Matthew 5:20 Douay-Rheims

For I tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Hilary of Poitiers

c. A.D. 310–367 Patristic

Beautiful entrance He here makes to a teaching beyond the works of the Law, declaring to the Apostles that they should have no admission to the kingdom of heaven without a righteousness beyond that of Pharisees.

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A.D. 367 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 5:20-22

PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Matthew ↗

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

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