A citation from the library
Didymus the Blind, on 1John 4:7
Didymus the Blind · c. A.D. 313–398
1John 4:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Dearly beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. And every one that loveth, is born of God, and knoweth God.”
On this verse:
“Just as the person who does not choose what he ought to choose has done wrong and does not love what he ought to love, so those who love only those who are worthy of love receive only that level of praise due to them.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.