# To the Romans 9.2

- Author: [Ignatius of Antioch](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/ignatius-of-antioch/)
- Work: [To the Romans](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-romans/) (*Ad Romanos*)
- Date: ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:236; 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 5:696a–696b (found by text match)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-romans/9/2/

Summary: Ignatius counts himself the least of the Syrian Christians.

## Greek text

ἐγὼ δὲ αἰσχύνομαι ἐξ αὐτῶν λέγεσθαι· οὐδὲ γὰρ ἄξιός εἰμι, ὢν ἔσχατος αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκτρωμα· ἀλλʼ ἠλέημαί τις εἶναι, ἐὰν θεοῦ ἐπιτύχω.

## English translation (Claude)

But I am ashamed to be called one of them, for I am not worthy, being the least of them and one untimely born. But I have received mercy to be someone, if I attain to God.

## Scripture references

- 1 Cor 15:8: allusion, high confidence
- 1 Cor 15:9: allusion, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Ign. Rom. 9.2 (PG 5:696a–696b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-romans/9/2/).