And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard [him] ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
et ils disaient à la femme: Ce n'est plus à cause de ce que tu as dit que nous croyons; car nous l'avons entendu nous-mêmes, et nous savons qu'il est vraiment le Sauveur du monde.
KJV
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard [him] ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
f the Samaritans to the woman, who is a type of human reason: "We now believe, not for thy saying" ( Jn. 4:42 ). Reply to Objection 1: Gregory is referring to the case of a man who has no will to believe what is of faith, unless he be induced by reasons. But when a man has the wi…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
things, but after He is known, He is no longer known through them, but through Himself, according to Jn. 4:42 : "We now believe, not for thy saying: for we ourselves have heard Him, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world." Reply to Objection 3: Hope and fear lead t…
Thomas Aquinas
On Nature and Grace
3, ad 1. This is the import of the words of the Samaritan to the woman, who signifies human reason ( John 4:42 ): “Now we believe, not because of thy saying.” On the first point: Gregory is speaking of such as have no desire to believe the things of faith otherwise than on the ev…
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