# Graecarum affectionum curatio 9.65

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/9.65

Καὶ λόγων δὲ ἀργῶν εὐθύνας ἀπαιτήσειν ἠπείλησεν. Καὶ οὐ μόνον τοὺς φίλους εὐεργετεῖν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ἐκέλευσεν εὖ ποιεῖν· «Ἀγαπᾶτε» γὰρ ἔφη «τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ εὔχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν διωκόντων ὑμᾶς.» Εἶτα καὶ δείκνυσιν ἆθλον τὴν τῶν ἀγωνιζομένων ὑπερβαῖνον ἀξίαν· ἔφη γάρ· «Ἵνα γένησθε υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς· ὅτι ἀνατέλλει τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους.»

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. 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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