1994 Luke xiv. 28.

1995 See Letter LXI

1996 Joh. ix. 2, Joh. ix. 3.

1997 Ps. xci. 10.

1998 Ps. lxxiii. 13, Ps. lxxiii. 15.

1999 Gen. xxvii.

2000 Gen. xlviii. 10.

2001 Gen. xlix. 10.

2002 2 K. xxiii. 29.

2003 Ezek. xvi. 42. In the Vulgate the tenses are different, but the sense is substantially the same.

2004 Heb. xii. 6.

2005 Luke xvi. 25.

2006 Nahum i. 9.

2007 Luke vi. 42.

2008 Heraclius, a deacon of Pannonia, who had been sent to Bethlehem by his bishop Amabilis to procure from Jerome a long promised commentary on the Visions of Isaiah. This, which Jerome subsequently incorporated as book V. in his complete work on the prophet, Heraclius succeeded in obtaining from him. See the Preface to the Commentary.

2009 Matt. xx. 15.

2010 AV. `unbelief. 0'

2011 Rom. xi. 32.

2012 Rom. v. 20.

2013 Ex. xii. 29, Ex. xii. 30, Ex. xii. 38.

2014 The Cainites appear to have denied the efficacy of the atonement.

2015 AV. `sin. 0'

2016 Joh. i. 29.

2017 Joh. v. 19.

2018 i.e. Paul.

2019 1 Pet. i. 2.

2020 1 Tim. iii. 2.

2021 This synod held in 359 a.d. was attended by about 450 bishops. It put forth an Arian formula which caused general consternation. "The whole world," says Jerome, "groaned and was astonished to find itself Arian."

2022 See note on Letter LXI. 3.

2023 Cf. Cic. In Pis. 1.

2024 1 Tim. iii. 1-7.

2025 Tit. i. 5-9.

2026 Rendered `elders 0' in AV.

2027 Cf. Rom. i. 26, Rom. i. 27.

2028 Exoleti.

2029 A Scottish tribe, cannibals according to Jerome (Against Jov. ii. 7.)

2030 Bk. V. 457.

2031 Matt. vii. 5.

2032 Matt. xxiii. 23, Matt. xxiii. 24, RV.

2033 Gen. i. 28.

2034 Heb. xiii. 4.

2035 1 Cor. iii. 17, RV.

2036 1 Cor. vi. 11.

2037 Ex. xxi. 10.

2038 Lev. xxi. 7, Lev. xxi. 13.

2039 Canon xv.

2040 Cf. Ph. ii. 14, Ph. ii. 15.

2041 1 Tim. iii. 4.

2042 Isa. xxvii. 11, LXX. AV. follows the Hebrew.

2043 AV. that are at ease.

2044 Isa. xxxii. 9.

2045 Prov. xxxi. 10, Prov. xxxi. 11.

2046 Prov. xiv. 1.

2047 Jer. iii. 20.

2048 2 Cor. xi. 2.

2049 i.e. that of strained interpretations.

2050 V. Dict. Ant. s. v. stola and cf. Cic. Phil. ii. 18, 44.

2051 Gen. i. 2.

2052 It is hardly necessary to remark that this derivation is purely fanciful and has no foundation in fact.

2053 Ezek. i. 22.

2054 Gen. ii. 7.

2055 Query a reference to Isa. xl. 12: the Latin is obscure.

2056 Paradisus.

2057 Gen. ii. 8, Gen. ii. 10.

2058 Ezek. xlvii. 1, Ezek. xlvii. 8.

2059 Gen. viii. 8, Gen. viii. 11.

2060 Matt. iii. 16.

2061 Ps. lxxiv. 13, 14 LXX.

2062 Deut. viii. 15.

2063 udrofobouj et lymphaticos faciunt.

2064 Exod. xv. 23-27; Luke x. i.

2065 Gen. xxvi. 15, Gen. xxvi. 18.

2066 Gen. xxi. 31.

2067 1 Kings i. 38; 2 Chron. xxxii. 30.

2068 Gen. xxiv. 15, Gen. xxiv. 16.

2069 Gen. xxix. 10, Gen. xxix. 11.

2070 Gen. xxvii. 36.

2071 Exod. ii. 16, Exod. ii. 17.