Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there [am] I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Approchez-vous de moi, et écoutez! Dès le commencement, je n'ai point parlé en cachette, Dès l'origine de ces choses, j'ai été là. Et maintenant, le Seigneur, l'Eternel, m'a envoyé avec son esprit.
KJV
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there [am] I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
Theodulf of Orleans
Concerning the Holy Spirit
, as it will be clear to anyone who reads the whole passage: "And the Lord sent me, and His Spirit" (Isaiah 48:16). Indeed, God sent not only the Son but also the Spirit. The apostle also speaks of this, "These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the…
Theodulf of Orleans
Concerning the Holy Spirit
sent by the Lord and by His Spirit with these words: "And now the Lord has sent me, and His Spirit," Isaiah 48:16. He also announces that he will send the Holy Spirit to his disciples before his passion in this way: "But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you, the Spirit…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
only by the one whence He proceeds. On the contrary, The Son is sent by the Holy Ghost, according to Is. 48:16 , "Now the Lord God hath sent Me and His Spirit." But the Son is not from the Holy Ghost. Therefore a divine person is sent by one from Whom He does not proceed. I answe…
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