Helpful Saints · Passage details

Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 02 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Chapter XI.--The Sin of Men Due Not to Fate, But to Free-Will.

The reading, its source, and a dependable way back.

Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume 2

Passage referenceAnte-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 02 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Chapter XI.--The Sin of Men Due Not to Fate, But to Free-Will.

Permanent passage identifier

hsu_bfa3db2a-ac0b-432a-80ac-be970b8575ab

This identity belongs to this edition’s reading. Cross-witness correspondence awaits review.

Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 2

Excerpt · the full reading remains in Scripture Library.

How, then, shall I admit this nativity according to Fate, when I see such managers of Fate? I do not wish to be a king; I am not anxious to be rich; I decline military command; I detest fornication; I am not impelled by an insatiable love of gain to go to sea; I do not contend for chaplets; I am free from a mad thirst for fame; I despise death; I am superior to every kind of disease; grief does not consume my soul. Am I a slave, I endure servitude. Am I free, I do not make a vaunt of my good birth. I see that the same sun is for all, and one death for all, whether they live in pleasure…

Source: Christian Classics Ethereal Library — ANF02 UTF-8 text
Rights: Administrator-authorized historic edition; CCEL electronic text. Preserve source attribution and upstream reuse terms.
Reading language: English
Completeness: Not established for this edition
Review: Review status not established by this card

Read in Scripture Library Prepare a passage question Open source

Work translation availability: HSLT — No published edition · HSRT — No published edition. A translation of this Work may not cover this exact passage.

Scripture FirstSources ClassifiedEvidence VisibleCounterpoints PreservedMember Research PrivateAI Never Claims Divine Authority

Evidence Intelligence

Know what kind of evidence you are looking at.

Helpful Saints keeps direct biblical text, language evidence, ancient witnesses, historical context, research models, and open questions visibly distinct.

Primary

Direct Biblical Text

The explicit wording and literary context of canonical Scripture.

Primary Support

Original-Language Evidence

Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, morphology, lemmas, semantic range, and textual comparison.

Comparative

Ancient Witness

Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish literature, and early Christian writings—clearly classified.

Contextual

Historical Context

Geography, material culture, chronology ranges, institutions, customs, and reception history.

Interpretive

Research Model

A configured chronology, theological synthesis, typological pattern, or proposed relationship.

Unresolved

Open Question

Evidence is incomplete, debated, or insufficient for a settled conclusion.