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in their deeds, will die by death. But those who have given their rods green and having cracks, these were always faithful and good, but having a certain jealousy among one another concerning pre-eminence and concerning a certain glory; but all these are foolish, having jealousy among one another concerning pre-eminence. But these also, having heard my commandments, being good, cleansed themselves and repented quickly. Therefore their dwelling came to be in the tower; but if any of them turns again to dissension, he will be cast out of the tower and will lose his life. Life belongs to all who keep the commandments of the Lord; but in the commandments there is nothing about pre-eminence or about glory, but about longsuffering and about a man's humility. In such people, therefore, is the life of the Lord, but in the dissenters and lawless, death. And those who have given their rods half green, half dry, these are they who are entangled in their business affairs and do not cleave to the saints. For this reason half of them is alive and half is dead. Many therefore, having heard my commandments, repented. As many therefore as repented, their dwelling is in the tower. But some of them fell away completely. These therefore have no repentance; for because of their business affairs they blasphemed the Lord and denied him. Therefore they lost their life because of the wickedness which they did. But many of them were double-minded. These still have repentance, if they repent quickly, and their dwelling will be in the tower; but if they repent more slowly, they will dwell in the walls; but if they do not repent, they too have lost their life. And those who have given two parts green, but the third dry, these are they who have denied with various denials. Many therefore of them repented, and went to dwell in the tower; but many fell away completely from God; these lost their life completely. But some of them were double-minded and caused divisions; for these, therefore, there is still repentance, if they repent quickly and do not remain in their pleasures; but if they remain in their deeds, they too work death for themselves. And those who have given their rods two parts dry, but the third green, these are they who became faithful, but became rich and more glorious among the Gentiles; they put on great pride and became high-minded and forsook the truth, and did not cleave to the righteous, but lived with the Gentiles, and this way became more pleasant to them; but they did not fall away from God, but remained in the faith, though not doing the works of the faith. Many therefore of them repented, and their dwelling came to be in the tower. But others, living completely with the Gentiles and being carried away by the vainglories of the Gentiles, fell away from God, and did the deeds of the Gentiles. These therefore were reckoned with the Gentiles. But others of them were double-minded, not hoping to be saved because of the deeds which they did; others were double-minded and made schisms among themselves. For these therefore who were double-minded because of their deeds there is still repentance; but their repentance needs to be quick, so that their dwelling may be in the tower; but for those who do not repent but remain in their pleasures, death is near. And those who have given their rods green, but the tips themselves dry and having cracks, these were always good and faithful and glorious before God, but sinned a very little through small desires and having small things against one another; but having heard my words the greater part quickly repented, and

