Chapter 14

T1hese things I have written to you by Crescens, whom up to the present time I have recommended unto you, and do now recommend. For he has acted blamelessly among us, and I believe also among you. Moreover, ye will hold his sister in esteem when she comes to you. Be ye safe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with you all. Amen.

2Footnote 316:

3The title of this epistle in most of the MSS. is, “The Epistle of St Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, and holy martyr, to the Philippians.”

4Footnote 317:

5Or, “Polycarp, and those who with him are presbyters.”

6Footnote 318:

7Literally, “ye have received the patterns of true love.”

8Footnote 319:

9Phil. i. 5.

10Footnote 320:

11Acts ii. 24. Literally, “having loosed the pains of Hades.”

12Footnote 321:

131 Pet. i. 8.

14Footnote 322:

15Eph. ii. 8, 9.

16Footnote 323:

17Comp. 1 Pet. i. 13; Eph. vi. 14.

18Footnote 324:

19Ps. ii. 11.

20Footnote 325:

211 Pet. i. 21.

22Footnote 326:

23Comp. 1 Pet. iii. 22; Phil. ii. 10.

24Footnote 327:

25Comp. Acts xvii. 31.

26Footnote 328:

27Or, “who do not obey Him.”

28Footnote 329:

29Comp. 1 Cor. vi. 14; 2 Cor. iv. 14; Rom. viii. 11.

30Footnote 330:

311 Pet. iii. 9.

32Footnote 331:

33Matt. vii. 1.

34Footnote 332:

35Matt. vi. 12, 14; Luke vi. 37.

36Footnote 333:

37Luke vi. 36.

38Footnote 334:

39Matt. vii. 2; Luke vi. 38.

40Footnote 335:

41Matt. v. 3, 10; Luke vi. 20.

42Footnote 336:

43Comp. 2 Pet. iii. 15.

44Footnote 337:

45The form is plural, but one epistle is probably meant.

46Footnote 338:

47Comp. Gal. iv. 26.

48Footnote 339:

491 Tim. vi. 10.

50Footnote 340:

511 Tim. vi. 7.

52Footnote 341:

53Comp. Eph. vi. 11.

54Footnote 342:

55Comp. 1 Thess. v. 17.

56Footnote 343:

57Some here read, “altars.”

58Footnote 344:

59Gal. vi. 7.

60Footnote 345:

61Some read, “God in Christ.”

62Footnote 346:

63Comp. 1 Tim. iii. 8.

64Footnote 347:

65Comp. Matt. xx. 28.

66Footnote 348:

67Πολιτευσώμεθα, referring to the whole conduct; comp. Phil. i. 27.

68Footnote 349:

692 Tim. ii. 12.

70Footnote 350:

71Some read, ἀνακύπτεσθαι, “to emerge from.”

72Footnote 351:

731 Pet. ii. 11.

74Footnote 352:

751 Cor. vi. 9, 10.

76Footnote 353:

77Rom. xii. 17; 2 Cor. viii. 31.

78Footnote 354:

79Matt. vi. 12-14.

80Footnote 355:

81Rom. xiv. 10-12; 2 Cor. v. 10.

82Footnote 356:

831 John iv. 3.

84Footnote 357:

85Literally, “the martyrdom of the cross,” which some render, “His suffering on the cross.”

86Footnote 358:

87Comp. Jude 3.

88Footnote 359:

891 Pet. iv. 7.

90Footnote 360:

91Matt. vi. 13, xxvi. 41.

92Footnote 361:

93Matt. xxvi. 41; Mark xiv. 38.

94Footnote 362:

951 Pet. ii. 24.

96Footnote 363:

971 Pet. ii. 22.

98Footnote 364:

99Comp. 1 John iv. 9.

100Footnote 365:

101Comp. Acts v. 41; 1 Pet. iv. 16.

102Footnote 366:

103Some read, “we glorify Him.”

104Footnote 367:

105Comp. 1 Pet. ii. 21.

106Footnote 368:

107Comp. Phil. ii. 16; Gal. ii. 2.

108Footnote 369:

109This and the two following chapters are preserved only in a Latin version.

110Footnote 370:

111Comp. 1 Pet. ii. 17.

112Footnote 371:

113Tobit iv. 10, xii. 9.

114Footnote 372:

115Comp. 1 Pet. v. 5.

116Footnote 373:

1171 Pet. ii. 12.

118Footnote 374:

119Isa. lii. 5.

120Footnote 375:

121Some think that incontinence on the part of Valens and his wife is referred to.

122Footnote 376:

1231 Thess. v. 22.

124Footnote 377:

1251 Cor. vi. 2.

126Footnote 378:

127Some read, “named;” comp. Phil. i. 5.

128Footnote 379:

1292 Thess. iii. 15.

130Footnote 380:

131Comp. 1 Cor. xii. 26.

132Footnote 381:

133This passage is very obscure. Some render it as follows: “But at present it is not granted unto me to practise that which is written, Be ye angry,” etc.

134Footnote 382:

135Ps. iv. 5.

136Footnote 383:

137Eph. iv. 26.

138Footnote 384:

139Some read, “believes.”

140Footnote 385:

141Gal. i. 1.

142Footnote 386:

143Comp. 1 Tim. ii. 2.

144Footnote 387:

145Matt. v. 44.

146Footnote 388:

147Comp. Ep. of Ignatius to Polycarp, chap. viii.

148Footnote 389:

149Or, “letters.”

150Footnote 390:

151Reference is here made to the two letters of Ignatius, one to Polycarp himself, and the other to the church at Smyrna.

152Footnote 391:

153Henceforth, to the end, we have only the Latin version.

154Footnote 392:

155The Latin version reads “are,” which has been corrected as above.

156Footnote 393:

157Polycarp was aware of the death of Ignatius (chap. ix.), but was as yet apparently ignorant of the circumstances attending it.

158Footnote 394:

159Some read, “in this present epistle.”

160Footnote 395:

161Others read, “and in favour with all yours.”