴν ἑαυτοῦ φυλάττει κεφαλὴν ἀβλαβῆ καὶ πάλιν σοφισμῷ τὴν παλαίωσιν ἀποτίθεται, ἐν στενωπῇ τινι παρεισδύσει θλιβόμενος καὶ τὸ γῆρας ἀποτιθέμενος. βούλεται τοίνυν καὶ ἡμᾶς διὰ τῆς στενῆς ὁδοῦ καὶ κακώσεως τὸν παλαιὸν ἀπεκδύσασθαι ἄνθρωπον καὶ τὸν νέον ἀνταμφιέννυσθαι. 67 Mt 10, 19- Φησὶ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς ὁ σωτήρ, ὅτι δοθήσεται ὑμῖν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ τί λαλήσετε· οὐ γὰρ ὑμεῖς ἐστε οἱ λαλοῦντες, ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν. 68 col1 Mt 10, 23 Ἄφιξιν ἑαυτοῦ λέγει οὐ τὴν ἐπιφανῆ καὶ ἐν τέλει τοῦ βίου ἐσομένην, ἀλλὰ τὴν κατὰ καιροὺς τοῖς διὰ θεὸν θλιβομένοις γινομένην παρ' αὐτοῦ ψυχαγωγίαν τε καὶ βοήθειαν. Οὐ τὴν δευτέραν αὐτοῦ λέγει ἄφιξιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν κατὰ καιρὸν ἐσομένην δι' αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἁγίοις ψυχαγωγίαν. 69 Mt 10, 26 Καὶ ἡ ὑμετέρα ἀρετὴ καὶ ἡ τῶν Ἰουδαίων κακία πᾶσι κατάδηλος γενήσεται. 70 Mt 10, 34 ∆ιδάξας τοὺς μαθητὰς λοιδορίας ὑπομένειν καὶ καρτερεῖν πρὸς τοὺς πόνους καὶ μὴ δυσανασχετεῖν ὁπλίζει καὶ νῦν πρὸς ἕτερά τινα, ἃ δοκεῖ βιαίως ἀναγκάζειν τὸν ἄνθρωπον μὴ ἀφίστασθαι τῶν κακῶν. ταῦτα δέ ἐστιν ὁ χωρισμὸς ἀπό τε πατρὸς καὶ μητρὸς καὶ τῶν ἄλλων φίλων ὁμοῦ καὶ συγγενῶν. διὰ τοῦτό φησιν· οὐκ ἦλθον βαλεῖν εἰρήνην, ἀλλὰ μάχαιραν. ταύτην δὲ λέγει τὴν τέμνουσαν καὶ χωρίζουσαν ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπίστων, κἂν πατὴρ εἴη, κἂν μήτηρ, κἂν ἄλλος τις τῶν σφόδρα φιλικῶς πρὸς ἡμᾶς διακειμένων. 71 Mt 10, 37-38 Ὁ μὴ ἀποτασσόμενος τῇ παρούσῃ ζωῇ οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος. 72 Mt 10, 40 Ὁ τοὺς ἀποστελλομένους ὑπό τινος δεχόμενος ἀσμένως τὸν ἀποστείλαντα τιμᾷ καὶ τὸ ἐναντίον. ἢ καὶ οὕτως· ὁ τοὺς ἀποστόλους δεχόμενος τοὺς κηρύττοντας τὴν τριάδα αὐτὸ τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος δέχεται. δοκοῦμεν δὲ καὶ νῦν αὐτοὺς δέχεσθαι νοητῶς, εἰ ἀναπεπταμένῃ ψυχῇ δεξόμεθα τὰς αὐτῶν συμβουλάς. 73 Mt 10, 40-42 Οὐ πρὸς τὰ διδόμενα, ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὰς διαθέσεις τῶν παρεχόντων ὁρίζει τὰς ἀντιμισθίας ὁ θεός.

74 Mt 11, 10 Ἵνα μὴ νομίσωσί τινες, ὅτι εὐμετάφορος ἦν Ἰωάννης, ὃν πρῴην

ἐκήρυξε Χριστὸν νῦν ἀγνοῶν, εἶπε τοῦτο. 75 Mt 11, 11 ∆ευτέρα γέννησις ἡ τῆς ἀναστάσεως δι' ἧς ἀναγεννώμεθα καὶ δι' ἁγίου πνεύματος τυγχάνομεν ἀθανασίας οἱ μέλλοντες ἀπολαύειν τῶν ἀγαθῶν. καὶ ὁ πάνυ ἐλάχιστος ἐκεῖ ὑπεραναβαίνει τὸν Ἰωάννην, εἰ καὶ ἐκ μήτρας ἐτύγχανεν ἁγίου πνεύματος. 76 Mt 11, 11 Καὶ ἕτεροί φασιν· ἐλάττων ἐστὶν Ἰωάννης τῶν ἤδη πνευματικῶν τῶν κατὰ τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον ἀνακαινισθέντων, μείζων δὲ τῶν χοϊκῶν διὰ τὸ θεωρεῖν, ἅπερ ᾐνίξατο· ἐκεῖνοι δ' οὐκ ἐθεώρησαν, ὡς ὁ κύριος ἐμαρτύρησεν καὶ αὐτός φησι τὴν χαρὰν αὐτοῦ πεπληρῶσθαι, ὅτι τὴν φωνὴν ἀκούει τοῦ νυμφίου. 77 col1 Mt 11, 19 Αὐτὸς ὢν ὁ Χριστὸς ἡ ζῶσα καὶ ὑφεστῶσα σοφία ὑπὸ τῶν εἰς αὐτὸν πιστευόντων ἐκρίθη δίκαιος πάντα οἰκονομήσας ἢ ὅτι ὑβριζόμενος ἐκ τῶν ἀπίστων Ἰουδαίων οὐκ ἐπαύσατο φιλοφρόνως αὐτοῖς λαλῶν καὶ τέκνα ὀνομάζων, ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις αὐτοῦ καὶ νικήσῃ ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαι αὐτόν. Ἡ ὑφεστῶσα σοφία ἐκρίθη δίκαιος ὑπὸ τῶν εἰς αὐτὸν πιστευόντων ἢ ὅτι τέκνα καλῶν τοὺς ὑβρίζοντας αὐτὸν οὐκ ἐπαύσατο αὐτοῖς φιλοφρόνως λαλῶν. 78 col1 Mt 11, 20-24 Ἐπειδὴ δὲ πολλὰ σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