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Ambrose of Milan, on Gen 37:23
Ambrose of Milan · A.D. 339–397
Gen 37:23 · Douay-Rheims
“And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours:”
On this verse:
“Accordingly, even at that time, the cross that was to come was prefigured in sign; and at the same time that he was stripped of his tunic, that is, of the flesh he took on, he was stripped of the handsome diversity of colors that represented the virtues. Therefore his tunic, that is, his flesh, was stained with blood, but not his divinity; and his enemies were able to take from him his covering of flesh but not his immortal life.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.