As soon then as he had said unto them,
I am he,
they went backward, and fell to the ground.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Jesus again shows the Jews his power, and works another miracle before them, to give them another opportunity of being converted; but they would not: they still persevere in their hardness of heart; he therefore now delivers himself up to them, as now they can have no excuse for their incredulity. (St. Chrysostom)
