Fragments on Lamentations · §113 · Origen of Alexandria

Trust in Egypt/Assyria vain; law saves no one after grace

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The word seems to be from the captives, repenting over those on whom they were leaning toward help—Egyptians and Assyrians. And it would also be said consistently by those from the circumcision who believed: we were failing emptily hoping unto the law; for the law saves no one, just as Paul said. Therefore neither will those hanging upon the law be able to help after the grace (Lamentations 4:17) (Galatians 3:11) (Romans 3:20).

Greek

Klagel. Jerem. 4, 17. Ἀπὸ τῶν αἰχμαλώτων ὁ λόγος εἶναι δοκεῖ, μετανοούντων ἐφ οἷς Αἰγυπτίοις καὶ Ἀσσυρίοις πρὸς βοήθειαν ἐπηρείδοντο. λέγοιτο δ’ ἂν ἀκολούθως ὑπὸ τῶν ἐκ περιτομῆς πιστευσάντων· ἐξελείπο- μεν διακενῆς εἰς τὸν νόμον ἐλπίζοντες· ὁ γὰρ νόμος σῴζει οὐδένα, καθάπερ εἶπεν ὁ Παῦλος. οὐκοῦν οὐδὲ οἱ ἠρτημένοι τοῦ νόμου βοηθῆσαι μετὰ τὴν χάριν δυνήσονται.

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