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Origen: "Or perhaps come, is an invitation to action; see, to contemplation." [3] Chrysostom: "Christ does not describe His house and situation, but brings them after Him, showing that he had already accepted them as His own. He says not, It is not the time now, to-morrow ye shall hear if ye wish to learn; but addresses them familiarly, as ...
This king is our Heavenly Father, who has instituted a marriage between His only-begotton Son and human nature. The Son has espoused the Church in faith and charity, according to the expression of the Prophet, "I will espouse thee to Me in faith, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord." (Hos 2:20.) This same Lord espouses the souls of all the ...
Chrysostom: "The Lord had said to the Jews, The men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; that they should not therefore be careless, He tells them that not only in the world to come but here also they should suffer grievous things; setting forth in a sort of riddle the punishment that should fall upon them; whence He says, When the unclean spirit ...
The Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark report the call of the first disciples by the Sea of Galilee:. As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, called Peter and his brother Andrew.
Whether the more powerful one coming after is a reference to God or Jesus is a matter of debate. After this verse, Jesus immediately enters the narrative, and the corporeal metaphor of carrying his shoes would seem to describe a human figure. On the other hand, this violent imagery contradicts the idea of the Messiah as a bringer of peace.
Song of Songs 4 (abbreviated [where?] as Song 4) is the fourth chapter of the Song of Songs in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] This book is one of the Five Megillot, a collection of short books, together with Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther, within the Ketuvim, the third and the last part of the Hebrew Bible. [3]
Luke 14 is the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It records one miracle performed by Jesus Christ on a Sabbath day, followed by his teachings and parables, [1] where he "inculcates humility... and points out whom we should invite to our feasts, if we expect spiritual remuneration". [2]
Glossa Ordinaria: "Because the manifestation of the Spirit, as the Apostle speaks, is given for the profit of the Church, after bestowing His power on the Apostles, He sends them that they may exercise this power for the good of others." [3] Chrysostom: "Observe the propriety of the time in which they are sent. After they had seen the dead ...