Letter 694
Nilus of Ancyra→Aquila|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To the same person.
One must not despair, nor give up entirely in any transgression whatsoever, but rather acknowledge it and confess. For those who despair of themselves are numbered among the impious.
Οὐ χρὴ ἀπογινώσκειν, οὐδὲ ἀπαγορεύειν ἐν παντὶ ὅλως παραπτώματι, ἀλλ’ ἐπιγινώσκειν καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι. Οἱ γὰρ ἀπογινώσκοντες ἑαυτῶν τοῖς ἀσεβέσι συναριθμοῦνται.
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To the same person.
One must not despair, nor give up entirely in any transgression whatsoever, but rather acknowledge it and confess. For those who despair of themselves are numbered among the impious.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Οὐ χρὴ ἀπογινώσκειν, οὐδὲ ἀπαγορεύειν ἐν παντὶ ὅλως παραπτώματι, ἀλλ’ ἐπιγινώσκειν καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι. Οἱ γὰρ ἀπογινώσκοντες ἑαυτῶν τοῖς ἀσεβέσι συναριθμοῦνται.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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