Letter 647

To Turbo the Presbyter. The divine thoughts are truly a feeding on flesh; for "my flesh," he says, "is truly food." [John 6:55] And this is why you too gladly partake at all times of the solid food, as Paul says. [a reference to Paul's distinction between milk for infants and solid food for the mature, Hebrews 5:12-14 and 1 Corinthians 3:2]

Κρεοφαγία ὄντως ἐστὶ τὰ θεῖα νοήματα· «Ἡ γὰρ σάρξ μου, φησί, βρώσίς ἐστιν ἀληθῶς.» Ὅθεν καὶ αὐτοὺς ἡδέως διὰ παντὸς τῆς στερεᾶς, καθὼς φησιν ὁ Παῦλος, μεταλαμπάνεις τροφῆς.