First Apology of Justin

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for it? Lay up treasure, therefore, in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt."[24]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV

that is, consecrated [to God], and ministering continually to our faith, and persevering in it, and abstaining from all avarice, and not acquiring or possessing treasures upon earth.[193]

Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III

Est autem alius, qui nemini impertit, let incassum "thesauros in terra colligit, ubi aerugo et tinea destruunt."[89]

Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III

Insectatur autem aliquis generationera, in earn dicens interitum cadere, eamque perire: et detorquet aliquis ad filiorum procreationem illud dictum Servatoris: "Non oportere in terra thesauros recondere, ubi tinea et aerugo demolitur; "[154]

Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV "Lay not up for yourselves, therefore, treasures on the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and thieves break through and steal,"[37]

Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved? "Acquire treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, nor thieves break through."[16]

Cyprian Treatise VIII On Works and Alms

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also."[23]

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