# To the Magnesians 10.3

- Author: [Ignatius of Antioch](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/ignatius-of-antioch/)
- Work: [To the Magnesians](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-magnesians/) (*Ad Magnesios*)
- Date: ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:206–208; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 172–277 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized 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/ign-magnesians/10/3/

Summary: It is absurd to confess Christ and live as a Jew; Judaism has found its fulfillment in Christianity.

## Greek text

ἄτοπόν ἐστιν, Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν λαλεῖν καὶ ἰουδαΐζειν. ὁ γὰρ Χριστιανισμὸς οὐκ εἰς Ἰουδαϊσμὸν ἐπίστευσεν, ἀλλʼ Ἰουδαϊσμὸς εἰς Χριστιανισμόν, ᾧ πᾶσα γλῶσσα πιστεύσασα εἰς θεὸν συνήχθη.

## English translation (Claude)

It is absurd to speak of Jesus Christ and to practice Judaism. For Christianity did not believe in Judaism, but Judaism in Christianity, into which every tongue that has believed in God has been gathered.

## Scripture references

- Isa 66:18: allusion, medium confidence
- Gal 2:14: echo, medium confidence

## Translation notes

- “Practice Judaism” (ἰουδαΐζειν): to adopt Jewish customs (compare Gal 2:14).

## Citation (SBL)

Ign. Magn. 10.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-magnesians/10/3/).