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Hilary of Poitiers, on Matt 8:18
Hilary of Poitiers · c. A.D. 310–367
Matt 8:18 · Douay-Rheims
“And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water.”
On this verse:
“The disciple does not ask whether he shall follow Him; for he already believed that he ought to follow, but prays to be suffered first to bury his father.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.