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Matthew 1:20
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The angel called her Joseph’s wife so no one would suspect another man. If she is named the wife of Joseph, who had not known her, the virgin is free of any thought of suspicion toward someone else (Matthew 1:20 ).
Greek Γυναῖκα αὐτὴν ἐκάλεσεν ὁ ἄγγελος, ὅπως πάσης ὑποψίας τῆς πρὸς ἕτερον πρόσωπον ἐλευθερώσῃ τὴν παρθένον· εἰ γὰρ τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ γυναῖκα αὐτὴν 1 καλεῖ τοῦ ἀμυήτως ἔχοντος πρὸς αὐτήν, ἄρα οὐδὲ πρὸς ἄλλον τινὰ ἔχει ὑποψίας ἔννοιαν ἡ παρθένος.
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About this text Cyril of Alexandria died in 444 — later than the first three centuries of the church.
Cyril of Alexandria's short notes on Matthew's Gospel, kept in later chains of comments, in the order of Matthew's chapters and verses.
English follows the named base text (Aegean/khazarzar Migne PG 72 extract). Other prints were checked as noted; no silent merge of recensions.
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