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Ιδου, ημεις εδενομεν δεματια εν μεσω της πεδιαδος· και ιδου, εσηκωθη το ιδικον μου δεματιον και εσταθη ορθιον· και ιδου, τα ιδικα σας δεματια περιστραφεντα προσεκυνησαν το ιδικον μου δεματιον.
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Ιδου, ημεις εδενομεν δεματια εν μεσω της πεδιαδος· και ιδου, εσηκωθη το ιδικον μου δεματιον και εσταθη ορθιον· και ιδου, τα ιδικα σας δεματια περιστραφεντα προσεκυνησαν το ιδικον μου δεματιον.
4775. And he knew it. That this signifies that indeed it was, and that and said, It is my son’s tunic signifies that it was the truth of the church, is evident from the signification of a “tunic,” as being the truth of the church (n. 4677). But as it was defiled, it was indeed known that it was [the truth of the church] but not truth like that of the Ancient and the Primitive Church; hence it is said that “indeed it was.”