John 15

“That the Son is Consubstantial with God the Father, and not of an alien or foreign nature, as some of the perverse assert. > > > xv. 1 I am the true Vine, and My Father is the Husbandman.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 37

“Further, the Lord shows very clearly of Himself, when, describing figuratively His manifold and in many ways serviceable culture,—He says, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.””

Clement of AlexandriaThe Instructorpassage 27

““I am,” He says, “the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.”

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 565

“Then He adds, “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit He taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit He pruneth, that it may bring forth more fruit.””

Clement of AlexandriaThe Instructorpassage 27

“> > 2 Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit, He taketh it away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 49

“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, He taketh away; and every one that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 565

“> > 3 Already ye are clean, because of the word which I have spoken unto you.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 54

“… as of the husbandman, that He taketh away the fruitless branches, and pruneth the fruitful, that they may bring forth more fruit, He straightway points to Himself as also the purger of the branches, when He says, “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 565

“That thou mayest not deem them clean, as delivered from their sins, He addeth, Behold, “ye are clean through the word that I have spoken unto you.””

John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 431

“> > 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in Me.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 58

“And then He proceeds to say: “As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 568

“Especially as the Lord Himself has made this clear in the gospel, saying: “As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine, so no more can ye, except ye abide in me.””

John CassianThe Conferences of John Cassian. Part I. Containing Conferences I-X.passage 51

“> > 5, 6 I am the Vine, ye are the brandies: he that abideth in Me and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from Me ye can do nothing.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 60

“Ponder again and again what the Truth has still further to say: “I am the vine,” He adds, “ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.”

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 568

“And the Lord said to His disciples, “I am the vine and ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me and I in him, the same beareth much fruit, for apart from Me ye can do nothing.””

JeromeTreatises.passage 282

“If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 60

“… so essential to life, that even death itself ceases to be at the disposal of free-will, He adds, “If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and wither; and they shall gather him, and cast him into the fire, and he is burned.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 569

“I suppose it is necessary to inquire what in addition is the accurate meaning of the words: If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 62

“And here, “If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you.” “Ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.””

John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 466

““If ye abide in me,” He says, “and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 569

“> > 8 Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, and so shall ye be My disciples.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 63

“For herein is the Father glorified, that we bear much fruit, and be made the disciples of Christ.”

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 571

“For before indeed He loved us when hating Him, and reconciled us who were His enemies; but henceforth He wishes to love us as loving Him. Let us then continue to love Him, so that we may be also loved by Him.”

John ChrysostomHomilies on Second Corinthians.passage 246

“loved you: continue ye in my love.” Here, then, you see, is the source of our good works. For whence should we have them, were it not that faith worketh by love? And how should we love, were it not that we were first loved? With striking clearness is this …”

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 571

“If ye keep My commandments, ye abide in My love; even as I have kept My Father s commandments and abide in His love.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 65

“… and delivered all things to Him who is begotten: (for all things, He saith, are delivered unto Me of My Father:) and is honoured by the Only-begotten: for, I honour My Father, saith the Son; and again, Even as I have kept My Father’s commandments, and abide in His love.”

Cyril of JerusalemThe Father.passage 2

“But what are we to make of that which follows: “Even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in His love”?”

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 572

“John xv. 11, 12 “These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”

John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 469

“You have just heard, beloved, the Lord saying to His disciples, “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might be in you, and that your joy might be full.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 574

“For that herein especially we may see the most perfect measure of love, I will bring forward our Lord Jesus Christ Himself as witness, in saying to His holy disciples: This is My commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 9passage 7

“With these also agree the following: “These things have I spoken to you, that My joy might be fulfilled: and this is My commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.””

Clement of AlexandriaThe Stromata, or Miscellaniespassage 94

“Discord cannot attain to the kingdom of heaven; to the rewards of Christ, who said, “This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you:” he cannot attain who has violated the love of Christ by faithless dissension.”

Cyprian of CarthageThe Treatises of Cyprian.passage 8

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 9passage 8

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Augustine of HippoMoral Treatises of St. Augustinpassage 112

““Greater love,” He said, “hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.””

