Isaiah 6 in the early church
[Vulgate: Isaias]
295 passages quote, allude to, or echo Isaiah 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 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13
Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Isaiah 6:2
Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
Isaiah 6:3
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
Isaiah 6:4
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:4 | Homily on Isaiah 1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:4 | Homily on Isaiah 4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:4–7 | Letter 120.9 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 6:4 | On the Christian Faith 4.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
Isaiah 6:5
Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:5 | Against Heresies 4.20.8 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 6:5 | Homily on Isaiah 1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:5 | Homily on Isaiah 3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:5 | Homily on Isaiah 4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:5 | Homily on Isaiah 6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:5 | Homilies on Leviticus 9.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 6:5 | Homilies on Leviticus 14.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 6:5 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:5 | Homilies on Jeremiah 14.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:5 | Prophetic Extracts 1.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| Isa 6:5 | Oration I Against the Arians 18 · Athanasius of Alexandria | echo, low confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| Isa 6:5 | Oration 9.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 6:5 | Letter 96.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 6:5 | Ancoratus 53.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Isa 6:5 | Ancoratus 54.1 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Isa 6:5 | On the Christian Faith 1.20 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Isa 6:5–7 | Homily 5, part 6.3 · Asterius of Amasea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380-410 |
| Isa 6:5 | On the Duties of the Clergy 1.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| Isa 6:5 | Exposition of Psalm 118 3.13.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Isa 6:5 | Letter 94.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Isa 6:5 | Letters 12.10 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 6:5 | Letters 18.8 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 6:5 | Letters 37.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 6:5 | Letters 45.3 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 6:5–7 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.5 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Isa 6:5 | Apologetic Book 29.6 · Orosius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 415–416 |
| Isa 6:5–7 | Sermon 57 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Isa 6:5 | The Conferences 23.17 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Isaiah 6:6
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:6 | Miscellanies 1.12.55 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 6:6 | Fragments on Proverbs, column 233 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 6:6 | Homily on Isaiah 1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:6 | Homily on Isaiah 4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:6 | Homily on Isaiah 5 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:6 | Homily on Isaiah 6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:6 | Homilies on Leviticus 9.7 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 6:6 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.14 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:6 | Homilies on Jeremiah 14.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:6–7 | Tractates on the Psalms 119.14 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 6:6 | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Isa 6:6–7 | Tractates 2.13.1 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Isa 6:6–7 | Letter 120.1 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Isa 6:6 | On the Christian Faith 1.20 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Isa 6:6–7 | Homily 7 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 379–394 |
| Isa 6:6–7 | Book of Heresies 156.1 · Philastrius of Brescia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380s |
| Isa 6:6 | Exposition of Psalm 118 3.13.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Isa 6:6 | Letter 147.18 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Isa 6:6 | Poem 27, lines 225–256 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Isa 6:6 | Letters 12.10 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 6:6 | Letters 23.38 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 6:6–7 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 43–45 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Isa 6:6 | The Conferences 23.17 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Isa 6:6–7 | Instructions 1.53 · Eucherius of Lyon | allusion, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Isaiah 6:7
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:7 | Miscellanies 1.12.55 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Isa 6:7 | Fragments on Proverbs, column 233 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Isa 6:7 | Homily on Isaiah 1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:7 | Homily on Isaiah 4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:7 | Homily on Isaiah 6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:7 | Homilies on Leviticus 9.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 6:7 | Homilies on Jeremiah 1.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:7 | Homilies on Jeremiah 14.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:7 | On the Christian Faith 1.20 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Isa 6:7 | Exposition of Psalm 118 3.13.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Isa 6:7 | Poem 27, lines 225–256 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Isa 6:7 | Letters 23.38 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Isa 6:7 | The Conferences 23.17 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
Isaiah 6:9
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:9 | Apology 21 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 197 |
| Isa 6:9 | Against Marcion 3.6 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 6:9 | Against Marcion 4.19 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 6:9 | Against Marcion 4.31 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 6:9 | Against Marcion 5.11 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 6:9 | On Modesty 8 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Isa 6:9 | On the Resurrection of the Flesh 33 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 208–212 |
