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Polycarp, and the presbyters with him, to the Church of God sojourning at Philippi: Mercy to you, and peace from God Almighty, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour, be multiplied. Chapter 1. Praise of the Philippians. I have greatly rejoiced with you in our Lord Jesus Christ, because you have followed the example of true love [as ...
Aug 23, 2021 · he was staying. The soldiers came into the house, but instead of fleeing, Polycarp calmly stated, “God’s will be done.”. Polycarp asked that food be brought for the soldiers, and he. requested an hour for prayer. Amazed by Polycarp’s fearlessness, especially for a man his age, the hardened Roman soldiers granted his. request.
Polycarp was not so intellectually active as Clement or Ignatius, but a man of truly venerable character, and simple piety. According to Irenaeus, Polycarp traveled to Rome to settle differences between Asia and Rome regarding when Easter should be observed. Polycarp and Anicetus, the Bishop of Rome chose to each observe Easter on different ...
Polycarp. THE EPISTLE OF POLYCARP. Translated by J.B. Lightfoot. Polycarp prologue:1. Polycarp and the presbyters that are with him unto the Church of God. which sojourneth at Philippi; mercy unto you and peace from God. Almighty and Jesus Christ our Savior be multiplied. Polycarp 1:1. I rejoiced with you greatly in our Lord Jesus Christ, for ...
The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians (commonly abbreviated Pol. Phil.) is an epistle attributed to Polycarp, an early bishop of Smyrna, and addressed to the early Christian church in Philippi. It is widely believed to be a composite of material written at two different times (see § Unity), in the first half of the second century. The epistle is described by Irenaeus as follows:
Martyrdom of Polycarp is a manuscript written in the form of a letter that relates the religious martyrdom of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (the site of the modern city of İzmir, Turkey) and disciple of John the Apostle in the 2nd century AD. It forms the earliest account of Christian martyrdom outside of the New Testament.The author of Martyrdom of Polycarp is unknown, but it has been ...
Polycarp to the Philippians. false-witnessing, love of money, and every kind of evil; knowing that they are the altars of God, that He clearly perceives all things, and that nothing is hidden from Him, neither reasonings, nor reflections, nor any one of the secret things of the heart. Chapter 5.
