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of truth and they preferred the restoration of sight of the blind man. 119 Jo 10, 22-23 They were celebrating the feast of the Dedication, not as if the temple had just been built, but because on that day Zerubbabel completed the temple. Since it was winter, the crowds were gathering in the portico, among whom was Christ. 1 Jo 10, 24 The unbelievers, being refuted by the facts and having a doubtful mind, asked as if in doubt. 121Jo 10, 25 Knowing that from speaking many times He was not believed, He brings forth His works as being stronger for proof than His words; for they should have believed His words on account of their divine character and the practiced virtue of His life. But since they rejected these through an excess of ignorance, they ought at least to have accepted the testimony from His works. 122 Jo 10, 26 But these were alienated from the flock on account of their own wickedness, not having been willing to accept His divine teaching. 123 Jo 10, 27 He says that the appropriation of His own sheep has come about through obedience, just as from the opposite, alienation. 124Jo 10, 28 To those who follow through obedience He gives eternal life and He promises security for the future. 125Jo 10, 29 Since the Father has given all things into the hands of the Only-begotten, the Father also adds His own protection for the security of the sheep; for the end of the care of both is one. 126 Jo 10, 30 126 He says that He and the Father are one in essence, not in hypostasis, and that in all things He is equal to the Father; for He numbered two in hypostasis, Himself and the Father, by which He especially said "we are." 127Jo 10, 31-32 Seeing them greatly angered, reminding them of what He had done, He sought through kindness to bring them to a sense of His good deed and to stop their anger against Him. 128Jo 10, 33 By what they say, they accept the works as having been well done, but on account of the words they were indignant, thinking it blasphemy that He who raised the dead and healed the blind said He was the Son of God. 129 Jo 10, 34-36 If the Israelites were called gods, although they were not holy men, just for being Israelites, do you insult the one who shows by works that "I am God," and who does not boast in mere words alone? For even if I did not show this by works, but only said it, you ought not to be indignant, since the Law also calls men gods; but I also have the testimony of my works. Therefore those who say that I blaspheme by calling myself the Son of God are openly impious. 130 Jo 10, 37-38 Gently the Lord answers, saying, "If, while naming God as Father, I did not do works like the Father's, by which I showed that I am the Son of God, you would have," He says, "your case against us. But now, even if you do not believe me when I speak, at least be convinced by the works, that the Father is in me and I am in the Father." 131 Jo 10, 39 He shows that it was in His power to be seized; for behold, while being in their midst, He did not permit them to seize Him, although they wished to do this. 132 Jo 10, 40 For this reason He came to this place, that by means of the place He might remind the people of the words of John, which he spoke concerning Him, and by doing this He helped many. 133Jo 10, 41-42 And remembering the words of John, which he spoke concerning Him, that He was the bridegroom and the lamb who takes away the sin of the world and whatever else, they necessarily believed in Him.

