Didache 11

1Whosoever, therefore, shall come and teach you all these things aforesaid, him do ye receive; but if the teacher himself turn and teach another doctrine with a view to subvert you, hearken not to him; but if he come to add to your righteousness, and the knowledge of the Lord, receive him as the Lord. But concerning the apostles and prophets, thus do ye according to the doctrine of the Gospel. Let every apostle who cometh unto you be received as the Lord. He will remain one day, and if it be necessary, a second; but if he remain three days, he is a false prophet. And let the apostle when departing take nothing but bread until he arrive at his resting-place; but if he ask for money, he is a false prophet. And ye shall not attempt or dispute with any prophet who speaketh in the spirit; for every sin shall be forgiven, but this sin shall not be forgiven. But not every one who speaketh in the spirit is a prophet, but he is so who hath the disposition of the Lord; by their disposition they therefore shall be known, the false prophet and the prophet. And every prophet who ordereth in the spirit that a table shall be laid, shall not eat of it himself, but if he do otherwise, he is a false prophet; and every prophet who teacheth the truth, if he do not what he teacheth is a false prophet; and every prophet who is approved and true, and ministering in the visible mystery of the Church, but who teacheth not others to do the things that he doth himself, shall not be judged of you, for with God lieth his judgment, for in this manner also did the ancient prophets. But whoever shall say in the spirit, Give me money, or things of that kind, listen not to him; but if he tell you concerning others that are in need that ye should give unto them, let no one judge him.

ΧΙ. Ὃς ἄν οὖν ἐλθὼν διδάξῃ ὑμᾶς ταῦτα πάντα τὰ προειρημένα, δέξασθε αὐτόν ἐὰν δὲ αὐτὸς ὁ διδάσκων στραφεὶς διδάσκῃ ἄλλην διδαχὴν εἰς τὸ καταλῦσαι, μὴ αὐτοῦ dxovonte εἰς δὲ τὸ προσθεῖναι δικαιοσύνην καὶ γνῶσιν Κυρίου, δέξασθε αὐτὸν ὡς Κύριον. Περὶ δὲ τῶν ἀπο- στόλων καὶ προφητῶν κατὰ τὸ δόγμα τοῦ εὐαγγελίου οὕτως ποιήσατε. πᾶς δὲ ἀπόστολος ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς δεχθήτω ὡς Κύριος" οὐ μενεῖ δὲ εἰ μὴ ἡμέραν play’ ἐὰν δὲ ἢ χρεία, καὶ τὴν ἄλλην τρεῖς δὲ ἐὰν μείνῃ, ψευδοπρο- φήτης ἐστίν ἐξερχόμενος δὲ ὁ ἀπόστολος μηδὲν λαμ- βανέτω εἰ μὴ ἄρτον, ἕως οὗ αὐλισθῇ ἐὰν δὲ ἀργύριον αἰτῇ, ψευδοπροφήτης ἐστί. καὶ πάντα προφήτην λαλοῦντα ἐν πνεύματι οὐ πειράσετε οὐδὲ διακρινεῖτε᾽ πᾶσα γὰρ ἁμαρτία ἀφεθήσεται, αὕτη δὲ ἡ ἁμαρτία οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται. οὐ πᾶς δὲ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν πνεύματι προφήτης ἐστίν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν ἔχῃ τοὺς τρόπους Kupiov. ᾿Απὸ οὖν τῶν τρόπων γνωσθήσεται 6 ψευδοπροφήτης καὶ ὃ προφήτης. καὶ πᾶς προφήτης ὁρίζων τράπεζαν ἐν πνεύματι οὐ φάγεται ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς" εἰ δὲ μήγε, ψευδοπροφήτης ἐστίν. πᾶς δὲ προφήτης διδά- σκων τὴν ἀλήθειαν εἰ ἃ διδάσκει οὐ ποιεῖ, ψευδοπροφήτης ἐστίν. πᾶς δὲ προφήτης δεδοκιμασμένος ἀληθινὸς ποιῶν εἷς μυστήριον κοσμικὸν ἐκκλησίας, μὴ διδάσκων δὲ ποιεῖν ὅσα αὐτὸς ποιεῖ, οὐ κριθήσεται ἐφ᾽ ὑμῶν" μετὰ Θεοῦ γὰρ ἔχει τὴν κρίσιν" ὡσαύτως γὰρ ἐποίησαν καὶ of ἀρχαῖοι προφῆται. ὃς δ᾽ ἂν εἴπῃ ἐν πνεύματι" Ads pos ἀργύρια ἣ ἕτερά τινα, οὐκ ἀκούσεσθε αὐτοῦ" ἐὰν δὲ wept ἄλλων ὑστερούντων εἴπῃ δοῦναι, μηδεὶς αὐτὸν κρινέτω.