Isaiah 61 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
141 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 61, 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.
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Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Isaiah 61:2
to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:2 | Epistle of Barnabas 14.9 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Isa 61:2 | Against Heresies 2.22.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 61:2 | Against Heresies 2.22.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 61:2 | Against Heresies 2.22.5 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 61:2 | Miscellanies 1.21.145 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 61:2 | Miscellanies 5.6.37 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 61:2 | Against Marcion 4.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 61:2 | PG 12:1493 (Ps 64–65 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 61:2 | On Prayer 20.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–234 |
| Isa 61:2 | Homily on Luke 32 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Isa 61:2 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 75 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Isa 61:2 | Life of Cyprian 13 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 258–265 |
| Isa 61:2 | Recognitions 4.35 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | Greek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407 |
| Isa 61:2 | Prophetic Extracts 4.31 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 61:2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.13.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 61:2 | Tractates on the Psalms 146.4 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 61:2 | Question 111, section 12 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Isa 61:2 | Book of Rules 5 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 61:2 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.21.29 · Epiphanius of Salamis | echo, low confidence | 374-377 |
| Isa 61:2 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.24.7 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Isa 61:2 | Book of Heresies 106.1 · Philastrius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380s |
| Isa 61:2 | Book of Heresies 106.4 · Philastrius of Brescia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380s |
| Isa 61:2 | Tractates 1 · Gaudentius of Brescia | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Isa 61:2 | Tractates 3 · Gaudentius of Brescia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Isa 61:2 | The Harmony of the Gospels 2.90 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
| Isa 61:2 | Sermon 36 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Isa 61:2 | Sermon 106 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Isaiah 61:3
to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:3 | Against Marcion 4.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 61:3 | Prophetic Extracts 4.31 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 61:3 | Letter 91 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, low confidence | ca. 360–390 |
| Isa 61:3 | Oration 5.29 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 61:3 | Apostolic Constitutions 1.0.1 · Anonymous | allusion, low confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 61:3 | Tractates on Matthew 3.3 · Chromatius of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 388–407 |
Isaiah 61:5
Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:5 | On First Principles 2.11.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
Isaiah 61:6
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:6 | On First Principles 2.11.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Isa 61:6 | Homilies on Leviticus 4.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 61:6 | Commentary on the Apocalypse 21.5 · Victorinus of Pettau | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd century |
Isaiah 61:8
For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:8 | Fragment 48 on John 3:35 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Isa 61:8 | Oration I Against the Arians 52 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Isa 61:8–10 | Liber Orsiesii 47 · Orsiesius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Isa 61:8 | The Conferences 21.22 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Isaiah 61:9
Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:9 | Letters to Virgins 1.9.4 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century |
| Isa 61:9 | Letters to Virgins 2.6.2 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century |
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:10 | Acts of Paul and Thecla 38 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 150–200 |
| Isa 61:10 | Against Marcion 4.11 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 61:10 | Commentary on the Song of Songs 1.113 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Isa 61:10 | Lepr. 15 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Isa 61:10 | Lepr. 16 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Isa 61:10 | Res. 3.8 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Isa 61:10 | Church History 10.4.47 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Isa 61:10–11 | Church History 10.4.48 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Isa 61:10 | Prophetic Extracts 4.32 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 61:10 | Divine Institutes 6.13.12 · Lactantius | echo, low confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Isa 61:10 | Catechetical Lecture 3.2 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 61:10 | Catechetical Lecture 19.10 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 61:10 | Catechetical Lecture 22.8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 61:10 | Homilies on the Psalms 29.6 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Isa 61:10 | Oration 6.17 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 61:10 | Book of Rules 1 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 61:10 | Letter 140.18 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Isa 61:10 | Homilies on Matthew 45.3 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 61:10 | Sermon 91.8 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 61:10 | Sermon 341.11 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 61:10 | On Christian Doctrine 3.31 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Isa 61:10 | Homilies on the First Epistle of John 1.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 407 |
| Isa 61:10 | Sermon 130 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Isa 61:10 | Part 2, chapter 38 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 61:11 | Prophetic Extracts 4.32 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |