To the Philadelphians (complete)
Greek text: Lake, LCL 24 (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).English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0). Compare: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885).
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0Lake, LCL 24:238
Ἰγνάτιος, ὁ καὶ Θεοφόρος, ἐκκλησίᾳ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν Φιλαδελφίᾳ τῆς Ἀσίας, ἠλεημένῃ καὶ ἡδρασμένῃ ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ θεοῦ καὶ ἀγαλλιωμένῃ ἐν τῷ πάθει τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἀδιακρίτως καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ πεπληροφορημένῃ ἐν παντὶ ἐλέει, ἣν ἀσπάζομαι ἐν αἵματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἥτις ἐστὶν χαρὰ αἰώνιος καὶ παράμονος, μάλιστα ἐὰν ἐν ἑνὶ ὦσιν σὺν τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ καὶ τοῖς σὺν αὐτῷ πρεσβυτέροις καὶ διακόνοις ἀποδεδειγμένοις ἐν γνώμῃ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, οὓς κατὰ τὸ ἴδιον θέλημα ἐστήριξεν ἐν βεβαιωσύνῃ τῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ πνεύματι.
Ignatios, ho kai Theophoros, ekklēsią theou patros kai kyriou Iēsou Christou tę̄ ousę̄ en Philadelphią tēs Asias, ēleēmenę̄ kai hēdrasmenę̄ en homonoią theou kai agalliōmenę̄ en tǭ pathei tou kyriou hēmōn adiakritōs kai en tę̄ anastasei autou peplērophorēmenę̄ en panti eleei, hēn aspazomai en haimati Iēsou Christou, hētis estin chara aiōnios kai paramonos, malista ean en heni ōsin syn tǭ episkopǭ kai tois syn autǭ presbyterois kai diakonois apodedeigmenois en gnōmę̄ Iēsou Christou, hous kata to idion thelēma estērixen en bebaiōsynę̄ tǭ hagiǭ autou pneumati.
Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the church of God the Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ that is in Philadelphia in Asia, which has received mercy and is established in godly concord, and rejoices without wavering in the suffering of our Lord and is fully convinced of his resurrection in all mercy. I greet it in the blood of Jesus Christ, which is eternal and abiding joy, especially if they are at one with the bishop and with the presbyters and deacons who are with him, appointed in the mind of Jesus Christ, whom he has established in firmness by his Holy Spirit according to his own will.
Notes and citation
Summary: Ignatius greets the church at Philadelphia, united with its bishop, presbyters, and deacons.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. inscr. (Lake, LCL 24:238; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/0).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.
Chapter 1
1.1Lake, LCL 24:238–240
Ὃν ἐπίσκοπον ἔγνων οὐκ ἀφʼ ἑαυτοῦ οὐδὲ διʼ ἀνθρώπων κεκτῆσθαι τὴν διακονίαν τὴν εἰς τὸ κοινὸν ἀνήκουσαν οὐδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν, ἀλλʼ ἐν ἀγάπῃ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· οὗ καταπέπληγμαι τὴν ἐπιείκειαν, ὃς σιγῶν πλείονα δύναται τῶν μάταια λαλούντων.
Hon episkopon egnōn ouk aphʼ heautou oude diʼ anthrōpōn kektēsthai tēn diakonian tēn eis to koinon anēkousan oude kata kenodoxian, allʼ en agapę̄ theou patros kai kyriou Iēsou Christou; hou katapeplēgmai tēn epieikeian, hos sigōn pleiona dynatai tōn mataia lalountōn.
I know that your bishop obtained the ministry that serves the community not from himself nor through human beings nor out of vanity, but in the love of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I am amazed at his gentleness; by keeping silent he can do more than those who talk emptily.
Gal 1:1 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The Philadelphian bishop received his office from God and leads by quiet gentleness.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 1.1 (Lake, LCL 24:238–240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/1-1).
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1.2Lake, LCL 24:240
συνευρύθμισται γὰρ ταῖς ἐντολαῖς ὡς χορδαῖς κιθάρα. διὸ μακαρίζει μου ἡ ψυχὴ τὴν εἰς θεὸν αὐτοῦ γνώμην, ἐπιγνοὺς ἐνάρετον καὶ τέλειον οὖσαν, τὸ ἀκίνητον αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ ἀόργητον αὐτοῦ ἐν πάσῃ ἐπιεικείᾳ θεοῦ ζῶντος.
syneurythmistai gar tais entolais hōs chordais kithara. dio makarizei mou hē psychē tēn eis theon autou gnōmēn, epignous enareton kai teleion ousan, to akinēton autou kai to aorgēton autou en pasę̄ epieikeią theou zōntos.
