ACC ~ John 12 v16
THE FORMER IGNORANCE OF THE APOSTLES
CHRYSOSTOM But observe the wisdom of the Evangelist, how he is not ashamed to parade the disciplesā former ignorance. He writes how they were ignorant of what was happening. For it would have offended them if, as a king, they found out that he was about to suffer such things and be betrayed like he was. Besides, they could not have immediately absorbed the knowledge of the kingdom of which he spoke. For another Evangelist says that they thought the words were spoken of a kingdom of this world. [1] HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 66.2. [2]
[1] Cf. Mt 20:21.
[2] NPNF 1 14:245**.
THE DISCIPLESā UNDERSTANDING
CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA The Evangelist does not hesitate to mention the ignorance of the disciples, nor their subsequent understanding, since he did not care about the respect of people but pleads for the glory of the Spirit and shows what kind of men the disciples were before the resurrection and what sort of men they had become after the resurrection. COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 8. [1]
[1] LF 48:142*.
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