John 4
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Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
“> > Chap. iv.2, 3 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself baptized not but His disciples), He left Judaea and departed again into Galilee.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 69
““When therefore Jesus knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus Himself baptized not but His disciples,) He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 176
“… after John’s imprisonment, regarding which return into Galilee the evangelist John himself furnishes the following notice: “When, therefore, Jesus knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus makes and baptizes more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself baptized not, but His disciples), he left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.””
Augustine of HippoThe Harmony of the Gospels.passage 81
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(although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),
“> > Chap. iv.2, 3 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself baptized not but His disciples), He left Judaea and departed again into Galilee.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 69
“… after John’s imprisonment, regarding which return into Galilee the evangelist John himself furnishes the following notice: “When, therefore, Jesus knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus makes and baptizes more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself baptized not, but His disciples), he left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.””
Augustine of HippoThe Harmony of the Gospels.passage 81
““When therefore Jesus knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus Himself baptized not but His disciples,) He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 176
More from the Fathers
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 52
See also
- 1 Corinthians 1:13–17
- Acts 10:48
he left Judea and departed into Galilee.
“… after John’s imprisonment, regarding which return into Galilee the evangelist John himself furnishes the following notice: “When, therefore, Jesus knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus makes and baptizes more disciples than John (though Jesus Himself baptized not, but His disciples), he left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.””
Augustine of HippoThe Harmony of the Gospels.passage 81
““When therefore Jesus knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, (though Jesus Himself baptized not but His disciples,) He left Judæa, and departed again into Galilee.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 176
He needed to pass through Samaria.
“> > 4, 5 And He must needs go through Samaria.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 70
““And He must needs pass through Samaria.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 157
““And He must needs go through Samaria.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 177
More from the Fathers
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 71
See also
- Luke 17:11
So he came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
“Then cometh He to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 70
“He cometh then to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 157
““He cometh to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 177
See also
- Joshua 24:32
- Genesis 33:19
- Genesis 48:22
Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
“> > 6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 72
““Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 157
““Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat thus by the well; and it was about the sixth hour.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 179
More from the Fathers
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 180
See also
- Hebrews 4:15
- Hebrews 2:17
- Matthew 8:24
A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”
“> > 7, 8, 9 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give Me to drink.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 74
“There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her, Give Me to drink.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 179
““There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 159
More from the Fathers
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 180
See also
- Matthew 10:42
- 1 Kings 17:10
For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
“(For His disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat).”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 74
“For His disciples were gone away into the city to buy meat.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 159
“For His disciples were gone away into the city to buy meat.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 179
The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
“> > 10 How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 74
“Then saith the Samaritan woman unto Him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? For the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 159
““How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a Samaritan?”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 180
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See also
- Acts 10:28
- 2 Kings 17:24–41
- Matthew 10:5
- John 8:48
- Luke 17:16–19
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
“> > 11 If thou knewest the gift of God, and Who It is That saith to thee, Give Me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 75
““If thou knewest the gift of God and who it is that saith to thee, Give Me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 181
“At length, hear who it is that asketh drink: “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest, it may be, have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living …”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 160
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See also
- John 4:14
- Revelation 7:17
- John 7:37–39
- Isaiah 44:3
- Revelation 21:6
The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. So where do you get that living water?
“> > Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast Thou that living water?”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 76
““Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; from whence then hast thou that living water?””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 181
“The woman, however, being in suspense, saith to Him, “Lord, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 160
More from the Fathers
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 262
See also
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his children and his livestock?”
“> > 12, 13 Art Thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 76
““Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 182
“Now the woman had said, “Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, his children, and his cattle?””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 160
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See also
- Matthew 12:42
- John 8:53
Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again,
“For there He says, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again, but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be to him a well of water springing up into everlasting life: and here again …”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 5passage 33
“John iv. 13, 14 “Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up …”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 184
“As also, in another place, the Lord speaks to the Samaritan woman, saying, “Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again; but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall not thirst for ever.””
