The Purpose of John's Gospel
He was separated and turned away through the sin of man. Not only for the sake of the resurrection of the body, but also for the sake of the divine presence of the Spirit upon all, Christ said, 'my Lord and my God' (John 20:28), just as Nathanael, perceiving the near truth concerning the deity of Jesus, said the same, 'the Son of God,' and acknowledged him as 'King of Israel' (John 1:49).
Many indeed and other signs Jesus performed in the presence of his disciples. Many indeed things left behind by John have been written alongside the other evangelists, and many also are left there; for not one single book can contain all things accomplished concerning the Savior.
And John also teaches us, for which reason of scripture he was worthy to recount the recollections of the presence of Christ, that it is for the greatest benefit of those hearing; for it is neither for the purpose of striking wonder at the miracles nor for the purpose of delight in the narrative, but so that we might believe by the power through his works, and believing, we might bring to ourselves the only true benefit, which is unto eternal life.
Greek
χωρισθὲν καὶ ἀποστὰν δι' ἁμαρτίαν ἀνθρώπου. 154 Jο 20, 28 31 Οὐ μόνον δὲ τῆς ἀναστάσεως ἕνεκα τοῦ σώματος, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῆς θείας ἐπὶ πάντα παρουσίας τοῦ πνεύματος κύριόν τε καὶ θεὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἀνεῖπεν τὸν Χριστόν, ὁποῖον καὶ τοῦ Ναθαναήλ, ὃς τὸ παραπλήσιον αἰσθόμενος περὶ τῆς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ θεότητος υἱὸν τὸν αὐτὸν “τοῦ θεοῦ” ἀνεῖπεν καὶ βασιλέα “τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ” ἔφασκεν. πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ 22 ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ. πολλὰ μὲν οὖν παραλελειμμένα ὑπὸ Ἰωάννου γέγραπται πρὸς τῶν λοιπῶν εὐαγγελιστῶν, πολλὰ δὲ κἀκείνοις λέλειπται· οὐ γὰρ ἑνὸς βιβλίου πάντα περιλαβεῖν τὰ πρὸς τοῦ σωτῆρος πεποιημένα. διδάσκει δὲ ἡμᾶς καὶ ὁ Ἰωάννης, δι' ἣν αἰτίαν γραφῆς ἠξίωσεν τὰ τῆς Χριστοῦ παρουσίας ἀπομνημονεύματα, ὅτι πρὸς ὠφέλειαν μεγίστην τῶν ἀκουόντων· οὔτε γὰρ πρὸς ἔκπληξιν τῶν θαυμάτων οὔτε πρὸς τέρψιν τῆς διηγήσεως, ἀλλὰ ἵνα πιστεύωμεν τῇ δυνάμει διὰ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ καὶ πιστεύοντες τὴν μόνην ἀληθινὴν ὠφέλειαν κομιζώμεθα τὴν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
About this text
Apollinaris of Laodicea on John (catena fragments).
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