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Augustine of Hippo, on Mark 4:1
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Mark 4:1 · Douay-Rheims
“And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.”
On this verse:
“(Quæst. 14, in Matt.) Or else they deserved this, their not understanding, and yet this in itself was done in mercy to them, that they might know their sins, and, being converted, merit pardon.”
PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Mark
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