Cyril of Alexandria: Fragments on Matthew · §67

Matthew 6:24

The un-money-loving manner is a good master; the one who loves money is a base one. So one must cling to the one. It is not possible to please both, for they are different and opposite habits.

Greek

Ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς ἐχθροὺς οὐ καθὸ μοιχοί εἰσιν ἢ φονεῖς, ἀλλὰ καθὸ ἄνθρωποι· τὸ γὰρ ἁμαρτάνειν ἐνεργείας ἐστίν, οὐκ οὐσίας· διὸ οὐδὲ ἔργον θεοῦ ἡ ἁμαρτία.

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Catena fragments on Matthew (CPG 5206). Contents follow Matthew chapter and verse. Edition fragment numbers stay in About this text and under each passage.

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