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Shepherd of Hermas, on 1John 3:9
Shepherd of Hermas · c. A.D. 160
1John 3:9 · Douay-Rheims
“Whosoever is born of God, committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him, and he can not sin, because he is born of God.”
On this verse:
“And therefore I say to you, that if any one is tempted by the devil, and sins after that great and holy calling in which the Lord has called His people to everlasting life, he has opportunity to repent but once.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.