Ignatius to the Ephesians
Ignatius of Antioch
Chapter 3
About this work
A letter written during Ignatius’s journey toward martyrdom, praising the Ephesian church and emphasizing unity, ordered ministry, Christ’s incarnation, and a shared life shaped by faith and love.
- Author
- Ignatius of Antioch
- Date
- c. AD 105–115
- Origin
- Asia Minor
- Genre
- Letter
This taxonomy follows the commonly accepted middle-recension collection of seven Ignatian letters.
Chapter III.—Exhortations to unity.
I do not issue orders to you, as if I