Origen
Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“My Lord Jesus Christ is justified according to the dispensation of the flesh that he purified for our salvation, by Abraham, by Isaac, by Jacob and by the rest of the prophets.”
The interpretation timeline
Ezek 16:51
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Ezek 16:51 · Douay-Rheims
“And Samaria committed not half thy sins: but thou hast surpassed them with thy crimes, and hast justified thy sisters by all thy abominations which thou hast done.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
254
A.D.
254
A.D.
Origen
Patristic
c. A.D. 184–253
“Before Christ it was not possible for the light of the righteous to shine.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.