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is what he says? All that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will raise him up on the last day. But why does he also mention the common resurrection, in which even the impious share, as if it were a special gift for those who believe in him? Because he does not simply mention a resurrection, but a resurrection of this kind. For having first said, I will not cast him out, and, I will not lose anything from him, then he spoke of the resurrection. For in the resurrection some are cast 59.254 out, as we can learn from, Take him, and cast him into the outer darkness; while others are destroyed, as is also shown by, But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. So that the words, I give eternal life, mean this: For those who have done evil will go forth to the resurrection of judgment, and those who have done good, to the resurrection of life. This, therefore, is the resurrection that he indicated here, the one for those who have done good. But what does he wish to show by saying, All that the Father gives me will come to me? He touches on their unbelief, and shows that whoever does not believe in him transgresses the will of the Father. And he does not say this plainly, but gently; and you will see him doing this everywhere, wishing to show that the unbelievers have offended not only him, but also the Father. For if this is his will, and for this reason he came, that he might save the whole world, those who do not believe transgress his will. When, therefore, he says, the Father leads someone, there is nothing to prevent him from coming to me. This he also says later, No one can come to me unless the Father draws him. But Paul said that he himself hands them over to the Father: For when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father. Therefore, just as the Father, in giving, does not do this by first depriving himself; so also the Son, in handing over, does not do this by excluding himself. But it is said that he hands over, because through him we have had our access. 3. And this "through whom" is also said of the Father, as when he says: Through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son; that is, through the will of the Father; and again, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to you. What he hints at here is practically this: Faith in me is not a trivial matter, but requires an impulse from above. And he establishes this throughout the discourse, showing that this faith truly requires a noble soul and one drawn by God. But perhaps someone will say: If all that the Father gives comes to you, and those whom he draws, and no one can come to you unless it is given to him from above, then those to whom the Father does not give are freed from all blame and accusation. These are mere words and a pretext; for we also need our own choice; for being taught is a matter of choice, and so is believing. But here he signifies nothing else through the words, What the Father gives me, than that believing in me is not a trivial matter, nor of human reasoning, but requires revelation from above, and a soul that receives the revelation gratefully. And the words, But he who comes to me will be saved, mean this: He will enjoy great care. For on their behalf I came, he says, and took on flesh, and underwent the form of a servant. Then he added, I came down, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. What are you saying? For is your will one thing, and his another? Therefore, lest anyone suspect this, he remedies it by adding: And this is the will of him who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life. Is this then not your will? And how then do you say elsewhere: I came to cast fire 59.255 on the earth, and what would I, if it were already kindled? But if you also will this, it is clear that the will is one; for elsewhere he also says: Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will. What then is the will of the Father? Is it not that not one of them should perish? This indeed you yourself also will. Therefore, that will is not one thing, and this another. So also elsewhere appears the relation to

