Isaac of Nineveh
7th century · AD 700 · Syriac & Oriental · 64 passages
Background on Isaac of Nineveh
In his own words on 2 Timothy
- 2 Timothy 3:12
And the blessed Mark the Monk has said, "Every virtue on being achieved is called a cross, when it fulfills the Spirit's commandment." That is why all those who wish in the fear of the Lord to live in Jesus Christ will suffer persecution.
HOMILIES 72
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