Must be (δε). Jesus sees clearly his destiny now that he has won the victory in Gethsemane.

Verse 54: But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, etc. That is, the scriptures that foretold his dying for the world. In some …

How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled?—The words indicate what one may reverently speak of as the source of the peace and calmness th…

How royally our King speaks! He was the true Master of the situation. He had only to pray to His Father and more than twelve legions of angels<…

St. John Chrysostom: As Luke relates, the Lord had said to His disciples at supper, “He that hath a purse, let him take it…

Peter’s response is scarcely unexpected, especially in the light of his earlier protest of loyalty (vv.33–35). The crucial test of loyalty had arri…

How then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled? By this expression Christ means that he should not attempt any method of escaping death, to wh…

But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled
That is, should Christ make such a request to his Father, and he shou…

No enemies are to be abhorred as much as those profe ed disciples who betray Christ with a ki . God has no need of our services, much le of our sin…

Here, the events preparatory to the Pa ion were related, namely, the institution of the Sacrament and Christ’s prayer. Here, however, the Evangelis…