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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
313. Rule 313: Ought We to Work When People Visit Us?
Nothing that is done according to the commandment ought to be interrupted on account of those who come to us to fulfil the duties of friendship, unless there is some special care for the soul which according to the Lord’s commandment takes precedence of bodily duties. For so the holy apostles said in the Acts: “It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God and serve tables.”1
Notes
- Acts vi. 2 καταλιπόντας ἡμᾶς for ἡμᾶς καταλείψαντας.