TOU EN AGIOIS PATROS HMWN

IWANNOU TOU XRUSOSTOMOU

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LOGOS PARAINETIKOS

OMILIA A
1.

EIS THN EISODON THS AGIAS TESSARAKOSTHS *

a. Xairw, kai eu)frainomai o(rwn sh/meron th\n tou= 1.)

Qeou= Ekklhsian t% plh/qei twn oikeiwn te/knwn -
kosmoume/nhn, kai meta\ pollh=j th=j perixareiaj apantaj . ,
u(ma=j sundedramhko/taj. Otan ga\r a)poble/yw pro\j ta\
,
faidra\ u(mwn pro/swpa, tekmh/rion me/giston poiou=mai th=j
kata\ yuxh\n u(mwn h(donh=j: kaqa/per kai sofo/j tij elege:
[ ],
Kardiaj eu)frainome/nhj qa/llei pro/swpon. Dia/ toi : " " ( .
tou=to kai au)to\j meta\ pleionoj th=j proqumiaj a)ne/sthn 15,13).
sh/meron, o(mou= kai th=j eu)frosu/nhj u(min koinwnh/swn ,
tau/thj th=j pneumatikh=j, kai mhnuth\j u(min gene/sqai []
boulo/menoj th=j parousiaj th=j a(giaj tessarakosth=j, tou= , [],
farma/kou le/gw twn h(mete/rwn yuxwn. Kaqa/per ga\r [. ]. ,
path\r filo/storgoj o( koino\j a(pa/ntwn h(mwn Despo/thj, ,
boulo/menoj h(ma=j a)poniyasqai ta\ e)n panti t% xro/n% , [] .
h(min h(marthme/na, kai dia\ th=j a(giaj nhsteiaj e)peno/hsen , ,
h(min qerapeian. Mhdeij toinun gine/sqw kathfh\j, mhdeij ,
stugno\j faine/sqw, a)lla\ skirta/tw, kai xaire/tw, kai
,
docaze/tw to\n khdemo/na twn h(mete/rwn yuxwn, to\n
tau/thn h(min th\n a)risthn temo/nta o(do\n, kai meta\ pollh=j

th=j perixareiaj u(podexe/sqw tau/thj th\n parousian. []. [= ] ,
Aisxune/sqwsan Ellhnej, e)gkalupte/sqwsan Ioudaioi, , [ ]
o(rwntej h(mwn th\n a)ga/phn ilar#= tv= proqumi# th\n
 tau/thj parousian a)spazome/nouj, kai manqane/twsan dia\ [=] .
th=j twn pragma/twn peiraj, oson to\ me/son h(mwn te kai
au)twn. Kai e)keinoi me\n e(orta\j kai panhgu/reij
o)nomaze/twsan th\n me/qhn, kai th\n allhn apasan . , ,
a)kolasian, kai ta\j a)sxhmosu/naj, aj eiko\j e)nteu=qen
, ()
au)tou\j e)pisu/resqai: h( de\ tou= Qeou= Ekklhsia a)penantiaj
e)keinoij th\n nhsteian, th\n th=j gastro\j u(peroyian, kai
[ ]
th\n e(pome/nhn tau/tv pa=san a)reth\n e(orth\n o)nomaze/tw. . , ,
Auth ga\r a)lhqh\j e(orth\, enqa yuxwn swthria, enqa , ,
eirh/nh kai o(mo/noia, enqa biwtikh\ pa=sa fantasia [ ], ,
a)pelh/latai: opou kraugh\ kai qo/ruboj, kai mageirwn ,
dro/moi, kai twn a)lo/gwn sfagai e)kpodwn: h)remia de\ []
pa=sa, kai galh/nh, kai a)ga/ph, kai xara\, kai eirh/nh, kai [] [] . ,
pr#o/thj, kai muria a)gaqa\ a)nt' e)keinwn politeu/etai. ,
Fe/re oun, parakalw, mikra\ peri tau/thj dialexqwmen ,
pro\j th\n u(mete/ran a)ga/phn, e)keino pro/teron para- , , , .
kale/santej u(ma=j, meta\ pollh=j h(suxiaj de/casqai tou\j .
h(mete/rouj lo/gouj, ina karpwsa/menoi ti gennaion,
, 1 ,
e)nteu=qen oikade a)naxwrh/shte. Ou)de\ ga\r a(plwj kai eikh=
e)ntau=qa su/nimen, ina o( me\n eipv, o( de\ kroth/sv a(plwj ta\
,
lego/mena, kai outwj e)nteu=qen e)ce/lqwmen: a)ll' ina kai , ,
h(meij xrh/simo/n ti kai twn sunexo/ntwn th\n swthrian , . ,
th\n u(mete/ran fqegcwmeqa, kai u(meij kerda/nantej e)k twn [ ]
legome/nwn, kai pollh\n th\n wfe/leian karpwsa/menoi, ,
outwj e)nteu=qen e)ce/lqhte. Iatreion ga/r e)sti pneumatiko\n , . ,
h( e)kklhsia, kai dei tou\j e)ntau=qa paragenome/nouj , , [ ]
kata/llhla ta\ fa/rmaka lamba/nontaj, kai toij oikeioij : "
trau/masin e)pitiqe/ntaj, outwj e)panie/nai. Oti ga\r h( ,
a)kro/asij mo/nh aneu th=j dia\ twn ergwn e)pideicewj ou)de\n " (. 2,13).
o)nh/sei, akoue tou= makariou Pau/lou le/gontoj: Ou) ga\r
oi a)kroatai tou= no/mou dikaioi para\ t% Qe%, a)ll' oi
poihtai tou= tou= no/mou dikaiwqh/sontai. Kai o( Xristo\j

