Editorial note — XXI. THE GOSPEL FOR ALL THE NATIONS THROUGH "ALL THE DAYS." Matt xxviii. 16-20.
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[37]The number at Jerusalem at the time of the Ascension was only a hundred and twenty (Acts i. 15).
[38]St. Matthew alone of the Evangelists uses this designation.
[39]The full significance of the original can scarcely be given in English. The Greek language, rich in the vocabulary of philosophy, has two verbs corresponding to our "to be," one indicating phenomenal, the other absolute being. It is the former which is used of Abraham; the latter is used by our Lord in speaking of Himself. There is, therefore, more than a difference of tense.