Isaiah 11 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
319 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 11, 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 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:1 | First Apology 32 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 150–155 |
| Isa 11:1 | Sibylline Oracles 6.11ff. · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 2nd-3rd cent. |
| Isa 11:1 | Sibylline Oracles 7.31ff. · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 2nd-3rd cent. |
| Isa 11:1 | Sibylline Oracles 8.251ff. · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 2nd-3rd cent. |
| Isa 11:1 | Dialogue with Trypho 86.4 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 11:1 | Dialogue with Trypho 87.2 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 11:1 | Dialogue with Trypho 126.1 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 11:1 | The Instructor 1.7.61 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Isa 11:1–4 | Against Heresies 3.9.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 11:1 | Miscellanies 5.6.35 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 11:1–2 | Against the Jews 9 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 197–207 |
| Isa 11:1 | On Christ and Antichrist 8 · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200–215 |
| Isa 11:1 | Fragment 17 on Genesis (Gen. 49, 9%) · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 202-235 |
| Isa 11:1 | On the Flesh of Christ 21 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 206–211 |
| Isa 11:1 | On the Flesh of Christ 22 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 206–211 |
| Isa 11:1 | Against Marcion 3.17 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 11:1 | Against Marcion 4.1 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 11:1 | Against Marcion 4.36 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 11:1 | Against Marcion 5.8 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 11:1 | On the Crown 13 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 211 |
| Isa 11:1 | On the Crown 15 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 211 |
| Isa 11:1 | Fragments on Proverbs, column 219 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 11:1 | PG 12:1109 (Ps 2 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 11:1 | PG 12:1203 (Ps 12 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 11:1–3 | Commentary on John 1.147 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on John 1.261 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on John 1.262 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on John 1.263 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 11:1 | Homily on Isaiah 3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 11:1 | Homilies on Judges 6.2 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 11:1 | Homilies on Numbers 6.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 11:1 | Homilies on Numbers 9.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 11:1 | Homilies on Jeremiah 2.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 11:1 | Lines 285–308 · Commodian | quotation, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Isa 11:1 | On the Trinity 9 · Novatian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on Romans 3.5 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 11:1–3 | To Quirinus 2.11 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Isa 11:1 | Prophetic Extracts 3.26 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:1 | Prophetic Extracts 3.41 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:1 | Prophetic Extracts 4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:1 | Prophetic Extracts 4.31 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:1 | Divine Institutes 4.13.20 · Lactantius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Isa 11:1–2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.2.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.40 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.110 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.111 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1–2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 3.2.39 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1–4 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.3.28 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.3.35 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1–2 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.4.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:1 | On the Paschal Feast 6 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 325–337 |
| Isa 11:1 | Demonstration 4.6 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Isa 11:1–2 | On Ecclesiastical Theology 1.20.75 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on Matthew 10 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 353–355 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on Matthew 15 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 353–355 |
| Isa 11:1–2 | Tractates on the Psalms 2.37 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 11:1 | Tractates on the Psalms 131.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on Romans 15:12 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 11:1 | Question 44, section 13 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Isa 11:1 | Letter 22.19 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 11:1 | Letter 57.7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 11:1 | Letter 65.13 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 11:1 | Letter 75.1 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 11:1 | Ancoratus 19.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374 |
| Isa 11:1 | Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.10 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 11:1 | Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.9 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 11:1 | Second Apology of David 43 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 384-397 |
| Isa 11:1 | Altercatio, chapter 2, speech 28 · Evagrius of Gaul | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
| Isa 11:1 | Homilies on Matthew 4.2 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 11:1 | Homilies on Matthew 56.2 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 11:1 | On the Blessings of the Patriarchs 19 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-392 |
| Isa 11:1 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.4.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Isa 11:1 | Homily 0 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Isa 11:1 | Homily 5 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Isa 11:1 | Poem 27, lines 257–287 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Isa 11:1 | Letters 23.30 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 11:1 | Apology against Rufinus 2.25 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401–402 |
| Isa 11:1 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.7 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Isa 11:1 | Sermon 142 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, low confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Isa 11:1 | The Conferences 14.10 · John Cassian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Isa 11:1 | Theodotus, ACO I.1.2, homily 73.1 · Theodotus of Ancyra | allusion, high confidence | 431 |
| Isa 11:1 | Homily 2, on the Incarnation (Alexandria, 432) · Paul of Emesa | allusion, high confidence | Dec 432-433 |
| Isa 11:1 | Part 2, chapter 10 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
Isaiah 11:3
