Epistle to Polycarp (Long Version)

Let not those who seem worthy of credit, but teach strange doctrines, fill you with apprehension. Stand firm, like an anvil that is beaten. It is the part of a noble athlete to be wounded, and yet to conquer. And especially we ought to bear all things for the sake of God, that He may also bear with us and bring us into His kingdom. Add more and more to your diligence; run your race with increasing energy; consider the times carefully. While you are here, be a conqueror; for here is the course, and there are the crowns. Look for Christ, the Son of God, who was before time, yet appeared in time; who was invisible by nature, yet visible in the flesh; who was impalpable and could not be touched, being without a body, but for our sakes became such, so he might be touched and handled in the body; who was impassible as God, but became passible for our sakes as man; and who in every kind of way suffered for our sakes.