Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VIII/Pseudo-Clementine Literature/The Clementine Homilies/Homily II/Chapter 35

Chapter XXXV.&#8212;Discussion Postponed.

When Peter had thus spoken, towards dawn Zacch&#230;us entered and saluted us, and said to Peter:&#160; &#8220;Simon puts off the inquiry till to-morrow; for to-day is his Sabbath, which occurs at intervals of eleven days.&#8221;&#160; To him Peter answered:&#160; &#8220;Say to Simon, Whenever thou wishest; and know thou that we are always in readiness to meet thee, by divine providence, when thou desirest.&#8221;&#160; And Zacch&#230;us hearing this, went out to return the answer.