For he is attuned to the commandments as a lyre to its strings. Therefore my soul blesses his mind toward God, knowing it to be virtuous and perfect, his steadfastness and his freedom from anger, in all the gentleness of the living God.
Notes and citation
Summary: Ignatius praises the bishop's steady, gentle character.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (missing accent)): γαρ ταῖς → γὰρ ταῖς.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 1.2 (Lake, LCL 24:240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/1-2).
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Chapter 2
2.1Lake, LCL 24:240
Τέκνα οὖν φωτὸς ἀληθείας, φεύγετε τὸν μερισμὸν καὶ τὰς κακοδιδασκαλίας· ὅπου δὲ ὁ ποιμήν ἐστιν, ἐκεῖ ὡς πρόβατα ἀκολουθεῖτε.
Tekna oun phōtos alētheias, pheugete ton merismon kai tas kakodidaskalias; hopou de ho poimēn estin, ekei hōs probata akoloutheite.
Children, then, of the light of truth, flee division and wrong teaching; where the shepherd is, follow there as sheep.
John 10:4 (echo, medium confidence) · Eph 5:8 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Avoid division and follow the bishop as sheep follow their shepherd.
Topics: Church office, Heresy, Schism and unity
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 2.1 (Lake, LCL 24:240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/2-1).
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2.2Lake, LCL 24:240
πολλοὶ γὰρ λύκοι ἀξιόπιστοι ἡδονῇ κακῇ αἰχμαλωτίζουσιν τοὺς θεοδρόμους· ἀλλʼ ἐν τῇ ἑνότητι ὑμῶν οὐχ ἕξουσιν τόπον.
polloi gar lykoi axiopistoi hēdonę̄ kakę̄ aichmalōtizousin tous theodromous; allʼ en tę̄ henotēti hymōn ouch hexousin topon.
For many plausible wolves, with wicked pleasure, take captive those who run God's race; but in your unity they will have no place.
Matt 7:15 (allusion, medium confidence) · Acts 20:29 (echo, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Unity protects the church from deceptive wolves.
- “Those who run God's race” (θεοδρόμους): see the note on Ign. Pol. 7.2.
Topics: Heresy, Schism and unity
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 2.2 (Lake, LCL 24:240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/2-2).
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Chapter 3
3.1Lake, LCL 24:240; PG 5:700a
Ἀπέχεσθε τῶν κακῶν βοτανῶν, ἅστινας οὐ γεωργεῖ Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, διὰ τὸ μὴ εἶναι αὐτοὺς φυτείαν πατρός· οὐχ ὅτι παρʼ ὑμῖν μερισμὸν εὗρον, ἀλλʼ ἀποδιυλισμόν.
Apechesthe tōn kakōn botanōn, hastinas ou geōrgei Iēsous Christos, dia to mē einai autous phyteian patros; ouch hoti parʼ hymin merismon heuron, allʼ apodiylismon.
Keep away from evil plants, which Jesus Christ does not cultivate, because they are not the Father's planting. Not that I found division among you, but rather a filtering.
Matt 15:13 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Avoid false teachers; Ignatius found the church purified, not divided.
- “A filtering” (ἀποδιυλισμόν): the church had strained out the troublemakers (compare Ign. Rom. 0).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing; stray mark)): ὰποδιῡλισμόν → ἀποδιυλισμόν.
Topics: Heresy
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 3.1 (PG 5:700a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/3-1).
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3.2Lake, LCL 24:240–242; PG 5:700a
ὅσοι γὰρ θεοῦ εἰσιν καὶ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, οὗτοι μετὰ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου εἰσίν. καὶ ὅσοι ἂν μετανοήσαντες ἔλθωσιν ἐπὶ τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ οὗτοι θεοῦ ἔσονται, ἵνα ὦσιν κατὰ Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ζῶντες.
hosoi gar theou eisin kai Iēsou Christou, houtoi meta tou episkopou eisin. kai hosoi an metanoēsantes elthōsin epi tēn henotēta tēs ekklēsias, kai houtoi theou esontai, hina ōsin kata Iēsoun Christon zōntes.
For all who belong to God and Jesus Christ are with the bishop. And all who repent and come to the unity of the church will also belong to God, so that they may be living according to Jesus Christ.
Notes and citation
Summary: Those who belong to God are with the bishop; the repentant may return.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 3.2 (PG 5:700a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/3-2).
