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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
With this question He both silences them and shows us that if they did not believe such a prophet as John, who in their opinion was greater than He, when John testified concerning Him, then how would they have believed His answer as to by what authority He does these things? For whatever He might have said, they could in any case have twisted it and mocked it, just as they had also despised the words of John, who was held in great esteem among them.
Western Saints
Bonaventure
Fourth, with regard to Christ's truthfulness in refuting, he adds: And Jesus said to them: neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. For because they deny the truth, they are worthy that the truth of knowledge be denied to them by the Truth, according to that passage in Romans 1: "Because they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a reprobate mind." And note that the Lord concealed the truth from them for a twofold reason; hence the Gloss: "For two reasons the truth must be hidden from those who …
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