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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Why askest thou Me? Ask them which heard Me." These are not the words of one speaking arrogantly, but of one confiding in the truth of what He had said. What therefore He said at the beginning, "If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true," this He now implieth, desiring to render His testimony abundantly credible. For when Annas mentioned the disciples, what saith He? "Dost thou ask Me concerning Mine? …
Cyril of Alexandria
Why askest thou Me? Ask them that have heard Me, what I spake unto them: behold, these know the things which I said. He rebukes those learned in the Law, for that they themselves sinned against the Law in which they took pride. For before He had been condemned, they passed premature sentence upon Him, and yet busied themselves in seeking for errors on His part. Why, then, He says, dost thou question Me, and call on Me to answer, Who have already endured your attack, and had punishment allotted Me before conviction? …
Theophylact of Ohrid
"Why do you ask Me? Ask those who heard." These are the words not of an arrogant man, but of one confident in the truth of his words. "Ask," He says, "these enemies, these haters, these officers who bound Me." For this is the most indisputable proof of truth, when someone brings his own enemies as witnesses to his words. And these very officers had previously testified thus: "Never has a man spoken like this Man" (Jn. 7:46).
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
For what they had heard and not understood, was not of such a kind, as that they could justly turn it against Him. And as often as they tried by questioning to find out some charge against Him, He so replied as to blunt all their stratagems, and refute their calumnies.
Thomas Aquinas
2316 To support him he asks for the testimony of others, saying, Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me, what I said to them. First, he sends them to the testimony of others; secondly, he shows whose testimony he wants; thirdly, he gives the reason for this. As to the first he says, Why do you ask me? He is saying in effect: You can find this out from others. And then he adds, referring to the second point, Ask those who have heard me: "Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how to entangle him in his talk" (Mt 22:15). …
Bonaventure
"Why do you ask me," since you do not believe me and can learn from others? "Ask those who heard what I spoke to them," so that you may believe them: for "behold, these know what I have said." Chrysostom: "These are not the words of one being bold, but of one confident in the truth of what had been said"; Proverbs eight: "All my words are righteous: there is nothing crooked or perverse in them."
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