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* Strongest statement in the Word of God testifying to the Deity of Jesus Christ, and the very truth upon which ALL revelation is based.

As John Owen so accurately noted --

"Those who reject the DIVINE PERSON OF CHRIST - who believe it not, who discern not the wisdom, grace, love, and power of God therein - do constantly reject or corrupt all other spiritual truths of divine revelation. Nor can it otherwise be. FOR THEY HAVE A CONSISTENCY ONLY IN THEIR RELATION UNTO THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS - GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH - AND FROM THENCE DERIVE THEIR SENSE AND MEANING. THIS BEING REMOVED - THE TRUTH, IN ALL OTHER ARTICLES OF RELIGION, IMMEDIATELY FALLS TO THE GROUND." John Owen, Christologia

Not one single person on this planet who is genuinely born of the Holy Spirit would consent to omit GOD in this verse, for not only does the Holy Spirit not grant even the slightest iota of revelation apart from this truth, but he -- the Holy Spirit -- likewise bears such unmistakable witness to GOD in this text in those he indwells that it is not possible for a true partaker of the divine nature to deny it. There are no exceptions.

And of course, though most professing Christians are so feeble-minded that they haven't thought it through, if the Textus Receptus bears the true reading here (which it does), this very reading all by itself overthrows modern "bibles" and the Greek text which underlies them utterly and completely. In other words, if this reading is true, then so is the entire Textus Receptus, as anyone with even an iota of spiritual discernment and a crumb of logical aptitude regarding the textual theory of modern "bibles" will surely perceive.

Only the feeble-minded could fail to comprehend this simple axiom.

For a fuller treatment of this verse, see FALSE CITATIONS.

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"There is one Physician who is possessed both of flesh and spirit; both made and not made; God existing in flesh; true life in death; both of Mary and of God; first possible and then impossible, even Jesus Christ our Lord." Ignatius (100 AD), Ephesians

"There is one God, who has manifested Himself by Jesus Christ His Son, who is His eternal Word, not proceeding forth from silence, and who in all things pleased Him that sent Him." Ignatius (100 AD), Magnesians

"When he came into the world, he was manifested as God and man." Hippolytus (170-236 AD), Appendix

"He now, coming forth into the world, was manifested as God in a body." Hippolytus (170-236 AD), Against Noetus

"Thus, too, they preached of the advent of God in the flesh to the world." Hippolytus (170 -236), Appendix

"For our God sojourned with us in the flesh." Hippolytus (170 -236), Appendix

"For God was manifest in the flesh, made of woman, born out of God the Father, out of the womb before the morning star." Dionysius of Alexandria (264 AD), Concilia, i. 853a

"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness, God was manifest in the flesh." Athanasius (300-373 AD), Ephesians 14

"And wonder not that Paul saith in another place, God was manifested in the flesh ... after saying, was manifested in the flesh, he adds, was seen of angels." Chrysostom (347-407 AD), John, Homily 15.

"Since in his directions to the Priests he had required nothing like what is found in Leviticus he refers the whole matter to Another, saying, God was manifest in the flesh. The Creator was seen incarnate. He was justified in the Spirit." Chrysostom (347- 407 AD), 1st Timothy, Homily 2

"He, I say, appeared on earth and conversed with men ... that we might be convinced that God was manifested in the flesh, and believe that to be the only true mystery of godliness, which was delivered to us by the very Word and God." Gregory Nyssa (331-395 AD), Against Eunomius

"And hence it is that all who preach the word point out the wonderful character of the mystery in this respect, that God was manifested in the flesh." Gregory Nyssa (331-395 AD), Against Eunomius

"In using this blasphemous language, he probably referred to the representations of Jesus as God manifest in the flesh, which he regarded as Jewish and abominable." Augustine (354-430 AD), Against the Manichaeans, Chapter 3

Mat 5:22

"And again: It has been said, Thou shalt not kill. But I say unto you, Every one who is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment." Irenaeus (115 - 202 AD), Against Heresies, 4.13 & 4.16

"But I say unto you that every one who is angry with his brother without a cause is worthy of the judgement." Taitian (140 AD), Diatessaron

"But I say unto you, That every one who is angry with his brother without cause shall be guilty of the judgment." Cyprian (200 - 258 AD), Treatise 12

"Be not angry with thy devout brother without a cause." Commodianus (3rd Century AD), Instructions

"But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment." Chrysostom (347 - 407 AD), Homilies on Matthew (6 quotes)

"But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment." Augustine (354 - 430 AD), Sermon on the Mount (6 quotes)

"We must all appear at the judgment seat of Christ, and must every one give an account of himself." Polycarp (85-156 AD), Philippians

"When we must all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ, to render an account of our faith itself before all things." Tertullian (150-200 AD), Apology 1.44

"And before the judgment-seat of Christ shall stand those who once were kings and rulers, chief priests and priests; and they shall give an account of their administration..." Hippolytus (170 - 235 AD), Appendix

