And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying,
Whom say the people that I am?
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Bede
AD 735
Now the disciples were with the Lord, but He alone prayed to the Father, since the saints may be joined to the Lord in the bond of faith and love, but the Son alone is able to penetrate the incomprehensible secrets of the Father's will. Everywhere then He prays alone, for human wishes comprehend not the counsel of God, nor canany one be a partaker with Christ of the deep things of God.
Rightly does our Lord, when about to inquire into the faith of the disciples, first inquire into the opinion of the multitudes, lest their confession should appear not to be determined by their knowledge, but to be formed by the opinion of the generality, and they should be considered not to believe from experience, but like Herod to be perplexed by different reports which they heard.
