7 They have their meals in common, but not their wives. (DIO) 8 They find themselves in the flesh, and yet they live not after the flesh. (DIO) 9 Their existence is on earth, but their citizenship is in heaven. (DIO)
Epistle to Diognetus 5:7–9
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1 Corinthians 12:19–21
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Romans 3:17–19
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