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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
Which we must understand was not done without a purpose, but that He might not leave any one behind Him, but have all His hearers before His face.
Theophylact of Ohrid
Though He seemed to have sent His Mother away, He nevertheless obeys Her again, for on account of Her He goes out to the sea. He sits in a boat so that, having everyone before His eyes, He might speak within the hearing of all and have no one behind Him.
Western Saints
Bede
For if we look into the Gospel of Matthew, it appears that this same teaching of the Lord at the sea, was delivered on the same day as the former. For after the conclusion of the first sermon, Matthew immediately subjoins, saying, The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. (ubi sup.) After leaving the house also, He began to teach at the sea, because, quitting the synagogue, He came to gather together the multitude of the Gentile people by the Apostles. …
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