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ἐστιν ὅ φησι; Πᾶν ὃ δίδωσί μοι ὁ Πατὴρ, πρὸς ἐμὲ ἥξει, καὶ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ. Τίνος δὲ ἕνεκεν καὶ τῆς κοινῆς ἀναστάσεως, ἧς καὶ ἀσεβεῖς μετέχουσιν, ὡς ἐξαιρέτου δώρου μέμνηται τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς αὐτόν; Ὅτι οὐχ ἁπλῶς ἀναστάσεως μέμνηται, ἀλλὰ τῆς τοιᾶσδε ἀναστάσεως. Πρότερον γὰρ εἰπὼν, Οὐ μὴ ἐκβάλω αὐτὸν, καὶ, Οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω ἐξ αὐτοῦ, τότε εἶπε τὴν ἀνάστασιν. Ἐν γὰρ τῇ ἀναστάσει οἱ μὲν ἐκ 59.254 βάλλονται, ὡς ἔστι μαθεῖν ἐκ τοῦ, Ἄρατε αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐκβάλετε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· οἱ δὲ ἀπόλλυνται, ὡς καὶ αὐτὸ δείκνυται ἐκ τοῦ, Φοβήθητε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνάμενον καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα ἐν γεέννῃ ἀπολέσαι. Ὥστε τὸ, Ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι, τοῦτο δηλοῖ· Ἐκπορεύσονται γὰρ οἱ μὲν τὰ φαῦλα πράξαντες εἰς ἀνάστασιν κρίσεως, οἱ δὲ τὰ ἀγαθὰ, εἰς ἀνάστασιν ζωῆς. Ταύτην τοίνυν τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἐδήλωσεν ἐνταῦθα τὴν ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς. Τί δὲ βούλεται δεῖξαι διὰ τοῦ λέγειν. Πᾶν ὃ δίδωσί μοι ὁ Πατὴρ, πρὸς ἐμὲ ἥξει; Καθάπτεται τῆς ἀπιστίας αὐτῶν, καὶ δείκνυσιν ὅτι ὁ μὴ πιστεύων αὐτῷ, τὸ θέλημα παραβαίνει τοῦ Πατρός. Καὶ οὕτω μὲν αὐτὸ γυμνῶς οὐ φησὶν, ὑφειμένως δέ· καὶ πανταχοῦ τοῦτο ποιοῦντα ὄψει αὐτὸν, θέλοντα δεῖξαι καὶ τῷ Πατρὶ προσκεκρουκότας τοὺς ἀπιστοῦντας, οὐκ αὐτῷ μόνῳ. Εἰ γὰρ θέλημα αὐτοῦ τοῦτό ἐστι, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἦλθεν, ἵνα σώσῃ πάντα τὸν κόσμον, οἱ μὴ πιστεύοντες, τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ παραβαίνουσιν. Ὅταν οὖν, φησὶν, ὁ Πατὴρ ὁδηγῇ τινα, οὐδέν ἐστι τὸ κωλύον αὐτὸν ἐλθεῖν πρός με. Τοῦτο καὶ προϊὼν λέγει, Οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρός με, ἐὰν μὴ ὁ Πατὴρ ἑλκύσῃ αὐτόν. Ὁ δὲ Παῦλος εἶπεν, ὅτι αὐτὸς παραδίδωσιν αὐτοὺς τῷ Πατρί· Ὅταν γὰρ παραδῷ τὴν βασιλείαν τῷ Θεῷ καὶ Πατρί. Ὥσπερ οὖν καὶ διδοὺς ὁ Πατὴρ, οὐκ ἀποστερῶν ἑαυτὸν πρότερον τοῦτο ποιεῖ· οὕτω καὶ παραδιδοὺς ὁ Υἱὸς, οὐκ ἐκβάλλων ἑαυτὸν τοῦτο ποιεῖ. Λέγεται δὲ παραδιδόναι, ὅτι δι' αὐτοῦ τὴν προσαγωγὴν ἐσχήκαμεν. γʹ. Τὸ δὲ, ∆ι' οὗ, τοῦτο καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Πατρὸς εἴρηται, ὥσπερ ὅταν λέγῃ· ∆ι' οὗ ἐκλήθητε εἰς κοινωνίαν τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ· τουτέστι, διὰ τοῦ θελήματος τοῦ Πατρός· καὶ πάλιν, Μακάριος εἶ, Σίμων Βὰρ Ἰωνᾶ, ὅτι σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα οὐκ ἀπεκάλυψέ σοι. Ὃ δὲ αἰνίττεται ἐνταῦθα, μονονουχὶ τοῦτό ἐστιν· Οὐ τὸ τυχὸν πρᾶγμα ἡ πίστις ἡ εἰς ἐμὲ, ἀλλὰ τῆς ἄνωθεν δεῖται ῥοπῆς. Καὶ τοῦτο δι' ὅλου κατασκευάζει τοῦ λόγου, δεικνὺς ὅτι ψυχῆς γενναίας τινὸς ὄντως καὶ τῆς παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐφελκομένης αὕτη δεῖται ἡ πίστις. Ἀλλ' ἴσως ἐρεῖ τίς· Εἰ πᾶν ὃ δίδωσιν ὁ Πατὴρ, ἔρχεται πρὸς σὲ, καὶ οὓς ἂν ἑλκύσῃ, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἄνωθεν, πάσης αἰτίας εἰσὶν καὶ ἐγκλημάτων ἀπηλλαγμένοι οἷς οὐ δίδωσιν ὁ Πατήρ. Λόγοι ταῦτα ψιλοὶ καὶ πρόφασις· ∆εόμεθα γὰρ καὶ τῆς οἴκοθεν προαιρέσεως· τὸ γὰρ διδάσκεσθαι, προαιρέσεώς ἐστι, καὶ τὸ πιστεύειν. Ἐνταῦθα δὲ οὐδὲν ἄλλο ἐμφαίνει διὰ τοῦ, Ὃ δίδωσί μοι ὁ Πατὴρ, ἀλλ' ἢ ὅτι Οὐ τὸ τυχὸν πρᾶγμά ἐστι τὸ πιστεῦσαι εἰς ἐμὲ, οὐδὲ λογισμῶν ἀνθρωπίνων, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῆς ἄνωθεν ἀποκαλύψεως δεῖ, καὶ ψυχῆς εὐγνωμόνως δεχομένης τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν. Καὶ τὸ, Ὁ ἐρχόμενος δὲ πρός με, σωθήσεται, τοῦτο δηλοῖ· Ἐπιμελείας ἀπολαύσεται πολλῆς. Ὑπὲρ γὰρ τούτων καὶ παρεγενόμην, φησὶ, καὶ σάρκα ἀνέλαβον, καὶ τὴν τοῦ δούλου μορφὴν ὑπῆλθον. Εἶτα ἐπήγαγε, Κατέβην, οὐχ ἵνα τὸ ἐμὸν θέλημα ποιῶ, ἀλλὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με. Τί λέγεις; ἕτερον γὰρ τὸ σὸν, καὶ ἕτερον τὸ ἐκείνου; Ἵνα οὖν μὴ τοῦτό τις ὑποπτεύσῃ, τῇ ἐπαγωγῇ θεραπεύει αὐτὸ, λέγων· Τοῦτο δέ ἐστι τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ θεωρῶν τὸν Υἱὸν, καὶ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν, ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον. Τοῦτο οὖν οὐκ ἔστι σὸν θέλημα; Καὶ πῶς οὖν ἀλλαχοῦ λέγεις· Πῦρ ἦλθον 59.255 βαλεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τί ἤθελον, εἰ ἤδη ἀνήφθη; Εἰ δὲ καὶ σὺ τοῦτο θέλεις, εὔδηλον ὅτι ἓν θέλημα· καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ φησιν· Ὥσπερ ὁ Πατὴρ ἐγείρει τοὺς νεκροὺς καὶ ζωοποιεῖ, οὕτω καὶ ὁ Υἱὸς οὓς θέλει ζωοποιεῖ. Τί οὖν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Πατρός; ἆρ' οὐχ ἵνα μὴ ἀπόληται ἐξ αὐτῶν μηδὲ εἷς; Τοῦτο δὴ καὶ αὐτὸς θέλεις. Οὐ τοίνυν ἕτερον μὲν ἐκεῖνο, ἕτερον δὲ τοῦτο. Οὕτω καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ φαίνεται τὸ πρὸς