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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
Three hours passed, and the wife did not learn about what had happened to her husband, and none of those present told her, because they were afraid. So, marveling at this, Luke set forth both things: both that three hours had passed, and that she entered not knowing what had happened. Notice: Peter does not call her, but rather waits for her to enter when she wishes, giving her time to voluntarily come to her senses. …
Oecumenius
Because Peter did not call her, but waited for her to enter when she herself wished, she having been given the power both to recover her senses and not to enter shamelessly. She entered, however, ignorant of what had happened to the man, for no one dared to reveal it to her out of fear and reverence for the Master. Yet the interval of three hours would have been sufficient for news to spread among many, but they restrained themselves through fear. …
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