Commentarii in evangelium Joannis
“from where I came and where I am going. * * * you judge according to the flesh, “I judge no one. And yet if I do judge, my judgment is true, because
righteousness.” But if anyone thinks we are forcing the point by saying that to believe is not the same as to know, and that it is possible to believe
did not know the lord (for being a son he has not experienced the father as master), so observing the same God we will accept nothing absurd, saying t
but first the truth, that so he may come to see the substance or the power beyond substance and 19.6.38 nature of God. And perhaps just as in the temp
for the common good to be benefited in two ways, from both words and from deeds, which the righteous man does, these too are well brought up into the
of the wisdom spoken to the perfect, hidden in a mystery, which God predestined before the ages for the glory of His righteous ones, and to those
contain freedom. But who are they who will know or who will lift him up? as he himself teaches, saying, When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then
“You will die” is taken as the death of the enemy of Christ, as one who has sinned unto death dies, it is clear that those to whom these things were s
have come to be in incorruption? Therefore, can those who have been in ignorance and in unbelief and in sins come to be in incorruption if they were t
to have said as a unique feature of his departure from here, “No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down of my own accord” for neither would Mos
of myself and the Father who sent me bears witness of me». 19.18.110 But what is plausible about killing himself after the words spoken in this more b
they said more simply, Will he kill himself? as if Jesus were going to kill himself and be in the place of those who have taken their own lives and
For earthly things are below, but heavenly things are above, so that in this respect, the one who is from below is in every way from this world, but t
Moreover <therefore> you will intelligibly understand † the thoughts of descending 19.22.145 things. At the same time, however, see if you might not h
<would> act irra 19.23.156 tionally. In addition to this, he who believes that He is our peace, would not do anything of war and sedition. But also
[of them] having been sown in their souls have come to dwell in the life of men. 20.2.6 But the cause of these things, according to great and ineffabl
to have become less than both of the brothers. 20.3.14 It is possible, therefore, for one not being of the seed of Abraham—since, because of the story
having governed.” And the same thing seems to me to be represented by the destruction of Sodom and of their land, of which “a testimony of their wicke
it has been said similarly. 20.6.40 But these people, to whom the word is addressed, seem not to contain the word, which is not able to enter into the
to the savior who has heard from the Father and has learned from him but the phrase “Therefore you also do what you have heard from the father,” bein
«But Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness», and thinking that this is what Do the works of Abraham refers to, so that i
«to him sheep and calves and donkeys and 20.10.74 'boys and girls and mules and camels.'» To speak about each of these would be the work of someone wi
has become human. For if he has become human, it is possible for him to be sought out to be killed but if he has not become human, then the Word who
to do,” even if we had not clearly 20.13.98 known the will of the one who spoke. But it is not surprising if to the Jews who had believed in him, but
John said, Everyone who sins has not seen him, <showing> through the has seen him that those who see the Son of God are always able to be so, and
is added, «You do the works of your father,» we inquire whether this was written on account of the first 20.15.124 commandment given to Abraham. The f
is one body but he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit. 20.17.n Jesus said to them: If God were your Father, you would love me for I came from
You shall not perjure yourself, but you shall pay to the Lord your oaths but I say to you, do not swear at all <the> That you may become sons of
sent forth by the divine will. 20.20.n Why do you not know my speech? Because you cannot hear my word. 20.20.163 The reason, he says, that my speech i
to be a certain one <not> in substance from creation, but having become such from a change and his own choice, and thus, so that I may name it 20.21.1
forgetting the better substance in us we will subordinate ourselves to the form from the dust, and the better part will take on the image of the earth
