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The Gospels in the Second Century

CHAPTER IV
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In the Agony in the Garden Justin has the feature of the Bloody Sweat; but it is right to notice-- (1) That he has [Greek: thromboi] alone, without [Greek: haimatos].

Luke, [Greek: egeneto ho hidros autou hosei thromboi haimatos katabainontes].

Justin, [Greek: hidros hosei thromboi katecheito].
(2) That this is regarded as a fulfilment of Ps.xxii.14 ('All my tears are poured out' &c.).
(3) That in continuing the quotation Justin follows Matthew rather than Luke.

These considerations may be held to qualify, though I do not think that they suffice to remove, the conclusion that St.
Luke's Gospel is being quoted.

It seems to be sufficiently clear that [Greek: thromboi] might be used in this signification without [Greek: aimatos] [Endnote 124:2], and it appears from the whole manner of Justin's narrative that he intends to give merely the sense and not the words, with the exception of the single saying 'Let this cup pass from Me,' which is taken from St.Matthew.


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