"For after saying, Why dost thou set at nought thy brother? he proceeds, For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ." Chrysostom (347 - 407), Romans, Homily 25

1Joh 4:3

"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God; and every spirit which separates Jesus Christ is not of God, but is of antichrist." Irenaeus (115 - 202 AD), Against Heresies 3.16

Joh 3:13

"And no man hath ascended up into heaven, except him that descended from heaven, the Son of man, which is in heaven." Tatian (140 AD), Diatessaron

"No man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven." Hippolytus, (170-236 AD), Against Noetus

“Not any one hath ascended into heaven save He who came down from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven." Novatian (250 AD), Trinity 13

"How, then, does the Lord say, If ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where He was before, and again, No man hath ascended up to heaven but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven?" Theodoret(380 AD), Dialogue 3

"For He saith, No man hath ascended up to Heaven, but the Son of Man, which is in Heaven." Chrysostom (347-407 AD), Homily 27, 54

Mat 6:13

"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen." Didache (100 AD)

"...but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever." Tatian (140 AD), Diatessaron

"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen." Chrysostom (347 - 407 AD), Concerning the Statutes, Homily 17 & Homily 19 on Matthew

Mat 27:35

"And they said one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: and the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, They divided my garments among them, And cast the lot for my vesture." Tatian (140 AD), Diatessaron

"Although His raiment was, without doubt, parted among the soldiers, and partly distributed by lot, yet Marcion has erased it all (from his Gospel), for he had his eye upon the Psalm: They parted my garments amongst them, and cast lots upon my vesture." Tertullian (150-200 AD), Against Marcion 4.42

Mar 1:2

"Wherefore also Mark, the interpreter and follower of Peter, does thus commence his Gospel narrative: The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; as it is written in the prophets..." Irenaeus (115 - 202 AD), Against Heresies 3.10

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

"Another wonderful event happened respecting Justus, surnamed Barsabas, who though he drank a deadly poison, experienced nothing injurious through the grace of the Lord." Papias (100 AD), Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 3.39

"And the signs which shall attend those that believe in me are these: that they shall cast out devils in my name; and they shall speak with new tongues; and they shall take up serpents, and if they drink deadly poison, it shall not injure them." Tatian (140 AD), Diatessaron

"Also, towards the conclusion of his Gospel, Mark says: So then, after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God; confirming what had been spoken by the prophet: The LORD said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool." Irenaeus (115 - 202 AD), Against Heresies 3.10

"And they went forth, and preached everywhere." Justin Martyr (151 AD), Apology

"Now these signs shall follow them that have believed in my name: they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall by no means hurt them: they shall lay their hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Hippolytus (170 - 227 AD), Constitutions

"In my name: they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall by no means hurt them: they shall lay their hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Vincentius (258 AD), 7th Council Of Carthage

"Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to the whole creation. He that shall believe and be baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe. In My Name shall they cast out devils, they shall speak with new tongues, they shall take up serpents, and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them, they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Ambrose (339 - 397 AD), On The Holy Spirit 2.13

"So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. This is the end of the Gospel." Chrysostom (347 - 405 AD), Homilies, Benedictine Edition, Source -- John Burgon, Last Twelve Verses

Luk 9:55-56

"For as the Lord says in His Gospel, The Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them." Cyprian (200 - 258 AD), Epistle 58, To Fidus

"Furthermore, Jesus rebuked James and John when they spoke of bringing down fire from heaven to consume those who refused to receive the Lord, and said to them: Ye know not whose spirit ye are of; for the Son of Man is not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them." Ambrose (339 - 397 AD), Concerning Repentance 1.16

"And Christ again, when His disciples had come to Him, requiring fire to come down from heaven, strongly rebuked them. saying, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of." Chrysostom (347 - 405 AD), Homily 29

"For example, when they said, Should we command fire to come down from heaven, and made mention of Elias as having done so, He saith, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of; training them to forbearance by the superiority in their gift." Chrysostom (347 - 405 AD), Homily 56

"For since the Lord in His gospel says, The Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them, so far as in us lies, not a soul ought, if possible, to be lost." Augustine (354 - 430 AD), Against Pelagius 3.10

Joh 5:2-4

"And there was in Jerusalem a place prepared for bathing, which was called in Hebrew the House of Mercy, having five porches. And there were laid in them much people of the sick, and blind, and lame, and paralysed, waiting for the moving of the water. And the angel from time to time went down into the place of bathing, and moved the water; and the first that went down after the moving of the water, every pain that he had was healed." Tatian (140 AD), Diatessaron

"Therefore it is said: An angel of the Lord went down according to the season into the pool, and the water was troubled; and he who first after the troubling of the water went down into the pool was healed of whatsoever disease he was holden." Ambrose (339 - 397 AD), On The Mysteries, Chapter 4

"And all benediction has its origin from His operation, As was signified in the moving of the water at Bethesda." Ambrose (339 - 397 AD), On The Holy Spirit, 1.7

