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of faith in him and of the power from him no one can do anything, which the Father does not cultivate as not needing care, but the branches. And the branches of Christ are the faithful, as united to him through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and having become «partakers of the divine nature,» who also receive care from the Father. But Christ as the root holds the faithful together and gives them life through the Holy Spirit; for salvation has not come from one person, but from the divine Trinity. 510 {3Jο 15, 2}3The faithful one is a branch of the spiritual vine, which is Christ, and he is not benefited from faith alone, but there is also need of virtuous works which come about through cleansings. 511 {3Jο 15, 2}3Those who cling «to the Lord» and do not conduct themselves worthily of him are punished, but those living piously bear much fruit. if we have faith, but do not have works, as dead and fruitless branches he casts out

cutting off. Or, the fruitless branches are the Jews. 512 {3Jο 15, 2-3}3He says these things concerning the trials which they were about to endure, which made them more approved. Those who live piously bear much fruit. 513 {3Jο 15, 4}3Even if one is united to Christ through sanctification in the spirit, yet he needs also to hold to perfect love and to follow him; for he who is cut off from Christ for not having perfect sanctification and love, cannot do anything good. 514 {3Jο 15, 4}3Because only those who are fastened to him can bear fruit, he calls himself a vine, as they are empowered by him. 515 {3Jο 15, 5}3And he himself, not less than the

Father, contributes to the care of the disciples. 517 {3Jο 15, 7-8}3 517Instead of: the Father rejoices, when you remain in me. Through what you do, the Father is praised. 518 {3Jο 15, 8}3This makes them disciples of Christ and to bear much fruit: to serve God spiritually, running past the letter. 519 {3Jο 15, 9}3It is in our power to love God; for our free will is not forced. 5 {3Jο 15, 10}3For it is not only necessary

to believe, but also to do the commandments. 521 {3Jο 15, 12-13}3As teacher of the world, Christ hands these things down to them, that love is the chief of the virtues, his commandment to die for one's friends and to love friends more than oneself. 522 {3Jο 15, 13}3He shows that his departure was not of hatred, but of love; for I die for your sake. 523 {3Jο 15, 14}3Through virtue, having surpassed the measure of servants, they have become friends. And he brings the servants up to glory beyond nature, if they willingly do the things pleasing to God. 524 {3Jο 15, 15}3Instead of: as many things as they needed to hear; but what he says enigmatically is this, that I have not told you the secrets as to servants, but as to friends and partakers of good things. 525 {3Jο 15, 16}3The Son <instead> of the Father gives <what is> asked, so that we may know that the Son was not less than the Father. 527 {3Jο 15, 18}3This is for our sake; for you suffer this on account of me. Therefore do not grieve nor be displeased; for you are not greater than me. 528 {3Jο 15, 18}3If the wicked, that is, the world, loved you, it would be clear that you too were wicked. 529 {3Jο 15, 19}3He who despises the things of the world, even if he is of the world, is said not to be of the world. 530 {3Jο 15, }3If I suffered all things for the servants, when you, the servants, suffer similar things for the master, you ought not to take it hard. If you suffer things similar to mine, do not be troubled; for thus you become partakers of my sufferings. And if they do this to my insult, yet through me they also insult the Father. 531 {3Jο 15, }3Nothing, he says, have I omitted of the things contributing to the benefit of the Jews, not in words, not in works, the likes of which no one has seen. 532 {3Jο 15, 25}3And through the prophet he showed that the hatred against him was irrational. The wickedness of the Jews fulfilled what was prophesied. 533 {3Jο 16, 1}3Because you know that as

