Her firstborn (τον πρωτοτοκον). The expression naturally means that she afterwards had other children and we read of brothers and …

Her first-born son. Whether Mary had any other children has been a matter of controversy. The obvious meaning of the Bible is that she did…

She brought forth her first-born son.—On the question whether anything may be inferred from the word “first-born,” regarding the s…

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was …

St. Ambrose of Milan: St. Luke has briefly explained the manner, time, and place in which Christ was born in the flesh. He e…

Luke does not say how long in advance of Jesus’ birth Joseph left for Bethlehem nor why he took Mary with him. It is possible that he used the empe…

Because there was no room for them in the inn—we see here not only the great poverty of Joseph, but also the cruel tyranny that admitted n…

And she brought forth her firstborn son
At Bethlehem, as was predicted; and the Jews themselves own, that the Messia…

The fullness of time had now come, when God would send forth his Son, made of a woman, and made under the law. The circumstances of his bi…