Augustine of Hippo, on Rom 8:35

“Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword?”

“Paul is exhorting his hearers to not be broken by persecution, for perhaps they had been living according to the wisdom of the flesh.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.