Cornelius a Lapide

Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. The work of healing the paralytic. Jesus did not return taunt for taunt, but forbearingly suppressed his feelings, and with gentleness and prudence pulled up their chaige by the roots. “ He was not troubled, but calm in the possession of His truth ; He returned not evil for evil, or railing for railing, though, if He had said to them, Ye have a devil, He would certainly have spoken truth ; for they would never have said such things to Him who is Digitized by V^rOOQie CIRCUMCISION" OF THE FATHERS. 275 Truth itself, if the false teaching of the devil had not ensnared them. Ye wonder, and are indignant, as though I had done contrary to the law. “ Ye are disturbed and agitated,' 1 says S. Chrysostom. “ Ye condemn Me,” says Cyril " Ye seek to kill Me,” Euthymius. The order of events is inverted. For astonishment caused indignation, indignation disturbance, disturbance the contriving His death