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their brother Lazarus having fallen, they sent to the Lord, saying: Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick; for the Lord also loved him as a God-fearing man. 135Jo 11, 4 For He foresaw that the resurrection of Lazarus was about to be spoken of throughout the whole world, through which the Son was glorified with the Father. 136 Jo 11, 5-6 And He loved them because of their modest and God-fearing way of life. And He purposely remained for two days, so that when Lazarus had died He might show a greater power upon him and the

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ἀληθείας καὶ τὴν ἀνάβλεψιν προέφερον τοῦ τυφλοῦ. 119 Jo 10, 22-23 Ἐγκαινίων ἑορτὴν ἐποίουν οὐχ ὡς νῦν γεγονότος τοῦ ναοῦ, ἀλλ' ὅτι κατ' ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν ὁ Ζοροβαβὲλ ἐτελείωσε τὸν ναόν. ὡς ἅτε χειμῶνος ὄντος ἐν τῇ στοᾷ οἱ ὄχλοι συνήγοντο, μεθ' ὧν ἦν καὶ ὁ Χριστός. 1 Jo 10, 24 Οἱ ἄπιστοι ἐκ τῶν πραγμάτων ἐλεγχόμενοι καὶ ἀμφίβολον ἔχοντες τὴν γνώμην ὡς ἐν ἀμφιβολίᾳ ἠρώτων. 121Jo 10, 25 Εἰδώς, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ πολλάκις εἰπεῖν οὐκ ἐπιστεύθη, τὰ ἔργα ἄγει εἰς μέJoν ὡς ἰσχύοντα πρὸς ἀπόδειξιν ὑπὲρ τοὺς λόγους· ἔδει μὲν γὰρ τοῖς λόγοις αὐτοῦ πιστεύειν διὰ τὸ θεοπρεπὲς αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν ἐξησκημένην τοῦ βίου ἀρετήν. ἐπειδὴ δὲ τούτους παρεκρούοντο δι' ὑπερβολὴν ἀγνωμοσύνης, ἐχρῆν κἂν τὴν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων δέξασθαι μαρτυρίαν. 122 Jo 10, 26 Ἠλλοτριώθησαν δὲ οὗτοι τῆς ποίμνης παρὰ τὴν ἑαυτῶν πονηρίαν μὴ βουληθέντες τὴν ἔνθεον αὐτοῦ δέξασθαι διδαχήν. 123 Jo 10, 27 Τὴν οἰκείωσιν τῶν ἰδίων προβάτων διὰ τὴν ὑπακοὴν γεγενῆσθαί φησιν ὥσπερ ἐκ τοῦ ἐναντίου τὴν ἀλλοτρίωσιν. 124Jo 10, 28 Τοῖς δι' εὐπείθειαν ἀκολουθοῦσι ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωσι καὶ τὴν πρὸς τὸ μέλλον ἀσφάλειαν ἐπαγγέλλεται. 125Jo 10, 29 Τοῦ πατρὸς πάντα δεδωκότος εἰς χεῖρας τῷ μονογενεῖ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ προσεπιδίδωσι τὴν ἰδίαν σκέπην ὑπὲρ τῆς τῶν προβάτων ἀσφαλείας· τῆς γὰρ ἀμφοτέρων κηδεμονίας τὸ τέλος ἕν. 126 Jo 10, 30 126 Ἓν λέγει ἑαυτὸν τῷ πατρὶ κατ' οὐσίαν, οὐ καθ' ὑπόστασιν καὶ τὸ ἐν πᾶσιν ἰσάζειν αὐτὸν τῷ πατρί· δύο γὰρ καθ' ὑπόστασιν ἠρίθμησεν, ἑαυτὸν καὶ τὸν πατέρα δι' ὧν μάλιστα εἶπεν τὸ ἐσμέν. 127Jo 10, 31-32 Ὁρῶν αὐτοὺς σφόδρα ὀργιζομένους, ὑπομιμνῄσκων αὐτοὺς ὧν ἐποίησεν ἐζήτει διὰ χρηστότητος εἰς αἴσθησιν αὐτοὺς ἀγαγεῖν τῆς εὐεργεσίας καὶ παῦσαι τῆς καθ' ἑαυτοῦ ὀργῆς. 