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Barnabas (Lightfoot)

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1. Μεταβῶμεν δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ ἑτέραν γνῶσιν καὶδιδαχήν. Ὁδοὶ δύο εἰσὶν διδαχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας, ἥ τετοῦ φωτὸς καὶ ἡ τοῦ σκότους. διαφορὰ δὲ πολλὴτῶν δύο ὁδῶν. ἐφ̓ ἧς μὲν γάρ εἰσιν τεταγμένοιφωταγωγοὶ ἄγγελοι τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐφ̓ ἦς δὲ ἄγγελοιτοῦ σατανᾶ. 2. καὶ ὁ μέν ἐστιν κύριος ἀπὸαἰώνων καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ὁ δὲ ἄρχων καιροῦ τοῦ νῦν τῆς ἀνομίας.

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The Epistle of Barnabas

Chapter XVIII.--Second part of the epistle. The two ways.

But let us now pass to another sort of knowledge and doctrine. There are two ways of doctrine and authority, the one of light, and the other of darkness. But there is a great difference between these two ways. For over one are stationed the light-bringing angels of God, but over the other the angels ¹ of Satan. And He indeed (i.e., God) is Lord for ever and ever, but he (i.e., Satan) is prince of the time ² of iniquity.