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Patristic A.D. 430 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of John, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 16:5-11

Augustine of Hippo, on John 16:5

Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
John 16:5 · Douay-Rheims
“But I told you not these things from the beginning, because I was with you. And now I go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me: Whither goest thou?”
On this verse:
“(de Verb. Dom. s. lxi) But it makes a great difference whether one believes in Christ, or only that He is Christ. For that He was Christ, even the devils believed: but e believes in Christ, who both hopes in Christ and loves Christ.”

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

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