George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Crowned. James i. 12. — Delivered from falling, (Menochius) and in due time from affliction. (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 3:21
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 3:21 · Douay-Rheims
“But this every one is sure of that worshippeth thee, that his life, if it be under trial, shall be crowned: and if it be under tribulation, it shall be delivered: and if it be under correction, it shall be allowed to come to thy mercy.”
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.