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de\ dhmhgorwn elegen: Ou) pa=j o( le/gwn moi, Ku/rie, : " : ,
Ku/rie, eiseleu/setai eij th\n basileian twn ou)ranwn, a)ll' , ,
o( poiwn to\ qe/lhma tou= Patro/j mou tou= e)n ou)ranoij. " ( 7,21). ,
Eido/tej toinun, a)gaphtoi, wj ou)de\n h(min estai ple/on e)k , ,
th=j a)kroa/sewj, ei mh\ epoito kai h( dia\ twn ergwn
,
plh/rwsij, mh\ mo/non a)kroatai ginwmeqa, a)lla\ kai
poihtai, ina ta\ erga toij lo/goij e(po/mena pollh=j h(min
, ,
par)r(hsiaj u(po/qesij ge/nhtai. Aplwsantej toinun tou\j /
ko/lpouj th=j dianoiaj, outw de/casqe tou\j peri th=j . , [
nhsteiaj lo/gouj. Kai kaqa/per oi swfrona/ tina kai ], . ,
kosmian e)leuqe/ran me/llontej a)gage/sqai, pa/ntoqen
parapeta/smasi kallwpisantej ta\j pasta/daj, kai ,
e)kkaqa/rantej th\n oikian apasan, kai pa/saij taij ,
h)melhme/naij qerapainisin abaton poih/santej, outw , [=]
tau/thn eij ta\j pasta/daj eisa/gousi: to\n au)to\n dh\ tro/pon -
kai u(ma=j bou/lomai, e)kkaqa/rantaj u(mwn to\n logismo\n, [] 2
kai tv= trufv= kai tv= loipv= a)dhfagi# polla\ xairein [= ],
eipo/ntaj, outw th\n mhte/ra twn a)gaqwn a(pa/ntwn, kai
[. ""]
th=j swfrosu/nhj, kai th=j allhj a(pa/shj a)reth=j
dida/skalon, th\n nhsteian le/gw, h(plwme/noij toij
.
ko/lpoij u(pode/casqai, ina kai u(meij pleionoj a)polau/shte 3
th=j h(donh=j, kai auth th\n oikeian kai kata/llhlon u(min [ ] [. ]
iatreian para/sxhtai. Ei ga\r oi twn iatrwn paidej, . [
e)peida\n me/llwsi fa/rmaka dido/nai toij boulome/noij to\n ],
seshpo/ta kai diefqarme/non xumo\n e)kkaqa=rai, keleu/ousi ,
th=j swmatikh=j tau/thj trofh=j a)pe/xesqai, wste mh\ , ,
kwluma gene/sqai tv= tou= farma/kou duna/mei, a)ll' [] (), ,
e)nergh=sai, kai to\ oikeion ergon e)pideicasqai: poll% []
ma=llon h(ma=j prosh/kei to\ pneumatiko\n tou=to fa/rmakon . [ ],
me/llontaj u(pode/xesqai th\n e)k th=j nhsteiaj wfe/leian, [ ] [ ]
le/gw dh\ to\ th=j diaithj, e)kkaqa=rai h(mwn to\n logismo\n,
,
kai kai koufote/ran e)rga/sasqai th\n dia/noian ina mh\

