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Tertullian — on 1Pet 3:18 (On Modesty)

Patristic A.D. 220
Tertullian · c. A.D. 150–220
“For to this end had He come, that, being Himself pure from sin, and in all respects holy, He might undergo death on behalf of sinners. Similarly, you who emulate Him in condoning sins, if you yourself have done no sin, plainly suffer in my stead.”
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