And he sought to see who Jesus was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
And he could not. But he was exalted in mind. Many of the heroes and saints were men of small stature, as I have shown in Zechariah 4:0 and Sirach 11:3 , on the words, "The bee is small among flying things, but her fruit is the chief of sweetest things." It is in minimis that the supreme majesty of God, His glory, strength, and greatness, most clearly shine forth. "The crowd," says S. Cyril, "is the confusion of a multitude, which we must climb above, if we wish to see Christ."
