And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again.
And they were exceedingly sorry.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
He continually foretells the Passion, so that no one would think that He suffered unwillingly, and also, to train them so that they would not be shaken by the unexpected when it occurred. To the sorrow He weds the joy, that He will rise.