Title on the cross: King of the Jews
They put over his head the charge written: This is Jesus, the king of the Jews. By occasion or by truth Christ is proclaimed king, and every letter — Greek, Roman, Hebrew — witnesses his kingdom. No other cause of death is found except: he was King of the Jews — I have been set as king by him on Zion.
Latin
Et imposuerunt super caput eius causam eius scriptam: Hic est Jesus rex Iudaeorum. Occasione sive veritate Christus rex pronuntiatur, et omnis littera regnum eius testatur, sive Graecorum sive Romanorum sive Hebraeorum. Nulla alia causa mortis invenitur nisi: Rex fuit Iudaeorum — Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion.
About this text
Origen’s Commentary on Matthew, Commentariorum Series (Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–12 (SERIES closeout).
English follows PG 13 (Migne) Latin Series. Heine was not used as wording. This page is Series §§1–12 (SERIES closeout).
Witnesses
- Copy-text PG 13 (Migne) — Latin Series (Latin · Series §§1–12)
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