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Hilary of Poitiers, on Matt 14:15
Hilary of Poitiers · c. A.D. 310–367
Matt 14:15 · Douay-Rheims
“And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals.”
On this verse:
“Then the loaves are given to the Apostles, because through them the gifts of divine grace were to be rendered. And the number of them that did eat is found to be the same as that of those who should believe; for we find in the book of Acts that out of the vast number of the people of Israel, five thousand men believed.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.