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1 Истинно, истинно говорю вам: кто не дверью входит во двор овчий, но перелазит инуде, тот вор и разбойник;
1 “Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.
1 Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων, ἀλλὰ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν, ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶ καὶ λῃστής·
2 а входящий дверью есть пастырь овцам.
2 But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
2 ὁ δὲ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας ποιμήν ἐστι τῶν προβάτων.
3 Ему придверник отворяет, и овцы слушаются голоса его, и он зовет своих овец по имени и выводит их.
3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
3 τούτῳ ὁ θυρωρὸς ἀνοίγει, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ τὰ ἴδια πρόβατα καλεῖ κατ᾽ ὄνομα καὶ ἐξάγει αὐτά.
4 И когда выведет своих овец, идет перед ними; а овцы за ним идут, потому что знают голос его.
4 Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
4 καὶ ὅταν τὰ ἴδια πρόβατα ἐκβάλῃ, ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν πορεύεται, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα αὐτῷ ἀκολουθεῖ, ὅτι οἴδασι τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ·
5 За чужим же не идут, но бегут от него, потому что не знают чужого голоса.
5 They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”
5 ἀλλοτρίῳ δὲ οὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσωσιν, ἀλλὰ φεύξονται ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδασι τῶν ἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν.
6 Сию притчу сказал им Иисус; но они не поняли, что такое Он говорил им.
6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.
6 Ταύτην τὴν παροιμίαν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐκεῖνοι δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τίνα ἦν ἃ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς.
7 Итак, опять Иисус сказал им: истинно, истинно говорю вам, что Я дверь овцам.
7 Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.
7 Εἶπεν οὖν πάλιν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ θύρα τῶν προβάτων.
8 Все, сколько их ни приходило предо Мною, суть воры и разбойники; но овцы не послушали их.
8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.
8 πάντες ὅσοι ἦλθον πρὸ ἐμοῦ, κλέπται εἰσὶ καὶ λῃσταί· ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα.
9 Я есмь дверь: кто войдет Мною, тот спасется, и войдет, и выйдет, и пажить найдет.
9 I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture.
9 ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ θύρα· δι᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐάν τις εἰσέλθῃ, σωθήσεται, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται καὶ ἐξελεύσεται, καὶ νομὴν εὑρήσει.
10 Вор приходит только для того, чтобы украсть, убить и погубить. Я пришел для того, чтобы имели жизнь и имели с избытком.
10 The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
10 ὁ κλέπτης οὐκ ἔρχεται εἰ μὴ ἵνα κλέψῃ καὶ θύσῃ καὶ ἀπολέσῃ· ἐγὼ ἦλθον ἵνα ζωὴν ἔχωσι καὶ περισσὸν ἔχωσιν.
11 Я есмь пастырь добрый: пастырь добрый полагает жизнь свою за овец.
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
11 ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός. ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ τίθησιν ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων·
12 А наемник, не пастырь, которому овцы не свои, видит приходящего волка, и оставляет овец, и бежит; и волк расхищает овец, и разгоняет их.
12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
12 ὁ μισθωτὸς δὲ καὶ οὐκ ὢν ποιμήν, οὗ οὐκ εἰσὶ τὰ πρόβατα ἴδια, θεωρεῖ τὸν λύκον ἐρχόμενον καὶ ἀφίησι τὰ πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει· καὶ ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτὰ καὶ σκορπίζει τὰ πρόβατα.
13 А наемник бежит, потому что наемник, и нерадит об овцах.
13 The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep.
13 ὁ δὲ μισθωτὸς φεύγει, ὅτι μισθωτός ἐστι καὶ οὐ μέλει αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν προβάτων.
14 Я есмь пастырь добрый; и знаю Моих, и Мои знают Меня.