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τῆς εἰς αὐτὸν πίστεως καὶ τῆς ἐξ αὐτοῦ δυνάμεως οὐδὲν οὐδεὶς δύναται ποιῆσαι, ἣν ὁ πατὴρ οὐ γεωργεῖ ὡς μὴ χρῄζουσαν ἐπιμελείας, ἀλλὰ τὰ κλήματα. κλήματα δέ εἰσιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὡς ἑνωθέντες αὐτῷ οἱ πιστοὶ διὰ τῆς ἐνοικήσεως τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος καὶ γεγονότες «θείας φύσεως κοινωνοί», οἳ καὶ ἐπιμελείας τυγχάνουσι παρὰ τοῦ πατρός. ὁ δὲ Χριστὸς ὡς ῥίζα συνέχει τοὺς πιστοὺς καὶ ζωογονεῖ διὰ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος· οὐ γὰρ ἀφ' ἑνὸς γέγονε προσώπου ἡ σωτηρία, ἀλλ' ἀπὸ τῆς θείας τριάδος. 510 {3Jο 15, 2}3Ὁ πιστὸς κλῆμά ἐστι τῆς νοητῆς ἀμπέλου, ὅς ἐστι Χριστὸς καὶ οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖται ἐκ μόνης πίστεως, ἀλλὰ χρεία καὶ ἐναρέτων ἔργων ἅπερ γίνεται διὰ καθαρμῶν. 511 {3Jο 15, 2}3Οἱ κολλώμενοι «τῷ κυρίῳ» καὶ μὴ ἀξίως αὐτοῦ πολιτευόμενοι κολάζονται, οἱ δὲ εὐσεβεῖς ζῶντες πολὺν φέρουσι τὸν καρπόν. ἐὰν πίστιν ἔχωμεν, ἔργα δὲ μὴ ἔχωμεν, ὡς νεκρὰ καὶ ἄκαρπα κλήματα ἐκβάλλει

κόπτων. ἤτοι κλήματα ἄκαρπά εἰσιν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι. 512 {3Jο 15, 2-3}3Ταῦτα λέγει περὶ ὧν ἔμελλον ὑπομένειν πειρασμῶν, οἵτινες αὐτοὺς ἐποίουν δοκιμωτέρους. οἱ εὐσεβῶς ζῶντες πολὺν φέρουσι καρπόν. 513 {3Jο 15, 4}3Κἂν ἑνωθῇ τις Χριστῷ διὰ τοῦ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγιασμοῦ, ἀλλὰ χρῄζει καὶ τῆς τελείας ἀγάπης ἔχεσθαι καὶ ἀκολουθεῖν αὐτῷ· ὁ γὰρ ἀποκοπεὶς ἀπὸ Χριστοῦ διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν τέλειον τὸν ἁγιασμὸν καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην, οὐ δύναταί τι ποιῆσαι ἀγαθόν. 514 {3Jο 15, 4}3∆ιὰ τὸ μὴ δύνασθαι καρποφορεῖν εἰ μὴ μόνους τοὺς προσηλωμένους αὐτῷ καλεῖ ἑαυτὸν ἄμπελον ὡς ἐξ αὐτοῦ δυναμουμένους. 515 {3Jο 15, 5}3Καὶ αὐτὸς οὐχ ἥττων τοῦ

πατρὸς συντελεῖ πρὸς τὴν τῶν μαθητῶν ἐπι μέλειαν. 517 {3Jο 15, 7-8}3 517Ἀντὶ τοῦ χαίρει ὁ πατήρ, ὅταν ἐν ἐμοὶ μείνητε. δι' ὧν ποιεῖτε, εὐφημεῖ ται ὁ πατήρ. 518 {3Jο 15, 8}3Τοῦτο ποιεῖ Χριστοῦ μαθητὰς καὶ καρπὸν πολὺν φέρειν τὸ πνευματικῶς τῷ θεῷ δουλεύειν παρατρέχοντας τὸ γράμμα. 519 {3Jο 15, 9}3Ἐν ἡμῖν ἐστιν ἀγαπῆσαι τὸν θεόν· οὐ γὰρ βιάζεται ἡμῶν τὸ αὐτεξούσιον. 5 {3Jο 15, 10}3Οὐ γὰρ μόνον δεῖ

