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Excerpt from Sabbath Evening Readings on the New Testament: St. John John was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His father was a fisherman. Peter and he seem to have been partners and joint proprietors of the little stock at Bethsaida. He was one of the Twelve, - the disciple whom Jesus loved, - a chosen witness of the transfiguration, and the agony in the garden. To him was committed the care of Mary, then a widow, and friendless in the world. In the history of the Church subsequent to the ascension, John appears with Peter, - silent, yet full of sympathy, - living Christianity as eloquently as Peter preached it. His pen seems to have been dipped in love. His style is simple, but singularly rich in thought. The discourses which he records as they fell from the lips of Him that spake as never man spake, give its distinguishing peculiarity to this Gospel. The inner thoughts of the Son of God stream forth in it, and make it the delight and the study of the people of God in every age and country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.