Dialogue with Trypho 102.6 · Sophia Scriptura

Summary: Christ teaches trust in God alone, not in race, wealth, or strength.

Greek text · Archambault 2:132

Τὸ δὲ καὶ εἰπεῖν αὐτόν· Θεός μου εἶ σύ, μὴ ἀποστῇς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, διδάσκοντος ἅμα ὅτι ἐπὶ θεὸν τὸν πάντα ποιήσαντα ἐλπίζειν δεῖ πάντας καὶ παρʼ ἐκείνου μόνου σωτηρίαν καὶ βοήθειαν ζητεῖν, ἀλλὰ μή, ὡς τοὺς λοιποὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, διὰ γένος ἢ πλοῦτον ἢ ἰσχὺν ἢ σοφίαν νομίζειν δύνασθαι σώζεσθαι· ὁποῖον καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀεὶ ἐπράξατε, ποτὲ μὲν μοσχοποιήσαντες, ἀεὶ δὲ ἀχάριστοι καὶ φονεῖς τῶν δικαίων καὶ τετυφωμένοι διὰ τὸ γένος φαινόμενοι.

English · Claude translation

“And his saying, ‘You are my God; do not depart from me,’ teaches at the same time that all must hope in God who made all things, and seek salvation and help from him alone, and not, like the rest of men, think that they can be saved by race or wealth or strength or wisdom; as you have always done, at one time making the calf, and always appearing ungrateful and murderers of the righteous and puffed up because of your race.

About this passage

Source

Archambault 2:132 · Georges Archambault, ed., Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon, 2 vols., Textes et documents pour l'étude historique du christianisme 8, 11 (Paris: Picard, 1909) · Greek text: G. Archambault, Justin: Dialogue avec Tryphon (Paris, 1909), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0

Translation

Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Archambault (1909); made independently of existing English translations.

Scripture

Ps 22:10 (21:11 LXX) · quotation, high confidence
Ps 22:11 (21:12 LXX) · quotation, high confidence
Jer 9:23 · echo, medium confidence

Cite this passage

Justin, Dial. 102.6 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/102/6/).

Plain text

Justin, Dial. 102.6 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/justin-dialogue/102/6/).