Cyprian of Carthage
That the Gentiles rather than the Jews attain to the kingdom of heaven.
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23. That the Gentiles rather than the Jews attain to the kingdom of heaven.
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In the Gospel the Lord says: “Many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall lie down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; but the children of the kingdom shall go out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Translated by ANF editors. Edition ccel.anf05.iv-v.en.