[The Oxford translator renders “Take heed,” but ὀρτε is rendered “See” above; so A.V. and R.V.—R.]
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Homily 75
Complete historical editorial footnotes. These notes retain the original edition’s wording; individual note authors are unspecified.
English translation and editorial credits: Sir George Prevost, M. B. Riddle.
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Then lest on hearing of the showers of evils, they should suppose the gospel to be broken through, He added, “See,be not troubled, for all things must come to pass,” i.e. which I foretold, and the approach of the temptations will set aside none of the things which I have said; but there shall indeed be tumults and confusion, but nothing shall shake my predictions.
[Only one ms. inserts τν πολλν here. Field rejects it. If accepted, it should be rendered “of the many,” as in the R.V. But internal reasons are against it. It would naturally be supplied from the New Testament passage. Moreover, the briefer reading yields a better sense: “Love shall wax cold, the cause of all these ills.”—R.]
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from resuming the same things again. The first war was that of the deceivers; “For there shall come,” He saith, “false Christs and false prophets:” the second, that of the Romans, “For ye shall hear,” He saith, “of wars:” the third, that which bringeth on the “famines:” the fourth, “the pestilences” and “the earthquakes:” the fifth, “they shall deliver you into afflictions:” the sixth, “ye shall be hated of all men:” the seventh, “They shall betray one another, and hate one another” (an intestine war doth He here make known); then, “false Christs,” and false brethren; then, “the love of the mostshall wax cold,” which is the cause of all the ills.
1 Sam. ii. 25. [LXX. The Hebrew differs: for the clause “they shall pray for him,” the R.V. has, “God shall judge him.”—R.]
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man sin against another, they shall pray for him; but if he sin against God, who shall entreat for him?”
[R.V., “lead you astray,” and “shall lead many astray.”]
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What then saith He? “Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that ye be not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”
[R.V., “lead you astray.”]
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But He answered nothing directly to this question, but first speaks of those other things that are urgent, and which it was needful for them to learn first. For neither concerning Jerusalem straightway, nor of His own second coming, did He speak, but touching the ills that were to meet them at the doors. Wherefore also He makes them earnest in their exertions, by saying, “Take heed that no man deceive you;for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ.”
Prov. vi. 30. [Most editors supply the remainder of the verse.—R.]
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And from the equality of the offenses themselves, “It is not marvellous if one be taken stealing;”and again, “Thou didst slay thy sons and thy daughters; this is beyond all thy whoredoms, and thine abominations.”
Ezek. xvi. 20, 21. LXX.
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And from the equality of the offenses themselves, “It is not marvellous if one be taken stealing;”and again, “Thou didst slay thy sons and thy daughters; this is beyond all thy whoredoms, and thine abominations.”
Ezek. xvi. 51. [First half freely cited.]
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And when one is not sobered even by the examples of others, “She saw her sister,” it is said, “and justified her.”