Catena Aurea on Luke 5:33–39: Augustine of Hippo

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CommentAugustine of HippoPublic domainLuke 5:33–39

Now this which Luke alone mentions, Ye cannot make the children of the bridegroom fast, is understood to refer to those very men who said that they would make the children of the Bridegroom mourn and fast, since they were about to kill the Bridegroom.

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Also cites: de Con. Ev. ii. c. 27.

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