Epistle to the Ephesians (Syriac Version)

AS YOUR NAME: which is greatly beloved, is acceptable to me in God, [your name] which you have acquired by nature, through a right and just will, and also by the faith and love of Jesus Christ our Savior, and you are imitators of God, and are fervent in the blood of God, and have quickly completed a work congenial to you; [for] when you heard that I was bound, and unable to do anything for the sake of the common name and hope (and I hope, through your prayers, that I may be devoured by beasts at Rome, so that by means of this, for which I have been deemed worthy, I may be endowed with strength to be a disciple of God), you were diligent to come and see me. Seeing, then, that we have become acquainted with your multitude in the name of God, by Onesimus, who is your bishop, in love which is unutterable, whom I pray that you love in Jesus Christ our Lord, and that all of you imitate his example, for blessed is He who has given you such a bishop, just as you deserve [to have].

BUT SINCE LOVE DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO REMAIN SILENT ABOUT YOU: for this reason, I have been eager to ask you to be diligent in the will of God.

FOR: as long as there is no lust within you that can torment you, you live in God. I rejoice in you and offer prayers for you, Ephesians, a Church renowned through all ages. For those who are carnal cannot do spiritual things, nor can those who are spiritual do carnal things; just as faith cannot do things that are foreign to faith, nor can lack of faith do what belongs to faith. For the things you have done in the flesh, even these are spiritual, because you have done everything in Jesus Christ.

AND YOU ARE PREPARED FOR THE BUILDING OF GOD THE FATHER: and you are raised up high by the instrument of Jesus Christ, which is the cross; and you are drawn by the rope, which is the Holy Spirit; and your pulley is your faith, and your love is the way that leads up high to God.

Pray for everyone; for there is hope of repentance for them, that they may be counted worthy of God. Let them be instructed by your works especially. Be conciliatory against their harsh words, with meekness of mind and gentleness. Respond to their blasphemies with prayer, and arm yourself with faith against their errors. Be peaceful and quiet against their fierceness, and do not be astounded by them. Let us, therefore, imitate our Lord in meekness, and strive to be the ones who are more injured, oppressed, and defrauded.

THE WORK IS NOT OF PROMISE UNLESS A PERSON IS FOUND IN THE POWER OF FAITH: even to the end.

It's better for a man to be silent while he embodies something, rather than speak when he doesn't; so that through what he says, he acts, and by what he is silent about, he is recognized.

MY SPIRIT BOWS IN ADORATION TO THE CROSS: which is a stumbling block to those who do not believe, but is for you, salvation and eternal life.

THE VIRGINITY OF MARY: the birth of our Lord, and the three renowned mysteries which took place in the tranquility of God, through the star, were hidden from the ruler of this world. At the revelation of the Son, magic began to be destroyed, and all bonds were loosened; the ancient kingdom and the error of evil were destroyed. From that point on, everything was set in motion together, the destruction of death was planned, and what was perfected in God began.