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Translated by John Patrick.
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15. Relation of the Former Commission Given by Jesus to the Disciples, to His Present Injunction of Silence. Belief and Knowledge Contrasted.
"Then enjoined He His disciples that they should tell no man that He was the Christ." [5661] It is written above that Jesus sent forth these twelve saying unto them, "Go not into any way of the Gentiles," [5662] and the other words which are recorded to have been said to them when He sent them to the apostleship. Did He then wish them when they were already discharging the function of Apostles to proclaim that He was the Christ? For, if He wished it, it is fitting to inquire why He now at all commands the disciples that they should not say that He was the Christ? Or if He did not wish it, how can the things concerning the apostleship be safely maintained? And these things also one may inquire at this place,--whether, when He sent away the Twelve, He did not send them away with the understanding that He was the Christ? But if the Twelve had such understanding, manifestly Peter had it also; how, then, is he now pronounced blessed? For the expression here plainly indicates that now for the first time Peter confessed that Christ was the Son of the living God. Matthew then, according to some of the manuscripts, has written, "Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no man that He was the Christ," but [5663] Mark says, "He charged them that they should tell no man of Him;" [5664] and Luke, "He charged them and commanded them to tell this to no man." [5665]
[5661] Matt. xvi. 20.
[5662] Matt. x. 5.
[5663] Matt. xvi. 20.
[5664] Mark viii. 30.
[5665] Luke ix. 21.
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