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Jerome, on Matt 12:46
Jerome · c. A.D. 347–420
Matt 12:46 · Douay-Rheims
“As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.”
On this verse:
“He that delivers this message, seems to me not to do it casually and without meaning, but as setting a snare for Him, whether He would prefer flesh and blood to the spiritual work; and thus the Lord refused to go out, not because He disowned His mother and His brethren, but that He might confound him that had laid this snare for Him.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.