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Luke 21

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Luke 21:1–4

  • Glossa Ordinaria on Luke 21:1–4 — Our Lord having rebuked the covetousness of the Scribes who devoured widows’ houses, commends the almsgiving of a widow; as it is said, And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting into the treasury, & c.vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:1–4 — In the Greek language, φυλάξαι signifies to keep, and gaza in Persian means riches, hence gazophylacium is used for the name of the place in which money is kept. Now there was a chest with an opening at the top…vatican.va
  • Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 21:1–4 — She offered two oboli, which with the sweat of her brow she had earned for her daily living, or what she daily begs for at the hands of others she gives to God, shewing that her poverty is fruitful to her. Therefore…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:1–4 (2) — For whatever we offer with an honest heart is well pleasing to God, who hath respect unto the heart, not the substance, nor does He weigh the amount of that which is given in sacrifice, but of that from which it is…vatican.va
  • John Chrysostom on Luke 21:1–4 — For God regarded not the scantiness of the offering, but the overflowing of the affection. Almsgiving is not the bestowing a few things out of many, but it is that of the widow emptying, herself of her whole…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:1–4 (3) — Now mystically, the rich men who cast their gifts into the treasury signify the Jews puffed up with the righteousness of the law; the poor widow, the simplicity of the Church which is called poor, because it has…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:1–4 — Or the widow may be taken to mean any soul bereft as it were of her first husband, the ancient law, and not worthy to be united to the Word of God. Who brings to God instead of a dowry faith and a good conscience,…vatican.va

Luke 21:5–8

  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:5–8 — How beautiful was every thing relating to the structure of the temple, history informs us, and there are yet preserved remains of it, enough to instruct us in what was once the character of the buildings. But our…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:5–8 — For it was ordained by the dispensation of God that the city itself and the temple should be overthrown, lest perhaps some one yet a child in the faith, while wrapt in astonishment at the rites of the sacrifices,…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:5–8 — It was spoken then of the temple made with hands, that it should be overthrown. For there is nothing made with hands which age does not impair, or violence throw down, or fire burn. Yet there is also another temple,…vatican.va
  • Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 21:5–8 — Now His disciples did not at all perceive the force of His words, but supposed they were spoken of the end of the world. Therefore asked they Him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign, &c.vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:5–8 (2) — Matthew adds a third question, that both the time of the destruction of the temple, and the sign of His coming, and the end of the world, might be inquired into by the disciples. But our Lord being asked when the…vatican.va
  • Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 21:5–8 — For since we have received, delivered unto us by God, graces and doctrines which are above man, (as, for example, the rule of a heavenly life, power against evil spirits, the adoption and the knowledge of the Father…vatican.va
  • Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 21:5–8 (2) — For before His descent from heaven, there shall come some to whom we must not give place. For the Only-begotten Son of God, when He came to save the world, wished to be in secret, that He might bear the cross for us.…vatican.va
  • Titus of Bostra on Luke 21:5–8 — Or perhaps He docs not speak of false Christs coming before the end of the world, but of those who existed in the Apostles’ time.vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:5–8 (2) — For there were many leaders when the destruction of Jerusalem was at hand, who declared themselves to be Christ, and that the time of deliverance was drawing nigh. Many heresiarchs also in the Church have preached…vatican.va

Luke 21:9–11

  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:9–11 — God denounces the woes that shall forerun the destruction of the world, that so they may the less disturb when they come, as having been foreknown. For darts strike the less which are foreseen. And so He says, But…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:9–11 — But of the heavenly words none are greater witnesses than we, upon whom the ends of the world have come. What wars and what rumours of wars have we received!vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:9–11 (2) — But that the end will not immediately follow these evils which come first, it is added, These things must first come to pass; but the end is not yet, &c. For the last tribulation is preceded by many tribulations,…vatican.va
  • John Chrysostom on Luke 21:9–11 — For an earthquake is at one time a sign of wrath, as when our Lord was crucified the earth shook; but at another time it is a token of God’s providence, as when the Apostles were praying, the place was moved where…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:9–11 (3) — Look at the vicissitudes of bodies. And famine. Observe the barrenness of the ground. And fearful sights and great signs there shall be from heaven. Behold the variableness of the climate, which must be ascribed to…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:9–11 (2) — The ruin of the world then is preceded by certain of the world’s calamities, such as famine, pestilence, and persecution.vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:9–11 — Now some have wished to place the fulfilment of these things not only at the future consummation of all things, but at the time also of the taking of Jerusalem. For when the Author of peace was killed, then justly…vatican.va
  • John Chrysostom on Luke 21:9–11 (2) — But He says, that the end of the city shall not come immediately, that is, the taking of Jerusalem, but there shall be many battles first.vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:9–11 — The Apostles are also exhorted not to be alarmed by these forerunners, nor to desert Jerusalem and Judæa. But the kingdom against kingdom, and the pestilence of those whose word creepeth as a cancer, and the famine…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:9–11 (3) — There are also other wars which the Christian wages, the struggles of different lusts, and the conflicts of the will; and domestic foes are far more dangerous than foreign.vatican.va

