John 11:56 (WEB)
Then they sought for Jesus and spoke with one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that he isn’t coming to the feast at all?”
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John Chrysostom
“At least, in another place they speak thus, “Think ye that He will not come to the feast?” ( John xi. 56 ); and here they said, “Where is He?”” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““And many went up from the country to purify themselves.”” — editor's note: Ver. 55–57. “And many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves…
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Catena Aurea on John
- OrigenCatena Aurea on John
After this resolution of the Chief Priests and Pharisees, Jesus was more cautious in shewing Himself among the Jews, and retired to remote parts, and avoided populous places: Jesus therefore walked no more openly…
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Not that His power had failed Him; for, had He pleased, He might still have walked openly among the Jews, and they done nothing to Him. But He wished to shew the disciples, by His own example, that believers did not…
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It is praiseworthy, when struggles are at hand, not to avoid confession, or refuse to suffer death for the truth’s sake. And it is no less praiseworthy now to avoid giving occasion for such trial. Which we should…
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How must it have troubled the disciples to see Him save Himself by merely human means? Whileall were rejoicing and keeping the feast, they remained hid, and in danger. Yet they continued with Him; as we read in Luke,…
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Mystically, Jesus walked openly among the Jews, when the Word of God used to come to them by the Prophets. But this Word ceased, i. e. Jesus went thence. (Is. 54:1) And He went to that town near the wilderness,…
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He who came from heaven to suffer, wished to draw near the place of His Passion, His hour being now at hand: And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand. That passover they had resolved to celebrate by shedding our…
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They went up before the passover, to be purified. For whoever had sinned willingly or unwillingly could not keep the passover, unless they were first purified by washings, fastings, and shaving of the head, and also…
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They lay in wait for Him at the passover, and made the feast time the time of His death.
Read the whole comment - OrigenCatena Aurea on John
Wherefore the Evangelist does not call it the Lord’s passover, but the Jews’ passover. For then it was that they plotted our Lord’s death.
Read the whole comment - Alcuin of YorkCatena Aurea on John
They sought Jesus with bad intent. We seek Him, standing in God’s temple, mutually encouraging one another, and praying Him to come to our feast, and sanctify us by His presence.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on John
If the common people only had done these things, the Passion would have seemed owing to men’s ignorance; but the Pharisees it is, who order Him to be taken: Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a…
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Observe, they did not know where He was; they knew that He had gone away. Mystically, they did not know where He was, because, in the place of the divine commandments, they taught the doctrines and commandments of men.
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Let us at least shew the Jews where He is; O that they would hear, that they would come to the Church, and take hold of Him for themselves!
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Origen on John 11:54–57 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on John 11:54–57 (Catena Aurea).