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u(po\ th=j me/qhj katabaptisqeisa axrhston kai a)no/nhton ,
h(min kataskeua/sv th\n e)k tau/thj wfe/leian. [. ].
b. Kai oida me\n oti tou\j pollou\j cenizei ta\ par' 2.)
h(mwn lego/mena sh/meron: a)lla\, parakalw, mh\ tv= , , [], ,
sunhqei# 53.23 a(plwj douleu/wmen, a)lla\ logism% ta\ kaq'
[
e(autou\j oikonomwmen. Mh\ ga\r estai ti ke/rdoj h(min
a)po\ th=j h(merinh=j a)dhfagiaj, kai th=j pollh=j me/qhj;
' ].
Kai ti le/gw ke/rdoj; Alla\ kai pollh\ h( zhmia, kai h( () ? ,
bla/bh a)fo/rhtoj. Otan ga\r katabaptisqv= u(po\ th=j : ? [ ]
pollh=j oinoposiaj o( logismo\j, eu)qe/wj e)c a)rxh=j kai e)k . , ,
prooimiwn a)pokrou/setai to\ a)po\ th=j nhsteiaj ke/rdoj. ,
Ti ga\r a)hde/steron, eipe/ moi, ti de\ a)sxhmone/steron, otan . , ,
me/xri mesonuktiou to\n akraton spwntej, u(po\ th\n ew , , , ,
th=j a)ktinoj th=j h(liakh=j a)nisxou/shj, wj pro/sfaton tou= .
oinou e)mforhqe/ntej, outwj a)popne/ousi, kai a)hdeij me\n , []
fainontai toij suntugxa/nousin, eu)katafro/nhtoi de\ toij :
oike/taij, kai katagelwntai para\ pa/ntwn twn o(pwsou=n -
to\ de/on sunorwntwn, kai pro\ tou/twn a(pa/ntwn, otan dia\
[] 4 ,
th\n pollh\n tau/thn a)krasian, kai th\n a)metrian th\n
akairon kai a)no/nhton, kai th\n para\ tou= Qeou=
[ ].
a)gana/kthsin e)pispwntai; Oi ga\r me/qusoi, fhsi, "", , " "
basileian Qeou= ou) klhronomh/sousi. Ti oun an tou/twn (1.. 6,10). []
a)qliwteron ge/noit' an, twn dia\ braxeian kai e)piblabh=
h(donh\n twn th=j basileiaj proqu/rw e)kballome/nwn; ? ,
Alla\ mh\ ge/noito/ tina twn e)ntau=qa suneilegme/nwn ! [ ],
tou/t% a(lwnai t% pa/qei: a)lla\ meta\ pa/shj filosofiaj [
kai swfrosu/nhj, kai th\n parou=san h(me/ran ],
e(stiasame/nouj, kai tou= xeimwnoj kai th=j za/lhj, hn h( ,
me/qh e)rga/zesqai pe/fuken, e)leuqerwqe/ntaj eij to\n lime/na . ,
katanth=sai twn h(mete/rwn yuxwn, th\n nhsteian le/gw, .
ina meta\ dayileiaj ta\ a)po\ tau/thj dunhqwmen
[]
karpwsasqai a)gaqa/. Wsper ga\r h( a)dhfagia muriwn

