Amos 2 in the early church
13 passages quote, allude to, or echo Amos 2, 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: 4 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 11 · 12
Amos 2:4
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 2:4 | Letter 147.3 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Amos 2:6
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 2:6 | Against Marcion 4.40 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Amos 2:6–7 | Oration 16.18 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Amos 2:6 | Letter 147.3 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Amos 2:6 | Sermon 51.34 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Amos 2:7
They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 2:7 | Letter 160 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Amos 2:7 | Against the Letter of Parmenian 2.30 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
Amos 2:8
They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 2:8 | Catechetical Lecture 12.7 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
Amos 2:11
I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 2:11 | Homily 1.6 on Titus · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 392-397 |
Amos 2:12
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 2:12 | Against Marcion 5.18 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Amos 2:12 | On Fasting 9 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Amos 2:12 | Letter 100.6 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Amos 2:12 | Against Jovinianus 2.15 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | 393 |