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Cyril of Alexandria, on Luke 13:18
Cyril of Alexandria · A.D. 376–444
Luke 13:18 · Douay-Rheims
“He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like, and whereunto shall I resemble it?”
On this verse:
“Or else; The kingdom of God is the Gospel, through which we gain the power of reigning with Christ. As then the mustard seed is surpassed in size by the seeds of other herbs, yet so increases as to become the shelter of many birds; so also the life-giving doctrine was at first in the possession only of a few, but afterwards spread itself abroad.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.