| Ὁ δίκαιος πολλοστὸς, λέγεται, ὡς ἐννενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐν παραβολῇ πρόβατα. Ὁ δὲ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὥσπερ ἀπολλύμενος, ἢ εἷς, ἢ οὐθ' εἷς λέγεται, μὴ θέλων μετανοῆσαι, καὶ πληθυνθῆναι ταῖς ἀρεταῖς. Ἅγιος Νειλος, Βιβλίον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολή ΣΑ' Καλλιστιωνι Source: Migne PG 79.157c |
The righteous man is many, it is said, as the ninety nine sheep in the parable. 1 But the sinner, as he who is lost, is but one, or nothing at all, not wishing to repent and abound with the virtues. Saint Nilus of Sinai, Book 1, Letter 201, To Kallistio 1 Mt 18.12 |
4 Oct 2021
Abundance And Lack
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