To the Ephesians 12.1

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

Summary: Ignatius contrasts his danger with the Ephesians' security.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:186

Οἶδα, τίς εἰμι καὶ τίσιν γράφω. ἐγὼ κατάκριτος, ὑμεῖς ἠλεημένοι· ἐγὼ ὑπὸ κίνδυνον, ὑμεῖς ἐστηριγμένοι·

I know who I am and to whom I am writing. I am a condemned man, you have received mercy; I am in danger, you are secure.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:186 · 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 5:656a (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

Ign. Eph. 12.1 (PG 5:656a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-ephesians/12/1/).

Plain text

Ign. Eph. 12.1 (PG 5:656a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-ephesians/12/1/).