Dialogue with Trypho 118.2 · Sophia Scriptura

Summary: Nathan's oracle and Ezekiel's prince refer to Christ; at his return the sacrifices will be spiritual praises.

Greek text · Archambault 2:206

Καὶ Νάθαν δὲ ὁμοίως περὶ τούτου λέγων πρὸς Δαυῒδ οὕτως ἐπήνεγκεν· Ἐγὼ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ εἰς πατέρα, καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι εἰς υἱόν, καὶ τὸ ἔλεός μου οὐ μὴ ἀποστήσω ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, καθὼς ἐποίησα ἀπὸ τῶν ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ· καὶ στήσω αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ μου καὶ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος. Καὶ τὸν ἡγούμενον δὲ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ οὐκ ἄλλον Ἰεζεκιὴλ λέγει ἢ τοῦτον αὐτόν. Οὗτος γὰρ ἐξαίρετος ἱερεὺς καὶ αἰώνιος βασιλεύς, ὁ Χριστός, ὡς υἱὸς θεοῦ· οὗ ἐν τῇ πάλιν παρουσίᾳ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν Ἡσαΐαν ἢ τοὺς ἄλλους προφήτας θυσίας ἀφʼ αἱμάτων ἢ σπονδῶν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἀναφέρεσθαι, ἀλλὰ ἀληθινοὺς καὶ πνευματικοὺς αἴνους καὶ εὐχαριστίας.

English · Claude translation

“And Nathan likewise, speaking to David about him, added thus: ‘I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son, and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I did from those before him; and I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom forever.’ And Ezekiel speaks of no other ruler in the house than him. For he is the chosen priest and eternal king, the Christ, as Son of God; at whose second coming do not think that Isaiah or the other prophets say that sacrifices of blood or libations will be brought to the altar, but true and spiritual praises and thanksgivings.

About this passage

Source

Archambault 2:206 · Georges Archambault, ed., Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon, 2 vols., Textes et documents pour l'étude historique du christianisme 8, 11 (Paris: Picard, 1909) · Greek text: G. Archambault, Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon (Paris, 1909), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0

Translation

Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Archambault (1909); made independently of existing English translations.

Scripture

2 Sam 7:14 · quotation, high confidence
2 Sam 7:15 · quotation, high confidence
1 Chr 17:13 · quotation, high confidence
1 Chr 17:14 · quotation, high confidence
Ezek 44:3 · allusion, medium confidence

Topics

Christology, Eschatology

Cite this passage

Justin, Dial. 118.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/118/2/).

Plain text

Justin, Dial. 118.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/118/2/).