Romans 4:3
Douay-Rheims
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
John Chrysostom
The Master proclaimed that Abraham was just because he outran the weakness of his human nature. He strained with his whole mind toward the power of him who had made the promise.
Source details
A.D. 407 · on Rom 4:3 (BAPTISMAL INSTRUCTIONS 8.7)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.