The chosen one of the chosen three of the chosen twelve

  Two Pair of Brothers Mending Nets—­Call of Four Disciples—­Fishers of
  Men—­A Partner in Fishing—­Followers of Him—­True Brothers—­Family
  Ties—­The Twelve Chosen—­First Disciples, First Apostles—­The Inner
  Circles—­Peter and John—­John—­Aaron’s Breastplate—­Apostolic Stones 92

CHAPTER XV

  John in the home of Jairus

  A Father’s Cry—­Reason for Hope—­Sad Message—­Strength of Faith—­“Fear
  Not”—­Curious Crowd—­The Twelve and the Three—­Jealousy—­Ambition—­A
  Coming Change—­John One of Three—­“Tahtha Cumi”—­A Lesson for John—­A
  Future Scene—­Influence of a Secret 97

CHAPTER XVI

  John A beholder of Christ’s glory

  Family Prayer—­Sayings of Men Concerning Jesus—­Saying of Peter—­A
  Great Need—­Christ’s Prophecy of His Death—­Apart by Themselves—­Not
  Tabor, but Hermon—­Thoughts of the Nine and of the Three—­Heavy with
  Sleep—­Answers to Two Prayers of Jesus—­Transfigured—­Moses and
  Elijah—­Moses’ Shining Face—­The Lord’s Shining Figure—­The Shechinah—­A
  Strange Proposal—­Voice from the Clouds—­Touch and Word of
  Jesus—­Descent from Hermon—­A Great Secret—­Peter’s Memory of the
  Transfiguration—­John’s Record—­Greater than John the Baptist or
  Moses—­Moses and the Shechinah—­Ungranted Request, but Answered
  Prayer—­Hermon, a Mount of Prayer 101

CHAPTER XVII

  St. John’s imperfections

Four Reasons for Recording Failings—­Jealousy and Pride—­Intolerant Spirit—­Two Questions, What? and Who?—­First and Last—­An Object Lesson—­The Child-Spirit—­Startled Disciples—­John’s Confession—­Lesson Not Learned—­Hospitality—­Samaritan Hatred—­Hospitality Refused—­Indignant Brothers—­A Story of Elijah—­Fiery Spirit of James and John—­Rebuked by Jesus—­Ambitious Brothers—­Mother’s Request—­Sons’ Request—­Sorrowing Lord’s Reply and Thoughts—­Two Thrones—­Though Imperfect, a Grand Character 111

CHAPTER XVIII

John and the family of Bethany

John’s View of a Family Group—­His Relation to It—­A Sad Message and
the Reply—­The Lord’s Delay and Concealed Purpose—­A Possible Thought of
John’s—­John and Thomas—­“Our Friend”—­“Sleepeth”—­John an
Eye-witness—­Mary and Jesus—­“Jesus Wept”—­Mourning Disciple—­Glorified
Father and Son—­Jesus with Martha at the Tomb—­Repeated Command,
“Arise”—­The Release from the Tomb—­John a Companion in Joy—­John’s
Memory of Mary—­Lazarus’ Tomb and Jesus’ Cross—­A
Tradition of Lazarus

          
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