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Alcuin of York

Medieval · AD 800–1500

361 passages across 3 books of the Bible · Who was this?

Commentary

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  1. John 7:41-42
    These had now begun to drink in that spiritual thirst, and had laid aside the unbelieving thirst. But others still remained dried up in their unbelief: But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? They knew what were the predictions of the Prophets respecting Christ, but knew not that they all were fulfilled in Him. They knew that He had been brought up at Nazareth, but the place of His birth they did not know; and did not believe that it answered to the prophecies.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  2. John 7:44
    That is, because He Who had the power to control their designs, did not permit it.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  3. John 7:45
    They who wished to take and stone Him, reprove the officers for not bringing Him.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  4. John 7:46
    And so they were led away; and laudably too, for they had left the evil of unbelief, and were gone over to the faith.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  5. John 7:52
    They knew the place where He had resided, but never thought of enquiring where He was born; and therefore they not only denied that He was the Messiah, but even that He was a prophet.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  6. John 7:53
    Having effected nothing, devoid of faith, and therefore incapable of being benefited, they returned to their home of unbelief and ungodliness.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  7. John 8:1
    Our Lord at the time of His passion used to spend the day in Jerusalem, preaching in the temple, and performing miracles, and return in the evening to Bethany, where He lodged with the sisters of Lazarus. Thus on the last day of the feast, having, according to His wont, preached the whole day in the temple, in the evening He went to the mount of Olives.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  8. John 8:2
    The anointing with oil is a relief to the limbs, when wearied and in pain. The mount of Olives also denotes the height of our Lord's pity, olive in the Greek signifying pity. The qualities of oil are such as to fit in to this mystical meaning. For it floats above all other liquids: and the Psalmist says, Thy mercy is over all Thy works. And early in the morning, He came again into the temple: (Ps. 144) i. e. to denote the giving and unfolding of His mercy, i. e. the now dawning light of the New Testament in the faithful, that is, in His temple. His returning early in the morning, signifies the new rise of grace.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  9. John 8:3-5
    The sitting down, represents the humility of His incarnation. And the people came to Him, when He sat down, i. e. after taking up human nature, and thereby becoming visible, many began to hear and believe on Him, only knowing Him as their friend and neighbour. But while these kind and simple persons are full of admiration at our Lord's discourse, the Scribes and Pharisees put questions to Him, not for the sake of instruction, but only to entangle the truth in their nets: And the Scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, they say unto Him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  10. John 8:6
    The ground denotes the human heart, which yieldeth the fruit either of good or of bad actions: the finger jointed and flexible, discretion. He instructs us then, when we see any faults in our neighbours, not immediately and rashly to condemn them, but after searching our own hearts to begin with, to examine them attentively with the finger of discretion.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  11. John 8:8
    This is like our Lord; while His eyes are fixed, and He seems attending to something else, He gives the bystanders an opportunity of retiring: a tacit admonition to us to consider always both before we condemn a brother for a sin, and after we have punished him, whether we are not guilty ourselves of the same fault, or others as bad.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  12. John 8:12
    Having absolved the woman from her sin, lest some should doubt, seeing that He was really man, His power to forgive sins, He deigns to give further disclosure of His divine nature; Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of the world.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  13. John 8:13
    As if our Lord Himself were the only (one that bore) witness to Himself; whereas the truth was that He had, before His incarnation, sent many witnesses to prophesy of His Sacraments.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  14. John 8:17-18
    Or it is as if He said, If your law admits the testimony of two men who may be deceived, and testify to more than is true; on what grounds can you reject Mine and My Father's testimony, the highest and most sure of all?

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  15. John 8:18
    Or it is as if He said, If your law admits the testimony of two men who may be deceived, and testify to more than is true; on what grounds can you reject Mine and My Father's testimony, the highest and most sure of all?

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  16. John 8:20
    Treasury (Gazophylacium): Gaza is the Persian for wealth: phylattein is to keep. It was a place in the temple, where the money was kept.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  17. John 8:26
    And to hear from the Father is the same as to be from the Father; He has the hearing from the same sense that He has the being.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  18. John 8:27
    They did not understand however what He meant by saying, He is true that sent Me: they understand not that He spake to them of the Father. For they had not the eyes of their mind yet opened, to understand the equality of the Father with the Son.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  19. John 8:28-30
    They did not understand however what He meant by saying, He is true that sent Me: they understand not that He spake to them of the Father. For they had not the eyes of their mind yet opened, to understand the equality of the Father with the Son.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

  20. John 8:38
    Because He Himself, Who is the truth, was begotten of God the Father, to hear, being in fact the same with to be from the Father.

    (as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274) Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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