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Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
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Verse 28. Fear not those that, and so forth Men are afraid of a prison, yet they are not afraid of hell fire. They fear temporal punishments, but dread not the torments of eternal fire. Saint Augustine in Baradius.—He who continually fears hell, will never fall into it; but he who is negligent, will undoubtedly fall. Saint John Chrysostom in Baradius.
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