Testament to the Citizens · §3 · Epiphanius of Salamis

Hold the traditions; keep God in memory, not images

Pay attention to yourselves, and hold fast the traditions you received. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left. And in this, beloved children, keep the memory of not bringing images into churches or into the cemeteries of the saints, but always keep God in memory in your hearts.

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θεὸν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν.