John 7:19 (WEB)
Didn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
Catechism · 1
“On their own admission the Jews were never able to observe the Law in its entirety without violating the least of its precepts.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 7:19; Acts 13:38-41; 15:10.
Fathers and councils · 19
Jerome
“19.” — the author cites it
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John Damascene
“The second declares His human nature, as, Now ye seek to kill Me, a man that hath told you the truth, and Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, and the like.” — editor's note: Ibid. vii. 19; viii. 40.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Since God then beareth witness, and the Holy Ghost joins in the witness, and Christ says, Why do ye seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth? let the heretics be silenced who speak against His humanity, for they speak against Him, who saith, Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones,…” — editor's note: John vii. 19; viii. 40.
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John Chrysostom
“When He said, “Why seek ye to kill me?” ( c. vii. 19 ), they not only did not admire as the woman did but even mocked at and insulted Him; yet they had a demonstration from other miracles, she had only heard this speech.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Ver.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And by saying, “climbeth up some other way,” He alluded to the Scribes, because they taught for commandments the doctrines of men, and transgressed the Law ( Matt. xv. 9 ); with which He reproached them, and said, “None of you doeth the Law.” ( c. vii. 19.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And, in truth, had sought to do so before; for the Evangelist saith, “Therefore the Jews sought to kill Him” ( c. v. 18 ); and, “Why seek ye to kill Me?” ( c. vii. 19.)” — the author cites it
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Theodoret of Cyrus
““A man that hath told you the truth.”” — editor's note: John vii. 19 and viii. 40
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
The Jews brought two charges against Christ; one, that He broke the sabbath; the other, that He said God was His Father, making Himself equal with God. The latter He confirmed first by shewing, that He did nothing in…
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Or He means to say, that if they kept the law, they would see Him pointed to in every part of it, and would not seek to kill Him, when He came. The people return an answer quite away from the subject, and only…
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Wherein He left us an example to take it patiently, whenever wrong censures are passed upon us, and not answer them by asserting the truth, though able to do so, but rather by some wholesome advice to the persons; as…
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As if He said, What if ye saw all My works? For all that they saw going on in the world was of His working, but they saw not Him Who made all things. But He did one thing, made a man whole on the sabbath day, and…
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Ye marvel, i. e. are disturbed, are in commotion. Observe how well He argues with them from the law. He wishes to prove that this work was not a violation of the law; and shews accordingly that there are many things…
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As if He said, Ye have done well to receive circumcision from Moses, not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers; for Abraham first received circumcision from the Lord. And ye circumcise on the sabbath. Moses has…
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Circumcision was given for three reasons; first, as a sign of Abraham’s great faith; secondly, to distinguish the Jews from other nations; thirdly, that the receiving of it on the organ of virility, might admonish us…
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Which is as much as to tell them, The breaking of the sabbath in circumcision is a keeping of the law; and in the same way I by healing on the sabbath have kept the law. Ye, who are not the legislators, enforce the…
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Circumcision also was perhaps a type of our Lord Himself. For what is circumcision but a robbing of the flesh, to signify the robbing the heart of its carnal lusts. And therefore it was not without reason that it was…
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He does not say, however, I have done a greater work than circumcision; but only states the matter of fact, and leaves the judgment to them, saying, Judge not according to the appearance, but Judge righteous…
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What our Lord here tells us to avoid, in judging by the person, is very difficult in this world not to do. His admonition to the Jews is an admonition to us as well; for every sentence which our Lord uttered, was…
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Cross-references · 11
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 7:19–24 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.
Cited together in Catechism §578.