Permanent link: https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/3-2
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3.3Lake, LCL 24:242; PG 5:700a
μὴ πλανᾶσθε, ἀδελφοί μου· εἴ τις σχίζοντι ἀκολουθεῖ, βασιλείαν θεοῦ οὐ κληρονομεῖ· εἴ τις ἐν ἀλλοτρίᾳ γνώμῃ περιπατεῖ, οὗτος τῷ πάθει οὐ συγκατατίθεται.
mē planasthe, adelphoi mou; ei tis schizonti akolouthei, basileian theou ou klēronomei; ei tis en allotrią gnōmę̄ peripatei, houtos tǭ pathei ou synkatatithetai.
Do not be deceived, my brothers: if anyone follows one who makes a schism, he will not inherit the kingdom of God. If anyone walks in an alien opinion, he has no part in the Passion.
1 Cor 6:9 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Cor 6:10 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Following a schismatic excludes one from God's kingdom.
- “He has no part in the Passion” (τῷ πάθει οὐ συγκατατίθεται): or “he does not agree with the Passion,” that is, denies Christ's real suffering.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): ἀκολουθεῖ. βασιλείαν → ἀκολουθεῖ, βασιλείαν.
Topics: Heresy, Schism and unity
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 3.3 (PG 5:700a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/3-3).
Permanent link: https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/3-3
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Chapter 4
4.1Lake, LCL 24:242; PG 5:700a–700b
Σπουδάσατε οὖν μιᾷ εὐχαριστίᾳ χρῆσθαι· μία γὰρ σὰρξ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἓν ποτήριον εἰς ἕνωσιν τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ, ἓν θυσιαστήριον, ὡς εἷς ἐπίσκοπος ἅμα τῷ πρεσβυτερίῳ καὶ διακόνοις τοῖς συνδούλοις μου· ἵνα, ὃ ἐὰν πράσσητε, κατὰ θεὸν πράσσητε.
Spoudasate oun mią eucharistią chrēsthai; mia gar sarx tou kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou kai hen potērion eis henōsin tou haimatos autou, hen thysiastērion, hōs heis episkopos hama tǭ presbyteriǭ kai diakonois tois syndoulois mou; hina, ho ean prassēte, kata theon prassēte.
Be eager, then, to use one Eucharist; for there is one flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup for union with his blood, one altar, just as there is one bishop together with the council of presbyters and the deacons, my fellow servants; so that whatever you do, you do according to God.
1 Cor 10:16 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Cor 10:17 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: One Eucharist, one flesh and cup of Christ, one altar, one bishop.
Topics: Eucharist, Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 4.1 (PG 5:700a–700b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/4-1).
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Chapter 5
5.1Lake, LCL 24:242; PG 5:700b
Ἀδελφοί μου, λίαν ἐκκέχυμαι ἀγαπῶν ὑμᾶς καὶ ὑπεραγαλλόμενος ἀσφαλίζομαι ὑμᾶς· οὐκ ἐγὼ δέ, ἀλλʼ Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, ἐν ᾧ δεδεμένος φοβοῦμαι μᾶλλον, ὡς ἔτι ὢν ἀναπάρτιστος· ἀλλʼ ἡ προσευχὴ ὑμῶν εἰς θεόν με ἀπαρτίσει, ἵνα ἐν ᾧ κλήρῳ ἠλεήθην ἐπιτύχω, προσφυγὼν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ ὡς σαρκὶ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ τοῖς ἀποστόλοις ὡς πρεσβυτερίῳ ἐκκλησίας.
Adelphoi mou, lian ekkechymai agapōn hymas kai hyperagallomenos asphalizomai hymas; ouk egō de, allʼ Iēsous Christos, en hǭ dedemenos phoboumai mallon, hōs eti ōn anapartistos; allʼ hē proseuchē hymōn eis theon me apartisei, hina en hǭ klērǭ ēleēthēn epitychō, prosphygōn tǭ euangeliǭ hōs sarki Iēsou, kai tois apostolois hōs presbyteriǭ ekklēsias.
My brothers, I am overflowing with love for you, and rejoicing greatly I try to make you secure; not I, but Jesus Christ, in whom I am in chains and am the more afraid, since I am not yet perfected. But your prayer to God will make me perfect, so that I may attain the lot in which I have received mercy, taking refuge in the gospel as in the flesh of Jesus, and in the apostles as in the council of presbyters of the church.
Notes and citation
Summary: Ignatius relies on the gospel and the apostles, and asks prayer to be made perfect.
