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Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans 13

Apostolic Father

Chapter 13 — Conclusion.

2I salute the families of my brethren, with their wives and children, and the virgins who are called widows.

3Be ye strong, I pray, in the power of the Holy Ghost.

4Philo, who is with me, greets you.

5I salute the house of Tavias, and pray that it may be confirmed in faith and love, both corporeal and spiritual.

6I salute Alce, my well-beloved, and the incomparable Daphnus, and Eutecnus, and all by name.

7Fare ye well in the grace of God.

8I salute the families of my brethren, with their wives and children, and those that are ever virgins, and the widows.

9Be ye strong, I pray, in the power of the Holy Ghost.

10Philo, my fellow-servant, who is with me, greets you.

11I salute the house of Tavias, and pray that it may be confirmed in faith and love, both corporeal and spiritual.

12I salute Alce; my well-beloved, and the incomparable Daphnus, and Eutecnus, and all by name.

13Fare ye well in the grace of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, being filled with the Holy Spirit, and divine and sacred wisdom.

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About Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans

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.