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Morals

St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Chapter 63

That a Christian should not fear or be distressed in calamities, being moved from confidence in God, but should rather be bold, feeling that the Lord is present and is directing all his affairs and strengthening him against all foes, and the Holy Spirit is teaching him even what to answer his enemies.

Mt. x. 28 φοβεῖσθε for φοβηθῆτε K, ἀποκτεῖναι after ψυχήν*; 29–31; Lk. xii. 11; 12 προσφέρωσιν for εἰσφέρωσιν K, μεριμνᾶτε for μεριμνήσητε K; 12; Mk. iv. 37 τὰ δέ for καὶ τά K, add αὐτό K, omit τὸ πλοῖον; 38 ἦν before αὐτός K, ἐπί for ἐν K, διεγείρουσιν for ἐγείρουσιν K; 39; 40 add οὕτως K, πῶς οὐκ for οὔπω K; Acts v. 17 omit πάντες**; 18 add αὐτῶν after χεῖρας K; 19 add τῆς before νυκτός K; 20; 21; 2 Cor. i. 8 add ἡμῖν after γενομένης K; 10 ῥύεται for ῥύσεται.