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And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Le quatrième ange sonna de la trompette. Et le tiers du soleil fut frappé, et le tiers de la lune, et le tiers des étoiles, afin que le tiers en fût obscurci, et que le jour perdît un tiers de sa clarté, et la nuit de même.

KJV

And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

Patristic reading

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  • Origen

    Commentariorum Series In Evangelium Matthaei (Mt. 22.34-27.63)

    Vgl. Apoc. 12, —19 Vgl. Sir. 46, 10? — 20 Matth. 4, 19 — 22 Matth. 5, 14 — 24 Vgl. Phil. 3, 20 — 29 Apoc. 8, 12 1 a < B 3 capitibxis suis R G L capita sua B | coronas R G c B cornua G a 8 exponentur x* exponetur ρ | nec Kl et x 10 habentia Koe liabentis x | [et] super Kl et sempe…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 171 (Migne)

    Hic est enim draco ille qui de coelo cadens, traxit secum, ut ait Joannes, tertiam partem stellarum (Apoc. VIII, 12) , id est angelorum. Talium leonum et pardorum sunt cubilia montes, id est superba hominum corda: Sed coronatur sponsa de cubilibus eorum, dum ejus praedicatione et…

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