But, lo, he speaks boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
And lo He speaketh openly, and they say nothing against Him. What means this great silence? says Nonnus. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? They know it, or easily could have known it, but they, blinded by their pride and hatred, persecuted Him to the death; but they were restrained by His divine power from laying hands on Him.
