John 8:28 (WEB)
Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
Catechism · 3
I Believe in God
“By giving his life to free us from sin, Jesus reveals that he himself bears the divine name: "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will realize that "I AM"."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 8:28 (Greek).
The Seven Petitions
“Finally, in Jesus the name of the Holy God is revealed and given to us, in the flesh, as Savior, revealed by what he is, by his word, and by his sacrifice.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 1:21; Lk 1:31, Jn 8:28; 17:8; 17:17-19.
On the Third Day He Rose from the Dead
“He had said: "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 8:28.
Fathers and councils · 18
Tertullian
“In accordance with which, Christ Himself says: “Then shall ye know that I am He and that I am saying nothing of my own self; but that, as my Father hath taught me, so I speak, because He that sent me is with me.”” — editor's note: John viii. 28, 29.
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Augustine of Hippo
“The Son Himself hath said, “As My Father hath taught Me, I speak these things.”” — editor's note: John viii. 28.
Read the whole comment“Looking to these, He had said, “When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [He].”” — editor's note: Chap. viii. 28.
Read the whole comment“Some, again, of those who crucified Christ did not hear, and yet were sheep; for such He saw in the crowd when He said, “When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am He.”” — editor's note: Chap. viii. 28.
Read the whole comment“…were some who would afterwards believe, and whom He foresaw, when He said, “When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye acknowledge that I am He:” but there were some who would remain in the same unbelief, and be imitated by the Jewish nation of the present day, which, being shortly afterwards crushed in…” — editor's note: Chap. viii. 28.
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John Chrysostom
“…doth He both there, and here, and everywhere, give this for a sign, at one time saying, “When ye have lifted up the Son of Man, then ye shall know that I Am” ( c. viii. 28 ); at another, “There shall no sign be given you but the sign of the prophet Jonas” ( Matt. xii. 39 ); and again in this place, “In three days I…” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Seest thou that there was a cause wherefore He said there too that He “did nothing of Himself”? ( c. v. 19, and viii. 28.)” — the author cites it
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Read the whole comment“On this account He said, “When ye have lifted Me up, ye shall know that I Am.” ( Ver.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And this is what He said of Himself, “When I am lifted up, then ye shall know that I Am” ( c. viii. 28 ); and again, “Destroy this Temple” ( c. ii. 19 ); and again, “No sign shall be given unto you but the sign of Jonas.” ( Matt. xii. 39.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And again, declaring in another way the virtue of the cross, He said, “When ye have lifted up the Son of Man, then shall ye know that I am He.”” — editor's note: John viii. 28.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“And He that sent Me is with Me: He hath not left Me alone, for I do always the things that are pleasing to Him.” — editor's note: St. John viii. 28, 29.
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
When our Lord said, He is true that sent Me, the Jews did not understand that He spake to them of the Father. But He saw some there, who, He knew, would believe on Him after His passion. Then said Jesus unto them,…
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Or the connection is this: When His miracles and teaching had failed to convert men, He spoke of the cross; When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am He: as if to say, Ye think that ye have…
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Or thus: Having said, Then shall ye know that I am, and in this, I am, implied the whole Trinity: lest the Sabellian error should creep in, He immediately adds, And I do nothing of Myself; as if to say, I am not of…
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He gives now a humbler turn to the discourse: And He that sent Me. That this might not be thought however to imply inferiority, He says, Is with Me. The former is His dispensation, the latter His divinity.
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And though both are together, yet one is sent, the other sends. For the mission is the incarnation; and the incarnation is of the Son only, not of the Father. He says then, He that sent Me, meaning, By whose Fatherly…
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Or, He means it as an answer to those who were constantly saying that He was not from God, and that because He did not keep the sabbath; I do always, He says, do those things that please Him; shewing that the…
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Cross-references · 16
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Cited together in Catechism §653.
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Cited together in Catechism §211.
Cited together in Catechism §211.
Cited together in Catechism §653.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.