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Catena Aurea on Matthew 10:5–8: Jerome

Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing, c. 1605–1606 · Galleria Borghese, Rome · Public domainCaravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing, c. 1605–1606, Galleria Borghese, Rome

CommentJeromePublic domainMatthew 10:5–8

Lest peasants untaught and illiterate, without the graces of speech, should obtain credit with none when they announced the kingdom of heaven, He gives them power to do the things above mentioned, that the greatness of the miracles might approve the greatness of their promises.

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