Commentary on the Gospel of John

Cyril of Alexandria (376–444)

[Translated by P. E. Pusey]

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CHAPTERS IN BOOK II.

Chapter 1. That the Holy Ghost is in the Son, not by participation, nor from without, but Essentially and by Nature : on the words, And John bare record, I saw the Spirit descending from Heaven like a dove and It abode upon Him.

Chapter 2. That the Son is not in the number of things originate, but above all, as God and of God, on the words, He that cometh from above is above all.

Chapter 3. That the Son is God and of God by Nature, on the words, He that hath received His testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.

Chapter 4. That not by participation are the Properties of God the Father in the Son, but Essentially and by Nature, on the words, The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His Hand.

Chapter 5. That the Son is not in the number of worshippers, in that He is Word and God, but rather is worshipped with the Father, on the words, Ye worship ye know not what, we know what we worship.

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