John 8:13 Douay-Rheims

The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou givest testimony of thyself: thy testimony is not true.

Augustine of Hippo

A.D. 354–430 Patristic

(Tract. xxxvi. 10) There is much difficulty, and a great mystery seems to be contained, in God’s words, In the mouth of two or three witnesses, let every word be established. (Deut. 10) It is possible that two may speak false. The chaste Susannah was arraigned by two false witnesses: the whole people spake against Christ falsely. How then must we understand the word, By the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established: except as an intimation of the mystery of the Trinity, in which is perpetual stability of truth? Receive then our testimony, lest ye feel our judgment. I delay My judgment: I delay not My testimony: I am one that beareth witnes of Myself, and the Father that sent Me beareth witness of Me.

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A.D. 430 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 8:13-18

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