John 10:18
Douay-Rheims
No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Alcuin of York
For the Word doth not receive a command by word, but containeth in Himself all the Father’s commandments. When the Son is said to receive what He possesseth of Himself, His power is not lessened, but only His generation declared. The Father gave the Son every thing in begetting Him. He begat Him perfect.
Source details
A.D. 804 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 10:14-21
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.