ACC ~ Mark 15 v15b

HIS SCOURGING VINDICATED

CYPRIAN: He himself suffered the lash, in whose name his servants now scourge the devil and his angels. [1] He who now crowns the martyrs with eternal garlands was himself crowned with thorns. [2] THE GOOD OF PATIENCE 7. [3]

[1] Cf. Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15; Jn 19:1.

[2] Cf. Mt 27:29; Mk 15:17; Jn 19:2.

[3] Cetedoc 0048, 7.132; FC 36:270. Justice is reversed: the whipped becomes the judge, garlands replace thorns.

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