The Didache, Chapter 5 summary
Chapter 5 of 16 · 1 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 5, the teaching describes a path of death through violence, sexual wrongdoing, deceit, pride, and injustice toward vulnerable people. It links these acts with rejection of truth and the Creator, then urges the children it addresses to escape such conduct.
What happens
- The teaching condemns a path of death and lists acts including murder, theft, idolatry, and deceit.
- It describes people who attack goodness, reject truth, and lack gentleness and patience.
- These people seek revenge, neglect suffering people, and refuse to acknowledge their Creator.
- They kill children, favor wealthy people, and judge poor people unjustly.
- The teaching ends by urging its children to escape all these wrongs.
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In this chapter
The key line
“Be delivered, children, from all these things.”The teaching voice
The closing appeal turns the catalogue of wrongdoing into a direct warning for those addressed.
Quick check
How do the condemned people treat rich and poor people?
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