Fragments on Matthew · §97

Matthew 10:7

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By “kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 10:7) he means the grace that comes through faith — the adoption through the Spirit that unites the human being to God.

Greek

Βασιλείαν δὲ οὐρανῶν λέγει τὴν διὰ πίστεως χάριν, τὴν διὰ πνεύματος υἱοθεσίαν τὴν ἑνοῦσαν θεῷ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.

About this text

Catena fragments on Matthew (CPG 5206). Contents follow Matthew chapter and verse. Edition fragment numbers stay in About this text and under each passage.

English follows the named copy-text (Aegean/khazarzar Migne PG 72 extract). Other prints were checked as noted; no silent merge of recensions.

Witnesses

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