Some old men once came to Abba Antony, among them Abba Joseph. Wishing to test them Abba Antony quoted some texts of holy Scripture and began to ask the younger among them what they meant. And each one had something to say. But he replied to them all, “You’re not quite there yet.” Then he turned to Abba Joseph and said, “What about you? How do you interpret this text?” And Abba Joseph said, “I don’t really know.” And Abba Antony replied, “Truly, Abba Joseph is on the right path because he knows that he does not know.”
