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Luke 2

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The Fathers on Luke 2

162 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.

1 1–2 1–4 4–5 5 6–7 7 8 8–9 10 11–20 11 13 13–14 14 16 19 20 21 22 22–24 23 24 25 28 28–30 29 29–30 30–31 30 31–32 31 32 33 34 34–35 35 36 36–37 37 38 40 41 42 42–49 46 47 48 49 51–52 51 52

Verse 14 passages

Tertullian, John Cassian, Cyril of Alexandria

Verses 1–22 passages

Eusebius of Caesarea, Ambrose of Milan

Verses 1–41 passage

John Chrysostom

Verses 4–51 passage

Ambrose of Milan

Verse 52 passages

Cyril of Alexandria

Verses 6–711 passages

Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Ambrosiaster, Gregory of Nyssa

Verse 710 passages

Cyril of Alexandria, Gregory of Nazianzus, Jerome, Hippolytus of Rome

Verse 83 passages

Irenaeus, Tertullian, Cyril of Alexandria

Verses 8–93 passages

Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom

Verse 101 passage

Cyprian

Verses 11–201 passage

Irenaeus

Verse 113 passages

Ambrosiaster, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 132 passages

Tertullian, Gregory of Nazianzus

Verses 13–142 passages

John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 146 passages

Augustine of Hippo, Methodius of Olympus, Ephrem the Syrian, Jerome, Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 161 passage

Ambrose of Milan

Verse 191 passage

Ambrose of Milan

Verse 201 passage

Athanasius of Alexandria

Verse 218 passages

Cyril of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, Athanasius of Alexandria, Ambrose of Milan, Epiphanius of Salamis

Verse 226 passages

Irenaeus, Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Methodius of Olympus, Athanasius of Alexandria, Titus of Bostra

Verses 22–242 passages

Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 236 passages

Irenaeus, Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose of Milan, Jerome

Verse 243 passages

Clement of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Ambrose of Milan

Verse 256 passages

Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose of Milan, Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 284 passages

Irenaeus, Ephrem the Syrian, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo

Verses 28–301 passage

Ambrose of Milan

Verse 297 passages

Irenaeus, Cyprian, Methodius of Olympus, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa

Verses 29–301 passage

Basil of Caesarea

Verses 30–311 passage

Athanasius of Alexandria

Verse 301 passage

Gregory of Nyssa

Verses 31–321 passage

Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 311 passage

Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 325 passages

Tertullian, Methodius of Olympus, Athanasius of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 331 passage

Augustine of Hippo

Verse 349 passages

Tertullian, Hippolytus of Rome, Basil of Caesarea, Ambrosiaster, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose of Milan, Amphilochius of Iconium, John Chrysostom

Verses 34–351 passage

Ambrosiaster

Verse 356 passages

Ambrose of Milan, Ephrem the Syrian, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo

Verse 365 passages

Tertullian, Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose of Milan

Verses 36–371 passage

Ambrose of Milan

Verse 371 passage

Cyprian

Verse 381 passage

Methodius of Olympus

Verse 403 passages

Cyril of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria

Verse 412 passages

John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo

Verse 424 passages

Ambrose of Milan, Cyril of Alexandria

Verses 42–491 passage

Epiphanius of Salamis

Verse 463 passages

Ambrose of Milan, Philoxenus of Mabbug

Verse 471 passage

John Chrysostom

Verse 482 passages

Ephrem the Syrian, Cyril of Alexandria

Verse 495 passages

Cyril of Alexandria, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Ambrose of Milan

Verses 51–524 passages

Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose of Milan, Jerome

Verse 512 passages

Cyril of Alexandria, Philoxenus of Mabbug

Verse 522 passages

Tertullian, Cyril of Alexandria

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Commentary

English

Arabic

English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.