Didache, Didache, 9

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[1] And concerning the Eucharist, hold¹ Eucharist² thus:

[2] First concerning the Cup, We give thanks³ to thee, our Father, for the Holy Vine of David thy child, which, thou didst make known to us through Jesus thy child; to thee be glory for ever.

[3] And concerning the broken Bread: We give thee thanks,⁴ our Father, for the life and knowledge which thou didst make known to us through Jesus thy child. To thee be glory for ever.

[4] As this broken bread was scattered upon the mountains, but was brought together and became one, so let thy Church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into thy kingdom, for thine is the glory and the power through Jesus Christ for ever.

[5] But let none eat or drink of your Eucharist except those who have been baptised in the Lord’s Name. For concerning this also did the Lord say, Give not that which is holy to the dogs.

Didache. Didache. . 1912.

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The Didache, or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (English) (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.)

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Διδαχή των Δώδεκα Ἀποστόλων First1KGreek (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.) — 9 focus

[1] Περὶ δὲ τῆς εὐχαριστίας, οὕτως εὐχαριστήσατε:

[2] πρῶτον περὶ τοῦ ποτηρίου: ¹ Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁγίας ἀμπέλου Δαυεὶδ τοῦ παιδός σου, ἦς ἐγνώρισας ἡμῖν διὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου: σοὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

[3] περὶ δὲ τοῦ κλάσματος: Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ τῆς ζωῆς καὶ γνώσεως, ἦς ἐγνώρισας ἡμῖν διὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου. σοὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

[4] ὥσπερ ἦν τοῦτο τὸ ² κλάσμα διεσκορπισμένον ἐπάνω τῶν ὀρέων καὶ συναχθὲν ἐγένετο ἕν, οὕτω συναχθήτω σου ἡ ἐκκλησία ἀπὸ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς εἰς τὴν σὴν βασιλείαν. ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δόξα καὶ ἡ δύναμις διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

[5] μηδεὶς δὲ φαγέτω μηδὲ πιέτω ἀπὸ τῆς εὐχαριστίας ὑμῶν, ἀλλ̓ οἱ βαπτισθέντες εἰς ὄνομα κυρίου: καὶ γὰρ ³ περὶ τούτου εἴρηκεν ὁ κύριος: Μὴ δῶτε τὸ ἄγιον τοῖς κυσί.

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Didache

1. The translation fails to preserve the play on the words, which might be rendered concerning the giving of thanks, give thanks thus, etc. But this would obscure the fact that εὐχαριστία is here quite clearly Eucharist (cf. v. 5).

2. The Eucharist

3. The Cup

4. The Bread

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