Volume 2

250 Life of Jesus Christ
caravans and travellers across the lake. The sailors and
servants of the fishermen were, for the most part, pagan
slaves. Peter owned some.
1.Dorotheus writes it "Bethania." (First Edition of Das Leben Jesu.)
7. JESUS IN PETER'S HOUSE.
MEASURES TAKEN BY THE
PHARISEES. CURES
Jesus landed above Bethsaida not far from the house of
the lepers where Peter, Andrew, John, James the Greater,
James the Less, and Philip \\'ere awaiting His conling. He
did not go with them through Bethsaida, but took the
shorter route over the height to Peter's dwelling in the
valley between that city and Capharnaum, where Mary
and the other women were assembled. Peter's mother-inlaw
was in bed sick. Jesus went to see her, but did not
cure her yet. They washed the Master's feet and then sat
down to a nleal, during which the conversation turned
principally upon the fact that, from the several most
famous schools in Judea and Jerusalem, fifteen Pharisees
had been sent to Capharnaunl to spy Jesus' actions. From
the larger places, two had been sent; from Sephoris only
one; and from Nazareth came that young man who had
several times begged of Jesus to be admitted to His discipIes,
and whom Jesus had again rejected at His last visit
to His native city. He had married lately, and was now
appointed Scribe of the commission. Jesus said to the disciples:
"Behold, for whom you interceded! He desired to
become My disciple, and yet he is now come to lay
snares for Me!" This young man wanted to join Jesus
through a motive of vanity and, not being allowed to do
so, he took part with Jesus' enemies. The Pharisees forming
the conlmission were empowered to remain for some
time in Capharnaum. Of those that came in pairs, one