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Apocrypha · Chapter 8 of 114

The Shepherd of Hermas 8

Visions and Mandates

After she finished these words, she said to me: Do you want to hear me read? I said: Yes, lady.

2She said: Be a listener, then, and hear the glory of God. I heard great and wonderful things that I could not keep in memory.

3For all the words were terrifying, such that a man cannot bear. The last words, however, I kept, for they were softer and profitable for us.

4Behold, the God of Hosts, who by his mighty power and great wisdom created the world, and by his glorious will surrounded his creation with beauty, and by his strong word fixed the heavens and founded the earth upon the waters.

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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.