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Church History 3.23.7

Eusebius of Caesarea · Church History · ca. 300–325 · Caesarea · Read in context

Summary: Clement (quoted): John entrusted a promising young man to a local bishop before the church and Christ.

Greek text · Dindorf 4:109

ἐλθὼν οὖν καὶ ἐπί τινα τῶν οὐ μακρὰν πόλεων, ἧς καὶ τοὔνομα λέγουσιν ἔνιοι, καὶ τἄλλα ἀναπαύσας τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, ἐπὶ πᾶσι τῷ καθεστῶτι προσβλέψας ἐπισκόπῳ, νεανίσκον ἱκανὸν τῷ σώματι καὶ τῇ ὄψει ἀστεῖον καὶ θερμὸν τὴν ψυχὴν ἰδὼν, “τοῦτον” ἔφη σοὶ παρακατατίθεμαι μετὰ πάσης σπουδῆς, ἐπὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ μάρτυρος.” τοῦ δὲ δεχομένου καὶ πάνθʼ ὑπισχνουμένου καὶ πάλιν τὰ αὐτὰ διελέγετο καὶ διεμαρτύρετο.

English · Claude translation

Coming, then, to one of the cities not far off, whose name some even give, and having refreshed the brothers in other matters, at last he looked at the bishop who had been appointed, and seeing a young man strong in body, handsome in appearance, and ardent in soul, he said, ‘This one I entrust to you with all earnestness, with the church and Christ as witness.’ And when he accepted and promised everything, he spoke again and testified the same things.

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Source
Dindorf 4:109 · Wilhelm Dindorf, ed., Eusebii Caesariensis Opera, vol. 4: Historiae ecclesiasticae libri I–X (Leipzig: Teubner, 1871) · Greek text: W. Dindorf, Eusebii Caesariensis Opera 4 (Leipzig: Teubner, 1871), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Text
As printed in Dindorf, Eusebii Opera 4. Manuscript variants and the editor's apparatus are not reproduced; no textual problem is noted in this passage.
Translation
Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Dindorf, Eusebii Caesariensis Opera 4 (Teubner, 1871); made independently of existing English translations.
Compare
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 1 (1890) (an older public-domain English translation, whole volume at CCEL; checked against ours only after ours was made)
Extrabiblical texts
  • Clement of Alexandria, Quis div. 42.2–3 (Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved?) · quotation, high confidence

Notes

Translation notes

  • Quotation from Clement, Quis div. 42.2–3.

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Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 3.23.7 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/eusebius-historia/3/23/7/).

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Eusebius, Hist. eccl. 3.23.7 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/eusebius-historia/3/23/7/).

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