For He suffered all these things for our sakes; and He suffered truly, as also He raised Himself truly; not as certain unbelievers say, that He suffered in semblance, being themselves mere semblance. And according as their opinions are, so shall it happen to them, for they are without body and demon-like.
Apocrypha · Chapter 2 of 13
Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans 2
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About Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: The Apostolic Fathers (London: Macmillan, 1891), Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, J. B. Lightfoot and J. R. Harmer, 1891 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.
Source: The Apostolic Fathers (London: Macmillan, 1891), Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, J. B. Lightfoot and J. R. Harmer (1891) · public domain