To Diognetus 10.1

Anonymous · To Diognetus · ca. 150–200 (disputed) · place unknown · Read in context

Summary: If you desire this faith, first come to know the Father.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 25:370

Ταύτην καὶ σὺ τὴν πίστιν ἐὰν ποθήσῃς, καὶ λάβῃς πρῶτον μὲν ἐπίγνωσιν πατρός...

If you too long for this faith, and first receive knowledge of the Father …

Source: Lake, LCL 25:370 · Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 2, LCL 25 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1913), 350–379 · Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Translation: Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 25, 1913); made independently of existing English translations.

Diogn. 10.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/10/1/).

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Diogn. 10.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/10/1/).