Lucas 20

Origen of Alexandria · Comentário Patrístico (catena)

Lucas 20:24-25

Furthermore, man became in the beginning, as it is written in Genesis, "in the image of God," but later due to his disobedience, he also took on an "earthly" image. Just as a coin bears the image of the ruling king of nations, thus the one doing the works of the "ruler of the world" bears his image. The Savior exhorts to give up and put away this image and to bear the image which was from the beginning created in the likeness of God. Following this, Paul also says, "As we have borne the image of the earthly, let us also bear the image of the heavenly." Therefore, this signifies: "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." — HOMILY ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 39.4-6

Lucas 20:25

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] Now this place contains a mystery. For there are two images in man, one which he received from God, as it is written, Let us make man in our own image: (Gen. 1:26.) another from the enemy, which he has contracted through disobedience and sin, allured and won by the enticing baits of the prince of this world. For as the penny has the image of the emperor of the world, so he who does the works of the power of darkness, bears the image of Him whose works he doth. He says then, Render unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar's, that is, cast away the earthly image, that ye may be able, by putting on the heavenly image, to render unto God the things which be God's, namely, to love God. Which things Moses says God requires of us. (Deut. 10:12.) But God makes this demand of us, not because He has need that we should give Him any thing, but that, when we have given, He might grant us this very same gift for our salvation. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Lucas 20:27-28

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] The heresy of the Sadducees not only denies the resurrection of the dead, but also believes the soul to die with the body. Watching then to entrap our Saviour in His words, they proposed a question just at the time when they observed Him teaching His disciples concerning the resurrection; as it follows, And they asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If a brother, &c. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Lucas 20:34-35

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] But because the Lord says in Matthew, which is here omitted, Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, (Mat. 22:29.) I ask the question, where is it so written, They shall neither marry, nor be given in marriage? for as I conceive there is no such thing to be found either in the Old or New Testament, but the whole of their error had crept in from the reading of the Scriptures without understanding; for it is said in Esaias, My elect shall not have children for a curse. (Isai. 65:23.) Whence they suppose that the like will happen in the resurrection. But Paul interpreting all these blessings as spiritual, knowing them not to be carnal, says to the Ephesians, Ye have blessed us in all spiritual blessings. (Eph. 1:3.) — Catena Aurea by Aquinas