ACC ~ Mark 9 v42

A TERRIFYING REPETITION

AUGUSTINE: He did not shrink from using the same words three times [1] over in one passage. And who is not terrified by this repetition and by the threat of that punishment uttered so vehemently by the lips of the Lord himself? THE CITY OF GOD 21.9. [2]

[1] Augustine is asking why “it would be better for him” is repeated three times.

[2] Cetedoc 0313, 48.21.9.16; NPNF 1 2:461.