Isaiah 52 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
173 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 52, 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 52:1
Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:1 | Lepr. 9 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Isa 52:1–2 | Church History 10.4.51 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Isa 52:1 | The Institutes 10.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
| Isa 52:1 | Sermon 130 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Isaiah 52:2
Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:2 | Commentary on John 1.54 · Origen | echo, low confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 52:2 | Res. 1.47 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Isa 52:2 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 64.39.10 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Isa 52:2 | The Conferences 13.10 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Isaiah 52:3
For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:3 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 41.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
Isaiah 52:4
For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:4 | Homilies on Exodus 1.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Isaiah 52:5
And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:5 | 2 Clement 13.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 100–150 |
| Isa 52:5 | To the Trallians 8.2 · Ignatius of Antioch | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) |
| Isa 52:5 | To the Philippians 10.2 · Polycarp of Smyrna | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| Isa 52:5 | To the Philippians 10.3 · Polycarp of Smyrna | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| Isa 52:5 | Dialogue with Trypho 17.2 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 52:5 | On Idolatry 14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 196–211 |
| Isa 52:5 | Against the Jews 13 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 197–207 |
| Isa 52:5 | Didascalia 1.10 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | first half of the third century |
| Isa 52:5 | Against Marcion 3.23 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:5 | Against Marcion 4.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:5 | Against Marcion 5.13 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:5 | Commentary on John 20.350 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 52:5 | Homilies on Leviticus 5.7 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 52:5 | Homilies on Numbers 2.1 · Origen | echo, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 52:5 | Lines 429–452 · Commodian | quotation, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Isa 52:5 | Commentary on Matthew 16.22 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Isa 52:5 | Commentary on Romans 2.11 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 52:5 | Prophetic Extracts 4.26 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 52:5–10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.24.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 52:5 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.24.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 52:5 | Catechetical Lecture 23.12 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 52:5 | Twelve Chapters on the Faith 12 · Gregory Thaumaturgus | quotation, high confidence | 4th–5th century (disputed) |
| Isa 52:5 | Long recension, Trallians 8 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | later 4th century (probable) |
| Isa 52:5 | Defence before Constantius 28 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 353–357 |
| Isa 52:5 | On the Councils of Ariminum and Seleucia 2 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | 359 (additions 361) |
| Isa 52:5 | Homilies on the Psalms 28.2 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Isa 52:5 | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 52:5 | Commentary on Romans 2:24 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 52:5 | Apostolic Constitutions 1.10.1 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 52:5 | Apostolic Constitutions 3.5.6 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 52:5 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.24.3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 52:5 | On the Lord's Prayer 1153 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Isa 52:5 | On the Christian Life 9 · Fastidius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 411-430 |
| Isa 52:5 | On the Spirit and the Letter 13 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 412 |
Isaiah 52:6
Therefore My people will know My name; therefore they will know on that day that I am He who speaks. Here I am!”
Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:7 | Against Heresies 3.13.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 52:7 | Miscellanies 2.6.25 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 52:7 | Against Marcion 3.22 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:7 | Against Marcion 4.13 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:7 | Against Marcion 4.34 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:7 | Against Marcion 5.2 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:7 | Against Marcion 5.5 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:7 | Commentary on John 1.51 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 52:7 | Commentary on John 1.55 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 52:7 | Commentary on John 1.86 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 52:7 | Commentary on John 32.78 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 52:7 | Commentary on Romans 1.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 52:7 | Commentary on Romans 8.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 52:7 | Prophetic Extracts 4.26 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 52:7 | Demonstration of the Gospel 3.1.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 52:7–8 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.24.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 52:7 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.24.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 52:7 | Tractates on the Psalms 65.19 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 52:7 | Tractates on the Psalms 121.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 52:7 | Oration 42.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 52:7 | Oration 45.16 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 52:7 | Commentary on Romans 10:14 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 52:7 | Letter 21.25 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 52:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 17.15.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Isa 52:7 | Homilies on Matthew 32.6 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 52:7 | On Fleeing the World 25 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-391 |
| Isa 52:7 | Letters 11.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 52:7 | Letters 28.1 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 52:7 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 12.45 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Isa 52:7 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 32.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Isa 52:7 | Sermon 93 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Isa 52:7 | On Rebuke and Grace 15 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 427 |
| Isa 52:7 | Part 1, chapter 34 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Isaiah 52:9
Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:9 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.24.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Isaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:10 | Dialogue with Trypho 13.2 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 52:10 | Against Marcion 3.22 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:10 | PG 12:1207 (Ps 13–14 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 52:10 | To Quirinus 2.4 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Isa 52:10 | Prophetic Extracts 4.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 52:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.24.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 52:10 | On Ecclesiastical Theology 1.20.86 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| Isa 52:10 | Tractates on the Psalms 13.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 52:10 | Book 2, chapter 18 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:11 | Dialogue with Trypho 13.2 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 52:11 | Miscellanies 3.11.73 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 52:11 | On Dice-Players 8 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Isa 52:11 | Against Marcion 3.22 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:11 | Against Marcion 5.18 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:11 | On Modesty 18 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Isa 52:11 | Homilies on Exodus 8.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 52:11 | Homilies on Leviticus 5.12 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 52:11 | Homilies on Leviticus 11.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 52:11 | Homilies on Leviticus 14.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 52:11 | To Quirinus 3.34 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Isa 52:11 | On the Lapsed 10 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 251 |
| Isa 52:11 | Prophetic Extracts 4.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 52:11 | Demonstration 19.5 · Aphrahat | allusion, low confidence | 337-345 |
| Isa 52:11 | To the Bishops of Egypt 19 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 356 |
| Isa 52:11 | On Not Agreeing with Heretics 13 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Isa 52:11 | History of the Arians 80 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357 |
| Isa 52:11 | Commentary on 2 Corinthians 6:17–18 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 52:11 | Letter 108.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Isa 52:11 | Sermon 88.23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 52:11 | Sermon 88.25 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Isa 52:11 | Against the Letter of Parmenian 3.20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
| Isa 52:11 | Against the Letter of Parmenian 3.21 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 400 |
| Isa 52:11 | Against the Letter of Parmenian 3.23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
| Isa 52:11 | Against the Letter of Parmenian 3.24 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 400 |
Isaiah 52:12
For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:12 | Dialogue with Trypho 13.2 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 52:12 | Prophetic Extracts 4.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
Isaiah 52:13
Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
Isaiah 52:14
Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 52:14 | First Apology 50 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 150–155 |
| Isa 52:14 | Dialogue with Trypho 13.3 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 52:14 | On Pascha 73 · text not on this site · Melito of Sardis | echo, low confidence | ca. 160-180 |
| Isa 52:14 | Against Marcion 3.17 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 52:14–15 | Against Celsus 1.55 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Isa 52:14 | Prophetic Extracts 4.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 52:14 | Homilies on Matthew 85.1 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 52:14 | The Harmony of the Gospels 1.47 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
| Isa 52:14 | City of God 18.29 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Isaiah 52:15
so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.