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E02927: Coptic Sermon On Vigilance by Besa (abbot of the White Monastery near Sohag in Upper Egypt), referring to the saints as examples to follow in order to ensure lasting protection through Christ, written in the late 5th century.
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posted on 2017-06-05, 00:00 authored by gschenkeBesa, Sermon, ed. Kuhn 1.3.3:
ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲁⲝⲉⲓⲥ · ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱ · ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲧⲱϣ ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ · ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ · ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ·ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙ
ⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ · ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
‘For just as you have followed all the saints through your actions, as it has been said, “But you followed my teaching, my example, my purpose, my faith, my long-suffering, my love, my patience, my persecutions, my sufferings” (2 Tim. 3:10–11), follow them also by guarding for yourselves your sufferings. For those who have imperishable wealth in Christ ought to watch over it.’
Text and translation: Kuhn 1956, p. 2 (text), p. 2 (trans.).
ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲁⲝⲉⲓⲥ · ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱ · ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲧⲱϣ ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ · ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ · ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ·ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙ
ⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ · ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
‘For just as you have followed all the saints through your actions, as it has been said, “But you followed my teaching, my example, my purpose, my faith, my long-suffering, my love, my patience, my persecutions, my sufferings” (2 Tim. 3:10–11), follow them also by guarding for yourselves your sufferings. For those who have imperishable wealth in Christ ought to watch over it.’
Text and translation: Kuhn 1956, p. 2 (text), p. 2 (trans.).
History
Evidence ID
E02927Saint Name
Unnamed saints (or name lost) : S00518Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment codex Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Coptic
Evidence not before
465Evidence not after
899Activity not before
465Activity not after
500Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
SohagPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Sohag Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisMajor author/Major anonymous work
BesaCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Sermon/homily