Tractates on the Gospel of John
210 ST. AUGUSTINE
Jews and the Greeks, as the Apostle often says,^^ or in the three, because of the sons of Noe.
(3) For prophecy has been represented as extending to all the nations. For in that it extends it has been called a measure (metreta), as the Apostle says, "We have received a measure (mensura) extending even to you."^^ For preaching the gospel to the nations, he says this, "a measure extending even to you."
62. Cf., e.g., Rom 2.9. The term "Greeks" (Graeci) often designated "pagans" in Christian Latin. 63. Cf. 2 Cor 10.13.