Luke 21:12–19

  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:12–19 — Because the things which have been prophesied of arise not from the injustice of the inflictor of them, but from the deserts of the world which suffers them, the deeds or wicked men are foretold; as it is said, But…vatican.va
  • Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 21:12–19 — Or He says this, because before that Jerusalem should be taken by the Romans, the disciples, having suffered persecution from the Jews, were imprisoned and brought before rulers; Paul was sent to Rome to Cæsar, and…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:12–19 (2) — Or, for a testimony, that is, against those who by persecuting you bring death upon themselves, or living do not imitate you, or themselves becoming hardened perish without excuse, from whom the elect take example…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:12–19 — For because they were foolish and inexperienced, the Lord tells them this, that they might not be confounded when about to give account to the wise. And He adds the cause, For I will give you a mouth and wisdom,…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:12–19 (3) — As if the Lord said to His disciples, “Be not afraid, go forward to the battle, it is I that fight; you utter the words, I am He that speaketh.”vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:12–19 — Now in one place Christ speaks in His disciples, as here; in another, the Father; (Mat. 16:17) in another the Spirit of the Father speaketh. (Mat. 10:20.) These do not differ but agree together, In that one speaketh,…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:12–19 (2) — Having in what has gone before dispelled the fear of inexperience, He goes on to warn them of another very certain event, which might agitate their minds, lest falling suddenly upon them, it should dismay them; for…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:12–19 (4) — We are the more galled by the persecutions we suffer from those of whose dispositions we made sure, because together with the bodily pain, we are tormented by the bitter pangs of lost affection.vatican.va
  • Gregory of Nyssa on Luke 21:12–19 — But let us consider the state of things at that time. While all men were suspected, kinsfolk were divided against one another, each differing from the other in religion; the gentile son stood up the betrayer of his…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:12–19 (3) — To all this He adds the hatred which they shall meet with from all men.vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:12–19 (5) — But because of the hard things foretold concerning the affliction of death, there immediately follows a consolation, concerning the joy of the resurrection, when it is said, But there shall not an hair of your head…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:12–19 — Or else, There shall not perish a hair of the head of our Lord’s Apostles, because not only the noble deeds and words of the Saints, but even the slightest thought shall meet with its deserving reward.vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:12–19 (6) — He who preserves patience in adversity, is thereby rendered proof against all affliction, and so by conquering himself, he gains the government of himself; as it follows, In your patience shall ye possess your souls.…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:12–19 (7) — By patience then we possess our souls, because when we are said to govern ourselves, we begin to possess that very thing which we are. But for this reason, the possession of the soul is laid in the virtue of…vatican.va