14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
14 ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, καὶ γινώσκω τὰ ἐμὰ καὶ γινώσκομαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἐμῶν,
15 Как Отец знает Меня, так и Я знаю Отца; и жизнь Мою полагаю за овец.
15 even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
15 καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα, καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων.
16 Есть у Меня и другие овцы, которые не сего двора, и тех надлежит Мне привести: и они услышат голос Мой, и будет одно стадо и один Пастырь.
16 I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
16 καὶ ἄλλα πρόβατα ἔχω, ἃ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τῆς αὐλῆς ταύτης· κἀκεῖνά με δεῖ ἀγαγεῖν, καὶ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούσουσι, καὶ γενήσεται μία ποίμνη, εἷς ποιμήν.
17 Потому любит Меня Отец, что Я отдаю жизнь Мою, чтобы опять принять ее.
17 Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
17 διὰ τοῦτο ὁ πατήρ με ἀγαπᾷ, ὅτι ἐγὼ τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἵνα πάλιν λάβω αὐτήν.
18 Никто не отнимает ее у Меня, но Я Сам отдаю ее. Имею власть отдать ее и власть имею опять принять ее. Сию заповедь получил Я от Отца Моего.
18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”
18 οὐδεὶς αἴρει αὐτὴν ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ἀλλ᾽ ἐγὼ τίθημι αὐτὴν ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ· ἐξουσίαν ἔχω θεῖναι αὐτήν, καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω πάλιν λαβεῖν αὐτήν· ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου.
19 От этих слов опять произошла между Иудеями распря.
19 Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.
19 Σχίσμα οὖν πάλιν ἐγένετο ἐν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις διὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους.
20 Многие из них говорили: Он одержим бесом и безумствует; что слушаете Его?
20 Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
20 ἔλεγον δὲ πολλοὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν· δαιμόνιον ἔχει καὶ μαίνεται· τί αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε;
21 Другие говорили: это слова не бесноватого; может ли бес отверзать очи слепым?
21 Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”
21 ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα οὐκ ἔστι δαιμονιζομένου· μὴ δαιμόνιον δύναται τυφλῶν ὀφθαλμοὺς ἀνοίγειν;
22 Настал же тогда в Иерусалиме праздник обновления, и была зима.
22 It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.
22 Ἐγένετο δὲ τὰ ἐγκαίνια ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις, καὶ χειμὼν ἦν·
23 И ходил Иисус в храме, в притворе Соломоновом.
23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
23 καὶ περιεπάτει ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐν τῇ στοᾷ τοῦ Σολομῶνος.
24 Тут Иудеи обступили Его и говорили Ему: долго ли Тебе держать нас в недоумении? если Ты Христос, скажи нам прямо.
24 The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
24 ἐκύκλωσαν οὖν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· ἕως πότε τὴν ψυχὴν ἡμῶν αἴρεις; εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν παρρησίᾳ.
25 Иисус отвечал им: Я сказал вам, и не верите; дела, которые творю Я во имя Отца Моего, они свидетельствуют о Мне.
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.
25 ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· εἶπον ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε· τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρός μου, ταῦτα μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ·
26 Но вы не верите, ибо вы не из овец Моих, как Я сказал вам.
26 But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.
26 ἀλλ᾽ ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετε· οὐ γάρ ἐστε ἐκ τῶν προβάτων τῶν ἐμῶν, καθὼς εἶπον ὑμῖν.
27 Овцы Мои слушаются голоса Моего, и Я знаю их; и они идут за Мною.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
27 τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἐμὰ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούει, κἀγὼ γινώσκω αὐτά, καὶ ἀκολουθοῦσί μοι,
