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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Matthew 24:36–41: 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 24:36–41

That the Father alone knows may be well understood in the above-mentioned manner of knowing, that He makes the Son to know; but the Son is said not to know, because be does not make men to know.

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

Also cites: Lib. 83, Quaest. Q60

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