“These words were fulfilled by the apostles: the house of the sacrifices of the Law was too small for them, and when they realized that the meeting place of the Jews was not sufficient for the greatness of the gospel, they set out to build a holy church where they gathered the children of God, who are righteous. This i…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 6:1
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1And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
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— 2 Kings 6:1 —
2Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
3And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.