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Bede the Venerable, on Luke 1:80
Bede the Venerable · c. A.D. 672–735
Luke 1:80 · Douay-Rheims
“And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel.”
On this verse:
“The future preacher of repentance, that he might the more boldly reclaim his hearers from the allurements of the world, passes the first part of his life in the deserts. Hence it is said, And the child grew.”
PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Luke
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