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Augustine of Hippo — Tractate 26 on John, §13

Patristic A.D. 416

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430

“Believers know the body of Christ, if they neglect not to be the body of Christ. Let them become the body of Christ, if they wish to live by the Spirit of Christ. None lives by the Spirit of Christ but the body of Christ.”

Tractates on the Gospel of John, Tractate 26 on John, §13 PD · NPNF1 Vol. 7 (Schaff) ↗

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