John of Damascus PG 94-96
Contra Manichaeos
Mani 59.1
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59.1
Ἡ πορνεία καθὸ μὲν ἔφεσις καὶ φιλία καὶ ἕνωσις ἀγαθόν, καθὸ δὲ τοῦ μὴ ὀφείλοντος καὶ τοῦ ἀπηγορευμένου ἔφεσις κακόν· τὸ γὰρ μὴ ἐντεταλμένον, ἀλλ' ἀπηγορευμένον οὐκ ὂν ὡς μὴ ὀφεῖλον. Διὸ καὶ ἡ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος μηδὲ ὀφείλοντος γενέσθαι ἔφεσις κακόν.
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Dual references show Vulgate ↔ LXX loci for each oracle block. Selected-witness order follows the left compare column (or primary version).