Tractates on the Gospel of John
406–421
| Name and Summary | Pages |
|---|---|
This tractate explores the profound nature of the Word of God as the divine Logos through which all creation was made and continues to be sustained. | 19 |
This tractate explores the divine nature of Christ as the Word, emphasizing His eternal existence with God and His role in creation and illumination. | 17 |
This tractate emphasizes that grace and truth are fully revealed through Jesus Christ, distinguishing the New Testament from the Old, and underscores the importance of humility and faith over legalism. | 21 |
This tractate emphasizes the humility of John the Baptist and the significance of Christ's humble coming and subsequent exaltation, highlighting that Jesus appeared concealed in humility at first, yet will come openly in glory to judge. | 18 |
This tractate elucidates the divine nature and true origin of baptism, emphasizing that all authentic truth and righteousness come from God, particularly through Jesus Christ, who retains the divine power to baptize with the Holy Spirit. | 24 |
This tractate emphasizes the spiritual significance of the Holy Spirit's manifestation as a dove, symbolizing purity, unity, and love within the Church. | 29 |
This tractate emphasizes the spiritual importance of loving and trusting in Christ, the true and everlasting Word made flesh, over worldly vanities which pass away. | 28 |
This tractate explores the divine nature of Jesus Christ, emphasizing that His miracles, such as turning water into wine, are signs of God's creative power rather than ordinary events. | 19 |
This tractate explores the mystical and theological significance of the miracle at Cana, emphasizing how Christ's transformation of water into wine symbolizes the revelation and understanding of divine prophecy through Scripture. | 18 |
This tractate emphasizes the importance of spiritual humility, prayer, and zeal for God's house, urging believers to avoid worldly temptations and corruption within the Church. | 16 |
This tractate explains that beings must be born again of water and the Spirit to see and enter the kingdom of God, emphasizing the spiritual rebirth necessary for salvation and illustrating it through biblical figures and events. | 22 |
This tractate explains the necessity of spiritual rebirth through water and the Spirit, emphasizing that true regeneration is a divine transformation that cannot be duplicated or achieved through human efforts alone. | 18 |
This tractate emphasizes that true Christian devotion is rooted in humility, love, and unity with Christ, rather than external piety or miracles. | 22 |
This tractate explains the divine nature of Jesus Christ, emphasizing His equality with the Father and the humility He accepted in becoming human. | 18 |
This tractate explores the profound spiritual truths revealed through Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, emphasizing the symbolism of physical and spiritual thirst, the humility of Christ in His human weakness, and the internal worship of God in spirit and truth. | 27 |
This tractate explores the paradox of Jesus Christ's lack of honor in His own country and emphasizes the importance of humility and faith beyond mere signs and visible miracles. | 10 |
This tractate explores the nature of Jesus Christ's divine miracles and their deeper spiritual significance, emphasizing that His healing of the sick is primarily aimed at healing souls and revealing the unity of love and truth. | 19 |
This tractate explores the profound spiritual truth that Jesus, the Word of God, is both fully divine and truly human, emphasizing the unity and equality of the Father and the Son through theological reflection. | 18 |
This tractate explores the profound relationship between the Father and the Son, emphasizing that the Son performs all things by the Father’s will and is equal in life and authority, having life in Himself because He is begotten by the Father. | 29 |
This tractate explains that the words and works of the Lord Jesus Christ, particularly those recorded by John, reveal the inseparable unity and equal majesty of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that they do not act independently but in perfect harmony. | 18 |
This tractate explores the profound unity and inseparability of the divine works and personages within the Trinity, emphasizing how the Father does all things through the Son, and how the Son's knowledge and actions are entirely rooted in the Father’s divine nature. | 23 |
This tractate emphasizes that understanding Christ’s words is made accessible by His humility in becoming small for our sake, offering hope and confidence to believers. | 19 |
This tractate explores the nature of divine testimony and the importance of deeply grounding oneself in Christ, who is both the Word and the foundation of truth. | 24 |
This tractate explores the divine significance of Christ’s miracles, emphasizing that they serve to inspire faith and reveal God's invisible nature through visible works, such as the feeding of the five thousand. | 8 |
