Marcos 2
Gregory of Nazianzus · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Marcos 2:16
When Jesus is attacked for mixing with sinners, and taking as his disciple a despised tax collector, one might ask: What could he possibly gain by doing so? Only the salvation of sinners. To blame Jesus for mingling with sinners would be like blaming a physician for stooping down over suffering and putting up with vile smells in order to heal the sick. — ORATION 45, ON HOLY EASTER 26
Marcos 2:19
Can the children of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is present? Why should they keep a bodily fast who are effectively cleansed by the Word, who came in bodily form as visible Word? The time of his sojourning among us was not one of mourning, but gladness. — ORATION 30, ON THE SON 10