might say that it is sufficient for being a son of God to wish to do His desires, even if to this is not added the doing of the works of God. But it m
they will say. But see whether perhaps, even if this argument seems very plausible, being applied dissimilarly it is able to carry one away and deceiv
deceived and Eve gave to the hus 20.25.222 band from the tree, and the man ate. however, understanding according to the deeper aspects of the doctrine
of the Lord, we shall not «precede those who have fallen asleep for the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the «voice
men, you are dying.” If, then, anyone else 20.27.243 has not stood in the truth, it is clear that the devil also, a murderer from the beginning, and t
now to those. I consider every evil and deceitful spirit to be a lie, and each of these when it speaks, to speak from its own things and in no way fro
<αὐτὸν> 20.30.271 believe and do not believe. And then again, those who believe in the Father of Jesus Christ, but do not believe in the creator and m
theoretical visions of truth are not purified, because they have been veiled or 20.32.285 thickened or muddied by wickedness. But understanding what i
One does not become a son of the Father in heaven in any other way than by loving his own enemies and praying for those who persecute him, it is clear
and that the one who knows all the mysteries and all knowledge, and with these has achieved perfect 20.34.306 love, is wholly from God. But see if it
saying, You have a demon I do not have a demon. 20.35.317 And see if the parable in the Gospel according to Luke can be applied to this, concerni
of cures, in which are also the expulsions of demons, we will say that demons are always driven out by Jesus from all those who, because they have bee
of you». It is clear then that when Jesus said in the most masterful and most perfect way: 'I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father,' his imitato
it has been said, “All that is mine is yours,” it is clear that also this judgment about which he says, “My judgment is just,” is the Father's judgmen
to prevent death from being seen. And so one must hear the words, “If anyone keeps my word, he will never see death for ever,” as if he who said these
keeps it, he will never taste death for ever. Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died who do you make yourself out t
being pitied for this. Therefore, even if Abraham died, yet he lived and no longer saw death 20.42.395 from the time when, seeing the day of Jesus, he
the Lord can be tasted and seen, 20.43.408 so also his enemy, death, can be tasted and is seen. And its tastable aspect is presented by There are som
him. And the «Who then do you make yourself?» was the voice of those who had not perceived that Jesus did not make himself what 20.44.421 he is. There
Jesus. But if you are able, consider why in the case of the cave the stone lying upon it is not rolled away but is lifted, while in the case of the we
in imitation of Christ's prayer when he is about to pray, lifting up the eyes of his soul and raising them from the affairs and memory and notions and
of themselves, not to look to heaven nor to remember righteous judgments, they repented, having made an attempt on the woman but not obtaining what th
the Father's will having hearkened to Jesus, and seeing her entering through the place, from where the stone was taken away, he said: Father, I thank
bound and tied by his own sins, living on the one hand through repentance and having heard the voice of Jesus, but on the other hand, because he has n
the Father to have made the soul of Lazarus return 28.9.69 to his body which was laid away in the tomb for one might say that the Father, having hear
having come to Mary and having seen what he did believed in 28.11.81 him. And especially because of the spiritual interpretation I am moved that per
of a power coming into being so that for this reason he was not able to do all things, nor to deliver 28.12.90 himself from their plot. They therefor
pursue,7 and 7wisely pursue wisdom,7 and 28.13.104 analogously for the other virtues. We said these things in order to make a comparison to someone
scribes, and they led him to their council. 28.14.115 But Mark says that Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, came to the chief priests in order to
because Jesus was not yet glorified. And if there was no spirit even in the apostles before Jesus was glorified, how much more was it not in Caiapha
himself to consider the things that follow from the sayings that have been set out concerning how Caiaphas prophesied. But perhaps these things also m
