Luke 10 25) And lo, a lawyer stood up, tempting him by saying, Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit life eternal? 26) But he said to him: In the law what has been written? How dost thou read? The mastery of this double counterquestion is not always perceived. Jesus lets the lawyer answer his [...]

Via Interpretation of St. Luke’s Gospel v.3) Be going! Lo, I myself am sending you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. In Matt. 10:16 the same thing was said to the Twelve, but here we have “lambs” instead of “sheep,” which intensifies the thought. The interjection “lo” marks the surprising nature of what [...]