John ChrysostomTreatise Concerning the Christian Priesthood.passage 20

“No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known unto you.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 73

“… free who were subject to Him, as He does Himself declare to His disciples: “I will not now call you servants, for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth; but I have called you friends, for all things which I have heard from My Father I have made known.””

Irenaeus of LyonsAgainst Heresies: Book IVpassage 29

“… whom it is said, “Now I call you no more servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you: among His friends, I say, there is not …”

Augustine of HippoExpositions on the Book of Psalms.passage 39

“> > 16 Ye did not choose Me, but I chose you, and have appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My name, He shall give you.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 77

“… precedes this one, the Lord had said: “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, He may give it you.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 586

“And He stayed not here, but, “I set you,” He saith, (that is, “I planted you,”) “that ye should go,” (He still useth the metaphor of the vine,) that is, “that ye should extend yourselves”; “and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain.””

John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 470

“But here, that is, in the succeeding lesson which you have heard read, He says: “These things I command you, that ye love one another.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 586

““These things I command you, that ye love one another.””

John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 470

“> > 18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated Me before it hated you.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 80

“But the Lord supplies us with special consolation from His own case, when, after saying, “These things I command you, that ye love one another,” He added, “If the world hate you, know that it hated me before [it hated] you.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 587

“> > 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 83

“If ye were of the world, the world would love what is its own: but because ye are not of the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”

Cyprian of CarthageThe Treatises of Cyprian.passage 134

“… than their measure craved, and when He said that they were not of the world, should imagine this to be of nature, not of grace, therefore He saith, “But because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.””

Augustine of HippoMoral Treatises of St. Augustinpassage 215

“> > 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 85

“… in the word you have just been hearing, when the Gospel was read, “Remember my word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord: if they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 589

“Remember the word which I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you.””

Cyprian of CarthageThe Treatises of Cyprian.passage 196

“> > 21 But all these things will they do unto you for My Names sake, because they know not Him that sent Me.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 91

“And He says as follows: “All these things will they do unto you for My name’s sake, because they know not Him that sent Me.”

Peter of AlexandriaFragments from the Writings of Peter.passage 4

“But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not Him that sent me.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 592

“… Him, He answers this for the present economically (even though He knew that they would be nothing profited) to their own condemnation, as He says elsewhere too, If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin; but now they have no cloke for their sin.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 3passage 70

““If I had not come,” saith the Scripture, “and spoken with them, they would have no sin: but now have they no excuse for their sin.”

Ambrose of MilanDogmatic Treatises, Ethical Works, and Sermons.passage 367

““If I had not come and spoken to them they had not sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.””

John ChrysostomHomily to Those Who Had Not Attended the Assembly: and on the Apostolic Saying, 'If Thine Enemy Hunger, Feed Him, Etc. (Rom. xii. 20), and Concerning Resentment of Injuries.'passage 7

“For Christ also said of them, "If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now they have both seen and hated both Me and My Father."”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on Luke - Sermons 39-46passage 39

“And then He added the words on which we have now to discourse: “If I had not done among [in] them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 598

“… “If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin,” “If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin,” should reproach the Saviour and benefactor of mankind by replying, “Why, then, didst thou come and speak? why …”

John ChrysostomTreatise Concerning the Christian Priesthood.passage 47

“> > 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word may he fulfilled that is written in their Law, They hated Me without a cause.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 98

“… saw, and it is in reproaching them therewith that He proceeds to say, “But now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father: but [this cometh to pass] that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause [gratuitously].””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 599

“… the Holy Ghost, Which is His own too, even as God the Father's. And this Himself ratifies to us saying, But when the Comforter is come, Whom I will send unto you from the Father, the Spirit of the Truth, Which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me.”

Cyril of AlexandriaFive Tomes Against Nestorius - Book 4passage 9

“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 603

““When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me.”

John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 472

“And ye also bear witness, because ye have been with Me from the beginning.”

Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 100

“… at present to discourse: “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, He shall bear witness of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.””

Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 601

“And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with Me from the beginning.””

John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 472