YER. 19 — 26. ST. LUKE. GG1 24. Shew me a penny. Whose image and super scriptionhath it? They answeredand said,Csesar's. 25. And He saidunto them, Render thereforeunto Caesarthe thingswhich be Caesar's,and unto God thethingswhich be God's. 26. And they could not take hold of His words beforethe people: and theymarvelledat His answer, andheldtheirpeace. CYRIL.It became indeedthe rulersof the Jews, per ceivingthat the parablewas spoken of them, to depart fromevil,having been thus as it were warned concern ingthefuture.But littlemindfulofthis,theyrathergather a freshoccasionfortheircrimes. The commandment ofthe Law restrainedthem not,which says,The innocentand Exod. righteousmen thoushallnotslay,but the fearof the people ' checkedtheirwickedpurpose. For theysetthefearofman beforethereverenceofGod. The reasonof thispurposeis given,for theyperceivedthatHe spokethisparableagainst them. BEDE. And so by seekingto slayHim, theyproved thetruthof what He had saidin the parable.For He HimselfistheHeir,whose unjustdeathHe saidwas to be punished.They arethewickedhusbandmen who soughtto killtheSon of God. This alsoisdailycommittedin the Churchwhen any one,onlyin name a brother,isashamed orafraid,becauseof the many good men withwhom he lives,to break intothatunityof the Church'sfaithand peacewhich He abhors. And becausethe chiefpriests soughttolayholdof ourLord butcouldnot by themselves, theytriedto accomplishitby thehandsofthegovernor; as itfollows,And theywatchedHim, fyc.CYRIL. For they seemedtobe trifling,yetwere in earnest,forgetfulofGod. whosays,Who isthisthathidethhiscounselfromMe ? For Job theycome to Christthe Saviourof all,as thoughHe were ^' a common man, as itfollows,thattheymighttakeHim in Hisspeech. THEOPHYL.They laidsnaresforourLord,but got their own feetentangledin them. Listento theircunning,And theyaskedHim, saying,Master,we know thatThou sayest