672. Kúùúùñu,rie o’` qeo,j’( o’` dunato,j( o’` cratwññ°/n ta. pa,nta kai.

kubernw/n( o’`
a]gioj( o’` dedoxasme,noj( u`pa,rceij ga.r basileu.j tw/n basileuo,ntwn kai. ku,rioj tw/n
kurieuo,ntwn do,xa soi tw/| kaqhme,nw| evn fwti. avpei,rw| kai. avprosi,tw|( o]n prw/toj
nou/j ouvk eíi=den ouvde. ivdei/n du,natai( o]n ci,liai cilia,dej kai, mu,riai muria,dej
pari,stantai a`gi,wn avgge,lwn( avrcagge,lwn( poluomma,twn
ceroubi,m( serafi,m( e`xapte,ruga kai. ta. tou,toij o¡¡[moia) Su, ga.r ginw,skeij ta. kru,fia
tou/ dou,lou sou)

Ouvk e;gnwn se to. pro,teron to.n pantodu,namon qeo.n evpei. ou=n evkra,toun ta. ne,fh
tou/ mh. bre,cein evpi. th/j gh/j( ta. de,ndra th/j gh/j ]Edena tou/ mh. poiei/n karpo,n( ta.
poi,mnia tw/n proba,twn :Edena kai. ta.j evgguw,saj tou/ mh. genna/n ññ’’’\ kai. ta.j e`te,raj
gunai/kaj tou/ mh. sullabei/n evn gastri,) Eivj de. fragmou.j avmpelw/noj e;blepon kai.
evpoi,oun ta. klh,mata tou/ mh. avnqh/sai( kai. ta. la.cana tou/ kh,pou tou/ mh. evkfuei/n(
kai. pa/n o;rneon( cersai/on kai. qala,ssion( evkw,lluon peta/sqai kai. tou.j ivcqu,aj th/j
qala,sshj evggu,teuon kai. ouvk evsaleu,onto) Pa,saj te kai. magi,aj eivrgasa,mhn( kai.
pa,nta ta. ponhra. pneu,mata evdou,leuon \ tau/ta pa,nta evpete,loun díia. ta.j polla,j mou
a`marti,aj \ nu/n de. de.omai( o` so.j avcrei/oj dou/loj)

Ku,rioj o` qeo.j o` dunato.j o` pantokra,twr( o` a]gioj kai. u`pera,gioj kai. dedoxasme,noj

u`pa,rcwn( o` euvdokh,saj evx avnazi,ou gene,sqai me a;xion kata. th.n sh.n a`gi,an kai.
i`era.n poi,mnhn( ouv bdeluxa,menoj to.n a`martwlo,n( avlla. splagcnizo,menoj evp´¡ v
evmoi. ouvk hvqe,lhsaj sunapole,sai me th/| avnomi,a| mou( kai. gnw,rimon evpoi,hsa,j me
th/| sh/| avga,ph| kai. th/| sh/| ovrqodo,xw| kai. avmwmh,tw| pi,stei) Prospi,ptw de. gou/n th/|
sh/| ovrqotomw,thti kai. tw/| a`gi,w| sou ovvno,mati kai. i`keteu,w kai. parakalw/( i]na pa/j
to,poj h¨°¡´’' oi=koj h' a;nqrwpoj h' e;cwn magi,an avnqrw,pwn h' dai,monoj( o[tan
evpanagnwsqh/ h` proseuch, mou au[th evnw,pion auvtw/n h' evn th/| oivki,a| auvtou/( i[na
luqh/| avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/))) kai. avpo. panto.j to,pou( evn w|ñ- evpikalei/tai tw|/
ovno,mati, sou tw/| a`gi,w| kai. monogenou/j sou ui`ou/( kuri,ou de. h`mw/n kai. qeou/ kai.
swth/roj h`mw/n vIhsou/ Cristou/ kai. tou/ a`gi,ou kai. zwopoiou/ sou pneu,matoj( kai.