Luke 21:20–24

  • Bede on Luke 21:20–24 — Hitherto our Lord had been speaking of those things which were to come to pass for forty years, the end not yet coming. He now describes the very end itself of the desolation, which was accomplished by the Roman…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:20–24 — By the desolation of Jerusalem, He means that it was never again to be set up, or its legal rites to be reestablished, so that no one should expect, after the coming siege and desolation, any restoration to take…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:20–24 — These words of our Lord, Luke has here related to shew, that the abomination of desolation which was prophesied by Daniel, and of which Matthew and Mark had spoken, (Mat. 24, Mark 13.) was fulfilled at the siege of…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:20–24 — For the Jews thought that the abomination of desolation took place when the Romans, in mockery of a Jewish observance, cast a pig’s head into the temple.vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:20–24 (2) — Now our Lord, foreseeing that there would be a famine in the city, warned His disciples in the siege that was coming, not to betake themselves to the city as a place of refuge, and under God’s protection, but rather…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:20–24 (2) — The ecclesiastical history relates, that all the Christians who were in Judæa, when the destruction of Jerusalem was approaching, being warned of the Lord, departed from that place, and dwelt beyond the Jordan in a…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:20–24 (2) — And before this, Matthew and Mark said, And let him that is on the housetop not come down into his house; and Mark added, neither enter therein to take any thing out of his house; in place of which Luke subjoins, And…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:20–24 (3) — But how, while the city was already compassed with an army, were they to depart out? except that the preceding word “then” is to be referred, not to the actual time of the siege, but the period just before, when…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:20–24 (3) — But where Matthew and Mark have written, Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes, Luke adds more clearly, And let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto, for these be the…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:20–24 (4) — And these are the days of vengeance, that is, the days exacting vengeance for our Lord’s blood.vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:20–24 (4) — Then Luke follows in words similar to those of the other two; But woe to them that are with child, and them that give suck in those days; and thus has made plain what might otherwise have been doubtful, namely, that…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:20–24 (5) — He says then, Woe to them that nurse, or give suck, as some interpret it, whose womb or arms now heavy with the burden of children, cause no slight obstacle to the speed of flight.vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:20–24 — But some say that the Lord hereby signified the devouring of children, which Josephus also relates.vatican.va
  • John Chrysostom on Luke 21:20–24 — He next assigns the cause of what he had just now said, For there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. For the miseries that took hold of them were such as, in the words of Josephus, no…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:20–24 (3) — For so in truth it was, that when the Romans came and were taking the city, many multitudes of the Jewish people perished in the mouth of the sword; as it follows, And they shall fall by the edge of the sword. But…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:20–24 (6) — Which indeed the Apostle makes mention of when he says, Blindness in part is happened to Israel, and so all Israel shall be saved. (Rom. 11:25.) Which when it shall have gained the promised salvation, hopes not…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:20–24 (2) — Now mystically, the abomination of desolation is the coming of Antichrist, for with ill-omened sacrilege he pollutes the innermost recesses of the heart, sitting as it is literally in the temple, that he may claim to…vatican.va

Luke 21:25–27

  • Bede on Luke 21:25–27 — The events which were to follow the fulfilment of the times of the Gentiles He explains in regular order, saying, There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the starsvatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:25–27 — All which signs are more clearly described in Matthew, Then shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven.vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:25–27 — For at that time when the end of this perishing life shall be accomplished, and, as the Apostle says, The fashion of this world passeth away, (1 Cor. 7:13.) then shall succeed a new world, in which instead of…vatican.va
  • John Chrysostom on Luke 21:25–27 — For as in this world the moon and the stars are soon dimmed by the rising of the sun, so at the glorious appearance of Christ shall the sun become dark, and the moon not shed her ray, and the stars shall fall from…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:25–27 (2) — What things shall befall the world after the darkening of the orbs of light, and whence shall arise the straitening of nations, He next explains as follows, And on the earth distress of nations, by reason of the…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:25–27 — Or else, When the higher world shall be changed, then also the lower elements shall suffer loss; whence it follows, And on the earth distress of nations, &c. As if He said, the sea shall roar terribly, and its shores…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:25–27 — But you will say, your punishment compels you to confess that the end is now approaching, seeing the fulfilment of that which was foretold. For it is certain there is no country, no place in our time, which is not…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:25–27 (2) — But not only shall men be tossed about when the world shall be changed, but angels even shall stand amazed at the terrible revolutions of the universe. Hence it follows, And the powers of heaven shall be shaken.vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:25–27 — For whom does He call the powers of heaven, but the angels, dominions, principalities, and powers? which at the coming of the strict Judge shall then appear visibly to our eyes, that they may strictly exact judgment…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:25–27 (3) — When also the Son of God shall come in glory, and shall crush the proud empire of the son of sin, the angels of heaven attending Him, the doors of heaven which have been shut from the foundation of the world shall be…vatican.va
  • John Chrysostom on Luke 21:25–27 (2) — Or the heavenly powers shall be shaken, although themselves know it not. For when they see the innumerable multitudes condemned, they shall not stand there without trembling.vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:25–27 (2) — Thus it is said in Job, the pillars of heaven tremble and are afraid at his reproof. (Job 26:11.) What then do the boards do, when the pillars tremble? what does the shrub of the desert suffer, when the cedar of…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:25–27 (4) — Or the powers of heaven are those which preside over the sensible parts of the universe, which indeed shall then be shaken that they may attain to a better state. For they shall be discharged from the ministry with…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:25–27 (2) — But that the Lord may not seem to have foretold as extraordinary those things concerning His second coming, which were wont to happen to this world even before His first coming, and that we may not be laughed at by…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:25–27 (2) — While many also fall away from religion, clear faith will be obscured by the cloud of unbelief, for to me that Sun of righteousness is either diminished or increased according to my faith; and as the moon in its…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:25–27 (3) — But in the words, And upon the earth distress of nations, He would understand by nations, not those which shall be blessed in the seed of Abraham, but those which shall stand on the left hand.vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:25–27 (3) — So severe then will be the manifold fires of our souls, that with consciences depraved through the multitude of crimes, by reason of our fear of the coming judgment, the dew of the sacred fountain will be dried upon…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:25–27 (4) — Or the powers of heaven shall be stirred, because when the ungodly persecute, some of the most stout-hearted believers shall be troubled.vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:25–27 (3) — It follows, And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds. Both the believers and unbelievers shall see Him, for He Himself as well as His cross shall glisten brighter than the sun, and so shall be…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:25–27 (5) — But the words, coming in the clouds, may be taken in two ways. Either coming in His Church as it were in a cloud, as He now ceases not to come. But then it shall be with great power and majesty, for far greater will…vatican.va
  • John Chrysostom on Luke 21:25–27 (3) — For God ever appears in a cloud, according to the Psalms, clouds and darkness are round about him. (Ps. 17:11.) Therefore shall the Son of man come in the clouds as God, and the Lord, not secretly, but in glory…vatican.va
  • Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 21:25–27 — Great must be understood in like manner. For His first appearance He made in our weakness and lowliness, the second He shall celebrate in all His own power.vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:25–27 (2) — For in power and majesty will men see Him, whom in lowly stations they refused to hear, that so much the more acutely they may feel His power, as they are now the less willing to bow the necks of their hearts to His…vatican.va

