Lucas 13

Titus of Bostra · Comentário Patrístico (catena)

Lucas 13:1

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] And He here plainly shows, that whatever judgments are passed for the punishment of the guilty, happen not only by the authority of the judges, but the will of God. Whether therefore the judge punishes upon the strict grounds of conscience, or has some other object in his condemnation, we must ascribe the work to the Divine appointment. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Lucas 13:4-5

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] Now one tower is compared to the whole city, that the destruction of a part may alarm the whole. Hence it is added, But, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish; as if He said, The whole city shall shortly be smitten if the inhabitants continue in impenitence. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Lucas 13:6

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] The Jews were boasting, that while the eighteen had perished, they all remained unhurt. He therefore sets before them the parable of the fig tree, for it follows, He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas