# To the Trallians 5.1

- Author: [Ignatius of Antioch](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/ignatius-of-antioch/)
- Work: [To the Trallians](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/) (*Ad Trallianos*)
- Date: ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:216; 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 5:680a (found by text match)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/5/1/

Summary: Ignatius holds back deep teaching for fear of overwhelming his readers.

## Greek text

Μὴ οὐ δύναμαι ὑμῖν τὰ ἐπουράνια γράψαι; ἀλλὰ φοβοῦμαι, μὴ νηπίοις οὖσιν ὑμῖν βλάβην παραθῶ· καὶ συγγνωμονεῖτέ μοι, μήποτε οὐ δυνηθέντες χωρῆσαι στραγγαλωθῆτε.

## English translation (Claude)

Am I not able to write to you about heavenly things? But I am afraid that I might do you harm, since you are infants. Forgive me, lest, being unable to take them in, you choke on them.

## Scripture references

- 1 Cor 3:1: allusion, high confidence
- 1 Cor 3:2: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Ign. Trall. 5.1 (PG 5:680a; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/ign-trallians/5/1/).