Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
ayant la gloire de Dieu. Son éclat était semblable à celui d'une pierre très précieuse, d'une pierre de jaspe transparente comme du cristal.
KJV
Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ts nature disturb the sight but soothes it: wherefore this clarity is compared to the jasper-stone ( Apoc. 21:11 ). Reply to Objection 3: The clarity of the glorified body results from the merit of the will and therefore will be subject to the will, so as to be seen or not seen a…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 132 (Migne)
appropinquare, deprecata est Dominum, ut qui sanctos sanctificat adhuc, et justos justificat adhuc (Apoc. XXI, 11) , et qui flagellat omnem filium quem recipit (Hebr. XII, 6) , dignaretur ancillam suam in praesenti, sic flagellando carnem, purgare, quatenus anima post hanc vitam…
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