ACC ~ John 10 v24 - 26

JESUS PREFERRED ACTS OVER WORDS

ORIGEN: And since he avoided unnecessary talk about himself and preferred to show by acts rather than words that he was the Christ, the Jews for that reason said to him, “If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” AGAINST CELSUS 1.48. [1]

[1] ANF 4:417.

CHRIST ALREADY HAD SPOKEN PLAINLY

CHRYSOSTOM: Their mode of questioning was full of hatred when they say, “Tell us plainly, are you the Christ?” And yet, he was always at their feasts and had said nothing in secret at those feasts, speaking everything out in the open. They preface their remarks, however, with flattery: “How long do you make us to doubt?” They say this as if they were anxious to know the truth, but they really only meant to provoke him to say something that they might latch on to. HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 61.1. [1]

[1] NPNF 1 14:223**.

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