{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c005\">1. When false witnesses testified against our Lord\r\nand Saviour Jesus Christ, He remained silent;\r\nand when unfounded charges were brought\r\nagainst Him, He returned no answer, believing\r\nthat His whole life and conduct among the Jews were a better\r\nrefutation than any answer to the false testimony, or than\r\nany formal defence against the accusations. And I know\r\nnot, my pious Ambrosius,<a id=\"r1122\"></a><a class=\"c007 pginternal\" href=\"#f1122\"><sup>[1122]</sup></a> why you wished me to write a\r\nreply to the false charges brought by Celsus against the\r\nChristians, and to his accusations directed against the faith\r\nof the churches in his treatise; as if the facts themselves did\r\nnot furnish a manifest refutation, and the doctrine a better\r\nanswer than any writing, seeing it both disposes of the false\r\nstatements, and does not leave to the accusations any credibility\r\nor validity. Now, with respect to our Lord’s silence\r\nwhen false witness was borne against Him, it is sufficient at\r\npresent to quote the words of Matthew, for the testimony of\r\nMark is to the same effect. And the words of Matthew are\r\nas follow: “And the high priest and the council sought\r\nfalse witness against Jesus to put Him to death, but found\r\nnone, although many false witnesses came forward. At last\r\ntwo false witnesses came and said, This fellow said, I am\r\nable to destroy the temple of God, and after three days to\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_394\">394</span>build it up. And the high priest arose, and said to Him,\r\nAnswerest thou nothing to what these witness against thee?\r\nBut Jesus held His peace.”<a id=\"r1123\"></a><a class=\"c007 pginternal\" href=\"#f1123\"><sup>[1123]</sup></a> And that He returned no\r\nanswer when falsely accused, the following is the statement:\r\n“And Jesus stood before the governor; and he asked Him,\r\nsaying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to\r\nhim, Thou sayest. And when He was accused of the chief\r\npriests and elders, He answered nothing. Then said Pilate\r\nunto Him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness\r\nagainst thee? And He answered him to never a word, insomuch\r\nthat the governor marvelled greatly.”<a id=\"r1124\"></a><a class=\"c007 pginternal\" href=\"#f1124\"><sup>[1124]</sup></a></p>","headings":["The Writings of Origen, Vol. 1 of 2","ORIGEN CONTRA CELSUM.","ORIGEN AGAINST CELSUS. BOOK I.","PREFACE."],"marker_anchor":null,"paragraph_id":"pg70561-paragraph-393"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"8083136b5dd6352721327eab0686fdf6859d73e1cc5235d97749abdc9c80db68","edition_title":"The writings of Origen, Vol. 1 (of 2)","edition_translators":["Frederick Crombie"],"edition_year":1869,"explicit_reference_candidates":[],"headings":[],"id":"pg70561-f1122","license_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html","public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"original-editor-translator-note","review_required":["work and recension attribution","original-work chronology","Bible reference numbering and citation kind","English edition rights and attribution"],"review_status":"needs_review","rights_evidence":"Project Gutenberg metadata: Public domain in the USA. Existing 1869 English translation; translator died 1889. Electronic transcription subject to Project Gutenberg reuse terms.","source_anchor":"f1122","source_ebook":70561,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\" id=\"f1122\">\n<p class=\"c006\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"pginternal\" href=\"#r1122\">1122</a>. </span>This individual is mentioned by Eusebius (<abbr title=\"Ecclesiastical History\"><i>Eccles. Hist.</i></abbr> <abbr title=\"book\">b.</abbr> <abbr title=\"six\">vi.</abbr> <abbr title=\"chapter\">c.</abbr> 18)\r\nas having been converted from the heresy of Valentinus to the faith of\r\nthe church by the efforts of Origen.</p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"de125e213d16053354f22b34a1c8d477ac23f201e660e4f4841b2ed7e05bb367","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70561/pg70561-images.html#f1122","text_sha256":"13b6e0397e194b30741cef23b9c19539f61e840253c1029a07c14ba75e31f940","verified":false,"work_id":null}