{Rejecteth him that sent me} (athetei ton aposteilanta
me). These solemn words form a fit close for this discourse to
the Seventy. The fate of Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum will
befall those who set aside (a privative and hete(935c), from
ith(886d)i) the mission and message of these messengers of Christ.
See this verb used in 7:30 of the attitude of the scribes and
Pharisees toward John and Jesus. It is this thought that makes it
so grave a responsibility to be co-workers with Christ, high
privilege as it is ( Joh 9:4 ).
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