Shepherd of Hermas — Similitude 9 · Chapter 25
Similitude 9.25.1
Greek (Lake printed edition)
Similitude 9.25.1 Those who believed from the eighth mountain, where there were many springs and all the Lord's creation drank from the springs, are like this:
Textual & reception notes
Similitude 9.25.1 — Textual: The eighth mountain's many springs provide universally, preparing its identification with the proclamation's teachers. Reception: No section-specific reception verified in the sources checked.
Similitude 9.25.2
Greek (Lake printed edition)
Similitude 9.25.2 apostles and teachers who proclaimed throughout the whole world, and those who taught the Lord's word reverently and purely, appropriating absolutely nothing for wicked desire, but always walking in righteousness and truth, just as they received the Holy Spirit. Such people, therefore, have their passage with the angels.
Textual & reception notes
Similitude 9.25.2 — Textual: Faithful apostles and teachers preserve pure proclamation without appropriation for desire. 'Passage' retains the Greek term's movement or approach sense without asserting permanent residence. Reception: No section-specific reception verified in the sources checked.