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Catena Aurea · Matthäusevangelium 5
Mt 5, 10English original
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
For righteousness’ sake He adds expressly, for many suffer persecution for their sins, and are not therefore righteous. Likewise consider how the eighth beatitude of the true circumcision is terminated by martyrdom.