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Patristic A.D. 444 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Gen 19:18 (CATENA ON GENESIS 3.1139)

Cyril of Alexandria, on Gen 19:18

Cyril of Alexandria · A.D. 376–444

Gen 19:18 · Douay-Rheims

“And Lot said to them: I beseech thee my Lord,”

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“It seems that now, after the exodus from Sodom, the conversation is no longer with angels but with the Lord. For when one leaves the territory of evil he will find God conversing with him, and he will have the courage and confidence to ask for whatever he wishes.”

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