Evagrius Ponticus
4th century · AD 399 · Eastern & Byzantine · 115 passages
Background on Evagrius Ponticus
In his own words on Hebrews
- Hebrews 12:4
Do not think you have attained to virtue until first you have fought to the shedding of blood. One must resist sin even to death—manfully and irreproachably, as the divine apostle tells us.
CHAPTERS ON PRAYER 136
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