Lake Apostolic Fathers 2 - Bible Translation

THE SHEPHERD, sim. v. ii. ii-iii. 6
greatly at his conduct. The master again assembled
his friends and his son and reported to them what
he had done with the food which he had received,
and they were still more pleased that the servant
should be made joint heir with his son."
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1 . I SAID : " Sir, I do not know these parables The
and I cannot understand them if you do not Jfthe**^°'
explain them to me." 2. "I will explain every- |,^^^°^°
thing to you/' he said, "and everything that
I talk with you. 3. I will show you his commandments
and if you do anything good, beyond
the commandment of God, you will gain for
yourself greater glory, and shall be more honourable
with God than you were destined to be. If then,
you keep the commandments of God, and add
these services also, you shall rejoice, if you keep
them according to my commandment." 4. I said to
him : " Sir, I will keep whatever you command me,
for I know that you are with me." "1 will be with
said he, " because you have such zeal for doing
you,' '
good, and I will be with all, said he, who have this
zeal. 5. This fast," said he, *^Mf the commandments
of the Lord are kept, is very good. You shall
therefore keep this fast, which you are going to
observe in this way : 6. First of all, keep from every
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