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:3 | Dialogue with Trypho 87.2 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 11:3 | The Instructor 1.7.61 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Isa 11:3 | Against Marcion 5.8 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 11:3 | PG 12:1109 (Ps 2 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 11:3 | Homily on Isaiah 3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 11:3 | Homilies on Numbers 6.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 11:3 | Homilies on Jeremiah 8.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 11:3 | On the Trinity 29 · Novatian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–250 |
| Isa 11:3 | Commentary on Matthew 13.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Isa 11:3 | Commentary on Romans 3.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 11:3 | Commentary on the Apocalypse 1.1 · Victorinus of Pettau | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Isa 11:3 | On the Making of the World 7 · Victorinus of Pettau | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Isa 11:3 | Prophetic Extracts 3.30 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:3 | Prophetic Extracts 4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:3 | Divine Institutes 4.13.20 · Lactantius | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Isa 11:3 | Catechetical Lecture 15.23 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 11:3 | Catechetical Lecture 16.30 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 11:3 | Tractates on the Psalms 66.9 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 11:3 | Exposition of Psalm 118 5.39.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Isa 11:3 | On the Mysteries 7 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387–391 |
| Isa 11:3 | Sermon 248.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 11:3 | Sermon 249.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 11:3 | Sermon 250.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 11:3 | Sermon 270.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 11:3 | On Grace and Free Will 18 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426 |
| Isa 11:3 | The Conferences 11.13 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:4 | The Instructor 1.7.61 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Isa 11:4 | Against Heresies 4.33.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 11:4 | Exhortation to Martyrdom 8 · Origen | echo, low confidence | 235 |
| Isa 11:4 | Homilies on Joshua 8.7 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 11:4 | Prophetic Extracts 4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:4 | Commentary on Ephesians 6.17 · Marius Victorinus | allusion, low confidence | ca. 360–363 |
| Isa 11:4 | Letter 121.11 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 11:4 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.32.2 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 11:4 | Part 4, chapter 7 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Isaiah 11:5
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:5 | Prophetic Extracts 4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:5–7 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.3.29 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:5 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.3.35 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
Isaiah 11:7
The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:7 | Against Heresies 5.33.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 11:7 | Miscellanies 6.6.50 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 11:7 | Commentary on John 13.212 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 11:7 | Homilies on Ezekiel 11.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Isa 11:7 | Prophetic Extracts 4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:7 | Poem 17, lines 249–280 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
Isaiah 11:8
The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:8 | Against Heresies 5.33.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 11:8 | Against Marcion 4.24 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 11:8 | Prophetic Extracts 4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:8 | Divine Institutes 7.24.8 · Lactantius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Isa 11:8 | To the Bishops of Egypt 2 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 356 |
| Isa 11:8 | Letter 130.8 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 11:8 | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Isa 11:8 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.4.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Isa 11:8 | Poem 17, lines 249–280 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Isa 11:8 | Instructions 1.47 · Eucherius of Lyon | allusion, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Isaiah 11:9
They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:9 | Against Heresies 5.33.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 11:9 | Commentary on the Song of Songs, Armenian fragment (Song 1:5-5:1) · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 202-235 |
| Isa 11:9 | Prophetic Extracts 4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 11:9 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.112 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:9 | On the Incarnation 40.7 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 318–325 |
| Isa 11:9 | On the Incarnation 45.2 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 318–325 |
| Isa 11:9 | Oration I Against the Arians 59 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Isa 11:9 | Oration II Against the Arians 82 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Isa 11:9 | Part 3, chapter 40 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
Isaiah 11:11
On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.116 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.117 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.118 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:11–12 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.119 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:11 | Demonstration 19.7 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
Isaiah 11:12
He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:12 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.120 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:12 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.122 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:12 | Liber Orsiesii 46 · Orsiesius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380-390 |
Isaiah 11:13
Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:13 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.123 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 11:13 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.10.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Isaiah 11:14
They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:14 | On Christ and Antichrist 51 · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 200–215 |
| Isa 11:14 | 4.51 · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 202-204 |
| Isa 11:14 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.124 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Isaiah 11:15
The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:15 | Instructions 2.1 · Commodian | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
Isaiah 11:16
There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 11:16 | Instructions 2.1 · Commodian | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |