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Augustine of Hippo, on John 3:22
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
John 3:22 · Douay-Rheims
“After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.”
On this verse:
“(Tr. xiii. c. 6) But why did John baptize? Because it was necessary that our Lord should be baptized. And why was it necessary that our Lord should be baptized? That no one might ever think himself at liberty to despise baptism.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.