Efésios 2
Shepherd of Hermas · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Efésios 2:12
For many will their regrets be; for they have no hope, but have despaired of themselves and their life. But do thou pray to God, and He will heal thine own sins, and those of thy whole house, and of all the saints. — Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 1
Efésios 2:20
"And the stones, sir," I said, "which were taken out of the pit and fitted into the building: what are they?" "The first," he said, "the ten, viz, that were placed as a foundation, are the first generation, and the twenty-five the second generation, of righteous men; and the thirty-five are the prophets of God and His ministers; and the forty are the apostles and teachers of the preaching of the Son of God." "Why, then, sir," I asked, "did the virgins carry these stones also through the gate, and give them for the building of the tower?" "Because," he answered, "these were the first who bore these spirits, and they never departed from each other, neither the spirits from the men nor the men from the spirits, but the spirits remained with them until their falling asleep. And unless they had had these spirits with them, they would not have been of use for the building of this tower." — Shepherd of Hermas, Similitude 9