Cyril of Alexandria: Fragments on Matthew · §27

Matthew 4:1

He was led by the devil by permission.

Greek

Συνέδησε δὲ ὁ μακάριος βαπτιστὴς τῇ τοῦ πνεύματος σημασίᾳ τὴν τοῦ πυρὸς ἐνέργειαν καὶ σημασίαν, οὐκ ἐν πυρὶ πάντως βαπτι σθήσεσθαι λέγων ἡμᾶς διὰ Χριστοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ πνεύματος ἐνέρ γειαν τὴν ζωοποιὸν διὰ τῆς τοῦ πυρὸς σημασίας σημαίνων.

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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.

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