Cyprian of CarthageThe Epistles of Cyprian.passage 164
More from the Fathers
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 3passages 83, 86
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passages 76, 77
- Gregory of NyssaOratorical Works.passage 16
- Augustine of HippoSermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament.passages 38, 549
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 185
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passages 160, 161, 262
- Augustine of HippoExpositions on the Book of Psalms.passage 929
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but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
“… drinketh of this water shall thirst again, but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be to him a well of water springing up into everlasting life: and here again carrying up the aim of …”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 5passage 33
“… drinketh of this water shall thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting Life.” [1. ] Scripture calls the grace of the …”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 184
“For in this point also Scripture has provided for us; for the Son of God says: “He that shall drink of the water which I will give him, it shall become in him a well of water springing up unto everlasting life.””
Ambrose of MilanDogmatic Treatises, Ethical Works, and Sermons.passage 163
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- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 3passage 83
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 76
- Gregory of NyssaOratorical Works.passage 16
- Hilary of PoitiersHilary of Poitiers - On the Councilspassage 49
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passages 185, 308
- Gregory of NyssaDogmatic Treatises.passage 297
- 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 4
- Gregory of NazianzusThe Oration on Holy Baptism.passage 16
- Augustine of HippoExpositions on the Book of Psalms.passage 4
- Basil the GreatThe Letters.passage 14
and 3 more passages
See also
- John 7:38–39
- John 6:35
- Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:16
- Ephesians 1:13–14
The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I don’t get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw.”
“… everlasting life: she caught at it through the dulness that was in her, and letting go the spiritual fountain, and thinking nothing at all about it, but sinking down to the gift of sensible wells, says, Lord give me this water, that I thirst not neither come hither to draw.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 3passage 83
““The woman saith unto Him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 161
““Give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 185
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Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”
“At length, wishing her to understand, “Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 161
See also
- Hebrews 4:13
The woman answered, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You said well, ‘I have no husband,’
“The woman answered and said I have no husband. Jesus saith unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 186
for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly.”
“Jesus saith unto her, Thou hast well said I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 78
“Jesus saith unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 186
“… a husband,” just because He had learned this fact of her, and not because he knew it by His own divinity, hear something which thou hast not said: “For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband; this thou hast said truly.” 21.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 163
See also
- 1 Corinthians 7:10–11
- Romans 7:3
- Jeremiah 3:20
The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.
“> > Sir, I perceive that THOU art a Prophet.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 78
““The woman saith unto Him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 165
“The woman saith unto Him, Sir, I perceive that Thou art a Prophet.” [2. ] O how great the wisdom of the woman! how meekly doth she receive the reproof!”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 186
Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.”
“> > 20, 21 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and YE say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 78
“Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 165
“Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.”
Hilary of PoitiersOn the Trinity - Book 2passage 25
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See also
- Deuteronomy 12:5–11
- Genesis 33:18–20
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
“Moreover, Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself shows the spiritual to be better than the legal service, when He says to the woman of Samaria: Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 6passage 95
“John iv. 21, 22 “Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe Me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 190
“… of the Samaritans, or to Jerusalem according to the opinion of the Jews, said, '* Woman, believe me, an hour cometh when neither in this mountain nor at Jerusalem shall they worship the Father"; and again after a little more; ** But an hour cometh, yea now is, when the …”
Severus of AntiochThe Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, Vol. II (Translation) Part II (tr. E. W. Brooks, 1904)passage 127
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See also
- 1 Timothy 2:8
- Ephesians 2:18
- Malachi 1:11
- John 4:23
- Matthew 18:20
You worship that which you don’t know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.
“> CHAPTER V. That the Son is not in the number of worshippers, in that He is Word and God, but rather is worshipped with the Father. > > > 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 79
“Ye worship ye know not what; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.” [1. ] Everywhere, beloved, we have need of faith, faith the mother of blessings, the medicine of salvation; and without this it is impossible to possess any one of the great doctrines.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 190
“Ye worship ye know not what: we worship what we know; for salvation is of the Jews.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 165
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See also
- Acts 17:23
- Romans 9:4–5
- Isaiah 2:3
- Luke 24:47
- Psalm 147:19
But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.
