Fathers

Homilies on Numbers, Homilia VI · §2

Spirit resting and false spirit

The Spirit rests on the holy; an evil spirit plays its part wherever room is given. One baptizes with water; he on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining — that is he. Scripture shows God’s Spirit sometimes present, sometimes withdrawn. The spirits are to be discerned.

Latin

Requiescit spiritus in sanctis et malus spiritus partes suas agit ubi locus datur. Baptizare in aqua alterius est; super quem videris spiritum descendentem et manentem, ipse est. Spiritus Dei aliquando adest, aliquando recessisse ostenditur. Discernendi sunt spiritus.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia VI on Numbers (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–3.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII (GCS 30, 1921), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia VI. Scheck FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia VI §§1–3 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) (Latin · Homilia VI §§1–3)

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