1 John 5:19
Douay-Rheims
We know that we are of God, and the whole world is seated in wickedness.
Methodius of Olympus
As then, when the days of our present life shall fail, those good deeds of beneficence to which we have attained in this unrighteous life, and in this "world" which "lieth in wickedness," will receive our souls; so when this perishable life shall be dissolved, we shall have the habitation which is before the resurrection—that is, our souls shall be with God, until we shall receive the new house which is prepared for us, and which shall never fall.
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A.D. 311 · on 1John 5:19 (Methodius From the Discourse on the Resurrection)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.