Blessed is whoever loves you, his friend in you, his enemy for you.

What it means

Love rooted in God can reach even an enemy. Augustine adds that such a person loses no one dear, because all are held in one who cannot be lost. Let your love be anchored deep enough to stretch that far.

The source

"Blessed is whoever loves you, his friend in you, his enemy for you." Augustine of Hippo said it in Confessions 4.9.14. Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

"Blessed whoso loveth Thee, and his friend in Thee, and his enemy for Thee."

E. B. Pusey, 1838, Confessions 4.9.14. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Augustine of Hippo (354–430). North African bishop and philosopher. His Confessions, written in Latin around 400, is the first great autobiography in the West.

Questions

What does "Blessed is whoever loves you, his friend in you, his enemy for you." mean?

Love rooted in God can reach even an enemy. Augustine adds that such a person loses no one dear, because all are held in one who cannot be lost. Let your love be anchored deep enough to stretch that far.

Who said "Blessed is whoever loves you, his friend in you, his enemy for you."?

Augustine of Hippo (354–430). Source: Confessions 4.9.14.

What is the original wording?

Blessed whoso loveth Thee, and his friend in Thee, and his enemy for Thee (E. B. Pusey, 1838). Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

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