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kakwn aitia kai pro/cenoj t% twn a)nqrwpwn ginetai ,
ge/nei, outw kai h( nhsteia kai h( th=j gastro\j u(peroyia ()
twn a)fa/twn h(min a)gaqwn a)ei aitia ge/gone. Pla/saj ga\r .
e)c a)rxh=j to\n anqrwpon o( Qeo\j, kai eidwj, oti tou/tou
au)t% ma/lista dei tou= farma/kou pro\j th\n th=j yuxh=j
,
swthrian, eu)qe/wj kai e)k prooimiwn t% prwtopla/st%
tau/thn de/dwke th\n e)ntolh\n eipwn: Apo\ panto\j cu/lou
. " .
tou= e)n t% paradeis% brwsei fagv=: a)po\ de\ tou= cu/lou tou= , , ,
ginwskein kalo\n kai ponhro\n, ou) fa/gesqe a)p' au)tou=. , , " (. 2,16-17).
To\ de\ le/gein, to/de fa/ge, kai to/de mh\ fa/gvj, nhsteiaj hn : " , "
eikwn. Alla\ de/on fula/cai th\n e)ntolh\n, tou=to me\n ou)k / [] . ,
e)poihse, di' a)krasian de\ th=j gastro\j h(tthqeij, kai th\n , [] ,
parakoh\n e)rgasa/menoj, qana/t% katedika/zeto. Epeidh\ ,
ga\r eiden o( ponhro\j daimwn e)keinoj kai e)xqro\j th=j .
fu/sewj th=j h(mete/raj th\n e)n t% paradeis% diagwgh\n tou=
prwtopla/stou, kai to\n a)talaipwron bion e)keinon, kai [ ]
oti, kaqa/per aggeloj, outw swmati sumpeplegme/noj ,
dih=gen e)pi th=j gh=j, boulo/menoj au)to\n u(poskelisai kai
, .
katabalein e)lpidi meizo/nwn u(posxe/sewn, kai twn e)n
xersin e)ce/bale. Tosou=to/n e)sti to\ mh\ me/nein e)pi twn
,
oikeiwn orwn, a)lla\ twn meizo/nwn e)fiesqai. Kai tou=to . : "
au)to\ dhlwn sofo/j tij elege: Fqo/n% de\ diabo/lou " (. . 2,24).
qa/natoj eish=lqen eij to\n ko/smon. Eidej, a)gaphte\, pwj , , [ ]
e)k prooimiwn e)c a)dhfagiaj o( qa/natoj th\n eisodon ? ()
esxen; Sko/pei de\ pa/lin kai meta\ tau=ta th\n qeian []
Grafh\n kathgorou=san sunexwj th=j trufh=j, kai : " , ,
le/gousan pote\ me\n, Eka/qisen o( lao\j fagein, kai piein, " (. 32,6) : "
kai a)ne/sthsan paizein: allote de\, Efage, kai epie, kai , [=
e)lipa/nqh, kai e)paxu/nqh, kai a)pela/ktisen o( h)gaphme/noj. ]" (. . 32,15) 5 .
Kai oi ta\ So/doma de\ oikou=ntej meta\ twn allwn kakwn ,
e)nteu=qen th\n a)paraithton o)rgh\n e)keinhn e)pespa/santo.
.

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Akouson ga\r tou= profh/tou le/gontoj: Tou=to to\ : " ,
a)no/mhma Sodo/mwn, oti e)n plhsmonv= artwn e)spata/lwn. " ( 16,49).
Kaqa/per ga\r phgh/ tij kai r(iza tugxa/nei twn kakwn .
a(pa/ntwn.
g. Eidej th=j a)dhfagiaj th\n bla/bhn; O ra moi
3.) ? , ,
pa/lin th=j nhsteiaj ta\ katorqwmata. Tessara/konta
h(merwn nhsteian e)pideica/menoj o( me/gaj Mwsh=j, th=j
. ,
nomoqesiaj ta\j pla/kaj labein h)dunh/qh: kai e)peidh\ , ,
katelqwn eide tou= laou= th\n paranomian, aj meta\ ,
tosau/thj prosedriaj labein isxuse, tau/taj r(iyaj [ ], ,
sune/klasen, atopon einai logisa/menoj, mequ/onta lao\n
kai paranomou=nta nomoqesian Despo/tou de/casqai. Dio\ .
kai e(te/rwn pa/lin tessara/konta h(merwn nhsteiaj e)deh/qh ,
o( qauma/sioj e)keinoj profh/thj, ina dunhqv= ta\j dia\ th\n [] ,
paranomian au)twn suntribeisaj pla/kaj pa/lin anwqen . (3.
deca/menoj katenegkein. Kai o( me/gaj de\ Hliaj . 19,8), , , 6
tosou/twn h(merwn nhsteian e)pedeicato, kai th\n tou= (4. .2,1,11)
qana/tou turannida diafugwn, kai meta\ purinou armatoj
[ ] 7 ( 10,11),
wj eij to\n ou)rano\n a)nelqwn, kai ou)de/pw kai th/meron
qana/tou peiran labwn. Kai o( a)nh\r de\ twn e)piqumiwn,
,
pollwn h(merwn nhsteian e)pideica/menoj, outwj h)ciwqh ( 10,3)
th=j qaumasth=j e)keinhj o)ptasiaj, oj kai twn leo/ntwn , -
to\n qumo\n e)xalinwse, kai eij proba/twn h(mero/thta - . [.
mete/sthsen, ou) th\n fu/sin metabalwn, a)lla\ th=j ] [=
qhriwdiaj menou/shj th\n proairesin a)meiyaj. Tau/tv kai ],
Nineuitai xrhsa/menoi th\n a)po/fasin a)nekale/santo tou= [= ] ,
Despo/tou, meta\ twn a)nqrwpwn kai to\ twn a)lo/gwn ge/noj , ( 3,7).
tau/thn e)pideicasqai paraskeua/santej, kai outwj , (
a)posta/ntej ekastoj a)po\ twn ponhrwn e)pithdeuma/twn, ,
eij filanqrwpian e)cekale/santo to\n twn a(pa/ntwn
Despo/thn. Kai ti peri tou\j dou/louj eti stre/fomai kai
ga\r exomen kai e(te/rouj pollou\j a)riqmh=sai, kai e)n tv=

