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Genesis第19章

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1 ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM δύο-M ἄγγελος-N2--NPM εἰς-P *σοδομα-N1--AS ἑσπέρα-N1A-GSF *λωτ-N---NSM δέ-X κάθημαι-V1I-IMI3S παρά-P ὁ- A--ASF πύλη-N1--ASF *σοδομα-N1--GS ὁράω-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S εἰς-P συνάντησις-N3I-ASF αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSN πρόσωπον-N2N-DSN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

2 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἰδού-I κύριος-N2--VPM ἐκκλίνω-VA--AAD2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--GSM παῖς-N3D-GSM σύ- P--GP καί-C καταλύω-VA--AAD2P καί-C νίπτω-VA--AMD2P ὁ- A--APM πούς-N3D-APM σύ- P--GP καί-C ὀρθρίζω-VA--AAPNPM ἀποἔρχομαι-VF--FMI2P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF ὁδός-N2--ASF σύ- P--GP εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X οὐ-D ἀλλά-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πλατύς-A3U-DSF καταλύω-VF--FAI1P

3 καί-C καταβιάζομαι-V1I-IMI3S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C ἐκκλίνω-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM πότος-A1--ASM καί-C ἄζυμος-A1B-APM πέσσω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C ἐσθίω-VBI-AAI3P

4 πρό-P ὁ- A--GSN κοιμάω-VC--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ὁ- A--NPM *σοδομίτης-N1M-NPM περικυκλόω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF οἰκία-N1A-ASF ἀπό-P νεανίσκος-N2--GSM ἕως-P πρεσβύτερος-A1A-GSMC ἅπας-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ἅμα-D

5 καί-C ἐκκαλέω-V2I-IMI3P ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM καί-C λέγω-V1I-IAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ποῦ-D εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNPM πρός-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκἄγω-VB--AAD2S αὐτός- D--APM πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AP ἵνα-C συνγίγνομαι-VB--AMS1P αὐτός- D--DPM

6 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN πρόθυρον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASF δέ-X θύρα-N1A-ASF προςοἴγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GSM

7 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM μηδαμῶς-D ἀδελφός-N2--VPM μή-D πονηρεύομαι-VA--AMS2P

8 εἰμί-V9--PAI3P δέ-X ἐγώ- P--DS δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF ὅς- --NPF οὐ-D γιγνώσκω-VZI-AAI3P ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ἐκἄγω-VF--FAI1S αὐτός- D--APF πρός-P σύ- P--AP καί-C χράομαι-VA--AMD2P αὐτός- D--DPF καθά-D ἄν-X ἀρέσκω-V1--PAS3S σύ- P--DP μόνον-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--APM ἀνήρ-N3--APM οὗτος- D--APM μή-D ποιέω-VA--AAS2P μηδείς-A3P-ASN ἄδικος-A1B-ASN ὅς- --GSM εἵνεκεν-P εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF σκέπη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPF δοκός-N2--GPF ἐγώ- P--GS

9 εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ἀποἵστημι-VA--AAD2S ἐκεῖ-D εἷς-A3--NSM ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI2S παραοἰκέω-V2--PAN μή-D καί-C κρίσις-N3I-ASF κρίνω-V1--PAN νῦν-D οὖν-X σύ- P--AS κακόω-VF--FAI1P μᾶλλον-D ἤ-C ἐκεῖνος- D--APM καί-C παραβιάζομαι-V1I-IMI3P ὁ- A--ASM ἀνήρ-N3--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM σφόδρα-D καί-C ἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3P συντρίβω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF θύρα-N1A-ASF

10 ἐκτείνω-VA--AAPNPM δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF εἰςσπάω-VAI-AMI3P ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM πρός-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--APM εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF θύρα-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM ἀποκλείω-VAI-AAI3P

11 ὁ- A--APM δέ-X ἀνήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--APM εἰμί-V9--PAPAPM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF θύρα-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM πατάσσω-VAI-AAI3P ἀορασία-N1A-DSF ἀπό-P μικρός-A1A-GSM ἕως-P μέγας-A1--GSM καί-C παραλύω-VCI-API3P ζητέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--ASF θύρα-N1A-ASF

