NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works - Holy Bible Institute

That v: not found “of whom” in the case of the Son and of the Spirit.They are thus overthrown by their own selves, while our position will be on both sidesmade sure. Suppose it proved that the passage refers to the Son, “of whom” will be foundapplicable to the Son. Suppose on the other hand it be insisted that the prophet’s wordsrelate to God, then it will be granted that “through whom” is properly used of God, andboth phrases have equal value, in that both are used with equal force of God. Under eitheralternative both terms, being employed of one and the same Person, will be shewn to beequivalent. But let us revert to our subject.9. In his Epistle to the Ephesians the apostle says, “But speaking the truth in love, maygrow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ; from whom the whole bodyfitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to theeffectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body.” 752And again in the Epistle to the Colossians, to them that have not the knowledge of theOnly Begotten, there is mention of him that holdeth “the head,” that is, Christ, “from whichall the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered increaseth with the increaseof God.” 753 And that Christ is the head of the Church we have learned in another passage,when the apostle says “gave him to be the head over all things to the Church,” 754 and “ofhis fulness have all we received.” 755 And the Lord Himself says “He shall take of mine, andshall shew it unto you.” 756 In a word, the diligent reader will perceive that “of whom” isused in diverse manners. 757 For instance, the Lord says, “I perceive that virtue is gone outof me.” 758 Similarly we have frequently observed “of whom” used of the Spirit. “He thatsoweth to the spirit,” it is said, “shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.” 759 John too writes,“Hereby we know that he abideth in us by (ἐκ) the spirit which he hath given us.” 760 “Thatwhich is conceived in her,” says the angel, “is of the Holy Ghost,” 761 and the Lord says “thatwhich is born of the spirit is spirit.” 762 Such then is the case so far.7752 Eph. iv. 15, 16.753 Col. ii. 19.754 Eph. i. 22.755 John i. 16.756 1 John xvi. 15.757 πολύτροποι. cf. the cognate adverb in Heb. i. 1.758 “ἐξ ἐμοῦ ” The reading in St. Luke (viii. 46) is ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ. In the parallel passage, Mark v. 30, the wordsare, “Jesus knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him,” ἐξ αὐτοῦ which D. inserts in Luke viii. 45.759 Gal. vi. 8.760 1 John iii. 24.761 Matt. i. 20.762 John iii. 6.151