Forasmuch then as I was permitted to see you in the person of Damas your godly bishop and your worthy presbyters Bassus and Apollonius and my fellow-servant the deacon Zotion, of whom I would fain have joy, for that he is subject to the bishop as unto the grace of God and to the presbytery as unto the law of Jesus Christ: --
Apocrypha · Chapter 2 of 15
Ignatius to the Magnesians 2
Apostolic Father
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About Ignatius to the Magnesians
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 Magnesians, 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 Magnesians, J. B. Lightfoot and J. R. Harmer (1891) · public domain