pericope

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Theophylact, I say, ignores the pericope de adultera—passes it by, I mean,—exactly as do Chrysostom and Cyril.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

I find it suggested that perhaps the subject-matter may sufficiently account for all that has happened to the pericope de adultera: And so it may, no doubt.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

In the oldest Greek MS which contains this pericope, the Codex Bezæ, the words 'taken in adultery' are read 'taken in sin.'

From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

This is the date adopted by the Bollandists, because the ancient missals mark the pericope, Matt. x., for the gospel of this day.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

But it is equally certain that this pericope is an interpolation where it stands.

From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber