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Origen, on Matt 27:15
Origen · c. A.D. 184–253
Matt 27:15 · Douay-Rheims
“Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.”
On this verse:
“Thus do the Gentiles shew favours to those whom they subject to themselves, until their yoke is riveted. Yet did this practice obtain also among the Jews, Saul did not put Jonathan to death, because all the people sought his life. (1 Sam. 14.)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.