Matthew 25:11–12
So because of the frankness that belongs to virginity they ask that it be opened to them. And he does not open, because in due time they did not care for themselves. And this is “I do not know you”: for he knows those who not only show faith but also have works; but those who have lived by only one of the two have never even come into knowledge of the bridegroom.
Greek
Πῶς οὖν ∆αυὶδ ἐν πνεύματι κύριον αὐτὸν καλεῖ; δέον γάρ φησιν τοὺς πατέρας τῶν υἱῶν κυρίους ὀνομάζεσθαι διὰ τὸ ἔχειν αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τὴν αὐτῶν ἐξουσίαν τοὺς υἱούς, τοὐναντίον ὁ ∆αυὶδ τὸν ἐκ σπέρ ματος ἑαυτοῦ κύριον αὐτοῦ καλεῖ.
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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