Matthew 12:49 (WEB)
He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
Catechism · 2
The Fourth Commandment
“Becoming a disciple of Jesus means accepting the invitation to belong to God's family, to live in conformity with His way of life: "For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother."” — Catechism footnote: Mt 12:49.
The Church in God's Plan
“They form Jesus' true family.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 12:49.
Fathers and councils · 24
Augustine of Hippo
“…the Word of God, and obeyed it.…He added; “For whosoever shall do the will of My Father which is in heaven, the same is My brother, and sister, and mother.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 48–50.
Read the whole comment“…speak to Him;” and so on, down to the words, “For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 46–50.
Read the whole comment“…over His disciples, He saith, These are My brethren: and whosoever shall have done the will of My Father, that man is to Me brother, and mother, and sister.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 46–50
Read the whole comment“And stretching out His hand over His disciples, He said, These are my brethren;” and, “Whosoever shall do the will of my Father, the same is my mother, and brother, and sister.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 46–50.
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John Chrysostom
“Matt. XII. 46-49.” — the author cites it
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Jerome
“Then shall your Son reply: “Behold my mother and my brethren.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 49.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Hilary of PoitiersCatena Aurea on Matthew
Because He had spoken all the aforesaid things in the power of His Father’s majesty, therefore the Evangelist proceeds to tell what answer He made to one that told Him that His mother and His brethren waited for Him…
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We are to understand without doubt that this happened close upon the foregoing; for he begins to tell it with the words, “And while he yet spake.” What can that “yet” mean but that it was at the very time He spake…
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From this is taken one of Helvidius’ propositions [margin note: Hieron. cont. Helvid. 14, et seq.], on the ground that mention is made in the Gospel of the brethren of the Lord. How says he, are they called brethren…
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But some suspect the brethren of the Lord to be sons of Joseph by another wife, following the idle fancies of apocryphal writers, who have coined a certain woman called Esca. But we understand by the brethren of the…
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But mark the loftiness of His brethren [ed. note: The text of S. Chrys. has ἄρα γοῦν καὶ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐκείνων τὴν ἀπόνοιαν] when they should have come in and hearkened with the crowd, or if they would not this, to have…
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But whatever may be decided concerning these brethren, yet concerning the holy Virgin Mary, (for the honour of Christ,) when sin in her is in question, I would not have it brought into doubt. For from this only we…
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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…
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For He said not, Go and say unto her, She is not My mother, but continues His discourse to him that had brought Him word; as it follows; “But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who in my mother? and who are…
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And He cannot be held to have thought meanly of His mother, seeing that in His passion He evinced the most extreme carefulness for her.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
But had He desired to disown His mother, He would have done it at the time when the Jews cast His birth in His teeth.
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He did not then, as Marcion and Manichaeus say, disown His mother, so as to be thought to be born of a phantasm, but He preferred His Apostles to His kindred, that we also in a comparison of our affections should set…
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Nor does He overthrow the duty of filial submission, which is conveyed in the command, “Honour thy father and thy mother,” [Ex 20:12] but shews that He owes more to the mysteries and relationship of His Father, than…
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The Lord deigned to call faithful disciples His brethren, saying, “Go, tell my brethren.” Since then a man may be made a brother of the Lord by coming to the faith, it should be enquired how one may become also His…
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And besides what has been said, He taught also somewhat more, namely, that we should not neglect virtue relying on any kindred. For if it profited His mother nothing that she was such, if she had not had virtue, who…
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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…
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Although they had like the rest power to come in, yet they abstain from all approach to Him, “for he came unto his own, and his own received him not.”
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Thus also His mother is declared to stand without, as though she was not acknowledged, because the synagogue is therefore not acknowledged by its Author, because it held to the observance of the Law, and having lost…
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And when they shall have asked and enquired, and sent a messenger, they shall receive for answer, that their will is free, and that they can enter in, if they will believe.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in Catechism §764.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 12:46–50 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.41.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.41.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.41.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.41.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.41.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.41.
Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 3.
Cited together in Of Holy Virginity Chapter 3.
Cited together in Catechism §764.
Cited together in Jerome on Matthew 12:46–50 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §764.