Thomas Aquinas · Catena Aurea · Chapter 7
Passages · 136
John 7:1–8
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:1–8 — As the believer in Christ would have in time to come to hide himself from persecution, that no guilt might attach to such concealment, the Head began with doing Himself, what He sanctioned in the member; After these…vatican.va
- Bede on John 7:1–8 — The connexion of this passage admits of much taking place in the interval previously. Judæa and Galilee are divisions of the province of Palestine. Judæa has its name from the tribe of Judah; but it embraces not only…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:1–8 (2) — It is not meant that our Lord could not walk among the Jews, and escape being killed; for He had this power, whenever He chose to shew it: but He set the example of so doing, as an accommodation to our weakness. He…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:1–8 — That is to say, He displayed the attribute both of divinity and humanity. He fled from His persecutors as man, He remained and appeared amongst them as God; being really both.vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:1–8 — He withdrew too now to Galilee, because the hour of His passion was not yet come; and He thought it useless to stay in the midst of His enemies, when the effect would only have been to irritate them the more. The…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:1–8 (3) — What the feast of tabernacles is, we read in the Scriptures. They used to make tents on the festival, like those in which they lived during their journey in the desert, after their departure from Egypt. They…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:1–8 (2) — It appears here, that a considerable time had passed since the last events. For when our Lord sat upon the mount, it was near the feast of the Passover, and now it is the feast of tabernacles: so that in the five…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:1–8 (2) — His brethren saw that He was not preparing to go to the feast: His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa.vatican.va
- Bede on John 7:1–8 (2) — Meaning to say, Thou doest miracles, and only a few see them: go to the royal city, where the rulers are, that they may see Thy miracles, and so Thou obtain praise. And as our Lord had not brought all His disciples…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:1–8 (3) — i. e. the multitudes that follow Thee. They do not mean the twelve, but the others that bad communication with Him.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:1–8 (4) — When you hear of our Lord’s brethren, you must understand the kindred of Mary, not her offspring after our Lord’s birth. For as the body of our Lord once only lay in the sepulchre, and neither before, nor after that…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:1–8 (3) — It is striking to observe the great sincerity of the Evangelists; that they are not ashamed to mention things which appear to be to our Lord’s disadvantage, but take particular care to tell us of them. It is a…vatican.va
- Bede on John 7:1–8 (3) — This is no contradiction to what the Apostle says, But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son. (Gal. 4:4) Our Lord referring here to the time not of His nativity, but of His glorification.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:1–8 (5) — They gave Him advice to pursue glory, and not allow Himself to remain in concealment and obscurity; appealing altogether to worldly and secular motives. But our Lord was laying down another road to that very…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:1–8 (4) — Or there seems to be another meaning concealed in the words; perhaps they intended to betray Him to the Jews; and therefore He says, My time is not yet come, i. e. the time of My cross and death: but your time is…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:1–8 (4) — Our Lord brings two arguments in answer to their two charges. To the charge of fear He answers, that He reproves the deeds of the world, i. e. of those who love worldly things; which He would not do, if He were under…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:1–8 (5) — This is to shew too, that, while He does not wish to humour them, He still allows them to observe the Jewish ordinances.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:1–8 (6) — Or He seems to say, Go ye up to this feast, and seek for human glory, and enlarge your carnal pleasures, and forget heavenly things. I go not up unto this feast;vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:1–8 (6) — i. e. not with you, for My time is not yet full come. It was at the next passover that He was to be crucified.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:1–8 (7) — Or My time, i. e. the time of My glory, is not yet come. That will be My feast day; not a day which passeth and is gone, like holidays here: but one which remaineth for ever. Then will be festivity; joy without end,…vatican.va
John 7:9–13
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:9–13 — Our Lord at first declares that He will not go up to the feast, (I go not up with you,) in order not to expose Himself to the rage of the Jews; and therefore we read, that, When He had said these words unto them, He…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:9–13 — He went up, however, not to get temporary glory, but to teach wholesome doctrine, and remind men of the eternal feast.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:9–13 — He goes up, not to suffer, but to teach. And He goes up secretly; because, though He could have gone openly, and kept the violence and impetuosity of the Jews in check, as He had often done before; yet to do this…vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:9–13 — Or, He went up in secret, because He did not seek the favour of men, and took no pleasure in pomp, and being followed about with crowds.vatican.va
