# Selecta in Psalmos [Dub.] 2-40

Origen, Selecta in Psalmos [Dub.], ΨΑΛΜΟΣ ΝΒ΄.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/origen/selecta-in-psalmos-dub/2-40

Οὐκ ἔστι ποιῶν ἀγαθὸν, κ. τ. ἑ. Καὶ ὁ Σωτὴρ (30) τὸν εἰπόντα, « Τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω; » νουθετῶν φησι· « Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; ᾔδει γὰρ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστι ποιῶν ἀγαθόν. Τάχα δὲ ἐπαὶ ὁ νόμος σκιὰν ἔχει τῶν μελλόντων ἀγαθῶν, οὐκ ἔσιν ἐν τῷ βίῳ ποιῶν ἀγαθὸν, ἀλλʼ ἢ ἄρα σκιὰν ἀγαθοῦ. Καὶ ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἔστι ποιῶν ἀγαθὸν, ἐπιτιμᾶται ὁ εἰπὼν, «Τί με λέγεις ἀγαθόν; »

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Origen, Selecta in Psalmos [Dub.], ed. Charles de La Rue, Charles Vincent de La Rue. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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