George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Despise. Greek, “hate thee, and blessed shall be those who love thee for ever.” (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 13:16
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 13:16 · Douay-Rheims
“They shall be cursed that shall despise thee: and they shall be condemned that shall blaspheme thee: and blessed shall they be that shall build thee up.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.