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Kainv= dia\ tau/thj eu)dokimh/santaj, de/on e)pi to\n koino\n [= ]
a(pa/ntwn h(mwn Despo/thn e)lqein; O ga\r Ku/rioj h(mwn []),
Ihsou=j Xristo\j kai au)to\j tessara/konta h(merwn ? ,
nhsteian e)pideica/menoj, outw th=j pro\j to\n dia/bolon ( 14,2),
hyato pa/lhj, pa=sin h(min u(pogrammo\n didou\j, wste dia\

tau/thj kaqoplizesqai, kai th\n e)nteu=qen isxu\n
proslabo/ntaj outw parata/ttesqai eij th\n pro\j e)keinon
, ,
ma/xhn. All' e)ntau=qa iswj eroito/ tij an twn o)cu\ [=]. ,
blepo/ntwn kai dieghgerme/nwn th\n dia/noian: tinoj :
eneken ta\j au)ta\j toij dou/loij h(me/raj o( Despo/thj , ?
nhsteu/wn fainetai, kai ou)x u(perhko/ntise to\n a)riqmo/n; ,
Ou)x a(plwj ou)de\ eikh= tou=to gege/nhtai, a)lla\ kai tou=to .
sofwj kai kata\ th\n afaton au)tou= filanqrwpian. Ina [ ]
ga\r mh\ nomisqv= dokh/sei paragegenh=sqai, kai mh\ [
a)neilhfe/nai sa/rka, h ecw th=j fu/sewj einai th=j = ] -
a)nqrwpinhj, dia\ tou=to to\n au)to\n a)riqmo\n nhsteu/ei, kai , [],
ou) prostiqhsi taij h(me/raij, wste e)pistomisai twn
a)naisxuntein boulome/nwn th\n filoneikian. Ei ga\r kai
[ ] 8 . , ,
tou/tou gegenhme/nou eisin eti kai nu=n tinej tau=ta
tolmwntej fqe/ggesqai, ei mh\ tv= oikei# prognwsei
,
tau/thn au)twn e)ce/koye th\n a)formh\n, ti ou)k an , , , [
e)pexeirhsan eipein; Dia\ tou=to ou)k a)ne/xetai pleiouj ] ,
h(me/raj nhsteu=sai, a)lla\ tosau/taj osaj oi dou=loi: ina di' ? []
au)twn twn pragma/twn h(ma=j paideu/sv, oti th\n au)th\n , ,
sa/rka kai au)to\j perie/keito kai ou)k ecw th=j fu/sewj th=j
h(mete/raj u(ph=rxen. [= ].
d. All' oti me\n mega/lh th=j nhsteiaj h( isxu\j, kai polu\ 4.)
to\ e)k tau/thj ke/rdoj tv= yuxv= prosgino/menon, kai e)k , []
twn dou/lwn kai e)k tou= Despo/tou dh=lon h(min [] . ,
gege/nhtai: parakalw oun th\n u(mete/ran a)ga/phn, eido/taj ,
au)th=j to\ ke/rdoj, mh\ dia\ r(#qumian a)pwsasqai th\n e)k

