# Commentariorum series in evangelium Matthaei (Mt. 22.34-27.63) 42

Origen, Commentariorum series in evangelium Matthaei (Mt. 22.34-27.63), Page 42. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/origen/commentariorum-series-in-evangelium-matthaei-mt-22-34-27-63/42

Οὐ δύνανται γὰρ τὸν ἐν τοῖς δώδεκα τεταγμένον Ζαχαρίαν υἱὸν Βαραχίου ἀνῃρηκέναι οἱ νῦν ὑπὸ τοῦ σωτῆρος ὀνειδιζόμενοι. ἀλλ' εἰκὸς [καθώς φησιν Ἰώσηππος] Ζαχαρίαν νῦν λέγεσθαι τὸν Ἰωάννου πατέρα, περὶ οὗ ἀπὸ μὲν γραφῶν δεῖξαι οὐκ ἔχομεν οὔτε ὅτι υἱὸς ἦν Βαραχίου, οὔτε ὅτι οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἐφόνευσαν αὐτὸν «μεταξὺ τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου». ἀλλ' ἦλθεν εἰς ἡμᾶς τοιαύτη τις παράδοσις, ὡς ἄρα ὄντος τινὸς περὶ τὸν

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Origenes Theol., Commentariorum series in evangelium Matthaei (Mt. 22.34-27.63). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg2042.tlg028.local001/.