John 1:12
Douay-Rheims
But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.
John Chrysostom
(Hom. x. 2) And because in the matter of these ineffable benefits, the giving of grace belongs to God, but the extending of faith to man, He subjoins, even to those who believe on his name. Why then declarest thou not, John, the punishment of those who received Him not? Is it because there is no greater punishment than that, when the power of becoming the sons of God is offered to men, they should not become such, but voluntarily deprive themselves of the dignity? But besides this, inextinguishable fire awaits all such, as will appear clearly farther on.
Source details
A.D. 407 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 1:11-13
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.