And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said unto him,
You are not far from the kingdom of God.
And no man after that dared ask him any question.
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Augustine of Hippo
AD 430
De Con. Evan, ii, 73: Nor letit trouble us that Matthew says, that he who addressed this question to the Lord tempted Him; for it may be that though he came as a tempter, yet he was corrected by the answer of the Lord. Or at all events, we must not look upon the temptation as evil, and done with the intention of deceiving an enemy, but rather as the caution of a man who wished to try a thing unknown to him.