except for God, he might taste death for everyone», and he will punctuate 28.18.155 after «For everyone» or after «Except for God, for everyone». He w
unto death, even death on a cross,» the judgment was taken away for so I understand the text: «In His humiliation His judgment was taken away» so th
he says of the sick: Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are sick, and as if there were righteous men, he says: I have
for one who has fallen into the struggle of confessing Jesus not to shrink from the confession, 28.23.194 nor to hesitate about dying for the truth. B
indeed, 'he said to them: I 28.23.207 am he,' [of power] they went backward and fell to the ground.” Then after this, because he wished to undertake t
He remained with 28.24.222 the disciples. And until now Jesus is with his disciples near the desert, in a city called Ephraim for he is present 28.24
sin of the world. And these Jews were seeking Jesus, not that they might be benefited, but that they might kill him to whom he might have said: «But n
Iscariot, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, rises from supper and lays
door, I will come in to him ‘and I will dine with him, and he with me,’ perhaps Jesus neither has breakfast with anyone (for he does not need an intro
the Father has given to him into his hands, and in Christ all will be made alive, the righteousness of God is not confused, nor the principle that eac
he rises from supper, and for a time stops eating, until he should wash the feet of the disciples, they being unable to have a part with him, unless h
we will use what was said in due course for the sake of an example, if it should be necessary, that it is possible for someone with the best intention
the feet of the disciples, but also of his fellow students. For if he himself, as he thought, did what was fitting in wishing to prevent it, but they
that has been said: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the 32.7.79 good news.” But if by washing the feet of the disciples he makes them
for “Every man is a liar” and we shall opportunely use the saying at some point against those who have said rather rashly and without judgment that
we will be content but the things that contribute to wealth and luxury accrue to the delicate-living from abundance, not as necessary and things wit
what defiles 32.10.117 his feet he casts off. And no one in his right mind would say that as he is the door, or as he is the shepherd, or as he is the
being discipled by falsehoods. 32.12.131 Yet even a holy person may need the washing of feet, since the widow who is enrolled for ecclesiastical honor
it has that reference. But the teachings according to the passage, how the feet of disciples who have already bathed are soiled, and in what way they
I hoped, he who ate my bread magnified against me a supplanting. 32.14.158 Therefore the Savior says this saying was spoken concerning Judas and hims
to the Lord, not accusing themselves as faithless they said to him, Lord, add to us faith for indeed in the add it is clearly shown that they had
having created and established and made all things from non-being into being all things. But one must also believe that Jesus Christ is Lord, and in a
a servant is greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than him who sent him. 32.17.202 According to this, then, he will not err in calling John
Is 'the spirit of Jesus was troubled' analogous to 'Now my soul is troubled,' or is 'He was troubled in spirit' analogous to 'Now my soul is troubled'
imitating his 32.18.234 fall, sinners fall. For as he, being in divinity, has fallen, so also those to whom the word says, “I said: You are gods, and
relating that with good reason the disciples at the word of the Lord 32.19.247 looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he was speaking of. But i
of the gospel it is written that «Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved follow»ing, which also leaned on his breast at supper, and
a spiritual law, showing the way of life to be pure and 32.21.269 restored to the will of the nature of the Word. And observe that to these is added t
the Lord to Judas, but he then put aside something better that was within him, and perhaps the peace, which returns from the one who heard but did not
of those who did not understand in what way he said: “Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass,” but most courageously for the 32.23.296 contest,
to a cup, which for a better underlying disposition works what is better, but for a worse one produces condemnation so the morsel from Jesus was of t
was glorified in him.” But the glory on account of the death for men was not of the only-begotten Word and Wisdom and Truth, who was not by nature sub
