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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cyril of Alexandria
And the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take Him. Albeit the Law declared, The innocent and righteous thou shalt not slay, and every where clearly crieth aloud, Thou shalt not be with the multitude to do evil, the guardians of the Law desire to kill, overbearing in respect of esteeming Moses' Law holy, and accustomed to blame every one who did not live in the same way. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
In their conversations the people were showing what seemed like a good disposition and something resembling faith in the Lord, and seemed to want to separate themselves from the rulers. The latter, having noticed this, sent men to seize the Lord for that one reason alone — that people were beginning to recognize Him as the Christ. They sent others rather than going themselves, because they feared the people, lest they provoke an uprising. …
Western Saints
Augustine of Hippo
But those rulers, having heard the assurance of the multitude, and that murmuring noise of the people in which Christ was being glorified, "sent officers to take Him." To take whom? Him not yet willing to be taken. Because then they could not take Him while He would not, they were sent to hear Him teaching. Teaching what? "Then said Jesus, Yet a little while I am with you." What ye wish to do now ye will do, but not just now; because I am not just now willing. Why am I now as yet unwilling? …
Thomas Aquinas
Then when he says, The Pharisees heard the people saying these things about him, we see the effect this had on the Pharisees. And as Chrysostom says, Christ said many things, and yet the Pharisees were not aroused against him. But when they saw that the people were accepting him, they were immediately fired up against him; and in their madness they wanted to kill him. This shows that the real reason why they hated him was not that he broke the sabbath; what provoked them the most was the fact that the people were honoring Christ. …
Bonaventure
The preparation of the ambush is set forth, which was made by the Pharisees and priests on account of envy, because the crowd seemed to want to believe in him. Therefore he says: "The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him," because they did not dare to speak openly. "And the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to apprehend Jesus." The Pharisees heard, because they were the observers; but they and the chief priests sent, because they were more powerful. …
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