- Bede on John 7:9–13 — The mystical meaning is, that to all those carnal persons who seek human glory, the Lord remains in Galilee; the meaning of which name is, “passing over;” applying to those his members who pass from vice to virtue,…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:9–13 (2) — Or the meaning is, that all the ceremonial of the ancient people was the figure of what was to be; such as the feast of tabernacles. Which figure is now unveiled to us. Our Lord went up in secret, to represent the…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:9–13 (2) — Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, Where is He? out of hatred and enmity; for they would not call Him by His name. There was not much reverence or religion in this observance of the feast, when they…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:9–13 (3) — And there was much murmuring in the people concerning Him. A murmuring arising from disagreement. For some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but He seduceth the people. Whoever had any spark of grace, said,…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:9–13 (3) — The former, I think, was the opinion of the multitude, the one, viz. who pronounced Him a good man; the latter the opinion of the priests and rulers; as is shewn by their saying, He deceiveth the people, not, He…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:9–13 (4) — Howbeit no man spake openly of Him, for fear of the Jews; none, that is, of those who said, He is a good man. They who said, He deceiveth the people, proclaimed their opinion openly enough; while the former only…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:9–13 (4) — Observe, the corruption is in the rulers: the common people are sound in their judgment, but have not liberty of speech, as is generally their case.vatican.va
John 7:14–18
- John Chrysostom on John 7:14–18 — Our Lord delays His visit, in order to excite men’s attention, and goes up not the first day, but about the middle of the feast: Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. Those who…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:14–18 — At the commencement of the feast, men would be attending more to the preachings of the festival itself; and afterwards would be better disposed to hear Christ.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 — The feast seems, as far as we can judge, to have lasted several days. And therefore it is said, “about the middle of the feast day:c” i. e. when as many days of that feast had passed, as were to come. So that His…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 (2) — In going there too, He went up, not to the feast day, but to the light. They had gone to enjoy the pleasures of the festival, but Christ’s feast day was that on which by His Passion He redeemed the world.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 (3) — He who had before concealed Himself, taught and spoke openly, and was not laid hold on. The one was intended for an example to us, the other to testify His power.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:14–18 (2) — What His teaching is, the Evangelist does not say; but that it was very wonderful is shewn by its effect even upon those who had accused Him of deceiving the people, who turned round and began to admire Him: And the…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 (4) — All, it would appear, admired, but all were not converted. Whence then the admiration? Many knew where He was born, and how He had been educated; but had never seen Him learning letters. Yet now they heard Him…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:14–18 (3) — Their wonder might have led them to infer, that our Lord became possessed of this learning in some divine way, and not by any human process. But they would not acknowledge this, and contented themselves with…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 (5) — Mine is not mine, appears a contradiction; why did He not say, This doctrine is not Mine? Because the doctrine of the Father being the Word of the Father, and Christ Himself being that Word, Christ Himself is the…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:14–18 (4) — Or He calls it His own, inasmuch as He taught it; not His own, inasmuch as the doctrine was of the Father. If all things however which the Father hath are His, the doctrine for this very reason is His; i. e. because…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 (6) — Or thus: In one sense He calls it His, in another sense not His; according to the form of the Godhead His, according to the form of the servant not His.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 (7) — Should any one however not understand this, let him hear the advice which immediately follows from our Lord: If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:14–18 (5) — This is as much as to say, Put away the anger, envy, and hatred which you have towards Me, and there will be nothing to prevent your knowing, that the words which I speak are from God. Then He brings in an…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:14–18 (2) — As if He said, I speak the truth, because My doctrine containeth the truth: there is no unrighteousness in Me, because I usurp not another’s glory.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:14–18 (8) — He who seeketh his own glory is Antichrist. But our Lord set us an example of humility, in that being found in fashion as a man, He sought His Father’s glory, not His own. Thou, when thou doest good, takest glory to…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:14–18 (6) — Observe, the reason why He spake so humbly of Himself, is to let men know, that He does not aim at glory, or power; and to accommodate Himself to their weakness, and to teach them moderation, and a humble, as…vatican.va
John 7:19–24
- John Chrysostom on John 7:19–24 — 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…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:19–24 — 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…vatican.va
- Bede on John 7:19–24 — 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…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:19–24 (2) — 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…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:19–24 (2) — 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…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:19–24 (3) — 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…vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:19–24 — 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…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:19–24 (3) — 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…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:19–24 (4) — 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…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:19–24 (4) — 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…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:19–24 (5) — 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…vatican.va