avpo. tou/ a`martwlou/ Kuprianou/ na. feu,goun oi` dai,monej kai. drapeteu,sontai oi`
kakoi,( ta. ne,fh de. pe,myousi broch.n kai. ta. de,ndra fe,rousi karpo.n kai. ai` koili,ai
gennw/si kai. ai` mhte,rej sullh,yontai( kai. oi` añ;nqrwpoi avpo. panto.j desmou/
luqh,sontai evn ovno,mati tou/ patro.j kai. tou/ ui`ou/ kai. tou/ a`gi,ou pneu,matoj) Kai. pa/j
a;nqrwpoj eva.n deqh/| ápara. dai,monoj h' para. avnqrw,pou kakou/( o[tan avnagnwsqh/| h`
euvch. auñ[th evnw,pion auvtou/( i[na luqh/| avpo. panto.j desmou/ kai. krath,matoj kai.
magi,aj kai. ovfqalmou/ blaberou/ kai. pa/j o` evpikalou,menoj to. o;noma, sou to. a[gion
kai. o[per eu;xontai kai. aivth,sontai)
673 `O qeo.j tw/n qew/n kai. ku,rioj tw/n kurieuo,ntwn( o` e;cwn evxousi,an avnqrw,pwn(
ouvranou/ kai. gh/j kai. pa,ntwn tw/n evn auvtoi/j( eivsa,kouson th/j deh,sewj auvtou/ díia.
tou/ vEmanouh,l( o]j evrmhneu,etai ‘$$ meq v h`mw/n o` qeo,j %%) Kai. w`j evk pe,traj
díia. Mwu?se,wj toi/j ui`oi/j vIsrah.l evph,gasaj to. u[dwr( ou[twj ku,rie o` qeo.j h`mw/n
evpi,qej th.n cei/ra, sou th.n plh,rh euvlogi,aj evpi. to.n dou/lon sou) Kai. kaqw.j evpoi,hsen
o` qeo.j o` dedoxame,noj to.n para,deison evn vEde,ni( kai. evx auvtou/ th/| sh/| prosta,xei
evxe,rcontai te,ssarej potamoi,( `Rusw,n( Gew,n( Ti,grhj kai. Euvfra,thj( oi` evrco,menoi
tou/ton to.n ko,smon evn h`suci,a| kai. vAda.m o` deino.j a;nqrwpoj ouv du,natai krath/sai
tau/ta( ou[twj( ku,rie o` qeo.j h`mw/n( ou;te magi,wn e;rga( ou;te fanta,smata daimo,nwn
fai,nesqai evnw,pion tou/ lu,matoj( ou- evgw. e;lusa kai. lu,w avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/
qeou/))) °¬´´ñÎFeu,getai avp v auvtou/ kai. evpi. pa,nta a;nqrwpon to.n polemou/nta ob
glwssw/n kai. diesparme,nwn evf v o[lhn th.n oivkoume,nhn kai. evpikata,ratoj Beelzebou.l
kai. avpodiwko,menoj avpo. tou/ qeou/ kai. avpo. tou/ e;contoj th.n proseuch.n tau,thn( kai.
evpi. pa/san th.n du,namin tou/ evcqrou/ kai. evnergei,aj avpedi,wxa kai. avpodiw,kw kai.
eivj th.n du,namin tw/n cili,wn avrciere,wn tw/n kataba,ntwn evk tw/n Ceroubi.m kai.
Serafi,m( to,te me.n e;lusa kai. pa,lin lu,w avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/))) tou/ e;contoj th.n
proseuch.n tau,thn( kai. eva.n e;stai dedeme,non euvdaimo,nion h' gohtei,a h' farmaki,a h'
avpo. ovfqalmw/n ponhrw/n h' kakw/n( na. lu,etai h` kaki,a au[th kai. oi` katoikou/ntej evn
auvth/| avpo. panto.j e;rgou ponhrou/( na. lutrwqh,setai kai. i[na evpistre,yh| o` po,noj evpi.
