For as the masterbuilder of a new house must care for the whole structure, and again he who undertakes to decorate and paint it must seek out the things fit for its adorning; even so I think it is also with us.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 29. Authors. Greek “the writer.” Bible.—Jason resembles an excellent painter, of whose work we desire to give a copy ( Calmet.) in miniature, ( Bible.) relying entirely on his veracity. Sa.—Yet as the Church esteems this work to be canonical, what is extracted must be true, and inspired, though the writer seems not to have known that he had such a privilege. God might still guide his pen. Menochius.—The original might also be the work of a sacred writer, as many such appear to have been lost. If it were not, what is here selected cannot be questioned. Saint Paul quotes some passages even from heathen poets, which in those cases were true, and thus became part of the word of God. Bible.