The Didache, Chapter 10 summary
Chapter 10 of 16 · 1 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 10, the community receives a prayer to offer after eating, thanking the Father for bodily nourishment, spiritual gifts, and eternal life through Jesus. The prayer asks God to protect and gather the Church, invites holiness and repentance, and leaves prophets free to give thanks in their own way.
What happens
- The instructions place thanksgiving after the meal.
- The prayer thanks the Father for his name dwelling within believers and for gifts made known through Jesus.
- It distinguishes nourishment given to everyone from spiritual nourishment and eternal life given to the praying community.
- It asks God to rescue, perfect, and gather the Church into his kingdom.
- It calls for grace, the world's passing, holiness, and repentance.
- The closing instruction allows prophets freedom in offering thanks.
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The key line
“If anyone is holy, let him come. If anyone is not, let him repent.”The praying community
The invitation links participation with holiness while directing those who lack it toward repentance.
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What freedom does the closing instruction give prophets?
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