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

NPNF (V1-14)St. Chrysostom•And after eight days again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them; then came Jesus,the door being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.•And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews,besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him leave. He cametherefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first cameto Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in the linen clothes with the spices, as the mannerof the Jews is to bury.•And again, another Scripture saith, They shall look on Him whom they pierced.•And as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher.•And as the Father gave Me commandment, even so I do.•And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release Him; but the Jews cried out, saying.•And he sat down upon the grass and cried,•And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face wasbound about with a napkin.•And how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?•And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; thatwhere,•And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour; and he saith unto the Jews,Behold your king! But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him! Pilate saithunto them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.•And like,•And many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves as they stood in the Temple, Whatthink ye, that He will not come to the feast? Now both the Chief Priests and Pharisees had givena commandment, that if any man knew where He were, he should show it, that they might takeHim.•And observe how He bound the disciples to Himself; for these are they who say,•And on the same day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is theSabbath day, it is not lawful,•And seeth two Angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where thebody of Jesus had lain.•And some of the Pharisees which were with Him heard these words, and said unto Him,•And the Jews’ Passover was nigh at hand.•And the Scripture cannot be broken: say ye of Him whom the Father hath sanctified and sentinto the world, Thou blasphemest,•And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; and they warmedthemselves; and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.•And when He had dipped the sop, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.•And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and saith unto them,•And when He had so said, He showed unto them His hands and His side.872