| Isa 6:9 | Refutation of All Heresies 5.8.3 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Isa 6:9 | Commentary on John 2.178 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Isa 6:9 | Homily on Isaiah 6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:9 | Homily on Isaiah 9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:9 | Homilies on Numbers 17.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 6:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 14.12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:9 | Homilies on Jeremiah 20.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:9 | Lines 381–404 · Commodian | quotation, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Isa 6:9–10 | Against Celsus 2.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Isa 6:9 | Commentary on Romans 8.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 6:9 | Commentary on Romans 10.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 6:9 | That Idols Are Not Gods 12 · Cyprian of Carthage | echo, medium confidence | ca. 246–250, if by Cyprian |
| Isa 6:9–10 | To Quirinus 1.3 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Isa 6:9–12 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.81 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:9 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.1.92 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:9–10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 8.2.129 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:9 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.16.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:9–10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.16.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:9 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.16.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:9 | On the Holy Spirit 3 · Didymus the Blind | quotation, medium confidence | Greek ca. 360-390; Latin 387-391 |
| Isa 6:9 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.17.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 6:9 | Commentary on 1 Corinthians 14:22 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 6:9 | Commentary on Romans 11:11 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 6:9 | Question 97, section 16 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Isa 6:9 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 48.3.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Isa 6:9–10 | Apostolic Constitutions 3.6.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 6:9–10 | Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.4 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Isa 6:9 | Book of Heresies 155.3 · Philastrius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380s |
| Isa 6:9 | Homilies on Matthew 45.1 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 6:9 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 61.33.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Isa 6:9 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.21 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, low confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Isa 6:9 | Tractates 8 · Gaudentius of Brescia | allusion, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Isa 6:9 | Part 9 · Eutherius of Tyana | quotation, high confidence | ca. 431-440 |
Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:10 | Dialogue with Trypho 12.2 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 6:10 | Dialogue with Trypho 33.1 · Justin Martyr | echo, medium confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Isa 6:10 | Against Heresies 4.29.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 6:10 | Apology 21 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 197 |
| Isa 6:10 | Against Marcion 3.6 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Isa 6:10 | On Fasting 6 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Isa 6:10 | Fragment 91 on John 12:83 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Isa 6:10 | Homily on Isaiah 6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:10 | Homily on Isaiah 9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| Isa 6:10 | Homilies on Exodus 7.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 6:10 | Homilies on Numbers 17.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Isa 6:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 14.12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:10 | Homilies on Jeremiah 20.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Isa 6:10 | Lines 381–404 · Commodian | quotation, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Isa 6:10 | Lines 693–716 · Commodian | allusion, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Isa 6:10 | Instructions 1.38 · Commodian | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Isa 6:10 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 101 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Isa 6:10 | Commentary on Romans 2.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 6:10 | Commentary on Romans 8.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Isa 6:10 | In Praise of Martyrdom 5 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Isa 6:10–12 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.85 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.1.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.1.17 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 7.1.93 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:10 | Demonstration of the Gospel 9.16.2 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:10 | Book 2, lines 748–772 · Juvencus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| Isa 6:10 | Catechetical Lecture 4.19 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| Isa 6:10 | Tractates on the Psalms 140.12 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Isa 6:10 | Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:3 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Isa 6:10 | On Paradise 70 · Ambrose | allusion, low confidence | ca. 375-378 |
| Isa 6:10 | On the Christian Faith 2.15 · Ambrose | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Isa 6:10 | Homilies on Matthew 45.1 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 6:10 | Homilies on Matthew 45.2 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Isa 6:10 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.34.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Isa 6:10 | Against Jovinianus 2.15 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
| Isa 6:10 | On the Trinity 2.17 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–419 |
| Isa 6:10 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 53.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Isa 6:10 | Book 5, section 1 · Sedulius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Isa 6:10 | The Conferences 14.18 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Isa 6:10 | On the Gift of Perseverance 14 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 428/429 |
Isaiah 6:11
Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:11 | Against Heresies 5.34.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 6:11 | Against Heresies 5.35.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 6:11 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.83 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Isaiah 6:12
until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:12 | Against Heresies 5.34.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 6:12 | Against Heresies 5.35.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Isa 6:12 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.82 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Isaiah 6:13
And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isa 6:13 | Demonstration of the Gospel 2.3.86 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Isa 6:13 | Oration 21.24 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |