Art thou greater than our father Abraham? (Μη συ μειζων ε του πατρος ημων Αβρααμ; ). Negative answer expected by μη with ablative …

Whom makest thou thyself? Or, who do you pretend to be? Although the greatest of the prophets have died, yet you—a Nazarene, a Sa…

Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead?—The question is exactly the same, with the substitution of “Abra…

I know that you are Abraham's seed; yet you seek to kill me, because my word does not have free course in you. I speak the things which I have …

St. Gregory the Great: Just as it is necessary that the good should grow better through insult, so the wicked are made worse by…

A better translation of this question would be, “You are not greater than our father Abraham, are you?” A negative answer is assumed. While Jesus’ …

Are you greater than our father Abraham? This is another offense, that they attempt to obscure the glory of Christ by the splendor of …

Are you greater than our father Abraham ?
&c.] So the woman of Samaria said, concerning Jacob, ([Reference John 4:12…

Observe Christ's disregard of the applause of men. Those who are dead to the praises of men can bear their contempt. God will seek the honour of al…

1. Above, our Lord had promised two things to his followers: liberation from darkne and the attainment of life, saying, he who follows m…