Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians For says [the Scripture], "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and He shall be called Immanuel."[128] Epistle of Ignatius to the Antiochians And concerning His incarnation, "Behold, a virgin shall be with Child, and shall bring forth a Son; and they shall call his name Immanuel."[13] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us."[72] and that the angel said to Joseph in a dream, "Now this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, Behold, a virgin shall be with child."[409] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews (which is, interpreted, "God with us"[127] Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ Accordingly, a virgin did conceive and bear "Emmanuel, God with us."[244] Whereas, then, they contend that the novelty (of Christ's birth) consisted in this, that as the Word of God became flesh without the seed of a human father, so there should be no flesh of the virgin mother (assisting in the transaction), why should not the novelty rather be confined to this, that His flesh, although not born of seed, should yet have proceeded from flesh? I should like to go more closely into this discussion. "Behold," says he, "a virgin shall conceive in the womb."[290] Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh eed, if all are figures, where will be that of which they are the figures? How can you hold up a mirror for your face, if the face nowhere exists? But, in truth, all are not figures, but there are also literal statements; nor are all shadows, but there are bodies too: so that we have prophecies about the Lord Himself even, which are clearer than the day For it was not figuratively that the Virgin conceived in her womb; nor in a trope did she bear Emmanuel, that is, Jesus, God with us.[112] Tertullian Against Praxeas That, therefore, had to be born which was conceived and was to be brought forth; that is to say, the Spirit, whose "name should be called Emmanuel which, being interpreted, is, God with us."[386] Origen Against Celsus Book I Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us."[55] Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews Also in the Gospel according to Matthew: "And ye shall call His name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us."[172] A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity And ye shall call His name Emmanuel; which is, interpreted, God with us."[187] Epitome of the Divine Institutes by Lactantius it is thus written: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and ye shall call His name Immanuel; "which, being interpreted, is God with us.[79] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book V For that He was to be born of a virgin, they read this prophecy: "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emanuel."[128] Infancy Thomas Greek A And the child was very angry, and said to him: It is enough for thee to seek, and not to find; and most certainly thou hast not done wisely. Knowest thou not that I am thine? Do not trouble me.[6] Infancy Thomas Greek A ; of the same kind; principal and subordinate; of equal length. Thou hast the lines of the A.[7] Infancy Thomas Greek A And the child's parents glorified God on account of the miracle that had happened, and adored Jesus.[10] Infancy Thomas Greek A And His mother, seeing the miracle that had happened, kissed Him, and kept within herself the mysteries which she had seen Him doing.[12] Infancy Thomas Greek A and calling all the poor of the village to the threshing-floor, He gave them the corn, and Joseph took away what was left of the corn. And He was eight years old when He did this miracle.[14] Infancy Thomas Greek A And His father Joseph saw it, and wondered, and embraced the child, and blessed Him, saying: Blessed am I, because God has given me this child.[15] Infancy Thomas Greek A And the child returned to Joseph's house; and Joseph was grieved, and gave orders to His mother, saying: Do not let him go outside of the door, because those that make him angry die.[16] Infancy Thomas Greek A And when the child heard this, He laughed at him directly, and said: Since thou hast spoken aright, and witnessed aright, for thy sake he also that was struck down shall be cured. And immediately the other master was cured. And Joseph took the child, and went away home.[18] Infancy Thomas Greek A And seeing this, the crowd that was standing by wondered, and said: Truly this child was either God or an angel of God, for every word of his is a certain fact. And Jesus went out thence, playing with the other children.[20] Infancy Thomas Greek A , and at the point of death, Jesus came near and blew upon the bite; and the pain ceased directly, and the beast burst, and instantly James remained safe and sound.[19] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews Let those Eastern magi be believed, dowering with gold and incense the infancy of Christ as a king;[136] Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ and let the wise men spare their legs so long a journey;[18] Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews Also in the Gospel: "And when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi came from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east, and we have come with gifts to worship Him."[202] Also in the Gospel according to Matthew: "And when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judah in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He who is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and have come to worship Him."[321] The Protevangelium of James And having been warned by the angel not to go into Judaea, they went into their own country by another road.[51] The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew And when they were going to return to King Herod, they were warned by an angel in their sleep not to go back to Herod; and they returned to their own country by another road.