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Epistle to the Philippians

Chapter XIII.—Concerning the...: Chapter XIII.—Concerning the transmission of epistles.

Saint Polycarp of Smyrna · Historical English edition; series volume first published 1885 · 142 words
Historical English translation. Original wording is not automatically translated.

Chapter XIII.—Concerning the transmission of epistles.

Both you and Ignatius wrote to me, that if any one went [from this] into Syria, he should carry your letter with him; which request I will attend to if I find a fitting opportunity, either personally, or through some other acting for me, that your desire may be fulfilled. The Epistles of Ignatius written by him to us, and all the rest [of his Epistles] which we have by us, we have sent to you, as you requested. They are subjoined to this Epistle, and by them ye may be greatly profited; for they treat of faith and patience, and all things that tend to edification in our Lord. Any more certain information you may have obtained respecting both Ignatius himself, and those that were with him, have the goodness to make known to us.

Edition and rights

ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus. Historical English edition; series volume first published 1885.

Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson

Ancient work and historical English translation: public domain in the United States (published before 1931). Copyright rules vary by country. This is a historical source transcription, not an official Church edition. Modern website material is not reproduced.

Historical footnotes and publisher introductions are omitted. Author-written openings are retained. Paragraph whitespace is normalized. Transcriptions can contain errors; this is not a critical edition. Attribution follows the historical edition, not universal scholarly agreement.

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Source section: iv.ii.xiii · Text SHA-256: 9523740501e303bf8ba77e32613862dd747680f0d891d778cc172238b8891426