John 19:37 (WEB)
Again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they pierced.”
Catechism · 1
“It is in discovering the greatness of God's love that our heart is shaken by the horror and weight of sin and begins to fear offending God by sin and being separated from him. the human heart is converted by looking upon him whom our sins have pierced:” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 19:37; Zech 12:10.
Fathers and councils · 24
Tertullian
“…actually and thoroughly suffering, suffered not for any evil action of His own, but “that the Scriptures from the mouth of the prophets might be fulfilled.”” — editor's note: See Matt. xxvi. 56; xxvii. 34, 35; John xix. 23, 24, 28, 32–37.
Read the whole comment“Up to the present moment they have not, tribe by tribe, smitten their breasts, looking on Him whom they pierced.” — editor's note: Zech. xii. 10; comp. John xix. 37.
Read the whole comment“…in like manner as He ascended into heaven” the same both in substance and form, as the angels affirmed, so as even to be recognised by those who pierced Him.” — editor's note: Zech. xii. 10; John xix. 37; Rev. i. 7.
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John Chrysostom
“But not by words alone, but by deeds also does He then convict them: even as the Evangelist also says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.” ( John xix. 37.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Since there was a prophecy, saying, (from this circumstance, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.” ( Ver.” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“For of the ungodly it is said, that they shall see and be confounded.” — editor's note: John xix. 37.
Read the whole comment“That Very Form shall they see which they smote with a spear.” — editor's note: Zech. xii. 10; John xix. 37.
Read the whole comment““They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”” — editor's note: John xix. 37.
Read the whole comment“…form of man in which He was judged, will He judge, in order that also that prophetic utterance may be fulfilled, “They shall look upon Him whom they pierced.”” — editor's note: Zech. xii. 10; John xix. 37.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“While He was thus beheld He went up into heaven; thus has He promised to come again, thus shall He be seen both by them that have believed and them that have crucified, for it is written “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”” — editor's note: John xix. 37. Cf. Zec. xii. 10
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Jerome
“To take another instance from Zechariah, the evangelist John quotes from the Hebrew, “They shall look on him whom they pierced,” for which we read in the Septuagint, “And they shall look upon me because they have mocked me,” and in the Latin version, “And they shall look upon me for the…” — editor's note: Joh. xix. 37; Zech. xii. 10.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
“This we understand to be the sign of the cross, that the Jews. may see, as Zacharias and John speak, “Him whom they have pierced,” [Zech 12:10, John 19:37] and the sign of victory.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
The Jews who strained at a gnat and swallowed a camel, after their audacious wickedness, reason scrupulously about the day: The Jews therefore because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon…
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Parasceue, i. e. preparation: the sixth day was so called because the children of Israel prepared twice the number of loaves on that day. For that sabbath day was an high day, i. e. on account of the feast of the…
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Not in order to take away the legs, but to cause death, that they might be taken down from the cross, and the feast clay not be defiled by the sight of such horrid torments.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on John
For it was commanded in the Law that the sun should not set on the punishment of any one; or they were unwilling to appear tormentors and homicides on a feast day.
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How forcible is truth: their own devices it is that accomplish the fulfilment of prophecy: Then came the soldiers and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with Him. But when they came to…
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To please the Jews, they pierce Christ, thus insulting even His lifeless body. But the insult issues in a miracle: for a miracle it is that blood should flow from a dead body.
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
The Evangelist has expressed himself cautiously; not struck, or wounded, but opened His side: (ἔνυξε, aperuit V.) whereby was opened the gate of life, from whence the sacraments of the Church flowed, without which we…
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This being the source whence the holy mysteries are derived, when thou approachest the awful cup, approach it as if thou wert about to drink out of Christ’s side.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on John
Shame then upon them who mix not water with the wine in the holy mysteries: they seem as if they believed not that the water flowed from the side. Had blood flowed only, a man might have said that there was some life…
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As if to say, I did not hear it from others, but saw it with mine own eyes. And his record is true, he adds, not as if he had mentioned something so wonderful that his account would be suspected, but to stop the…
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He that saw it knoweth; let him that saw not believe his testimony. He gives testimonies from the Scriptures to each of these two things he relates. After, they brake not His legs, He adds, For these things were…
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This testimony is taken from Zacharias.
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Cross-references · 7
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cited together in Catechism §1432.
Cited together in Catechism §1432.
Cited together in Catechism §1432.
Cited together in Catechism §1432 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 24:29–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 24:29–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).