# To the Trallians 1.2

- Author: [Ignatius of Antioch](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/ignatius-of-antioch/)
- Work: [To the Trallians](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/) (*Ad Trallianos*)
- Date: ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:212; 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 5:676a–676b (found by text match)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/1/2/

Summary: Ignatius praises God for the Trallians' goodwill.

## Greek text

ἀποδεξάμενος οὖν τὴν κατὰ θεὸν εὔνοιαν διʼ αὐτοῦ ἐδόξασα, εὑρὼν ὑμᾶς, ὡς ἔγνων, μιμητὰς ὄντας θεοῦ.

## English translation (Claude)

Having received, then, through him your godly goodwill, I gave glory, finding you, as I had learned, to be imitators of God.

## Scripture references

- Eph 5:1: echo, low confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Ign. Trall. 1.2 (PG 5:676a–676b; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/1/2/).