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Jerome, on Matt 15:1
Jerome · c. A.D. 347–420
Matt 15:1 · Douay-Rheims
“Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:”
On this verse:
“And thus the parents refusing what they saw thus dedicated to God, hat they might not incur the guilt of sacrilege, perished of want, and so it came to pass that what the children offered for the needs of the temple and the service of God, went to the gain of the Priests.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.