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Matthew 12:9
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Being impious, the Pharisees were pretending piety in order to destroy the pious. That is why they also tried to slander Christ and his disciples when they saw them shining with wonders (Matthew 12:9–14 ).
Greek 14 Ἀσεβεῖς ὄντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ὑπεκρίνοντο τὴν εὐσέβειαν, ἵνα τοὺς εὐσεβεῖς ἐξολοθρεύσωσι. διὸ καὶ τὸν Χριστὸν διαβάλλειν ἐπεχείρουν καὶ τοὺς αὐτοῦ μαθητὰς ὁρῶντες αὐτοὺς λαμπρυνομένους τοῖς θαύμασιν.
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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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