12 εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM πρός-P *λωτ-N---ASM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S τίς- I--NSM σύ- P--DS ὧδε-D γαμβρός-N2--NPM ἤ-C υἱός-N2--NPM ἤ-C θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF ἤ-C εἰ-C τίς- I--NSM σύ- P--DS ἄλλος- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF πόλις-N3I-DSF ἐκἄγω-VB--AAD2S ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM

13 ὅτι-C ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PAI1P ἐγώ- P--NP ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM ὅτι-C ὑψόω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSF κραυγή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM καί-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AP κύριος-N2--NSM ἐκτρίβω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASF

14 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P ὁ- A--APM γαμβρός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM ὁ- A--APM λαμβάνω-VX--XAPAPM ὁ- A--APF θυγάτηρ-N3--APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2P καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗτος- D--GSM ὅτι-C ἐκτρίβω-V1--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF δοκέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X γελοιάζω-V1--PAN ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GPM γαμβρός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM

15 ἡνίκα-D δέ-X ὄρθρος-N2--NSM γίγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S ἐπισπουδάζω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF γυνή-N3K-ASF σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--APF σύ- P--GS ὅς- --APF ἔχω-V1--PAI2S καί-C ἐκἔρχομαι-VB--AAD2S ἵνα-C μή-D συν ἀποὀλλύω-V5--PMS2S ὁ- A--DPF ἀνομία-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

16 καί-C ταράσσω-VQI-API3P καί-C κρατέω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄγγελος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--GSF χείρ-N3--GSF ὁ- A--GSF γυνή-N3K-GSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--GPM χείρ-N3--GPF ὁ- A--GPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--GPF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN φείδομαι-VA--AMN κύριος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM

17 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἡνίκα-D ἐκἄγω-VBI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--APM ἔξω-D καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P σώζω-V1--PAPNSM σώζω-V1--PAD2S ὁ- A--ASF σεαυτοῦ- D--GSM ψυχή-N1--ASF μή-D περιβλέπω-VA--AAS2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ὀπίσω-P μηδέ-C ἵστημι-VH--AAS2S ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF περίχωρος-A1B-DSF εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN σώζω-V1--PMD2S μήποτε-D συν παραλαμβάνω-VV--APS2S

18 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM δέομαι-V1--PMI1S κύριος-N2--VSM

19 ἐπειδή-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S ὁ- A--NSM παῖς-N3D-NSM σύ- P--GS ἔλεος-N3E-ASN ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS καί-C μεγαλύνω-VAI-AAI2S ὁ- A--ASF δικαιοσύνη-N1--ASF σύ- P--GS ὅς- --ASN ποιέω-V2--PAI2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--GSN ζάω-V3--PAN ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS ἐγώ- P--NS δέ-X οὐ-D δύναμαι-VF--FMI1S διασώζω-VC--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASN ὄρος-N3E-ASN μή-D καταλαμβάνω-VB--AAS3S ἐγώ- P--AS ὁ- A--NPN κακός-A1--NPN καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1S

20 ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSF πόλις-N3I-NSF οὗτος- D--NSF ἐγγύς-D ὁ- A--GSN καταφεύγω-VB--AAN ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκεῖ-D ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S μικρός-A1A-NSF ἐκεῖ-D σώζω-VC--FPI1S οὐ-D μικρός-A1A-NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S καί-C ζάω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSF ψυχή-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GS

21 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἰδού-I θαυμάζω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--GS ὁ- A--ASN πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--DSN ῥῆμα-N3M-DSN οὗτος- D--DSN ὁ- A--GSN μή-D καταστρέφω-VA--AAN ὁ- A--ASF πόλις-N3I-ASF περί-P ὅς- --GSF λαλέω-VAI-AAI2S

22 σπεύδω-VA--AAD2S οὖν-X ὁ- A--GSN σώζω-VC--APN ἐκεῖ-D οὐ-D γάρ-X δύναμαι-VF--FMI1S ποιέω-VA--AAN πρᾶγμα-N3M-ASN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN σύ- P--AS εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ἐκεῖ-D διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐκεῖνος- D--GSF *σηγωρ-N---AS

23 ὁ- A--NSM ἥλιος-N2--NSM ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C *λωτ-N---NSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εἰς-P *σηγωρ-N---AS

24 καί-C κύριος-N2--NSM βρέχω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P *σοδομα-N1--AS καί-C *γομορρα-N---AS θεῖος-A1A-ASM καί-C πῦρ-N3--ASN παρά-P κύριος-N2--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM

