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Patristic A.D. 604 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Luke, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 16:22-26

Gregory the Great, on Luke 16:22

Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Luke 16:22 · Douay-Rheims
“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell.”
On this verse:
“(ut sup.) For that rich man who would not give to the poor man even the scraps of his table, being in hell came to beg for even the least thing. For he sought for a drop of water, who refused to give a crumb of bread.”

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

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