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Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew

Origen of Alexandria · c. 245 AD

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Ante-Nicene

Surviving books of Origen's commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, covering roughly Matthew 13–22 in Greek and further sections in an ancient Latin version, treating the parables, the Church, and the Lord's journey to Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

1From the First Book of the Commentary on Matthew2From the Second Book of the Commentary on the Gospel According to Matthew3Book X1The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus2Exposition of the Parable3The Shining of the Righteous. Its Interpretation4Concerning the Parable of the Treasure Hidden in the Field. The Parable Distinguished from the Similitude5The Field and the Treasure Interpreted6The Exposition Continued7The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price. The Formation and Difference of Pearls8The Parable Interpreted is the Light of These Views9Christ the Pearl of Great Price10The Pearl of the Gospel in Relation to the Old Testament11The Parable of the Drag-Net12The Divine Scriptures Compared to a Net13Relation of Men to Angels14The Disciples as Scribes15The Householder and His Treasury16Parables in Relation to Similitudes. Jesus in His Own Country17The Brethren of Jesus18Prophets in Their Country19Relation of Faith and Unbelief to the Supernatural Powers of Jesus20Different Conceptions of John the Baptist21Herod and the Baptist22The Dancing of Herodias. The Keeping of Oaths23The Withdrawal of Jesus24The Diverse Forms of Spiritual Sickness25Healing Precedes Participation in the Loaves of Jesus4Book XI1Introduction to the Feeding of the Five Thousand2Exposition of the Details of the Miracle3The Exposition of Details Continued. The Sitting Down on the Grass. The Division into Companies4The Multitudes and the Disciples Contrasted5The Disciples in Conflict. Jesus Walks Upon the Waters6Interpretation of the Details in the Narrative. Application Thereof to All Disciples7The Healing of the Sick on the Other Side. The Method of Healing8Concerning the Pharisees and Scribes Who Came and Inquired, Why Do Thy Disciples Transgress the Tradition of the Elders?9Explanation of “Corban.”10The Traditions of the Elders in Collision with Divine Law11Exposition of the Prophecy of Isaiah Quoted by Jesus12Things Clean and Unclean According to the Law and the Gospel13The Offence of the Pharisees14Why the Pharisees Were Not a Plant of God. Teaching of Origen on the “Bread of the Lord.”15Eating with Unwashed Heart Defiles the Man16Concerning the Canaanitish Woman. Meaning of the “Borders of Tyre and Sidon.”17Exposition of the Details in the Narrative18Concerning the Multitudes Who Were Healed. Comparison of the Mountain Where Jesus Sat to the Church19Concerning the Seven Loaves. The Narrative of the Feeding of the Four Thousand Compared with that of the Five Thousand5Book XII1Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven2Why the Pharisees Asked a Sign from Heaven3The Answer of Jesus to Their Request4Why Jesus Called Them an Adulterous Generation. The Law as Husband5Concerning the Leaven of the Pharisees6The Meaning of Leaven. Jesus' Knowledge of the Heart7Relative Magnitude of Sins of the Heart and Actual Sins8The Leaven Figurative Like the Water Spoken of by Jesus to the Woman of Samaria9Concerning the Question of Jesus in Cæsarea, Who Do Men Say that I Am? Different Conceptions of Jesus10The Answer of Peter11The Promise Given to Peter Not Restricted to Him, But Applicable to All Disciples Like Him12Every Sin—Every False Doctrine is a “Gate of Hades.”13The “Gates of Hades” And the “Gates of Zion” Contrasted14In What Sense the “Keys” Are Given to Peter, and Every Peter. Limitations of This Power15Relation of the Former Commission Given by Jesus to the Disciples, to His Present Injunction of Silence. Belief and Knowledge Contrasted16Gradual Growth in Knowledge of the Disciples17Reasons for that Gradual Knowledge18Jesus Was at First Proclaimed by the Twelve as a Worker and a Teacher Only19Importance of the Proclamation of Jesus as the Crucified20Why Jesus Had to Go to Jerusalem21The Rebuke of Peter and the Answer of Jesus22Importance of the Expressions “Behind” And “Turned.”23Peter as a Stumbling-Block to Jesus24Self-Denial and Cross-Bearing25Reference to the Saying of Paul About Crucifixion with Christ26The Less of Life; And the Saving of It27Life Lost to the World is Saved28The Exchange for One's Life29The Coming of the Son of Man in Glory30The Word Appears in Different Forms; The Time of His Coming in Glory31The Simpler Interpretation of the Promise About Not Tasting of Death32Standing by the Saviour33Interpretation of “Tasting of Death.”34Meaning of “Until.” No Limitation of Promise35Scriptural References to Death36Concerning the Transfiguration of the Saviour37Force of the Words “Before Them.”38The Garments White as the Light39Jesus Was Transfigured—“As He Was Praying.”40Discussion of the Saying of Peter41Figurative Interpretation of the Same42The Meaning of the “Bright Cloud.”43Relation of Moses and Elijah to Jesus. The Injunction of Silence6Book XIII1Relation of the Baptist to Elijah. The Theory of Transmigration Considered2“The Spirit and Power of Elijah”—Not the Soul—Were in the Baptist3Concerning the Epileptic4Spiritual Epileptics5The Deaf and Dumb Spirit6Influence of the Moon and Stars on Men7The Power of Faith8Jesus' Prediction of His “Delivery” Into the Hands of Men9Satan and the “Delivery” Of Jesus10Concerning Those Who Demanded the Half-Shekel11The Freedom of Sons12The Stater Allegorized13The Sacred Half-Shekel14Concerning Those Who Said, Who is the Greatest? and Concerning the Child that Was Called by Jesus15Greatness Varies in Degree16Why the Great are Compared to Little Children17The Little Ones and Their Stumbling-Blocks18Who Was the Little Child Called by Jesus19The Parallel Passages in Mark and Luke20The World and Offences. Various Meanings of World21The “Woe” Does Not Apply to the Disciples of Jesus22What the “Occasions of Stumbling” Are23In What Sense “Necessary.”24The Offending Hand, or Foot, or Eye25The Eye or Hand Allegorized26The Little Ones and Their Angels27When the Little Ones are Assigned to Angels28Close Relationship of Angels to Their “Little Ones.”29The Little Ones and the Perfect30The Sinning Brother31The Power to Bind on Earth and in Heaven7Book XIV1The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer2The Harmony of Husband and Wife3The Harmony of Body, Soul, and Spirit4Harmony of the Old and New Covenants5The Limit of Forgiveness6Concerning the King Who Made a Reckoning with His Own Servants, to Whom Was Brought a Man Who Owed Ten Thousand Talents7Exposition Continued: the King and the Servants8The Principle of the Reckoning9The Time Occupied by the Reckoning10The Man Who Owed Many Talents11The Servant Who Owed a Hundred Pence12The Time of the Reckoning13No Forgiveness to the Unforgiving14How Jesus Finished His Words15How Men Followed Jesus16Concerning the Pharisees and Scribes Tempting Jesus (by Asking) Whether Was Lawful for a Man to Put Away His Wife for Every Cause17Union of Christ and the Church18The Bill of Divorcement19The Divorce of Israel20Christ and the Gentiles21Union of Angels and the Souls of Men22The Marriage of Church Dignitaries23Some Laws Given by Concession to Human Weakness24Jewish Criticism of the Law of Christ25Chastity and Prayer