25 καί-C καταστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF οὗτος- D--APF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF περίοικος-A1B-ASF καί-C πᾶς-A3--APM ὁ- A--APM καταοἰκέω-V2--PAPAPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF πόλις-N3I-DPF καί-C πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἀνατέλλω-V1--PAPAPN ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

26 καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γυνή-N3K-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ὁ- A--APN ὀπίσω-P καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S στήλη-N1--NSF ἅλς-N3--GSM

27 ὀρθρίζω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN πρωΐ-D εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM οὗ-D ἵστημι-VXI-YAI3S ἐναντίον-P κύριος-N2--GSM

28 καί-C ἐπιβλέπω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN *σοδομα-N1--GS καί-C *γομορρα-N---GS καί-C ἐπί-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSF περίχωρος-A1B-GSF καί-C ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C ἰδού-I ἀναβαίνω-V1I-IAI3S φλόξ-N3G-NSF ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὡσεί-D ἀτμίς-N3D-NSF κάμινος-N2--GSM

29 καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἐκτρίβω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM πᾶς-A1S-APF ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--GSF περίοικος-A1B-GSF μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSM ὁ- A--GSF καταστροφή-N1--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN καταστρέφω-VA--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF ἐν-P ὅς- --DPF καταοἰκέω-V2I-IAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPF *λωτ-N---NSM

30 ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X *λωτ-N---NSM ἐκ-P *σηγωρ-N---GS καί-C κάθημαι-V1I-IMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὄρος-N3E-DSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM φοβέω-VCI-API3S γάρ-X καταοἰκέω-VA--AAN ἐν-P *σηγωρ-N---DS καί-C οἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN σπήλαιον-N2N-DSN αὐτός- D--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF αὐτός- D--GSM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

31 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF νέος-A1A-ASFC ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--GP πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSMC καί-C οὐδείς-A3--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅς- --NSM εἰςἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3S πρός-P ἐγώ- P--AP ὡς-C καταἥκω-V1--PAI3S πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF

32 δεῦρο-D καί-C ποτίζω-VA--AAS1P ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM ἐγώ- P--GP οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C κοιμάω-VC--APS1P μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VA--AAS1P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP σπέρμα-N3M-ASN

33 ποτίζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GPF οἶνος-N2--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF οὗτος- D--DSF καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC κοιμάω-VCI-API3S μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF ἐκεῖνος- D--ASF καί-C οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κοιμάω-VC--APN αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAN

34 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--DSF ἐπαύριον-D καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC πρός-P ὁ- A--ASF νέος-A1A-ASFC ἰδού-I κοιμάω-VCI-API1S χθές-D μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ποτίζω-VA--AAS1P αὐτός- D--ASM οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF νύξ-N3--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF κοιμάω-VC--APD2S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἐκ ἀναἵστημι-VA--AAS1P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP σπέρμα-N3M-ASN

35 ποτίζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF νύξ-N3--DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM οἶνος-N2--ASM καί-C εἰςἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ὁ- A--NSF νέος-A1A-NSFC κοιμάω-VCI-API3S μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C οὐ-D οἶδα-VXI-YAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κοιμάω-VC--APN αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAN

36 καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPF δύο-M θυγάτηρ-N3--NPF *λωτ-N---GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GPF

37 καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSFC υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *μωαβ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSF ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM *μωάβιτος-N2--GPM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

38 τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X καί-C ὁ- A--NSF νέος-A1A-NSFC υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *αμμαν-N---ASM υἱός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GSN γένος-N3E-GSN ἐγώ- P--GS οὗτος- D--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM *αμμανίτης-N1M-GPM ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

   

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2417. 'Do not look back behind you' means that he was not to look to matters of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'looking back behind him' when the city was behind him and the mountain in front of him; for 'a city' means doctrinal teaching, 402, 2268, 2451, while 'a mountain' means love and charity, 795, 1430. That this is the meaning will be evident in the explanation at verse 26, where it is said that his wife looked back behind him and she became a pillar of salt. Anyone may recognize that these words - 'looking back behind him' - have some Divine arcanum within them and that this lies too far down to be visible. For looking back behind him seems to involve nothing reprehensible at all, and yet it is of such great importance that it is said that he was to escape for his life, that is, he was to be concerned about his life to eternity by not looking back behind him. What is meant by looking to matters of doctrine however will be seen in what follows.