“> > 23, 24, 25 But the hour is coming and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeketh such to worship Him.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 86
“And that we ought to worship God in the Spirit, He shews thus, But the hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth; for the Father also seeketh such to worship Him.”
Cyril of JerusalemContinuation of the Discourse on the Holy Ghost.passage 5
“But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth; for the Father seeks such to worship Him.”
Hilary of PoitiersOn the Trinity - Book 2passage 25
More from the Fathers
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 6passage 95
- Severus of AntiochThe Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, Vol. II (Translation) Part II (tr. E. W. Brooks, 1904)passage 127
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passages 165, 166
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 191
- Basil the GreatDe Spiritu Sancto.passage 59
- Ambrose of MilanDogmatic Treatises, Ethical Works, and Sermons.passages 208, 405
See also
- Philippians 3:3
- Matthew 15:7–9
- John 5:25
- Galatians 4:6
- Romans 8:26
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
“God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 6passage 95
“… and Your right hand shall hold me; that He is without body, for it is written, For God is Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth John 4:24; that He is immortal and invisible, as Paul says, Who only has immortality, and dwells in …”
Hilary of PoitiersOn the Trinity - Book 4passage 9
“For the mode of our service is not with sheep and oxen and smoke and fat, but by a spiritual soul, which Christ also shows in saying that “God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romanspassage 16
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- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on Luke - Sermons 66-80passage 36
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on Luke - Sermons 89-98passage 36
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on Luke - Sermons 124-134passages 35, 42
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 86
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 10passage 57
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 4passage 83
- Severus of AntiochThe Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, Vol. II (Translation) Part II (tr. E. W. Brooks, 1904)passage 127
- Gregory of NazianzusThe Fifth Theological Oration. On the Holy Spirit.passage 6
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 166
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passages 84, 192
and 6 more passages
See also
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
- Matthew 15:8–9
- Philippians 3:3
- Psalm 51:17
- Isaiah 57:15
The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming, he who is called Christ. When he has come, he will declare to us all things.”
“For instance even that Samaritan woman said: We know that Messiah cometh (which is called Christ): when He is come, He will declare unto us all things.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 6passage 83
““I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when He is come, He will tell us all things.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 192
“A woman of Samaria talks with the Lord Jesus, and when the Lord among other things had told her how God ought to be worshipped, she says, “We know that Messias cometh who is called Christ, and He will teach us all things.”
Augustine of HippoSermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament.passage 322
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Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who speaks to you.”
See also
- John 8:24
- Mark 14:61–62
- John 9:35–37
- Romans 10:20–21
Just then, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”
““And upon this came His disciples,” (very seasonably did they come when the teaching was finished,) “and marveled that He talked with the woman, yet no man said, What seekest Thou? or, Why talkest Thou with her?” [3. ] At what did they marvel?”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 193
““And immediately came His disciples, and marvelled that He talked with the woman.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 167
See also
- Luke 7:39
So the woman left her water pot, went away into the city, and said to the people,
“> > 28 The woman therefore left her waterpot and went her way into the city,”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 89
“John iv. 28, 29 “The woman then left her water pot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a Man which told me all things that ever I did; is not this the Christ?” [1. ] We require much fervor and uproused zeal, …”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 196
“Come, see a man who told me everything that I have done. Can this be the Christ?”
“> > 29 and saith to the men Come see a Man which told me all things that ever I did; is not This the Christ?”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 90
“… her water pot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a Man which told me all things that ever I did; is not this the Christ?” [1. ] We require much fervor and uproused zeal, for without these it is impossible to obtain …”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 196
“The Chief-priests knew Him not, and the devils confessed Him: the Chief Priests knew Him not, and a woman of Samaria proclaimed Him, saying, Come, see a man which told me all things that ever I did. Is not this the Christ? 16.”
