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8 Mar 2026

A True Word


Ἐὰν θέλῃς σωθῆναι, ἀληθῆ λόγον ἀγάπησον, καὶ μηδέποτε ἀκρίτως ἔλεγχον ἀποστραφῇς.

Λόγος ἀληθὴς μετέβαλε γεννήματα ἐχκιδῶν, καὶ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς.

Ἅγιος Μάρκος ὁ Ἐρημίτης, Περὶ Νόμου Πνευματικοῦ

Source: Migne PG 65.921a-b
If you wish to be saved, love a true word and never foolishly avoid correction.

A true word can transform a brood of vipers and show them how to flee the coming wrath. 1

Saint Mark The Ascetic, On The Spiritual Law.

1 Mt 3.7

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