Acts of Andrew and Matthias 1:17
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Work: Acts of Andrew and Matthias
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Acts of Andrew and Matthias — ANF VIII English translation (A. Walker)
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And immediately at that very time the sphinx removed from its place, and having assumed a human voice, said, O foolish sons of Israel, not only has the blinding of their own hearts not been enough for them, but they also wish others to be blind like themselves, saying that God is man, who in the beginning fashioned man, and put His breath into all, who gave motion to those things which moved not; He it is who called Abraham, who loved his son Isaac, who brought back his beloved Jacob into his land; He is the Judge of living and dead; He it is who prepareth great benefits for those who obey Him…
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- Acts of Andrew and Matthias — ANF VIII English translation (A. Walker)
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