VER. 14—18. ST. LTTKE. 703 It follows,And He saidunto them,With desirehave I desiredto eat thisPassoverwithyou,Sfc. CYRIL.He says this,becausethe covetousdisciplewas lookingout forthe timeforbetrayingHim ; but thathe might notbetrayHim beforethe feastof thePassover,our Lord had notdivulged eitherthehouse,or the man withwhom He shouldkeepthe Passover.That thiswas the cause is very evidentfrom thesewords. THEOPHYL. Or He says,With desirehave I desired;asiftosay,ThisisMy lastsupperwithyou,there foreitismost preciousand welcome to Me; justas those who aregoing away to a distance,utterthe lastwords to theirfriendsmost affectionately.CHRYS. Or He saysthis, becauseafterthatPassoverthe Crosswas athand. But we findHim frequentlyprophesyingof His own Passion,and desiringitto take place. BEDE. He firstthen desiresto eatthetypicalPassover,and so to declarethe mysteriesof HisPassiontotheworld. EUSEB. Or else; When ourLord wascelebratingthe new Passover,He fitlysaid,With desire haveI desiredthisPassover,thatis,the new mysteryofthe New Testamentwhich He gave to His disciples,and which many prophetsand righteousmen desiredbeforeHim. He thenalsoHimselfthirstingforthe common salvation,de liveredthismystery,tosufficeforthewholeworld. But the Passoverwas ordainedby Moses to be celebratedin one place,that is,in Jerusalem. Thereforeitwas not adapted forthewhole world,and so was not desired.EPIPH. Here-Epiph. by we may refutethe follyofthe Ebionitesconcerningthe^j. eatingofflesh,seeingthatourLord eatsthePassoveroftheso.22. Jews. ThereforeHe pointedlysaid,"This Passover,"that no one might transferittomean another. BEDE. Thus thenwas our Lord the approverofthe legal Passover; and as He taughtthatitrelatedtothe figureof His own dispensation,He forbidsit henceforthto be re presentedin the flesh.ThereforeHe adds,For I say unto you,I willnot any more eat thereof,untilit befulfilledin thekingdom ofGod. That is,I willno more celebratethe Mosaic Passover,until,being spirituallyunderstood,itis fulfilledin the Church. For theChurch isthe kingdom of God ; as in Luke, The kingdomofGod iswithinyou. Again,LuketheancientPassover,which He desiredto bringto an end,17'2L