John 5:35 (WEB)
He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
Catechism · 1
“As the Spirit of truth will also do, John "came to bear witness to the light."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 1:7; cf. Jn 15:26; 5:35.
Fathers and councils · 41
Irenaeus of Lyons
- Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies Fragments from.47Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenæus
“Now the voice and the burning light were a precursor of the Word and the Light.” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment “In his book against Marcion, Justin does well say: “I would not have believed the Lord Himself, if He had announced any other than He who is our framer, maker, and nourisher.” — editor's note: Photius, 125, makes mention of Justin Martyr’s work, λόγοι κατὰ Μαρκίωνος. See also Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History, book iv. c. 18, where this passage of…
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Jerome
“And of John Baptist we read,“He was the lamp that burneth and shineth”; so that, under the figure of corporeal light, that light is represented of which we read in the Psalter, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, O Lord, and a light unto my paths.”” — editor's note: John v. 35.
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Tertullian
““He was,” He says, “the burning and shining lamp;” as being he who not merely “prepared His ways in the desert,” but withal, by pointing out “the Lamb of God,” illumined the minds of men by his heralding, so that they understood Him to be that Lamb whom Moses was wont to announce as destined to suffer.” — editor's note: John v. 35, ὁ λύχνος ὁ καιόμενος καὶ φαίνων.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“But His forefather David was not ignorant of Him, when he said, I have ordained a lamp for mine Anointed: which lamp some have interpreted to be the brightness of Prophecy, others the flesh which He took upon Him from the Virgin, according to the Apostle’s word, But we have this treasure in earthen vessels.” — editor's note: Ps. cxxxii. 17. The “lamp for the Anointed” was commonly applied by the Fathers to John the Baptist. Compare John v. 35, and Bishop Westcott’s note there.
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Augustine of Hippo
““He was a burning and shining candle.”” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“But I receive not testimony from man,” etc.” — editor's note: John v. 33–36.
Read the whole comment“Ye already know the Lord’s words concerning John: “He was a burning and a shining light.”” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“For they are compared only to the kindled light, which is not to be put beneath a bushel, but to be set upon a candlestick; as He also says of John the Baptist, that “he was a burning and shining light.”” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“Therefore was John sought for to bear witness to the Truth; and ye have heard what He said; “Ye came unto John; he was a burning and a shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.”” — editor's note: John v. 33, 35.
Read the whole comment“But a lamp can be lighted, and extinguished.” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“By a lamp we seek the day; because John himself was called a lamp, the Lord saying, “He was a burning and a shining light; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light: but I have greater witness than John.”” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“That lamp was John, concerning whom you lately heard many things: and the present passage of the evangelist contains the words of John; in the first place, and it is the chief point, his confession that he was not the Christ.” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“We can prove it; for the Lord says: “He was a burning and a shining lamp.”” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“But when the Jews said to the Lord, “Tell us by what authority thou doest these things,” He, knowing that they regarded John the Baptist as a great one, and…” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“You remember what was said of John, that he was a light, and bore witness to the day.” — editor's note: Chap. v. 35, 33.
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John Chrysostom
“Ver.” — the author cites it
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…those after the captivity, and, though last in order, first in truth, those who were concerned with Christ’s Incarnation or taking of our nature, the lamp before the Light, the voice before the Word, the mediator before the Mediator, the mediator between the old covenant and the new, the famous John, the…” — editor's note: S. John i. 23; v. 35.
Read the whole comment“XV. But John baptizes, Jesus comes to Him…perhaps to sanctify the Baptist himself, but certainly to bury the whole of the old Adam in the water; and before this and for the sake of this, to sanctify Jordan; for as He is Spirit and Flesh, so He consecrates us by Spirit and water.” — editor's note: John v. 35.
Read the whole comment“John, the voice of the Word, the lamp of the Light, before Whom he even leaped in the womb, and Whom he preceded to Hades, whither he was despatched by the rage of Herod, to herald even there Him who was coming.” — editor's note: S. John v. 35; i. 8.
