Micah 6 in the early church
[Vulgate: Micheas]
53 passages quote, allude to, or echo Micah 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 · 8 · 15
Micah 6:1
Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:1–5 | On Pascha 86 · text not on this site · Melito of Sardis | echo, low confidence | ca. 160-180 |
| Mic 6:1 | On Pascha 101 · text not on this site · Melito of Sardis | echo, low confidence | ca. 160-180 |
| Mic 6:1–2 | Oration 16.8 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
Micah 6:2
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:2 | Demonstration 14.5 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
Micah 6:3
‘My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:3–4 | On Pascha 81 · text not on this site · Melito of Sardis | echo, low confidence | ca. 160-180 |
| Mic 6:3 | Fragments on Job, column 97 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Mic 6:3 | PG 12:1661 (Ps 141–142 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Mic 6:3 | Homilies on Numbers 15.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Mic 6:3 | Oration 33.2 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Mic 6:3 | On the Christian Faith 2.13 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Mic 6:3 | On the Complaints of Job and David 3.22 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Mic 6:3 | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.29 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Mic 6:3 | Apology of the Prophet David 54 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 384-390 |
| Mic 6:3 | On the Duties of the Clergy 1.16 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| Mic 6:3 | Homilies on Matthew 29.3 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Mic 6:3 | Homilies on Matthew 68.2 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Mic 6:3 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.71.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Mic 6:3–4 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.16 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Mic 6:3 | Sermon 108 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Micah 6:4
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:4 | Homilies on Numbers 15.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Mic 6:4 | On the Christian Faith 2.13 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Mic 6:4 | On the Complaints of Job and David 3.22 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Mic 6:4 | Apology of the Prophet David 54 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 384-390 |
| Mic 6:4 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.71.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Micah 6:5
My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:5 | Homilies on Numbers 15.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Mic 6:5 | Apology of the Prophet David 54 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 384-390 |
Micah 6:6
With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:6–7 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.13.24 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Mic 6:6–8 | On Saint Athanasius 1.35 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Mic 6:6 | On Fleeing the World 33 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-391 |
| Mic 6:6 | Sermon 48.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Mic 6:6 | Sermon 49.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Mic 6:6 | City of God 10.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Micah 6:7
Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:7 | On the Sole Government of God 4 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | 2nd–3rd century (disputed) |
| Mic 6:7 | Miscellanies 3.16.101 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Mic 6:7–8 | Demonstration 15.6 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Mic 6:7 | Oration 6.3 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Mic 6:7 | Oration 14.40 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Mic 6:7 | On Fleeing the World 33 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-391 |
| Mic 6:7 | Sermon 48.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Mic 6:7 | City of God 10.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:8 | Against Marcion 4.36 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Mic 6:8 | On First Principles 3.1.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Mic 6:8 | Fragment 91 on John 12:83 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Mic 6:8 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.13.25 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Mic 6:8 | Tractates on the Psalms 52.7 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Mic 6:8 | On Fleeing the World 33 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-391 |
| Mic 6:8 | Homily 13 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, low confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Mic 6:8 | Sermon 48.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Mic 6:8 | Sermon 48.8 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Mic 6:8 | Sermon 49.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Mic 6:8 | Sermon 368.5 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Mic 6:8 | City of God 10.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Micah 6:15
You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mic 6:15 | Oration 16.15 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |