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Patristic A.D. 430 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Rom 5:12 (City of God 16.27)

Augustine of Hippo, on Rom 5:12

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Rom 5:12 · Douay-Rheims
“Wherefore as by one man sin entered into this world, and by sin death; and so death passed upon all men, in whom all have sinned.”
On this verse:
“Everyone, even little children, have broken God's covenant, not indeed in virtue of any personal action but in virtue of mankind's common origin in that single ancestor in whom all have sinned.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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