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Gregory the Great, on Matt 16:24
Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Matt 16:24 · Douay-Rheims
“Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
On this verse:
“(in Ezech. Hom. i. 10.) He denies himself whosoever is changed for the better, and begins to be what he was not, and ceases to be what he was.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.