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Bede, on Prov 18:24
Bede · A.D. 673–735
Prov 18:24 · Douay-Rheims
“A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.”
On this verse:
“A lovable man to society, etc. The believing people from the Gentiles are more loved by the Lord than the Jewish people continuing in unbelief, among whom he was born according to the flesh. It can also be understood of the apostles born from Jews, that they loved the believers from the Gentiles more than the unbelievers of their own people.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.