But some say that by the elder son is signified Israel according to the flesh, but by the other who left his father, the multitude of the Gentiles.
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Catena Aurea on Luke 15:11–16: Cyril of Alexandria
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754
CommentCyril of AlexandriaPublic domainLuke 15:11–16
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