John 2:13 (WEB)
The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Catechism · 1
“His public ministry itself was patterned by his pilgrimages to Jerusalem for the great Jewish feasts.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 2 13-14; 5:1, 14; 7:1, 10, 14; 8 2; 10:22-23.
Fathers and councils · 19
Irenaeus of Lyons
“Afterwards He went up, the second time, to observe the festival day of the passover in Jerusalem; on which occasion He cured the paralytic man, who had lain beside the pool thirty-eight years, bidding him rise, take up his couch, and depart.” — editor's note: John v. 1, etc. It is well known that, to fix what is meant by the ἑορτή, referred to in this passage of St. John, is one of the most difficult points in New…
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Augustine of Hippo
“…John also was baptizing in Ænon, near to Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized: for John was not yet cast into prison.”” — editor's note: John ii. 13, iii. 22–24.
Read the whole comment“This account of the multitude of sellers who were cast out of the temple is given by all the evangelists; but John introduces it in a remarkably different order.” — editor's note: Matt. xxi. 10–13; Mark xi. 15–17; Luke xix. 45, 46; John ii. 1–17.
Read the whole comment“…again to the temple, where he states that Jesus spoke of the temple of His body in these terms: “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up:” in which declaration emphatic intimation is given not only that God was in that temple in the person of the Word that was made flesh, but also that He Himself…” — editor's note: John ii. 12–22.
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John Chrysostom
“Ver.” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria
“But those who act contrary to these things—the avaricious, the liars, the hypocrites, those who make merchandise of the truth—the Lord cast out of His Father’s court, not willing that the holy house of God should be the house of unrighteous traffic either in words or in material things.” — editor's note: In allusion to the cleansing of the temple (John ii. 13–17; Matt. xxi. 12, 13; Luke xix. 45, 46).
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
Our Lord being about shortly to go up to Jerusalem, proceeded to Capernaum, that He might not take His mother and brethren every where about with Him: After this he went down to Capernaum, He, and His mother, and His…
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The Lord our God is He, high, that He might create us; low, that He might create us anew; walking among men, suffering what was human, hiding what was divine. So He hath a mother, hath brethren, hath disciples:…
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Our Lord’s brethren are the relations of Mary and Joseph, not the sons of Mary and Joseph. For not only the blessed Virgin, but Joseph also, the witness of her chastity, abstained from all conjugal intercourse.
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And His disciples; it is uncertain whether Peter and Andrew and the sons of Zebedee, were of their number or not at this time. For Matthew first relates that our Lord came and dwelt at Capernaum, and afterwards that…
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When copies of the three Gospels had come to the Evangelist John, he is reported, while he confirmed their fidelity and correctness, to have at the same time noticed some omissions, especially at the opening of our…
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He did not perform any miracle at Capernaum, the inhabitants of which city were in a very corrupt state, and not well disposed to Him; He went there however, and stayed some time out of respect to His motherd.
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He did not stay many days there, on account of the Passover, which was approaching: And the Jews’ passover was at hand.
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But what need of saying, of the Jews, when no other nation had the rite of the Passover? Perhapse because there are two sorts of Passover, one human, which is celebrated in a way very different from the design of…
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And He went up to Jerusalem. The Gospels mention two journeys of our Lord to Jerusalem, one in the first year of His preaching, before John was sent to prison, which is the journey now spoken of; the other in the…
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In a mystical sense, it was meet that after the marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the banquet and wine, our Lord should take His mother, brethren, and disciples to the land of consolation (as Capernaum signifiesf) to…
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Or Capernaum, we may interpret “a most beautiful village,” and so it signifies the world, to which the Word of the Father came down.
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But He continued there only a few days, because he lived with men in this world only a short time.
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Jerusalem, as our Saviour Himself saith, is the city of the great King, into which none of those who remain on earth ascend, or enter. Only the soul which has a certain natural loftiness, and clear insight into…
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Cross-references · 11
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 2:12–13 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.19.