# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 26

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 26. 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/26

Τί γάρ φησιν; «Εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου». Ἰωσὴφ δὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς δίκαιος ὢν ἐλογίσατο μήτε ἀνακρῖναι, ἐπειδὴ Θεοῦ συνέργεια ἦν, μήτε παραδειγματίσαι διὰ τὸ εὐγενὲς καὶ ὑπερβάλλον τῆς κόρης, μήτε ἀναγγεῖλαι τινὶ διὰ τὴν ἐπισκιάσασαν δύναμιν, ἀλλ' ἐβουλήθη λάθρᾳ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν.

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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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