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Saint Augustine in His Study (detail), Sandro Botticelli

Catena Aurea on Matthew 9:9–13: 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 9:9–13

Or, perhaps it is more probable that Matthew here turns back to relate something that he had omitted; and we may suppose Matthew to have been called before the sermon on the mount; for on the mount, as Luke relates, the twelve, whom He also name Apostles, were chosen.

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

Also cites: De Cons. Evan., ii, 26

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