tau/thj wfe/leian, mhde\ dusxerainein pro\j th\n tau/thj
, ,

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wfe/leian, mhde\ dusxerainein pro\j th\n tau/thj parousian, : " ,
a)lla\ xairein kai a)ga/llesqai, kata\ to\n maka/rion " (2. . 4,16). ,
Pau=lon: Os% ga\r o( ecw h(mwn anqrwpoj diafqeiretai, , ,
tosou/t% o( esw a)nakainou=tai. Nhsteia ga\r th=j yuxh=j , , ,
e)sti trofh\, kai kaqa/per auth h( swmatikh\ trofh\ piainei
[],
to\ swma, outw kai h( nhsteia th\n yuxh\n eu)tonwte/ran
e)rga/zetai, kou=fon au)tv= to\ ptero\n kataskeua/zei,

meta/rsion au)th\n poiei, ta\ anw fanta/zesqai procenei, . ,
a)nwte/ran au)th\n twn h(donwn kai twn h(de/wn tou= , , ,
paro/ntoj biou a)pergazome/nh. Kai kaqa/per ta\ kou=fa , , ,
twn ploiwn o)cu/teron ta\ pela/gh diaper#=, ta\ poll% t%
fo/rt% barou/mena u(pobru/xia ginetai: outwj h( me\n [ - ]
nhsteia koufo/teron e)rgazome/nh to\n logismo\n, [],
paraskeua/zei met' eu)koliaj to\ pe/lagoj tou= paro/ntoj .
biou diaper#=n, kai pro\j to\n ou)rano\n kai ta\ e)n toij , ,
ou)ranoij e)ptoh=sqai, kai mhde\n h(geisqai ta\ paro/nta, ,
a)lla\ skia=j kai o)neira/twn ou)damine/steron au)ta\ [], []
paratre/xein. H de\ me/qh kai h( a)dhfagia baru/nousa to\n

logismo\n, kai piainousa th\n sa/rka, aixma/lwton
e)rga/zetai th\n yuxh\n, pantaxo/qen au)th\n poliorkou=sa,
. , ,
kai ou)k a)fieisa tou= logismou= to\ krith/rion e)r)r(wme/non , ,
exein, kata\ krhmnwn fe/resqai paraskeua/zei, kai kata\ [ ],
th=j oikeiaj swthriaj apanta e)rga/zesqai. Mh\ dh\ . , [],
r(#qu/mwj oikonomwmen, a)gaphtoi, ta\ kata\ th\n swthrian []
th\n h(mete/ran: a)ll' eido/tej osa kaka\ e)nteu=qen tiktetai, , [ ],
feu/gwmen th\n e)c au)th=j bla/bhn. Ou)de\ ga\r e)n tv= Kainv= , ,
mo/non, enqa pleiwn h( e)pitasij th=j filosofiaj, kai , []
meizona ta\ ska/mmata, kai mega/loi oi idrwtej, kai polla\
ta\ brabeia, kai afatoi oi ste/fanoi, ta\ th=j trufh=j ,
a)phgo/reutai, a)lla\ kai e)pi th=j Palaia=j, h(nika eti tv=
ski#= pareka/qhnto, kai t% lu/xn% hsan proshlwme/noi,
kai kaqa/per paidia galaktotrofou/mena, outw kata\

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 mikro\n e)nh/gonto, ou)de\ to/te h)fiento truf#=n. Kai ina . ,
mh\ nomishte a(plwj h(ma=j kathgorou=ntaj th=j trufh=j
tau=ta le/gein, a)kou/sate tou= profh/tou le/gontoj: Ou)ai oi , : "
e)rxo/menoi eij h(me/ran kakh\n, oi kaqeu/dontej e)pi klinwn ,
e)lefantinwn, kai kataspatalwntej e)pi taij strwmnaij

