Matthew 8:18 Douay-Rheims

And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water.

Augustine of Hippo

A.D. 354–430 Patristic

(Quæst. in Matt. q. 5.) He was moved to follow Christ because of the miracles; this vain desire of glory is signified by the birds; but he assumed the submissiveness of a disciple, which deceit is signified by the foxes.

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A.D. 430 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 8:18-22

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

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