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to ask, how the separation of the soul happens and where it departs and who are the ones who convey it. 181Jo 12, 10 Therefore the chief priests, as though out of their minds, plotted all things, even to kill Lazarus, thinking that the faith, including that of those who encountered him, would be destroyed along with him. 182 Jo 12, 12-13 The crowds, paying no heed to their leaders, although seeing them thirsting for murder, ran to meet Christ, glorifying him not as a man, but as a heavenly king, and by what they said, they were fulfilling the prophecy of David. 183 Jo 12, 13-15 And if the evangelist says nothing else of what the preceding evangelists said had been spoken or had happened at this entry, one must not be surprised; for since he for the most part intended to speak of the things omitted by the others, he abbreviates what, in the sequence of his account of Lazarus, he necessarily relates. 184Jo 12, 14-15 The sitting on the colt lay in his own choice; but for the crowds to shout and cry out with such a voice was no longer up to him, but in the power of those who were acclaiming him. For if they cried out, moved of themselves, they showed in deed the result of the prophecy and became witnesses of the truth. But if they offered the doxology, urged on by his invisible power, so too they provided a mark of his divine authority. 185Jo 12, 14-15 That he might fulfill the prophecy, he sat on the donkey, but since it was possible for anyone who wished, having sat on a donkey, to falsely claim such a prophecy for himself, the crowds, in that they came to acclaim him either willingly or by the invisible power of Christ, showed that the substance of the prophecy was spoken of him. 186Jo 12, 16 From the wonders that he was doing, they knew that he was the Christ, but after his resurrection they surely acquired the knowledge of him from the testimony of the scriptures. 187 Jo 12, 17 From this, therefore, it is possible to know that the crowd did not believe without judgment, but some saw, and others heard from those who had seen, that he raised Lazarus. 188 Jo 12, 19 Considering the gain of those who believed a loss, the Pharisees said these things. 189 Jo 12, -24 As the report spread everywhere, Greeks therefore also came. Of these, they approached Philip of Bethsaida, saying: Sir, we wish to see Jesus. And Philip communicates with Andrew, and both report to the teacher. And Jesus answers them, saying: The hour has come. 190Jo 12, 23-24 It was necessary for the redemption through suffering to happen first, which he endured for our sake and rose; and when after the resurrection he was glorified by all as the son of God, then also those from the nations were to be enlightened by the preaching. 191Jo 12, 24-25 He used the present example, wishing to signify that the multitudes were about to be benefitted through his suffering. If, therefore, even the son of God had not been willing, descending from his own dignity, to endure death, he would have remained alone in his own glory; but now, having deigned to suffer in the flesh out of love for us and having risen, he raised up all people with himself. Having revealed, therefore, the gain from his own suffering, he exhorts also those who believe in him to despise death. 192 Jo 12, 24-25 Having revealed the gain from his suffering through the things he said, he exhorts those who have believed in him to despise death in a like manner to him; for he who wishes to spare his soul here for a little while brings about its destruction for the future, but he who does not spare it in the present and despises life in this world acquires for himself incorruptible and eternal life in the future. 193 Jo 12, 25 He who has despised life in this world will inherit incorruptible life in the future. 194 Jo 12, 26 And he exhorts them to follow him, imitating his life and emulating the virtue of his conduct. And one might say to me that everyone who ever acts according to the word of God serves the Word and ministers to the son of God and follows him by doing nothing irrational; for it is not simply to follow while walking about

