Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I

They also maintain that John indicated the same thing when he said, "The fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge the floor, and will gather the wheat into His garner; but the chaff He will burn with fire unquenchable."[51]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV

and slaying the impious with the breath of His lips, and having a fan in His hands, and cleansing His floor, and gathering the wheat indeed into His barn, but burning the chaff with unquenchable fire.[468]

Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I "For the fan is in the Lord's hand, by which the chaff due to the fire is separated from the wheat."[219]

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