Matthew 1:20 Douay-Rheims

But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

John Chrysostom

A.D. 347–407 Patristic

He says, Fear not to take unto thee; that is, to keep at home; for in thought she was already dismissed.

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A.D. 407 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 1:20

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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