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Patristic A.D. 444 · Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Rom 8:24 (EXPLANATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS)

Cyril of Alexandria, on Rom 8:24

Cyril of Alexandria · A.D. 376–444

Rom 8:24 · Douay-Rheims

“For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for?”

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“We believe that our bodies also will overcome corruption and death. For the time being this is a hope, because it is not yet present, but it is a future certainty.”

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