Epistles of Ignatius

by Ignatius

Chapters

1. Chapter 1: His Own Sufferings: Encouragement to Perseverance.

2. Chapter 2: Warnings Against False Teaching

3. Chapter 3: The True Teaching About Christ.

4. Chapter 4: Continuation.

5. Chapter 5: Refuting the Errors Mentioned Earlier

6. Chapter 6: Continuation.

7. Chapter 7: Continuation.

8. Chapter 8: Encouragements for Purity and Proper Conduct.

9. Chapter 9: Encouragements to Fulfill Relationship Responsibilities.

10. Chapter 10: Greetings.

11. Chapter 1: Warnings Against Mistakes.

12. Chapter 2: The Real Teachings About God and Christ

13. Chapter 3: The Same Continues

14. Chapter 4: Continuation.

15. Chapter 5: Condemnation of False Teachers

16. Chapter 6: Renewed Warnings.

17. Chapter 7: Encouragement to Maintain Consistent Behavior.

18. Chapter 8: Encouragement for the Elders and Others.

19. Chapter 9: Responsibilities of Husbands, Wives, Parents, and Children.

20. Chapter 10: Responsibilities of Employers and Employees.

21. Chapter 11: Teaching of Various Moral Responsibilities

22. Chapter 12: Greetings.

23. Chapter 13: Continued Greetings.

24. Chapter 14: Conclusion.

25. Chapter 1: Urgings for Enthusiasm and Restraint.

26. Chapter 2: Warnings Against False Teachers.

27. Chapter 3: Encouragements for Church Responsibilities.

28. Chapter 4: Never Look Down on Servants and Women

29. Chapter 5: Various Related Responsibilities.

30. Chapter 6—Encouragements for Purity and Caution.

31. Chapter 7: Serious Instructions to Hero, the Future Bishop of Antioch.

32. Chapter 8: Greetings.

33. Chapter 9: Final Greetings and Instructions.

34. Chapter 2:— The Unity of the Three Divine Figures.

35. Chapter 3: Christ was Truly Born and Died.

36. Chapter 4: The Malice and Stupidity of Satan.

37. Chapter 5: Address to Satan.

38. Chapter 6: Continuation.

39. Chapter 7: Continuation: Satan's Inconsistency.

40. Chapter 8: Continuation: Satan's Ignorance.

41. Chapter 9: Continuation: Satan's Ignorance.

42. Chapter 10: Continuation: The Audacity of Satan.

43. Chapter 11: Continuation: Boldness of Satan.

44. Chapter 12: The Gentle Response of Christ.

45. Chapter 13: Various Encouragements and Instructions.

46. Chapter 14: Goodbyes and Warnings.

47. Chapter 15: Greetings. Conclusion.

48. Mary of Cassobelae to Ignatius

49. Chapter 1: The Reason for the Letter.

50. Chapter 2: Youth can be Combined with Devotion and Wisdom.

51. Chapter 3: Examples of Youthful Devotion

52. Chapter 4: The Same Subject Continued.

53. Chapter 5: Expressing Respect for Ignatius.

54. Chapter 1: Recognition of Her Excellence and Wisdom.

55. Chapter 2: His Own Situation.

56. Chapter 3: He had fulfilled her request.

57. Chapter 4: Praise and Encouragement.

58. Chapter 5: Greetings and Best Wishes.

59. Ignatius, and the brothers who are with him, to John the holy elder.

60. To His Friend Ignatius from John the Holy Elder.

61. Her Friend Ignatius to Mary, who Carries Christ.

62. The humble servant of Christ Jesus to Ignacious, her beloved co-disciple.

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Chapter 2: Warnings Against False Teaching

I HAVE LEARNED THAT CERTAIN OF THE MINISTERS OF SATAN HAVE WISHED TO DISTURB YOU: some of them claiming that Jesus was born only in appearance, was crucified in appearance, and died in appearance; others that He is not the Son of the Creator, and others that He is Himself God over all. Others, again, believe that He is merely a man, and others that this flesh is not to rise again, so that our proper course is to live and indulge in a life of pleasure, as this is the chief good for beings who are soon to perish. A multitude of such evils has surrounded us. But you have not “given place by subjection to them, no, not for one hour.” For you are the fellow-citizens as well as the disciples of Paul, who “fully preached the Gospel from Jerusalem, and all around to Illyricum,” and carried “the marks of Christ” in his flesh.