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Augustine of Hippo — as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 11:9-13

Patristic A.D. 430

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430

“(ubi sup.) Having laid aside the metaphor, our Lord added an exhortation, and expressly urged us to ask, seek, and knock, until we receive what we are seeking. Hence he says, And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you.”

Catena Aurea: Gospel of Luke, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 11:9-13 PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1843) ↗

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