游斯丁護教辭與對話 第 3-136 章

For see how He now speaks to the people, having said above: 'In the manner that a grape-cluster is found in the bunch, and they say: Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it; so will I do for the sake of him who serves me; for his sake I will not destroy them all.' And after this He adds: 'And I will bring forth that which is out of Jacob and out of Judah.' It is plain, then, that if He is so angry with those and threatens to leave but few, He promises to bring forth certain others who shall dwell in His mountain.

And these are those whom He said He would sow and beget; for you neither endure Him when He calls, nor listen when He speaks, but you have even done evil before the Lord. And the surpassing measure of your wickedness is this: that you even hate the righteous One whom you murdered, and those who have received from Him to be what they are—pious and righteous and lovers of mankind. Therefore He says, 'Woe to their soul, for they have taken evil counsel against themselves, saying: Let us take away the righteous, for he is troublesome to us.'

For neither did you sacrifice to Baal, as your fathers did, nor make cakes in shaded or lofty places for the host of heaven; but it is because you did not receive His Christ. For he who is ignorant of this One is ignorant also of the counsel of God; and he who insults and hates this One both insults and hates Him who sent Him—plainly he both hates and insults; and if anyone does not believe in Him, he does not believe the proclamations of the prophets, who preached the good news of Him and proclaimed Him to all.