John 7:25–30
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:25–30 — It was said above that, our Lord went up to the feast secretly, not because He feared being taken (for He had power to prevent it,) but to shew figuratively, that even in the very feast which the Jews celebrated, He…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:25–30 — The Evangelist adds, from Jerusalem: for there had been the greatest display of miracles, and there the people were in the worst state, seeing the strongest proofs of His divinity, and yet willing to give up all to…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:25–30 (2) — So, not fully understanding Christ’s power, they supposed that it was owing to the knowledge of the rulers that He was spared: Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:25–30 (2) — But they do not follow the opinion of the rulers, but put forth another most perverse and absurd one; Howbeit we know this Man, whence He is; but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence He is.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:25–30 (3) — This notion did not arise without foundation. We find indeed that the Scriptures said of Christ, He shall be called a Nazarene, (Matt. 2:23) and thus predicted whence He would come. And the Jews again told Herod,…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:25–30 (3) — By which He discloses what was in their minds. I am not, He seems to say, of the number of those who have come without reason, but He is true that sent Me; and if He is true, He hath sent Me in truth; and therefore…vatican.va
- Hilary of Poitiers on John 7:25–30 — Every man, ever born in the flesh, is in a certain sense from God. How then could He say that they were ignorant who He was, and whence He wasa? Because our Lord is here referring to His own peculiar birth from God,…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:25–30 (4) — Or the ignorance, He here speaks of, is the ignorance of a bad life; as Paul saith, They profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him. (Tit. 1:16) Our Lord’s reproof is twofold: He first published what they…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:25–30 (4) — Lastly, to shew whence they could get to know Him (who had sent Him), He adds, I know Him: so if you would know Him, enquire of Me. No one knoweth the Father, save the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal Him. And…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:25–30 (5) — Which is impossible: for He that sent Me is true, and therefore He that is sent must be true likewise. He every where attributes the knowledge of the Father to Himself, as being from the Father: thus here, But I know…vatican.va
- Hilary of Poitiers on John 7:25–30 (2) — I ask however, does the being from Him express a work of creation, or a birth by generation? If a work of creation, then every thing which is created is from Him. And how then does not all creation know the Father,…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:25–30 (5) — I am from Him, He says, i. e. as the Son from the Father: but that you see Me in the flesh is because He hath sent Me. Wherein understand not a difference of nature, but the authority of a father.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:25–30 (6) — His saying however, Whom ye know not, irritated the Jews, who professed to have knowledge; and they sought to take Him, but no man laid hands on Him. Mark the invisible check which is kept upon their fury: though the…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:25–30 (6) — That is, because He was not so pleased; for our Lord was not born subject to fate. Thou must not believe this even of thyself, much less of Him by Whom thou wert made. And if thine hour is in His will, is not His…vatican.va
John 7:31–36
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:31–36 — And many of the people believed on Him. Our Lord brought the poor and humble to be saved. The common people, who soon saw their own infirmities, received His medicine without hesitation.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 — Neither had these however a sound faith; but took up a low way of speaking, after the manner of the multitude: When Christ cometh, will He do more miracles than this Man hath done? Their saying, When Christ cometh,…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:31–36 (2) — Or they mean, If there are not to be two Christs, this is He. The rulers however, possessed with madness, not only refused to acknowledge the physician, but even wished to kill Him: The Pharisees heard that the…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 (2) — He had discoursed often before, but they had never so treated Him. The praises of the multitude however now irritated them; though the transgression of the sabbath still continued to be the reason put forward.…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:31–36 (3) — Not being able to take Him against His will, they sent men to hear Him teach. Teach what? Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while I am with you.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 (3) — He speaks with the greatest humility: as if to say, Why do ye make such haste to kill Me? Only wait a little time.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:31–36 (4) — That which ye wish to do now, ye shall do sometime, but not now: because it is not My will. For I wish to fulfil My mission in due course, and so to come to My passion.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 (4) — In this way He astonished the bolder part of the multitude, and made the earnest among them more eager to hear Him; so little time being now left, during which they could have the benefit of His teaching. He does not…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:31–36 — As if He were going to complain of them to the Father: for if they reviled Him who was sent, no doubt they did an injury to Him that sent.vatican.va
