Augustine of Hippo, on John 18:3

“Judas therefore having received a band of soldiers and servants from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.”

“(Tr. cxii. 4) But were the disciples never to die? Why then would He lose them, even if they died then? Because they did not yet believe in Him in a saving way.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.