20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.



Ver. 20. But Mary sat still in, the house] So, while faith sits at the centre, love walks the round. Dicit Fides, Parata sunt mihi omnia: Dicit Spes, Mihi ista servantur: Dicit Charitas, Ego curro ad illa, Faith says, everything is prepared for me: Hope says, such affairs preserve me: Love says, I run for these matters; saith Bernard.