Mateus 12

Glossa Ordinaria

Mateus 12:1

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] (ord.) Having related the preaching together with the miracles of one year before John's enquiry, He passes to those of another year, namely after the death of John, when Jesus is already in all things spoken against, and hence it is said, At that time Jesus passed through the corn fields on the sabbath day. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mateus 12:11-12

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] (ord.) Thus He answers their question with a suitable example, so as to show that they profane the sabbath by works of covetousness who were charging Him with profaning it by works of charity; evil interpreters of the Law, who say that on the sabbath we ought to rest from good deeds, when it is only evil deeds from which we ought to rest. As it is said, Ye shall do no servile work therein, (Lev. 23:3) that is, no sin. Thus in the everlasting rest, we shall rest only from evil, and not from good. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mateus 12:22

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] (non occ.) The Lord had refuted the Pharisees above, when they brought false charges against the miracles of Christ, as if He had broken the sabbath in doing them. But inasmuch as with a yet greater wickedness they perversely attributed the miracles of Christ done by divine power to an unclean spirit, therefore the Evangelist places first the miracle from which they had taken occasion to blaspheme, saying, Then was brought to him one that had a dæmon, blind and dumb. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mateus 12:23

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] (ap. Raban.) Because of His mercy and His goodness to them they proclaim Him the Son of David. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mateus 12:25-26

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] (ord.) He holds them therefore in this dilemma. For Christ casts out dæmons either by the power of God, or by the Prince of the dæmons. If by the power of God, their accusations are malicious; if by the Prince of the dæmons, his kingdom is divided, and will not stand, and therefore let them depart out of his kingdom. And this alternative He intimates that they had chosen for themselves, when they refused to believe in Him. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mateus 12:27-28

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] (ap Anselm.) For the weakening of the kingdom of the Devil is the increase of the kingdom of God. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mateus 12:31-32

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] (ap. Anselm. vid. infra in cap. 25. 46.) This passage destroys that heresy of Origen, who asserted that after many ages all sinners should obtain pardon; for it is here said, this shall not be forgiven either in this world, or in the world to come. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas