Book, Chapter

  1        1, Pref   |         Christ?" and from what the Scripture adds, "For he knew that
  2        1, XLVIII |           that there being, as the Scripture calls it, a kind of general
  3        1, XLVIII |            of a dove, although the Scripture does not assert that He
  4        1, XLIX   |          but of the bare letter of Scripture, and would so direct their
  5        1, LI     |                        LI.~Now the Scripture speaks, respecting the place
  6        1, LXII   |         not as sailors, but as the Scripture describes them, as fishermen.
  7        1, LXVI   |           For in either passage of Scripture it is stated that it was
  8        1, LXXI   |         general principle by which Scripture employs such language with
  9        2, XXXII  |         against the credibility of Scripture. But he asserts that the "
 10        2, XLV    |         hands," etc., to which the Scripture adds, "This spake He, signifying
 11        2, XLVIII |        feet of the "inner man," as Scripture calls it, having now been
 12        2, LI     |      evinced a slight knowledge of Scripture when he made Jesus say,
 13        2, LXII   |            they knew Him, then the Scripture says, in express words, "
 14        2, LXVI   |          ye are still carnal." The Scripture, therefore, doing everything
 15        2, LXIX   |        intelligent apprehension of Scripture, to be a symbol of something
 16        2, LXXI   |            of such teaching in the Scripture narratives, take occasion
 17        3, XVI    |         proofs derived partly from Scripture, partly from probable reason.
 18        3, XXII   |            to the teaching of Holy Scripture. And we shall demonstrate
 19        3, LXV    |      readily to the statements (of Scripture) than those do who have
 20        4, XII    |            or not, and whether the Scripture is aware of this, not only
 21        4, XIII   |       should be consumed? for (the Scripture) says: "The fire will try
 22        4, XIV    |          related what is called in Scripture the "condescension" of God
 23        4, XVII   |      undertaken to convert (as the Scripture mystically terms them) the "
 24        4, XVIII  |            to one is given, as the Scripture terms it, "the sincere milk
 25        4, XVIII  |         effect in many passages of Scripture, although it is sufficient
 26        4, XXXVII |           in what follows. For the Scripture, speaking of the "fashioning"
 27        4, XL     |     general. For "in Adam" (as the Scripture says) "all die," and were
 28        4, XLIV   |         widely from the meaning of Scripture, he says that "God gave
 29        4, XLIV   |          alien partake with thee." Scripture frequently makes use of
 30        4, XLIV   |         have been allegorized; the Scripture desiring us to imitate not
 31        4, XLV    |           by the writers of sacred Scripture, who have not concealed
 32        4, XLV    |  intercourse. And yet truly sacred Scripture is nowhere found distinctly
 33        4, LXXI   | understanding that the language of Scripture regarding God is adapted
 34        4, LXXI   |          advantage of men that the Scripture makes use of such expressions;
 35        4, LXXI   |         true understanding of holy Scripture, will discover the spiritual
 36        4, LXXII  |        such a view is agreeable to Scripture, is evident from what is
 37        4, LXXII  |           discipline? Besides, the Scripture, which tells us not to be
 38        4, LXXXVII|        custom of these writers (of Scripture) to distribute into many
 39        4, XCVI   |          his exceeding purity, the Scripture said: "Moses alone shall
 40        5, XV     |           to thee a help." Now the Scripture is appropriately adapted
 41        5, XVI    |       amongst us who are called in Scripture the "foolish things" of
 42        5, XVI    |            to the investigation of Scripture, notwithstanding the injunction
 43        5, XVI    |            would befall them). The Scripture accordingly declares that
 44        5, XVIII  |         listen to many passages of Scripture treating of the resurrection
 45        5, XIX    |            may hear, moreover, the Scripture teaching us at great length
 46        5, XX     |     understands the meaning of our Scripture, nor has the capacity of
 47        5, XXII   |    resurrection as it is taught in Scripture. For these persons cannot,
 48        5, LIX    |     seventh;" on which day, as the Scripture says, God "ceased" from
 49        5, LX     |           agree that the books (of Scripture) were written by the Spirit
 50        5, LXII   |           not only the contents of Scripture, and the differences to
 51        6, I      |          such declarations of holy Scripture as are fitted to impress
 52        6, II     |      simplicity of the language of Scripture, which appears to be thrown
 53        6, VII    |            closed within them, the Scripture is not on that account to
 54        6, XVIII  |         the venerable character of Scripture, the sacred writings of
