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Ignatius to the Ephesians 21

Apostolic Father

Chapter 21 — Conclusion.

2My soul be for yours and theirs whom, for the honour of God, ye have sent to Smyrna; whence also I write to you, giving thanks unto the Lord, and loving Polycarp even as I do you.

3Remember me, as Jesus Christ also remembered you.

4Pray ye for the Church which is in Syria, whence I am led bound to Rome, being the last of the faithful who are there, even as I have been thought worthy to be chosen to show forth the honour of God.

5Farewell in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ, our common hope.

6My soul be for yours and theirs whom, for the honour of God, ye have sent to Smyrna; whence also I write to you, giving thanks to the Lord, and loving Polycarp even as I do you.

7Remember me, as Jesus Christ also remembers you, who is blessed for evermore.

8Pray ye for the Church of Antioch which is in Syria, whence I am led bound to Rome, being the last of the faithful that are there, who yet have been thought worthy to carry these chains to the honour of God.

9Fare ye well in God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, our common hope, and in the Holy Ghost.

10Fare ye well, Amen.

11Grace be with you.

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About Ignatius to the Ephesians

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.