Hermas, The Shepherd of Hermas, ed. Kirsopp Lake, 26.30

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[1] Ἄκουε, φησί, καὶ περὶ τούτων πάντων. οἱ λίθοι οἱ τοῦ πεδίου ἠρμένοι καὶ τεθειμένοι εἰς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ πύργου ἀντὶ τῶν ἀποβεβλημένων, αἱ ῥίζαι εἰσὶ τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ λευκοῦ. ¹

[2] ἐπεὶ οὖν οἱ πιστεύσαντες, ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ λευκοῦ πάντες ἄκακοι εὑρέθησαν, ἐκέλευσεν ὁ κύριος τοῦ πύργου τούτους ἐκ τῶν ῥιζῶν ² τοῦ ὄρους τούτου βληθῆναι εἰς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ πύργου: ἔγνω γάρ, ὅτι, ἐὰν ἀπέλθωσιν εἰς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ πύργου οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι, διαμενοῦσι λαμπροὶ καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν μελανήσει. ³

[3] θυοδσι δε ξετερ μοντιβυς αδιεξισσετ, νεξεσσε ηαβυισσετ ρυρσυς ϝισιταρ εαμ τυρρεμ ατ#3υε πυργαρε. ηι αυτεμ ομνες ξαν διδι ινϝεντι συντ, πιστεύσαντες καὶ οἱ μέλλοντες πιστεύειν: ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ γὰρ γένους εἰσίν. μακάριον τὸ γένος τοῦτο, ὅτι ἄκακόν ἐστιν.

[4] ἄκουε νῦν καὶ περὶ τῶν λίθων τῶν στρογγύλων καὶ λαμπρῶν. καὶ αὐτοὶ πάντες ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ λευκοῦ εἰσίν. αυδι αυτεμ, #3υαρε ροτυνδι συντ ρεπερτι. διϝιτιαε συαε εος πυσιλλυμ οβσξυρανερυντ α ϝεριτατε ατ#3υε οβφυσξαϝερυντ, α δεο ϝερο νυν#3υαμ ⁴ ρεξεσσερυντ, νεξ υλλυμ ϝερβυμ μαλυμ προξεσσιτ δε ορε εορυμ, σεδ ομνις αε#3υιτας ετ ϝιρτυς ϝεριτατις.

[5] ηορυμ εργο μεντεμ ξυμ ϝιδισσετ δομινυς ποσσε εος ϝεριτατι φανερε, βονος #3υο#3υε περμανερε, ιυσσιτ οπες εορυμ ξιρξυμξιδι, νον ενιμ ιν τοτυμ εορυμ τολλι, υτ ποσσιντ αλι#3υιδ βονι φαξερε δε εο, #3υοδ εις ρελιξτυμ εστ, ετ ϝιϝεντ δεο, #3υονιαμ εχ βονο γενερε συντ. ιδεο εργο πυσιλλυμ ξιρξυμξισι συντ ετ ποσιτι συντ ιν στρυξτυραμ τυρρις ηυιυς.

The Shepherd of Hermas. Hermas. ed. Kirsopp Lake. London. 1917.

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Ποιμὴν (Greek) (Hermas. The Apostolic Fathers, Vol 2. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1917.)

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Hermas Perseus (Hermas. The Apostolic Fathers with an English translation by Kirsopp Lake. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1913) — 26.30 focus

[1] Listen also, he said, concerning all these. The stones that are taken from the plain and put into the building of the tower instead of those which are rejected, are the roots of the white mountain.

[2] Since then all the believers from the white mountain were found guiltless, the lord of the tower commanded these to be brought from the roots of this mountain for the building of the tower. For he knew that if these stones go into the building of the tower they will remain bright and none of them will become black.

[3] But if he had added them from the other mountains he would have been obliged to visit the tower again, and to purge it, for all these have been found white, both past and future believers, for they are of the same race. Blessed is this race, because it is innocent.

[4] Listen now concerning the round and bright stones. They also are all from this white mountain. Listen then why they have been found round. Their riches have hidden them a little from the truth and darkened them, but they have never departed from God, nor has any evil word proceeded from their mouth, but all equity and virtue of truth.

[5] When therefore the Lord saw their minds, that they are able to favour the truth and to remain good, he commanded their wealth to be cut down, yet not to be wholly taken away from them, that they may be able to do some good with that which was left them, and they shall live to God because they are of a good kind. Therefore they were cut down a little, and placed in the building of this tower.

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The Shepherd of Hermas

1. leukou= Pam, leukou= tou/tou AL.

2. tw=n r(izw=n LE, om. A.

3. At this point A ends, as the last leaf is missing. The Latin text shich folloss is that of L1. The fes verses in Greek are from Pam. Some sords have been restored as the Papyrus is in bad condition, but the reconstructions are almost certain.

4. Eph. 4, 29

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