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1 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X *αβραμ-N---NSM ετος-N3E-GPN ενενηκοντα-M εννεα-M και-C οραω-VVI-API3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS ευαρεστεω-V2--PAD2S εναντιον-P εγω- P--GS και-C γιγνομαι-V1--PMD2S αμεμπτος-A1B-NSM

2 και-C τιθημι-VF--FMI1S ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM εγω- P--GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM συ- P--GS και-C πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS σφοδρα-D

3 και-C πιπτω-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

4 και-C εγω- P--NS ιδου-I ο- A--NSF διαθηκη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C ειμι-VF--FMI2S πατηρ-N3--NSM πληθος-N3E-GSN εθνος-N3E-GPN

5 και-C ου-D καλεω-VC--FPI3S ετι-D ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS *αβραμ-N---NSM αλλα-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS *αβρααμ-N---NSM οτι-C πατηρ-N3--ASM πολυς-A1--GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN τιθημι-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS

6 και-C αυξανω-VF2-FAI1S συ- P--AS σφοδρα-D σφοδρα-D και-C τιθημι-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εις-P εθνος-N3E-APN και-C βασιλευς-N3V-NPM εκ-P συ- P--GS εκερχομαι-VF--FMI3P

7 και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM εγω- P--GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM συ- P--GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--AS εις-P γενεα-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM εις-P διαθηκη-N1--ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF ειμι-V9--PAN συ- P--GS θεος-N2--NSM και-C ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--AS

8 και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S συ- P--DS και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--AS ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF παραοικεω-V2--PAI2S πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S εις-P κατασχεσις-N3I-ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S αυτος- D--DPM θεος-N2--NSM

9 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM προς-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM συ- P--NS δε-X ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS διατηρεω-VF--FAI2S συ- P--NS και-C ο- A--NSN σπερμα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--AS εις-P ο- A--APF γενεα-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM

10 και-C ουτος- D--NSF ο- A--NSF διαθηκη-N1--NSF ος- --ASF διατηρεω-VF--FAI2S ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM εγω- P--GS και-C συ- P--GP και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS μετα-P συ- P--AS εις-P ο- A--APF γενεα-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM περιτεμνω-VC--FPI3S συ- P--GP πας-A3--NSN αρσενικος-A1--NSN

11 και-C περιτεμνω-VC--FPI2P ο- A--ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF ο- A--GSF ακροβυστια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GP και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εν-P σημειον-N2N-DSN διαθηκη-N1--GSF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM εγω- P--GS και-C συ- P--GP

12 και-C παιδιον-N2N-NSN οκτω-M ημερα-N1A-GPF περιτεμνω-VC--FPI3S συ- P--DP πας-A3--NSN αρσενικος-A1--NSN εις-P ο- A--APF γενεα-N1A-APF συ- P--GP ο- A--NSM οικογενης-A3H-NSM ο- A--GSF οικια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSM αργυρωνητος-A1B-NSM απο-P πας-A3--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αλλοτριος-A1A-GSM ος- --NSM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S εκ-P ο- A--GSN σπερμα-N3M-GSN συ- P--GS

13 περιτομη-N1--DSF περιτεμνω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSM οικογενης-A3H-NSM ο- A--GSF οικια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--NSM αργυρωνητος-A1B-NSM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF διαθηκη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS επι-P ο- A--GSF σαρξ-N3K-GSF συ- P--GP εις-P διαθηκη-N1--ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF

14 και-C απεριτμητος-A1B-NSM αρσην-A3--NSM ος- --NSM ου-D περιτεμνω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF ο- A--GSF ακροβυστια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF ο- A--DSF ογδοος-A1--DSF εκολεθρευω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εκεινος- D--NSF εκ-P ο- A--GSN γενος-N3E-GSN αυτος- D--GSF οτι-C ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS διασκεδαζω-VAI-AAI3S

15 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM *σαρα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS ου-D καλεω-VC--FPI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSF *σαρα-N---NSF αλλα-C *σαρρα-N---NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN αυτος- D--GSF

16 ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S δε-X αυτος- D--ASF και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S συ- P--DS εκ-P αυτος- D--GSF τεκνον-N2N-ASN και-C ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειμι-VF--FMI3S εις-P εθνος-N3E-APN και-C βασιλευς-N3V-NPM εθνος-N3E-GPN εκ-P αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3P

17 και-C πιπτω-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN και-C γελαω-VAI-AAI3S και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF διανοια-N1A-DSF αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ει-C ο- A--DSM εκατονταετης-A3H-DSM γιγνομαι-VF--FMI3S και-C ει-C *σαρρα-N---NSF ενενηκοντα-M ετος-N3E-GPN ειμι-V9--PAPNSF τικτω-VF--FMI3S

18 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM *ισμαηλ-N---NSM ουτος- D--NSM ζαω-V3--PAD3S εναντιον-P συ- P--GS

19 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM ναι-I ιδου-I *σαρρα-N---NSF ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS τικτω-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DS υιος-N2--ASM και-C καλεω-VF--FAI2S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ισαακ-N---ASM και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS προς-P αυτος- D--ASM εις-P διαθηκη-N1--ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--ASM

