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Matthew 11:12
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Faith in Christ through baptism is the kingdom of God, which began from the preaching of John, who pointed out Christ. The ones who force are those who renounce idolatry and the old custom (Matthew 11:12 ).
Greek Ἡ εἰς Χριστὸν πίστις διὰ τοῦ βαπτίσματος ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ βασιλεία ἐστίν, ἥτις ἤρξατο ἀπὸ τοῦ κηρύγματος Ἰωάννου τοῦ ὑποδεικνύντος τὸν Χριστόν. οἱ δὲ βιαζόμενοί εἰσιν οἱ τῇ εἰδωλολατρίᾳ ἀποταττόμενοι καὶ τῷ παλαιῷ ἔθει.
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About this text Cyril of Alexandria died in 444 — later than the first three centuries of the church.
Cyril of Alexandria's short notes on Matthew's Gospel, kept in later chains of comments, in the order of Matthew's chapters and verses.
English follows the named base text (Aegean/khazarzar Migne PG 72 extract). Other prints were checked as noted; no silent merge of recensions.
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