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Tertullian, on Eph 5:16
Tertullian · c. A.D. 150–220
Eph 5:16 · Douay-Rheims
“But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
On this verse:
“But when he urges us not to give place to evil, he does not offer the suggestion that we should take to our heels, he only teaches that passion should be kept under restraint; and if he says that the time must be redeemed, because the days are evil, he wishes us to gain a lengthening of life, not by flight, but by wisdom.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.