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47Take up the epistle of the blessed Paul the Apostle. 2What did he first write to you at the beginning of his preaching? 3With true inspiration he charged you concerning himself and Cephas and Apollos, because even then you had made your selves partisans. 4But that partisanship entailed less guilt on you; for you were partisans of Apostles of high reputation, and of a man approved by them. 5But now consider who they are who have perverted you, and have lessened the respect due to your famous love for the brethren. 6It is a shameful report, beloved, extremely shameful, and unworthy of your training in Christ, that on account of one or two persons the steadfast and ancient church of the Corinthians is being disloyal to the presbyters. 7And this report has not only reached us, but also those who dissent from us, so that you bring blasphemy on the name of the Lord through your folly, and are moreover creating danger for yourselves.
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