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Matthew 5:29–30
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When he says, “If your eye causes you to stumble,” (Matthew 5:29–30 ) and what follows, by “eye” he means the thought of desire, which he says must be cut out.
Greek Εἰπὼν ἐὰν ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου σκανδαλίζῃ σε καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς, ὀφθαλ μὸν λέγει τὸν λογισμὸν τῆς ἐπιθυμίας, ὃν λέγει ἐκκόπτεσθαι.
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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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