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Bernard of Clairvaux, on Rom 12:20
Bernard of Clairvaux · c. A.D. 1090–1153
Rom 12:20 · Douay-Rheims
“But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.”
On this verse:
“But that this rather pertains to actual charity seems to appear most especially from this: that when the Lord had said, "Love your enemies," he at once adds concerning works: "Do good to those who hate you" (Lk 6:27). Likewise Scripture: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink" (Rom 12:20). And here you have what concerns act, not affection.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.