have a common table, but not a common bed.'
They are in the flesh, but they do not hve after
the flesh.^ 'I'hey pass their days on earth, but
they are citizens of heaven.^ They obey the
prescribed laws, and at the same time surpass
the laws by their lives. They love all men, and
are persecuted by all. They are unknown and
condemned ; they are put to death, and restored
to life.-* They are poor, yet make many rich ; 5
they are in lack of all things, and yet abound
in all ; they are dishonoured, and yet in their
very dishonour are glorified. They are evil
spoken of, and yet are jusdfied ; they are re-
viled, and bless ; ^ they are insulted, and repay
the insult with honour ; they do good, yet are
punished as evil-doers. When punished, they
rejoice as if quickened into life ; they are as-
sailed by the Jews as foreigners, and are per-
secuted by the Greeks ; yet those who hate
them are unable to assign any reason for their
hatred.