Dialogue with Trypho 97.4

Justin Martyr · Dialogue with Trypho · ca. 155–160 · Rome · Read in context

Summary: Psalm 22 fits no king but the crucified Jesus.

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Greek text · Archambault 2:110

Καὶ τοῦτον αὐτὸν τὸν ψαλμὸν οὐκ εἰς τὸν Χριστὸν εἰρῆσθαι λέγετε, κατὰ πάντα τυφλώττοντες, καὶ μὴ συνιέντες ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἐν τῷ γένει ὑμῶν λεχθείς ποτε βασιλεὺς πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ὠρύγη ζῶν καὶ διὰ τούτου τοῦ μυστηρίου ἀποθανών, τουτέστι τοῦ σταυρωθῆναι, εἰ μὴ μόνος οὗτος ὁ Ἰησοῦς.

English · Claude translation

“And you say that this very psalm was not spoken of Christ, being blind in every respect, and not understanding that no one in your race who was ever called king had his hands and feet dug while living and died by this mystery, that is, by being crucified, except this Jesus alone.

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Source: Archambault 2:110 · 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.
Topics: Christology

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Justin, Dial. 97.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/97/4/).

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Justin, Dial. 97.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/97/4/).

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