[2] Here let it be merely stated what doctrinal teaching is. Such teaching is twofold: one kind has to do with love and charity, the other with faith. Each of the Lord's Churches at the outset, while still very young and virginal, neither possesses nor desires any other doctrinal teaching than that which has to do with charity, for this has to do with life. In course of time however a Church turns away from this kind of teaching until it starts to despise it and at length to reject it, at which point it acknowledges no other kind of teaching than that called the doctrine of faith. And when it separates faith from charity such doctrinal teaching colludes with a life of evil.

[3] This was so with the Primitive or gentile Church after the Lord's Coming. At the outset it possessed no other doctrinal teaching than that which had to do with love and charity, for such is what the Lord Himself taught, see 2371 (end). But after His time, as love and charity started to grow cold, doctrinal teaching regarding faith gradually crept in, and with it disagreements and heresies which increased as men leant more and more towards that kind of teaching.

[4] Something similar had happened to the Ancient Church which came after the Flood and which was spread throughout so many kingdoms, 2385. This Church at the outset knew no other teaching than that which had to do with charity, for that teaching looked towards and permeated life; and so they were concerned about their eternal welfare. After a time however some people started to foster doctrinal teaching about faith which they at length separated from charity. Members of this Church called such people 'Ham' however because they led a life of evil, see 1062, 1063, 1076.

[5] The Most Ancient Church which existed before the Flood and which was pre-eminently called Man enjoyed the perception itself of love to the Lord and charity towards the neighbour, and so had teaching about love and charity inscribed within them. But there also existed at that time those who fostered faith, and when these at length separated it from charity they were called Cain, for Cain means such faith, and Abel whom he killed means charity; see the explanation to Genesis 4.

[6] From this it becomes clear that doctrinal teaching is twofold, one kind having to do with charity, the other with faith, although in themselves the two are one, for teaching to do with charity includes everything to do with faith. But when doctrinal teaching comes to be drawn solely from things to do with faith, such teaching is said to be twofold because faith is separated from charity. Their separation at the present day becomes clear from the consideration that what charity is, and what the neighbour, is utterly unknown. People whose teaching is solely about faith know of charity towards the neighbour as nothing other than giving what is their own to others and taking pity on everyone, for they call everyone their neighbour indiscriminately, when in fact charity consists in all the good residing with the individual - in his affection, and in his ardent zeal, and consequently in his life - while the neighbour consists in all the good residing with people which affects the individual. Consequently the neighbour consists in people with whom good resides - and quite distinctly and separately from one person to the next.

[7] For example, charity and mercy are present with him who exercises righteousness and judgement by punishing the evil and rewarding the good. Charity resides within the punishment of the evil, for he who imposes the punishment is moved by a strong desire to correct the one who is punished and at the same time to protect others from the evil he may do to them. For when he imposes it he is concerned about and desires the good of him who does evil or is an enemy, as well as being concerned about and desiring the good of others and of the state, which concern and desire spring from charity towards the neighbour. The same holds true with every other kind of good of life, for such good cannot possibly exist if it does not spring from charity towards the neighbour, since this is what charity looks to and embodies within itself.

[8] There being so much obscurity, as has been stated, as to what charity is and what the neighbour, it is plain that after doctrinal teaching to do with faith has seized the chief position, teaching to do with charity is then one of those things that have been lost. Yet it was the latter teaching alone that was fostered in the Ancient Church. They went so far as to categorize all kinds of good that flow from charity towards the neighbour, that is, to categorize all in whom good was present. In doing so they made many distinctions to which they gave names, calling them the poor, the wretched, the oppressed, the sick, the naked, the hungry, the thirsty, the prisoners or those in prison, the. sojourners, the orphans, and the widows. Some they also called the lame, the blind, the deaf, the dumb, and the maimed, and many other names besides these. It was in accordance with this kind of teaching that the Lord spoke in the Old Testament Word, and it explains why such expressions occur so frequently there; and it was in accordance with the same that the Lord Himself spoke, as in Matthew 25:35-36, 38-40, 42-45; Luke 14:13, 21; and many times elsewhere. This is why those names have quite a different meaning in the internal sense. So that doctrinal teaching regarding charity may be restored therefore, some discussion will in the Lord's Divine mercy appear further on as to who such people are, and what charity is, and what the neighbour, generally and specifically.

  
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