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Gregory the Great, on Matt 4:1
Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Matt 4:1 · Douay-Rheims
“Then Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.”
On this verse:
“(Hom. in. Ev. 16.1.) Some doubt what Spirit it was that led Jesus into the desert, for that it is said after, The Devil took him into the holy city. But true and without question agreeable to the context is the received opinion, that it was the Holy Spirit; that His own Spirit should lead Him thither where the evil spirit should find Him to try Him.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.