Exodus 13:2 (WEB)
“Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”
Catechism · 1
“The presentation of Jesus in the temple shows him to be the firstborn Son who belongs to the Lord.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lk 2:22-39; EX 13:2, 12-13.
Fathers and councils · 5
Irenaeus of Lyons
“They moreover affirm that the Saviour is shown to be derived from all the Æons, and to be in Himself everything by the following passage: “Every male that openeth the womb.”” — editor's note: Ex. xiii. 2; Luke ii. 23.
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Jerome
“Sinners are estranged from the womb; that is, either, as St. Paul says (Rom. v. 14), they sin “after the similitude of Adam”; or, “when Christ, as the firstborn, opened the virgin’s womb” (Exod. xiii. 2).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“It is the first-born that is offered under the Law.” — editor's note: Ex. xiii. 2.
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Tertullian
“Indeed, hers is the womb on account of which it is written of others also: “Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.”” — editor's note: Ex. xiii. 2; Luke ii. 23.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Luke
“(Ex. 13:2, 12.)” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 23.
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 23.
Cited together in Origen on Luke 2:22–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Luke 2:22–25 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Origen on Luke 2:22–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Luke 2:22–25 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 23.
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.