th.n kefalh.n tou/ evrgazome,nou th.n avnomi,an#)
674 Div euvcw/n vEzeki,ou basile,wj( ou- hu;xhsen o` cro,noj th/j zwh/j auvtou/ e;th ie(
auvxhqh,sontai kai. oi` cro,noi tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/))( th/| dianoi,a| tw/n avgge,lwn( th/|
euvwdi,a| tw/n Ceroubi,m( th/| u`mnwdi,a| tw/n Zerafi,m( th/| i`ketei,a| pasw/n tw/n
evpourani,wn duna,mewn( tw/| euvaggelismw/| th/j u`peragi,aj despoi,nhj h`mw/n
qeoto,kou kai. aveiparqe,nou Mari,aj para. tou/ avrcagge,lou Gabrih,l( evpi. th/| evnsa,rkw|
sullh,yei tou/ kuri,ou kai. qeou/ kai. swth/roj h`mw/n vIhsou/ Cristou/( th/| gennh,sei
auvtou/ th/| a`gi,a| evn Bhqlee,m( th/| sfagh/| tw/n brefw/n para. tou/ ~Hrw,dou( tw|/ a`gi,w|
auvtou/ bapti,smati tw/| evn vIorda,nh|( th/| nhstei,a| auvtou/ kai. tw/| peirasmw/|( w¡ñ-|
u`pe,sth para. tou/ diabo,lou kai. th/| frikth/| ni,kh|( toi/j trikw,desi qau,masin( oi-j
evpoi,hsen evn tw/| ko,smw| ta.j u`giei,aj dwrou,menoj( leprou.j ivw,menoj( nekrou.j
zwogonw/n( th/| evn VIerousalh.m eivso,dw| auvtou/ evn tw/| naw/| tw/n pai,dwn
bow,ntwn to. w`sanna. evnw,pion auvtou/( tw/| páa,qei kai. th/| staurw,sei kai. th/| evk
nekrw/n auvtou/ trihme,rw| evge,rsei( th/| eivj ouvranou.j avnalh,yei( tw/| u[mnw| tw/n
cili,wn cilia,dwn a`gi,wn avgge,lwn( eivj do,xan th/j avno,dou u`mnologou,ntwn( th/| evk
dexiw/n kaqe,dra| tou/ patro,j( th/| evxousi,a|( h]n e;dwken toi/j a`gi,oij auvtou/ maqhtai/j
eivpw.n auvtoi/j( a;ntinwn avfh/te ta.j a`marti,aj( avfi,hntai auvtoi/j( a;n tinwn krath/te( kai.
kra,thntai( kai. o[sa a;n lu,shte evpi. th/j gh/j( e;stai lelume,na evn toi/j ouvranoi/j( kai. o[sa
a'n dh,shte evpi. th/j gh/j( e;stai dedeme,non evn toi/j ouvranoi/j)
Dia. tou,twn tw/n ovnoma,twn kai. th/j mega,lhj sou duna,mewj( desmeu,omen kai.
avnaqemati,zomen kai. lu,omen kai. avpokri,nomen pa,nta ta. pneu,mata th/j ponhri,aj kai.
th/j kaki,aj kai. pa,ntaj tou.j dai,monaj kai. tou.j ovfqalmou.j tou/ kakou/ avnqrw,pou avpo.
to.n dou/lon tou/ qeou/))) th/| pla,sei tou/ vAda,m( th/| qusi,a| tou/ :Abel kai. tou/ Sh,q( tw/|
euvaggelismw/| tou/ vEnw,j( tw/| peirasmw/| tou/ vIw,b( th/| metaqe,sei tou/ vEnw,c( th/|
dikaiosu,nh| tou/ Nw/e( th/| eu`re,sei tou/ Melcisede,k( th/| pi,stei tou/ vAbraa,m( th/|
avntidikh,sei tou/ vIsaa,k( th/| avgiwsu,nh| tou/ vIakw,b( th/| pra,sei tou/ vIwsh,f( th/|
r`a,bdw| tou/ Mwu?se,wj( th/| i`erosu,nh| tou/ vAarw,n( th/| parqeni,a| vIhsou/ tou/ Nabh,(
th/| a`giwsu,nh| tou/ Samouh,l( th/| qusi,a| tou/ vIa,feq( toi/j musthri,oij tw/n ib fulw/n tou/
vIsrah,l( tw/| karmhli,w| o;rei vHli,ou tou/ zhlw,tou( th/| deh,sei vElissai,ou( th/| profhtei,a|
vIwna/( th/| nhstei,a| tou/ Danih,l( th/| sofi,a| Solomw/ntoj( th/| nhstei,a| tw/n evn o;resi
avlhqinh/| evgkrateuome,nwn( feuxa,tw pa/n kako.n avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/)))
675 Th/| leitourgei,a| tw/n a`gi,wn avgge,lwn( tw/| ovno,mati th/j a`gi,aj Tria,doj( th/|
duna,mei tou/ paraklh,tou tou/ katelqo,ntoj eivj tou.j avposto,louj( th/| sfagh/| tw/n
martu,rwn kai. tw/n dikai,wn( th/| avga,ph| tw/n a`gi,wn avgge,lwn( th/| a`giwsu,nh| tw/n
Ceroubi,m( tw/| u[mnw| tw/n Serafi,m( th/| mh. kaiwme,nw| ba,tw| evn o;rei Sina/( tw/|
foberw/| kai. avnekdihgh,tw| ovno,mati tou/ Cristou/) Dia. tou,twn tw/n ovnoma,twn tw/n
friktw/n kai. mega,lwn( desmeu,w kai. katargw/ pa,nta ta. pneu,mata th/j ponhri,aj kai.