"You read, too, in the Gospel that the Angel descended at the appointed time into the pool and troubled the water, and he who first went down into the pool was made whole." Ambrose (339 - 397 AD), On The Holy Spirit, 1.7

"Now there is at Jerusalem a sheep pool, called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of halt, blind, withered, waiting for the moving of the water." Chrysostom (347 - 407), John, Homily 36

"Around this pool lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water; but then infirmity was a hindrance to him who desired to be healed, now each hath power to approach, for now it is not an Angel that troubleth, it is the Lord of Angels who worketh all." Chrysostom (347 - 407), John, Homily 36

"When the Angel gave the sign by the moving of the water. For thus was that pool sanctified, for that the Angel came down and moved the water." Augustine (354 - 430 AD), Sermon 75

"And when did the sick man descend into the pool? When the Angel gave the sign by the moving of the water." Augustine (354 - 430 AD), Sermon 75

"Bethesda, the pool in Judea, could not cure the limbs of those who suffered from bodily weakness without the advent of an angel." Jerome (347 - 420 AD), Against the Luciferians

Act 2:30

"David being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit upon His throne." Theodoret(380 AD), Dialogue 1

"The words of the first of the apostles are -- David therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit on his throne." Theodoret(380 AD), Letters, 145

"And the blessed Peter in the Acts says David, being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his loins, He would raise up Christ to sit on his throne." Theodoret(380 AD), Letters, 151

Act 8:37

"Philip declared that this was Jesus, and that the Scripture was fulfilled in Him; as did also the believing eunuch himself: and, immediately requesting to be baptized, he said, I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God." Irenaeus (115-202 AD), Against Heresies 3.12

"In the Acts of the Apostles: Lo, here is water; what is there which hinders me from being baptized? Then said Philip, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest." Cyprian (200-258 AD), Treatise 12. 3

1 Cor 10:9

"Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents." Irenaeus (115-202 AD), Against Heresies 4.2

"Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents." Ambrose (339 - 397 AD), On The Holy Spirit 3.

"Neither let us tempt Christ, as certain of them tempted, and perished of serpents." Augustine (354-430 AD), Profit Of Believing

"Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and perished by serpents." Chrysostom (347 - 407 AD), Corinthians, Homily 23

Gal 4:7

"He then is rich who is an heir of God, a joint heir with Christ." Ambrose (339-397 AD), Against Auxentius, Epistle 63

"Wherefore thou art no more a servant but a son; and if a son then an heir of God through Jesus Christ." Theodoret(380 AD), Letter 146

Gal 6:15

"For in Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love." Clement Alexandrinus (160-220 AD), Stromata 2.2

"Why does he say that in Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision?" Tertullian (150-200 AD), Against Marcion, 5.4

"For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love." Chrysostom (347-402 AD), Galatians

"For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but the keeping of the commandments of God." Augustine (354-430 AD), Letter 75 & Enchiridion & On The Trinity & A Treatise On Grace And Free Will

Eph 3:9

"Our God, who hast created all things BY CHRIST.." Constitutions of the Holy Apostles (200 - 400 AD), 8.3

"In God, he continues, who created all things by Jesus Christ. And he does well to say by Jesus Christ; forasmuch as He who created all things by Him, revealeth also this by Him; for He hath made nothing without Him; for without Him, it is said, was not any thing made." Chrysostom (347 - 407 AD), Ephesians, Homily 7

"I pray you, this view from the midst of the churches, and really believe that all things were made by Jesus Christ, and that without Him nothing was made."Augustine (354-430 AD), Anti-Pelagian 2.57

"...even as the blessed Paul declares in his Epistle to the Ephesians, that we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones." Irenaeus (115 - 202 AD), Against Heresies 5.2

"But he, more spiritually referring the passage to Christ, thus teaches: He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church: for we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones." Methodius (240 - 311 AD), Banquet of The Ten Virgins 3.1

"Because we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones." Chrysostom (347 - 402 AD), Ephesians, Homily 20

Phil 4:13

"I can do all things through Christ, who strengtheneth me." Origen (185-251 AD), De Principiis, Chapter 2

"I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengtheneth me." Origen (185-251), Gospel of John, 1.38

"I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me." Athanasius (300-373 AD), Festal Letters

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Cyril Of Jerusalem (350 AD), First Catechetical Lectures

"But since boasting might seem to have a place here, see how quickly he checks up, and says, I can do all things in Christ that strengtheneth me." Chrysostom (347 - 407), Philippians, Homily 15

1Ti 6:5

"The apostle instructs us, saying, If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ and His doctrine, he is lifted up with foolishness: from such withdraw thyself." Cyprian (200-258 AD), Epistles, Epistle 39

"Mindful of which precept, the blessed Apostle Paul himself also warns and instructs, saying, If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to His doctrine, he is proud, knowing nothing: from such withdraw thyself." Cyprian (200-258 AD), Epistles, Epistle 73

"Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself." Chrysostom (347-402 AD), Homily 5 & Homily 17