Sometimes as man, sometimes as divine nature one with the Father
Reply: the Savior sometimes speaks of himself as a man, and sometimes as of a more divine nature united with the Father’s unbegotten nature.
“You know me and know where I am from” concerns his humanity; “You know neither me nor my Father” concerns his deity.
Greek
Λεκτέον δὲ πρὸς ταῦτα ὅτι ὁ σωτὴρ ὁτὲ μὲν περὶ ἑαυτοῦ ὡς περὶ ἀνθρώπου διαλέγεται, ὁτὲ δὲ ὡς περὶ θειοτέρας φύσεως καὶ ἡνωμένης τῇ ἀγενήτῳ τοῦ πατρὸς φύσει.
τὸ μὲν Κἀμὲ οἴδατε καὶ οἴδατε πόθεν εἰμί περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἑαυτοῦ διαλέγεται· τὸ δὲ Οὔτε ἐμὲ οἴδατε οὔτε τὸν πατέρα μου περὶ τῆς θεότητος.
About this text
Origen’s Commentary on John, Book 19 (later tomoi). Complete on this page: §§1–23.
English follows Preuschen, Origenes Werke IV (GCS 10, 1903). Heine FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Book 19 §§1–23 of the later books (13, 19, 20, 28, 32).
Witnesses
- Copy-text Preuschen, Origenes Werke IV = GCS 10 (1903) (Greek · Book 19 §§1–23)
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.