Anonymus, Didache, ed. Kirsopp Lake, 12

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[1] Πᾶς δὲ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου δεχθήτω: ἔπειτα δὲ δοκιμάσαντες αὐτὸν γνώσεσθε, σύνεσιν γὰρ ἕξετε δεξιὰν καὶ ἀριστεράν.

[2] εἰ μὲν παρόδιός ἐστιν ὁ ἐρχόμενος, βοηθεῖτε αὐτῷ, ὅσον δύνασθε: οὐ μενεῖ δὲ πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰ μὴ δύο ἡ τρεῖς ἡμέρας, ἑὰν ᾖ ἀνάγκη.

[3] εἰ δὲ θέλει πρὸς ὑμᾶς καθῆσθαι, τεχνίτης ὤν, ἐργαζέσθω καὶ φαγέτω.

[4] εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἔχει τέχνην, κατὰ τὴν σύνεσιν ὑμῶν προνοήσατε, πῶς μὴ ἀργὸς μεθ̓ ὑμῶν ζήσεται Χριστιανός.

[5] εἰ δ̓ οὐ θέλει οὕτω ποιεῖν, χριστέμπορός ἐστι: προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν τοιούτων.

Didache. Anonymus. ed. Kirsopp Lake. London. 1912.

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Διδαχή των Δώδεκα Ἀποστόλων (Greek) (Didache. The Apostolic Fathers with an English Translation In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1912.)

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The Didache, or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles Perseus (Didache. The Apostolic Fathers with an English translation In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Lake, Kirsopp, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1912.) — 12 focus

[1] Let everyone who comes in the Name of the¹ Lord be received; but when you have tested him you shall know him, for you shall have understanding of true and false.²

[2] If he who comes is a traveller, help him as much as you can, but he shall not remain with you more than two days, or, if need be, three.

[3] And if he wishes to settle among you and has a craft, let him work for his bread.

[4] But if he has no craft provide for him according to your understanding, so that no man shall live among you in idleness because he is a Christian.

[5] But if he will not do so, he is making traffic of Christ; beware of such.

Anonymus Didache 12

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