1 For Christians are not distinguished from the rest of mankind either in locality or in speech or in customs. (DIO) 2 For they dwell not somewhere in cities of their own, neither do they use some different language, nor practise an extraordinary kind of life. (DIO)
Epistle to Diognetus 5:1–2
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Acts 16:20–22
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Epistle to Diognetus 5:8–10
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Epistle to Diognetus 6:1–3
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