- “The gospel as … the flesh of Jesus”: whether “the gospel” here means a written Gospel or the preached message is debated.
Topics: Prayer, Scripture and canon
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 5.1 (PG 5:700b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/5-1).
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5.2Lake, LCL 24:242–244; PG 5:701a
καὶ τοὺς προφήτας δὲ ἀγαπῶμεν, διὰ τὸ καὶ αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον κατηγγελκέναι καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν ἐλπίζειν καὶ αὐτὸν ἀναμένειν, ἐν ᾧ καὶ πιστεύσαντες ἐσώθησαν, ἐν ἑνότητι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὄντες, ἀξιαγάπητοι καὶ ἀξιοθαύμαστοι ἅγιοι, ὑπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεμαρτυρημένοι καὶ συνηριθμημένοι ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τῆς κοινῆς ἐλπίδος.
kai tous prophētas de agapōmen, dia to kai autous eis to euangelion katēngelkenai kai eis auton elpizein kai auton anamenein, en hǭ kai pisteusantes esōthēsan, en henotēti Iēsou Christou ontes, axiagapētoi kai axiothaumastoi hagioi, hypo Iēsou Christou memartyrēmenoi kai synērithmēmenoi en tǭ euangeliǭ tēs koinēs elpidos.
And let us love the prophets too, because they also proclaimed the gospel and hoped in him and waited for him. By believing in him they were saved, being in the unity of Jesus Christ, saints worthy of love and admiration, attested by Jesus Christ and counted together in the gospel of our common hope.
Notes and citation
Summary: The prophets proclaimed the gospel beforehand and were saved by faith in Christ.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (missing accent); digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong accent)): ἐν ᾦ → ἐν ᾧ; ἀξιαγαπητοι → ἀξιαγάπητοι.
Topics: Scripture and canon
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 5.2 (PG 5:701a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/5-2).
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Chapter 6
6.1Lake, LCL 24:244; PG 5:701a–701b
Ἐὰν δέ τις ἰουδαϊσμὸν ἑρμηνεύῃ ὑμῖν, μὴ ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ. ἄμεινον γάρ ἐστιν παρὰ ἀνδρὸς περιτομὴν ἔχοντος χριστιανισμὸν ἀκούειν, ἢ παρὰ ἀκροβύστου ἰουδαϊσμόν. ἐὰν δὲ ἀμφότεροι περὶ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μὴ λαλῶσιν, οὗτοι ἐμοὶ στῆλαί εἰσιν καὶ τάφοι νεκρῶν, ἐφʼ οἷς γέγραπται μόνον ὀνόματα ἀνθρώπων.
Ean de tis ioudaïsmon hermēneuę̄ hymin, mē akouete autou. ameinon gar estin para andros peritomēn echontos christianismon akouein, ē para akrobystou ioudaïsmon. ean de amphoteroi peri Iēsou Christou mē lalōsin, houtoi emoi stēlai eisin kai taphoi nekrōn, ephʼ hois gegraptai monon onomata anthrōpōn.
But if anyone expounds Judaism to you, do not listen to him. For it is better to hear Christianity from a man who is circumcised than Judaism from one who is uncircumcised. But if either of them does not speak about Jesus Christ, they are to me tombstones and graves of the dead, on which only the names of men are written.
Notes and citation
Summary: Do not listen to those who teach Judaism instead of Christ.
- “Judaism … from one who is uncircumcised”: apparently Gentile Christians urging Jewish practices.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (missing diaeresis)): ἀκροβύστου ἰουδαῖσμόν → ἀκροβύστου ἰουδαϊσμόν.
Topics: Heresy, Jews and Judaism
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 6.1 (PG 5:701a–701b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/6-1).
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6.2Lake, LCL 24:244; PG 5:701b
φεύγετε οὖν τὰς κακοτεχνίας καὶ ἐνέδρας τοῦ ἄρχοντος τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, μήποτε θλιβέντες τῇ γνώμῃ αὐτοῦ ἐξασθενήσετε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ· ἀλλὰ πάντες ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ γίνεσθε ἐν ἀμερίστῳ καρδίᾳ.
pheugete oun tas kakotechnias kai enedras tou archontos tou aiōnos toutou, mēpote thlibentes tę̄ gnōmę̄ autou exasthenēsete en tę̄ agapę̄; alla pantes epi to auto ginesthe en ameristǭ kardią.
Flee, then, the wicked arts and snares of the ruler of this age, lest, worn down by his purpose, you grow weak in love. But all of you come together with an undivided heart.
Notes and citation
Summary: Resist the devil's snares and stay united in love.
