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Epistle of Barnabas 17

Apostolic Teaching

Before we believed in God, the dwelling of our heart was corrupt and weak.

2Truly like a temple built with hands, for it was full of idolatry.

3And was a house of demons because we did what was contrary to God.

4But it shall be built in the name of the Lord.

5Give heed, that the temple of the Lord may be magnificently built.

6How? Learn! By receiving the remission of our sins and hoping on the name of the Lord.

7We have become new, being created again from the beginning.

8Therefore God truly dwells in our dwelling, in us.

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About Epistle of Barnabas

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.