ACC ~ Mark 9 v36

THE CHILD AS PATTERN

SHEPHERD OF HERMAS: They are as veritable infants, whose hearts do not invent evil, who hardly know what corruption is, and who have remained childlike forever. People such as these, therefore, undoubtedly dwell in the kingdom of God, because they in no way defile God’s commandments, but have continued in innocence all the days of their lives in the same state of mind. SHEPHERD OF HERMAS 3.9.29. [1]

[1] AF 284*; cf. TLG 1419.001, 106.1.2-3.1.