128Jo 10, 33 ∆ι' ὧν λέγουσι τὰ μὲν ἔργα ὡς καλῶς γεγονότα ἀποδέχονται, διὰ δὲ τοὺς λόγους ἠγανάκτουν βλασφημεῖν ἡγούμενοι, ὅτι ἔλεγεν ἑαυτὸν υἱὸν θεοῦ ὁ νεκροὺς ἐγείρων καὶ τυφλοὺς ἰώμενος. 129 Jo 10, 34-36 Εἰ οἱ Ἰσραηλῖται θεοὶ ἐλέχθησαν, καίπερ οὐκ ὄντες ἄνθρωποι εὐαγεῖς, διὰ τὸ μόνον εἶναι Ἰσραηλῖται, ὑμεῖς τὸν ἔργα δεικνύντα, ὅτι θεός εἰμι, καὶ οὐ ψιλῷ ῥήματι ἐν μόνοις κομπάζοντα λόγοις ὑβρίζετε· ἐχρῆν μὲν γάρ, εἰ καὶ μὴ ἔργοις τοῦτο ἔδειξα, ἀλλὰ μόνον εἶπον, μὴ ἀγανακτεῖν ὑμᾶς, ἐπείπερ καὶ ὁ νόμος θεοὺς καλεῖ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους· πλὴν ἔχω καὶ τὴν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων μαρ τυρίαν. διὸ ἄντικρυς ἀσεβεῖς οἱ λέγοντες, ὅτι βλασφημῶ εἰπὼν ἐμαυτὸν υἱὸν θεοῦ. 130 Jo 10, 37-38 Πρᾴως ὁ κύριος ἀνταποκρίνεται λέγων, εἰ μὲν τὸν θεὸν πατέρα ὀνομάζων μὴ ἐποίουν ἔργα ὅμοια τοῦ πατρός, δι' ὧν ἐδείκνυον, ὅτι θεοῦ υἱός εἰμι, εἴχετε, φησίν, τὰ παρ' ἡμῶν, νῦν δέ, εἰ καὶ μὴ λέγοντί μοι πείθεσθε, ἀλλ' οὖν διὰ τῶν ἔργων κἂν δυσωπηθῆτε, ὅτι ὁ πατὴρ ἐν ἐμοί ἐστι κἀγὼ ἐν τῷ πατρί. 131 Jo 10, 39 ∆είκνυσιν, ὅτι ἐν τῇ αὐτοῦ ἐξουσίᾳ ἦν τὸ κατασχεθῆναι· ἰδοὺ γὰρ μεταξὺ ὢν αὐτῶν οὐκ ἐπέτρεπεν αὐτοῖς κατασχεῖν αὐτὸν καίπερ τοῦτο θελόντων ἐκεί νων ποιῆσαι. 132 Jo 10, 40 ∆ιὰ τοῦτο ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦτον, ἵνα διὰ τοῦ τόπου ὑπομνήσῃ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τῶν λόγων Ἰωάννου, ὧν εἶπεν περὶ αὐτοῦ, ὃ καὶ ποιήσας πολλοὺς ὠφέλησεν. 133Jo 10, 41-42 Ἀναμιμνῃσκόμενοι δὲ τῶν Ἰωάννου φωνῶν, ὧν εἶπεν περὶ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι νυμφίος ἦν καὶ ἀμνὸς αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου καὶ ὅσα ἄλλα, ἀναγκαίως ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν.

134 Jo 11, 3 ∆ι' ἄσκησιν θεοσημείας γνήσιαι οὖσαι ἀδελφαὶ εἰς νόJoν

πεσόντος τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτῶν Λαζάρου ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς τὸν κύριον λέγουσαι· κύριε, ἴδε ὃν φιλεῖς ἀσθενεῖ· ἐφίλει γὰρ καὶ αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος ὡς θεοσεβῆ. 135Jo 11, 4 Προεώρα γάρ, ὅτι ἤμελλεν ἡ τοῦ Λαζάρου ἀνάστασις εἰς πᾶσαν λαληθῆναι τὴν οἰκουμένην, δι' ἧς ἐδοξάζετο ὁ υἱὸς σὺν τῷ πατρί. 136 Jo 11, 5-6 Ἠγάπα δὲ αὐτὰς διὰ τὴν σώφρονα καὶ θεοσεβῆ πολιτείαν αὐτῶν. ἐπί τηδες δὲ ἔμεινε τὰς δύο ἡμέρας, ἵνα ἀποθανόντος τοῦ Λαζάρου μείζονα τὴν ἐπ' αὐτῷ ἐνδείξηται δύναμιν καὶ τὸ