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What the Fathers say

Luke 11:54

Western Saints

Bonaventure

And because it does not suffice for obstinate malice to revile the one it hates, but it also strives to contrive his destruction unto death, on this account he adds: Lying in wait for him and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him. For they did not dare to kill him openly on account of fear of the crowds, but they wished to kill him secretly on account of hatred of the truth they had heard. …

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 11 ↗