au)twn: oi e)sqiontej e)rifouj e)k poimniwn, kai mosxa/ria
e)k me/sou boukoliwn galaqhna/: oi pinontej to\n
,
diulisme/non oinon kai ta\ prwta mu/ra xrio/menoi, wj [. ""]
e(stwta e)logisanto, kai ou)x wj feu/gonta. Eidete po/shn , , " (
kathgorian e)poih/sato th=j trufh=j o( profh/thj, kai 6,3-6) 9 .
tau=ta Ioudaioij dialego/menoj, toij a)naisqh/toij, toij , , ,
a)gnwmosi, toij kaq' e(ka/sthn h(me/ran gastrizome/noij; ? () [= ]
Skopeite ga\r twn r(hma/twn th\n a)kribeian: diabalwn :
au)twn th\n a)dhfagian kai th\n pollh\n e)k tou= oinou , : " ,
me/qhn, to/te e)ph/gagen, Wj e(stwta e)logisanto, kai ou)x ", []
wj feu/gonta, mononouxi deiknu\j, oti me/xri tou= fa/ruggoj [] .
kai twn xeile/wn e)stin h( a)po/lausij, kai peraite/rw ou) / [] ,
pro/eisin. All' h( me\n h(donh\ braxeia kai pro/skairoj, h(
[ ] . []
de\ o)du/nh dihnekh\j, kai pe/raj ou)k exousa. Kai tau=ta,
fhsi, dia\ th=j peiraj maqo/ntej, Wj e(stwta ola
, [ ]
e)logisanto kai me/nonta, kai ou)x wj feu/gonta, tou=t' , .
estin, a)fipta/mena, kai ou)de\ to\ tuxo\n parame/nonta. . , : -
Toiau=ta ga\r apanta ta\ a)nqrwpina kai ta\ sarkika/: : ,
oupw parege/nonto, kai a)pe/pth: toiou=ton h( trufh\, , , []
toiou=ton h( do/ca h( a)nqrwpinh kai h( dunasteia, toiou=ton - ,
o( plou=toj, toiou=ton h( eu)hmeria pa=sa tou= paro/ntoj biou, , ,
ou)de\n be/baion exousa; ou)de\n sta/simon, ou)de\n pa/gion, .
a)lla\ potamiwn r(euma/twn ma=llon paratre/xei, kai [] , :
e)rh/mouj kai gumnou\j katalimpa/nei tou\j peri tau=ta 10 ,
e)ptohme/nouj. Alla\ ta\ pneumatika\ ou) toiau=ta, a)ll' .
a)penantiaj tou/toij, be/baia kai a)kinhta, metabolh\n ou)k
e)pidexo/mena, panti t% aiwni parekteino/mena. Po/shj oun

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ou)k an eih parafrosu/nhj twn a)kinh/twn ta\ saleuo/mena []
a)ntalla/ttesqai, twn diaiwnizo/ntwn ta\ pro/skaira, twn [] , ,
a)fiptame/nwn ta\ dihnekwj me/nonta, twn pollh\n e)n t% ,
me/llonti aiwni th\n a)po/lausin procenou/ntwn ta\ pollh\n
th\n ko/lasin h(min e)kei kataskeua/zonta; Tau=ta dh\
[] -
pa/nta e)nnoou=ntej, a)gaphtoi, kai polu\n th=j h(mete/raj
swthriaj poiou/menoi lo/gon, katafronh/swmen th=j
. , ,
trufh=j th=j a)nonh/tou kai e)piblabou=j: a)spaswmeqa th\n ,
nhsteian, kai th\n allhn apasan filosofian, kai tou= ,
biou pollh\n th\n metabolh\n e)pideicwmeqa, kai kaq' [],
e(ka/sthn h(me/ran pro\j th\n twn a)gaqwn ergwn pra=cin , ,
e)peigwmeqa: ina to\n kairo\n apanta th=j a(giaj [
tessarakosth=j, th\n pneumatikh\n e)mporian ] 11
e)mporeusa/menoi, kai polu\n to\n plou=ton sunagago/ntej ,
th=j a)reth=j, outw kataciwqwmen kai eij th\n kurian [= ],
h(me/ran paragene/sqai, kai meta\ par)r(hsiaj tv= friktv= kai
pneumatikv= trape/zv proselqein, kai twn a)por)r(h/twn
e)keinwn kai a)qana/twn a)gaqwn metasxein meta\ kaqarou=
,
tou= suneido/toj, kai th=j e)keiqen plhrwqh=nai xa/ritoj,
eu)xaij kai presbeiaij twn eu)aresthsa/ntwn au)t%
,
Xrist% t% filanqrwp% Qe% h(mwn, meq' ou t% Patri ,
ama t% a(gi% Pneu/mati do/ca, kra/toj, timh\, nu=n kai a)ei, , , , .
kai eij tou\j aiwnaj twn aiwnwn. Amh/n. .

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