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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 Бѣ́ же человѣ́къ ѿ фарїсє́й, нїкоди́мъ и҆́мѧ є҆мꙋ̀, кнѧ́зь жидо́вскїй:
1 Ἦν δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων, Νικόδημος ὄνομα αὐτῷ, ἄρχων τῶν Ἰουδαίων.
2 се́й прїи́де ко і҆и҃сꙋ но́щїю и҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀: равві̀, вѣ́мъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѿ бг҃а прише́лъ є҆сѝ ᲂу҆чт҃ль: никто́же бо мо́жетъ зна́менїй си́хъ твори́ти, ꙗ҆̀же ты̀ твори́ши, а҆́ще не бꙋ́детъ бг҃ъ съ ни́мъ.
2 οὗτος ἦλθε πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτὸς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ῥαββί, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀπὸ Θεοῦ ἐλήλυθας διδάσκαλος· οὐδεὶς γὰρ ταῦτα τὰ σημεῖα δύναται ποιεῖν ἃ σὺ ποιεῖς, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ ὁ Θεὸς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ.
3 Ѿвѣща̀ і҆и҃съ и҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀: а҆ми́нь, а҆ми́нь гл҃ю тебѣ̀: а҆́ще кто̀ не роди́тсѧ свы́ше, не мо́жетъ ви́дѣти црⷭ҇твїѧ бж҃їѧ.
3 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
4 Глаго́ла къ немꙋ̀ нїкоди́мъ: ка́кѡ мо́жетъ человѣ́къ роди́тисѧ ста́ръ сы́й; є҆да̀ мо́жетъ второ́е вни́ти во ᲂу҆тро́бꙋ ма́тере своеѧ̀ и҆ роди́тисѧ;
4 λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Νικόδημος· πῶς δύναται ἄνθρωπος γεννηθῆναι γέρων ὤν; μὴ δύναται εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ δεύτερον εἰσελθεῖν καὶ γεννηθῆναι;
5 Ѿвѣща̀ і҆и҃съ: а҆ми́нь, а҆ми́нь гл҃ю тебѣ̀: а҆́ще кто̀ не роди́тсѧ водо́ю и҆ дх҃омъ, не мо́жетъ вни́ти во црⷭ҇твїе бж҃їе:
5 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ Πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
6 рожде́нное ѿ пло́ти пло́ть є҆́сть, и҆ рожде́нное ѿ дх҃а дꙋ́хъ є҆́сть.
6 τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς σάρξ ἐστι, καὶ τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος πνεῦμά ἐστι.
7 Не диви́сѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ рѣ́хъ тѝ: подоба́етъ ва́мъ роди́тисѧ свы́ше.
7 μὴ θαυμάσῃς ὅτι εἶπόν σοι, δεῖ ὑμᾶς γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν.
8 Дꙋ́хъ, и҆дѣ́же хо́щетъ, ды́шетъ, и҆ гла́съ є҆гѡ̀ слы́шиши, но не вѣ́си, ѿкꙋ́дꙋ прихо́дитъ и҆ ка́мѡ и҆́детъ: та́кѡ є҆́сть всѧ́къ (человѣ́къ) рожде́нный ѿ дх҃а.
8 τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ, καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει· οὕτως ἐστὶ πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος.
9 Ѿвѣща̀ нїкоди́мъ и҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀: ка́кѡ мо́гꙋтъ сїѧ̑ бы́ти;
9 ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;
10 Ѿвѣща̀ і҆и҃съ и҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀: ты̀ є҆сѝ ᲂу҆чи́тель і҆и҃левъ, и҆ си́хъ ли не вѣ́си;
10 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· σὺ εἶ ὁ διδάσκαλος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ταῦτα οὐ γινώσκεις;
11 А҆ми́нь, а҆ми́нь гл҃ю тебѣ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ, є҆́же вѣ́мы, глаго́лемъ, и҆ є҆́же ви́дѣхомъ, свидѣ́тельствꙋемъ, и҆ свидѣ́тельства на́шегѡ не прїе́млете:
11 ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι ὅτι ὃ οἴδαμεν λαλοῦμεν καὶ ὃ ἑωράκαμεν μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν οὐ λαμβάνετε.
