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Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews

Cyprian of Carthage

Book 3 · Introduction

About this work

Author: Cyprian of Carthage

In the Gospel according to Luke: “And ye

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shall

be

hated

of

all

men

for

my

name’s

sake

.

”

Also

according

to

John

:

“

If

the

world

hate

you

,

know

ye

that

it

first

hated

me

.

If

ye

were

of

the

world

,

the

world

would

love

what

would

be

its

own

:

but

because

ye

are

not

of

the

world

,

and

I

have

chosen

you

out

of

the

world

,

therefore

the

world

hateth

you

.

Remember

the

word

which

I

said

unto

you

,

The

servant

is

not

greater

than

his

lord

.

If

they

have

persecuted

me

,

they

will

also

persecute

you

.

”

Also

in

Baruch

:

“

For

the

time

shall

come

,

and

ye

shall

seek

me

,

both

ye

and

those

who

shall

be

after

you

,

to

hear

the

word

of

wisdom

and

of

understanding

;

and

ye

shall

not

find

me

.

But

the

nations

shall

desire

to

see

the

wise

man

,

and

it

shall

not

happen

to

them

;

not

because

the

wisdom

of

this

world

shall

be

wanting

,

or

shall

fail

to

the

earth

;

but

neither

shall

the

word

of

the

law

be

wanting

to

the

world

.

For

wisdom

shall

be

in

a

few

who

watch

,

and

are

silent

and

quiet

,

and

who

hold

converse

with

one

another

;

because

some

shall

dread

them

,

and

shall

fear

them

as

evil

.

But

some

do

not

believe

the

word

of

the

law

of

the

Highest

.

But

some

who

are

amazed

in

their

countenance

will

not

believe

;

and

they

also

who

contradict

will

believe

,

and

will

be

contrary

to

and

hindering

the

spirit

of

truth

.

Moreover

,

others

will

be

wise

to

the

spirit

of

error

,

and

declaring

the

edicts

,

as

if

of

the

Highest

and

the

Strong

One

.

Moreover

,

others

are

possessors

of

faith

.

Others

are

mighty

and

strong

in

the

faith

of

the

Highest

,

and

hateful

to

the

stranger

.

”

Notes

1
Luke xxi. 17.
2
John xv. 18–20.
3
The whole of this quotation, as it is called, from Baruch, is wanting in all codices but two. It is remarkable, as finding no place in any text of Scripture, nor in any translation, whether Greek or Latin.
4
Personales fidei. This, like many other expressions in this strange passage, gives no clue to a meaning.