And he said unto the disciples,
The days will come, when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it.
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Theophilus of Antioch
AD 184
For their life was then without trouble, for Christ took care of them and protected them. But the time was coming when Christ should be taken away, and they should be exposed to perils, being brought before kings and princes, and then they should long for the first time and its tranquillity.