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56. τοῦτο δὲ ὅλον γέγονεν κ.τ.λ. These are probably the words of Christ, and not a reflection by the Evangelist (cp. Mar 14:49); if so, they were, for most of the disciples, their Master’s last words.
For the tense of γέγονεν see notes, ch. Mat 1:22, Mat 21:4.
τότε, closely connected with the preceding words. If this was the fulfilment of prophecy, their interpretation was indeed mistaken. It was the death-blow to temporal hopes.
τότε … ἔφυγον. Note the beauty and nervous strength of this short clause. Each word has its special force and its true position. ἔφυγον ‘fled,’ as though by the capture of the leader the whole enterprise had failed. ‘Quantæ in periculis fugæ proximorum!’ (Cicero.)