Pachomius the Great
4th century · AD 348 · Syriac & Oriental · 36 passages
Background on Pachomius the Great
In his own words on Joshua
- Joshua 1:6
Still, toss all pride far from your side, and be valiant. Look: when Joshua [son] of Nun was valiant, God delivered his enemies into his hands. If you are fainthearted, you become a stranger to the law of God. Faintheartedness fills you with pretexts for laziness, mistrust and negligence, until you are destroyed.
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