 55        6, XXV    |          son of Ennom was named in Scripture in the Hebrew, instead of "
 56        6, XXX    |            who is honoured in holy Scripture as the angel of the Creator
 57        6, XXXII  | discriminating the meaning of holy Scripture, thrown everything into
 58        6, XXXVI  |         the daughter of Zion." The Scripture further gives the name of "
 59        6, XLVI   |         degree the meaning of holy Scripture, when it gives us information
 60        6, XLVII  |            sacred language of holy Scripture knows of other things also,
 61        6, XLVIII |         opinion. If, however, holy Scripture says that the perfect man
 62        6, LIV    |            then, briefly what holy Scripture has to say regarding good
 63        6, LIV    |             Now, according to holy Scripture, properly speaking, virtues
 64        6, LV     |          disturbed many readers of Scripture, who are unable to see what
 65        6, LV     |         who are unable to see what Scripture means by "good" and "evil,"--
 66        6, LV     |       quote certain expressions of Scripture (in their support), because
 67        6, LV     |          of passages; for although Scripture (generally) blames the wicked
 68        6, LV     |           ignorant readers of holy Scripture. I have not, however, deemed
 69        6, LVII   |            throughout the whole of Scripture, and by means of those persons
 70        6, LVIII  |           which are not written in Scripture, as if they conveyed the
 71        6, LIX    |             which in many parts of Scripture it is usual to call the "
 72        6, LXII   |         agreeably to the custom of Scripture, in a spiritual sense. Moreover,
 73        6, LXX    |            For it is the custom of Scripture to give to "intelligent
 74        6, LXX    |          means that "exposition of Scripture which is apparent to the
 75        7, XI     |     intelligence who wish to study Scripture may also find out its meaning
 76        7, XI     |          according to the usage of Scripture writers. And Celsus is not
 77        7, XII    |          to the teaching of sacred Scripture understand the saying, "
 78        7, XII    |          things are to be found in Scripture. There is no reason, then,
 79        7, XX     |             the spiritual sense of Scripture. We may therefore find in
 80        7, XXVII  |         ignorant of the meaning of Scripture, then we need not undertake
 81        7, XXX    |          imitate those portions of Scripture which had fallen into their
 82        7, XXXII  |     principle lodged in that which Scripture speaks of as the "tabernacle"
 83        7, XXXII  |     necessary for this tabernacle, Scripture teaches us that "the earthly
 84        7, XXXII  |           then, to what a prospect Scripture encourages us to look, when
 85        7, XLII   |          and admirable; but see if Scripture does not give us an example
 86        7, XLVII  |                         XLVII.~For Scripture testifies, in regard to
 87        7, LX     |       style, and what is called in Scripture "the wisdom of men," "the
 88        7, LX     |         truths which lie hidden in Scripture. For even the ordinary reader
 89        7, LX     |        even the ordinary reader of Scripture may see that it contains
 90        7, LXVII  |          means which we learn from Scripture, we drive them out of the
 91        7, LXVIII |          when they transgress; and Scripture declares that it is not
 92        7, LXIX   |            phrase which we find in Scripture, "the law of sin. I say,
 93        7, LXX    |            we must quote this from Scripture, "All that ever came before
 94        8, III    |          gods" and "lords." Divine Scripture teaches us that there is "
 95        8, IV     |            and Lord of lords." For Scripture distinguishes between those
 96        8, V      |         those spoken of as gods in Scripture, of whom they are wholly
 97        8, XIII   |          great a Father is said in Scripture to be. So much on this point.~
 98        8, XIX    |         And in other parts of holy Scripture where it speaks of the mystery
 99        8, XXV    |         those who are so called in Scripture. In the same way, all angels
100        8, XXV    |           is not God, but, as holy Scripture says, "Beelzebub."~
101        8, XXX    |     strangled, we are forbidden by Scripture to partake of them, because
102        8, XXXVII |         precise names which divine Scripture applies to God; but the
103        8, XL     |          better are those words of Scripture: "The fathers shall not
104        8, XLVI   |     princes and private persons in Scripture history who fared well or
105        8, LIV    |          criminals, fulfilling the Scripture, which saith, "He was numbered
106        8, LVI    |          For in this way is divine Scripture accustomed to speak of human
107        8, LXX    |            for a farthing," as the Scripture says, "not one of them falls