# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 9

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 9. 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/9

Σὺ ὡς ἄμπελος ἐβλάστησας βότρυν καὶ ἡ εὐφροσύνη τοῦ οἴνου σου πίνεται καὶ οὐ λείπεται. Σὺ ὡς λίβανος, λίβανον προσεδέξω καὶ ὡς σμύρνα ἐκλεκτή, χρυσὸν καὶ σμύρνα σοι προσηνέχθη. Σὺ ὡς τερέβινθος ἐξέτεινας κλάδους καὶ ὑπὸ τὴν σκέπην αὐτοῦ ἔθνη πεπλανημένα κατέδραμον.

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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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