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Philoxenus of Mabbug

6th century · AD 523 · Syriac & Oriental · 504 passages

Background on Philoxenus of Mabbug

In his own words on James

  • James 1:22

    We are therefore bound by the word of our Teacher not to be constant listeners only to the Word of God but also constant doers. For the man who, though listening not, doeth, is better than the man who is constant in listening and empty of works.

    13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 1 -- Prologue

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.