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And Tryphon sought to reign over Asia and to crown himself, and to stretch out his hand against Antiochus the king.
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Verse 39. Tryphon. In a moral sense, Tryphon represents the practice of the devil, who seeks first to deceive pastors. For, as Saint Gregory (hom. xxxviii.) teaches, if the pastor’s life be corrupt, his doctrine will be contemned. Worthington.
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