# To the Ephesians 13.1

- Author: [Ignatius of Antioch](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/ignatius-of-antioch/)
- Work: [To the Ephesians](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-ephesians/) (*Ad Ephesios*)
- Date: ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) (disputed)
- 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 (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-ephesians/13/1/

Summary: Frequent gatherings for the Eucharist defeat the powers of Satan.

## Greek text

Σπουδάζετε οὖν πυκνότερον συνέρχεσθαι εἰς εὐχαριστίαν θεοῦ καὶ εἰς δόξαν. ὅταν γὰρ πυκνῶς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ γίνεσθε, καθαιροῦνται αἱ δυνάμεις τοῦ Σατανᾶ, καὶ λύεται ὁ ὄλεθρος αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὁμονοίᾳ ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως.

## English translation (Claude)

Be eager, then, to come together more often for the Eucharist of God and for his glory. For when you meet together frequently, the powers of Satan are overthrown, and his destructiveness is undone by the concord of your faith.

## Translation notes

- “The Eucharist of God” (εὐχαριστίαν θεοῦ): or “thanksgiving to God”; the context of the church's regular gathering favors the rite (see the glossary).

## Citation (SBL)

Ign. Eph. 13.1 (PG 5:656a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-ephesians/13/1/).