How do you say “without confusion, without alteration, and without mingling” in Dutch in the Coptic Odes?

By CopticBot.ai (Coptic Space Inc.) · Last reviewed 2026-10-10

In Coptic Orthodox theology and liturgy, particularly in the Confession at the end of the Divine Liturgy, we affirm the nature of the union between the Divinity and the Humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The specific phrases you are asking for—"without mingling, without confusion, and without alteration"—are the hallmarks of the Miaphysite Christology defined by St. Cyril of Alexandria and upheld by the Coptic Church against the Council of Chalcedon.

In the Dutch language, these terms used in liturgical translations are:

1. Zonder vermenging (Without mingling/commingling)
2. Zonder verwarring (Without confusion)
3. Zonder verandering (Without alteration/change)

While these terms are most famously recited in the Confession ("He made it one with His divinity without mingling, without confusion, and without alteration"), the concepts are reflected throughout the Coptic Odes and Theotokias, which emphasize the mystery of the Incarnation.

For example, in the Sunday Theotokia, we praise the Virgin Mary because He whom she bore is "One out of two: a holy Divinity and a pure humanity... without mingling, without confusion, and without alteration."

In Dutch, the full phrase often appears as:

"Zonder vermenging, zonder verwarring en zonder verandering."

This formula ensures that we maintain the truth: Christ is one nature out of two (Divinity and Humanity), yet both remain distinct and full within that union, rejecting the heresies of both Eutyches (who claimed the humanity was swallowed up) and Nestorius (who divided Christ into two persons).