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Patristic A.D. 430 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of John, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 1:9

Augustine of Hippo, on John 1:9

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
John 1:9 · Douay-Rheims
“That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.”
On this verse:
“(de Pecc. Mer. et Remiss. i. c. xxv) Or the words, lighteneth every man, may be understood to mean, not that there is no one who is not enlightened, but that no one is enlightened except by Him.”

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