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Magn. 6:1. Be eager to do everything in godly harmony, the bishop presiding in the place of God and the presbyters in the
place of the council of the apostles and the deacons, who are most dear to me, having been entrusted with the service of
Jesus Christ, who before the ages was with the Father and appeared at the end of time.
Magn. 7:1. Therefore as the Lord did nothing without the Father, either by himself or through the apostles (for he was united
with him), so you must not do anything without the bishop and the presbyters.
Magn. 7:2. Let all of you run together as to one temple of God, as to one altar, to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one
Father and remained with the One and returned to the One.
Magn. 8:2. . . . that those who are disobedient might be fully convinced that there is one God who revealed himself through
Jesus Christ his Son, who is his Word which came forth from silence, who in every respect pleased him who sent him.
Magn. 13:1. Be eager, therefore, to be firmly grounded in the precepts of the Lord and the apostles, in order that "in
whatever you do, you may prosper," physically and spiritually, in faith and love, in the Son and the Father and in the
Spirit, in the beginning and at the end . . .
Magn. 13:2. Be subject to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ in the flesh was to the Father, and as the apostles
were to Christ and to the Father, that there might be unity, both physical and spiritual.
Tral. 3:1. Similarly, let everyone respect the deacons as Jesus Christ, just as they should respect the bishop, who is a model
of the Father, and the presbyters as God's council and as the band of the apostles. Without these no group can be called a
church.
Rom. Pro. Ignatius . . . to the church that has found mercy in the majesty of the Father Most High and Jesus Christ his only
Son, beloved and enlightened through the will of him who willed all things that exist, in accordance with faith in and
love for Jesus Christ our God. . .
Rom. Pro. . . . bearing the name of the Father, which I also greet in the name of Jesus Christ, Son of the Father;
Rom. Pro. . . . heartiest greetings blamelessly in Jesus Christ our God.
Rom. 3:3. Nothing that is visible is good. For our God Jesus Christ is more visible now that he is in the Father.
Rom. 8:2. And Jesus Christ, the unerring mouth by whom the Father has spoken truly, will make it clear to you that I am
speaking truly.
Phld. Pro. . . . to the church of God the Father and of Jesus Christ . . .
Phld. Pro. . . . especially if they are at one with the bishop and the presbyters and deacons who are with him, who have been
appointed by the mind of Jesus Christ, whom he, in accordance with his own will, securely established by his Holy
Spirit.
Phld. 1:1. . . . the bishop obtained a ministry . . . not by his own efforts nor through men nor out of vanity, but in the love of
God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Phld. 3:1. Stay away from the evil plants, which are not cultivated by Jesus Christ, because they are not the Father's planting.
Phld. 3:2. For all those who belong to God and Jesus Christ are with the bishop. . .
Phld. 7:1. For even though certain people wanted to deceive me, humanly speaking, nevertheless the Spirit is not deceived,
because it is from God; for it knows from where it comes and where it is going, and exposes the hidden things.
Phld. 7:2. Become imitators of Jesus Christ, just as he is of his Father.
Smyr. Pro. . . . to the church of God the Father and of the beloved Jesus Christ. . .
Smyr. 3:3. And after his resurrection he ate and drank with them like one who is composed of flesh, although spiritually he
was united with the Father.
Smyr. 8:1. You must all follow the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed the Father.
Poly. Pro. Ignatius . . . to Polycarp, bishop of the church of the Smyrnaeans, or rather who has God the Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ as his bishop. . . [Better English rendering: "rather being watched over by God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ."]
Polycarp (110-117)
Phil. Pro. . . . may mercy and peace from God Almighty and Jesus Christ our Savior be yours in abundance.
Phil. 1:1. . . . diadems of those who are truly chosen by God and our Lord.
Phil. 1:3. . . . knowing that "by grace you have been saved, not because of works," but by the will of God through Jesus
Christ.
Phil. 2:1. . . . and "believing in him who raised" our Lord Jesus Christ "from the dead and gave him glory" and a throne at
his right hand; to whom all things in heaven and on earth were subjected, whom every breathing creature serves, who is
coming as "Judge of the living and the dead," for whose blood God will hold responsible those who disobey him.
Phil. 2:2. But "he who raised him from the dead will raise us also."
Phil. 3:3. . . . while hope follows and love for God and Christ and for our neighbor leads the way.
Phil. 5:2. Similarly, deacons must be blameless in the presence of his righteousness, as deacons of God and Christ and not of
men:
Phil. 12:2. Now may the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the eternal High Priest himself, the Son of God Jesus
Christ, build you up in faith and truth and in all gentleness and in all freedom from anger and forbearance and
steadfastness and patient endurance and purity and may he give to you a share and place among his saints, and to us with
you, and to all those under heaven who will yet believe in our Lord and God Jesus Christ and in his Father who raised
him from the dead.