Anf-03 iv.ix.xiii Pg 33
Comp. The τὴν διασπορὰν τῶν ῾Ελλήνων of John vii. 35; and see 1 Pet. i. 1.
in which the Holy Spirit no longer lingers, as for the time past He was wont to tarry in the temple before the advent of Christ, who is the true temple of God. For, that they should withal suffer this thirst of the Divine Spirit, the prophet Isaiah had said, saying: “Behold, they who serve Me shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; they who serve Me shall drink, but ye shall thirst, and from general tribulation of spirit shall howl: for ye shall transmit your name for a satiety to Mine elect, but you the Lord shall slay; but for them who serve Me shall be named a new name, which shall be blessed in the lands.”1412 1412
Npnf-201 iii.viii.i Pg 13
Five provinces of Asia Minor, mentioned in 1 Pet. i. 1.
to the Jews of the dispersion. And at last, having come to Rome, he was crucified head-downwards;572 572 Origen is the first to record that Peter was crucified with his head downward, but the tradition afterward became quite common. It is of course not impossible, but the absence of any reference to it by earlier Fathers (even by Tertullian, who mentions the crucifixion), and its decidedly legendary character, render it exceedingly doubtful.
for he had requested that he might suffer in this way. What do we need to say concerning Paul, who preached the Gospel of Christ from Jerusalem to Illyricum,573 573
Npnf-201 iii.viii.iv Pg 7
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 3
VERSE (1) - 2Co 13:2 1Pe 1:1,2