pa,ntaj tou.j kaki,stouj dai,monaj( kai. tou.j ovfqalmou.j tw/n kakw/n avnqrw,pwn kai.
fqonerw/n avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/)))
Di v euvcw/n th/j u`peragi,aj qeoto,kou kai. aveiparqe,nou Mari,aj( th/| dexia/| ceiri. tou/
a`gi,ou vIwa,nnou tou/ baptistou/( o]n tro,pon evklu,etai to. ste,ar evnw,pion tou/ puro,j(
ou[twj luqw/sin ta. th/j magi,aj e;rga avpo. to.n dou/lon tou/ qeou/)))
Th/| duna,mei tw/n e`kato.n e`xh,konta avngge,lwn tw/n evn Aivgu,ptw| katelqo,ntwn
parascei/n u`gi,eian toi/j avnqrw,poij( kai. tw/| ovno,mati pa,ntwn tw/n a`gi,wn avgge,lwn
tw/n i`stame,nwn evnw,pion tou/ foberou/ kai. puri,nou qro,nou tou/ mega,lou qeou/ tou/
zw/ntoj kai. u`yhlou/( tw/| corw/| tw/n a`gi,wn( toi/j stefa,noij tw/n martu,rwn( tw/| u[yei
tw/n o;rewn( tw/| ba,qei tw/n ceima,rrwn( tw/| plh,qei tw/n a`gi,wn avgge,lwn( th/|
duna,mei tou/ avrcagge,lou Gabrih,l( tou/ euvaggelisame,nou th.n sa,rkwsin tou/j lo,gou
tou/ avmwmh,tou( th/| duna,mei kai. gennh,sei( h-| evge,nnhsen vElisabe.t h` fulacqei/sa
avpo. kaki,aj( th/| euvch/| kai. i`kesi,a| pa´´,ntwn tw/n a`gi,wn( desmeu,omen kai.
diw,komen pa´,nta ta. pneu,mata th/j ponhri,aj kai. tou.j ovfqalmou.j tw/n ponhrw/n
avnqrw,pwn avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/)))
Di v euvcw/n tw/n a`gi,wn triwpai,dwn vAnani,a( vAzari,a( Misah.l aivtou/men kai.
parakalou/men( a`gi,a Tria,j( kai. prospi,ptomen th.n filanqrwpi,an sou( i[na pa/j a;nqrwpoj
h¨' oi=koj h' avmpelw.n h' kh/poj( evn w-| ge,gone pneu/ma ponhri,aj( fqo,nou kai.
farmaki,aj h' magi,aj( o[tan avnagnwsqh/| evnw,pion auvtou/ h` parou/sa, mou euvch,( eiv
me.n evn ouvranoi/j evsti dedeme,non( luqh/|( eiv de. evpi. th/j gh/j( o`moi,wj luqh/| h' evn
aivgialw/| h' evn potamw/| h' evn qala,ssh|( h' evn me,sw| mnhma,twn tou/ dikai,ou h' evn
ta,fw| a`martwlou/( h' evn katofli,w| oi;kou h' evn evpanofli,w| h' evn fu,lw| de,ndrou( h'
evn dw,mati( luqh,twsan a] de, evstin evn crusw/| h' avrgu,rw| h' evn calkw/| h' evn sidh,rw|
h' evn li,qw| h' evn xu,lw| h' evn moli,bdw|( h' evn kasith,rw| h' evn de,rmati qhri,wn h' evn
de,rmati ivcqu,wn h' evn de,rmati evla,fou( h' evn kausthri,w| h' evn kunaba,rw| h' evn
e`te,rw| tini. luqh,tw \ eiv de, evsti gegramme,non díia. tw/n dw,deka glwssw/n( luqh,tw
o[ti evgra,fh h` parou/sa, mou euvch,)
676 vEpi. tw/| ovno,mati th/j a`gi,aj kai. avdiaire,tou kai. zwopoiou/ tria,doj kai. e;lusa kai.