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πράξεσιν αὐτῶν, θανάτῳ ἀποθανοῦνται. οἱ δὲ χλωρὰς ἐπιδεδωκότες τὰς ·άβδους αὐτῶν καὶ σχισμὰς ἐχούσας, οὗτοι πάντοτε πιστοὶ καὶ ἀγαθοὶ ἐγένοντο, ἔχοντες δὲ ζῆλόν τινα ἐν ἀλλήλοις περὶ πρωτείων καὶ περὶ δόξης τινός· ἀλλὰ πάντες οὗτοι μωροί εἰσιν, ἐν ἀλλήλοις ἔχοντες ζῆλον περὶ πρωτείων. ἀλλὰ καὶ οὗτοι ἀκούσαντες τῶν ἐντολῶν μου, ἀγαθοὶ ὄντες, ἐκαθάρισαν ἑαυτοὺς καὶ μετενόησαν ταχύ. ἐγένετο οὖν ἡ κατοίκησις αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν πύργον· ἐὰν δέ τις αὐτῶν πάλιν ἐπιστραφῇ εἰς τὴν διχοστασίαν, ἐκβληθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ πύργου καὶ ἀπολέσει τὴν ζωὴν αὐτοῦ. ἡ ζωὴ πάντων ἐστὶ τῶν τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ κυρίου τηρούντων· ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς δὲ περὶ πρωτείων ἢ περὶ δόξης οὐκ ἔστιν, ἀλλὰ περὶ μακροθυμίας καὶ περὶ ταπεινοφροσύνης ἀνδρός. ἐν τοῖς τοιούτοις οὖν ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ κυρίου, ἐν δὲ τοῖς διχοστάταις καὶ παρανόμοις θάνατος. Oἱ δὲ ἐπιδεδωκότες τὰς ·άβδους ἥμισυ χλωράς, ἥμισυ ξηράς, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ταῖς πραγματείαις αὐτῶν ἐμπεφυρμένοι καὶ τοῖς ἁγίοις μὴ κολλώμενοι. διὰ τοῦτο τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτῶν ζῇ καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ ἀπέθανεν. πολλοὶ οὖν ἀκού σαντες τῶν ἐντολῶν μου μετενόησαν. ὅσοι οὖν μετενόησαν, ἡ κατοικία αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν πύργον. τινὲς δὲ αὐτῶν εἰς τέλος ἀπέστησαν. οὗτοι οὖν μετάνοιαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν· διὰ τὰς πραγματείας γὰρ αὐτῶν ἐβλασφήμησαν τὸν κύριον καὶ ἀπηρ νήσαντο αὐτόν. ἀπώλεσαν οὖν τὴν ζωὴν αὐτῶν διὰ τὴν πονηρίαν ἣν ἔπραξαν. πολλοὶ δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐδιψύχησαν. οὗτοι ἔτι ἔχουσι μετάνοιαν, ἐὰν ταχὺ με τανοήσωσιν, καὶ ἔσται ἡ κατοικία αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν πύργον· ἐὰν δὲ βραδύτερον μετανοήσωσιν, κατοικήσουσιν εἰς τὰ τείχη· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ μετανοήσωσι, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀπώλεσαν τὴν ζωὴν αὐτῶν. οἱ δὲ τὰ δύο μέρη χλωρά, τὸ δὲ τρίτον ξηρὸν ἐπιδεδωκότες, οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀρνησάμενοι ποικίλαις ἀρνήσεσι. πολλοὶ οὖν μετενόησαν ἐξ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὸν πύργον κατοικεῖν· πολλοὶ δὲ ἀπέστησαν εἰς τέλος τοῦ θεοῦ· οὗτοι τὴν ζωὴν εἰς τέλος ἀπώλεσαν. τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐδιψύχησαν καὶ ἐδιχοστάτησαν· τούτοις οὖν ἔτι ἐστὶν μετάνοια, ἐὰν ταχὺ μετανοήσωσιν καὶ μὴ ἐπιμείνωσιν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς αὐτῶν· ἐὰν δὲ ἐπι μείνωσιν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ θάνατον ἑαυτοῖς ἐργάζονται. Oἱ δὲ ἐπιδεδωκότες τὰς ·άβδους τὰ μὲν δύο μέρη ξηρά, τὸ δὲ τρίτον χλωρόν, οὗτοί εἰσιν πιστοὶ μὲν γεγονότες, πλουτήσαντες δὲ καὶ γενόμενοι ἐνδοξότεροι παρὰ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν· ὑπερηφανίαν μεγάλην ἐνεδύσαντο καὶ ὑψηλόφρονες ἐγέ νοντο καὶ κατέλιπον τὴν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ οὐκ ἐκολλήθησαν τοῖς δικαίοις, ἀλλὰ μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συνέζησαν, καὶ αὕτη ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῖς ἡδυτέρα ἐγένετο· ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἀπέστησαν, ἀλλ' ἐνέμειναν τῇ πίστει, μὴ ἐργαζόμενοι δὲ τὰ ἔργα τῆς πίστεως. πολλοὶ οὖν ἐξ αὐτῶν μετενόησαν, καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ κατοί κησις αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν πύργον. ἕτεροι δὲ εἰς τέλος μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συν ζῶντες καὶ φερόμενοι ταῖς κενοδοξίαις τῶν ἐθνῶν ἀπέστησαν ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἔπραξαν τὰς πράξεις τῶν ἐθνῶν. οὗτοι οὖν μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐλογίσθησαν. ἕτεροι δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐδιψύχησαν μὴ ἐλπίζοντες σωθῆναι διὰ τὰς πράξεις ἃς ἔπραξαν· ἕτεροι δὲ ἐδιψύχησαν καὶ σχίσματα ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἐποιήσαντο. τούτοις οὖν τοῖς διψυχήσασιν διὰ τὰς πράξεις αὐτῶν μετάνοια ἔτι ἐστίν· ἀλλ' ἡ μετά νοια αὐτῶν ταχινὴ χρῄζει εἶναι, ἵνα ἡ κατοικία αὐτῶν γένηται εἰς τὸν πύργον· τῶν δὲ μὴ μετανοούντων ἀλλὰ ἐπιμενόντων ταῖς ἡδοναῖς, ὁ θάνατος ἐγγύς. Oἱ δὲ τὰς ·άβδους ἐπιδεδωκότες χλωράς, αὐτὰ δὲ τὰ ἄκρα ξηρὰ καὶ σχισμὰς ἔχοντα, οὗτοι πάντοτε ἀγαθοὶ καὶ πιστοὶ καὶ ἔνδοξοι παρὰ τῷ θεῷ ἐγένοντο, ἐλάχιστον δὲ ἥμαρτον διὰ μικρὰς ἐπιθυμίας καὶ μικρὰ κατ' ἀλλήλων ἔχοντες· ἀλλὰ ἀκούσαντές μου τῶν ῥημάτων τὸ πλεῖστον μέρος ταχὺ μετενόησαν, καὶ