vER. 22—25. ST. LUKE. 589 haps,thekingdom of God beingwithinus,means thatjoy thatisimplantedinourheartsby theHolySpirit.For that is,asitwere,the image and pledgeof the everlastingjoy withwhichintheworldtocome the soulsofthe Saintsre joice.BEDE. Or thekingdom ofGod means thatHe Him selfisplacedinthemidstof them,thatis,reigningintheir heartsby faith. 22.And He saidunto the disciples,The dayswill come,when ye shalldesireto seeone ofthe daysof theSon ofman, and ye shallnot seeit. 23.And they shallsay to you,See here; or,see there: go not afterthem, nor followthem. 24.For as thelightning,thatlightenethoutofthe onepartunder heaven,shinethunto the otherpart underheaven; so shallalsothe Son of man be in Hisday. 25.But firstmust He suffermany things,and be rejectedofthisgeneration. CYRIL.When our Lord said,The kingdomofGod iswith inyou,He would fainprepareHis disciplesforsuffering, thatbeingmade strongthey might be ableto enterthe kingdomofGod ; He thereforeforetellstothem,thatbefore Hiscomingfrom heavenattheend oftheworld,persecution willbreakout upon them. Hence itfollows,And He said untothedisciples,The dayswillcome,l$c.,meaning thatso terriblewillbe thepersecution,thattheywoulddesiretosee oneof His days,thatis,ofthattimewhen theyyetwalked withChrist.Trulythe Jews ofttimesbesetChristwithre proachesand insults,and soughttostoneHim, and ofttimes wouldhavehurledHim down fromthe mountain; buteven theseseem to be lookedupon as slightin comparisonof greaterevilsthatareto come. THEOPHYL. For theirlife was then withouttrouble,for Christtook care of them andprotectedthem. But thetimewas comingwhen Christ shouldbe takenaway,and theyshouldbe exposedto perils, beingbroughtbeforekings and princes,and then they