12 а҆́ще земна̑ѧ реко́хъ ва́мъ, и҆ не вѣ́рꙋете: ка́кѡ, а҆́ще рекꙋ̀ ва́мъ нбⷭ҇наѧ, ᲂу҆вѣ́рꙋете;
12 εἰ τὰ ἐπίγεια εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς ἐὰν εἴπω ὑμῖν τὰ ἐπουράνια πιστεύσετε;
13 И҆ никто́же взы́де на нб҃о, то́кмѡ сше́дый съ нб҃сѐ сн҃ъ чл҃вѣ́ческїй, сы́й на нб҃сѝ:
13 καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
14 и҆ ꙗ҆́коже мѡѷсе́й вознесѐ ѕмїю̀ въ пꙋсты́ни, та́кѡ подоба́етъ вознести́сѧ сн҃ꙋ чл҃вѣ́ческомꙋ,
14 καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσε τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου,
15 да всѧ́къ вѣ́рꙋѧй во́нь не поги́бнетъ, но и҆́мать живо́тъ вѣ́чный.
15 ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται, ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
16 Та́кѡ бо возлюбѝ бг҃ъ мі́ръ, ꙗ҆́кѡ и҆ сн҃а своего̀ є҆диноро́днаго да́лъ є҆́сть, да всѧ́къ вѣ́рꙋѧй во́нь не поги́бнетъ, но и҆́мать живо́тъ вѣ́чный.
16 οὕτω γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται, ἀλλ᾽ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
17 Не посла́ бо бг҃ъ сн҃а своего̀ въ мі́ръ, да сꙋ́дитъ мі́рови, но да сп҃се́тсѧ и҆́мъ мі́ръ.
17 οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι᾽ αὐτοῦ.
18 Вѣ́рꙋѧй во́нь не бꙋ́детъ ѡ҆сꙋжде́нъ: а҆ не вѣ́рꙋѧй ᲂу҆жѐ ѡ҆сꙋжде́нъ є҆́сть, ꙗ҆́кѡ не вѣ́рова во и҆́мѧ є҆диноро́днагѡ сн҃а бж҃їѧ.
18 ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν οὐ κρίνεται, ὁ δὲ μὴ πιστεύων ἤδη κέκριται, ὅτι μὴ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
19 Се́й же є҆́сть сꙋ́дъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ свѣ́тъ прїи́де въ мі́ръ, и҆ возлюби́ша человѣ́цы па́че тьмꙋ̀, не́же свѣ́тъ: бѣ́ша бо и҆́хъ дѣла̀ ѕла̑.
19 αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ κρίσις, ὅτι τὸ φῶς ἐλήλυθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, καὶ ἠγάπησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς· ἦν γὰρ πονηρὰ αὐτῶν τὰ ἔργα.
20 Всѧ́къ бо дѣ́лаѧй ѕла̑ѧ ненави́дитъ свѣ́та и҆ не прихо́дитъ къ свѣ́тꙋ, да не ѡ҆блича́тсѧ дѣла̀ є҆гѡ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ лꙋка̑ва сꙋ́ть:
20 πᾶς γὰρ ὁ φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ φῶς καὶ οὐκ ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα μὴ ἐλεγχθῇ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ·
21 творѧ́й же и҆́стинꙋ грѧде́тъ къ свѣ́тꙋ, да ꙗ҆вѧ́тсѧ дѣла̀ є҆гѡ̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѡ҆ бз҃ѣ сꙋ́ть содѣ́лана.
21 ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα φανερωθῇ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ἐν Θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα.
22 По си́хъ (же) прїи́де і҆и҃съ и҆ ᲂу҆чн҃цы̀ є҆гѡ̀ въ жидо́вскꙋю зе́млю: и҆ тꙋ̀ живѧ́ше съ ни́ми и҆ кр҃ща́ше.
22 Μετὰ ταῦτα ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν γῆν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διέτριβε μετ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐβάπτιζεν.
23 Бѣ́ же і҆ѡа́ннъ крестѧ̀ во є҆нѡ́нѣ бли́з̾ салі́ма, ꙗ҆́кѡ во́ды мнѡ́ги бѧ́хꙋ тꙋ̀: и҆ прихожда́хꙋ и҆ креща́хꙋсѧ:
23 ἦν δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ, καὶ παρεγίνοντο καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο·
24 не ᲂу҆̀ бо бѣ̀ всажде́нъ въ темни́цꙋ і҆ѡа́ннъ.
24 οὔπω γὰρ ἦν βεβλημένος εἰς τὴν φυλακὴν ὁ Ἰωάννης.
