He makes use of the tradition in order to make his own point; better put, in order to bring out in the tradition what, on his own perception, is contained therein. As a consequence, the Evangelist does not handle the text arbitrarily. His “composition” is intended to liberate the right message of Jesus, nothing more. In so doing, he does not entertain the slightest doubt about the “reality” of the tradition that has come down to him, but he does have questions, in all probability, about the clarity