Chapter VIII. I Salute Him Who Is Reckoned Worthy to Go to Antioch in My Stead, as I Commanded Thee · The Second Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
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Ignatius, who is [also called] Theophorus, to the Church which is blessed in the greatness of God the Father, and perfected; to her who was selected1147 from eternity, that she might be at all times for glory, which abideth, and is unchangeable, and is perfected and chosen in the purpose of truth by the will of the Father of Jesus Christ our God; to her who is worthy of happiness; to her who is at Ephesus, in Jesus Christ, in joy which is unblameable: [wishes] abundance of happiness.
Notes
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These are the only parts of chaps. vii. and viii. in the Greek that are represented in the Syriac.
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These are the only parts of chaps. vii. and viii. in the Greek that are represented in the Syriac.
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Another inscription is, "Epistle the Second, which is to the Ephesians."
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Literally, "separated."