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"This is the apostle John, who leaned on the breast of the Lord at the supper: blessed is the apostle to whom were revealed the secret things of heaven." – From the Matins responsory for St John's feast. Stained glass detail from a window in the Sacred Heart (Dahlgren) chapel in Georgetown University.

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As one commentator puts it: “John, with his contemplative, stately, ideal mind, went angel-like through life.” (Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, translated and edited by P. Schaff, 1976, Vol. 9, p. 6) They base their evaluation of John’s personality on the fact that John speaks so much about love, and because he does not appear so prominently in the Acts of Apostles as do Peter and Paul. Also, they note that he seems to have let Peter take the lead in speaking when they were together. Who Wrote The Bible, The Bible Movie, Apostle John, 2 Peter, Light Of Life, Online Library, Jesus Pictures, God Jesus, Martin Luther

As one commentator puts it: “John, with his contemplative, stately, ideal mind, went angel-like through life.” (Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, translated and edited by P. Schaff, 1976, Vol. 9, p. 6) They base their evaluation of John’s personality on the fact that John speaks so much about love, and because he does not appear so prominently in the Acts of Apostles as do Peter and Paul. Also, they note that he seems to have let Peter take the lead in speaking when they were…

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