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 6.2 (PG 5:701b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/6-2).
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6.3Lake, LCL 24:244; PG 5:701b
εὐχαριστῶ δὲ τῷ θεῷ μου, ὅτι εὐσυνείδητός εἰμι ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ οὐκ ἔχει τις καυχήσασθαι οὔτε λάθρα οὔτε φανερῶς, ὅτι ἐβάρησά τινα ἐν μικρῷ ἢ ἐν μεγάλῳ. καὶ πᾶσι δέ, ἐν οἷς ἐλάλησα, εὔχομαι, ἵνα μὴ εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτὸ κτήσωνται.
eucharistō de tǭ theǭ mou, hoti eusyneidētos eimi en hymin kai ouk echei tis kauchēsasthai oute lathra oute phanerōs, hoti ebarēsa tina en mikrǭ ē en megalǭ. kai pasi de, en hois elalēsa, euchomai, hina mē eis martyrion auto ktēsōntai.
I thank my God that I have a good conscience about you, and no one can boast, either in secret or openly, that I burdened anyone in small matters or in great. And I pray for all among whom I spoke, that they may not have it as a testimony against them.
Notes and citation
Summary: Ignatius has a clear conscience toward the Philadelphians.
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 6.3 (PG 5:701b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/6-3).
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Chapter 7
7.1Lake, LCL 24:244–246; PG 5:701b–701c
Εἰ γὰρ καὶ κατὰ σάρκα μέ τινες ἠθέλησαν πλανῆσαι, ἀλλὰ τὸ πνεῦμα οὐ πλανᾶται ἀπὸ θεοῦ ὄν. οἶδεν γάρ, πόθεν ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει, καὶ τὰ κρυπτὰ ἐλέγχει. ἐκραύγασα μεταξὺ ὤν, ἐλάλουν μεγάλῃ φωνῇ, θεοῦ φωνῇ· Τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ προσέχετε καὶ τῷ πρεσβυτερίῳ καὶ διακόνοις.
Ei gar kai kata sarka me tines ēthelēsan planēsai, alla to pneuma ou planatai apo theou on. oiden gar, pothen erchetai kai pou hypagei, kai ta krypta elenchei. ekraugasa metaxy ōn, elaloun megalę̄ phōnę̄, theou phōnę̄; Tǭ episkopǭ prosechete kai tǭ presbyteriǭ kai diakonois.
For even if some wanted to deceive me according to the flesh, yet the Spirit is not deceived, since it is from God. For it knows where it comes from and where it is going, and it exposes hidden things. I cried out while I was among you; I spoke with a loud voice, with God's voice: “Pay attention to the bishop and to the council of presbyters and to the deacons.”
John 3:8 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Cor 2:10 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: While among them, Ignatius cried out by the Spirit: heed the bishop, presbyters, and deacons.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (missing accent)): Τῷ ἐπισκοπῳ → Τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 7.1 (PG 5:701b–701c; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/7-1).
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7.2Lake, LCL 24:246; PG 5:704a
οἱ δὲ ὑποπτεύσαντές με ὡς προειδότα τὸν μερισμόν τινων λέγειν ταῦτα· μάρτυς δέ μοι, ἐν ᾧ δέδεμαι, ὅτι ἀπὸ σαρκὸς ἀνθρωπίνης οὐκ ἔγνων. τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ἐκήρυσσεν λέγον τάδε· Χωρὶς τοῦ ἐπισκόπου μηδὲν ποιεῖτε, τὴν σάρκα ὑμῶν ὡς ναὸν θεοῦ τηρεῖτε, τὴν ἕνωσιν ἀγαπᾶτε, τοὺς μερισμοὺς φεύγετε, μιμηταὶ γίνεσθε Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὡς καὶ αὐτὸς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ.
hoi de hypopteusantes me hōs proeidota ton merismon tinōn legein tauta; martys de moi, en hǭ dedemai, hoti apo sarkos anthrōpinēs ouk egnōn. to de pneuma ekēryssen legon tade; Chōris tou episkopou mēden poieite, tēn sarka hymōn hōs naon theou tēreite, tēn henōsin agapate, tous merismous pheugete, mimētai ginesthe Iēsou Christou, hōs kai autos tou patros autou.
But some suspected that I said this because I knew in advance of the division caused by certain people. But he for whom I am in chains is my witness that I did not learn it from any human being. It was the Spirit who was preaching, saying this: “Do nothing without the bishop; keep your flesh as the temple of God; love unity; flee divisions; be imitators of Jesus Christ, as he is of his Father.”
