And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
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Hilary of Poitiers
AD 368
The wolves indeed are all such as should pursue the Apostles with mad fury.
He first attempted the softer sex, allured her by hope, and promised a share of immortality. Do you in like manner seize every opportunity, look well into each man's nature and inclination, use wisdom of speech, reveal hope of good things to come; that what he promised falsely we may preach truly according to God's promise, that they that believe shall be like to the Angels.
Who will endeavour to extort from you either to be silent or to temporize.
And by this their testimony not only was all excuse of ignorance of His divinity taken away from their persecutors, but also to the Gentiles was opened the way of believing on Christ, who was thus devotedly preached by the voices of the confessors among the flames of persecution; and this is that He adds, "and the Gentiles.”
