Holy Scripture

Genesis 18:8

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“But thou wilt not be able to stand in the freedom of spiritual beings until thou hast cast away entirely the bondage of carnal beings, for when thou hast cast away this bondage like a spiritual being and freeman thou mayest eat of every thing blamelessly, without making thy heart gross by the eating of flesh, and the…”
Philoxenus of Mabbug, 6th c. — 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 11 -- On Abstinence

Source: Septuagint

Original

8And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed; and he set them before them, and they did eat, and he stood by them under the tree.

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6And Abraham hastened to the tent to Sarah, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.

7And Abraham ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave it to his servant, and he hastened to dress it.

— Genesis 18:8 —

9And he said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

10And he said, I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarah thy wife shall have a son; and Sarah heard at the door of the tent, being behind him.

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