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might provoke them; for he was intolerable to them even just by appearing. 172Jo 11, 55-57 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, not of the Lord; for observe always the things being said, but Jesus did not celebrate even where they were standing, but for the great <Passover> he was opening that which was incarnate and adorned. And many went up from the country to purify themselves. And the chief priests and the Pharisees gave orders to arrest him.

173 col1Jo 12, 1-2 And when he arrived there, Lazarus and his sisters received him

his, not only as the one who raised him from the dead and again called him back to life, but primarily as a teacher of piety and savior of human souls. Lazarus received him not as the one who raised him, but as a teacher of piety and savior of souls. And when the supper took place, Martha, working herself, was serving, knowing that he was the one who also had been a guest to Abraham. And the evangelist necessarily mentions Lazarus, to show that having been raised from the dead he lived for a long time and did not immediately die again, like a phantom appearing to people, but remained, eating and drinking and doing the things common to men. 174Jo 12, 3 And when the house was filled with the fragrance from the ointment, that was symbolically shown which was spiritually about to be fulfilled not long after; for immediately after the passion, the whole world, like a great house, was filled with the fragrance of Christ's ointment. Therefore, the sensible prefigured that which is intelligible; for when his body was pierced like an alabaster jar, the fragrance of knowledge filled the whole world. 175 col1Jo 12, 3 Always becoming more zealous about her studies, having continually heard the words of the savior, she knew clearly that the time of the passion was now at hand, whence she anointed with the ointment, and with her hair she wiped his feet, in order that through this she might show the symbol of his coming burial for us. Not only this, but also that she might be able to receive the blessing from the touch of his feet; for she was not giving as much as she was receiving benefit. Since she was zealous about her studies and constantly hearing the words of the Lord, she recognized that the time of the passion was now at hand. Therefore, as a symbol of his coming burial she anoints him with the ointment, and wipes with her hair, so that she might receive the blessing from him. And the house being filled with the fragrance was a symbol of the fragrance spreading throughout the whole world after the passion of Christ; for when the body of Christ was pierced like an alabaster jar, the fragrance of knowledge filled the world. 176Jo 12, 4 He said this not because he cared for the poor, but because he was desirous of avarice. 177 Jo 12, 6 And the Lord bore with him stealing from the poor, until he should also endure from him the reproach of betrayal. The Lord does not rebuke the disciple, because he rebuked the woman on account of his own theft, wishing to shame him by great long-suffering; for he knew, and had convicted him from the beginning. But if another evangelist says that all the disciples said this, we say that both all of them and this one did, but the rest not with the same intention. And the Lord for this reason likely entrusted the management to him, so that having sufficient consolation for his desire from the money box, he might not say, "I committed the betrayal out of love for money," and he bore with him and did not accuse him, taking away from him all defense. 178 Jo 12, 7-8 Through the intention of the woman the savior clearly teaches that the dispensation of the ointment became a symbol of his burial. which seems to be the last grace of one who is about to depart; for when one is able, he does good to the poor if he wishes. 179Jo 12, 9 And the crowds came together not only to see the one who raised, but also the one who was raised, whom some likely came also and

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ἐξερεθίζῃ αὐτούς· ἀφόρητος γὰρ ἦν αὐτοῖς καὶ φαινόμενος μόνον. 172Jo 11, 55-57 Ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ πάσχα τῶν Ἰουδαίων, οὐ τοῦ κυρίου· παρατήρει γὰρ ἀεὶ τὰ λεγόμενα, ἀλλ' οὐδὲ ὅπου οὗτοι εἱστήκεσαν, ἑώρτασεν ὁ ἸηJoῦς, ἀλλ' εἰς τὸ μέγα <πάσχα> ἀνέῳγεν τὸ σεσαρκωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον. πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τῆς χώρας ἀνέβαινον ἁγνίσαι ἑαυτούς. καὶ ἔδωκαν παραγγελίαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι, ἵνα πιάσωσιν αὐτόν.

173 col1Jo 12, 1-2 Παραγενόμενον δὲ ἐκεῖ ὑπεδέξατο Λάζαρος καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ

