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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"But Peter answered and said, Though all men should be offended because of Thee, yet will I never be offended." What sayest thou, O Peter? the prophet said, "The sheep shall be scattered;" Christ hath confirmed the saying, and sayest thou, No? Is not what passed before enough, when Thou saidst, "Far be it from Thee," and thy mouth was stopped? For this then He suffers him to fall, teaching him thereby to believe Christ in all things, and to account His declaration more trustworthy than one's own conscience. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
Peter answered and said unto Him, Though all shall stumble and fall because of Thee, yet will I never stumble and fall. Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crows, thou shalt deny Me thrice. With great audacity Peter alone promises not to stumble. Therefore Christ permitted him to fall in order to convince him not to be confident in himself but in God, and also to value Christ's words as more trustworthy than his own knowledge of himself. …
Western Saints
Jerome
But Peter, answering, said to him: Even if all shall be scandalized in thee, I will never be scandalized. It is not rashness, nor falsehood; but it is the faith of the apostle Peter, and a fervent affection towards the Lord and Savior, of whom we have spoken above.
Hilary of Poitiers
But Peter was carried so far by his zeal and affection for Christ, that he regarded neither the weakness of his flesh nor the truth of the Lord's words; as if what He spake must not come to pass, Peter answered and said unto him, Though all should be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
Thomas Aquinas
And Peter answering. Here the foretelling of Peter's scandal is set forth. And first, the occasion is set forth; second, the foretelling; third, the excuse. The second is at Jesus said to him etc.; the third at Peter saith to him etc. Here there is a literal question; because it seems that Peter said this after they had left the upper room; but Luke 22:34-39 seems to say that it was before they left, and John 13:36-38 agrees with this. …
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