He invites them to patience not only by the prospect of reward, but by example, when He adds, “for so persecuted they the Prophets who were before you.”
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Catena Aurea on Matthew 5:11–12: Glossa Ordinaria
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754
CommentGlossa OrdinariaPublic domainMatthew 5:11–12
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