And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
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Cyril of Alexandria
AD 444
Moreover, the fruit of repentance is, in the highest degree, faith in Christ. Next to it is the evangelic mode of life, and in general terms the works of righteousness as opposed to sin, which the penitent must bring forth as fruits worthy of repentance. Commentary on Luke, Homily