That day
Thursday, 6 March 2008
The verse
“Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.””Joshua 1:9 · WEB
From the tradition
“For we may venture to say that the Gospel is the first fruits of all the Scriptures.”
Origen of Alexandria · Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book I, §4
In the words of a public-domain translation (tr. Allan Menzies, Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 9, ed. Allan Menzies (1896)), checked against the source edition.