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Morals

St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Chapter 59

That a Christian must not be desirous of glory in the eyes of men, nor claim special honour, but must correct those who honour him thus, or think too highly of him.

Mt. xix. 16 εἶπεν before αὐτῷ K, add ἀγαθέ K, ποιήσας for ποιήσω ἵνα, κληρονομήσω for ἔχω; 17 τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; οὐδεὶς ἀγαθὸς εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός K; Jn. v. 41; 44 ζητοῦντες for ζητεῖτε*; Lk. xi. 43 τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας**; 1 Thess. ii. 5 omit ἐν before προφάσει; 6; Acts x. 25; 26 κἀγώ for ἐγώ K, add γάρ; Acts xii. 21 omit πρὸς αὐτούς**; 22; 23.