# Adversus haereses (liber 4) 14

Irenaeus, Adversus haereses (liber 4), Fragment 14. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/irenaeus/adversus-haereses-liber-4/14

Μὴ εἰδότος τοῦ Λώτ, μηδὲ ἡδονῇ δουλεύσαντος, τοῦτο γεγένηται, ἀλλὰ πάντως οἰκονομία ἐπετελεῖτο, δι' ἧς αἱ δύο συναγωγαὶ ἀπὸ ἑνὸς καὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ Πατρὸς τεκνοποιησάμεναι ἐμηνύοντο ἄνευ σαρκὸς ἡδονῆς. Οὐ γὰρ ἦν ἄλλος οὐδεὶς σπέρμα ζωτικὸν καὶ τέκνων ἐπικαρπίαν δυνάμενος δοῦναι αὐταῖς, καθὼς γέγραπται.

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Irenaeus Theol., Adversus haereses (liber 4). 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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