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ἐρωτῆσαι, πῶς γίνεται ὁ χωρισμὸς τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ ποῦ ἄπεισιν καὶ τίνες οἱ διακομίζοντες. 181Jo 12, 10 Πάντα λοιπὸν ὡς παράφρονες ἐβουλεύοντο οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τὸν Λά ζαρον φονεῦσαι οἰόμενοι συναναιρεθήσεσθαι τὴν πίστιν καὶ τῶν αὐτῷ συντυγ χανόντων. 182 Jo 12, 12-13 Οὐδεμίαν ἐπιστροφὴν οἱ ὄχλοι ποιησάμενοι τῶν ἡγουμένων καίπερ ὁρῶντες αὐτοὺς φονῶντας ἔδραμον εἰς συνάντησιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ οὐχ ὡς ἄνθρωπον δοξο λογοῦντες, ἀλλ' ὡς ἐπουράνιον βασιλέα, καὶ δι' ὧν ἔλεγον, ἐπλήρουν τὴν τοῦ ∆αβὶδ προφητείαν. 183 Jo 12, 13-15 Εἰ δὲ μηδὲν ἕτερόν φησιν ὁ εὐαγγελιστὴς ὧν οἱ προλαβόντες ἔφασαν εὐαγγελισταὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ εἰσόδῳ εἰρῆσθαι ἢ γεγενῆσθαι, οὐ δεῖ ξενίζεσθαι· ὡς ἐπίπαν γὰρ τὰ παραλελειμμένα τοῖς ἄλλοις εἰπεῖν προθέμενος ἐπιτέμνεται, ἃ τῇ ἀκολουθίᾳ τοῦ λόγου ἐξ ἀνάγκης διηγεῖται τοῦ περὶ Λαζάρου. 184Jo 12, 14-15 Τὸ ἐπὶ τοῦ πώλου καθεσθῆναι ἐπὶ τῇ αὐτοῦ ἔκειτο προαιρέσει· τὸ μέντοι βοῆσαι τὰ πλήθη καὶ κράξαι τὴν τοιαύτην φωνὴν οὐκέτι ἦν ἐπ' αὐτῷ, ἀλλ' ἐπὶ τῇ τῶν εὐφημούντων ἐξουσίᾳ· εἰ μὲν γὰρ ἀφ' ἑαυτῶν κινούμενοι ἐβόων, ἔργῳ ἐδείκνυον τὸ ἀποτέλεσμα τῆς προφητείας καὶ μάρτυρες τῆς ἀληθείας ἐγίνοντο. εἰ δὲ ὑπὸ τῆς ἀοράτου αὐτοῦ δυνάμεως παρορμώμενοι τὴν δοcolογίαν ἐποι οῦντο, καὶ οὕτω γνώρισμα παρεῖχον τῆς ἐνθέου αὐτοῦ ἐξουσίας. 185Jo 12, 14-15 Ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὴν προφητείαν, ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τῆς ὄνου, ἀλλ' ἐπείπερ ἐξῆν τῷ βουλομένῳ καθίσαντι ἐπὶ ὄνον ψευδῶς ἑαυτῷ ἐπιφημίζειν τὴν τοιαύτην προφητείαν, ἐξ ὧν οἱ ὄχλοι ἢ ἑκόντες ἢ τῇ ἀοράτῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ δυνάμει ἐπὶ τὸ εὐφημεῖν αὐτὸν ἦλθον, ἔδειξαν ἐπ' αὐτῷ λεχθὲν τὸ τῆς προφητείας. 186Jo 12, 16 Ἐκ τῶν μὲν τεραστίων, ὧν ἐποίει, ᾔδεσαν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ Χριστός, μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ βεβαίως ἐκτήσαντο τὴν περὶ αὐτοῦ γνῶσιν ἐκ τῆς τῶν γραφῶν μαρτυρίας. 187 Jo 12, 17 Ἐκ τούτου οὖν ἔστι γνῶναι, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκρίτως ἐπίστευσεν ὁ ὄχλος, ἀλλὰ οἱ μὲν εἶδον, οἱ δὲ ἤκουσαν παρὰ τῶν ἑωρακότων, ὅτι ἀνέστησε τὸν Λάζαρον. 188 Jo 12, 19 Ζημίαν ἡγούμενοι τὸ τῶν πιστευόντων κέρδος ταῦτα οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον. 189 Jo 12, -24 Τῆς φήμης πανταχοῦ διερχομένης καὶ Ἕλληνες λοιπὸν παραγίνονται. ἐξ ὧν προσῆλθον Φιλίππῳ τῷ ἀπὸ Βηθσαϊδὰ λέγοντες· κύριε, θέλομεν τὸν ἸηJoῦν ἰδεῖν. ὁ δὲ Φίλιππος κοινοῦται τῷ Ἀνδρέᾳ, ἀμφότεροι δὲ ἀναφέρουσι τῷ διδασκάλῳ. ὁ δὲ ἸηJoῦς ἀποκρίνεται αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα. 190Jo 12, 23-24 ∆έον ἦν πρῶτον γενέσθαι τὴν διὰ τοῦ πάθους ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἣν δι' ἡμᾶς ὑπομείνας ἀνέστη· ὅτε δὲ μετὰ τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἐδοξάσθη ὑπὸ πάντων ὡς υἱὸς θεοῦ, τότε καὶ τοὺς ἐξ ἐθνῶν καταλαμφθῆναι τῷ κηρύγματι. 191Jo 12, 24-25 Τῷ προκειμένῳ ἐχρήσατο παραδείγματι σημαίνειν θελήσας τὰ πλήθη τὰ διὰ τοῦ πάθους ὠφελεῖσθαι μέλλοντα. εἰ τοίνυν καὶ ὁ τοῦ θεοῦ υἱὸς οὐκ ἤθελεν τοῦ ἰδίου ἀξιώματος παρακατιὼν ὑπομεῖναι τὸν θάνατον, μόνος ἔμενεν ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ δόξῃ· νῦν δὲ διὰ τὴν πρὸς ἡμᾶς φιλίαν παθεῖν ἀνασχόμενος σαρκὶ καὶ ἀναστὰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους συνανέστησεν ἑαυτῷ. φανερώσας οὖν τὸ ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου πάθους κέρδος προτρέπεται καὶ τοὺς εἰς αὐτὸν πιστεύοντας τοῦ θανάτου καταφρονεῖν. 192 Jo 12, 24-25 Τὸ κέρδος τὸ ἐκ τοῦ πάθους διὰ τῶν εἰρημένων φανερώσας προτρέπει καὶ τοὺς εἰς αὐτὸν πεπιστευκότας ὁμοίως αὐτῷ τοῦ θανάτου καταφρονεῖν· ὁ γὰρ θελήσας ἐνθάδε πρὸς ὀλίγον φείσασθαι τῆς ψυχῆς ὄλεθρον αὐτῇ πρὸς τὸ μέλλον προξενεῖ, ὁ δὲ ἀφειδήσας αὐτῆς ἐν τῷ παρόντι καὶ τῆς ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ καταφρονήσας ζωῆς τὴν ἄφθαρτον ἑαυτῷ καὶ ἀΐδιον ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι περιποιεῖ. 193 Jo 12, 25 Ὁ τῆς ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ καταφρονήσας ζωῆς τὴν ἄφθαρτον ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι κληρονομήσει ζωήν. 194 Jo 12, 26 Προτρέπει δὲ αὑτῷ ἀκολουθεῖν μιμουμένους τὸν βίον καὶ τὴν τῆς πολι τείας αὐτοῦ ζηλοῦντας ἀρετήν. καὶ εἴποι μοι δ' ἂν πάντα τὸν ὅτι πότ' οὖν κατὰ λόγον θεοῦ πράττοντα διακονεῖν τῷ λόγῳ καὶ ὑπηρετεῖν τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἀκολουθεῖν αὐτῷ μηδὲν ἀλόγως πράττοντα· οὐ γὰρ ἁπλῶς περιπατοῦντα ἕπεσθαι