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Patristic A.D. 430 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 5:6

Augustine of Hippo, on Matt 5:6

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Matt 5:6 · Douay-Rheims
“Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill.”
On this verse:
“(ubi sup.) Or He speaks of food with which they shall be filled at this present; to wit, that food of which the Lord spake, My food is to do the will of my Father, that is, righteousness, and that water of which whoever drinks it shall be in him a well of water springing up to life eternal.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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