28 И Я даю им жизнь вечную, и не погибнут вовек; и никто не похитит их из руки Моей.
28 I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
28 κἀγὼ ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι αὐτοῖς, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου.
29 Отец Мой, Который дал Мне их, больше всех; и никто не может похитить их из руки Отца Моего.
29 My Father who has given them to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
29 ὁ πατήρ μου, ὃς δέδωκέ μοι, μείζων πάντων ἐστί, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἁρπάζειν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ πατρός μου.
30 Я и Отец — одно.
30 I and the Father are one.”
30 ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν.
31 Тут опять Иудеи схватили каменья, чтобы побить Его.
31 Therefore the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
31 Ἐβάστασαν οὖν πάλιν λίθους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἵνα λιθάσωσιν αὐτόν.
32 Иисус отвечал им: много добрых дел показал Я вам от Отца Моего; за которое из них хотите побить Меня камнями?
32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”
32 ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πολλὰ καλὰ ἔργα ἔδειξα ὑμῖν ἐκ τοῦ πατρός μου· διὰ ποῖον αὐτῶν ἔργον λιθάζετέ με;
33 Иудеи сказали Ему в ответ: не за доброе дело хотим побить Тебя камнями, но за богохульство и за то, что Ты, будучи человек, делаешь Себя Богом.
33 The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
33 ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες· περὶ καλοῦ ἔργου οὐ λιθάζομέν σε, ἀλλὰ περὶ βλασφημίας, καὶ ὅτι σὺ ἄνθρωπος ὢν ποιεῖς σεαυτὸν Θεόν.
34 Иисус отвечал им: не написано ли в законе вашем: Я сказал: вы боги?
34 Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
34 ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένον ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὑμῶν, ἐγὼ εἶπα, θεοί ἐστε;
35 Если Он назвал богами тех, к которым было слово Божие, и не может нарушиться Писание, —
35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),
35 εἰ ἐκείνους εἶπε θεούς, πρὸς οὓς ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ οὐ δύναται λυθῆναι ἡ γραφή,
36 Тому ли, Которого Отец освятил и послал в мир, вы говорите: богохульствуешь, потому что Я сказал: Я Сын Божий?
36 do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
36 ὃν ὁ πατὴρ ἡγίασε καὶ ἀπέστειλεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι βλασφημεῖς, ὅτι εἶπον, υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰμι;
37 Если Я не творю дел Отца Моего, не верьте Мне;
37 If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me.
37 εἰ οὐ ποιῶ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πατρός μου, μὴ πιστεύετέ μοι·
38 а если творю, то, когда не верите Мне, верьте делам Моим, чтобы узнать и поверить, что Отец во Мне и Я в Нем.
38 But if I do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
38 εἰ δὲ ποιῶ, κἂν ἐμοὶ μὴ πιστεύητε, τοῖς ἔργοις πιστεύσατε, ἵνα γνῶτε καὶ πιστεύσητε ὅτι ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ.
39 Тогда опять искали схватить Его; но Он уклонился от рук их,
39 They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.
39 Ἐζήτουν οὖν πάλιν πιάσαι αὐτόν· καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν.
40 и пошел опять за Иордан, на то место, где прежде крестил Иоанн, и остался там.
40 He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and he stayed there.
40 Καὶ ἀπῆλθε πάλιν πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, εἰς τὸν τόπον ὅπου ἦν Ἰωάννης τὸ πρῶτον βαπτίζων, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ.
41 Многие пришли к Нему и говорили, что Иоанн не сотворил никакого чуда, но все, что сказал Иоанн о Нем, было истинно.
41 Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”
41 καὶ πολλοὶ ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν σημεῖον ἐποίησεν οὐδέν, πάντα δὲ ὅσα εἶπεν Ἰωάννης περὶ τούτου, ἀληθῆ ἦν.
42 И многие там уверовали в Него.
42 Many believed in him there.
42 καὶ ἐπίστευσαν πολλοὶ ἐκεῖ εἰς αὐτόν.
Cross references (41)