[44] The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour And in the same hour there appeared to them an angel in the form of that star which had before guided them on their journey; and they went away, following the guidance of its light, until they arrived in their own country.[11] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III But Matthew says that the Magi, coming from the east, exclaimed "For we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him; "[76] The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs III in the fulness of days. And His star shall arise in heaven,[29] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews For thus it is written in the prophet: "And thou, Bethlehem, are not the least in the leaders of Judah: for out of thee shall issue a Leader who shall feed my People lsrµl."[258] Origen Against Celsus Book I Now the Scripture speaks, respecting the place of the Saviour's birth-that the Ruler was to come forth from Bethlehem-in the following manner: "And thou Bethlehem, house of Ephrata, art not the least among the thousands of Judah: for out of thee shall He come forth unto Me who is to be Ruler in Israel; and His goings forth have been of old, from everlasting."[93] Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments I did not unfold divine grace. I was known by my mother, and I was not announced by a star.[387] Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ let them keep their gold to themselves.[19] Peter of Alexandria Canonical Epistle For "being warned of God in a dream," he says, "that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way."[56] Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate The Jews therefore cried out, saying: We wish Caesar to be king over us, not Jesus, because Jesus received gifts[95] Origen Against Celsus Book I and on the second, "Arise, and take the young Child, and His mother, and flee into Egypt; and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him."[134] Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes here, our Lord Jesus Christ, after His birth by Mary His mother, was sent off in flight into Egypt through the instrumentality of an angel.[520] Peter of Alexandria Canonical Epistle on account of whom no blame is attributed to Peter; for it was in their power, when they saw what was done, to escape, just as also all the infants in Bethlehem,[54] The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour Then appeared an angel of the Lord to Joseph in his sleep, and said: Rise, take the boy and His mother, and go away into Egypt.[12] The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew Now the day before this was done Joseph was warned in his sleep by the angel of the Lord, who said to him: Take Mary and the child, and go into Egypt by the way of the desert. And Joseph went according to the saying of the angel.[47] Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate And Herod also heard this-that there was going to be a king-and wished to put him to death, and for this purpose sent and put to death all the infants that were in Bethlehem. And on this account also his father Joseph and iris mother fleet from fear of him into Egypt.[96] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III Of what Lord he does himself interpret: "That it may be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, Out of Egypt have I called my son."[71] The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour 12. Here was fulfilled the prophecy which says, Out of Egypt have I called my son.[13] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III For this cause, too, He suddenly removed those children belonging to the house of David, whose happy lot it was to have been born at that time, that He might send them on before into His kingdom; He, since He was Himself an infant, so arranging it that human infants should be martyrs, slain, according to the Scriptures, for the sake of Christ, who was born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the city of David.[283] Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul while the other, by being slaughtered, for His sake of course, knew what violence meant.[156] Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes and here, at the time of the birth of Jesus, every male among the Jews suddenly perished by reason of the treachery of Herod.[529] Peter of Alexandria Canonical Epistle Hence the bloodthirsty "Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth," he says, "and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coast thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time that he had diligently inquired of the wise men."[57] The Protevangelium of James And when Herod knew that he had been mocked by the Magi, in a rage he sent murderers, saying to them: Slay the children[52] The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew But when he could not find them at all; he sent anew to Bethlehem and all its borders, and slew all the male children whom he found of two years old and under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the magi.[46] Word and Revelation of Esdras And I said to the angels: Who is this? and what is his sin? And they said to me: This is Herod, who for a time was a king, and ordered to put to death the children from two years old and under.[20] Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V for her children, and would not," says (the prophet), "be comforted; sorrowing for them, for she knew," says he, "that they are not."[113] The Protevangelium of James For it was he who had been warned by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he should see the Christ in the flesh.[57] Cyprian Epistle LXVIII But it is no wonder, since his brethren said of Joseph, "Behold, this dreamer cometh; come now therefore, let us slay him."[24] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X We must therefore inquire whether, by the expression, "His own country," is meant Nazareth or Bethlehem,-Nazareth, because of the saying, "He shall be called a Nazarene,"[96]