To the Romans 6.3

Ignatius of Antioch · To the Romans · ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) · Smyrna · Read in context

Summary: Ignatius wants to imitate the suffering of Christ, his God.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:234

ἐπιτρέψατέ μοι μιμητὴν εἶναι τοῦ πάθους τοῦ θεοῦ μου. εἴ τις αὐτὸν ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἔχει, νοησάτω ὃ θέλω, καὶ συμπαθείτω μοι εἰδὼς τὰ συνέχοντά με.

English · Claude translation

Allow me to be an imitator of the suffering of my God. If anyone has him within himself, let him understand what I want, and let him sympathize with me, knowing what constrains me.

About this passage

Source: Lake, LCL 24:234 · 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
Also in: PG 5:693a (found by text match)
Translation: Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.
Topics: Martyrdom, Christology

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Ign. Rom. 6.3 (PG 5:693a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-romans/6/3/).

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Ign. Rom. 6.3 (PG 5:693a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-romans/6/3/).

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