13.
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A man bearing a pitcher of water. A man!—hence
Lk's: "Behold!"
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14.
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With my disciples. Mt's phrase, translated: "at thy
house", might imply the householder's presence at the Last Supper; cp. Mt.26:27:
"he took (lit: received—from whom?) the cup."
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15.
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Furnished is, literally, "strewn," that is, with
cushions, for the reclining guests.
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16.
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Went forth— from Gethsemane? The last locative in
this part of the gospel narrative has Jesus on the Mount of Olives. Mt. has
here: did as Jesus had appointed them; it is the exact equivalent of "as
the Lord commanded Moses," so common in Exodus, Numbers.
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