John 6:46 (WEB)
Not that anyone has seen the Father, except he who is from God. He has seen the Father.
Catechism · 2
I Believe
“Because he "has seen the Father", Jesus Christ is the only one who knows him and can reveal him.” — Catechism footnote: Jn 6:46; cf. Mt 11:27
The Seven Petitions
“For this reason the specifically Christian sense of this fourth petition concerns the Bread of Life: the Word of God accepted in faith, the Body of Christ received in the Eucharist.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 6:26-58.
Fathers and councils · 28
Tertullian
“He goes on then expressly to say, “Not that any man hath seen the Father;” thus showing us that it was through the Word of the Father that men were instructed and taught.” — editor's note: Ver. 46.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“…and alone sees the Father, as He says, ‘Not that any one hath seen the Father, save He that is from the Father,’ and ‘no one knoweth the Father save the Son,’ though Arius think otherwise.” — editor's note: John vi. 46, not to the letter.
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John Damascene
“No one seeth the Father, save the Son and the Spirit.” — editor's note: St. John vi. 46.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“For it is Jesus Himself who saith, Not that any man hath seen the Father, save He which is of God, He hath seen the Father.” — editor's note: John vi. 46.
Read the whole comment“For He which is of God, He hath seen God: whose face the Angels do alway behold in heaven, behold, however, each according to the measure of his own rank.” — editor's note: John vi. 46: He hath seen the Father. The weight of authority is against the reading (τὸν θεόν) which Cyril follows.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“Orth.—But the Lord said again, “Not that any man hath seen the Father save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.”” — editor's note: John vi. 46
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Augustine of Hippo
“After this address, too, his narrative is again borne on to one subject after another, in a sublime strain.” — editor's note: John vi. 22–72.
Read the whole comment“John, on the other hand, has said nothing about the body and blood of the Lord in this context; but he plainly certifies that the Lord spake to that effect on another occasion, with much greater fulness than here.” — editor's note: John vi. 32–64.
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John Chrysostom
“For He saith, “As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father” ( c. x. 15 ); and in another place, “Not that any man hath seen the Father, save He which is of God.” ( c. vi. 46.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Ver.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…everywhere He witnesseth that He alone hath the knowledge of the Father, saying, “Not that any man hath seen the Father, save He which is from the Father.” ( c. vi. 46.)” — the author cites it
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Hilary of Poitiers
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth in Me hath eternal life.” — editor's note: Ib. 45–47.
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
The Jews, so long as they thought to get food for their carnal eating, had no misgivings; but when this hope was taken away, then, we read, the Jews murmured at Him because He said, I am the bread which came down…
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But they were far from being fit for that heavenly bread, and did not hunger for it. For they had not that hunger of the inner man.
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It is evident that they did not yet know of His miraculous birth: for they call Him the Son of Joseph. Nor are they blamed for this. Our Lord does not reply, I am not the Son of Joseph: for the miracle of His birth…
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He took man’s flesh upon Him, but not after the manner of men; for, His Father being in heaven, He chose a mother upon earth, and was born of her without a father. The answer to the murmurers next follows: Jesus…
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But here the Manichees attack us, asserting that nothing is in our own power. Our Lord’s words however do not destroy our free agency, but only shew that we need Divine assistance. For He is speaking not of one who…
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Now if we are drawn to Christ without our own will, we believe without our own will; the will is not exercised, but compulsion is applied. But, though a man can enter the Church involuntarily, he cannot believe other…
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Or the Father draws to the Son, by the works which He did by Him.
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Great indeed is the Son’s dignity; the Father draws men, and the Son raises them up. This is no division of works, but an equality of power. He then shews the way in which the Father draws. It is written in the…
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Or thus; When a schoolmaster is the only one in a town, we say loosely, This man teaches all here to read; not that all learn of him, but that he teaches all who do learn. And in the same way we say that God teaches…
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All the men of that kingdom shall be taught of God; they shall hear nothing from men: for, though in this world what they hear with the outward ear is from men, yet what they understand is given them from within;…
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He uses the plural, In the Prophets, because all the Prophets being filled with one and the same spirit, their prophecies, though different, all tended to the same end; and with whatever any one of them says, all the…
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These words are not found in Joel, but something like them; Be glad then ye children of Sion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for He hath given you a Teacher. (Quia dedit nobis lectorem justitiæ. Vulg.) And more…
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An important distinction. All men before learnt the things of God through men; now they learn them through the Only Son of God, and the Holy Spirit.
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All that are taught of God come to the Son, because they have heard and learnt from the Father of the Son: wherefore He proceeds, Every man that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh to Me. But if every…
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Behold then how the Father draweth; not by laying a necessity on man, but by teaching the truth. To draw, belongeth to God: Every one that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh to Me. What then? Hath…
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We are all from God. That which belongs peculiarly and principally to the Son, He omits the mention of, as being unsuitable to the weakness of His hearers.
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Catechism §151.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 6:41–46 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in Bede on John 6:41–46 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §151.
Cited together in Catechism §151.
Cited together in Catechism §151.
Cited together in Catechism §151.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith I.13.