Rejection of imposed commands and condemnation of church disturbers
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Cyril continues his defense, denying that he imposed anything on the pious and condemning those who disturb the church and its Christ-loving people.
And the letter... to me from the church... For this is the act of a persecutor. [The papyrus is broken here; the letter's sender and content are unknown.] Nor did I impose anything upon the pious, for that would be foolish and senseless. But those who disturb the church among us and its Christ-loving people...
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και ὁπε[ ] γραμμα̣[ μ]ε νου τ̣η[ ἐ]κκλησ̣[ια· ]ος μοι̣· δι̣ω̣κ̣το̣[υ γαρ το]υτο· οὐτε τοις εὐσ[εβεσι]ν ἐπεσκηψα· εὐη̣[θες γα]ρ και ἀνο̣ητον· [τους δε] διαταρ̣[α]τ̣τοντα̣[ς τη(ν)] παρ' ἡμ̣ι̣ν ἐκκλη̣[σια(ν)] και τον [κ]ατ' αὐτη[ν φι][λο]χ̣ριστο̣ν̣ λαον α[···]υ