# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 18

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 18. 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/18

»Καὶ ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη»; Ἐν τῷ τῆς γαστρὸς ἱστῷ ἐξυφάνας τὸ τῆς θεότητος ἔνδυμα, ἐνέδυσεν τὸν κόσμον ἀφθαρσίας ἱμάτιον. «Καὶ ἵνα τί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη»; Ἄνω ἀμήτωρ Υἱὸς καὶ κάτω ἀπάτωρ ὂν βρέφος· οὐ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος προέκοψεν εἰς Θεὸν, ἀλλὰ Θεὸς ἀνεδέξατο ἄνθρωπον.

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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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