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Epistles of Ignatius
Chapter VIII.--Be ye favourable to me.
I no longer wish to live after the manner of men, and my desire shall be fulfilled if ye consent. Be ye willing, then, that ye also may have your desires fulfilled. I entreat you in this brief letter; do ye give credit to me. Jesus Christ will reveal these things to you, [so that ye shall know] that I speak truly. He 1 is the mouth altogether free from falsehood, by which the Father has truly spoken. Pray ye for me, that I may attain [the object of my desire]. I have not written to you according to the flesh, but according to the will of God. If I shall suffer, ye have wished [well] to me; but if I am rejected, ye have hated me.
I no longer wish to live after the manner of men, and my desire shall be fulfilled if ye consent. "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet no longer I, since Christ liveth in me." 2 I entreat you in this brief letter: do not refuse me; believe me that I love Jesus, who was delivered [to death] for my sake. "What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits towards me?" 3 Now God, even the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, shall reveal these things to you, [so that ye shall know] that I speak truly. And do ye pray along with me, that I may attain my aim in the Holy Spirit. I have not written to you according to the flesh, but according to the will of God. If I shall suffer, ye have loved me; but if I am rejected, ye have hated me.
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Die sieben Briefe des Ignatius von Antiochien (BKV)
8. Kap. Nochmals die Bitte: Verhindert nicht meinen Tod für Christus!
1. Ich will nicht mehr nach Menschenweise leben; dieser Wunsch geht in Erfüllung, wenn ihr wollt. Zeiget (diesen) guten Willen, damit auch ihr guten Willen findet. 2. Mit ein paar Buchstaben bitte ich euch: Glaubet mir. Jesus Christus wird dies euch kundtun, dass ich die Wahrheit sage, (er,) der lügenlose Mund, durch den der Vater die Wahrheit gesprochen. 3. Betet für mich, dass ich ans Ziel gelange. Nicht dem Fleische nach habe ich euch geschrieben, sondern dem Willen Gottes entsprechend. Wenn ich leide, habt ihr es gut mit mir gemeint; wenn ich verworfen werde, habt ihr mich gehasst.