“Such he appeared on the cross, such when crowned with thorns did he exhibit himself, disfigured, and without comeliness, as if he had lost his power, as if not the Son of God. Such did he seem to the blind.”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — SERMONS ON THE GOSPELS 138.6
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31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
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29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
— Mark 15:31 —
32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.
33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.