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Annotation CCXXIII, On the oath (Acts 3:26)

“That every one may convert himself from his wickedness.”

Annotation CCXXIII

”That every one may convert himself from his wickedness.” — Acts 3:26

On the oath.

Chrysostom, in the ninth homily on Acts, narrating this, detests those who — in forensic judgments, in contracts, in suretyships, and in public or private acts of this kind — either offer or exact oaths, whether just or unjust. Consult Annotation 26 of this book.

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Sixtus of Siena, O.P., “Annotation CCXXIII, On the oath (Acts 3:26),” in Annotations on the New Testament, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/bibliotheca-sancta-nt/225-annotation-ccxxiii-on-the-oath-acts-3-26/.

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