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Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, Diego Velázquez

Revelation 2:23

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Revelation 2:23 (WEB)

I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

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Cyprian of Carthage

Jerome

  • “To Thee all hearts are open, Thou searchest the secrets of the heart, Thou seest the prophet shut up in the fish’s belly in the midst of the sea.” — editor's note: Acts i. 24; Rev. ii. 23.

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Hilary of Poitiers

  • “The Lord Jesus Christ, then, Who searcheth the heart and the reins, has no weakness in His nature, that He should not know, for, as we perceive, even the fact of His ignorance proceeds from the omniscience of His nature.” — editor's note: Rev. ii. 23.

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