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Apocrypha · Chapter 17 of 114

The Shepherd of Hermas 17

Visions and Mandates

But I recovered my senses, remembered the glory of God and took courage. I knelt down and confessed my sins again to the Lord, as I had done before.

2Then she came with six young men, the same ones I had seen before, and stood beside me and heard me praying and confessing my sins to the Lord.

3And touching me, she said: Hermas, stop making all these requests regarding your sins; pray also for righteousness, so that you may take some of its fruits to your family.

4Then she raised me by the hand and took me to the bench, and said to the young men: Go and build.

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About The Shepherd of Hermas

Visions, commandments and parables received by a former slave in Rome, debating whether there is a second chance after grave sin. It was read as Scripture in several ancient churches.