# Adversus haereses (liber 3) 27

Irenaeus, Adversus haereses (liber 3), Section 27. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/irenaeus/adversus-haereses-liber-3/27

«Ὥσπερ γὰρ διὰ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου» τοῦ πρώτως ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἀνεργάστου πεπλασμένου «ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν οἱ πολλοὶ» καὶ ἀπέβαλον τὴν ζωήν, «οὕτως» ἔδει «καὶ δι' ὑπακοῆς ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου» τοῦ πρώτως ἐκ παρθένου γεγεννημένου δικαιωθῆναι πολλοὺς καὶ ἀπολαβεῖν τὴν σωτηρίαν.

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Irenaeus Theol., Adversus haereses (liber 3). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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