Luke 21:28–33

  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:28–33 — Having in what has gone before spoken against the reprobate, He now turns His words to the consolation of the elect; for it is added, When these things begin to be, look up, and lift up your heads, for your…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:28–33 — Or else, To those that have passed through the body and bodily things, shall be present spiritual and heavenly bodies: that is, they will have no more to pass the kingdom of the world, and then to those that are…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:28–33 — That is, perfect liberty of body and soul. For as the first coming of our Lord was for the restoration of our souls, so will the second be manifested unto the restoration of our bodies.vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:28–33 (2) — He speaks these things to His disciples, not as to those who would continue in this life to the end of the world, but as if uniting in one body of believers in Christ both themselves and us and our posterity, even to…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:28–33 (2) — That the world ought to be trampled upon and despised, He proves by a wise comparison, adding, Behold the fig tree and all the trees, when they now put forth fruit, ye know that summer is near. As if He says, As from…vatican.va
  • Ambrose of Milan on Luke 21:28–33 — Matthew speaks of the fig-tree only, Luke of all the trees. But the fig-tree shadows forth two things, either the ripening of what is hard, or the luxuriance of sin; that is, either that, when the fruit bursts forth…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:28–33 — But when He says, When ye shall see these things to come to pass, what can we understand but those things which were mentioned above. But among them we read, And then shall they see the Son of man coming. When…vatican.va
  • Titus of Bostra on Luke 21:28–33 — Or else, He says, the kingdom of God is at hand, meaning that when these things shall be, not yet shall all things come to their last end, but they shall be already tending towards it. For the very coming of our Lord…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:28–33 (3) — For as in this life, when winter dies away, and spring succeeds, the sun sending forth its warm rays cherishes and quickens the seeds hid in the ground, just laying aside their first form, and the young plants sprout…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:28–33 (3) — But all the things before mentioned are confirmed with great certainty, when He adds, Verily I say unto you, &c.vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:28–33 — He strongly commends that which he thus foretels. And, if one may so speak, his oath is this, Amen, I say unto you. Amen is by interpretation “true.” Therefore the truth says, I tell you the truth, and though He…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:28–33 (4) — Or by generation He means the new generation of His holy Church, shewing that the generation of the faithful would last up to that time, when it would see all things, and embrace with its eyes the fulfilment of our…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:28–33 (2) — For because He had foretold that there should be commotions, and wars, and changes, both of the elements and in other things, lest any one might suspect that Christianity itself also would perish, He adds, Heaven and…vatican.va
  • Gregory the Great on Luke 21:28–33 (4) — Or else, The heaven and earth shall pass away, &c. As if He says, All that with us seems lasting, does not abide to eternity without change, and all that with Me seems to pass away is held fixed and immoveable, for…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:28–33 (2) — But by the heaven which shall pass away we must understand not the æthereal or the starry heaven, but the air from which the birds are named “of heaven.” But if the earth shall pass away, how does Ecclesiastes say,…vatican.va

