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[SECTION I.] - A. Cleveland Coxe, Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 9: The Gospel of Peter, Apocalypses and Romances, Commentaries of Origen [1896]

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Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 9: The Gospel of Peter, the Diatessaron of Tatian, the Apocalypse of Peter, the Vision of Paul, the Apocalypse of the Virgin and Sedrach, the Testament of Abraham, the Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, the Narrative of Zosimus, the Apology of Aristides, the Epistles of Clement (complete text), Origen’s Commentary of John, Books 1-10, and Commentary on Matthew, Books 1, 2, and 10-14, ed. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson. Revised and Chronologically arranged with brief prefaces and occasional notes by A. Cleveland Coxe (New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1896-97).

Part of: Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325, 10 vols.

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[SECTION I.]

Jo. 1, 1.Jo. 1, 2.Jo. 1, 3.Jo. 1, 4.Jo. 1, 5.1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God is the2, 3 Word. This was in the beginning with God. Everything was by his hand, and4 without him not even one existing thing was made. In him was life, and the life5 is the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.

Lk. 1, 5.16There was in the days of Herod the king a priest whose name was Zacharias, of the family of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name7 was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God,Lk. 1, 6.Lk. 1, 7.Lk. 1, 8.Lk. 1, 9. walking in all his commands,8 and in the uprightness of God without reproach. And they had no son, for9 Elizabeth was barren, and they had both advanced in age.Arabic, p. 2 And while he discharged10 the duties of priest in the order of his service before God, according to the custom of the priesthood it was his turn to burn incense; so he entered the11 temple of the Lord.Lk. 1, 10.Lk. 1, 11.Lk. 1, 12.Lk. 1, 13. And the whole gathering of the people were praying without at the12 time of the incense. And there appeared unto Zacharias the angel of the Lord, standing13 at the right of the altar of incense; and Zacharias was troubled when he saw him,14 and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Be not agitated,2 Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt15 call his name John;Lk. 1, 14.Lk. 1, 15. and thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice16 at his birth. And he shall be great before the Lord, and shall not drink wine nor strong drink, and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit3 while he is in his mother’s17 womb.Lk. 1, 16.Lk. 1, 17. And he shall turn back many of the children of Israel to the Lord their18 God. And he shall go before him in the spirit, and in the power of Elijah the prophet, to turn back the heart of the fathers to the sons, and those that obey not to the knowledge4 of the righteous; and to prepare for the Lord a perfect people.19 And Zacharias said unto the angel,Lk. 1, 18.Lk. 1, 19. How shall I know this, since I am an old man20 and my wife is advanced in years? And the angel answered and said unto him, I am Gabriel, that standeth before God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and give21 thee tidings of this.Lk. 1, 20. Henceforth thou shalt be speechless, and shalt not be able to speak until the day in which this shall come to pass,Lk. 1, 21. because thou didst not trust22 this my word, which shall be accomplished in its time.Arabic, p. 3 And the people were standing awaiting Zacharias, and they were perplexed at his delaying in the temple.23 And when Zacharias went out, he was not able to speak unto them:Lk. 1, 22. so they knew that he had seen in the temple a vision; and he made signs unto them, and24 continued dumb. And when the days of his service were completed,Lk. 1, 23. he departed to his dwelling.

Lk. 1, 24.Lk. 1, 25.25And after those days Elizabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five26 months, and said, This hath the Lord done unto me in the days when he looked upon me, to remove my reproach from among men.

Lk. 1, 26.Lk. 1, 27.Lk. 1, 28.27And5 in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from God to Galilee6 to a28 city called Nazareth, to a virgin given in marriage to a man named Joseph, of the29 house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel entered unto her and said unto her, Peace be unto thee, thou who art filled with grace. Our Lord 30is with thee,§ 1 thou blessed amongst women.Lk. 1, 29.Lk. 1, 30.Lk. 1, 31.Lk. 1, 32. And she, when she beheld, was agitated31 at his word, and pondered what this salutation could be. And the angel said unto32 her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. Thou shalt now conceive,33 and bear a son, and call his name Jesus. This shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of34 David his father: and he shall rule over the house of Jacob for ever;Lk. 1, 33.Lk. 1, 34.Lk. 1, 35. and to his35 kingdom there shall be no end. Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be to36 me when no man hath known me?Arabic, p. 4 The angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High shall rest upon thee, and therefore shall he that is born of thee be pure, and shall be called the Son37 of God. And lo, Elizabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old38 age; and this is the sixth month with her, her that is called barren.Lk. 1, 36.Lk. 1, 37.Lk. 1, 38. For nothing is39 difficult for God. Mary said, Lo, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be unto me according unto thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Lk. 1, 39.Lk. 1, 40.Lk. 1, 41.Lk. 1, 42.40And then Mary arose in those days and went in haste into the hill country,1 to a241 city of Judah; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and asked for the health of42 Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in43 her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and cried with a loud voice and said unto Mary, Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the44 fruit that is in thy womb. Whence have I this privilege,Lk. 1, 43.Lk. 1, 44.Lk. 1, 45.Lk. 1, 46. that the mother of my45 Lord should come unto me? When the sound of thy salutation reached my ears,46 with great joy rejoiced3 the babe in my womb. And blessed is she who believed47 that what was spoken to her from the Lord would be fulfilled. And Mary said,

