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Morals
St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Chapter 12
That all gainsaying, even though it arises from an affectionate and reverent intention, alienates the gainsayer from the Lord; and that every word of the Lord must be received with full conviction. Jn. xiii. 5; 6 add καί and ἐκεῖνος K; 7; 8. 2That one must not follow human traditions to set at naught the commandments of God. Mk. vii. 5 ἔπειτα for καί K; ἀνίπτοις for κοιναῖς K; 6 add ἀποκριθείς before εἶπεν K; 8 add γάρ after ἀφέντες K. 3That one must observe all things without omission that have been delivered by the Lord through the gospel and the apostles. Mt. xxviii. 19; 20; Lk. i. 6 ἐνώπιον for ἐναντίον K; Lk. x. 16 ὁ δὲ ἀθ. for καὶ ὁ ἀθ.**; 2 Thess. ii. 15 add ὡς διά before ὑμῶν**. 4That no man may put his own will before the will of the Lord; but in every matter a man must seek and do the will of God. Jn. v. 30 add πατρός after με K; Lk. xxii. 41 προσεύξατο for προσεύχετο; 42 τὸ ποτήριον before τοῦτο K, omit ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ**, τὸ ἐμόν for μου**; Eph. ii. 3 τὸ θέλημα for τὰ θελήματα**, add ἡμῶν after διανοιῶν*, ἦμεν for ἤμεθα K.