From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Jerome
AD 420
Shewing also thereby that He was Son of that same God whose prophet John was; and therefore He says, “Repent ye.”For repentance corrects the will; and if yew ill not repent through fear of evil, at least ye may for the pleasure of good things; hence He says, “the kingdom of heaven is at hand;” that is, the blessings of the heavenly kingdom. As if He has said, Prepare yourselves by repentance, for the time of eternal reward is at hand.
Mystically interpreted, Christ begins to preach as soon as John was delivered to prison, because when the Law ceased, the Gospel commenced.
