“This, says he, was alone sufficient for its being understood by men; (I mean) the cup of Anacreon declaring, (albeit) mutely, an ineffable mystery. For dumb, says he, is Anacreon's cup; and (yet) Anacreon affirms that it speaks to himself, in language mute, as to what sort he must become-that is spiritual, not carnal-…”
Hippolytus of Rome, 3th c. — Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V
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2The same was in the beginning with God.
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1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
— John 1:2 —
3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.