The First Session Opens

The Nicene synod set out this faith: [a] “We believe in one God,” and the rest. [b]

When this creed had been recited, Peter, a presbyter of Alexandria and chief of the notaries, said: [c] “We have in our hands the letter of the most holy and most reverend Archbishop Cyril, which he wrote to the most reverend Nestorius, full of counsel and advice, because Nestorius had strayed from the right faith. I will read it if your holiness, that is, the holy synod, so orders.” … The letter began as follows: [d]

In the Greek: “I hear that some are rashly talking…” and the rest. In the Latin: “I understand that some… my…” and the rest. [e]