Patristic A.D. 444
“God gives not help to those who tempt Him, but to those who believe on Him. Christ therefore did not shew His miracles to them that tempted Him, but said to them, An evil generation seeketh a sign, and no sign shall be given to them. (Mat. 12:39.)”
Catena Aurea: Gospel of Luke, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 4:9-13
PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1843) ↗