The Security of the Believers and the Kingship of Christ
They say that he protects them and even lays down his life for them. Death was snatching away those still led according to the law, not having perfection in the law, nor being able to remain in the house forever as slaves, as it has been said, and lest they should have come to adoption (John 10:28, 33). But death no longer snatches those who are set free in Christ; for grace already keeps such ones always with God, and the power of God rescues them from death.
In this way also the Lord acquires us, not as being outside his creative power, since he also 'came to his own' (John 1:11) and all things were naturally his own, but as having fallen away from his holiness because of sin, and being made at home with him through the Parousia. For having acquired a kingdom according to the flesh, he himself is king over those who have fallen, and he is not a different one from the King who is from the beginning and by nature, through whom the Father reigns. Therefore he says that the things given to him and the things reigning through him are being reigned by the Father.
Thus the Jews bore up stones, in order to stone him, bringing upon him this punishment which he himself had appointed from the beginning against the ungodly, and through this alone being able to release those who are now running for his grace through philanthropy. Upon these things the Lord was undisturbed, since he himself had the authority to suffer, being unable otherwise unless he himself willed it. And he asks through what kind of work, which he showed to them from the Father, they are stoning him.
He says he is showing beautiful things, that all the wonders by him happen because of the beautiful, and not for the sake of a wonder alone; for he did not appear to astonish, but to do good. The Jews answered him through the wise question, agreeing rightly; for they did not have the power to say that they had not seen good works, but they are slandering the truth of the words, which they ought rather to believe because of the demonstration of the good works.
In order that the divinity might not be made too clearly manifest, joining with those approaching to seize him and not being seized, and that he might not disrupt the rhythm of human order (John 10:39).
He does not show immediately that he comes for this; for all things are unmeasured with him and far from all bulk toward truth, not being accomplished for glory (John 11:7). Jesus answered: are there not twelve hours of the day? (John 11:9). But the Lord teaches that before the time of the passion he would not suffer anything from the Jews. He teaches by a parable, naming the day the time before the passion, and saying the time of the passion is night, that a man walking in the day does not stumble until the twelve hours of the day are fulfilled. But if he walks at night, he stumbles. He says the reason for not stumbling in the day is that this light is, and the reason for stumbling at night is the absence of the light. From these things he shows that according to the heavenly will it is that not to suffer or to suffer him happens, and according to the presence or absence of the light it is that men see or do not see, so that until the divine and heavenly will withholds the passion, it is impossible for it to happen; but when it yields and gives way, then it will occur. He teaches them not to fear the plots against them from the Jews through such things, as if someone were saying: do not fear the fragments of light lying on the earth from a non-shining heaven, nor from men do you expect to be overcome of the divine will not permitting. And so that they might not wonder how he withdrew just now, but again hastens to the same places, he necessarily explains to them the case concerning Lazarus.
Mary was sitting in the house, evidently not knowing; for Martha is active and quick about the table, but Mary is wise and more firm concerning the faith (John 11:20).
For that her brother would not have died had the Lord been present, she says truly from experience (John 11:21); and indeed not to despair completely...
