Letter 365
Nilus of Ancyra→Leonidas|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To the Same Person.
Confess to God your own weakness, so that the power of grace may flash forth, and the Lord's will may work wonders beyond nature.
Ὁμολόγησον τῷ Θεῷ τὴν σεαυτοῦ ἀσθένειαν, ἵνα τὸ δυνατὸν ἀστράψῃ τῆς χάριτος, καὶ ἐπέκεινα φύσεως θαυματουργήσῃ τὸ Δεσποτικὸν βούλημα.
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To the Same Person.
Confess to God your own weakness, so that the power of grace may flash forth, and the Lord's will may work wonders beyond nature.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Ὁμολόγησον τῷ Θεῷ τὴν σεαυτοῦ ἀσθένειαν, ἵνα τὸ δυνατὸν ἀστράψῃ τῆς χάριτος, καὶ ἐπέκεινα φύσεως θαυματουργήσῃ τὸ Δεσποτικὸν βούλημα.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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