Letter 140
Nilus of Ancyra→Sozomenus|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Sozomenus.
Sin, indeed, dissolves more quickly than smoke; but the punishment that is owed, and the chastisement, over how many ages does it extend? If you reckon it up, you will be greatly afraid, and you will tremble.
Ἡ μὲν ἁμαρτία δίκην καπνοῦ θᾶττον διαλύεται· ἡ δὲ ὀφειλομένη τιμωρία, καὶ κόλασις, ἐπὶ πόσους αἰῶνα; ἐκτείνεται; Ἐὰν λογίσῃ, φοβηθήσῃ μεγάλα, καὶ τρομάξεις.
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To Sozomenus.
Sin, indeed, dissolves more quickly than smoke; but the punishment that is owed, and the chastisement, over how many ages does it extend? If you reckon it up, you will be greatly afraid, and you will tremble.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.
Latin / Greek Original
Ἡ μὲν ἁμαρτία δίκην καπνοῦ θᾶττον διαλύεται· ἡ δὲ ὀφειλομένη τιμωρία, καὶ κόλασις, ἐπὶ πόσους αἰῶνα; ἐκτείνεται; Ἐὰν λογίσῃ, φοβηθήσῃ μεγάλα, καὶ τρομάξεις.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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