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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Matthew 7:9–11: 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 domainMatthew 7:9–11

If then we being evil, know how to give that which is asked of us, how much more is it to be hoped that God will give us good things when we ask Him?

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

Also cites: Serm. in Mont., ii, 21

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