Epistle of Barnabas, 17

English (Translation)

1So far as it was possible with all simplicity to declare it unto you, my soul hopeth that I have not omitted anything [of the matters pertaining unto salvation and so failed in my desire]. 2For if I should write to you concerning things immediate or future, ye would not understand them, because they are put in parables. So much then for this. (Brn 17)

Greek (Original)

1Ἐφ ̓ ὅσον ἦν ἐν δυνατῷ καὶ ἁπλότητι δηλῶσαι ὑμῖν, ἐλπίζει μου ἡ ψυχὴ μὴ παραλελοιπέναι τι. 2Ἐὰν γὰρ περὶ τῶν ἐνεστώτων ἢ μελλόντων γράφω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ νοήσητε διὰ τὸ ἐν παραβολαῖς κεῖσθαι. (Brn 17)

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