LUKE 22:59 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilean.”
About an hour later another asserted, certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean — about an hour later: the third recognition after an hour-long interval. Certainly a Galilean: the accent identifies the regional origin. The Galilean accent betrays the northern identity that connects him to the Galilean Jesus.
Church Fathers on Luke 22:59
The wretched men understood not the mystery, nor had reverence to an outpouring of compassion so merciful, that even His enemies He suffered not to be wounded. For it is said, Then took they him, &c. When we read of Jesus being holden, let us guard against thinking that He is holden with respect to His divine nature, and unwilling through weakness, for He is held captive and bound according to the truth of His bodily nature.
Now the Chief Priest means Caiaphas, who according to John was High Priest that year.
But first He was led to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, as John says, then to Caiaphas, as Matthew says, but Mark and Luke do not give the name of the High Priest.
Read all 26 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!