Trypho said: Let Him be recognized of you who are of the Gentiles, as Lord and Christ and God, as the Scriptures signify, seeing also that you all have acquired the name of Christians from Him. But as for us, who are worshippers of God who made even Him — we do not need to confess Him or worship Him.
To this I said: Trypho, if I were fond of strife and superficial like you, I should not continue to join in this discussion with you, when you do not prepare yourselves to understand my words, but only try and make yourselves sharp enough to say something. But now, since I fear the judgment of God, I am in no hurry to express my opinion about any one of your race, whether he is not of those who can be saved in accordance with the grace of the Lord of Sabaoth. Therefore even though you act maliciously I will continue answering whatever argument you put forward and use in objection. And so will I do with, in fact, all of every race of men, who desire to make enquiries, or to ask questions of one about these matters.
That therefore they from your race who are saved are saved by this Man, and are in His Portion, you would, if you had paid attention to the passages from the Scriptures which I have cited, have already understood, and you certainly would not have asked me any question about this. But I will again state what I have already cited from David, and I shall be glad if you will follow my meaning, and not merely stir yourselves up to malicious opposition.
These therefore are the words which David says: The Lord became king, let the peoples be angry; He who sitteth upon the cherubim — let the earth be shaken. The Lord is great in Zion, and high over all the peoples. Let them pay acknowledgment to Thy great name, because it is awful and holy, and the King’s honour loveth judgment. Thou didst prepare equity; judgment and righteousness didst Thou do in Jacob. Exalt the Lord our God and worship His footstool, because He is holy. Moses and Aaron are among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His name; they called upon the Lord, and He Himself heard them. In a pillar of cloud was He speaking with them, because they kept His testimonies, and the ordinances which He gave them.
And in other words which have also been already recounted, and were spoken by David, which you foolishly affirm to have been said of Solomon, inasmuch as the title runs so — from these it is demonstrated both that they are not said of Solomon, and also that this Man was even before the sun, and that they who are saved from among your people shall be saved by Him.
Now these are the words: O God, give thy judgment to the king, and Thy righteousness to the King’s son. He shall judge Thy people in righteousness and Thy poor with justice. Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills righteousness. He shall judge the poor of the people, and shall save the sons of the needy, and shall humble the informer. And He shall continue along with the sun, and before the moon, for generations of generations. And so on, until, Before the sun shall His name continue. And all the tribes of the earth shall bless themselves in Him; all the nations shall call Him happy. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doeth wonderful things, and blessed be the name of His glory for ever and ever. And the whole earth shall be filled with His glory. Amen, Amen.Psalms 72:1-19
And call to mind, from the other words which, as I said before, were likewise spoken by David, that He was to come from the ends of the heavens, and was foretold as again to ascend thither, in order that ye may know that He came forth as God from above, and became man among men, and will come here again, when they who pierced Him will see Him and lament.Zechariah 12:10
Now these are the words: The heavens declare God’s glory, and the firmament announces the work of His hands. Day utters word to day, and night announces knowledge to night. There are no tongues nor words, whose voices are not heard. Into all the earth went forth their note, and their sayings unto the bounds of the world. In the sun set He His tabernacle, and He Himself, as a bridegroom going forth from His chamber, will rejoice as a giant to run His course. From the end of heaven is His going forth, and His goal is as far as the end of heaven, and there is none who shall be hidden from the heat.