¹ Literally, "according to God."

² Literally, "of the most God-becoming name," referring either to the appellation "Theophorus," or to that of "martyr" or "confessor."

³ Literally, "according to God."

⁴ I Tim. iv. 10.

⁵ Comp. Gal. iv. 9.

⁶ 1 Cor. x. 13.

⁷ The apodosis is here wanting in the original, but must evidently be supplied in some such way as above.

⁸ Literally, "worthy of God."

⁹ Literally, "worthy of God."

¹⁰ Literally, "whom may I enjoy."

¹¹ The apodosis is here wanting in the original, but must evidently be supplied in some such way as above.

¹² Literally, "to use the age of your bishop."

¹³ Literally, "according to."

¹⁴ Literally, "youthful condition."

¹⁵ Literally, "to flesh."

¹⁶ Job xxxii. 8, 9.

¹⁷ Dan. xiii. (Apoc.).

¹⁸ 1 Sam. iii. 1.

¹⁹ Jer. 1.7.

²⁰ 1 Kings iii. 16.

²¹ 2 Kings xxii. xxiii.

²² Dan. xiii. 52 (Apoc.).

²³ 1 Tim. iv. 12.

²⁴ I Sam. viii. 7.

²⁵ Ex. xvi. 8.

²⁶ Num. xvi. 1.

²⁷ Num. xvi. 31.

²⁸ 2 Sam. xviii. 14.

²⁹ Sheba is referred to under this name: see 2 Sam. xx. 22.

³⁰ 2 Chron. xxvi. 20.

³¹ 1 Sam. xiii. 11.

³² Luke vi. 46.

³³ The apodosis is wanting in the original, and some prefer finding it in the following sentence.

³⁴ Or, "after the likeness of His passion."

³⁵ Or, "after the likeness of His passion."

³⁶ Literally, "in harmony of God."

³⁷ Literally, "before the ages."

³⁸ Literally, "receiving the like manners of God."

³⁹ The meaning is here doubtful.

⁴⁰ Literally, "in harmony of God."

⁴¹ Literally, "before the ages."

⁴² Dan. ii. 44, vii. 14, 27.

⁴³ John v. 30.

⁴⁴ Or, "contrary to his judgment."

⁴⁵ Some have argued that the Gnostic Sigh, silence, is here referred to, and have consequently inferred that this epistle could not have been written by Ignatius.

⁴⁶ 1 Tim. i. 4.