This tractate explores the profound spiritual symbolism behind the miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand and His subsequent actions, emphasizing His descent from and ascent to the mountain as a sign of His divine and sacrificial mission. | 23 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ is the spiritual bread that comes down from heaven, offering eternal life to those who believe in Him and partake of His body and blood through faith. | 20 |
This tractate explains that the true participation in Christ’s body and blood is a spiritual union rooted in faith and love, rather than merely a physical or literal ingestion. | 14 |
This tractate explains that Christ's humility and concealment during His earthly ministry serve to foreshadow His future glory and judgment, emphasizing the importance of patience and righteousness in the present age. | 14 |
This tractate explains that Jesus' declaration of having a doctrine not his own emphasizes his unity with the Father and his role as the messenger of God's eternal truth. | 9 |
This tractate emphasizes the importance of true spiritual discernment and righteousness, urging believers to judge with a heart of love rather than appearances or personal bias. | 9 |
This tractate explores the divine mystery of Christ’s identity and mission, emphasizing that while He was known in His human group and could be identified physically, His divine nature remained hidden from many, revealing the deeper spiritual truth only to the faithful. | 13 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ’s call to thirst and come to Him signifies the inner desire for the Holy Spirit, which believers receive after His glorification through the resurrection. | 12 |
This tractate emphasizes the compassionate yet just nature of Christ, highlighting His gentle response to the woman caught in adultery and His call for self-reflection and righteousness. | 10 |
This tractate emphasizes that Jesus Christ is the true and spiritual light of the world, guiding believers from spiritual darkness to eternal life. | 13 |
This tractate explores the concept of Christ as the ultimate light who illuminates both the world and the human soul, emphasizing the necessity of divine illumination for true understanding and righteousness. | 12 |
This tractate emphasizes the divine and human natures of Christ, asserting that he is both fully God and fully man, and that understanding this paradox is essential for true faith. | 18 |
This tractate emphasizes that the words of Jesus in the Gospel, though brief, hold great theological significance and require careful exposition to be truly understood. | 12 |
This tractate explores the profound theological significance of Christ's declaration "I am," emphasizing that it reveals His divine nature and eternal existence, central to Christian faith. | 14 |
This tractate explains the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, emphasizing that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God in three persons, distinct yet united in essence. | 9 |
This tractate explores the divine nature of Christ, emphasizing His relationship with the Father and the understanding of the Trinity, while urging believers to deepen their faith through continued obedience. | 14 |
This tractate explores the nature of true spiritual freedom, emphasizing that genuine liberty is achieved through union with Christ and liberation from sin. | 18 |
This tractate discusses how Jesus reveals the true spiritual lineage of individuals, contrasting those who are children of faith and truth with those who imitate the devil through sinful actions. | 15 |
This tractate emphasizes the virtue of patience in the Christian life, illustrating how Christ exemplifies this virtue through His responses to slander, insults, and accusations. | 15 |
This tractate explores the spiritual significance of the miracle of the man born blind being healed by Jesus Christ, illustrating the themes of spiritual enlightenment and darkness. | 14 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ is the true door into the sheepfold, representing the only legitimate way to enter into salvation and true faith. | 19 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ is both the door and the good Shepherd, symbolizing His role as the ultimate means of salvation and care for His followers, while highlighting the distinction between true shepherds and false ones like hirelings and wolves. | 12 |
This tractate explains the deep spiritual symbolism of Christ as both the Good Shepherd and the Door, emphasizing that He enters into the sheepfold by Himself and that salvation is entirely through Him. | 19 |
This tractate emphasizes that true understanding of Christ requires faith before comprehension, highlighting the importance of loving labor in spiritual growth and encouraging believers to trust in God's word even when it's not fully understood. | 12 |
This tractate explores the significance of the miracles of Jesus, particularly the raising of Lazarus, portraying them as signs that affirm His power and divine authority, ultimately pointing towards the future resurrection of all believers. | 28 |
