# To Diognetus 11.3

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [To Diognetus](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/) (*Epistula ad Diognetum*)
- Date: ca. 150–200 (disputed) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 25:374; 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 (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/11/3/

Summary: The Word was rejected by his people, preached by apostles, believed by Gentiles.

## Greek text

οὗ χάριν ἀπέστειλε λόγον, ἵνα κόσμῳ φανῇ, ὃς ὑπὸ λαοῦ ἀτιμασθείς, διὰ ἀποστόλων κηρυχθείς, ὑπὸ ἐθνῶν ἐπιστεύθη.

## English translation (Claude)

For this reason he sent the Word, that he might appear to the world; he was dishonored by the people, preached by the apostles, believed by the Gentiles.

## Scripture references

- 1 Tim 3:16: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Diogn. 11.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/11/3/).