John 3:29
Douay-Rheims
He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Bede the Venerable
His Bride therefore our Lord committed to His friend, i. e. the order of preachers, who should be jealous of her, not for themselves, but for Christ; The friend of the Bridegroom which standeth and heareth Him, rejoiceth greatly because of the Bridegroom’s voice.
Source details
A.D. 735 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 3:27-30
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.