Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews

NPNF (V1-14)St. Chrysostomof all, hath seen God in His Essence, 52; one with the Father, because "in His Bosom," ib.;clearness of His teaching shown in the word "declared," 53; inferior to the Baptist in externals,55; why mixed unknown among the people, 57; His dignity compared to John's, ib.; why cameto John again after His Baptism, 59; object of His coming into the world greater than John's,ib.; needed not Baptism for Himself, but for us, ib.; received His disciples from John, 63;distinguished from all by use of the article, 64; asked question of the disciples to encouragethem, 65; how bade them to house, ib.; first revealed His divinity by predictions, 68; showedHis authority in changing names, ib.; His wisdom in the time and place of calling His disciples,69, 70; convinced Nathanael by His foreknowledge, 71; how to be welcomed by those towhom he came, 72; proved His Deity by the ministry of Angels, 73; used to give present proofof some prophecies, so to gain credit to others, ib.; invited to Cana as a common guest, ib.;did no miracles in His childhood, 74; nor till after His Baptism, 80; rebuked His Mother atCana, to clear His miracles, and to instruct her, 74; His care to show respect for her, 75, 77;was not bound to certain seasons, but Himself appointed His hour, 76; made the wine at Canawithout a new creation, yet proved Himself Creator by His power over matter, 77; His careto provide evidence for His miracles, 78, 125, 129; improved upon nature, 78; changes men'sdisposition as the water at Cana, ib.; how manifested His glory at Cana, 80; why went toCapernaum from Cana, ib.; Baptized just before the Passover, ib.; cleansed the temple twice,at the first and last Passover, ib.; His care to show respect for the law, 81; refused a sign tothe Jews, because insensible, ib.; used dark sayings to the dull hearers, 82; why used often thesign of Jonas, ib.; knew and trusted not false disciples, 83; his condescension to Nicodemus,84; His usual authority abated, ib.; often speaks obscurely to rouse His hearers to attention,85; His care to lead Nicodemus to higher thoughts, 87; but permits him not to pry into mysteries,90; His Flesh was of the Virgin, 91; His perfect knowledge signified by Seeing and Hearing,92, 103; his perfect gentleness, 92, 175; why dealt most in the lower doctrines, 93; foretoldhis Passion darkly: its benefits plainly, 94, 95; His love contrasted with man's ingratitude, 95;His twofold Advent to redeem and to judge, 96; delays judgment to admit repentance, 97;rejected by those who chose to continue in sin, 98; His different dealings with Nathanael andNicodemus, 99; why frequented crowded places, ib.; why not baptizing till death of John, 100;needed not the support of John's testimony, 103; His credibility arising from His knowledge,104; referred to His Father and the Prophets to convince the Jews, ib.; one with God, becausespeaking God's words, ib.; Self-sufficient unmeasured by the Spirit, 105; did not Himselfbaptize, as reported to the Pharisees, 107; His care to act as a man in general, ib.; yet to speakas God, ib.; went to the Samaritans when driven out by Jews, and yet as if in passing, ib.; Hisfrugality in traveling on foot, 108; His carelessness of food, ib.; His humility in going alone,109; His stay at Samaria was for rest, ib.; abrogated the law of meats in speaking to theSamaritan woman, 109; shows Himself greater than Jacob, 112; often prophesied concerningparticular persons, 113; shows His Divine knowledge in rebuking the woman of Samaria, ib.;cared not to answer, but to lead men to the Truth, 114; unfolds the doctrine of spiritual worshipto the Samaritan woman, 115; identifies Himself with the Church, 116; expected by theSamaritans, from the writings of Moses, ib.; condescended to the ignorance of Samaritanwoman, 117; our salvation His meat, 119; leads on the disciples to enquire, ib.; acknowledgedto be the true Saviour by the Samaritans, 123; avoided His own country, not to increase itsguilt, ib.; most received by those most under reproach, ib.; goes again to Cana to confirm the761