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Patristic A.D. 420 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 12:46-50

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.”

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“Let us also expound in another way. The Saviour is speaking to the multitude—that is, He teaches the Gentiles the inward mysteries; His mother and His brethren, that is the synagogue and the Jewish people, stand without.”

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