João 10

Alcuin of York

João 10:9

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] As if to say, The sheep hear not them, but Me they hear; for I am the Door, and whoever entereth by Me not falsely but in sincerity, shall by perseverance be saved. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:10

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill. As if He said, And well may the sheep not hear the voice of the thief; for he cometh not but for to steal: he usurpeth another's office, forming his followers not on Christ's precepts, but on his own. And therefore it follows, and to kill, i. e. by drawing them from the faith; and to destroy, i. e. by their eternal damnation. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:18

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] For the Word doth not receive a command by word, but containeth in Himself all the Father's commandments. When the Son is said to receive what He possesseth of Himself, His power is not lessened, but only His generation declared. The Father gave the Son every thing in begetting Him. He begat Him perfect. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:19-20

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] But the light shined in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a division among the Jews for these sayings. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:22

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] Or, it was in memory of the dedication under Judas Maccabeus. The first dedication was that of Solomon in the autumn; the second that of Zorobabel, and the priest Jesus in the spring. This was in winter time. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:23

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] It is called Solomon's porch, because Solomon went to pray there. The porches of a temple are usually named after the temple. If the Son of God walked in a temple where the flesh of brute animals was offered up, how much more will He delight to visit our house of prayer, in which His own flesh and blood are consecrated? — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:24

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] We have heard of the patience of God, and of salvation preached amid revilings. They obstinately preferred tempting Him to obeying Him. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:24

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] They accuse Him of keeping their minds in suspense and uncertainty, who had come to save their souls. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:25

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] And thus they intended to give Him into the hands of the Proconsul for punishment, as an usurper against the emperor. Our Lord so managed His reply as to stop the mouths of His calumniators, open those of the believers; and to those who enquired of Him as a man, reveal the mysteries of His divinity: Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not; the works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:27-28

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] i. e. Obey My precepts from the heart. And I know them, and they follow Me, here by walking in gentleness and innocence, hereafter by entering the joys of eternal life: And I give unto them eternal life. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas

João 10:32-33

[(as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)] Healing of the sick, teaching, miracles. He showed them of the Father, because He sought His Father's glory in all of them. For which of these works do ye stone Me? They confess, though reluctantly, the benefit they have received from Him, but charge Him at the same time with blasphemy, for asserting His equality with the Father; For a good work we stone Thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that Thou, being a man, makest Thyself God. — Catena Aurea by Aquinas