25 Бы́сть же стѧза́нїе ѿ ᲂу҆чєни́къ і҆ѡа́нновыхъ со і҆ꙋдє́и ѡ҆ ѡ҆чище́нїи:
25 Ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου μετὰ Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ.
26 и҆ прїидо́ша ко і҆ѡа́ннꙋ и҆ реко́ша є҆мꙋ̀: равві̀, и҆́же бѣ̀ съ тобо́ю ѡ҆б̾ ѡ҆́нъ по́лъ і҆ѻрда́на, є҆мꙋ́же ты̀ свидѣ́тельствовалъ є҆сѝ, сѐ, се́й кр҃ща́етъ, и҆ всѝ грѧдꙋ́тъ къ немꙋ̀.
26 καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ· ῥαββί, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε οὗτος βαπτίζει καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν.
27 Ѿвѣща̀ і҆ѡа́ннъ и҆ речѐ: не мо́жетъ человѣ́къ прїима́ти ничесѡ́же, а҆́ще не бꙋ́детъ дано̀ є҆мꙋ̀ съ нб҃сѐ.
27 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωάννης καὶ εἶπεν· οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδέν, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
28 Вы̀ са́ми мнѣ̀ свидѣ́тельствꙋете, ꙗ҆́кѡ рѣ́хъ: нѣ́смь а҆́зъ хрⷭ҇то́съ, но ꙗ҆́кѡ по́сланъ є҆́смь пред̾ ни́мъ.
28 αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε ὅτι εἶπον· οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου.
29 И҆мѣ́ѧй невѣ́стꙋ жени́хъ є҆́сть: а҆ дрꙋ́гъ женихо́въ, стоѧ̀ и҆ послꙋ́шаѧ є҆гѡ̀, ра́достїю ра́дꙋетсѧ за гла́съ женихо́въ: сїѧ̀ ᲂу҆̀бо ра́дость моѧ̀ и҆спо́лнисѧ:
29 ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου. αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται.
30 ѻ҆́номꙋ подоба́етъ растѝ, мнѣ́ же ма́литисѧ.
30 ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι.
31 Грѧды́й свы́ше над̾ всѣ́ми є҆́сть: сы́й ѿ землѝ ѿ землѝ є҆́сть и҆ ѿ землѝ глаго́летъ: грѧды́й съ нб҃сѐ над̾ всѣ́ми є҆́сть,
31 ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν. ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστι καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ· ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστί,
32 и҆ є҆́же ви́дѣ и҆ слы́ша, сїѐ свидѣ́тельствꙋетъ: и҆ свидѣ́тельства є҆гѡ̀ никто́же прїе́млетъ.
32 καὶ ὃ ἑώρακε καὶ ἤκουσε, τοῦτο μαρτυρεῖ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει.
33 Прїе́мый є҆гѡ̀ свидѣ́тельство вѣ́рова, ꙗ҆́кѡ бг҃ъ и҆́стиненъ є҆́сть.
33 ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν.
34 Є҆го́же бо посла̀ бг҃ъ, гл҃го́лы бж҃їѧ гл҃етъ: не въ мѣ́рꙋ бо бг҃ъ дае́тъ дх҃а.
34 ὃν γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεός, τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ Θεοῦ λαλεῖ· οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου δίδωσιν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ Πνεῦμα.
35 Ѻ҆ц҃ъ (бо) лю́битъ сн҃а и҆ всѧ̑ дадѐ въ рꙋ́цѣ є҆гѡ̀.
35 ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν υἱὸν καὶ πάντα δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.
36 Вѣ́рꙋѧй въ сн҃а и҆́мать живо́тъ вѣ́чный: а҆ и҆́же не вѣ́рꙋетъ въ сн҃а, не ᲂу҆́зритъ живота̀, но гнѣ́въ бж҃їй пребыва́етъ на не́мъ.
36 ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν, ἀλλ᾽ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.
