The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians (Short Version)

Let my spirit be considered as nothing for the sake of the cross, which is a stumbling-block to those who do not believe, but to us, it is salvation and eternal life. "Where is the wise man? Where the disputer?" Where is the boasting of those who are called prudent? For our God, Jesus Christ, was, according to God's appointment, conceived in the womb by Mary, of the seed of David, but by the Holy Ghost. He was born and baptized, that by His passion He might purify the water.