"Of the sayings of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels that can be compared to those in the fourth Gospel, there are one or two which I venture to think can only have been recorded on the authority of St. John"

This quote by Alfred Noyes recommends that there are some sayings of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels that can be compared to those in the 4th Gospel, and that these sayings can only have been taped on the authority of St. John. This implies that the sayings of Christ in the 4th Gospel are distinct and not discovered in the Synoptic Gospels. Noyes is suggesting that the sayings of Christ in the fourth Gospel are so unique that they could just have been recorded by St. John, and not by any other Gospel author. This implies that St. John had an unique relationship with Jesus and had the ability to tape-record his phrases in a manner that was not possible for the other Gospel writers. Noyes is recommending that the expressions of Christ in the fourth Gospel are so unique that they could just have been recorded by St. John, and that these phrases are not found in the Synoptic Gospels. This indicates that St. John had a special relationship with Jesus and was able to tape his phrases in a manner that was not possible for the other Gospel writers.