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- 1 John 19:39; John 3:10; John 7:47–50; Luke 23:13
- 2 John 5:36; Acts 10:38; Acts 2:22; John 9:30–33; John 9:16
- 3 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 3:5–6; 1 Peter 1:23–25; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:1
- 4 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 1:18; John 4:11–12; John 3:3; John 6:53
- 5 Ezekiel 36:25–27; Ephesians 5:26; Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21; 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 6 Galatians 5:16–21; Ezekiel 36:26–27; Romans 8:4–9; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 15:47–50
- 7 Ephesians 4:22–24; John 3:3; Romans 12:1–2; 1 Peter 1:22; John 3:12
- 8 Ecclesiastes 11:4–5; 1 Corinthians 2:11; Acts 2:2; Ezekiel 37:9; 1 John 2:29
- 9 Isaiah 42:16; John 6:52; John 6:60; Luke 1:34; John 3:4
- 10 Matthew 22:29; Jeremiah 8:8–9; Ezekiel 11:19; Matthew 15:14; Ezekiel 36:25–27
- 11 John 8:38; 1 John 5:6–12; John 12:49; John 8:14; John 1:18
- 12 1 Corinthians 3:1–2; 1 Corinthians 2:7–9; Hebrews 5:11; John 3:31–36; 1 Peter 2:1–3
- 13 Proverbs 30:4; John 6:38; Acts 2:34; John 1:18; 1 Corinthians 15:47
- 14 Numbers 21:7–9; John 8:28; John 12:32–34; Luke 24:26–27; Luke 24:44–46
- 15 John 3:16; John 6:40; 1 John 5:11–13; John 3:36; John 12:44–46
- 16 Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:9–10; Romans 8:32; John 3:15; John 11:25–26
- 17 1 John 4:14; Luke 19:10; John 12:47–48; John 6:57; John 6:40
- 18 1 John 5:10; Mark 16:16; Romans 8:1; John 5:24; 1 John 5:12
- 19 John 8:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:12; John 9:39–41; Romans 2:8; John 12:43
- 20 Ephesians 5:11–13; John 7:7; Job 24:13–17; Proverbs 1:29; Proverbs 4:18
- 21 1 John 1:6; Psalm 139:23–24; 3 John 11; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 2:13
- 22 John 4:1–3; John 3:26; John 7:3
- 23 Mark 1:4–5; Luke 3:7; Ezekiel 43:2; 1 Samuel 9:4; Matthew 3:5–6
- 24 Matthew 4:12; Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:19–20; Luke 9:7–9
- 25 John 2:6; Matthew 3:11; Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 9:10; Hebrews 9:23
- 26 John 1:7; James 3:14–18; John 1:15; Galatians 6:12–13; John 12:19
- 27 James 1:17; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Peter 4:10–11; Amos 7:15
- 28 John 1:20; John 1:23; Luke 1:16–17; Matthew 3:11–12; Malachi 3:1
- 29 Ephesians 5:25–27; Isaiah 54:5; Hosea 2:19; Matthew 9:15; Ezekiel 16:8
- 30 Colossians 1:18; Psalm 72:17–19; Hebrews 3:2–6; Isaiah 9:7; 1 Corinthians 3:5
- 31 Matthew 28:18; John 8:23; Romans 9:5; John 6:33; 1 John 4:5
- 32 John 3:11; John 15:15; John 1:11; John 8:26; John 5:20
- 33 Ephesians 1:13; Hebrews 6:17; Titus 1:1–2; 2 Corinthians 1:18; Romans 3:3–4
- 34 Acts 10:38; Matthew 12:18; John 15:26; John 5:26; Isaiah 11:2–5
- 35 Matthew 28:18; John 5:20; Luke 10:22; John 5:22; John 17:2
- 36 John 5:24; John 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Ephesians 5:6; John 3:15–16
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
We observe, beloved, that the intimation with which we yesterday excited your attention has brought you together with more alacrity, and in greater number than usual; but meanwhile let us, if you please, pay our debt of a discourse on the Gospel Lesson, which comes in due course.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Little children who go daily to their teachers receive their lessons, and repeat them, and never cease from this kind of acquisition, but sometimes employ nights as well as days, and this they are compelled to do for perishable and transient things.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
For Christ also said, "Except ye be born again, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Now, that it is impossible for those who have once been born to enter into their mothers' wombs, is manifest to all.
… that men can be saved in no other way from the old wound of the serpent than by believing in Him who, in the likeness of sinful flesh, is lifted up from the earth upon the tree of martyrdom, and draws all things to Himself, and vivifies the dead.
These I directed, O sweet Truth, to Thy inward melody, pondering on the "fair and fit," and longing to stay and listen to Thee, and to rejoice greatly at the Bridegroom's voice, and I could not; for by the voices of my own errors was I driven forth, and by the weight of my own pride was I sinking into …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)