Callistus I of Rome
3rd century · AD 223 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 13 passages
Background on Callistus I of Rome
In his own words on Mark
- Mark 10:44
And in another passage He says: "And whosoever of you is the greater, shall be your servant"
- Mark 12:33
My brethren, shun not only the holding, but even the hearing, of the judgment that bans mercy; for better is mercy than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.
- Mark 12:33
My brothers, shun not only the holding, but even the hearing, of the judgment that bans mercy. For mercy is better than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
THE SECOND EPISTLE TO ALL THE BISHOPS OF GAUL 6
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.