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Jerome, on Matt 19:10
Jerome · c. A.D. 347–420
Matt 19:10 · Douay-Rheims
“His disciples say unto him: If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.”
On this verse:
“A wife is a grievous burden, if it is not permitted to put her away except for the cause of fornication. For what if she be a drunkard, an evil temper, or of evil habits, is she to be kept? The Apostles, perceiving this burden someness, express what they feel; His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.