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Hermas listens to the explanation of fear in relation to doing good and avoiding evil.
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Shepherd of Hermas — Mandate 7

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Existing reader manuscript-image reference: Codex Sinaiticus. Working source: Lightfoot & Harmer 1891 (normalized OCR) · Greek

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Shepherd of Hermas 34:4

The Two Fears

Fear of the Lord and Keeping the Commandments · Shepherd of Hermas 34

Story guide: The explanation relates fear to refusing evil and doing good, retaining its conditional promise.

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44. Therefore there are two fears: if you wish to do what is evil, fear the Lord and you will not do it; and if, on the other hand, you wish to do what is good, fear the Lord and you will do it. Thus the fear of the Lord is strong and great and glorious. So fear the Lord, and you will live to him; and all who fear him, among those who keep his commandments, will live to God.

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