To the Romans 3.2

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

Summary: Ignatius asks for strength to be a Christian in deed, not only in name.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:228

μόνον μοι δύναμιν αἰτεῖσθε ἔσωθέν τε καὶ ἔξωθεν, ἵνα μὴ μόνον λέγω ἀλλὰ καὶ θέλω, ἵνα μὴ μόνον λέγωμαι Χριστιανὸς ἀλλὰ καὶ εὑρεθῶ. ἐὰν γὰρ εὑρεθῶ, καὶ λέγεσθαι δύναμαι, καὶ τότε πιστὸς εἶναι, ὅταν κόσμῳ μὴ φαίνωμαι.

English · Claude translation

Only ask on my behalf for power, both inward and outward, so that I may not only speak but also will, so that I may not only be called a Christian but also be found one. For if I am found to be one, I can also be called one, and then be faithful, when I am no longer visible to the world.

About this passage

Source: Lake, LCL 24:228 · 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 5:688b–688c (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

Cite this passage

Ign. Rom. 3.2 (PG 5:688b–688c; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-romans/3/2/).

Plain text

Ign. Rom. 3.2 (PG 5:688b–688c; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-romans/3/2/).

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