Cyril of JerusalemOn the Clause, and in One Lord Jesus Christ, with a Reading from the First Epistle to the Corinthians.passage 6
More from the Fathers
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 167
See also
- Revelation 22:17
- 1 Corinthians 14:24–25
They went out of the city, and were coming to him.
In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.”
“> > 31, 32 In the mean time His disciples prayed Him, saying Master, eat.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 91
But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”
See also
- Job 23:12
- Psalm 119:103
- John 4:34
- Proverbs 18:20
- Jeremiah 15:16
The disciples therefore said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat?”
“> > 33, 34 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought Him ought to eat?”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 92
“Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought Him aught to eat?””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 167
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
“For in saying that it was to Himself most pleasant meat, to do the Will of Him that sent Him and to finish His Work, He limns the office of the Apostolic ministry and clearly shews, what manner of men they ought to be in habit.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 93
““My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 197
Don’t you say, ‘There are yet four months until the harvest’? Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.
“> > Behold I say unto you, Lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white already to harvest.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 95
““Say ye not, that there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look upon the fields, for they are white already to harvest.” [2. ] Behold, He again by familiar words leadeth them up to the consideration of greater …”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 197
“… of perception by the eye of flesh, but by that eye of which He had once spoken — Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then comes harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes and look on the fields; for they are white to harvest.”
Hilary of PoitiersOn the Trinity - Book 7passage 41
More from the Fathers
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom.passage 436
- John ChrysostomA Commentary on the Acts of the Apostlespassage 36
- Hilary of PoitiersOn the Trinity - Book 9passage 41
- Hilary of PoitiersHomily on Psalm 131passage 1
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 168
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 199
- JeromeThe Letters of St. Jerome.passage 267
See also
- Luke 10:2–3
- Matthew 9:37–38
He who reaps receives wages and gathers fruit to eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
“> > 36, 37 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal, that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 96
“For the harvest-man receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal, that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.”
Irenaeus of LyonsAgainst Heresies: Book IVpassage 58
“… in discoursing of water He made this the peculiar property of the heavenly Water, that “he who drinketh it shall never thirst,” so He doth here also when He saith, “that this fruit is gathered unto eternal life.” “That both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 198
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- Cyril of JerusalemOn the Words, And in One Holy Catholic Church, and in the Resurrection of the Flesh, and the Life Everlasting.passage 11
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 168
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 199
See also
- James 5:19–20
- 1 Corinthians 3:5–9
- Romans 1:13
- Proverbs 11:30
- 2 Timothy 4:7–8
For in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’
“For herein is the saying true, One soweth and another reapeth.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 96
“For in this is the saying true, that one soweth and another reapeth.”
Irenaeus of LyonsAgainst Heresies: Book IVpassage 58
““Herein,” He saith, “is that saying true, One soweth and another reapeth.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 198
See also
- Micah 6:15
I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
“> > 38 I sent you to reap that whereon YE have not laboured: other men have laboured, and YE are entered into their labours.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 97
“For I have sent you forward to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour; other men have laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.””
Irenaeus of LyonsAgainst Heresies: Book IVpassage 58
“I have sent you to reap that on which ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 168
More from the Fathers
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 199
See also
- John 1:7
- Acts 10:42–43
- 2 Chronicles 36:15
- 1 Peter 1:11–12
From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that I have done.”
“> > 39 And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on Him for the saying of the woman which testified, He told me all that ever I did.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 97
““Many of the Samaritans of that city believed on Him for the saying of the woman which testified, He told me all that ever I did.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 199
““And many Samaritans of that city believed on Him, because of the saying of the woman, who testified, He told me all that ever I did.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 169
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So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.
