Pope Anterus
3rd century · AD 236 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 9 passages
In his own words on John
- John 8:44
I should wish, my dearest brethren, always to receive the glad account of your sincere love and peace, so that the signs of your welfare might be promoted in turn by the dissemination of our letters among you, if our ancient enemy should give us quiet and deliverance from his attacks; who was a liar from the beginning,
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