Apostles hunt childish Jews off the broad way
For by the Savior having been appointed “fishers of human beings,” (Lamentations 4:18) they were hunting Jews childish in thoughts, not to walk the broad and roomy road of their fathers—whom indeed the Savior also was hinting saying: “let the children come to me.” (Matthew 4:19) (Matthew 7:13) (Matthew 19:14)
Greek
Klagel. Jerem. 4, 18. Υπὸ γὰρ τοῦ σωτῆρος >ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων< ἀποδειχθέντες οἱ ἐθήρευον Ἰουδαίους ταῖς φρεσὶ νηπίους, μὴ τὴν πλατεῖαν καὶ εὐρύχωρον τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν βαδίζειν ὁδόν· οὓσπερ δὴ καὶ ὁ σωτὴρ ὑπῃνίττετο λέγων· «ἐάσατε τὰ παιδία ἐλθεῖν πρός με.
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Origen, Fragments on Lamentations.
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