Commentary for Avodah Zarah 107:7

אמר להו אי משום הא לא תסייען אימר ישראל מומר הוה ופלח לה ברצון רב אשי אמר לא תימא אימר אלא ודאי ישראל מומר הוה ופלח לה ברצון

He said to them: If it is on account of that teaching, it does not support us, for we can say that perhaps there was an Israelite apostate who worshipped at it voluntarily! Ashi said: Do not say “perhaps.” Rather there certainly was an Israelite, an apostate, who worshipped voluntarily.

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