Fragments on Lamentations · §108

Just blood is chiefly Christ’s

Just blood chiefly is that of the Savior Christ, which having poured out they completely perished, being moderately chastened upon the prophets’ bloods.

Greek

Klagel. Jerem. 4, 13. Αἷμα δίκαιον κυρίως τὸ τοῦ σωτῆρος Χριστοῦ, ὅπερ ἐκχέαντες τελέως ἀπώλοντο, ἐπὶ τοῖς τῶν προφητῶν αἵμασι μετρίως σωφρονιζόμενοι.

About this text

Origen, Fragments on Lamentations. Original English Translation from the Greek (Klostermann).

English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.