And he said unto the disciples, ‹The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see› [it].
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Et il dit aux disciples: Des jours viendront où vous désirerez voir l'un des jours du Fils de l'homme, et vous ne le verrez point.
KJV
And he said unto the disciples, ‹The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see› [it].
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
more beneficial for men if He had tarried always with us upon earth; thus He said to His disciples ( Lk. 17:22 ): "The days will come when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it." Therefore it seems unfitting for Christ to have ascended into h…
Thomas Aquinas
On Nature and Grace
holica , cap. 5 I, Q. 1, Art. 8. On Luke 6:20 22ae, Q. 19, Art. 12. On Luke 7 22ae, Q. 2, Art. 7. On Luke 17 22ae, Q. 17, Art. 8. On I Cor. 12:3 12ae, Q. 109, Art. l. On I Cor. 13 22ae. Q. 23, Art. 8. ANSELM De Casu Diaboli , 3 12ae, Q. 112, Art. 3. De Conceptu Viginali , 2, 3, 2…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
ks of, “The days shall come when ye shall desire to see one of these days, and shall not be able.” [ Luke 17:22 ] Who then will not mourn this? Who will not say, “My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God?” [ Ps 42:3 ] With reaso…
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