Fragments (complete)

Irenaeus of Lyons · Fragments · ca. 190 · Lyon · 1 passage

Greek text: Routh 2.English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0).

Chapter 2

2Routh 2

Ἐν ᾧ ἄν τις δύναιτο εὖ ποιεῖν τοῖς πλησίον καὶ οὐ ποιεῖ· ἀλλότριος τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Κυρίου νομισθήσεται.

En hǭ an tis dynaito eu poiein tois plēsion kai ou poiei; allotrios tēs agapēs tou Kyriou nomisthēsetai.

Whoever is able to do good to his neighbors and does not do it will be reckoned a stranger to the love of the Lord.

Notes and citation

Summary: Irenaeus says that one who can do good to his neighbors and does not will be counted a stranger to the Lord's love.

Preserved by Maximus the Confessor (Sermon 7, On Almsgiving), who ascribes it to Irenaeus; the editor places it with the letter to Victor. The ascription rests on this one witness.

Topics: Ethics

Cite (SBL): Irenaeus, Frag. 2 (Routh 2; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/irenaeus-fragmenta/2/#p-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)

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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Latin/Greek of the edition named on the work page and compared afterwards with the public-domain English of ANF (vols. 1, 5, 7).