Origen
Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“To know that sins are unequal you only have to look at the teaching of the Scriptures, which will leave you in no doubt.”
The interpretation timeline
Ezek 16:49
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Ezek 16:49 · Douay-Rheims
“Behold this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters: and they did not put forth their hand to the needy, and to the poor.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
254
A.D.
254
A.D.
Origen
Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“What then is the sin most great of all sins? It is the one for which the devil fell.… Pride is greater than all sins, and the principal sin of the devil.… Often the reason for pride is for him who disregards having an ecclesiastical dignity.”
254
A.D.
Origen
Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“Often having a fullness and an abundance of bread is the cause of arrogance. But often the sin of pride also arises over spiritual gifts, and discernment is needed to distinguish the one from the other.”
153 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
407
A.D.
John Chrysostom
Patristic
A.D. 347–407
“Do not ask those things from God that you receive from the devil. For it is God's part to give a contrite and humbled heart, sober, self-possessed and awestruck, full of repentance and compunction. These are his gifts, since it is these things that we most need.”
523
A.D.
Philoxenus of Mabbug
Patristic
c. A.D. 450–523
“And again, through meat and luxuries the Sodomites also were polluted with an unclean matter, and pleasures and the love of the belly brought them unto that limitless wickedness, even as the prophet of God maketh known concerning them, "This was the iniquity of thy luxurious sister Sodom, who was satisfied with bread, and dwelt at ease;" for by reason of being filled with bread, and delicacies they polluted themselves with unnatural lust. Let these things and others which are like unto them be in thy remembrance, O thou that wishest to travel in the path of heaven, and cut off and cast away from thee the fettering weight of the belly, which sinketh the soul into the depths of wickedness like a millstone in the sea.”
177 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
700
A.D.
Isaac of Nineveh
Patristic
c. A.D. 640–700
“The soul … that devotes herself to the recollection of profitable things finds rest in her freedom; her cares are small, and she repents of nothing. She takes forethought for virtue, she bridles the passions, she keeps guard upon excellence, and thus she enjoys growth [that is unhindered], joy free of solicitude, a good life and a perilless haven.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.