they spoke of his departure which he was about to fulfill 32.27.336 “in Jerusalem”. And Paul, see for what things he takes up the name of glory: for w
But one must venture to suggest what in 32.28.350 the passage can be sought. And I ask whether it is possible for God to be glorified, apart from bein
the Son of Man in 32.29.364 God, the lesser in the greater. And the glory is much more excellent in the Son when the Father glorifies Him, than in the
of the age») but by the fulfillment of «You will all be offended because «of Me this night. For it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, «and the s
“Where I am going, you cannot come,” the “As I said to the Jews,” although we thought these things were said more simply, referring to the departure o
having created and established and made all things from non-being into being all things. But one must also believe that Jesus Christ is Lord, and in all the truth concerning him according to his divinity and his humanity. And one must also believe in the Holy Spirit, and that, having free will, we are punished for what we sin, but honored for what we do well. Come now, hypothetically, if someone, thinking he believes in Jesus, did not believe that the God of the Law and the Gospel is one, whose glory the heavens, having been made by him, declare, and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands, being the work of them, this person would be lacking in a very great article of the faith. Or again, if someone believing that the one crucified under Pontius Pilate has come to the world as something holy and saving, but did not receive his birth from the virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit, but from Joseph and Mary, this person too would lack the most necessary things for having the whole faith. And again, if someone accepted his divinity, but stumbling at his humanity believed nothing human happened to him, or that he had taken on a substance, this person too would lack no small things for the whole faith. Or if, conversely, one should accept the human things about him, but reject the substance of the only-begotten and firstborn of all creation, this person too could not say that he has the whole faith. And so understand me in order, so that we may see how great a thing it is to have the whole faith without lack and securely, having so much power, when it is whole in a person's soul, that whatever mountains there are, it is able to move them; all people being able to move the mountain shown by Jesus, and the things shown by it, but if anyone lacks anything of the whole faith, he lacks the power of moving mountains. And I will use also such an example for these things: just as so many men, having such power, first launch a ship into the sea, but if they should lack even one of their fellow-workers or some of the power, the ship would not be launched; so the whole faith is, as it were, many people moving mountains; and one lacks the power of moving mountains to the extent that one who is still imperfect in it lacks having the whole faith. And see if all these things have not been usefully examined on account of the disciples whose feet Jesus washed, to whom he said, as one who has not examined it might suppose, as if they had not yet believed, the words, "From now on I tell you before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he"; At the same time, the argument, as it unfolds, also shows how great is the virtue of the whole faith, and that it is rarely found; and by how much each of us falls short of having the whole faith, so as to move mountains. Nevertheless, it is not to be despised for producing belief, according to what is now set before us, that the prophets prophesied the things concerning Jesus, and that, according to their word, the foretold things happened to the Savior. 32.17.n Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. 32.17.198 Jesus sends not only holy men, but also holy men and angels; and he sends those who, because they are sent by him, are called apostles. Now some of these are men, and others are superior powers. For we will not err in applying the name "apostle" also to these, concerning whom it is written: "Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?" For if they are apostles from being sent, and all are sent out to serve by him who "makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire," being ministering spirits, these too would be apostles of him who sends them. And indeed each of those sent by someone, is an apostle of the one who sent him. For which reason also it has been said in the preceding, after the words "Is not
