δοκουμεν δε και νυν αυτους δεχεσθαι νοητως, ει αναπεπταμενηι ψυχηι δεξομεθα τας αυτων συμβουλας. 73 Mt 10, 40–42 Ου προς τα διδομενα, αλλα προς τας διαθεσεις των παρεχοντων οριζει τας αντιμισθιας ο θεος. 74 Mt 11, 10 Ἵνα μη νομισωσι τινες, οτι ευμεταφορος ην Ἰωαννης, ον πρυην εκη…

ive ܪܒܬܐ“great” suggests that he was not only thinking of the twelve apostles whom Jesus sent out in Matthew 10:5–42 (partly quoted by John immediately afterwards in 3.1.3.i), but of the larger group of the 70 or 72 disciples whom Jesus dispatched to do missionary work according…

. Interestingly, however, in its biblical context, this passage has no connection to eschatology: in Matthew 10:5–42, Jesus dispatches his disciples and predicts to them the difficulty and enmity they are going to face when doing their missionary work. But John constructs a paral…