To the Philadelphians 9.2

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

Summary: The prophets pointed to Christ; the gospel completes their message.

BothGreekEnglish

Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:248

ἐξαίρετον δέ τι ἔχει τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ σωτῆρος, κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τὸ πάθος αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν. οἱ γὰρ ἀγαπητοὶ προφῆται κατήγγειλαν εἰς αὐτόν· τὸ δὲ εὐαγγέλιον ἀπάρτισμά ἐστιν ἀφθαρσίας. πάντα ὁμοῦ καλά ἐστιν, ἐὰν ἐν ἀγάπῃ πιστεύητε.

English · Claude translation

But the gospel has something distinctive: the coming of the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ, his suffering, and the resurrection. For the beloved prophets proclaimed him in advance, but the gospel is the completion of incorruptibility. All things together are good, if you believe in love.

About this passage

Source: Lake, LCL 24:248 · 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 5:705a (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: Scripture and canon, Christology

Cite this passage

Ign. Phld. 9.2 (PG 5:705a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-philadelphians/9/2/).

Plain text

Ign. Phld. 9.2 (PG 5:705a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-philadelphians/9/2/).

Download citation:BibTeX ·RIS (Zotero, EndNote)

Report an error in this passage