86 Quotes by Ignatius of Antioch

I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.

Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.

I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way... Let me be food for the wild beasts, for they are my way to God.

Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.

Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.

Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.

It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.

Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.

Therefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father, and is with and has gone to one.