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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
The kingdom of God, that is, closeness with God, has been taken from the Jews and given to those who believed.
Western Saints
Jerome
Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and it will be given to a nation producing its fruits. I have said many times that the kingdom of God is to be understood as the holy Scriptures, which the Lord took away from the Jews and gave to us, so that we may produce their fruits. This is the vineyard that is entrusted to the farmers and winegrowers, and those who do not work in it, having only the name of the Scriptures, will lose the fruits of the vineyard.
Thomas Aquinas
Then he explains; and he presents two conclusions. The first is drawn from what was said in the parable; the second is taken from what was said in the scriptural text. He says therefore "therefore I say to you, that the kingdom shall be taken from you," i.e., sacred Scripture, because you will lose the understanding of sacred Scripture. …
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