Glossa Ordinaria

Medieval · AD 800–1500

308 passages across 8 books of the Bible · Who was this?

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  1. Acts 3:13
    the God of our fathers:
    By mentioning the fathers he encourages belief, avoiding the appearance of introducing something new.

  2. Isaiah 11:1
    In which rod, no doubt the blessed Virgin Mary is predicted, who sprung from the stock of Jesse and David and fecundated by the Holy Spirit, brought forth a new flower of human flesh, becoming a virgin-mother. (Pope St. Leo the Great Sermon 4) Or it could be that a flower refers to Christ; and it is probably implied indirectly by "rod" that he has royal dignity as well, a rod being a symbol of kingship. (St. Cyril of Alexandria) Or it could be that Jesse is the root, David the tree that through its branch, that is, Mary, has produced fruit, that is Christ.

  3. John 1:28
    Or we must suppose two Bethanies; one over Jordan, the other on this side, not far from Jerusalem, the Bethany where Lazarus was raised from the dead.

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

  4. John 1:29
    Or by the sin of the world is meant original sin, which is common to the whole world: which original sin, as well as the sins of every one individually, Christ by His grace remits.

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

  5. John 3:31
    That is, from the Father. He is above all in two ways; first, in respect of His humanity, which was that of man before he sinned: secondly, in respect of the loftiness of the Father, to whom He is equal.

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

  6. John 4:1
    GLOSS. The Evangelist, after relating how John checked the envy of his disciples, on the success of Christ's teaching, comes next to the envy of the Pharisees, and Christ's retreat from them. When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard, &c.

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

  7. John 5:24
    Having said that the Son quickens whom He will, He next shows that we attain to life through the Son: Verily, verily, I say to you, He that hears My word, and believes in Him that sent Me, has everlasting life.

  8. John 5:24
    Having said that the Son quickeneth whom He will, He next shows that we attain to life through the Son: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life.

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

  9. John 6:45
    These words are not found in Joel, but something like them; Be glad then ye children of Sion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for He hath given you a Teacher. (Quia dedit nobis lectorem justitiæ. Vulg.) And more expressly in Isaiah, And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord. (Isa. 54:13)

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

  10. John 8:9
    The more guilty of them, perhaps, or those who were more conscious of their faults.

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

  11. John 10:1
    And when He puts forth His own sheep, He goes before them, He leads them out from the darkness of ignorance into light, while He goes before in the pillar of cloud, and fire.

  12. John 10:4
    And when He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them, He leadeth them out from the darkness of ignorance into light, while He goeth before in the pillar of cloud, and fire.

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

  13. John 15:17
    They observed it in order to calumniate it, as we read in the Psalms, The ungodly sees the righteousness .

  14. John 15:20
    They observed it in order to calumniate it, as we read in the Psalms, The ungodly seeth the righteous.

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

  15. John 17:14
    As you have sent Me into the world, even so have 1 also sent them into the world. For what Christ was sent into the world, for the same end were they as said Paul, God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself; and has given to us the word of reconciliation. As does not express perfect likeness between our Lord and His Apostles, but only as much as was possible in men. Have sent them, He says, according to His custom of putting the past for the future.

  16. John 17:18
    As Thou hast sent Me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. For what Christ was sent into the world, for the same end were they; as saith Paul, God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself; and hath given to us the word of reconciliation. (2 cor. 5:19) As does not express perfect likeness between our Lord and His Apostles, but only as much as was possible in men. Have sent them, He says, according to His custom of putting the past for the future.

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

  17. John 18:3
    (Nihil tale in G.) The Evangelist had shown how Judas had found out the place where Christ was, now he relates how he went there. Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

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

  18. John 19:13
    The tribunal is the seat of the judge, as the throne is the seat of the king, and the chair the seat of the doctor.

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

  19. John 19:16
    By the command of the governor, the soldiers took Christ to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led Him away.

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

  20. John 20:2
    And therefore she ran to tell the disciples, that they might seek Him with her, or grieve with her: Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved.

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

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