Whomsoever I send (αν τινα πεμψω). More precisely, "If I send any one" (third-class condition, αν=εαν and τινα, indefinite pronoun…

He that receiveth, and so forth. This sentiment is found in the instructions which Jesus gave to his disciples in Matthew 10:40. Why he re…

He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me.

The thoughts presented to their minds in the preceding verses ar…

St. Augustine of Hippo: Our Lord, mindful of His promise to Peter that he would know the meaning of His act—you will know af…

Jesus was not merely asking for personal loyalty but for belief that he was the One sent by God (cf. 8:24, 28, 58). He wanted the disciples to comm…

Verily, verily, I tell you. In these words, either the Evangelist relates a discourse on a different subject and in a broken and imperfect…

Verily, verily, I say unto you
You may a ure yourselves of the truth of what I am going to say, and which I say for …

Our Lord had often spoken of his own sufferings and death without such trouble of spirit as he now showed when he spoke of Judas. The sins of Chris…

1. After our Lord showed that His humble service was nece ary, He then urged that it be imitated.

The Evangelist first describes the c…