Codex Sinaiticus, 1 Chronicles 9:27–10:11, Greek scribe

Wisdom 3:16

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Wisdom 3:16 (WEB)

But children of adulterers will not come to maturity. The seed of an unlawful union will vanish away.

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  • “And that you may not take refuge behind a safe wall, bringing forward the Scripture which says, ‘As for the children of the adulterers, they shall not come to their perfection,’ he will answer you easily, that we often see those who are unlawfully begotten coming to perfection like ripe fruit.” — editor's note: Wisd. iii. 16.

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