Amos 6 in the early church
27 passages quote, allude to, or echo Amos 6, 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 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 12
Amos 6:1
Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:1 | Dialogue with Trypho 22.4 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Amos 6:1 | Against Marcion 4.35 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Amos 6:1 | Commentary on John 13.171 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Amos 6:1 | Homilies on Ezekiel 9.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Amos 6:1 | Commentary on Romans 2.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Amos 6:1–6 | On Christian Doctrine 4.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
Amos 6:2
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:2 | Dialogue with Trypho 22.4 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
Amos 6:3
You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:3 | Dialogue with Trypho 22.5 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
Amos 6:4
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:4 | Dialogue with Trypho 22.5 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Amos 6:4–6 | On Pascha 80 · text not on this site · Melito of Sardis | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 160-180 |
| Amos 6:4 | The Instructor 2.2.30 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Amos 6:4 | Against Marcion 4.15 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Amos 6:4–6 | Oration 14.13 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Amos 6:4–6 | Oration 14.24 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Amos 6:4–6 | Oration 16.19 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Amos 6:4 | Oration 44.9 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Amos 6:4–6 | Homily 9 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Amos 6:5
You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:5 | Dialogue with Trypho 22.5 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Amos 6:5 | Against Marcion 4.15 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Amos 6:5 | Letter 57.11 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
Amos 6:6
You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:6 | Dialogue with Trypho 22.5 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Amos 6:6 | The Instructor 2.2.30 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Amos 6:6 | Against Marcion 4.15 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Amos 6:6 | Homilies on Matthew 48.5 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Amos 6:6 | Homilies on Matthew 79.4 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
Amos 6:7
Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:7 | Dialogue with Trypho 22.5 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
Amos 6:12
“Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 6:12 | Liber Orsiesii 47 · Orsiesius | allusion, low confidence | ca. 380-390 |