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Morals

St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Chapter 49

That one should not go to law, not even for the clothes put on the body for necessary covering.

Lk. vi. 29 add δεξιάν; 30 add δὲ τῷ K; 1 Cor. vi. 1; 7; 8.

That one must not strive nor avenge oneself, but, if possible, be at peace with all men according to the commandment of the Lord.

Mt. v. 38; 39 omit σου after σιαγόνα; Mk. ix. 50 ἀγάπην ἔχετε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλὰ καὶ εἰρηνεύετε ἐν ἀλλήλοις**; Rom. xii. 17–19; 2 Tim. ii. 24.

That we must not avenge ourselves on the man that does an injury in order to vindicate another who is injured. Mt. xxvi. 50; 51; 52 λέγει δέ for τότε λέγει**; Lk. ix. 52; 53; 54 add ὡς καὶ Ἠλίας ἐποίησεν K; 55; 56.