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Patristic A.D. 604 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Wis 16:20 (Morals on Job, PL 75-76, 2.2.22)

Gregory the Great, on Wis 16:20

Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Wis 16:20 · Douay-Rheims
“Instead of which things thou didst feed thy people with the food of angels, and gavest them bread from heaven prepared without labour; having in it all that is delicious, and the sweetness of every taste.”
On this verse:
“As a certain wise man says about the sweetness of manna: You provided them with ready bread from heaven without labor, containing every delight and all the sweetness of taste (Wis. 16:20). For manna indeed contained every delight and all sweetness of taste, because, in the mouths of the spiritual, it gave flavor according to the will of those who ate, since the divine word is both suitable for all and not inconsistent with itself, adapting to the capacity of the hearers; and when each chosen person profitably understands it according to his own measure, he transforms the manna received into a flavor of his own choosing.”

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