20 περι-P δε-X *ισμαηλ-N---GSM ιδου-I επιακουω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--GS ιδου-I ευλογεω-VA--AAI1S αυτος- D--ASM και-C αυξανω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM και-C πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM σφοδρα-D δωδεκα-M εθνος-N3E-APN γενναω-VF--FAI3S και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN

21 ο- A--ASF δε-X διαθηκη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS ιστημι-VF--FAI1S προς-P *ισαακ-N---ASM ος- --ASM τικτω-VF--FMI3S συ- P--DS *σαρρα-N---NSF εις-P ο- A--ASM καιρος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSM ενιαυτος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM ετερος-A1A-DSM

22 συντελεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X λαλεω-V2--PAPNSM προς-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM απο-P *αβρααμ-N---GSM

23 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM *ισμαηλ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM οικογενης-A3H-APM αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM αργυρωνητος-A1B-APM και-C πας-A3--ASN αρσην-A3--ASN ο- A--GPM ανηρ-N3--GPM ο- A--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM και-C περιτεμνω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--APF ακροβυστια-N1A-APF αυτος- D--GPM εν-P ο- A--DSM καιρος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF εκεινος- D--GSF καθα-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM

24 *αβρααμ-N---NSM δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S ενενηκοντα-M εννεα-M ετος-N3E-GPN ηνικα-D περιτεμνω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF ο- A--GSF ακροβυστια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

25 *ισμαηλ-N---NSM δε-X ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM ετος-N3E-GPN δεκα-M τρεις-A3--GPN ειμι-V9--IAI3S ηνικα-D περιτεμνω-VCI-API3S ο- A--ASF σαρξ-N3K-ASF ο- A--GSF ακροβυστια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

26 εν-P ο- A--DSM καιρος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSF ημερα-N1A-GSF εκεινος- D--GSF περιτεμνω-VCI-API3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM και-C *ισμαηλ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM

27 και-C πας-A3--NPM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NPM οικογενης-A3H-NPM και-C ο- A--NPM αργυρωνητος-A1B-NPM εκ-P αλλογενης-A3H-GPN εθνος-N3E-GPN περιτεμνω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2057

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2057. Who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. That this signifies who is in the love of self, is evident from what was said above in regard to the signification of being “circumcised,” and of the “foreskin” (n. 2039, 2049, at the end), also as to the signification of “flesh” (n. 2041). The “flesh of the foreskin” here signifies the love of self. Those within the church who are in falsity, and at the same time are in the love of self, are most especially those who profane holy things; but they who are in any other love whatever not so much, for the love of self is the most foul of all, because it is destructive of society, and thus of the human race, as before shown (n. 2045). That it is also diametrically opposed to mutual love, in which heaven consists, and thus is destructive of heavenly order itself, may be seen from the evil spirits and genii in the other life; and also from the hells, in which nothing reigns but the love of self; and because the love of self reigns there, so do all kinds of hatreds, revenges, and cruelties, because these are derived from it.

[2] Mutual love in heaven consists in the fact that they love the neighbor more than themselves, the effect of which is that the whole heaven represents as it were one man; for by means of mutual love all are so consociated by the Lord, and hence it is that the happinesses of all are communicated to each one, and those of each one to all. Consequently the heavenly form is such that everyone is as it were a kind of center, thus a center of communications, and consequently of happinesses, from all; and this in accordance with all the differences of mutual love, which are innumerable. And because those who are in that love perceive the highest happiness in being able to communicate to others that which flows into them, and this from the heart, the communication becomes perpetual and eternal; and on this account, as the Lord’s kingdom increases, so the happiness of each angel increases. As the angels are in distinct societies and abodes, they do not think of this; but the Lord thus disposes all things both in general and in particular. Such is the kingdom of the Lord in the heavens.

[3] Nothing else endeavors to destroy this form and this order than the love of self, and therefore all in the other life who are in the love of self are more deeply infernal than others, for the love of self communicates nothing to others, but extinguishes and suffocates their delights and happinesses. Whatever delight flows into them from others, they receive to themselves, concentrate it within themselves, turn it into the filthiness of self, prevent its going any further, and thus destroy all that tends to unanimity and consociation. From this comes disunion, and consequently destruction. And as every such person desires to be served, courted, and adored by others, and loves no one but himself, hence comes dissociation, which is determined and puts itself forth into lamentable states, so that they perceive nothing to be more delightful than to torture others, in direful modes and by phantasies, from hatred, revenge, and cruelty. When such persons come to any society where mutual love resides, they are cast down of their own accord, like impure and dead weights in a pure and living aura, because all the influent delight is terminated in themselves; and because they exhale a foul idea of self, their delight is there turned into a cadaverous stench, by which they are made sensible of the hell of self, besides being seized with terrible anguish.

[4] From this we can see that it is the nature of the love of self to be destructive not only of the human race (as shown above, n. 2045), but also of heavenly order; and thus that there is nothing in it but impurity, filthiness, profaneness, and hell itself; however little this may appear to those who are in it. They are in the love of self who despise others in comparison with themselves, and hate those who do not favor, serve, and pay a kind of worship to them; and who find a cruel delight in revenge, and in depriving others of honor, reputation, wealth, and life. They who are in the love of self are in these evils; and they who are in these evils may know that they are in the love of self.

  
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