Polycarp, Epistula ad Philippenses, ed. Kirsopp Lake, 12

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[1] For I am confident that you are well versed in¹ the Scriptures,² and from you nothing is hid; but to me this is not granted. Only, as it is said in these Scriptures, Be ye angry and sin not, and Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Blessed is the man who remembers this, and I believe that it is so with you.

[2] Now may God and the Father of our³ Lord Jesus Christ, and the eternal Priest himself, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, build you up in faith and truth, and in all gentleness, and without wrath, and in patience, and in longsuffering, and endurance, and purity, and may he give you lot and part with his saints, and to us with you, and to all under heaven who shall believe in our Lord and God Jesus Christ and in his Father who raised him from the dead.

[3] Pray for all the saints. Pray also for the Emperors,⁴ and for potentates, and princes, and for those who persecute you and hate you, and for the enemies of the Cross that your fruit may be manifest among all men, that you may be perfected in him.

Epistula ad Philippenses. Polycarp. ed. Kirsopp Lake. London. 1912.

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The Epistle to the Philippians of Saint Polycarp (English) (Polycarp. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, translator. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1912.)

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Epistula ad Philippenses First1KGreek (Polycarp. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1912.) — 12 focus

[1] ξονφιδο ενιμ ϝος βενε εχερξιτατος εσσε ιν σαξρις λιτερις ετ νιηιλ ϝος λατετ; μιηι αυτεμ νον εστ ξονξεσσυμ. μοδο, υτ ηις σξριπτυρις διξτυμ εστ, ιρασξιμινι ετ νολιτε πεξξαρε, ετ σολ νον οξξιδατ συπερ ¹ιραξυνδιαμ ϝεστραμ. βεατυς, #3υι μεμινεριτ; #3υοδ εγο ξρεδο εσσε ιν ϝοβις.

[2] δευς αυτεμ ετ πατερ δομινι νοστρι ιεσυ ξηριστι, ετ ιπσε σεμπιτερνυς ²ποντιφεχ, δει φιλιυς λεσυς ξηριστυς, αεδιφιξετ ϝος ιν φιδε ετ ϝεριτατε ετ ιν ομνι μανσυετυδινε ετ σινε ιραξυνδια ετ ιν πατιεντια ετ ιν λονγανιμιτατε ετ τολεραντια ετ ξαστιτατε; ετ δετ ϝοβις σορτεμ ετ παρτεμ ιντερ σανξτος συος ετ νοβις ϝοβισξυμ ετ ομνιβυς, #3υι συντ συβ ξαελο, #3υι ξρεδιτυρι συντ ιν δορνινυμ νοστρυμ ετ δευμ ³ιεσυμ ξηριστυμ ετ ιν ιπσιυς πατρεμ, #3υι ⁴ρεσυσξιταϝιτ ευμ α μορτυις.

[3] προ ομνιβυς σανξτις ⁵ορατε. ορατε ετιαμ προ ρεγιβυς ετ ποτεστατιβυς ετ πρινξιπιβυς ατ#3υε προ περσε#3υεντιβυς ετ οδιεντιβυς ϝος ετ προ ινιμιξις ξρυξις, υτ φρυξτυς ϝεστερ μανιφεστυς σιτ ιν ομνιβυς, υτ σιτις ιν ιλλο περφεξτι.

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The Epistle to the Philippians of Saint Polycarp

1. The need of forgiveness

2. Probably this ought to be regarded as a quotation from the letter of the Philippians to Polycarp.

3. Prayer for blessing

4. Pro regibus is no doubt a translation of ὑπὲρ βασιλέων and βασιλεύς is regularly used as the title of the Emperor.

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