716 GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHAP. XX11.
departedfrom the housewhere He had eatenthePassover,
but Luke and John beforeHe went out from thence. But
we may easilyunderstandeitherthatthe two formerused
thesewords,recapitulatingthem, or the two othersantici
patingthem : only itrathermoves us,that not onlythe
words but even the sentencesof our Lord,in which Peter
being troubledused thatboastof dying eitherfororwith
our Lord,aregivensodifferently,asratherto compel usto
believethat he thriceutteredhisboastat differentparts
of our Lord'sdiscourse,and that he was thriceanswered
by our Lord,thatbeforethe cock crowed he shoulddeny
Him thrice.
35. And He saidunto them, When I sentyou
withoutpurse,and scrip,and shoes,lackedye any
thing? And theysaid,Nothing.
36. Then saidHe unto them, But now, he that
hath a purse,lethim takeit,and likewisehisscrip:
and he thathath no sword,lethim sellhisgarment,
and buy one.
37. For I say unto you, thatthisthat is written
must yetbe accomplishedinMe, And He was reckoned
among the transgressors: forthe thingsconcerning
Me have an end.
38. And they said,Lord, behold,here are two
swords. And He saidunto them, Itisenough.
CYRIL. Our Lord had foretoldtoPeterthathe shoulddeny
Him ; namely,atthetimeofHis beingtaken. But having
once made mention of His beingtaken captive,He next
announcesthe strugglethatwould ensue againsttheJews.
Hence itissaid,And He saiduntothem,When I sentyou
withoutpurse,$c. For theSaviourhad senttheholyApostles
to preachin the citiesand towns the kingdom of heaven,
a"1 tiddingtnem totakeno thoughtofthe thingsofthebody,
Rom.16.but to placetheirwhole hope of salvationin Him. CHRIS.
Pri^u-6Now M oue wno teacl1estoswim,at firstindeedplacinghis
lain.