  • My soul doth magnify the Lord,
  • 48And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour,

    Lk. 1, 47.

    Lk. 1, 48.

  • 49Who hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden:
  • Lo, henceforth, all generations4 shall pronounce blessing on me.
  • 50For5 he hath done great things for me, who is mighty,

    Lk. 1, 49.

  • And holy is his name.
  • 51And his mercy embraceth them who fear him,

    Lk. 1, 50.

  • Throughout the ages and the times.

  • Arabic, p. 5

    52He wrought the victory with his arm,

    Lk. 1, 51.

  • And scattered them that prided themselves in their opinions.
  • 53He overthrew them that acted haughtily from their thrones,

    Lk. 1, 52.

  • And raised the lowly.

    Lk. 1, 53.

  • 54He satisfied with good things the hungry,
  • And left the rich without anything.

    Lk. 1, 54.

  • 55He helped Israel his servant,
  • And remembered his mercy

    Lk. 1, 55.

  • 56(According as he spake with our fathers)
  • Unto Abraham and unto his seed for ever.

Lk. 1, 56.Lk. 1, 57.Lk. 1, 58.57And Mary abode with Elizabeth about three months, and returned unto her house.

58, 59And Elizabeth’s time of delivery was come; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that God had multiplied his mercy towards her;60 and they rejoiced with her. And when6 it was the eighth day,Lk. 1, 59. they came to circumcise the child, and called him Zacharias, calling him by the name of his father.61 And his mother answered and said unto them, Not so;Lk. 1, 60.Lk. 1, 61.Lk. 1, 62.Lk. 1, 63. but he shall be called John.62 And they said unto her, There is no man of thy kindred that is called by this name.63, 64 And they made signs to his father, saying, How dost thou wish to name him? And he asked for a tablet, and wrote and said, His name is John. And every one wondered.Lk. 1, 64.Lk. 1, 65.65 And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spake and66 praised God. And fear fell on all their neighbours: and this was spoken of7 in all 67the mountains of Judah.Lk. 1, 66. And all who heard pondered in their hearts and said, What shall this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Lk. 1, 67.68And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied and said,

  • 69Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel,

    Lk. 1, 68.

  • Who hath cared for his people, and wrought for it salvation;
  • 70And hath raised for us the horn of salvation

    Lk. 1, 69.

  • Arabic, p. 6

    In the house of David his servant
  • 71(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from eternity),

    Lk. 1, 70.

    Lk. 1, 71.

  • 72That he might save us from our enemies,
  • And from the hand of all them that hate us.
  • 73And he hath performed his mercy towards our fathers,

    Lk. 1, 72.

  • And remembered his holy covenants,
  • 74And the oath which he sware unto Abraham our father,

    Lk. 1, 73.

    Lk. 1, 74.

  • 75That he would give us deliverance from the hand of our enemies,
  • And without fear we shall1 serve before him
  • 76All our days with equity and righteousness.

    Lk. 1, 75.

    Lk. 1, 76.

  • 77And as for thee, O child, prophet of the Most High shalt thou be called.
  • Thou shalt go forth before the face of the Lord to prepare his way,
  • 78To give the knowledge of salvation2 unto his people,

    Lk. 1, 77.

  • For the forgiveness of their sins,
  • 79Through the mercy of3 the compassion of our God,

    Lk. 1, 78.

  • With which he careth for4 us, to appear5 from on high
  • 80To give light to them that sit in darkness and under the shadow of death,

    Lk. 1, 79.

  • And to set straight our feet in the way of peace.

81And the child grew and became strong in the spirit,Lk. 1, 80. and abode in the desert until the time of his appearing unto the children of Israel.