ACC ~ Matthew 26 v32

AFTER I AM RISEN

CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: He did not leave the disciples with sad expressions but proclaimed the resurrection to them ahead of time, freeing them from grief, and he promised to go ahead of them into Galilee. In this way he shows that he is about to desert the Jews and go to the Gentiles. FRAGMENT 293. [1]

[1] MKGK 257-58.

GIVING COMPLETE ASSURANCE

CHRYSOSTOM: He does not permit them to become sorrowful but immediately says, “But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.” For he does not immediately appear from heaven on a single occasion and then depart to a distant country. Rather, he promises to come in resurrected form to the same nation in which he had also been crucified, and nearly to the same place. All this was to give complete assurance that he had indeed been crucified and that he indeed rose again, thereby to comfort them more abundantly when in sorrow. Therefore also he specified “to Galilee,” in order that being freed from the fears of the Jews they might believe his saying. This is why he indeed appeared there. THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 82.2. [1]

[1] PG 58:740; NPNF 1 10:493.

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