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Pachomius the Great

4th century · AD 348 · Syriac & Oriental · 36 passages

Background on Pachomius the Great

In his own words on 2 Peter

  • 2 Peter 2:4

    The angels were in heaven and were thrown into the abyss. But on the other hand, Elijah and Enoch were raised into the kingdom of heaven.

    COMMUNION 3.25

  • 2 Peter 3:9

    Let us not look upon God's patience as ignorance. He holds back and delays so that, when we have been converted to a better state, we may not be handed over to torments.

    BOOK OF OUR FATHER HORSIESIOS 3

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.