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Quotation from Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede
“And I also say unto you, that he is the door-keeper, and I will not gainsay him”
Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book III, Chapter XXV, trans. A. M. Sellar
Oswy's decision at the Synod of Whitby in 664, after both sides agree that the keys of heaven were given to Peter.
Citation: "And I also say unto you, that he is the door-keeper, and I will not gainsay him" — Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Book III, Chapter XXV, trans. A. M. Sellar. (id bede-ecclesiastical-history-q5)
Portrait: The Venerable Bede translates John 1902, James Doyle Penrose, Public domain.
