THE RECEPTION OF THE APOSTLES AND MINISTERS OF JESUS CHRIST

In respect of poetical form, note first the ascending climax ὑμᾶς … ἐμὲ … τὸν πέμψαντα ἐμέ. And then the descending climax, προφήτην … δίκαιον … ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν. The privilege rises to the highest point conceivable; the reward is not only for welcome to a prophet but for the slightest service to the lowliest child of God (see Bp. Jebb, Sacr. Lit., on the whole passage). For a similar rise and fall in a poetical passage see ch. Matthew 20:25-28.

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Old Testament