There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Du temps d'Hérode, roi de Judée, il y avait un sacrificateur, nommé Zacharie, de la classe d'Abia; sa femme était d'entre les filles d'Aaron, et s'appelait Elisabeth.
KJV
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.
Ambrosius
Sermones Tres
era ita in lib. v de Fide, 14, 177, ad verbum refert. Consule etiam in psal. cxviii serm. 10, 17, in Luc. 1, 5, et 2, 47, et in epist. 62, 85. 5 In Graeco ut in Vulg., post sancti additur xod ijyownjaivot. 6 Itidem S. Augustinus tract. 58 in Joan., col. 662, t. III, praeter adver…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
he Mother of Christ is called the cousin of Elizabeth, who was a daughter of Aaron, as is clear from Lk. 1:5,36. Therefore, since David was of the tribe of Juda, as is shown Mat. 1 , it seems that Christ was not descended from David. Objection 3: Further, it is written of Jechoni…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
irth of Christ was on this wise;” then taking up with Luke, from “There was in the days of Herod,” [ Luke 1:5 ] to, “Mary abode with her three months,” and “returned to her house;” then taking up again Matthew, add, “She was found with child of the Holy Ghost.” [ Matt 1:10 ] 19.…
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