- Bede on John 7:31–36 — I go to Him that sent Me: i. e. I return to My Father, at whose command I became incarnate. He is speaking of that departure, from which He has never returned.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 (5) — That they wanted His presence, appears from His saying, Ye seek Me, and shall not find Me. But when did the Jews seek Him? Luke relates that the women lamented over Him: and it is probable that many others did the…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:31–36 (5) — Here He foretels His resurrection: for the search for Him was to take place after His resurrection, when men were conscience-stricken. They would not acknowledge Him, when present; afterward they sought Him, when…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 (6) — Then lest any should think that His death would take place in the common way, He adds, And where I am, thither ye cannot come. If He continued in death, they would be able to go to Him: for we all are going thitherwards.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:31–36 (6) — He does not say, Where I shall be, but Where I am. For Christ was always there in that place whither He was about to return: He returned in such a way, as that He did not forsake us. Visibly and according to the…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 (7) — He wants them to think seriously how little time longer He should be with them, and what regret they will feel when He is gone, and they are not able to find Him. I go unto Him that sent Me; this shews that no injury…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:31–36 (7) — Whither I go, i. e. to the bosom of the Father. This they did not at all understand: and yet even their mistake is an unwitting prophecy of our salvation; i. e. that our Lord would go to the Gentiles, not in His own…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:31–36 (8) — They did not mean, that our Lord was going to the Gentiles for their hurt, but to teach them. Their anger had subsided, and they believed what He had said. Else they would not have thought of asking each other, What…vatican.va
John 7:37–39
- John Chrysostom on John 7:37–39 — The feast being over, and the people about to return home, our Lord gives them provisions for the way: In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 — The feast was then going on, which is called scenopegia, i. e. building of tents.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:37–39 (2) — Which lasted seven days. The first and last days were the most important; In the last day, that great day of the feast, says the Evangelist. Those between were given chiefly to amusements. He did not then make the…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:37–39 — To make Himself audible, inspire confidence in others, and shew an absence of all fear in Himself.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:37–39 (3) — If any thirsteth: as if to say, I use no compulsion or violence: but if any have the desire strong enough, let him come.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 (2) — For there is an inner thirst, because there is an inner man: and the inner man of a certainty loves more than the outer. So then if we thirst, let us go not on our feet, but on our affections, not by change of place,…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:37–39 (4) — He is speaking of spiritual drink, as His next words shew: He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But where does the Scripture say this? No where.…vatican.va
- Jerome on John 7:37–39 — Or this testimony is taken from the Proverbs, where it is said, Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. (Prov. 5:16)vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 (3) — The belly of the inner man, is the heart’s conscience. Let him drink from that water, and his conscience is quickened and purified; he drinks in the whole fountain, nay, becomes the very fountain itself. But what is…vatican.va
- Gregory the Great on John 7:37–39 — When sacred preaching floweth from the soul of the faithful, rivers of living water, as it were, run down from the bellies of believers. For what are the entrails of the belly but the inner part of the mind; i. e. a…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:37–39 (5) — He says, rivers, not river, to shew the copious and overflowing power of grace: and living water, i. e. always moving; for when the grace of the Spirit has entered into and settled in the mind, it flows freer than…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 (4) — What kind of drink it was, to which our Lord invited them, the Evangelist next explains; But this He spake of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive. Whom does the Spirit mean, but the Holy Spirit?…vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:37–39 — He promised the Holy Spirit to the Apostles before the Ascension; He gave it to them in fiery tongues, after the Ascension. The Evangelist’s words, Which they that believe on Him should receive, refer to this.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 (5) — The Spirit of God was, i. e. was with God, before now; but was not yet given to those who believed on Jesus; for our Lord had determined not to give them the Spirit, till He was risen again: The Holy Ghost was not…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:37–39 (6) — The Apostles indeed cast out devils by the Spirit before, but only by the power which they had from Christ. For when He sent them, it is not said, He gave them the Holy Spirit, but, He gave unto them power. With…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 (6) — Yet we read of John the Baptist, He shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother’s womb. (Luke 1:15) And Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied. Mary was filled with the Holy Ghost, and…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 (7) — If the Holy Spirit then is received now, why is there no one who speaks the tongues of all nations? Because now the Church herself speaks the tongues of all nations. Whoso is not in her, neither doth he now receive…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:37–39 (8) — If this then is the cause why the Holy Spirit was not yet given; viz. because Jesus was not yet glorified; doubtless, the glorification of Jesus when it took place, was the cause immediately of its being given. The…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:37–39 (7) — Or thus; By the glory of Christ, He means the cross. For, whereas we were enemies, and gifts are not made to enemies, but to friends, it was necessary that the victim should be first offered up, and the enmity of the…vatican.va
