Book III

Commentary on the Gospel according to John · St Cyril of Alexandria

Introduction
CHAPTER I. A critical enquiry why the blessed Baptist is called by Christ not only the lamp, but burning and shining.
v. 35 — He was the lamp burning and shining; and YE were willing for a season to rejoice in his…
CHAPTER II. That the Son is the Image of God the Father, wherein also is an exposure of the Jews as not understanding the words darkly uttered by Moses. 38 Ye have neither heard His Voice at any time nor seen His Form and ye have not His Word abiding in you, for Whom HE hath sent, Him YE believe not.
v. 41, 42 — I receive not honour from man, but I know you, that ye have not the Love of God in you.
v. 44 — How can ye believe, which receive glory of men, and seek not the glory that is of the o…
v. 45 — Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; there is that accuseth you, Moses, i…
v. 46 — For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me: for of Me he wrote.
CHAPTER III. That Moses was indicating the Coming of the Saviour. From Deuteronomy, concerning Christ.
v. 47 — But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My Words?
CHAPTER IV. That oftentimes the departures of Christ from Jerusalem signify the transferring of His grace to the Gentiles: wherein is also the discourse of the five barley loaves and the two little fishes. Chap. vi. And after these things Jesus departed across the sea of Tiberias.
v. 11 — Jesus therefore took the loaves, and when He had given thanks, He distributed to them t…
v. 14 — The men therefore, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a tr…
v. 18 — And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them, and the sea arose by reason of a g…
v. 21 — They therefore would receive Him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the lan…
v. 22, 23 — The morrow, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was…
v. 24 — When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there neither His disciples, they also…
v. 25 — And when they had found Him on the other side of the sea, they said unto Him, Rabbi whe…
v. 26 — Jesus answered them and said, Verily, I say unto you, ye seek Me, not because ye saw th…
v. 27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which endureth unto everlasti…
CHAPTER V. That the Only-Begotten Son is the Impress of the Person of God the Father, and no other Impress either is, or is conceived of, save He. which the Son of Man shall give unto you: for Him the Father sealed, God.
v. 28, 29 — They said therefore unto Him, What shall we do, that we might work the work of God? Jes…
v. 30, 31 — They said therefore unto Him, What sign doest THOU then, that we may see and believe Th…
CHAPTER VI. Of the manna, that it was a type of Christ's Presence and of the spiritual graces through Him. 32 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, not Moses hath given you the Bread from Heaven,
v. 33 — but My Father giveth you the True Bread from heaven: for the Bread of God is He which c…
v. 36 — But I said unto you that ye have both seen Me and believe not.