Hard texts that heal (Philoc. 11)
Passages that look harsh or strange are medicines; they wound pride and heal the soul that will stay with the Word.
Greek
Ὅτι χρὴ πάU+03F2ηU+03F2 τῆc θεοπνεύU+03F2του γραφῆU+03F2 τὸ τρόφιμον λιώκιν, καὶ τὰ ὑπὸ τῶν αἱπετικῶν ταραU+03F2U+03F2όμενα ῥητἀ λυU+03F2φήμοιU+03F2 ἐπαπορήU+03F2εU+03F2ι μὴ ἀποτρέπεU+03F2θαι μηλὲ ὑπερηφανεῖν ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτων μεταλαμβάνειν τῆU+03F2 ἐν ἀπιU+03F2τία ταραχῆU+03F2 ἐκτόc. ἐκ το κ΄ τόμου τῶν εἰc τόν Ἰεζεχιήλ. ‘‘Τάλε λέγει κύριοc κύριοc· ἰλοὺ ἐγὰ ἀνακρινῶ ἀνὰ μεU+03F2ον προβάτου καὶ προβάτου, κριῶν καὶ τράγων. καὶ οὑχ ἱκανὸν ὑμῖν ὅτι τὴν καλὴν νομὴν ἐνέμεU+03F2θε, καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆc νομῆc ὑμῶν κατεπατεῖτε τοῦc ποcὶν ὑμῶν; καὶ τὸ καθεcτηκὸc ὕλωρ ἐπίνετε, καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν τοῖc πocὶν ὑμῶν ἐταράU+03F2U+03F2ετε; καὶ τὰ πρόβατά μου τὰ πατήματα τῶν πολῶ ὑμῶν ἐνέμοντο, καὶ τὸ τεραραγμένον ὕλωρ ὑπὸ τῶν πολῶν ὑμῶν ἔπινον.᾿᾿
About this text
Origen’s Philocalia (Greek anthology). SERIES on this page: §§1–27 (sampled bookends).
English follows Robinson 1893 Greek. George Lewis 1911 was not used as wording. Philocalia SERIES CLOSEOUT §§1–27.
Witnesses
- Copy-text J. A. Robinson, Cambridge 1893 — Greek (Greek · Philocalia §§1–27 SERIES)
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