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Epistle to the Ephesians

SaintsSt. Ignatius of AntiochEpistle to the Ephesians
Epistle to the EphesiansSt. Ignatius of Antioch

Epistle to the Ephesians

On the bishop, the bread, and the silent God

By St. Ignatius of Antioch

15 min · Early Church · Antioch

The longest and earliest of the seven letters. Onesimus is bishop, the Eucharist is the medicine of immortality, and the Incarnation is one of the three mysteries wrought in silence by God.

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Source: Roberts-Donaldson translation, Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 1 (1885), ed. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson. Public domain. Shorter (authentic) recension. Source text via Wikisource.