To the Trallians 13.2

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

Summary: Farewell: obey the bishop and presbyters, and love one another.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:224

ἔρρωσθε ἐν Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ, ὑποτασσόμενοι τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ ὡς τῇ ἐντολῇ, ὁμοίως καὶ τῷ πρεσβυτερίῳ. καὶ οἱ κατʼ ἄνδρα ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾶτε ἐν ἀμερίστῳ καρδίᾳ.

English · Claude translation

Farewell in Jesus Christ, being subject to the bishop as to the commandment, and likewise to the council of presbyters. And each of you, love one another with an undivided heart.

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Source: Lake, LCL 24:224 · 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 5:685a (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: Church office

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Ign. Trall. 13.2 (PG 5:685a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/13/2/).

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Ign. Trall. 13.2 (PG 5:685a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/13/2/).

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