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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Matthew 19:2–8: Augustine of Hippo

Sandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480 · Ognissanti, Florence · Public domainSandro Botticelli, Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), c. 1480, Ognissanti, Florence

CommentAugustine of HippoPublic domainMatthew 19:2–8

Whereas Scripture witnesses that these words were said by the first man, and the Lord here declares that God spake them, hence we should understand that by reason of the ecstasy which had passed upon Adam, he was enabled to speak this as a prophecy.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).

Also cites: Gen. ad lit., ix. 19

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