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  1. 1 Matthew 7:15; John 10:8–10; 1 John 4:1; Romans 16:18; Hebrews 5:4
  2. 2 John 10:14; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:4; Psalm 23:1; Isaiah 40:11
  3. 3 Ezekiel 34:11–16; 2 Timothy 2:19; John 10:4; John 10:16; Revelation 3:20
  4. 4 Deuteronomy 1:30; John 10:16; John 12:26; John 18:37; John 10:8
  5. 5 1 John 4:5–6; Colossians 2:6–10; Proverbs 19:27; Mark 4:24; 1 Peter 2:1–3
  6. 6 Isaiah 56:11; Psalm 82:5; Proverbs 28:5; John 16:25; Isaiah 6:9–10
  7. 7 John 14:6; Ephesians 2:18; John 10:1; John 10:9; Ezekiel 34:31
  8. 8 Ezekiel 34:2; Jeremiah 23:1; John 10:1; Ezekiel 22:25–28; Isaiah 56:10–12
  9. 9 John 14:6; Ephesians 2:18; John 10:7; John 10:1; Romans 5:1–2
  10. 10 Luke 19:10; John 6:51; John 12:47; John 3:17; John 6:33
  11. 11 Psalm 23:1; John 10:14–15; John 15:13; Revelation 7:17; Isaiah 40:11
  12. 12 2 Peter 2:3; Acts 20:29; Zechariah 11:16–17; Ezekiel 34:2–6; Matthew 10:16
  13. 13 Philippians 2:20; John 12:6; Acts 18:17
  14. 14 John 10:27; 2 Timothy 2:19; John 10:11; Ephesians 1:17; 1 John 5:20
  15. 15 Galatians 1:4; John 10:11; Matthew 11:27; 1 John 2:2; Isaiah 53:10
  16. 16 Isaiah 56:8; John 11:52; 1 Peter 2:25; Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 37:24
  17. 17 John 10:18; John 10:15; John 10:11; Hebrews 2:9; John 15:9–10
  18. 18 Titus 2:14; Hebrews 2:9; John 10:17; John 2:19–21; Isaiah 53:10–12
  19. 19 John 9:16; 1 Corinthians 3:3; John 7:40–43; Acts 23:7–10; Acts 14:4
  20. 20 John 7:20; Mark 3:21; John 8:52; John 8:47–48; Matthew 9:34
  21. 21 Exodus 4:11; Isaiah 35:5–6; Psalm 94:9; Matthew 11:5; Exodus 8:19
  22. 23 Acts 5:12; Acts 3:11
  23. 24 John 1:19; Luke 22:67–70; John 8:53; John 8:25; Matthew 11:3
  24. 25 John 10:38; John 8:58; Hebrews 2:3; John 5:17–43; John 14:11
  25. 26 John 8:47; 2 Corinthians 4:3–4; John 12:37–40; John 6:65; John 10:27
  26. 27 John 10:16; John 10:14; Revelation 3:20; 1 Corinthians 8:3; John 10:3–4
  27. 28 John 6:39–40; John 6:37; John 3:15–16; Hebrews 7:25; John 18:9
  28. 29 John 6:37; John 17:2; John 17:9; John 14:28; John 17:6
  29. 30 John 1:1–2; John 14:9; John 17:21–23; John 5:23; John 8:58
  30. 31 John 5:18; John 8:59; 1 Samuel 30:6; John 11:8; Exodus 17:4
  31. 32 Acts 2:22; 1 John 3:12; Ecclesiastes 4:4; John 5:36; Psalm 109:4–5
  32. 33 John 5:18; John 10:30; Leviticus 24:16; Philippians 2:6; Psalm 82:6
  33. 34 Psalm 82:6–7; Exodus 7:1; Psalm 82:1; Exodus 4:16; Psalm 138:1
  34. 35 Matthew 24:35; Romans 13:1; Luke 16:17; Luke 24:44–46; Genesis 15:1
  35. 36 John 3:17; John 5:17–18; Jeremiah 1:5; John 6:27; John 10:30–33
  36. 37 John 15:24; John 10:25; John 10:32; John 5:31; Matthew 11:20–24
  37. 38 John 14:20; John 10:30; John 10:25; John 14:9–11; John 17:21–23
  38. 39 John 7:30; John 8:59; John 7:44; Luke 4:29–30; John 10:31
  39. 40 John 1:28; John 11:54; John 7:1; John 3:26
  40. 41 John 1:33–34; John 1:29–30; John 1:27; Matthew 14:2; Mark 1:37
  41. 42 John 4:41; John 12:42; John 2:23; John 11:45; John 8:30

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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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).

  1. Commentary 10:14 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon LXXXVIII)

    We have heard the Lord Jesus setting forth to us the office of a good shepherd. And herein He hath doubtless given us to know, as we may understand it, that there are good shepherds.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  2. Commentary 10:1 Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John (Chapter X — 1-10)

    Our Lord's discourse to the Jews began in connection with the man who was born blind and was restored to sight. Your Charity therefore ought to know and be advised that today's lesson is interwoven with that one.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)

  3. Commentary 10:14 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of John (Homily LX)

    A great matter, beloved, a great matter it is to preside over a Church: a matter needing wisdom and courage as great as that of which Christ speaketh, that a man should lay down his life for the sheep, and never leave them deserted or naked; that he should stand against the wolf nobly.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)

  4. Quotes verse 10:18 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book X, Chapters XLI–XLIII)

    … loved us, for whom He, who thought it no robbery to be equal with Thee, "became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross;" He alone "free among the dead," that had power to lay down His life, and power to take it again; for us was He unto Thee both Victor and Victim, and the Victor as being …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  5. Quotes verse 10:33 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXIX)

    And not here only, but also in another case again, when they were saying, "For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God," neither in that instance did He put down this opinion, but again confirmed it, saying, "If I do not the works of my Father, believe …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)