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Romans 14:9 (WEB)
For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

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§668Article 7 · "From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"Read at vatican.va
“"Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living."” — Catechism footnote: Rom 14:9.

Origen, Against Celsus II.64Book II
“I think, moreover, that the following statement regarding Him has an apologetic value in reference to our subject, viz.: “For to this end Christ died, and rose again, that He might be Lord both of the ‘dead and living.’”” — editor's note: Cf. Rom. xiv. 9.
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Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius IV.3Book IV
“…of all, both of those begotten into life, and of those quickened by resurrection of the dead, “that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living,” and might sanctify the whole lump by means of its first-fruits in Himself.” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 9.
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Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies III.18Book III
“And he renders the reason why the Son of God did these things, saying, “For to this end Christ both lived, and died, and revived, that He might rule over the living and the dead.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 9.
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Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 16
“And as Paul says, For to this end Christ both died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 9.
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 67
“How then doth He say elsewhere, “That He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living?”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 9.
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Ambrose of Milan, On the Decease of His Brother Satyrus Book 2
“For, as we read, Christ “is come to save that which was lost,” and “to be Lord both of the dead and living.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity I.9Book I
“…other Persons were excluded, on account of the unity of the same Trinity and the One substance and Godhead of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” — editor's note: [An act belonging eminently and officially to a particular trinitarian person is not performed to the total exclusion of the other persons, because of the…
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XX.9Book XX
“For, as the apostle says, “Christ died that He might be Lord both of the living and of the dead.”” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo, The Enchiridion Chapter 120
“But if once he has received the grace of regeneration, death shall not injure him, even if he should forthwith depart from this life; “for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and the living;” nor shall death retain dominion over him for whom Christ freely died.” — editor's note: Rom. xiv. 9
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