# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 16

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 16. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/joannes-chrysostomus-scr-eccl-john-chrysostom/in-natale-domini-et-in-sanctam-mariam-genitricem-sp/16

«Καὶ ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά», Κυρίου ἐπιδημήσαντος ἀνακαινίσαι τὰ σύμπαντα ἵνα κόσμος ὁ ἄκοσμος πάλιν ἄνωθεν κοσμηθῇ; «Καὶ ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη»; Τὴν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος μορφὴν ἑκουσίως ἑλόμενος, τὸ πλανώμενον πρόβατον ζητήσας κατέσπευσεν.

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Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.]. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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