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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
When they hesitated, and asked, What do we? one of them gave most cruel and shameless advice, viz. Caiaphas, who was High Priest that same year.
Theophylact of Ohrid
Among the Jews, the high-priestly dignity had also been corrupted. For from the time when offices of authority became purchasable, the high priests no longer served for their entire lives, but only for a year. Nevertheless, even with such corruption of this dignity, the Holy Spirit still worked in those who were anointed. But when they raised their hands against Christ, then grace completely departed from them and passed to the apostles.
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
"And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself; but being high priest that year, he prophesied." We are here taught that the Spirit of prophecy used the agency even of wicked men to foretell what was future; which, however, the evangelist attributes to the divine sacramental fact that he was pontiff, which is to say, the …
Thomas Aquinas
1573 The Evangelist sets down the resolution of the problem when he says, But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them. First, we have the decision; secondly, the explanation of the decision (v 51); and thirdly, its acceptance by the assembly (v 53). Concerning the first he does two things. First, he describes the one making the decision; secondly, he gives the words of the decision. 1574 The one making the decision is described by his name and office. By his name, that is, Caiaphas. …
Bonaventure
But one of them, etc. Here the second point is touched upon, namely the determination of the counsel, which was made by human authority, by divine dispensation, and by common agreement. By human authority: on account of which he says: One of them, named Caiaphas, since he was the high priest of that year, and thus had authority, and through this gave an authoritative counsel, said: You know nothing at all.
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