πάντα κτίσας καὶ καταρτίσας καὶ ποιήσας ἐκ τοῦ μὴ 32.16.188 «ὄντος εἰς τὸ εἶναι τὰ πάντα». χρὴ δὲ καὶ πιστεύειν ὅτι κύριος
Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, καὶ πάσῃ τῇ περὶ αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν θεότητα καὶ τὴν 32.16.189 ἀνθρωπότητα ἀληθείᾳ. δεῖ δὲ καὶ εἰς τὸ ἅγιον πιστεύειν
πνεῦμα, καὶ ὅτι αὐτεξούσιοι ὄντες κολαζόμεθα μὲν ἐφ' οἷς ἁμαρτάνομεν, 32.16.190 τιμώμεθα δὲ ἐφ' οἷς εὖ πράττομεν. φέρε οὖν
καθ' ὑπόθεσιν, εἴ τις δοκῶν πιστεύειν εἰς τὸν Ἰησοῦν μὴ πιστεύοι ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς ὁ νόμου καὶ εὐαγγελίου, οὗ τὴν δόξαν
οὐρανοί, ὡς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ γε γενημένοι, διηγοῦνται, καὶ τὸ στερέωμα ἀναγγέλλει τὴν ποίησιν τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἔργον τυγχάνον
αὐτῶν, οὗτος ἂν μεγίστῳ λείποι 32.16.191 τῆς πίστεως κεφαλαίῳ. ἢ πάλιν εἴ τις πιστεύων ὅτι ὁ ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου σταυρωθεὶς
ἱερόν τι χρῆμα καὶ σωτήριον τῷ κόσμῳ ἐπι δεδήμηκεν, ἀλλ' οὐκ ἐκ παρθένου τῆς Μαρίας καὶ ἁγίου πνεύματος τὴν γένεσιν ἀνείληφεν,
ἀλλ' ἐξ Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Μαρίας, καὶ τούτῳ ἂν 32.16.192 λείποι εἰς τὸ πᾶσαν ἔχειν τὴν πίστιν τὰ ἀναγκαιότατα. πάλιν τε αὖ εἰ τὴν
μὲν θεότητά τις αὐτοῦ παραδέχοιτο, τῇ δὲ ἀνθρωπότητι προσκόπτων μηδὲν ἀνθρώπινον περὶ αὐτὸν πιστεύοι γεγονέναι, ἢ ὑπόστασιν
εἰληφέναι, καὶ τούτῳ ἂν λείποι πρὸς πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν 32.16.193 οὐ τὰ τυχόντα. ἢ εἰ ἀνάπαλιν τὰ μὲν περὶ αὐτὸν ἀνθρώπινα προσίοιτο,
τὴν δὲ ὑπόστασιν τοῦ μονογενοῦς καὶ πρωτοτόκου πάσης κτίσεως ἀθετοῖ, καὶ οὗτος ἂν οὐ δύναιτο λέγειν πᾶσαν ἔχειν τὴν 32.16.194
πίστιν. καὶ οὕτως καθεξῆς μοι νόει, ἵνα θεωρήσωμεν ὁπηλίκον ἐστὶν τὸ ἀνελλιπῶς καὶ βεβαίως πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν ἔχειν, τοσοῦτον
δυναμένην, ὅτε πᾶσά ἐστιν ἐν ἀνθρώπου ψυχῇ, ὥστε ἅτινά ποτέ ἐστιν τὰ ὄρη μεθιστάνειν αὐτὰ δύνασθαι· πάντων μὲν τῶν ἀνθρώ πων
δυναμένων μεθιστάνειν τὸ δεικνύμενον ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὄρος, καὶ τὰ δεικνύμενα αὐτῷ, εἰ δὲ λείποι τινὰ τῇ πάσῃ πίστει, λείπει
τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ μετατιθέναι ὄρη. 32.16.195 Καὶ χρήσομαί γε καὶ τοιούτῳ [καὶ] εἰς ταῦτα παραδείγματι· ὥσπερ καθέλκουσιν οἱ τοσοῦτοι,
τοιάνδε δύναμιν ἔχοντες, πρώτως εἰς θάλασσαν τὴν ναῦν, εἰ δὲ λείποιεν οὗτοι κἂν ἑνὶ τῶν συνεργῶν ἢ τῇ δυνάμει τινός, οὐκ ἂν
καθέλκοιτο ἡ ναῦς· οὕτως οἱονεὶ πολλοὶ μετατιθέντες εἰσὶν τὰ ὄρη ἡ πᾶσα πίστις· τοσοῦτον δὲ λείπει τῇ δυνάμει τῆς τῶν ὀρῶν
μεταθέσεως ὅσον λείπει πρὸς τὸ πᾶσαν τὴν 32.16.196 πίστιν ἔχειν ὁ ἔτι κατ' αὐτὴν ἀτελής. καὶ ὅρα εἰ μὴ χρησίμως ὅλα ταῦτα
ἐξήτασται διὰ τοὺς μαθητὰς ὧν ἔνιψεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς πόδας, πρὸς οὓς εἶπεν, ὡς ἂν ὑπολάβοι ὁ μὴ ἐξετάσας, ὡς μηδέπω πιστεύ σαντας
τὸ «Ἀπ' ἄρτι λέγω ὑμῖν πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι, ἵνα πιστεύητε «ὅταν γένηται ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι»· ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἀναπτυσσόμενος ὁ λόγος δείκνυσιν
πηλίκη μέν ἐστιν ἡ κατὰ τὴν πᾶσαν πίστιν ἀρετή, καὶ ὅτι σπανίως εὑρισκομένη· πόσῳ δ' ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ἀπολείπεται τοῦ 32.16.197
τὴν πᾶσαν ἔχειν πίστιν, ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάνειν. πλὴν οὐκ εὐκατα φρόνητον πρὸς τὸ ποιεῖν πιστεύειν ἐστίν, κατὰ τὰ νῦν προκείμενα,
τὸ τοὺς προφήτας μὲν προτεθεσπικέναι τὰ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, κατὰ δὲ τὸν λόγον αὐτῶν ἀπηντηκέναι τῷ σωτῆρι τὰ προειρημένα. 32.17.n
Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ λαμβάνων ἄν τινα πέμψω ἐμὲ λαμβάνει, ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ λαμβάνων λαμβάνει τὸν πέμ ψαντά με. 32.17.198 Ὁ Ἰησοῦς
πέμπει οὐ μόνον ἁγίους, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἁγίους καὶ ἀγγέλους· καὶ πέμπει μὲν τοὺς διὰ τὸ ἀποστέλλεσθαι ὑπ' αὐτοῦ 32.17.199 ἀποστόλους
ὀνομαζομένους. ἤδη δὲ τούτων οἱ μὲν ἄνθρωποί εἰσιν, οἱ δὲ δυνάμεις κρείττους. οὐ γὰρ ἁμαρτησόμεθα τὸ "7ἀπόστολος"7 ὄνομα τάσσοντες
καὶ ἐπὶ τούτων, περὶ ὧν γέγραπται· «Πάντες «εἰσὶν λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα, εἰς διακονίαν ἀποστελλόμενα διὰ τοὺς 32.17.200 «μέλλοντας
κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν». εἰ γὰρ παρὰ τὸ ἀποστέλλεσθαι ἀπόστολοι, πάντες δέ εἰσιν ὑπὸ τοῦ ποιοῦντος «τοὺς ἀγγέλους «αὐτοῦ πνεῦμα,
καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα» εἰς δια κονίαν ἀποστελλόμενοι, ὄντες λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα, καὶ οὗτοι ἂν εἶεν ἀπόστολοι
τοῦ ἀποστέλλοντος αὐτούς. καὶ ἕκαστός γε τῶν 32.17.201 πεμπομένων ἀπό τινος, ἀπόστολός ἐστιν τοῦ πέμψαντος. καθ' ὃ καὶ ἐν
τοῖς ἀνωτέρω λέλεκται μετὰ τὸ «Οὐκ