lu,w to.n desmo.n tw/n kakw/n avnqrw,pwn avpo. tou/ dou,lou)
vEn ovno,mati vAcia/( Seracia/( vElissai,ou( vAdwnaei,( vIelisa.k e;lusa kai. lu,w to.n
desmo.n tw/n kakw/n avnqrw,pwn kai. tw/n kakw/n ovfqalmw/n tou/ dai,monoj kai. tw/n
pneuma,twn th/j ponhri,aj( avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/)))
Th/| duna,mei tou/ lu,santoj to.n ouvrano.n katelqo,ntwn tw/n u`etw/n evpi. th/j gh/j tou/
evxagagei/n to.n karpo.n e;lusa kai. lu,w ta.j kaka.j fantasi,aj tou/ kakou/ dai,monoj kai. ta.j
tw/n pneuma,twn ponhri,aj kai. ta.j dokimasi,aj tou/ diabo,lou kai. ta.j mhcana.j auvtou/
avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/)))
Tw/| lo,gw| tou/ kuri,ou oi` ouvranoi. evsterew,qhsan kai. tw/| r¡`h,mati tou/ sto,matoj
auvtou/ pa/sa h` gh/( díia. tou,twn o`rki,zw se pa/n kako.n avpo. th/j qei,aj duna,mewj tou/
kuri,ou kai. avpo. pneuma,twn w-n perie,cei kai. kti,zetai( o` dou/loj tou/ qeou/)))
Tw/| lo,gw|( o]n evla,lhse Ku,rioj pro.j Mwu?sh.n evn tw/| o;rei Sina/( e;lusa kai. lu,w ta.
ponhra. pneu,mata
Kalou,j( vApnou,j( Marou,j( Salou,k( Nazou,j( Nikou,j( Case,k( Taranqa,
( Timosa,koun( vIaou,j( vAca,zan( Kaka,( vRoucana,( tau/ta diw,kw avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/
qeou/)))
Th/| fwnh/|( h-j h;kousen o` La,zaroj kai. evxh/lqen evk tou/ ta,fou( dedeme,noj ta.j cei/raj
kai. toúu.j po,daj( e;lusa kai. lu,w pa/san fantasi,an kai. evne,rgeian
Santarou,j( Zardana,n( Sekou,pouj( Lalia.n kai. Dermati,nouj( Sedalh,touj( Pi,sa th/| w[ra|
( h-| eivsh/lqen o` lh|sth.j eivj to.n para,deison( e;lusa kai. lu,w| pa/san no,son kai. pa/san
malaki,an avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/)
Th/| euvch/|( h]n hu;xato o` vIhsou/j tou/ Nabh. kai. evkrath,qh o` h[lioj kai. h`
selh,nh( lu,w to.n kako.n ovfqalmo.n tou/ fqonerou/ avnqrw,pou avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/
qeou/)))( th/| euvch/| h-| hu;xato vHlia,j kai. evkra,thsen to.n u`eto.n tou/ ouvranou/ \ th/|
euvvch/| h-| hu;xato o` Danih.l evn tw/| la,kkw| kai. e;fraxen ta. sto,mata tw/n leo,ntwn \ th/|
euvch/| tw/n a`gi,wn triw/n pai,dwn VAnani,a( vAzari,a kai. Misah,l( h-| hu;xanto( kai.
