Baptismal regeneration through the three; knowledge of Father via Son and Spirit
And for this reason the baptism of our regeneration proceeds through these three points: God the Father bestowing on us regeneration through his Son by the Holy Spirit. For as many as carry the Spirit of God are led to the Word, that is to the Son; and the Son brings them to the Father; and the Father causes them to possess incorruption. (led by the Spirit; incorruption)
Without the Spirit it is not possible to behold the Word of God, nor without the Son can any draw near to the Father: for the knowledge of the Father is the Son, and the knowledge of the Son of God is through the Holy Spirit; and, according to the good pleasure of the Father, the Son ministers and dispenses the Spirit to whomsoever the Father wills and as he wills. (no one comes to the Father except through me; Mt 11:27)
Greek
7. — Aussi quand nous sommes re-generes par le bapteme qui nous est donne au nom de ces trois personnes, nous sommes enrichis dans cette se- conde naissance des biens qui sont en Dieu le Pere, par le moyen de son Fils avec le Saint-Esprit. Car ceux qui sont baptises ' recoivent l'Esprit de Dieu, qui les donne au Verbe, c'est-ä-dire au Fils; et le Fils les prend et les offre ä son Pere, et le Pere leur communique l'incorruptibilite. Ainsi donc sans l'Esprit, on ne peut voir le Verbe de Dieu; et sans le Fils, nul ne peut arriver au Pere; puisque la connaissance du Pere, c'est le Fils, et la con- naissance du Fils de Dieu s'obtient par le moyen de l'Esprit-Saint ; mais c'est le Fils qui, par oflice, distribue l'Esprit, selon le bon plaisir du Pere, ä ceux que le Pere veut et comme le Pere le veul.
About this text
Irenaeus’s short handbook of the apostolic preaching (Epideixis), preserved in Armenian. English here is a densified reading translation for study. Prior English exists (Robinson / Wilson) — this is not an Original English Translation.
English follows the Armenian of Patrologia Orientalis XII.5. Barthoulot’s French was used as a sense-check only. Robinson (1920) and Wilson’s prior English exist and were checked for independence — this page is densified English, not Original English Translation / no-previous-English.
Witnesses
- Copy-text PO XII.5 Epideixis (Armenian, Matenadaran M3710) (Armenian · §§1–10)
- Checked print Barthoulot French (PD) (French · §§1–10)
- Prior English Check Robinson 1920 / Wilson English (English · full work (prior complete English exists))
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.