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Luke 22:66

Eastern Fathers

Cyril of Alexandria

But when at the dawn of day their wicked assembly was gathered together, He Who is the Lord of Moses, and the Sender of the prophets, after having been thus lawlessly mocked, was brought into the midst; and they asked if He were the Christ? O senseless Pharisee, if you ask because you know not, surely until you had learnt the truth you ought in no wise to have grieved Him, lest haply you should grieve God: but if you make pretence of ignorance, while really you know well that He is the Christ, you must hear what the sacred Scripture …

Commentary on the Gospel of Luke, Sermon 150 ↗

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

Now our Lord is supposed to have suffered these things until morning in the house of the High Priest, to which He was first led. Hence it follows, And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, Art thou the Christ? &c.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗

Bonaventure

And when it was day, etc. After he described the insolence of the mockers, here he describes the malice of those lying in wait, and this in a fourfold manner: in assembling, interrogating, replying, and passing sentence. First, therefore, as regards the malice in assembling, he says: And when it was day, the elders of the people assembled: they assembled, I say, together to consummate one wickedness, according to that passage of the Psalm: "The princes assembled together against the Lord and against his Christ." For concerning …

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 22 ↗