Matthew 8:18
Christ withdrew from the crowds so that no one would think him applause-loving, glad of praise from the many; so that the Pharisees would not be angered at him (for it distressed them greatly that many followed him); and so that he might shine his own saving light on the nearby cities.
Greek
Ἐπειδήπερ ἡ ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ σῶμα τιμιώτερά ἐστιν τῶν τροφῶν καὶ τῶν ἐνδυμάτων, καὶ τῶν ἐλαττόνων καταφρονητέον, ἐπιμελητέον δὲ καὶ τῶν τιμιωτέρων, ψυχῆς λέγω καὶ σώματος.
About this text
Catena fragments on Matthew (CPG 5206). Contents follow Matthew chapter and verse. Edition fragment numbers stay in About this text and under each passage.
English follows the named copy-text (Aegean/khazarzar Migne PG 72 extract). Other prints were checked as noted; no silent merge of recensions.
Witnesses
- Copy-text Migne PG 72 Commentarii in Matthaeum (Aegean Digital Patrologia / khazarzar) (Greek · CPG 5206 catena fragments (290 parsed heads))
- Checked print matia.gr mirror of same Aegean extract (Greek · Byte-identical PDF; integrity check only)
- Checked print Internet Archive PG 72 volume OCR (bim … 1859_72) (Greek (OCR damaged) · Locus confirmation only; not used as reading text)
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