Ἀποκηρυττόμενος

Sections

– 1 – 1 2 – 3 3 – 3 4 – 4 4 – 5 5 – 5 6 – 6 7 – 7 8 – 8 9 – 9 9 – 10 11 – 11 12 – 12 13 – 13 14 – 14 15 – 15 16 – 16 16 – 16 17 – 18 18 – 18 19 – 19 19 – 20 21 – 21 22 – 22 23 – 23 24 – 24 25 – 25 26 – 26 27 – 27 28 – 28 29 – 29 30 – 30 31 – 31 32 – 32

İngilizce İngilizce Yunanca

16 My benefaction, I think, is the greater because, although I was not his son at that time and had no imperative reason to take the case but was free and independent, having been released from the responsibility imposed by nature, nevertheless I was not indifferent but came voluntarily, unsummoned, on my own initiative; I gave my assistance, lavished my attentions, brought about a cure, and set my father on his feet, preserving him for myself, pleading my own cause against his disownment, stilling his anger by my friendliness, annulling the law by my love, purchasing by a great benefaction my reentrance into the family, demonstrating my loyalty to my father at a crisis so dangerous, bringing about my own adoption with the help of my profession, and proving myself a legitimate son in his time of dire need.