Letter 937
To Florentius the Deacon.
A soul abandoned by God is poured out and scattered into every species and kind of sins. Therefore the Lord says, "I will scatter you among the lands, and I will disperse you among the nations." [cf. Leviticus 26:33; Ezekiel 36:19]
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Ψυχὴ ἐγκαταλειφθεῖσα ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ, διαχεῖται καὶ διασκορπίζεται εἰς πᾶν ἁμαρτημάτων εἶδος καὶ γένος. Διό φησιν ὁ Κύριος, «Διασκορπιῶ σε ἐν ταῖς χώραις, καὶ διασπερῶ σε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν.»
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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