that the people were as sheep not having a shepherd; but he was apostolic, having an evangelical shepherd saying, Though I am absent in the body, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing the steadfastness of your faith in Christ; to whom be the glory and the power, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
ὅτι ἦν ὁ λαὸς ὡς πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα· ἀλλ' ἀποστολικὸς ἦν, ἔχων εὐαγγελικὸν ποιμένα λέγοντα, Εἰ καὶ τῷ σώματι ἄπειμι, ἀλλὰ τῷ πνεύματι σὺν ὑμῖν εἰμι, χαίρων καὶ βλέπων τὸ στερέωμα τῆς εἰς Χριστὸν πίστεως· ᾧ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.