1 Cor 6:19 (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 Cor 11:1 (echo, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Ignatius's call to unity came from the Spirit, not from human reports.
Topics: Church office, Schism and unity
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 7.2 (PG 5:704a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/7-2).
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Chapter 8
8.1Lake, LCL 24:246; PG 5:704a
Ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν τὸ ἴδιον ἐποίουν ὡς ἄνθρωπος εἰς ἕνωσιν κατηρτισμένος. οὗ δὲ μερισμός ἐστιν καὶ ὀργή, θεὸς οὐ κατοικεῖ. πᾶσιν οὖν μετανοοῦσιν ἀφίει ὁ κύριος, ἐὰν μετανοήσωσιν εἰς ἑνότητα θεοῦ καὶ συνέδριον τοῦ ἐπισκόπου. πιστεύω τῇ χάριτι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς λύσει ἀφʼ ὑμῶν πάντα δεσμόν.
Egō men oun to idion epoioun hōs anthrōpos eis henōsin katērtismenos. hou de merismos estin kai orgē, theos ou katoikei. pasin oun metanoousin aphiei ho kyrios, ean metanoēsōsin eis henotēta theou kai synedrion tou episkopou. pisteuō tę̄ chariti Iēsou Christou, hos lysei aphʼ hymōn panta desmon.
So I was doing my part, as a man set on unity. But where there is division and anger, God does not dwell. The Lord forgives all who repent, if they repent and return to the unity of God and the council of the bishop. I trust in the grace of Jesus Christ, who will free you from every bond.
Notes and citation
Summary: God forgives those who repent and return to the church's unity.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): ὀργή. θεὸς → ὀργή, θεὸς.
Topics: Church office, Repentance
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 8.1 (PG 5:704a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/8-1).
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8.2Lake, LCL 24:246–248; PG 5:704a–704b
παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς μηδὲν κατʼ ἐριθείαν πράσσειν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ χριστομαθίαν. ἐπεὶ ἤκουσά τινων λεγόντων, ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ ἐν τοῖς ἀρχείοις εὕρω ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ οὐ πιστεύω· καὶ λέγοντός μου αὐτοῖς ὅτι γέγραπται, ἀπεκρίθησάν μοι ὅτι πρόκειται. ἐμοὶ δὲ ἀρχεῖά ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, τὰ ἄθικτα ἀρχεῖα ὁ σταυρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ πίστις ἡ διʼ αὐτοῦ, ἐν οἷς θέλω ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ ὑμῶν δικαιωθῆναι.
parakalō de hymas mēden katʼ eritheian prassein, alla kata christomathian. epei ēkousa tinōn legontōn, hoti ean mē en tois archeiois heurō en tǭ euangeliǭ ou pisteuō; kai legontos mou autois hoti gegraptai, apekrithēsan moi hoti prokeitai. emoi de archeia estin Iēsous Christos, ta athikta archeia ho stauros autou kai ho thanatos kai hē anastasis autou kai hē pistis hē diʼ autou, en hois thelō en tę̄ proseuchę̄ hymōn dikaiōthēnai.
I urge you to do nothing out of selfish ambition, but according to the teaching of Christ. For I heard some saying, “If I do not find it in the archives, I do not believe it in the gospel.” And when I said to them, “It is written,” they answered me, “That is the question.” But for me the archives are Jesus Christ; the inviolable archives are his cross and death and his resurrection and the faith that comes through him. In these I want to be justified through your prayer.
Phil 2:3 (echo, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Against those who demand proof from the old scriptures, Ignatius says Christ's cross and resurrection are his “archives.”
- “The archives” (ἀρχεῖα): original documents; here probably the Old Testament scriptures (older translations such as the Ante-Nicene Fathers, 1885, render it “the ancient Scriptures”).
- The opponents' words can also be punctuated “If I do not find it in the archives, (that is,) in the gospel, I do not believe.”
- “That is the question” (πρόκειται): literally “that is what lies before us,” that is, the very point in dispute.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong accent)): ἐν οἶς → ἐν οἷς.
Topics: Scripture and canon, Christology
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 8.2 (PG 5:704a–704b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/8-2).
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Chapter 9
9.1Lake, LCL 24:248; PG 5:704b–705a
Καλοὶ καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς, κρεῖσσον δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς ὁ πεπιστευμένος τὰ ἅγια τῶν ἁγίων, ὃς μόνος πεπίστευται τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ θεοῦ· αὐτὸς ὢν θύρα τοῦ πατρός, διʼ ἧς εἰσέρχονται Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ καὶ οἱ προφῆται καὶ ἀπόστολοι καὶ ἡ ἐκκλησία. πάντα ταῦτα εἰς ἑνότητα θεοῦ.
