tering into him. And a voice was heard from heaven: 'Thou art my beloved Son, and in thee am I well pleased.' And again: 'This day have I begotten thee.' And suddenly shone a great light in that place. And John seeing him, said, Who art thou, Lord? Then a voice was heard from heaven: 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.' Thereat John fell at his feet and said: I pray thee, Lord, baptize me. But he would not, saying, 'Suffer it, for so it behoveth that all should be accomplished.'"
- Epiphanius, Hæres. XXX, 13 (following I a).
4.(Comp. Luke III, 23). And there was a man named Jesus, and he was about thirty years old; he has chosen us.
- Epiphanius, ibid.
5.(Matt. IV, 12; IX, 9 sq.). And He came into Capernaum and entered into the house of Simon, surnamed Peter, and He opened His mouth and said, "As I walked by the sea of Tiberias, I chose John and James, the sons of Zebedee, and Simon and Andrew and Thaddæus and Simon Zelotes, and Judas Iscariot; thee also, Matthew, when thou wast sitting at the receipt of custom, did I call and thou didst follow me. According to my intention ye shall be twelve apostles for a testimony unto Israel."
- Epiphanius, ibid.
