Dialogue with Trypho Quotes

“And hence all men everywhere, whether bond or free, who believe in Christ, and recognise the truth in His own words and those of His prophets, know that they shall be with Him in that land, and inherit everlasting and incorruptible good.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“Assent, therefore, and pour no ridicule on the Son of God; obey not the Pharisaic teachers, and scoff not at the King of Israel, as the rulers of your synagogues teach you to do after your prayers: for if he that touches those who are not pleasing Zechariah 2:8 to God, is as one that touches the apple of God's eye, how much more so is he that touches His beloved!”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“Even you, who are the circumcised according to the flesh, have need of our circumcision; but we, having the latter, do not require the former.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“For you neither suffer Him when He calls you, nor hear Him when He speaks to you, but have done evil in the presence of the Lord.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“and though we lived in fornication and all kinds of filthy conversation, we have by the grace of our Jesus, according to His Father's will, stripped ourselves of all those filthy wickednesses with which we were imbued.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“For it is plain that, though beheaded, and crucified, and thrown to wild beasts, and chains, and fire, and all other kinds of torture, we do not give up our confession;”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“For you curse in your synagogues all those who are called from Him Christians; and other nations effectively carry out the curse, putting to death those who simply confess themselves to be Christians;”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“how much more shall all the nations appear to be under a curse who practise idolatry, who seduce youths, and commit other crimes?”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“Justin: For the whole human race will be found to be under a curse. For it is written in the law of Moses, 'Cursed is every one that continues not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them.' Deuteronomy 27:26”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“But you were never shown to be possessed of friendship or love either towards God, or towards the prophets, or towards yourselves, but, as is evident, you are ever found to be idolaters and murderers of righteous men, so that you laid hands even on Christ Himself;”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“For some out of all the nations, through the power of this mystery, having been so pushed, that is, pricked in their hearts, have turned from vain idols and demons to serve God.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“For many have taught godless, blasphemous, and unholy doctrines, forging them in His name; have taught, too, and even yet are teaching, those things which proceed from the unclean spirit of the devil, and which were put into their hearts.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“Justin: For the prophetical gifts remain with us, even to the present time. And hence you ought to understand that [the gifts] formerly among your nation have been transferred to us.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“I pointed out to you that some who are called Christians, but are godless, impious heretics, teach doctrines that are in every way blasphemous, atheistical, and foolish.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“And when I hear, Trypho, that Perseus was begotten of a virgin, I understand that the deceiving serpent counterfeited also this.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“Justin: The mystery, then, of the lamb which God enjoined to be sacrificed as the passover, was a type of Christ; with whose blood, in proportion to their faith in Him, they anoint their houses, i.e., themselves, who believe in Him.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“When the people waged war with Amalek, and the son of Nave (Nun) by name Jesus (Joshua), led the fight, Moses himself prayed to God, stretching out both hands, and Hur with Aaron supported them during the whole day, so that they might not hang down when he got wearied. For if he gave up any part of this sign, which was an imitation of the cross, the people were beaten, as is recorded in the writings of Moses; but if he remained in this form, Amalek was proportionally defeated, and he who prevailed prevailed by the cross. For it was not because Moses so prayed that the people were stronger, but because, while one who bore the name of Jesus (Joshua) was in the forefront of the battle, he himself made the sign of the cross.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“Justin: I do not say so; but those who have persecuted and do persecute Christ, if they do not repent, shall not inherit anything on the holy mountain.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho

“I can wish no better thing for you, sirs, than this, that, recognizing in this way that intelligence is given to every man, you may be of the same opinion as ourselves, and believe that Jesus is the Christ of God.”
― Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho