Phileas of Thmuis
4th century · AD 306 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 2 passages
Background on Phileas of Thmuis
In his own words on Philippians
- Philippians 2:6
"For He thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made Himself of no reputation, taking upon Him the form of a servant: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself unto death, even the death of the cross."
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.