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Epistle to Polycarp (Syriac Version)

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Chapter 5:

Flee from wicked practices; but discuss them even more. Speak to my sisters, encouraging them to love our Lord, and that their husbands be sufficient for them in both body and spirit. Also, instruct my brothers in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they love their wives as our Lord loves His Church. If any man is able to remain pure, honoring the body of our Lord, let him do so without boasting; if he boasts, he is ruined; if he becomes known without the bishop's approval, he has destroyed himself. It is appropriate, therefore, for men and women who marry to do so with the bishop's advice, ensuring the marriage is in our Lord, and not driven by lust. Let everything be done for the honor of God.