To the Smyrnaeans 3.1

Summary: Christ remained in the flesh after his resurrection.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:254

Ἐγὼ γὰρ καὶ μετὰ τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἐν σαρκὶ αὐτὸν οἶδα καὶ πιστεύω ὄντα.

For I know and believe that he was in the flesh even after the resurrection.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:254 · 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 5:709a (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: Christology

Ign. Smyrn. 3.1 (PG 5:709a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-smyrnaeans/3/1/).

Plain text

Ign. Smyrn. 3.1 (PG 5:709a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-smyrnaeans/3/1/).