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Matthew 23:22
That is why the scriptures name heaven “God’s throne” (Isaiah 66:1 ): God rests upon the powers above. For in heaven are the angels who do his will and always glorify him; that is rest for him. “But the earth is the footstool of his feet” (Isaiah 66:1 ): for in it he associated with humans through flesh. And God’s “foot” is his holy flesh, and it is named in various ways.
Greek ∆ιὰ τοῦτο δὲ "θρόνον θεοῦ" τὸν οὐρανὸν ὀνομάζουσιν αἱ γραφαί, ὅτι ταῖς ἄνω δυνάμεσι θεὸς ἐπαναπαύεται· ἐν οὐρανῷ γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ποιοῦντες τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ἄγγελοι καὶ ἀεὶ δοξάζοντες αὐτόν· αὕτη γὰρ αὐτῷ ἀνάπαυσις. "ἡ δὲ γῆ ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ"· ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ διὰ σαρκὸς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις συνανεστράφη. ποὺς δὲ θεοῦ ἡ ἁγία αὐτοῦ σὰρξ καὶ διαφόρως ὀνομάζεται.
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About this text Cyril of Alexandria died in 444 — later than the first three centuries of the church.
Cyril of Alexandria's short notes on Matthew's Gospel, kept in later chains of comments, in the order of Matthew's chapters and verses.
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