This tractate explores the spiritual significance of the Jewish Passover and the events leading to Christ’s Passion, emphasizing that the Jewish rituals were shadows of the true salvation found in Christ. | 13 |
This tractate emphasizes that true service to Christ involves following His example of humility, sacrificial love, and active charity, which leads to eternal honor and union with Him. | 12 |
This tractate emphasizes that Christ's troubled soul and suffering on the Cross serve as divine acts of teaching humans how to endure trials and submit to God's will, demonstrating that His weakness is voluntary and purposeful. | 12 |
This tractate explores the divine mystery of belief and unbelief in Christ, emphasizing God's sovereign foreknowledge and the role of divine grace in enabling faith. | 13 |
This tractate explores the relationship between Jesus Christ, the Father, and believers, emphasizing that faith in Christ is ultimately faith in the sending Father, revealing His divine nature and equality with the Father. | 9 |
This tractate explains how Christ’s actions during the Passover, particularly the washing of the disciples' feet, exemplify humility and divine love, emphasizing that His passing from this world to the Father signifies the spiritual passage from sin to salvation. | 7 |
This tractate explores the meaning of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet, emphasizing the humility of Christ and the need for spiritual cleansing and humility in believers. | 5 |
This tractate explores how the Church and its members must seek humility and purity as they journey toward Christ, acknowledging that while they are initially washed in baptism, they continue to need cleansing through humility and repentance in their ongoing life. | 7 |
This tractate emphasizes the humility and service exemplified by Christ in washing His disciples' feet, urging Christians to imitate this act of humility in their own interactions. | 6 |
This tractate explores the significance of Jesus' words about humility, betrayal, and the relationship between Himself, His followers, and the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the importance of true obedience and discerning the true divine authority. | 4 |
This tractate explores the significance of Christ being troubled in spirit when predicting Judas’s betrayal, emphasizing that His emotional disturbance signifies His empathy and participation in human weakness rather than a lack of divine power. | 5 |
This tractate explores the significance of Judas's betrayal of Jesus during the Last Supper, emphasizing the spiritual and symbolic importance of the act of dipping bread and identifying Judas as the traitor. | 4 |
This tractate explains the significance of Jesus giving the bread to Judas after the dip, emphasizing that the act signifies the potential for good to be misused when received in a sinful spirit, and evil to be turned beneficial through divine purpose. | 6 |
This tractate emphasizes the continual pursuit of God as a lifelong journey that leads to ultimate perfection and eternal fulfillment. | 5 |
This tractate explores the different ways in which Christ is present with His disciples, emphasizing the temporal and spiritual aspects of His presence before and after His passion. | 4 |
This tractate emphasizes that Jesus’ command to love one another is a new, divine love that surpasses the old commandments and is rooted in the love Christ has shown us. | 5 |
This tractate highlights the disparity between human presumption and spiritual reality, illustrating how Peter initially overestimates his strength and willingness to follow Christ, only to fall into denial. | 5 |
This tractate emphasizes the importance of genuine faith in the divine nature of Christ, reassuring believers that they need not fear death because of the promise of eternal life in God's heavenly house. | 4 |
This tractate explores the nature of the divine promise that believers will dwell with Christ in His Father's house and the process of preparing that eternal habitation. | 6 |
This tractate explains how Jesus’ words about going to prepare a place and being the way, truth, and life reveal a profound unity in His divine and human nature, showing that He goes to Himself and the Father through His incarnate presence. | 6 |
This tractate emphasizes the deep unity and likeness between Jesus and the Father, illustrating that knowing Jesus is equivalent to knowing the Father. | 6 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ’s words and actions are divine works originating from the Father dwelling in Him, emphasizing the unity and distinction within the Godhead. | 5 |
This tractate explains that Jesus' promise that believers will do greater works than He did refers to the spiritual and salvific works performed through faith, rather than mere miraculous acts. | 5 |
This tractate explains that the promise of Christ to do anything asked in His name is conditioned on the request aligning with God's will and salvation. | 6 |
