When they who were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
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Ephrem The Syrian
AD 373
Since our Lord was the fulfillment of justice and the beginning of mercy, he put the sword in its sheath and put justice back in its place again. He then healed the ear through mercy. He put the ear back in its place and made good the imperfection of justice through fruitful mercy. He whose ear had been healed expressed his gratitude for this love with hatred. Those who had “fallen backwards to the ground” and had been raised up again through Christ, thanked him for his help with chains. “They bound him,” said the Evangelist, “and led him away.” Commentary on Tatian’s Diatessaron
