¹ Or, "most holy."

² Or, as in the shorter recension.

³ Or, "most holy."

⁴ Some read, "since I have," leaving out the following "for," and finding the apodosis in "I hope to salute you."

⁵ Literally, "worthy of God."

⁶ Some read, "which I much desired to do."

⁷ Literally, "to receive."

⁸ He probably refers here, and in what follows, to the influence which their earnest prayers in his behalf might have with God.

⁹ Literally, "worthy of God."

¹⁰ Literally, "to receive."

¹¹ He probably refers here, and in what follows, to the influence which their earnest prayers in his behalf might have with God.

¹² Some read ge instead of mh, and translate as in shorter recension.

¹³ Some translate as in longer recension, but there is in the one case umin, and in the other umaj.

¹⁴ Literally, "have to be inscribed to."

¹⁵ Literally, "to be found and sent for."

¹⁶ Literally, "have to be inscribed to."

¹⁷ Literally, "to be found and sent for."

¹⁸ The text is here in great confusion.

¹⁹ Literally, "beautiful." Some read, "it is good," etc.

²⁰ Some read, "good."

²¹ 2 Cor. iv. 18. This quotation is not found in the old Latin version of the shorter recension.

²² Or, "in."

²³ Literally, "work."

²⁴ Or, "in."

²⁵ Literally, "work."

²⁶ The meaning is here doubtful.

²⁷ John xv. 19.

²⁸ i.e., by the teeth of the wild beasts.

²⁹ "Free," probably from human infirmity.

³⁰ i.e., by the teeth of the wild beasts.

³¹ "Free," probably from human infirmity.

³² Comp. 1 Cor. xv. 32, where the word is also used figuratively.

³³ Probably the soldiers received gifts from the Christians, to treat Ignatius with kindness.

³⁴ 1 Cor. iv. 4.

³⁵ In the shorter recension there is zhlwsh, and in the longer zhlwsai; hence the variety of rendering, but the translation is by no means certain.

³⁶ Some deem this and the following word spurious.

³⁷ Literally, "evil."

³⁸ Comp. 1 Cor. xv. 32, where the word is also used figuratively.

³⁹ Probably the soldiers received gifts from the Christians, to treat Ignatius with kindness.

⁴⁰ 1 Cor. iv. 4.

⁴¹ In the shorter recension there is zhlwth, and in the longer zhlwsai; hence the variety of rendering, but the translation is by no means certain.

⁴² Literally, "this age."

⁴³ Literally, "into."

⁴⁴ Matt. xvi. 26. Some omit this quotation.

⁴⁵ Literally, "to die."

⁴⁶ Literally, "this age."

⁴⁷ Literally, "to die."

⁴⁸ Some understand by love in this passage, Christ Himself; others regard it as referring to the natural desires of the heart.

⁴⁹ Literally, "desiring material."

⁵⁰ The text and meaning are here doubtful. We have followed Hefele, who understands by the water the Holy Spirit, and refers to John vii. 38.