Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Genesis 30:33

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 109, footnote 4 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

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CCEL Footnote 1623 (In-Text, Margin)

1. A short letter does not admit of long explanations; compressing much matter into a small space it can only give a few words to topics which suggest many thoughts. You ask me what is the meaning of the passage in the gospel according to Matthew, “take no thought for the morrow. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” In the holy scriptures “the morrow” signifies the time to come. Thus in Genesis Jacob says: “So shall my righteousness answer for me to-morrow.”[Genesis 30:33] Again when the two tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh had built an altar and when all Israel had sent to them an embassy, they made answer to Phinehas the high priest that they had built the altar lest “to-morrow” it might be said to their ...