John 7:40–53
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 — Our Lord having invited those, who believed in Him, to drink of the Holy Spirit, a dissension arose among the multitude: Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:40–53 — The one, that is, who was expected. Others, i. e. the people said, This is the Christ.vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:40–53 — These had now begun to drink in that spiritual thirst1, and had laid aside the unbelieving thirst. But others still remained dried up in their unbelief: But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 — But be it so, they knew not His birth-place: were they ignorant also of His extraction? that He was of the house and family of David? Why did they ask, Hath not the Scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of…vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:40–53 (2) — Not among the rulers; for they were resolved one way, viz. not to acknowledge Him as Christ. The more moderate of them only used malicious words, in order to oppose Christ’s path to glory; but the more malignant…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (2) — The Evangelist says this to shew, that they had no concern for, and no anxiety to learn, the truth. But no man laid hands on Him.vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:40–53 (2) — That is, because He Who had the power to control their designs, did not permit it.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (3) — This were sufficient to have raised some compunction in them; but no, such malignity believes nothing; it looks only to one thing, blood.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (2) — They however who were sent to take Him, returned guiltless of the offence, and full of admiration: Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought Him?vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:40–53 (3) — They who wished to take and stone Him, reprove the officers for not bringing Him.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (4) — The Pharisees and Scribes profited nothing by seeing the miracles, and reading the Scriptures; but their officers, who had done neither, were captivated with once hearing Him; and they who went to take hold of Him,…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (3) — He spoke thus, because He was both God and man.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (5) — Not only is their wisdom to be admired, for not wanting miracles, but being convinced by His teaching only, (for they do not say, Never man did such miracles as this Man, but, Never man spake like this Man,) but also…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (4) — The Pharisees however rejected their testimony: Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also led away? As if to say, We see that you are charmed by His discourse.vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:40–53 (4) — And so they were led away; and laudably too, for they had left the evil of unbelief, and were gone over to the faith.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (6) — They make use of the most foolish argument against them: Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him? but this people who knoweth not the law are cursed? This then was their ground of accusation, that…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (5) — They who knew not the law, believed on Him who had given the law, and they who taught the law condemned Him; thus fulfilling our Lord’s words, I am come, that they which see not might see, and that they which see…vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (7) — How then are they cursed, who are convinced by the law? Rather are ye cursed, who have not observed the law.vatican.va
- Theophylact of Ohrid on John 7:40–53 (3) — The Pharisees answer the officers courteously and gently; because they are afraid of their forthwith separating from them, and joining Christ.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (8) — As they said that none of the rulers believed on Him, the Evangelist contradicts them: Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them.)vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (6) — He was not unbelieving, but fearful; and therefore came by night to the light, wishing to be enlightened, but afraid of being known to go. He replies, Doth our law judge any man before it hear him, and know what he…vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (7) — He calls the law of God, our law; because it was given to men.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (9) — Nicodemus shews that they knew the law, and did not act according to the law. They, instead of disproving this, take to rude and angry contradiction: They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee?vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (8) — i. e. led away by a Galilean. Our Lord was called a Galilean, because His parents were of the town of Nazareth; I mean by parents, Mary.vatican.va
- John Chrysostom on John 7:40–53 (10) — Then, by way of insult, they direct Him to the Scriptures, as if He were ignorant of them; Search and look, for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet: as if to say, Go, learn what the Scriptures say.vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:40–53 (5) — They knew the place where He had resided, but never thought of enquiring where He was born; and therefore they not only denied that He was the Messiah, but even that He was a prophet.vatican.va
- Augustine of Hippo on John 7:40–53 (9) — No prophet indeed ariseth out of Galilee, but the Lord of prophets arose thence. And every man went unto his own house.vatican.va
- Alcuin of York on John 7:40–53 (6) — Having effected nothing, devoid of faith, and therefore incapable of being benefited, they returned to their home of unbelief and ungodliness.vatican.va
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Proverbs 5:16 · Isaiah 7:9 · Matthew 2:23 · Luke 1:15 · Romans 5:9 · Romans 5:12 · Galatians 4:4 · 1 Timothy 1:5 · Titus 1:16
