Volume 2

284 Life of Jesus Christ
entrance through a side door. It was a similitude like
unto that of the Good Shepherd and the hireling (John
10: 1 et seq.). He added that entrance is permitted only by
the door. The words of Jesus on the Cross before He
died, when He called Mary the Mother of John and John
the son of Mary, have a mysterious connection with this
regeneration of man through His death.
Not having succeeded that evening in ensnaring Jesus,
His enemies resolved to postpone further attempts until
the close of the Sabbath. It is indeed wonderful! When
Jesus' enemies were concocting their schemes, they could
boast of how they would catch Him and pin Him down
in His doctrine; but as soon as He presented Himself
before them, they could bring nothing against Him; they
were amazed and almost persuaded of the truth of His
words, though at the same time full of rage.
Jesus quietly left the synagogue. They conducted Him
to a repast with one of the Pharisees, where, too, they
could neither attack nor surprise Him. He spoke here a
parable of a feast to which the master of the house had
invited the guests at a certain hour, after which the doors
were closed and tardy comers were not admitted.
The repast over, Jesus went with the disciples to sleep
at the house of another Pharisee, an upright man and an
acquaintance of Andrew. He had honestly defended those
disciples, among them Andrew, who, in consequence of
what had happened at the Pasch, had been brought
before the court of justice. He had lately become a
widower. He was still young, and soon after he joined the
disciples. His name was Dinocus, or Dinotus. His son,
twelve years old, was called Josaphat. His house was to
the west and outside the city. Jesus had come to Gennabris
from the south. He had descended the cultivated
neighboring heights of Dothain, which lay more to the
south than Gennabris, and then secretly turned back to
the latter city. The Pharisee's house was on the west side,