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Apocrypha of the New Testament
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Introductory Notice to Apocrypha of the New Testament.
[2083] Or, are proved to be.
[2084] Or, the pure in heart admitting the faith.
[2088] Or, those who have a moderate quantity of food and covering to be content (1 Tim. vi. 8).
[2089] Or, in the admonition of the Saviour (Eph. vi. 4.).
[2092] Four of themss. and the Latin version here add: For assuredly I have for a long time past received letters from our bishops throughout all the world about the things done and said by him.
[2093] i.e., mysteries.
[2094] Or, to nothing.
[2096] Or, chosen.
[2097] The text has κινάρας, artichokes, for which I have read κορυνας, clubs. Sea-fights were a favourite spectacle of the Roman emperors (Suet., Nero, xii.; Claud., xxi.; Dom., iv.). The combatants were captives, or persons condemned to death (Dion Cass., lx. 33).
[2098] For the episode of Perpetua, contained in three of the Greek mss., but not in the Latin versions, see the end of this book.
[2099] i.e., head uppermost.
[2100] One of the mss. here inserts: Do not be hard upon him, for he is the servant of this father Satan; but I must fulfil the command of my Lord.
[2101] Some of themss. insert: Until I bring thee into my Father’s house.
[2102] Several of themss. here add: I commend unto Thee the sheep whom Thou didst entrust unto me, that they may not feel that they are without me, having for a shepherd Thee, through whom I have been able to feed this flock.
[2103] In three of the Greek mss., but not in the Latin versions, the story of Perpetua is here continued.
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