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He sent two of his disciples, and said to them, "Go into the city, and there you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him,
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A Sign of Divine Knowledge
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' instruction to find a man with a water pitcher was not a lucky guess but a demonstration of His divine foreknowledge. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Matthew Henry argue that if Jesus knew this specific, unlikely detail, it proves He knows all things. This was meant to assure the disciples (and us) that even in difficult times, Jesus is sovereign and in control of every detail.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They killed the passover. The paschal lamb, which was slain in keeping the passover.
Go and prepare. Go and prepa…
Two of his disciples (δυο των μαθητων αυτου). Luke 22:8 names them, Peter and John.
Bearing a pitcher of…
19th Century
Anglican
And he sends forth two of his disciples.—The number is given by St. Mark; the names, Peter and John, by St. Luke only. Th…
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Jesus gave explicit instructions to two of his disciples (Peter and John; cf. Lk 22:8). The “man carrying a jar of water” would easily be identifie…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he sends forth two of his disciples Peter and John, as appears from (Luke 22:8) ;
Nothing could be less the result of human foresight than the events related here. But our Lord knows all things about us before they come to pass. …
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