“> > 40, 41 So when the Samaritans were come unto Him, they besought Him that He would tarry with them: and He abode there two days.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 98
“John iv. 40–43 “So when the Samaritans were come unto Him, they besought Him that He would tarry with them: and He abode there two days.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 202
“The woman first announced Him, and the Samaritans believed her testimony; and they besought Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days, and many more believed.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 169
See also
- Revelation 3:20
Many more believed because of his word.
“And many more believed because of His Own Word,”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 98
“And many more believed because of His own Word; and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard Him ourselves, and know that This is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 202
“And many more believed because of His word; and said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy words; for we have heard Him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 169
More from the Fathers
- Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 171
See also
- Acts 1:8
- 1 Corinthians 2:4–5
- Matthew 7:28–29
- Acts 8:12
- Acts 8:25
They said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
“And many more believed because of His own Word; and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard Him ourselves, and know that This is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 202
“And many more believed because of His word; and said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy words; for we have heard Him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 169
More from the Fathers
- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 102
See also
- 1 John 4:14
- 1 John 5:20
- 1 Timothy 4:10
- John 1:29
- Acts 4:12
After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.
“> > 43, 44 Now after the two days He departed thence unto Galilee.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 98
“Now after two days He departed thence, and went into Galilee.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 202
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- John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 203
For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
“For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 98
“And the evangelist, as he goes on, says, “For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.””
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 170
““For Jesus Himself testified that a Prophet hath no honor in his own country.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 203
More from the Fathers
- Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 99
See also
- Matthew 13:57
- Luke 4:24
- Mark 6:4
So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.
“> > 45 When therefore He was come into Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did at Jerusalem at the feast; for they also went unto the feast.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 99
““Then when He was come into Galilee, the Galilæans received Him, having seen all the things that He did at Jerusalem at the feast, for they also came unto the feast.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 204
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Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
“> > 46 He came therefore again into Cana of Galilee where He made the water wine.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 99
““So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 204
“… there (in which number of days is mystically indicated the number of the two precepts on which hang the whole law and the prophets, as you remember we intimated to you yesterday), He goes into Galilee, and comes to the city Cana of Galilee, where He made the water wine.”
Augustine of HippoLectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John.passage 171
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When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
“When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he besought Him that He would come down and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 100
““When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa into Galilee, he went unto Him and besought Him that He would come down and heal his son.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 204
Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will in no way believe.”
“> > 49 Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 100
“… once, saying: “Lord, come down ere my child die;” and though Christ reproved his lack of faith with these words: “Except ye see signs and wonders ye will not believe,” yet He did not manifest the grace of His Divinity in proportion to the weakness of his faith, nor did …”
John CassianThe Conferences of John Cassian. Part II. Containing Conferences XI-XVII.passage 30
“In that narrative he tells us how He spoke to the nobleman, whose son was sick, in these terms: “Except ye see signs and wonders ye believe not:” in which saying He aims at lifting the mind of the believer high above all things mutable, so that He would not …”
Augustine of HippoThe Harmony of the Gospels.passage 255
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- John 20:29
- 1 Corinthians 1:22
- Hebrews 2:4
- Daniel 4:2
- John 12:37
The nobleman said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.”
Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
“> > 50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. Thus believing he ought to have come, but Christ doth not reject our lack of apprehension; but benefiteth even the stumbling, as God.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 100
See also
- Matthew 8:13
- Mark 7:29–30
- Romans 4:20–21
As he was going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!”
“And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 101
““And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 206
So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. They said therefore to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour, the fever left him.”
“> > 52, 53, 54 He therefore enquired of them the hour when he began to amend; and they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 101
“Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 206
So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” He believed, as did his whole house.
“So the father knew that it was at the same hour in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed and his whole house.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 101
“So the father knew that it was at the same hour in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house.””
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 206
See also
- Psalm 107:20
This is again the second sign that Jesus did, having come out of Judea into Galilee.
“This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when He was come out of Judaea into Galilee.”
Cyril of AlexandriaCommentary on John - Book 2passage 101
“John iv. 54; v. 1 “This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when He was come out of Judæa into Galilee.”
John ChrysostomThe Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John.passage 208
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