Letter 710
To the same person.
If there had been no persecution, the martyrs would never have come to light; if Satan did not exist to tempt and afflict us, it would not be plainly evident who is eager and who is worthless and sluggish.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Εἰ μὴ ἐγένετο διωγμὸς, οὐκ ἐφαίνοντο μάρτυρες· εἰ μὴ ὑπῆρχεν ὁ Σατανᾶς πειράζων καὶ θλίβων ἡμᾶς, οὐκ ἂν εὔδηλον ἦν, τίς πρόθυμος, τίς ἀδόκιμος καὶ νωθρός.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
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