Luke 21:34–36

  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:34–36 — Our Lord declared above the fearful and sensible signs of the evils which should overtake sinners, against which the only remedy is watching and prayer, as it is said, And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time, &c.vatican.va
  • Basil the Great on Luke 21:34–36 — Every animal has within itself certain instincts which it has received from God, for the preservation of its own being. Wherefore Christ has also given us this warning, that what comes to them by nature, may be ours…vatican.va
  • Titus of Bostra on Luke 21:34–36 — As if He says, Beware lest the eyes of your mind wax heavy. For the cares of this life, and surfeiting, and drunkenness, scare away prudence, shatter and make shipwreck of faith.vatican.va
  • Clement of Alexandria on Luke 21:34–36 — Drunkenness is an excessive use of wine; crapula1 is the uneasiness, and nausea attendant on drunkenness, a Greek word so called from the motion of the head. And a little below. As then we must partake of food lest…vatican.va
  • Basil the Great on Luke 21:34–36 (2) — But carefulness, or the care of this life, although it seems to have nothing unlawful in it, nevertheless if it conduce not to religion, must be avoided. And the reason why He said this He shews by what comes next,…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:34–36 (2) — For that day will not come when men are expecting it, but unlooked for and by stealth, taking as a snare those who are unwary. For as a snare shall it come upon all them that sit upon the face of the earth. But this…vatican.va
  • Eusebius of Caesarea on Luke 21:34–36 — He taught them therefore to take heed unto the things we have just before mentioned, lest they fall into the indolence resulting therefrom. Hence it follows, Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:34–36 (3) — Namely, hunger, pestilence, and such like, which for a time only threaten the elect and others, and those things also which are hereafter the lot of the guilty for ever. For these we can in no wise escape, save by…vatican.va
  • Augustine of Hippo on Luke 21:34–36 — This is supposed to be that flight which Matthew mentions; which must not be in the winter or on the sabbath day. To the winter belong the cares of this life, which are mournful as the winter, but to the sabbath…vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:34–36 (4) — And because a Christian needs not only to flee evil, but to strive to obtain glory, He adds, And to stand before the Son of man. For this is the glory of angels, to stand before the Son of man, our God, and always to…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:34–36 — Now supposing a physician should bid us beware of the juice of a certain herb, lest a sudden death overtake us, we should most earnestly attend to his command; but when our Saviour warns us to shun drunkenness and…vatican.va

Luke 21:37–38

  • Bede on Luke 21:37–38 — What our Lord commanded in word, He confirms by His example. For He who bid us watch and pray before the coming of the Judge, and the uncertain end of each of us, as the time of His Passion drew near, is Himself…vatican.va
  • Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 21:37–38 — But what were the things He taught, unless such as transcended the worship of the law?vatican.va
  • Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 21:37–38 — Now the Evangelists are silent as to the greater part of Christ’s teaching; for whereas He preached for the space nearly of three years, all the teaching which they have written down would scarcely, one might say,…vatican.va
  • Cyril of Alexandria on Luke 21:37–38 (2) — But because His speech was with power, and with authority He applied to spiritual worship the things which had been delivered in figures by Moses and the Prophets, the people heard Him gladly. As it follows, And the…vatican.va
  • Bede on Luke 21:37–38 (2) — Now mystically, we also when amid our prosperity we behave ourselves soberly, piously, and honestly, teach by day time in the temple, for we hold up to the faithful the model of a good work; but at night we abide on…vatican.va

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Job 26:11 · Psalm 17:11 · Song of Songs 6:10 · Matthew 10:20 · Matthew 16:17 · Acts 8:10 · Acts 11:28 · Romans 11:25 · 1 Corinthians 7:13 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · 2 Thessalonians 2:2 · Revelation 1:16

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