Chapter III.—Of the Manner in Which It Can Be Shown that No Discrepancies Exist
Between Them in the Accounts Which They Give of the Words Which Were Spoken by
the Lord, on to the Time of His Leaving the House in Which They Had Supped.
9. At this point, therefore, we may now follow, as far as we can, the order of the narrative,
as gathered from all the evangelists together. Thus, then, after the prediction in question
had been made to Peter, according to John’s version, the same John proceeds with his
statement, and introduces in this connection the Lord’s discourse, which was to the following
effect: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s
house are many mansions;”1260 and so forth. He narrates at length the sayings, so memorable
and so pre-eminently sublime, of which He delivered Himself in the course of that address,
until, in due connection, he comes to the passage where the Lord speaks as follows: “O
righteous Father, the world hath not known Thee: but I have known Thee, and these have
known that Thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them Thy name, and will declare
it; that the love wherewith Thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.”1261 Again
we find, according to the narrative given by Luke, that there arose “a strife among them
which of them should be accounted the greatest. And He said unto them, The kings of the
Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called
benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the
younger;1262 and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth
at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that
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serveth. And ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations: and I appoint
unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and drink at
my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” 1263 The
said Luke also immediately subjoins to these words the following passage: “And the Lord
said to Simon: Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen
thy brethren. And he said unto Him: Lord, I am ready to go with Thee, both into prison,
and to death. And He said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that
thou shall thrice deny that thou knowest me. And He said unto them, When I sent you
without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing. Then said
He unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he
that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto you, this that is
1260 John xiv. 1, 2.
1261 John xvii. 25, 26.
1262 Another reading is minor = as the less.
1263 Luke xxii. 24–30. [This incident may with more propriety be placed before the washing of the disciples’
feet.—R.]
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