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Pliny the Younger
The Roman governor of Bithynia and Pontus under Trajan, consul in AD 100, whose Letter 10.96 asks the emperor how to try the Christians.
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- Quoted here most in Colossians: 1 of 2.
Pliny the Younger
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“They affirmed the whole of their guilt, or their error, was, that they met on a stated day before it was light, and addressed a form of prayer to Christ, as to a divinity, binding themselves by a solemn oath, not for the purposes of…”
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any wicked design, but never to commit any fraud, theft, or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble, to eat in common a harmless meal.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. BSB
“In fact, this contagious superstition is not confined to the cities only, but has spread its infection among the neighbouring villages and country.”
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1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen BSB
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This site quotes Pliny the Younger 2 times across 2 books.
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The Roman governor of Bithynia and Pontus under Trajan, consul in AD 100, whose Letter 10.96 asks the emperor how to try the Christians.
2 quotations across 2 books