# Fragmenta 3

Pseudo-Justinus Martyr, Fragmenta, Fragment 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/pseudo-justinus-martyr/fragmenta/3

Διὰ τοῦτο ἀκολούθως βάπτεσθαι ἐκέλευσεν ἅμα τὸ κόκκινον εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ, τὴν οὐκέτι τὰ φυσικὰ ἔχουσαν σάρκα προφητεύων. Διά τοι τοῦτο καὶ δύο ὀρνίθια· ἓν μὲν θυόμενον ἐφ' ὕδατι, καὶ ἓν βαπτιζόμενον εἰς τὸ αἷμα καὶ εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ ἐξαποστελλόμενον, καθάπερ εἴρηται καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν τράγων.

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Pseudo-Justinus Martyr, Fragmenta. 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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