evge,neto h` ka,minoj tou/ puro.j w`j h` dro,soj tou/ ouvranou/)
677 Th/| duna,mei tou/ kratou/ntoj ta. ku,mata th/j qala,sshj kai. kataprau´¨?,nontoj
tau/ta( evdi,wxa( kai. diw,kw ta. ponhra. pneu,mata kai. e;lusa kai. lu,w to.n kako.n
ovfqalmo.n tou/ fqonerou/ avnqrw,pou kai. tw/n daimo,nwn avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/ \
th/| duna,mei tou/ corta,santoj evn evrh,mw| plh,qh muri,wn avndrw/n u`po. pe,nte a;rtwn)
Th/| euvch/| tou/ a`gi,ou prwtoma,rturoj kai. avrcidiako,nou Stefa,nou( tou/ a`gi,ou Pa,pa
Silbe,strou `Rw,mhj( tou/ a`gi,ou Sumew.n tou/ avrcimandri,tou( tou/ a`gi,ou Sumew.n
tou/ qaumatourgou/( tw/n a`gi,wn evndo,xwn kai. paneufh,mwn avposto,lwn( ¡”Îtou/
a`gi,ou kai. evndo,xou megaloma,rturoj kai. tropaiofo,rou Gewrgi,ou( tou/ a`gi,ou
Dhmhtri,ou( tw/n a`gi,wn mega,lwn martu,rwn Qeodw,rwn( tu,ronoj kai. strathla,tou( tw/n
a`gi,wn kai. avrciatrw/n avnargu,rwn Kosma/ kai. Damianou/( ku,rou kai.
vIwa,nnou( Panteleh,monoj kai. vErmola,ou( tw/n a`gi,wn martu,rwn
Euvstaqi,ou( Auvxenti,ou( Euvgeni,ou( Mardari,ou kai. vOre,stou( tw/n a`gi,wn martu,rwn
Sergi,ou kai. Ba,kcou( Mariani,tou( vAgapi,ou(
vAgaphtou/( Dhmhtri,ou( Da,dou( vAqanasi,ou( Sa,bba tou/ strathla,tou( tw/n a`gi,wn
tessara,konta martu,rwn tw/n evn Sebastei,a| marturhsa,ntwn( tw/n a`gi,wn Makkabai,wn
kai. th/j mhtro.j auvtw/n Solomonh/j( kai. tou/ didaska,lou auvtw/n vEleaza,rou( tw/n
a`gi,wn muri,wn discili,wn kai. e`xakosi,wn e`xh,konta martu,rwn tw/n marturhsa,ntwn
evpi. vIoulianou/ tou/ paraba,tou( tw/n a`gi,wn nhpi,wn tw/n para. tou/ `Hrw,dou
sfage,ntwn cilia,dwn dekatessa,rwn#( tw/n a`gi,wn dismuri,wn tw/n evn Nikomhdei,a|
kauqe,ntwn Îe;lusa kai. lu,w( evdi,wxa kai. diw,kw tou.j kakou.j ovfqalmou.j tw/n
ponhrw/n avnqrw,pwn( kai. pa,nta ta. ponhra. e;rga tou/ diabo,lou avpo. tou/ dou,lou tou/
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kai. Salw,mhj( ~Ele,nhj th/j mhtro.j tou/ a`gi,ou Kwnstanti,nou( Euvfhmi,aj( vIouli,tthj th/j
mhtro.j tou/ a`gi,ou Khru,kou kai. tou/ ui`ou/ auvth/j( vAnastasi,aj th/j
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kai. u`yhlo.n evpi. tou/ dou,lou tou/ qeou/))) kai. i[na luqw/sin avpo. tw/n triakosi,wn kai.
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678 Di v euvcw/n th/j u`peragi,aj qeoto,kou kai. pa,ntwn tw/n a`gi,wn desmeu,omen kai.
katargou/men kai. diw,komen pa,nta ta. pneu,mata avpostatou/nta kai. katapoiou/nta kai.
ta.j dokimasi,aj auvtw/n kai. fobera. ble,mmata tou/ Satana/ kai. kakw/n avndrw/n te kai.
gunai,kwn( a[tina eivse,rcetai eivj th.n mh,tran th/j gunaiko.j th/j evgguw,shj kai.
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( evnnoi,aj kaka.j kai. blabera.j evrga,zetai( w`j auvto.n e;lusa kai. desmeu,w ta.j pagi,daj
tw/n qhreuo,ntwn Sedou,k( vIarou,( kai. vAfaei. tou/ evponomazome,nou vEliqei. kai.
tw/n qugate,rwn Sale.m kai. pa/san th.n genea. auvtou/ kai. Same. kai. pa,nta to.n coro.n
auvtou/ kai. Kouniakou.m kai. pa,ntaj tou.j evn tw/| [Aidei auvtou/ kai. Legaw.n kai.
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qeou/))) kai. avpo. pa,nta( a] e;cei kai. kti,zetai( eivj o]n u`pa,rcei au[th mou h` euvch,
( kai. evk pa,ntwn( w-n e;cei( lutrou/tai pa/n kako,n)
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