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Luke 6:11

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

And as Matthew relates, they go out to take counsel, that they should kill him.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗

Titus of Bostra

But they who should have been astonished at the miracle, increased in malice; as it follows, But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they should do to Jesus.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗

Western Saints

Bede

But they themselves were filled with foolishness and conversed among themselves about what they might do to Jesus. Great foolishness indeed, consorting about the death of the Savior, when they themselves were in great need of salvation. Their devotion to wickedness is shown when they consider it a crime that a person restored his withered hand at His word. As though not each of them committed greater tasks on the Sabbath, by carrying food, extending a cup, and performing other necessary acts for sustenance. …

On the Gospel of Luke ↗

Bonaventure

But they were filled with madness. Here, third, the pitiable perversity of the people is touched upon, who were thereby obstinate in evil whence they ought to have been raised to good. This perversity, moreover, is shown in three things, namely in the blindness of the heart, the conspiracy of the mouth, and the persecution of deed. …

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 6 ↗