Luke 1:5 (WEB)
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Catechism · 1
“He acted far beyond all expectation - he has sent his own 'beloved Son'.” — Catechism footnote: Mk 1:11; cf. Lk 1:5, 68.
Fathers and councils · 19
Jerome
“Also, in the Gospel according to Luke, we read:“There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.” — editor's note: S. Luke i. 5 sqq.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“…arrange thus; beginning with Matthew’s words, “Now the birth of Christ was on this wise;” then taking up with Luke, from “There was in the days of Herod,” [Luke 1:5] to, “Mary abode with her three months,” and “returned to her house;” then taking up again Matthew, add, “She was found with child of the Holy Ghost.”…” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“…hence are Joseph that just man, and the Virgin Mary who bore Christ: hence John Baptist the friend of the Bridegroom, and his parents Zacharias and Elisabeth: hence Symeon the old, and Anna the widow, who heard not Christ speaking by the sense of the body; but while yet an infant not speaking, by the Spirit perceived…” — editor's note: Luke i. 5.
Read the whole comment“And of this Zacharias the same evangelist has recorded the fact, that the woman whom he had for wife was one of the daughters of Aaron, which is to say she belonged to the tribe of the priests.” — editor's note: Luke i. 36, 5.
Read the whole comment“In it mention is also made of the relationship between Mary and Elisabeth.” — editor's note: Luke i. 5, 36.
Read the whole comment“…also is a matter not left in absolute obscurity, inasmuch as Luke inserts the statement that Elisabeth, whom he records to be of the daughters of Aaron, was her cousin, we ought most firmly to hold by the fact that the flesh of Christ sprang from both lines; to wit, from the line of the kings, and from that of…” — editor's note: Luke i. 5.
Read the whole comment“If any one wishes, however, to make up one complete narrative out of all that is said or left unsaid by these two evangelists respectively, on the subject of Christ’s nativity and infancy or boyhood, he may arrange the different statements in the following order:—Now the birth of Christ was on this wise.” — editor's note: Matt. i. 18; Luke i. 5. [In this extended citation from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the Latin text given by Augustin is in many cases, more closely…
Read the whole comment“…on, down to the passage where it is said, “Now when He had left speaking, He said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.”” — editor's note: Luke i. 5-v. 4.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Luke
St. Luke commences the history of his Gospel with Zacharias and the birth of John; relating one marvellous event before another, the less before the greater. For since a virgin was about to become a mother, it had…
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Now the time of Herod, i. e. of a foreign king, bears witness to our Lord’s coming, for it had been foretold, The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come. (Gen.…
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Divine Scripture teaches us with respect to those whom we commemorate, that not only the characters of the men themselves, but of their parents also, ought to be praised, that they might be distinguished by an…
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For John was allotted a Priestly tribe, that he might with the more authority herald forth a change of priesthood.
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His birth is implied in the mention made of his ancestors. Of the course of Abia, i. e. of high rank among the noblest families.
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There were Princes of the Sanctuary or High Priests, both of the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Thamar, whose courses according to their respective services when they entered into the House of God David divided into…
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Wishing to shew also that John was legally of Priestly descent, Luke adds, And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth, for it was not permitted to the Jews to take a wife from any other…
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John was born of just parents, that so he might the more boldly give precepts of justice to the people, which he had not learnt as novelties, but had received by right of inheritance from his ancestors. Hence it…
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Here their whole character is comprehended in their justice, but it is well said before God, for a man by affecting a popular good-will might seem just to me, but not be just before God, if that justice instead of…
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Not only Elisabeth, but the wives of the Patriarchs also, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, were barren, which was counted a disgrace among the ancients. Not that their barrenness was the effect of sin, since all were just and…
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And that you might learn that the law of God seeketh not a bodily increase of sons but a spiritual, both were far advanced, not only in the body but in the Spirit, “making ascents in their heartb,” having their life…
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Cross-references · 15
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Catechism §422.
Cited together in Catechism §422.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Ambrose of Milan on Luke 1:5–7 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:18 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:18 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels I.3.
Cited together in Catechism §422.
Cited together in Catechism §422.