acknowledged, but the four accounts are seen to be complementary, and the varied interpretations are ascribed to the operation of the “one supreme Spirit.” Once more, this aspect of the composition of the Gospels is especially apparent in John, which has more to say about the work of the Holy Spirit in the church than any of the other Gospels; and this Gospel specifically relates that work of the Spirit to the understanding of the words and deeds of Jesus. We think, for example, of the statement