Read the whole comment“…for that which had wandered the Good Shepherd, He who layeth down His life for the sheep, came upon the mountains and hills upon which you used to sacrifice, and found the wandering one; and having found it, took it upon His shoulders, on which He also bore the wood; and having borne it, brought it back to the life…” — editor's note: John v. 35.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- OrigenCatena Aurea on Luke
“(John 5:35.)” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
He now brings proof of those high declarations respecting Himself. He answers an objection: If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. These are Christ’s own words. But does not Christ in many places bear…
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He knew Himself that His witness of Himself was true, but in compassion to the weak and unbelieving, the Sun sought for candles, that their weak sight might not be dazzled by His full blaze. And therefore John was…
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Or thus; Christ, being both God and man, He shews the proper existence of both, by sometimes speaking according to the nature he took from man, sometimes according to the majesty of the Godhead. If I bear witness of…
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But according to the former interpretation, they might say to Him, If Thy witness is not true, how sayest Thou, I know that the witness of John is true? But His answer meets the objection: Ye sent unto John, and he…
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But he bore witness not to himself, but to the truth: as the friend of the truth, he bore witness to the truth, i. e. Christ. Our Lord, on His part, does not reject the witness of John, as not being necessary, but…
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Because I do not want it. John, though he bore witness, did it not that Christ might increase, but that men might be brought to the knowledge of Him.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
Even the witness of John was the witness of God: for what he said, God taught him. But to anticipate their asking how it appeared that God taught John, as if the Jews had objected that John’s witness might not be…
Read the whole comment - Alcuin of YorkCatena Aurea on John
John was a candle lighted by Christ, the Light, burning with faith and love, shining in word and deed. He was sent before, to confound the enemies of Christ, according to the Psalm, I have ordained a lantern for Mine…
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
I therefore direct you to John, not because I want his testimony, but that ye may be saved: for I have greater witness than that of John, i. e. that of my works; The works which the Father hath given Me to finish,…
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That He enlightens the blind, that He opens the deaf ear, looses the mouth of the dumb, casts out devils, raises the dead; these works bear witness of Christ.
Read the whole comment - Hilary of PoitiersCatena Aurea on John
The Only-begotten God shews Himself to be the Son, on the testimony not of man only, but of His own power. The works which He does, bear witness to His being sent from the Father. Therefore the obedience of the Son…
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By His mission we must understand His incarnation. Lastly, He shews that God is incorporeal, and cannot be seen by the bodily eye: Ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His shape.
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The Jews might say, We heard the voice of the Lord at Sinai, and saw Him under the appearance of fire. If God then bears witness of Thee, we should know His voice. To which He replies, I have the witness of the…
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How then says Moses, Ask—whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is: did ever people hear the voice of God, speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard and seen? (Deut. 4:32, 33)…
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For it is not by the carnal ear, but by the spiritual understanding, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, that God is heard. And they did not hear the spiritual voice, because they did not love or obey Him, nor saw…
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But it was impossible for them to declare that they had received, and obeyed God’s commands: and therefore He adds, Ye have not His word abiding in you; i. e. the commandments, the law, and the prophets; though God…
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Or thus; they cannot have abiding in them the Word which was in the beginning, who came not to keep in mind, or fulfil in practice, that word of God which they hear. Having mentioned the testimonies of John, and the…
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Or the connection may be given thus. They might say to Him, How, if we have never heard God’s voice, has God borne witness to you? So He says, Search the Scriptures; meaning that God had borne witness of Him by the…
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That coming is put for believing we know, Come unto Him, and be lightened. He adds, That ye might have life; (Ps. 33) For, if the soul which sinneth dies, they were dead in soul and mind. And therefore He promises…
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Cross-references · 9
Cited together in John Chrysostom on John 5:31–40 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.6.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.6.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.6.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.6.
Cited together in Origen on Luke 8:16–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Luke 8:16–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Origen on Luke 8:16–18 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.6.