Matthew 12:47
| Matthew 12:47 | |
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← 12:46 12:48 → | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 12:47 is the 47th verse in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Content[edit]
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
- Εἶπε δέ τις αὐτῷ, Ἰδού, ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἔξω ἑστήκασι, ζητοῦντές σοι λαλῆσαι.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- Someone told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you."
Analysis[edit]
This person is believed to have been the messenger whom the brothers of Christ sent to call Him out.[1]
Commentary from the Church Fathers[edit]
Jerome: "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."[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide; Thomas Wimberly Mossman The great commentary of Cornelius à Lapide, London: J. Hodges, 1889-1896.
- ^ "Catena aurea: commentary on the four Gospels, collected out of the works of the Fathers: Volume 6, St. John. Oxford: Parker, 1874. Thomas Aquinas".
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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| Preceded by Matthew 12:46 |
Gospel of Matthew Chapter 12 |
Succeeded by Matthew 12:48 |
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