Kaloi kai hoi hiereis, kreisson de ho archiereus ho pepisteumenos ta hagia tōn hagiōn, hos monos pepisteutai ta krypta tou theou; autos ōn thyra tou patros, diʼ hēs eiserchontai Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb kai hoi prophētai kai apostoloi kai hē ekklēsia. panta tauta eis henotēta theou.
The priests too are good, but better is the High Priest who has been entrusted with the Holy of Holies, who alone has been entrusted with the hidden things of God. He is the door of the Father, through which Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and the prophets and the apostles and the church enter. All these are for the unity of God.
Heb 4:14 (echo, medium confidence) · Heb 9:7 (echo, medium confidence) · John 10:9 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Christ the High Priest is the door through which all God's people enter.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 9.1 (PG 5:704b–705a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/9-1).
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9.2Lake, LCL 24:248; PG 5:705a
ἐξαίρετον δέ τι ἔχει τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ σωτῆρος, κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τὸ πάθος αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν. οἱ γὰρ ἀγαπητοὶ προφῆται κατήγγειλαν εἰς αὐτόν· τὸ δὲ εὐαγγέλιον ἀπάρτισμά ἐστιν ἀφθαρσίας. πάντα ὁμοῦ καλά ἐστιν, ἐὰν ἐν ἀγάπῃ πιστεύητε.
exaireton de ti echei to euangelion, tēn parousian tou sōtēros, kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou, to pathos autou, kai tēn anastasin. hoi gar agapētoi prophētai katēngeilan eis auton; to de euangelion apartisma estin aphtharsias. panta homou kala estin, ean en agapę̄ pisteuēte.
But the gospel has something distinctive: the coming of the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ, his suffering, and the resurrection. For the beloved prophets proclaimed him in advance, but the gospel is the completion of incorruptibility. All things together are good, if you believe in love.
Notes and citation
Summary: The prophets pointed to Christ; the gospel completes their message.
Topics: Scripture and canon, Christology
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 9.2 (PG 5:705a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/9-2).
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Chapter 10
10.1Lake, LCL 24:248; PG 5:705a–705b
Ἐπειδὴ κατὰ τὴν προσευχὴν ὑμῶν καὶ κατὰ τὰ σπλάγχνα, ἃ ἔχετε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἀπηγγέλη μοι εἰρηνεύειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τὴν ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ τῆς Συρίας, πρέπον ἐστὶν ὑμῖν ὡς ἐκκλησίᾳ θεοῦ, χειροτονῆσαι διάκονον εἰς τὸ πρεσβεῦσαι ἐκεῖ θεοῦ πρεσβείαν, εἰς τὸ συγχαρῆναι αὐτοῖς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ γενομένοις καὶ δοξάσαι τὸ ὄνομα.
Epeidē kata tēn proseuchēn hymōn kai kata ta splanchna, ha echete en Christǭ Iēsou, apēngelē moi eirēneuein tēn ekklēsian tēn en Antiocheią tēs Syrias, prepon estin hymin hōs ekklēsią theou, cheirotonēsai diakonon eis to presbeusai ekei theou presbeian, eis to syncharēnai autois epi to auto genomenois kai doxasai to onoma.
Since, in answer to your prayer and to the compassion that you have in Christ Jesus, it has been reported to me that the church in Antioch of Syria is at peace, it is fitting for you, as a church of God, to appoint a deacon to go there as God's ambassador, to rejoice with them when they are assembled together and to glorify the Name.
Notes and citation
Summary: The church at Antioch is at peace; Philadelphia should send a deacon as envoy.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 10.1 (PG 5:705a–705b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/10-1).
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10.2Lake, LCL 24:248–250; PG 5:705b
μακάριος ἐν Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ, ὃς καταξιωθήσεται τῆς τοιαύτης διακονίας, καὶ ὑμεῖς δοξασθήσεσθε. θέλουσιν δὲ ὑμῖν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀδύνατον ὑπὲρ ὀνόματος θεοῦ, ὡς καὶ αἱ ἔγγιστα ἐκκλησίαι ἔπεμψαν ἐπισκόπους, αἱ δὲ πρεσβυτέρους καὶ διακόνους.
makarios en Iēsou Christǭ, hos kataxiōthēsetai tēs toiautēs diakonias, kai hymeis doxasthēsesthe. thelousin de hymin ouk estin adynaton hyper onomatos theou, hōs kai hai engista ekklēsiai epempsan episkopous, hai de presbyterous kai diakonous.