πιστεύειν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ποιεῖν τὰς ἐντολάς. 521 {3Jο 15, 12-13}3Ὡς διδάσκαλος τῆς οἰκουμένης παραδίδωσιν αὐτοῖς ταῦτα ὁ Χριστός, ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη κεφάλαιόν ἐστι τῶν ἀρετῶν, ἡ ἐντολὴ αὐτοῦ τὸ ὑπεραποθνῄσκειν τῶν φίλων καὶ τὸ ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοὺς ἀγαπᾶν τοὺς φίλους. 522 {3Jο 15, 13}3∆είκνυσιν, ὅτι ἡ ἀναχώρησις αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἦν μίσους, ἀλλ' ἀγάπης· ὑπὲρ γὰρ ὑμῶν ἀποθνῄσκω. 523 {3Jο 15, 14}3∆ιὰ τὴν ἀρετὴν τὸ τῶν δούλων ὑπερβάντες μέτρον γεγόνασι φίλοι. ἀνακομίζει δὲ τοὺς δούλους ἐπὶ τὴν ὑπὲρ φύσιν δόξαν, ἐὰν ἑκουσίως ποιῶσι τὰ τῷ θεῷ ἀρεστά. 524 {3Jο 15, 15}3Ἀντὶ τοῦ ὅσα ἐχρῆν ἀκοῦσαι αὐτούς· ὃ δὲ λέγει αἰνιγματωδῶς, τοῦτό ἐστιν, ὅτι οὐχ ὡς δούλοις εἶπον ὑμῖν τὰ ἀπόρρητα, ἀλλ' ὡς φίλοις καὶ κοινωνοῖς τῶν ἀγαθῶν. 525 {3Jο 15, 16}3Ὁ υἱὸς <ἀντὶ> τοῦ πατρὸς <τὸ> αἰτούμενον δίδωσιν, ἵνα γνῶμεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἦν ἐλάττων τοῦ πατρὸς ὁ υἱός. 527 {3Jο 15, 18}3Ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐστι τοῦτο· δι' ἐμὲ γὰρ τοῦτο πάσχετε. διὸ μὴ ἀλγεῖτε μηδὲ δυσχεραίνετε· οὐ γάρ ἐστέ μου κρείττους. 528 {3Jο 15, 18}3Εἰ ἐφίλουν ὑμᾶς οἱ πονηροί, ὅ ἐστι ὁ κόσμος, δηλονότι καὶ ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ἦτε. 529 {3Jο 15, 19}3Ὁ τῶν τοῦ κόσμου καταφρονῶν, εἰ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου ἐστίν, λέγεται μὴ εἶναι ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου. 530 {3Jο 15, }3Εἰ ἐγὼ ὑπὲρ τῶν δούλων πάντα ἔπαθον, ὅταν ὑμεῖς οἱ δοῦλοι ὑπὲρ τοῦ δεσπότου πάσχητε τὰ ὅμοια, οὐκ ὀφείλετε βαρέως φέρειν. εἰ τὰ ὅμοιά μου πάθητε, μὴ θορυβεῖσθε· οὕτω γὰρ γίνεσθε κοινωνοὶ τῶν ἐμῶν παθημάτων. εἰ καὶ πρὸς ἐμὴν ὕβριν τοῦτο ποιοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ δι' ἐμοῦ καὶ τὸν πατέρα ὑβρίζουσιν. 531 {3Jο 15, }3Οὐδέν, φησίν, παρέλειψα τῶν εἰς ὠφέλειαν τῶν Ἰουδαίων συντεινόντων, οὐκ ἐν λόγοις, οὐκ ἐν ἔργοις, ὧν μὴ εἶδέ τις ὅμοια. 532 {3Jο 15, 25}3Καὶ διὰ τοῦ προφήτου ἔδειξεν, ὅτι ἄλογον ἦν τὸ κατ' αὐτοῦ μῖσος. πονηρία τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐπλήρωσε τὸ προφητευθέν. 533 {3Jο 16, 1}3∆ιὰ τὸ γνῶναι ὑμᾶς, ὅτι ὡς