How did St. John make it to the Cross?
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patrick457
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They weren’t. The authorities only wanted Jesus, really. If they were really after the apostles, the authorities wouldn’t have bothered with Judas, they would have simply arrested everyone on the spot.
So all the others ran off as they were afraid but John remained?
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Ad_Orientem
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Zechariah 13:7 … strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered …
John 26:56 … Then the disciples all leaving him, fled.
St. John Chrys. (in Catena Aurea): … for they then understood that He could not escape but rather gave Himself up voluntarily.
Remigius (in Catena Aurea): In this act is shewn the Apostles’ frailty; in the first ardor of their faith they had promised to die with Him, but in their fear they forgot their promise and fled.
John 18:15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
St. John Chrys. (in Catena Aurea) He omits his own name out of humility: though he is relating an act of great virtue, how that he followed when the rest fled.
John 26:56 … Then the disciples all leaving him, fled.
St. John Chrys. (in Catena Aurea): … for they then understood that He could not escape but rather gave Himself up voluntarily.
Remigius (in Catena Aurea): In this act is shewn the Apostles’ frailty; in the first ardor of their faith they had promised to die with Him, but in their fear they forgot their promise and fled.
John 18:15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.
St. John Chrys. (in Catena Aurea) He omits his own name out of humility: though he is relating an act of great virtue, how that he followed when the rest fled.
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Roseeurekacross
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The beloved Apostle, St John, knew people on the Sanhedrin, and was able to follow Jesus into the night trial and then through His Passion.
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joeybaggz
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He took the Amtrak 12:05 local out of Jerusalem!
(Sorry, couldn’t resist. Sometimes as Geraldine was fond of saying, "the devil made me do it, honey!
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(Sorry, couldn’t resist. Sometimes as Geraldine was fond of saying, "the devil made me do it, honey!
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FrDavid96
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We know St John was young. Tradition often sees him as being just old enough to be considered a man, no longer a boy, under Jewish law.
The point is that, in Tradition, one widely accepted explanation is that he was young enough that the authorities did not bother him.
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James248
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The Jewish authorities let him in because he knew Annas (maybe John was even a Levite
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Crusaderbear
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Remember, it was passover, there were about 300,000 people in Jerusalem for the festivities,. No such thing as mug shots, BOLO’s, etc. the Galilean’s congregated in the Mount of Olives area, all they needed to do was go there and mix in, total invisibility…and within maybe a mile of Golgotha.
This isn’t my interpretation, our Monsignor is a very powerful biblical teacher. He has walked those streets over 15 times and brings them to life for us every year!
This isn’t my interpretation, our Monsignor is a very powerful biblical teacher. He has walked those streets over 15 times and brings them to life for us every year!
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FrDavid96
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Yes, that’s true. They could have hidden easily, and we know that they did. That’s proven by the fact that the servants did not know Peter. Yes, they recognized his accent, and suspected that he was a follower but they did not know Peter himself as distinct from any of the hundreds of people who were regular followers.
…however at the Cross itself, they would have been noticed. Anyone (who came close enough) would have been scrutinized. We do know there was a guard. Three women and a boy (or a very young man, depending on how we use the terms) would have posed little threat to a squad of roman soldiers, and so the soldiers gave them a certain latitude.
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Crusaderbear
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Ahhhhh! I see - I misinterpreted the original question!
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patrick457
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Personally, I think the executioners would have actually welcomed Jesus’ associates turning up at His execution. Because that’s really the whole point of crucifixion: it was to shame both the person hanging up there and anyone associated with him. Crucifixion was a deterrent to crime and insubordination. And what better way to drive the point home than have those associates show up on the execution spot?
So I actually imagine that the soldiers wouldn’t have tried to do anything to the other male disciples, if they had turned up, as long as they didn’t do anything funny like try to get Jesus down from the cross. They would have probably allowed them to see their Master turned into a ‘This is what happens when you mess with us’ billboard. They hid more because of shame and (probably mostly unfounded) fear that they will be next.
So I actually imagine that the soldiers wouldn’t have tried to do anything to the other male disciples, if they had turned up, as long as they didn’t do anything funny like try to get Jesus down from the cross. They would have probably allowed them to see their Master turned into a ‘This is what happens when you mess with us’ billboard. They hid more because of shame and (probably mostly unfounded) fear that they will be next.
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