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“Lord, behold here [are] two swords.”
War.
Nicholas of Lyra Erasmus derides, because in this place, following the opinions of Hugh [of Saint-Cher], he wrote that Christ commanded the Apostles that, when the time of persecution threatened, they should prepare provisions, and make ready arms for defense. Consult the preceding annotation.
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Sixtus of Siena, O.P., “Annotation CLVII, War (Luke 22:38),” in Annotations on the New Testament, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/bibliotheca-sancta-nt/159-annotation-clvii-war-luke-22-38/.
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