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Martyrdom of Ignatius

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Chapter 3

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Chapter III.—Ignatius sails to Smyrna.

Wherefore, with great alacrity and joy, through his desire to suffer

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,

he

came

down

from

Antioch

to

Seleucia

,

from

which

place

he

set

sail

.

And

after

a

great

deal

of

suffering

he

came

to

Smyrna

,

where

he

disembarked

with

great

joy

,

and

hastened

to

see

the

holy

Polycarp

,

[

formerly

]

his

fellow

-

disciple

,

and

[

now

]

bishop

of

Smyrna

.

For

they

had

both

,

in

old

times

,

been

disciples

of

St

.

John

the

Apostle

.

Being

then

brought

to

him

,

and

having

communicated

to

him

some

spiritual

gifts

,

and

glorying

in

his

bonds

,

he

entreated

of

him

to

labour

along

with

him

for

the

fulfilment

of

his

desire

;

earnestly

indeed

asking

this

of

the

whole

Church

(

for

the

cities

and

Churches

of

Asia

had

welcomed

the

holy

man

through

their

bishops

,

and

presbyters

,

and

deacons

,

all

hastening

to

meet

him

,

if

by

any

means

they

might

receive

from

him

some

spiritual

gift

)

,

but

above

all

,

the

holy

Polycarp

,

that

,

by

means

of

the

wild

beasts

,

he

soon

disappearing

from

this

world

,

might

be

manifested

before

the

face

of

Christ

.

Notes

17
It is doubtful if this clause should be referred to Polycarp.
18
Or, “received.”
19
Literally, “a portion of.”