John 8:29 (WEB)
He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”
Catechism · 4
Life in Christ
“Christ Jesus always did what was pleasing to the Father,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 8:29.
The Seven Petitions
“Only Jesus can say: "I always do what is pleasing to him."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 8:29.
“We are radically incapable of this, but united with Jesus and with the power of his Holy Spirit, we can surrender our will to him and decide to choose what his Son has always chosen: to do what is pleasing to the Father.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 8:29.
Jesus Died Crucified
“But in the redeeming love that always united him to the Father, he assumed us in the state of our waywardness of sin, to the point that he could say in our name from the cross: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"” — Catechism footnote: Mk 15:34; Ps 22:2; cf. Jn 8:29.
Fathers and councils · 16
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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Cyril of Jerusalem
“For He shall be subjected, not because He shall then begin to do the Father’s will (for from eternity He doth always those things that please Him), but because, then as before, He obeys the Father, yielding, not a forced obedience, but a self-chosen accordance; for He is not a servant, that He should be…” — editor's note: John viii. 29.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Fear not that the Son’s act displeased the Father, seeing that the Son Himself saith: “Whatsoever things are His good pleasure, I do always,” and “The works that I do, He Himself doeth.”” — editor's note: S. John viii. 29; xiv. 12.
Read the whole comment“But He Himself says: “For I do always those things that please Him.”” — editor's note: S. John viii. 29.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…by them, at His will; who, when all had forsaken Him on the eve of His Passion, remained not alone, because, as He testifies, His Father forsook Him not; was nevertheless by His enemies, for whom He prayed, who knew not what they did, …counted “as one who hath no help; like unto them that are wounded, and lie in…” — editor's note: John viii. 29.
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John Chrysostom
“Ver.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For what I do He doeth, because He is with Me, and ‘the Father hath not left Me alone.’” ( c. viii. 29.)” — the author cites it
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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.
Read the whole comment“I am not come to do Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me: and again, Therefore hath the Father loved Me because I do all things that are pleasing unto Him: and, Father, Thy will be done.” — editor's note: Cf. ib. viii. 29.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
“He is also Azor, that is, ‘aided,’ according of that, “He who sent Me is with Me.” [John 8:29]” — the author cites it
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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 · 23
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §603.
Cited together in Catechism §603.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §603.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §1693.
Cited together in Catechism §1693.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §603.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Catechism §2824.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:12–15 (Catena Aurea).