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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 199: How Should a Man Be Eager to Hazard Himself 1 to Meet Dangers on Behalf of the…
First by remembering that the Lord Himself for our sakes was obedient to the Father unto death2; then by being fully convinced of the power of the commandment that it is eternal life; as it is written.3 And then by believing the Lord’s words: Whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel’s he shall save it.”4
Notes
- Read παραβάλλεσθαι for παραβουλεύεσθαι of text.
- See Phil. ii. 8.
- See Jn. xii. 50.
- Mk. viii. 35 ἐάν for ἄν, add οὗτος before σώσει K.