"Ἀδελφός τις ἁμαρτήσας ἐχωρίζετο ὑπὸ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας. Ὁ δὲ ἀββᾶς Βισαρίων ἀναστὰς συνεξῆλθεν αὐτῷ͵ λέγων͵ ὅτι Κἀγὼ ἁμαρ τωλός εἰμι"

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A brother who had sinned was turned out of the church by the priest; Abba Bessarion got up and went with him, saying, "I, too, am a sinner." — Bessarion, Saying 7, Page 42