Shepherd of Hermas vision-1:8
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Work: Shepherd of Hermas
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Shepherd of Hermas — J. B. Lightfoot 1891 English translation
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1:8 "Laughing she saith unto me, "The desire after evil entered into thine heart. Nay, thinkest thou not that it is an evil deed for a righteous man, if the evil desire should enter into his heart? It is indeed a sin and a great one too," saith she; "for the righteous man entertaineth righteous purposes. While then his purposes are righteous, his repute stands steadfast in the heavens, and he finds the Lord easily propitiated in all that he does. But they that entertain evil purposes in their hearts, bring upon themselves death an captivity, especially they that claim for themselves this prese…
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- Shepherd of Hermas — J. B. Lightfoot 1891 English translation
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