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Augustine of Hippo, on Matt 12:29
Augustine of Hippo · A.D. 354–430
Matt 12:29 · Douay-Rheims
“Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle his goods, unless he first bind the strong? and then he will rifle his house.”
On this verse:
“(ubi sup.) For he held us, that we should not by our own strength be able to free ourselves from him, but by the grace of God. By his goods, he means all the unbelievers. He has bound the strong man, in that He has taken away from him all power of hindering the faithful from following Christ, and gaining the kingdom of heaven.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.