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Matthew 3:10
He likens the word of God to an axe. Jeremiah says the same: the word of the Lord is “like an axe cutting rock.” (Jeremiah 23:29 ) So it lies against the root, that by fear it may make you better and prepare you to bear fruit.
Greek Ἀξίνῃ δὲ παρεικάζει τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ· καὶ Ἰερεμίας γὰρ ὧδέ φησιν· ὁ λόγος κυρίου "ὡς πέλυξ κόπτων πέτραν". οὕτως τῇ ῥίζῃ ἐπί κειται, ὅπως τῷ φόβῳ σε ποιήσῃ βελτίονα καὶ παρασκευάσῃ καρπὸν ἐνεγκεῖν.
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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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