This tractate explains that the Holy Spirit is given by the Father through Christ as a divine comforter, and that loving Christ and keeping His commandments are intrinsically connected to receiving and being filled with the Holy Spirit. | 7 |
This tractate explains that Jesus' promise to send the Holy Spirit assures believers of His ongoing presence and divine relationship with them, even after His physical departure. | 4 |
This tractate explains that Jesus will be manifested to His followers through love and obedience, which distinguish them from the world; it emphasizes that true love for Christ results in God's abode within believers, making their spiritual relationship exclusive and intimate. | 4 |
This tractate explains the unity and distinction within the Trinity, emphasizing that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit all speak and teach inseparably, yet their individual persons are necessary for us to understand their divine nature. | 5 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ, while containing both divine and human natures, moved from a human state to the divine presence of the Father, which is greater than He in His human nature, yet remains united as one Christ. | 5 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ's statements about his mission and the fulfillment of prophecy serve to strengthen faith, especially in believing in unseen realities based on God's promises. | 5 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ, as the true vine, is the head of the Church, and believers are His branches, emphasizing the spiritual union and dependence on Christ for spiritual growth and purification. | 5 |
This tractate emphasizes the importance of remaining in Christ, the true vine, to bear spiritual fruit, and underscores that without Him, believers can do nothing of lasting value. | 5 |
This tractate emphasizes that our salvation and spiritual growth are ultimately rooted in God's grace and divine love, which glorify both the Father and the Son through our bearing fruit and discipleship. | 5 |
This tractate explains that Christ's joy in believers is rooted in the fellowship and grace bestowed upon them, which has been present in God from eternity through His foreknowledge and foreordination. | 4 |
This tractate emphasizes the supreme love demonstrated by Christ, who laid down His life for humanity, and exhort its readers to imitate this love through self-sacrifice and humility. | 5 |
This tractate explores the relationship between servitude and friendship with Christ, emphasizing that true believers move beyond being mere servants to becoming friends of Jesus through understanding and obedience. | 4 |
This tractate explains that Christ's words about sharing all that He has heard from the Father symbolize a future and incomplete knowledge, which believers participate in through hope and faith rather than full comprehension. | 5 |
This tractate emphasizes that the true fruit of Christian life is love, which encompasses love for God and for one’s neighbor, and is the foundation of all goodness and divine commandments. | 5 |
This tractate explains that Christians are to endure persecution by imitating Christ, who suffered for righteousness and for the sake of God's name, and emphasizes that they cannot do so without Christ's help. | 4 |
This tractate explains that Jesus' coming and speaking to certain people, particularly the Jews, revealed a significant sin—unbelief—that led to their persecution of Christ and his followers. | 5 |
This tractate explores the paradox of human ignorance and misjudgment in how people perceive and love or hate others, including God, often based on mistaken assumptions. | 5 |
This tractate asserts that Jesus performed unique and unprecedented miracles, particularly in healing, raising the dead, and other divine works, which set Him apart from all others in history. | 5 |
This tractate explains how the coming of the Holy Spirit (the Comforter) would enable the disciples and others to bear truthful witness to Christ, even in the face of hatred and persecution. | 5 |
This tractate explains how Jesus prepared His disciples for the adversity they would face, emphasizing the importance of the Holy Spirit's presence to empower their witness and withstand persecution. | 8 |
This tractate explains that Jesus Christ's departure was necessary to send the Holy Spirit, who would act as the Comforter and enable the disciples to bear witness and endure persecutions. | 6 |
This tractate explains how the Holy Spirit, and indirectly Christ through believers, reproves the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. | 8 |
This tractate explains that Jesus, knowing that His disciples could not yet grasp all divine truths, intentionally withheld some teachings until they were spiritually prepared, especially emphasizing the role of the Holy Spirit in revealing deeper truths. | 8 |
This tractate emphasizes that the Holy Spirit gradually reveals divine truth to believers according to their spiritual maturity, warning against seeking forbidden or secret knowledge prematurely. | 8 |
This tractate discusses the distinction between spiritual and carnal believers concerning their capacity to understand and receive divine doctrine. | 12 |
