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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on John 1:9: Augustine of Hippo

Sandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480 · Ognissanti, Florence · Public domainSandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480, Ognissanti, Florence

CommentAugustine of HippoPublic domainJohn 1:9

Or the words, lighteneth every man, may be understood to mean, not that there is no one who is not enlightened, but that no one is enlightened except by Him.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).

Also cites: de Pecc. Mer. et Remiss. i. c. xxv

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