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Hilary of Poitiers, on Matt 21:17
Hilary of Poitiers · c. A.D. 310–367
Matt 21:17 · Douay-Rheims
“And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there.”
On this verse:
“And that is compared to a fig tree, because the Apostles being the first believers out of Israel, like green figs shall in the glory, and the time, of their resurrection, be before the rest.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.