Epistle of Barnabas 1
(תרגום עברי בהכנה — מוצג טקסט באנגלית)
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Hail, sons and daughters, in the name of the Lord that loved us, in peace.
2
Exceeding great and rich are God's righteous ordinances towards you. Wherefore, and above all, I rejoice exceedingly over your blessed and glorious spirits; so deeply engrafted is the grace of the spiritual gift that ye have received.
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On which account I the more congratulate myself, hoping to be saved; for I truly see in you the Spirit poured out from the abundance of the Lord's fountain upon you.
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So greatly did the much-desired sight of you fill me with astonishment at you, that I am fully persuaded of this.
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Since I am conscious of this, that having spoken to you I understand much, for the Lord hath accompanied me in the way of righteousness — I am altogether constrained to this also, to love you beyond my own soul.
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Because great faith and love dwell in you in the hope of His life.
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Considering this therefore, that if I should take care to communicate to you some portion of what I received, it shall turn to my reward that I ministered to such spirits, I was eager to send you a trifle, that along with your faith ye might have your knowledge also perfect.
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Well then, there are three doctrines of the Lord: the hope of life, the beginning and the end of it.