From Nave’s Topical Bible
Excuses
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 17Passages listed
- 11Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
The passages, in Bible order (17)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 3:12
And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
Commentary on Genesis 3:121 voice
If Adam and Eve had sought to repent after they had transgressed the commandment, even though they would not have regained that which they had possessed before their transgression of the commandment, they would have escaped from the curses that were decreed on the earth …
Ephrem the Syrian· COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 2.23.2, 373Patristic
- Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”
Commentary on Genesis 3:131 voice
That fault is pardonable which is followed by an admission of guilt. The woman, therefore, is not to be despaired of, who did not keep silent before God, but who preferred to admit her sin-the woman on whom was passed a sentence that was salutary. It is good to suffer condemnation for our sins and to be scourged for our crimes, provided we are scourged along with other men. Hence, Cain, because he wanted to deny his guilt, was judged unworthy to be punished in his sin.
Ambrose of Milan· On Paradise, 14.71-15.73, 397Patristic
- Exodus 4:1
Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”
Commentary on Exodus 4:11 voice
And Moses answered and said,.... In reference to what Jehovah had declared to him in the latter end of the preceding chapter: but, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken to my voice; this seems to contradict what God had said to him, Exo 3:18 that they would hearken to his voice; but it can hardly be thought, that so good a man, and so great a prophet as Moses was, would directly fly in the face of God, and expressly contradict what he had said.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 4:10–14
“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
Commentary on Exodus 4:10–141 voice
Moses himself once said: "I am alogos"("wordless"). The Latin version uses a different expression, but we can translate the word alogos exactly as "without words and reason." After he said this, he received reason and speech, which he admitted that he did not have before. When the people of Israel were in Egypt, before they had received the law, they too were without words and reason and thus in a sense mute. Then they received the Word; Moses was the image of it.
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 5:3, 253Patristic
- Exodus 32:22–24
“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
Commentary on Exodus 32:22–241 voice
And Aaron said, let not the anger of my lord wax hot,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Deuteronomy 30:11–14
For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:11–141 voice
The commandments of God are irreproachable, because they contain nothing impossible. To one having charity the commandments of God are easy and sweet, but to one not having charity they seem difficult. Augustine gives the example of a bird having feathers and a bird without …
Bonaventure· Collationes de Decem Praeceptis, Collation 1, 1257Patristic
- Judges 6:12–17
And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
Commentary on Judges 6:12–172 voices
When Jerubbaal, as we read, was beating out wheat under an oak, he received a message from God in order that he might bring the people of God from the power of strangers into liberty.
Ambrose of Milan· On the Holy Spirit, Book 1.1, 397Patristic
And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 19:19–21
So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
Commentary on 1 Kings 19:19–211 voice
After receiving the garment from the prophetical hand, at the same time you have received the privilege, when you were transformed from worker into a prophet through the radiance of the Spirit that was glorified. Since you foreknew, O Christ, the inclination to goodness Of …
John of Cressy· CANON 6, ON ELISHA THE PROPHET, ODE 1, 1313Patristic
- 2 Kings 5:10–14
Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”
Commentary on 2 Kings 5:10–142 voices
But in addition, that we may accept the interpretation of the Jordan, that river that is so fresh and grants so much grace, it is useful to present both Naaman the Syrian, who was cleansed from leprosy, and the comments made about the rivers by the enemies of religion. It is written of Naaman, therefore: "He came with his horse and chariot and stood at the doors of the house of Elisha.
Origen of Alexandria· COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 6.242-45, 253Patristic
Naaman was suffering from leprosy, and when he heard that a prophet who lived under the command of Jehoram, king of Israel, could cure him, he left and proceeded to the country of the healer and went to the house of Elisha, because he had …
Ephrem the Syrian· ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 5:10-11, 373Patristic
- Jeremiah 1:1
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:11 voice
(Vers. 4, 5.) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you: I have made you a prophet to the nations. Not that Jeremiah existed before his conception, as some heresy suspects, but that the Lord foresaw him to be. To whom things not yet made already exist, according to what the Apostle spoke: Who calls those things that are not, as those that are (Rom. IV, 17).
Jerome· Commentary on Jeremiah, 420Patristic
- Jeremiah 1:4–10
The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Commentary on Jeremiah 1:4–101 voice
(Vers. 4, 5.) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb, I sanctified you: I have made you a prophet to the nations. Not that Jeremiah existed before his conception, as some heresy suspects, but that the Lord foresaw him to be. To whom things not yet made already exist, according to what the Apostle spoke: Who calls those things that are not, as those that are (Rom. IV, 17).
Jerome· Commentary on Jeremiah, 420Patristic
- Matthew 8:21
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Commentary on Matthew 8:211 voice
In what one thing is this disciple like the Scribe? The one called Him Master, the other confesses Him as his Lord. The one from filial piety asks permission to go and bury his father; the other offers to follow, not seeking a master, but by means of his master seeking gain for himself.
Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420Patristic
- Luke 9:59–62
Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Commentary on Luke 9:59–622 voices
The man said, "Allow me first to go and bury my father." The Lord replied, "Let the dead bury their dead; but go and preach the kingdom of God." Another man said, "Let me first arrange my affairs at home." He rebuked him with a stern threat, saying, "No man, putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
Basil of Caesarea· CONCERNING BAPTISM 1.1, 379Patristic
He compares foxes to heretics, because they are indeed a wily animal, and, ever intent upon fraud, commit their robberies by stealth. They let nothing be safe, nothing be at rest, nothing secure, for they hunt their prey into the very abodes of men. The fox again, an animal full of craft, makes no hole for itself, yet likes to lie always concealed in a hole. So the heretics, who know not how to construct a house for themselves, circumscribe and deceive others. This animal is never tamed, nor is it of use to man.
Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397Patristic
- Luke 14:18–20
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
Commentary on Luke 14:18–201 voice
Or let us suppose that three classes of men are excluded from partaking of that supper, Gentiles, Jews, Heretics. The Jews by their fleshly service impose upon themselves the yoke of the law, for the five yoke are the yoke of the Ten Commandments, of which it is said, And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. (Deut. 4:13.) That is, the commands of the Decalogue. Or the five yoke are the five books of the old law.
Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397Patristic
- Acts 24:25
As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
Commentary on Acts 24:251 voice
"Felix became afraid." Such was the power contained in Paul's words that even the governor was frightened.
Theophylact of Ohrid· Commentary on Acts, 1107Patristic
- Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
Commentary on Romans 1:201 voice
For we easily understand that the author of the Angels and Dominations and Powers, who in the moment of His command made this great beauty of the world exist out of nothing, which did not exist before; and He did not give substance to existing things or causes.
Ambrose of Milan· The Six Days of Creation, Book 1, Chapter 4, 397Patristic
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