Augustine of Hippo

He rose again after three days, to signify the consent of the whole Trinity in the passion of the Son; the three days' space is read figuratively, because the Trinity which in the beginning made man, the same in the end restores man by the passion of Christ.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Then the chief priests came together, for they were very intent on persecuting him, because it was not enough to persecute him unto death, but even after death; hence they wished to prevent the resurrection. But why did they come together? The cause follows: "Sir, we have remembered that that seducer said." They call him a seducer; hence in John 7:12 it says that some of them said: "he is a good man"; but others said: "no, he seduceth the people." "After three days I will rise again." They had this from what he had said above …

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Rabanus Maurus

The Chief Priests although in putting the Lord to death they had committed a heinous crime, yet were they not satisfied unless even after His death they carried on the venom of their malice once begun, traducing His character, and calling one, whom they knew to be guileless, a deceiver. …

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