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Commentary on Romans, Book I · §2

Paulus servus Jesu Christi — servant and son

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ — yet he also wrote you received a spirit of adoption. Free from all, he made himself a servant to all, imitating the Lord who took the form of a servant. Slavery to Christ outranks every liberty. Glory to Christ. Amen.

Latin

Paulus servus Jesu Christi. Requiramus cur servus dicatur is qui alibi scribit: Non enim accepistis spiritum servitutis iterum in timore, sed accepistis spiritum adoptionis. Cum liber sim ab omnibus, omnibus me servum feci. Servit ergo Christo non in spiritu servitutis sed in spiritu adoptionis, quia omni libertate nobilior est servitus Christi. Gloria Christo. Amen.

About this text

Origen’s Commentary on Romans, Book I (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–6.

English follows PG 14 (Migne) — Rufinus Latin. Scheck FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Book I §§1–6 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text PG 14 (Migne) — Rufinus Latin (Latin · Book I §§1–6)

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