Matthew 18:10

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I

The diverse sounds (he adds) are those which give form to that Aeon who is without material substance and unbegotten, and these, again, are the forms which the Lord has called angels, who continually behold the face of the Father.[178]

Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V

But indicating "the angels" as the Scripture says, "of the little ones, and of the least, which see God," and also the oversight reaching to us exercised by the tutelary angels[170]

Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved? "Despise not," He says, "one of these little ones; for their angels always behold the face of My Father in heaven."[47]

Origen de Principiis Book I

inately and fortuitously, but by a most appropriate and just decision of God, who arranged them according to deserts, in accordance with His own approval and judgment: so that to one angel the Church of the Ephesians was to be entrusted; to another, that of the Smyrnaeans; one angel was to be Peter's, another Paul's; and so on through every one of the little ones that are in the Church, for such and such angels as even daily behold the face of God must be assigned to each one of them;[129]

Origen Against Celsus Book VI

from all evil; and the angels of the little ones in the Church, who are appointed to watch over them, are said always to behold the face of their Father who is in heaven,[204]

Origen Against Celsus Book VIII

Let the learned Greeks say that the human soul at its birth is placed under the charge of demons: Jesus has taught us not to despise even the little ones in His Church, saying, "Their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven."[72]

Origen Against Celsus Book VIII

and his "angel," who "always beholds the face of his Father in heaven,"[79]

Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II

Let the bishop, therefore, extend his concern to all sorts of people: to those who have not offended, that they may continue innocent; to those who offend, that they may repent. For to you does the Lord speak thus: "Take heed that ye offend not one of these little ones."[100]

Clementine Homily XVII

But He meant us to fear that God whose angels they are who are the angels of the least of the faithful amongst us, and who stand in heaven continually beholding the face of the Father[17]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII "[151]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII

For these reasons you will, then, attend to the word, "Do not despise one of these little ones,"[158]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII

hing like the following, which would say, that as it is possible for a man to change from unbelief to faith, and from intemperance to temperance, and generally from wickedness to virtue, so also it is possible that the angel, to whom any soul has been entrusted at birth, may be wicked at the first, but afterwards may at some time believe in proportion as the man believes, and may make such advance that he may become one of the angels who always behold the face of the Father in heaven,[177]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII

After this, in order to establish our conception of the little one which we have brought forward, it will be said that we need no command about "not despising" in the case of the great, but we do need it in the case of the little; wherefore it is not merely said, "Do not despise one of these," pointing to all the disciples, but "one of these little ones,"[179]