Origen Against Celsus Book I " For if the people, according to them, are the subject of the prophecy, how is the man said to be led away to death because of the iniquities of the people of God, unless he be a different person from that people of God? And who is this person save Jesus Christ, by whose stripes they who believe on Him are healed, when "He had spoiled the principalities and powers (that were over us), and had made a show of them openly on His cross? "[106]

Origen Against Celsus Book II

Entertaining, then, such exalted views regarding Jesus, not only with respect to the Deity within, and which was hidden from the view of the multitude, but with respect to the transfiguration of His body, which took place when and to whom He would, we say, that before Jesus had "put off the governments and powers,"[162]

A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity

, He spoiled powers, they being openly triumphed over in Himself,"[176]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII

But since "having put off from Himself the principalities and the powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over in the cross,"[128]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII

For perhaps also each of those who have been crucified with Christ puts off from himself the principalities and the powers, and makes a show of them and triumphs over them in the cross;[175]

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