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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
Ye shall be scattered; i. e. when I am betrayed, fear shall so possess you, that ye will not be able even to take to flight together. But I shall suffer no harm in consequence: And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
Cyril of Alexandria
The Saviour, however, very gently tells them that the time when they should be confirmed in all goodness was not yet; but that this would come to pass on the occasion of the descent of the Holy Ghost unto them from heaven and power from on high, according to the Scripture. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
And lest they, holding such thoughts about Him, should think that they were pleasing Him, He says: "The hour is coming when you will be scattered, each to his own." You think that you have a great understanding of Me. But I say to you that you will abandon Me to My enemies, and such fear will seize you that you will not even withdraw from Me together with one another, but will be scattered each one separately, and each will seek refuge and salvation for himself alone. But I will suffer no harm from this. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
The tribulation of which He speaks was to commence thus, i. e. in every one being scattered to his home, but was not to continue so. For in saying, And leave Me alone, He does not mean this to apply to them in their sufferings after His ascension. They were not to desert Him then, but to abide and have peace in Him. Wherefore He adds, Be of good cheer.
Thomas Aquinas
2171 The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, every man to his home, and will leave me alone. Here we see their approaching troubles and falling away. Notice that by their falling away they lost what they had acquired through Christ. They had acquired the companionship of Christ, freedom from the burdens of ownership, and a life together. …
Bonaventure
Behold, the hour is coming and has already come, that is, it draws near: that you will be scattered, each one to his own, that is, that you will be scattered, such that each one to his own, because not one remained with another, neither in faith nor in body; Zechariah thirteen: "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered." And you will leave me alone; Isaiah sixty-three: "I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the nations there is no man with me." But this solitude was not through a lack of divine aid, but …
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