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Amos 1 in the early church

22 passages quote, allude to, or echo Amos 1, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 11

Amos 1 as a whole

ReferencePassageKindDate
Amos 1–Amos:9Canon 60 · Anonymousallusion, high confidenceca. 343–381
Amos 1–Amos:9Canon 47 · Anonymousallusion, high confidence397

Amos 1:1

These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

BSB
ReferencePassageKindDate
Amos 1:1Miscellanies 1.21.118 · Clement of Alexandriaallusion, high confidenceca. 198–203
Amos 1:1Homily on Luke 21 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 233–250
Amos 1:1Demonstration of the Gospel 6.18.38 · Eusebius of Caesareaquotation, high confidenceca. 314–324
Amos 1:1Demonstration of the Gospel 8.1.18 · Eusebius of Caesareaallusion, high confidenceca. 314–324
Amos 1:1Demonstration 19.4 · Aphrahatallusion, medium confidence337-345
Amos 1:1Letter 46.13 · Jeromeallusion, medium confidenceca. 370–419
Amos 1:1Letter 66.10 · Jeromeallusion, low confidenceca. 370–419
Amos 1:1Letter 108.12 · Jeromeallusion, medium confidenceca. 370–419
Amos 1:1Book of Rules 4 · Tyconiusquotation, high confidenceca. 380
Amos 1:1City of God 18.27 · Augustine of Hippoallusion, high confidence413–426
Amos 1:1The Conferences 6.1 · John Cassianallusion, high confidenceca. 426–429

Amos 1:2

He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

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ReferencePassageKindDate
Amos 1:2Against Heresies 3.20.4 · Irenaeus of Lyonsquotation, high confidenceca. 180–190
Amos 1:2Against Heresies 4.33.11 · Irenaeus of Lyonsquotation, high confidenceca. 180–190

Amos 1:3

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.

BSB
ReferencePassageKindDate
Amos 1:3Letter 53.8 · Jeromeallusion, high confidenceca. 370–419
Amos 1:3Letter 130.8 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
Amos 1:3Letter 147.3 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
Amos 1:3Book of Rules 4 · Tyconiusquotation, high confidenceca. 380
Amos 1:3Sermon 51.34 · Augustine of Hippoquotation, high confidenceca. 391-430

Amos 1:11

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.

BSB
ReferencePassageKindDate
Amos 1:11Demonstration 11.9 · Aphrahatallusion, high confidence337-345
Amos 1:11Book of Rules 4 · Tyconiusquotation, high confidenceca. 380