The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Part 69

Fr. 15

(38.6) (Mand. VIII)

very evil, I say, to the servants
of God. Of all these, therefore,
the one serving God must
abstain. Abstain,
5 therefore, from all of these,
so that you may live to God and be
].

1 "I say" matches the Athous manuscript.
2 "Therefore" is added to bridge the gap in the lacuna.
3–4 "The one serving God" matches the Athous and Latin traditions.
6 "So that you may live" matches the Athous manuscript.
7 A trace suggests the end of a word like "written" or "enrolled" found in other versions.

Fr. 16

(39.7) (Mand. IX)

or transgression which you do not know,
you receive your request
later. You, therefore, do not leave off

1 "Or" is the likely reading here based on manuscript consensus.

Fr. 17

(40.1) (Mand. X I)

] of doubt and of
oxycholias bitter anger. "How," I say, "Lord,
is it a sister of these?
For to me it seems
5 to be oxycholias bitter anger."
40.2