Accordingly, he introduced the quotation with the words: Moreover, Papias himself, in the introduction to his books, makes it manifest that he was not himself a hearer and eye-witness of the holy apostles; but he tells us that he received the truths of our religion from those who were acquainted with them in the following words.
Presenta a cita coas seguintes palabras: Ademais, o propio Papías, na introdución aos seus libros, manifesta que non era el mesmo un oínte e testemuña ocular dos santos apóstolos; senón que nos di que recibiu as verdades da nosa relixión dos que estaban familiarizados con eles .