Chapter 54
Admit your own blame
| 1 Τίς οὖν ἐν ὑμῖν γενναῖος, τίς εὔσπλαγχνος, τίς πεπληροφορημένος ἀγάπης; |
Therefore, who among you is noble? Who is compassionate? Who is filled with love? |
| 2 εἰπάτω· Εἰ δι' ἐμὲ στάσις καὶ ἔρις καὶ σχίσματα, ἐκχωρῶ, ἄπειμι, οὗ ἐὰν βούλησθε, καὶ ποιῶ τὰ προστασσόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ πλήθους· μόνον τὸ ποίμνιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰρηνευέτω μετὰ τῶν καθεσταμένων πρεσβυτέρων. |
Let him say, "If it my fault that there are rebellion, and strife, and divisions, I retire, I will depart, I'll go wherever you want, and I'll do whatever is ordered by the people. Only let the flock of Christ be at peace with its duly appointed elders." |
| 3 τοῦτο ὁ ποιήσας ἑαυτῷ μέγα κλέος ἐν Χριστῷ περιποιήσεται, καὶ πᾶς τόπος δέξεται αὐτόν, τοῦ γὰρ κυρίου ἡ γῆ καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς. | The person who does this will win great fame in Christ for himself, and every place will welcome him, for "the earth is the Lord's and the fullness of it" {Ps. 24:1}. |
| 4 ταῦτα οἱ πολιτευόμενοι τὴν ἀμεταμέλητον πολιτείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐποίησαν καὶ ποιήσουσιν. | These are things that those who are citizens of the citizenship of God (something not to be regretted) have done and will continue to do. |