# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 27

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 27. 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/27

Ἄγγελος δὲ Κυρίου κατ' ὄναρ φαίνεται λέγων αὐτῷ· «Ἰωσὴφ, υἱὸς Δαυὶδ, τί ἀπολῦσαι λάθρα ζητεῖς τὴν πάλαι ὑπὸ τῶν προφητῶν προαναφωνηθεῖσαν ἀμνάδα; Τί ἀπολῦσαι λάθρα ζητεῖς τὴν ἀσύλητον χώραν καὶ οὐράνιον ὑποδεξαμένην καρπόν; Τί ἀπολῦσαι λάθρα ζητεῖς τὴν τὸ πῦρ τῆς θεότητος ἀμειώτως χωρήσασαν καὶ ξένην τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ Σινὰ Θεοῦ παρουσίαν ἐμφανίζουσαν;

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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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