This tractate explains the deep theological understanding of the Holy Spirit’s nature and relationship within the divine Trinity, emphasizing that the Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son and is not of Himself. | 14 |
This tractate explores the nature of Christ's divine glory and the role of the Holy Spirit in revealing the truth of Christ's nature and purpose. | 6 |
This tractate explains that Jesus's words about a "little while" of absence and return refer to the period of His death, resurrection, and ascension, which were initially obscure to the disciples but now clear to believers. | 7 |
This tractate explains that asking in Jesus' name aligns with true salvation and spiritual joy, emphasizing that true prayer is rooted in understanding Christ and God's will rather than mere words or material concepts. | 7 |
This tractate explains that Jesus’s questions and statements during His farewell discourse serve to reveal and teach spiritual truths, showing that His knowledge and authority do not depend on human inquiry. | 5 |
This tractate emphasizes that Jesus Christ's teachings and actions are ultimately directed toward granting believers peace through divine truth and the Holy Spirit. | 6 |
This tractate explores how Jesus Christ glorifies the Father and is himself glorified through the events of his Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension, emphasizing the divine economy of mutual glorification within the Holy Trinity. | 10 |
This tractate explores the meaning and implications of Jesus' prayer in John 17, emphasizing how Christ manifests God's name and glory to His disciples and future believers. | 10 |
This tractate explains Jesus’ prayer for his disciples, emphasizing their unique relationship with the Father and the unity shared among the divine persons of the Trinity. | 7 |
This tractate emphasizes that Christ's followers are sanctified through their union with Him, who is the truth and the Word of God. | 5 |
This tractate explains that Jesus, in His prayer before His Passion, prayed not only for His current disciples but also for all future believers who would come to faith through their word, which is the gospel preached by the apostles. | 7 |
This tractate explores the profound unity between believers, Christ, and the Father, emphasizing that true oneness among Christians arises from faith and love rooted in God's grace. | 12 |
This tractate explains the profound hope of believers to be with Christ where He is, emphasizing that this is a promise rooted in the unity of the Trinity and the divine will. | 11 |
This tractate emphasizes the divine power and sovereignty of Christ during His arrest, illustrating how His words and presence cause His enemies to fall backward in fear and recognition of His authority. | 6 |
This tractate reflects on the events leading to and following Jesus' arrest, emphasizing the significance of His humility, the nature of His teachings, and the true meaning of discipleship. | 8 |
This tractate explains the events surrounding Jesus Christ's trial before Pontius Pilate, emphasizing the Jewish leaders' complicity and their false claims of legal restrictions. | 6 |
This tractate explores the nature of Christ's kingship and the distinction between His spiritual kingdom and earthly political authority. | 7 |
This tractate explores the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, emphasizing His patience, humility, and innocence in the face of unjust accusation and violence. | 8 |
This tractate explains the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion, emphasizing the significance of the timing, the inscription on the cross, and the broader theological implications. | 5 |
This tractate explains the significance of the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion, particularly focusing on the casting of lots for His garments as a fulfillment of prophecy and a symbol of the unity and universality of the Church. | 7 |
This tractate reflects on the profound significance of Jesus' death on the cross, emphasizing His fulfillment of scripture and divine purpose. | 6 |
This tractate explains the significance of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, emphasizing the symbolic and sacramental meanings derived from the Gospel account. | 6 |
This tractate emphasizes the significance of faith and recognition in understanding Christ's resurrection and divine nature, illustrating how appearances and spiritual insight reveal His true identity. | 9 |
This tractate explores the significance of the post-resurrection fishing narrative in John’s Gospel, emphasizing its prophetic symbolism regarding the Church's end-time purity and unity. | 15 |
This tractate emphasizes the significance of Jesus' post-resurrection appearances as evidence of His divine resurrection and the deep connection between love for Christ and genuine pastoral care. | 10 |
This tractate explores the significance of the differing expressions Jesus used when calling Peter and John, emphasizing the spiritual meanings behind Christ’s words about their respective fates and roles. | 17 |