Amos 3 in the early church
20 passages quote, allude to, or echo Amos 3, 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: 2 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 12
Amos 3:2
“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 3:2 | Homilies on Jeremiah 20.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Amos 3:2 | Ancoratus 20.10 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
Amos 3:3
Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 3:3 | Preparation for the Gospel 14.25.22 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Amos 3:3–6 | Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 26 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394 |
Amos 3:5
Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 3:5 | Fragments on Job, column 97 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Amos 3:6
If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 3:6 | On First Principles 4.2.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Amos 3:6 | Homilies 9.1 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Amos 3:6 | Book of Heresies 79.2 · Philastrius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380s |
| Amos 3:6 | Homilies on Matthew 22.3 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Amos 3:6 | The Conferences 6.5 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Amos 3:8
The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 3:8 | Homilies 8.1 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Amos 3:8 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.17.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Amos 3:8 | Sermon 55.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Amos 3:8 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.31 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Amos 3:12
This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 3:12 | PG 12:1255 (Ps 21 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Amos 3:12 | Homilies on Ezekiel 4.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Amos 3:12 | Homilies on Jeremiah 5.17 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Amos 3:12 | Letter 44 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Amos 3:12 | Letter 78.31 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Amos 3:12 | Exposition of Psalm 118 17.3.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |