Irenaeus — Against Heresies 2.32.4

Irenaeus · Against Heresies · c. 180

For some truly and firmly drive out demons, so that those cleansed from the evil spirits often even believe and are in the church. Others also have foreknowledge of things to come, and visions, and prophetic utterances. Others heal those who are sick by the laying on of hands, and restore them to health. And already, as we have said, the dead have been raised and have remained with us for a good many years.

And why not? It is not possible to state the number of the gifts which the church, having received from God throughout the whole world in the name of Jesus Christ who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, performs each day for the benefit of the nations — neither deceiving anyone nor taking money. For as she received freely from God, she also ministers freely.

Greek

Οἱ μὲν γὰρ δαίμονας ἐλαύνουσι βεβαίως καὶ ἀληθῶς, ὥστε πολλάκις καὶ πιστεύειν αὐτοὺς ἐκείνους τοὺς καθαρισθέντας ἀπὸ τῶν πονηρῶν πνευμάτων, καὶ εἶναι ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ. Οἱ δὲ καὶ πρόγνωσιν ἔχουσι τῶν μελλόντων, καὶ ὀπτασίας, καὶ ῥήσεις προφητικάς. Ἄλλοι δὲ τοὺς κάμνοντας διὰ τῆς τῶν χειρῶν ἐπιθέσεως ἰῶνται, καὶ ὑγιεῖς ἀποκαθιστᾶσιν. Ἤδη δέ, καθὼς ἔφαμεν, καὶ νεκροὶ ἠγέρθησαν, καὶ παρέμειναν σὺν ἡμῖν ἱκανοῖς ἔτεσι. Καὶ τί γάρ; οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμὸν εἰπεῖν τῶν χαρισμάτων, ὧν κατὰ παντὸς τοῦ κόσμου ἡ ἐκκλησία παρὰ Θεοῦ λαβοῦσα, ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ σταυρωθέντος ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου, ἑκάστης ἡμέρας ἐπ’ εὐεργεσίᾳ τῇ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπιτελεῖ, μήτε ἐξαπατῶσα τινάς, μήτε ἐξαργυριζομένη. Ὡς γὰρ δωρεὰν εἴληφε παρὰ Θεοῦ, δωρεὰν καὶ διακονεῖ.

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