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καὶ κήδεσθαί φησιν αὐτῶν τῷ καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν ὑπὲρ ἐκείνων θεῖναι. 61 Jο 10, 28 33 Θάνατος ἥρπαζεν τοὺς ἔτι κατὰ νόμον ἀγομένους οὐκ ἔχοντας ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τὴν τελείωσιν οὐδὲ δυναμένους ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ μένειν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ὡς δούλους, καθάπερ εἴρηται, καὶ μήπω τετυχηκότας υἱοθεσίας. οὐκέτι δὲ θάνατος ἁρπάζει τοὺς ἐν Χριστῷ ἠλευθερωμένους· χάρις γὰρ ἤδη τοὺς τοιούτους ἀεὶ παρὰ θεῷ φυλάσσει καὶ θεοῦ δύναμις ἐκ θανάτου ῥύεται. οὕτω δὲ ἡμᾶς καὶ ὁ κύριος κτᾶται οὐχ ὡς ἐκτὸς τῆς δημιουργικῆς αὐτοῦ δυνάμεως ὄντας, ἐπειδὴ καὶ “ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ἴδια” καὶ φυσικῶς ἴδια πάντα αὐτοῦ, ἀλλ' ὡς ἐκτὸς τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ πεπτωκότας διὰ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν, οἰκειουμένους δὲ αὐτῷ διὰ τὴν παρου σίαν· καὶ βασιλείαν γὰρ κατὰ σάρκα κτησάμενος τὴν ἐπὶ τοῖς ἐκπεσοῦσιν αὐτὸς καὶ οὐχ ἕτερός ἐστιν ὁ ἐξ ἀρχῆς καὶ φύσει βασιλεύς, δι' οὗ βασιλεύει πατήρ. διὰ τοῦτό φησι τὰ διδόμενα αὐτῷ καὶ βασιλευόμενα ὑπ' αὐτοῦ βασιλεύεσθαι ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός. ἐβάστασαν οὖν λίθους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, ἵνα λιθάσωσιν αὐτὸν τιμωρίαν ἐπάγοντες τῷ καὶ ἐξ ἀρχῆς ταύτην ὁρίσαντι κατὰ τῶν ἀσεβούν των καὶ μόνῳ ταύτης ἐξελέσθαι διὰ φιλανθρωπίας δυναμένῳ τοὺς τὴν χάριν αὐτοῦ τὴν νῦν ὑποτρέχοντας. ἐπὶ τούτοις ἀτάραχος ὁ κύριος ἅτε δὴ ἔχων αὐτὸς ἐξουσίαν τοῦ παθεῖν οὐκ ἄλλως δυνάμενος, εἰ μὴ αὐτὸς βούλοιτο. καὶ πυνθάνεται διὰ ποῖον ἔργον ὧν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς λιθάζουσιν αὐτόν. καλὰ δὲ αὐτά φησι δεικνύς, ὅτι τὰ παρ' αὐτοῦ τεράστια διὰ τὸ καλὸν ἅπαντα γίνεται καὶ οὐδὲν ἕνεκεν θαύματος μόνου· οὐ γὰρ ἐκπλήξων, ἀλλ' εὐεργετήσων παρῆν. ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι διὰ τῆς σοφῆς ἐρωτήσεως ὀρθῶς ὁμο λογοῦντες· οὐ γὰρ ἔσχον εἰπεῖν, ὅτι οὐχ ἑωράκασιν ἔργα καλά, ἀλλὰ τὴν τῶν λόγων συκοφαντοῦσιν ἀλήθειαν, οἷς πιστεύειν μᾶλλον ἐχρῆν διὰ τὴν τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐπίδειξιν. 62 Jο 10, 39 Ἵνα μὴ ἐκφανῆ σφόδρα τὴν θεότητα καταστήσῃ συνὼν ἐπὶ πλέον τοῖς κατέχειν ἐπειγομένοις καὶ μὴ κατεχόμενος καὶ τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης τάξεως παραχα ράξῃ τὸν ῥυθμόν. ® 64 Jο 11, 7 11 Οὐκ εὐθέως ἐμφανίζει, ὅτι ἐπὶ τοῦτο ἔρχεται· ἀκόμπαστα γὰρ παρ' αὐτῷ πάντα καὶ πόρρω παντὸς ὄγκου πρὸς ἀλήθειαν, οὐ πρὸς δόξαν ἐπιτελούμενα. ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· οὐχὶ δώδεκα ὧραί εἰσιν τῆς ἡμέρας; διδάσκει δὲ ὁ κύριος, ὅτι πρὸ τοῦ καιροῦ τοῦ πάθους οὐκ ἂν ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων τι πάθῃ. διδάσκει δὲ διὰ παραβολῆς ἡμέραν μὲν καιρὸν ὀνομάζων τὸν πρὸ τοῦ πάθους, τὸν δὲ τοῦ πάθους νύκτα φησίν, ὅτι ἄνθρωπος μὲν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ βαδίζων οὐ προσκόπτει μέχριπερ ἂν αἱ δώδεκα τῆς ἡμέρας ὥραι πληρωθῆναι. εἰ δὲ ἐν νυκτὶ βαδίζοι, προσκόπτει. αἴτιον δὲ τοῦ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μὴ προσπταίειν τοῦτο τὸ φῶς εἶναί φησιν, τοῦ δὲ ἐν νυκτὶ προσπταίειν τὴν τοῦ φωτὸς ἀπουσίαν. ἐκ τούτων δηλῶν, ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ἄνωθεν βουλήν ἐστιν τὸ μὴ παθεῖν ἢ παθεῖν αὐτόν, κατὰ τὴν τοῦ φωτὸς παρουσίαν ἢ ἀπουσίαν τὸ βλέπειν ἢ 9 μὴ βλέπειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους γίνεται, ὥστε μέχριπερ ἂν ἡ θεία καὶ οὐράνιος βουλὴ κωλύῃ τὸ πάθος, ἀδύνατον αὐτὸ γενέσθαι· ἐπειδὰν δὲ εἴκῃ καὶ παραχωρῇ, τότε συμβή σεται. τὸ μὲν οὖν μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὰς ἐξ Ἰουδαίων ἐπιβουλὰς διὰ τῶν τοιούτων αὐτοὺς διδάσκει, ὥσπερ εἴ τις ἔλεγεν· μὴ φοβεῖσθε τὰ ἐν γῇ κείμενα προσ κόμματα φωτὸς ἐξ οὐρανοῦ οὐ λάμποντος μηδὲ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων τι προσδοκᾶτε πείσεσθαι τῆς θείας βουλῆς οὐκ ἐπιτρεπούσης. ἵνα δὲ μὴ θαυμάζοιεν, ὡς ἄρτι μὲν ἀνεχώρησεν, πάλιν δὲ ἐπὶ τοὺς αὐτοὺς ἐπείγεται τόπους, ἀναγκαίως αὐτοῖς τὴν κατὰ τὸν Λάζαρον ὑπόθεσιν ἐξηγεῖται. 67 Jο 11, Ἐκαθέζετο ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Μαρία, δηλονότι οὐκ ἐγνωκυῖα· δραστήριος γὰρ ἡ Μάρθα καὶ περὶ τῆς τραπέζης ὀξυκίνητος, σοφὴ δὲ ἡ Μαρία καὶ περὶ τὴν πίστιν βεβαιοτέρα. 69 Jο 11, 21 Ὅτι γὰρ οὐκ ἂν ἀπέθανεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτῆς παρόντος τοῦ κυρίου, λέγει πιστῶς ἀπὸ τῆς πείρας· καὶ τό γε μὴ παντελῶς ἀπελπίσαι
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Apollinaris of Laodicea on John (catena fragments).
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