αὐτοῦ οὐχ ὡς ἀναστήσαντα αὐτὸν μόνον ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ αὖθις εἰς ζωὴν ἀνακαλε σάμενον, ἀλλὰ προηγουμένως ὡς εὐσε βείας διδάσκαλον καὶ σωτῆρα τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων ψυχῶν. Ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν ὁ Λάζαρος οὐχ ὡς ἀναστήσαντα αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ ὡς εὐσε βείας διδάσκαλον καὶ σωτῆρα ψυχῶν. δείπνου δὲ γεγονότος ἡ Μάρθα αὐτουργοῦσα διηκόνει εἰδυῖα, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ καὶ τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπιξενω θείς. ἀναγκαίως δὲ τοῦ Λαζάρου μέμνηται ὁ εὐαγγελιστής, ἵνα δείξῃ, ὅτι ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν πολὺν ἐπέ ζησε χρόνον καὶ οὐκ εὐθὺς ὡς φάσμα φανεὶς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις εὐθὺς πάλιν ἀπέθανεν, ἀλλ' ἔμεινεν ἐσθίων καὶ πί νων καὶ τὰ συνήθη τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ποιῶν. 174Jo 12, 3 Τοῦ δὲ οἴκου πληρωθέντος τῆς ἐκ τοῦ μύρου εὐωδίας συμβολικῶς ἐπε δείκνυτο ἐκεῖνο, ὅπερ πνευματικῶς οὐκ εἰς μακρὰν ἀποτελεσθῆναι ἤμελλεν· εὐθὺς γὰρ μετὰ τὸ πάθος τῆς Χριστοῦ εὐωδίας ἡ σύμπασα οἰκουμένη ὥσπερ μέγας οἶκος ἐπληρώθη μύρου. τῷ τοίνυν αἰσθητῷ τὸ νοητὸν ἐκεῖνο προ εμήνυε· τοῦ γὰρ σώματος αὐτοῦ ἀλαβάστρου δίκην ἐκκεντηθέντος ἡ τῆς γνώ σεως εὐωδία τὸν ὅλον ἐπλήρωσε κόσμον. 175 col1Jo 12, 3 Σπουδαιοτέρα ἀεὶ γινομένη περὶ τὰ μαθήματα, διηνεκῶς ἀκούσασα τῶν λόγων τοῦ σωτῆρος ἐγίνωσκε σαφῶς, ὅτι ἐνέστηκε λοιπὸν ὁ τοῦ πάθους καιρός, ὅθεν τῷ μὲν μύρῳ ἤλειψεν, ταῖς δὲ θριξὶν ἐξέμαξε τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, ἵνα διὰ τοῦτο τὸ σύμ βολον τῆς μελλούσης ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν αὐτοῦ ταφῆς ἐπιδείξῃ. οὐ μόνον δὲ τοῦτο, ἀλλ' ἵνα καὶ τὴν ἐκ τῆς ἐπαφῆς τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ εὐλογίαν κομίσασθαι δυναθῇ· οὐ γὰρ τοJoῦτον ἐδίδου, ὅJoν αὐτὴ μεταλαμβάνουσα ὠφελεῖτο. Ὡς σπουδαία οὖσα περὶ τὰ μαθή ματα καὶ συνεχῶς ἀκούουσα τῶν τοῦ κυρίου λόγων ἐπεγίνωσκεν, ὅτι λοιπὸν ὁ τοῦ πάθους ἐνειστήκει καιρός. διὸ πρὸς σύμβολον τῆς μελλούσης αὐτοῦ ταφῆς ἀλείφει αὐτὸν τῷ μύρῳ, ταῖς δὲ θριξὶν ἐκμάσσει, ἵνα τὴν ἐξ αὐτοῦ κομίσηται εὐλογίαν. τὸ δὲ πλησθῆναι τὸν οἶκον τῆς ὀσμῆς σύμβολον ἦν τῆς μετὰ τὸ πάθος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἅπασαν τὴν οἰκουμένην εὐωδίας διαδιδούσης· τοῦ γὰρ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ δίκην ἀλαβάστρου κεντηθέντος ἡ τῆς γνώ σεως εὐωδία τὸν κόσμον ἔπλησεν. 176Jo 12, 4 Οὐ τῶν πτωχῶν κηδόμενος τοῦτο εἶπεν, ἀλλὰ τῆς φιλαργυρίας ἐφιέμενος. 177 Jo 12, 6 Ἠνείχετο δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος κλέπτοντος τὰ τῶν πτωχῶν, ἕως ἂν ὑπο μείνῃ παρ' αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν τῆς προδοσίας ἔλεγχον. οὐκ ἐλέγχει τὸν μαθητὴν ὁ κύριος, ὅτι διὰ τὴν οἰκείαν κλοπὴν ἐπετίμα τῇ γυναικί, τῇ πολλῇ μακροθυμίᾳ ἐντρέψαι αὐτὸν βουλόμενος· ὅτι γὰρ ᾔδει, καὶ ἄνωθεν αὐτὸν ἤλεγξεν. εἰ δὲ ἄλλος εὐαγγελιστής φησιν, ὅτι πάντες οἱ μαθηταὶ τοῦτο ἐφθέγξαντο, φαμέν, ὅτι καὶ πάντες καὶ οὗτος, ἀλλ' οἱ λοιποὶ οὐ τῇ αὐτῇ προαιρέσει. ὁ δὲ κύριος διὰ τοῦτο ὡς εἰκὸς ἐνεπίστευσεν αὐτῷ τὴν οἰκονομίαν, ἵνα ἔχων ἐκ τοῦ γλωσJo κόμου τῆς ἐπιθυμίας ἱκανὴν παραμυθίαν μὴ εἴπῃ, ὅτι διὰ χρημάτων ἔρωτα τὴν προδοσίαν ἐποιησάμην, καὶ ἠνείχετο αὐτὸν καὶ οὐκ ἐνεκάλει ἀναιρῶν αὐτοῦ πᾶσαν ἀπολογίαν. 178 Jo 12, 7-8 ∆ιὰ τῆς προθέσεως τῆς γυναικὸς ὁ σωτὴρ διδάσκει ἐναργῶς, ὅτι ἡ τοῦ μύρου οἰκονομία σύμβολον γέγονε τῆς ταφῆς αὐτοῦ. ἥτις τελευταία χάρις δοκεῖ εἶναι τοῦ ἀπιέναι μέλλοντος· ὅτε γὰρ δύναταί τις, εὐποιεῖ τοὺς πένητας βουλό μενος. 179Jo 12, 9 Συνῄεσαν δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι οὐ μόνον, ἵνα τὸν ἀναστήσαντα ἴδωσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν ἀναστάντα, ὃν ὡς εἰκὸς ἦλθόν τινες καὶ