The Apostolic Fathers Vol. 1: Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Didache

THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS

not blessed? 3. For you did all things without respect of persons and walked in the laws of God, being subject to your leaders and paying the fitting honor to the presbyters among you. You instructed the young to think temperate and venerable thoughts; you enjoined the women to perform all their duties with a blameless, venerable, and pure conscience, yielding a dutiful affection to their own husbands; and you taught them to remain in the rule of obedience and to manage their households with seemliness, in all circumspection.

Acts 20, 35 1. You were all humble-minded and in no wise arrogant, yielding subjection rather than demanding it, giving more gladly than receiving. Content with the provisions of Christoriginal: "τοῖς ἐφοδίοις τοῦ Χριστοῦ"; "God" original: "θεοῦ" is read by A., and paying attention to his words, you stored them up carefully in your hearts, and his sufferings were before your eyes. 2. Thus a profound and rich peace was given to all, and an insatiable desire for doing good, and a full outpouring of the Holy Spirit came upon you all. 3. Full of holy intent, with pious confidence you stretched out your hands to Almighty God in a passion of goodness, beseeching him to be mercifuloriginal: "ἱλέως"; "merciful" original: "ἵλεων" C. if you had sinned against your will. 4. You struggled day and night on behalf of the whole brotherhood, so that...