Διδαχή των Δώδεκα αποστόλων = Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
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Διδαχή των Δώδεκα αποστόλων = Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
Church polity -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Didache; Worship -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600
Chap VI: 6 — See that no one lead thee astray from
this way of the teaching, because apart from God does
he teach thee. For if thou art able to bear the whole
yoke of the Lord, thou shalt be perfect; but if thou art
not able, what thou art able, that do. And concerning
food, what thou are able, bear; but of that offered to
idols, beware exceedingly; for it is a worship of dead
gods.
Chap VII: 7 — Now concerning baptism, thus baptize
ye: having first uttered all these things, baptize into the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit, in running water. But if thou hast not running
water, baptize in other water; and if thou canst not in
cold, then in warm. But if thou hast neither, pour
water upon the head thrice, into the name of the Father
and Son and Holy Spirit. But before the baptism let
the baptizer and the baptized fast, and whatever others
can; but the baptized thou shalt command to fast for
two or three days before.
Chap VIII: 8 — But let not your fasting be appointed
in common with the hypocrites; for they fast on the
second day of the week and on the fifth; but do ye fast
during the fourth, and the preparation day. Nor pray
ye like the hypocrites, but as the Lord commanded in his
gospel, thus pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hal-
lowed by thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, as in heaven, so on earth; our daily bread give us
to-day, and forgive us our debt as we also forgive our
debtors, and bring us not into temptation, but deliver us
from the evil one; for thine is the power and the glory
forever. Thee times in the day pray ye thus.
Chap IX: 9 — Now concerning the Eucharist, thus give
thanks; first, concerning the cup: We thank thee, our
Father, for the holy vine of David thy servant, which
thou hast made known to us through Jesus thy servant;
to thee by the glory forever. And concerning the
broken bread: We thank thee, our Father, for the life
and the knowledge which thou hast made known to us
through Jesus thy servant; to thee by the glory forever.
Just as this broken bread was scattered over the hills
and having been gathered together became one, so let
thy church be gathered together from the ends of the
earth into thy kingdom; for thine is the glory and the
power through Jesus Christ forever. But let no one eat
or drink of your Eucharist, except those baptized into
the Lord's name; for in regard to this the Lord hath
said: Give not that which is holy to the dogs.
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