When God is called man, householder, or king
Compare the parables where God is called a man. In the laborers he is a householder hiring at dawn; in the supper and the son’s wedding he is named a king — greater than a householder, as one who sends an army. Luke and Mark say a man planted a vineyard. In the Scriptures God is taken as ‘man’ in many ways; it matters greatly whether he is named simply man, householder, or king. Glory to Christ. Amen.
Greek
Σύγκρισις τῶν παραβολῶν ἐν αἷς Θεὸς ἄνθρωπος καλεῖται. Ἐν μὲν τῇ τῶν ἐργατῶν πατὴρ οἰκογενὴς ἔξεισι μισθώσασθαι· ἐν δὲ τῇ τοῦ δείπνου καὶ τῶν γάμων τοῦ υἱοῦ βασιλεὺς ὠνόμασται — μείζων γὰρ πατρὸς οἰκογενοῦς ὡς στρατιὰν πέμπων. Παρὰ Λουκᾷ «ἄνθρωπος ἐφύτευσεν ἀμπελῶνα»· καὶ παρὰ Μάρκῳ ὁμοίως. Πολλαχῶς ἐν ταῖς Γραφαῖς ὁ Θεὸς ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνεται· πολὺ διαφέρει εἰ ἁπλῶς ἄνθρωπος ἢ οἰκοδεσπότης ἢ βασιλεὺς ὀνομάζεται. Δόξα Χριστῷ. Ἀμήν.
About this text
Origen’s Commentary on Matthew, Tomus XVII (Greek). Complete on this page: §§1–4.
English follows PG 13 (Migne) Greek. Heine was not used as wording. This page is Tomus XVII §§1–4 (closeout).
Witnesses
- Copy-text PG 13 (Migne) — Greek (Greek · Tomus XVII §§1–4)
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