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the devil stood at his right hand, to oppose ..... him. 122 and a little after: And he said to those standing before ..... of him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him; and he said, Behold, I have taken away your iniquities, and clothe ........ robe, and put a clean turban on his head. And again a little after it is said to him: Hear now ...... the great priest, you and your neighbors who are sitting before you; for they are men who are portents, for, behold, I am bringing my servant, the Branch. And again after other things: And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Take from the exiles, from the rulers. And after a short while: And you shall take silver and make crowns, and you shall place them on the head of Jesus son of Jozadak the great priest and you shall say to him, Thus says the Lord Almighty, Behold, a man, Branch is his name, and from beneath him he will spring up, and he will build the house of the Lord, and he will receive virtue, and he will be seated, and he will rule upon his throne, and there will be a priest at his right hand, and a peaceful counsel will be between them both. But the crown will be for those who wait. Since the wondrous apostle named our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, it would reasonably be referred to him ...... also the one who according to the prophecy has been honored with the same name and the same dignity; by this ............. having been called; This one, therefore, the Lord showed to the prophet ..... filthy, clothed, signifying the descent of our Savior into our captivity, in which ........ he proclaimed 123 release to the captives, as one who has taken our sins upon himself he has used filthy garments from us; but the Father commands him, having taken these off, to put on the divine and dignified garments of the heavenly high priesthood of his divinity. And of these things which had also likely happened typologically in history concerning the ... then Jesus, from another starting point the word is to the man Jesus himself and to those with him ... portents, and I think that those deemed worthy of the spiritual ....... were thus named, he says, behold, I am bringing .......... the Branch. And coming down, having placed the crowns of Jesus himself on his head, he adds, saying: Thus says the Lord Almighty; behold, a man, Branch is his name; and from beneath ......... he will spring up and will build the house of the Lord and the ..... and the things that would be referred to Christ, having received a fitting .. narrative; except also to those of the circumcision and ........ it is good ..... to set before them. since they would not be able to show any prophet at all raised up from the ...... kingdom of the Persians; and from the times of the prophecy ...... ......, let alone John and our Lord Jesus Christ. Who then is the one prophesied, it is time to say. ... but if they should say these things refer to Jesus the son of Jozadak, it must be shown to them that what is said in no way fits him; for when was his name called Branch? and why is he deemed worthy of this address? and how will this fit him, 'and he will be seated and will rule upon his throne'; and especially this 'and there will be a priest at his right hand'; 124 for if he himself happened to be the great priest, who would be the one at his right hand, being another priest besides him? But he clearly teaches that the one called Branch is someone other than that man; for to the same Lord and those .. around him the word says: Hear now, Jesus the great priest, you and your neighbors; behold, I am bringing my servant, the Branch; if, therefore, these things are said to him, how could it still be possible to think that this is said about him, 'behold, a man, Branch ...... his name'? Clearly, then, through these things two persons are presented; one to whom the divine word speaks, and another about whom he prophesies; which would also indisputably be referred to the Christ, the true son of ......... is interpreted as Yahweh is righteousness; and this would be the Father .... placing the victory crowns upon the Christ ............. ..... calls; because of the teaching which has dawned upon men ............ and the first and

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