Reckoned as sheep in this life
In this life we are reckoned as sheep — 'we are reckoned as sheep of slaughter' (Psalm 44:21–22) — who know the secrets of the heart. If we spread our hands to a strange god, God who searches hearts shall find it out. But stretching hands to him in confession, we are sent as sheep in wolves' midst, and the wolves cannot devour whom the Shepherd keeps. 'Son, honor the Lord, and thou shalt be strong' (Matthew 10:16) — honoring him by confession unto death.
Greek
προφήτου ἐπιφερομένην αὐτοῖς φωνὴν εἰπεῖν τῷ ϑεῷ τήν" «ταῦτα πάντα ἦλϑεν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς. καὶ οὐκ ἐπελαϑόμεϑά σου, καὶ 00x | ἠδικήσαμεν ἐν τῇ διαϑήχῃ σου, 25 καὶ 00x ἀπέστη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν." XX. Monuovevousev ὅτι ἐν τῷ βίῳ τούτῳ τυγχάνοντες καὶ
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νοοῦντες “τὰς ἔξω τοῦ βίου ὁδοὺς τῷ ϑεῷ φαμεν To‘ ,ἐξέχλινας τὰς τρίβους ἡμῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ὁδοῦ σου“ νῦν καιρὸς ἀναμιμνήσκεσϑαι τοῦ, ὅτι τόπος καχώσεώς ἐστι τῆς ψυχῆς τὸ χωρίον τοῦτο, ἐν ᾧ τετα- πεινώμεϑα᾽ iva εὐχόμενοι λέγωμεν τό" „ori ἐταπείνωσας ἡμᾶς ἐν τόπῳ κακώσεως, καὶ ἐπεχάλυψεν ἡμᾶς σχιὰ Havarov.“ ϑαῤῥοῦντες δὲ λέ- yousv καὶ 10‘ „el ἐπελαϑόμεϑα τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ ϑεοῦ ἡμῶν, καὶ εἰ διεπετάσαμεν χεῖρας ἡμῶν πρὸς ϑεὸν ἀλλότριον, οὐχὶ ὃ ϑεὸς ἐχζη- τήσει ταῦτα;"
About this text
Written for Ambrose and Protoctetus. Open the Greek under each section.
English follows Paul Koetschau, Origenes Werke I (GCS, 1899). The Archive OCR of that same print was checked. This is a reading translation for study, not a new critical edition.
Witnesses
- Copy-text Koetschau, Origenes Werke I (GCS 2, 1899) (Greek · Exhortation to Martyrdom)
- Checked print Archive.org OCR of GCS 2 (Greek · Same print)
This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.