Blessed in Jesus Christ is the one who will be counted worthy of such a ministry, and you will be glorified. If you are willing, it is not impossible for you to do this for the name of God, just as the nearest churches have sent bishops, and others presbyters and deacons.
Notes and citation
Summary: Other churches have already sent bishops, presbyters, and deacons to Antioch.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 10.2 (PG 5:705b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/10-2).
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Chapter 11
11.1Lake, LCL 24:250; PG 5:705b–705c
Περὶ δὲ Φίλωνος τοῦ διακόνου ἀπὸ Κιλικίας, ἀνδρὸς μεμαρτυρημένου, ὃς καὶ νῦν ἐν λόγῳ θεοῦ ὑπηρετεῖ μοι ἅμα Ῥέῳ Ἀγαθόποδι, ἀνδρὶ ἐκλεκτῷ, ὃς ἀπὸ Συρίας μοι ἀκολουθεῖ ἀποταξάμενος τῷ βίῳ, οἳ καὶ μαρτυροῦσιν ὑμῖν, κἀγὼ τῷ θεῷ εὐχαριστῶ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἐδέξασθε αὐτούς, ὡς καὶ ὑμᾶς ὁ κύριος· οἱ δὲ ἀτιμάσαντες αὐτοὺς λυτρωθείησαν ἐν τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
Peri de Philōnos tou diakonou apo Kilikias, andros memartyrēmenou, hos kai nyn en logǭ theou hypēretei moi hama Rheǭ Agathopodi, andri eklektǭ, hos apo Syrias moi akolouthei apotaxamenos tǭ biǭ, hoi kai martyrousin hymin, kagō tǭ theǭ eucharistō hyper hymōn, hoti edexasthe autous, hōs kai hymas ho kyrios; hoi de atimasantes autous lytrōtheiēsan en tę̄ chariti tou Iēsou Christou.
Now about Philo the deacon from Cilicia, a man of good report, who is even now serving me in the word of God together with Rheus Agathopus, a chosen man who has followed me from Syria, having renounced this life: they also testify about you, and I thank God on your behalf that you received them, as the Lord also received you. But may those who dishonored them be redeemed by the grace of Jesus Christ.
Notes and citation
Summary: Ignatius commends two companions, Philo and Rheus Agathopus.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 11.1 (PG 5:705b–705c; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/11-1).
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11.2Lake, LCL 24:250; PG 5:705c–708a
ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν ἀδελφῶν τῶν ἐν Τρωάδι· ὅθεν καὶ γράφω ὑμῖν διὰ Βούρρου πεμφθέντος ἅμα ἐμοὶ ἀπὸ Ἐφεσίων καὶ Σμυρναίων εἰς λόγον τιμῆς. τιμήσει αὐτοὺς ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς ὃν ἐλπίζουσιν σαρκί, ψυχῇ, πνεύματι, πίστει, ἀγάπῃ, ὁμονοίᾳ. ἔρρωσθε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, τῇ κοινῇ ἐλπίδι ἡμῶν.
aspazetai hymas hē agapē tōn adelphōn tōn en Trōadi; hothen kai graphō hymin dia Bourrou pemphthentos hama emoi apo Ephesiōn kai Smyrnaiōn eis logon timēs. timēsei autous ho kyrios Iēsous Christos, eis hon elpizousin sarki, psychę̄, pneumati, pistei, agapę̄, homonoią. errōsthe en Christǭ Iēsou, tę̄ koinę̄ elpidi hēmōn.
The love of the brothers in Troas greets you; from there I am also writing to you through Burrhus, who was sent with me by the Ephesians and Smyrnaeans as a mark of honor. The Lord Jesus Christ will honor them, in whom they hope in flesh, soul, spirit, faith, love, and concord. Farewell in Christ Jesus, our common hope.
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Summary: Greetings from Troas; Burrhus is carrying or writing the letter.
- “Through Burrhus”: Burrhus probably wrote the letter down and carried it (see Ign. Eph. 2.1).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing); punctuation slip in the digital text (new sentence)): ἄμα ἐμοὶ → ἅμα ἐμοὶ; ὁμονοίᾳ, ἔρρωσθε → ὁμονοίᾳ. ἔρρωσθε.
Cite (SBL): Ign. Phld. 11.2 (PG 5:705c–708a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/ign-philadelphians/11-2).
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