Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians
Hieromartyr Polycarp of Smyrna · Apostolic Fathers
J.B. Lightfoot, 1889
A letter from Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, exhorting the Philippians to virtue and right doctrine.
Contents
Epistle to the Philippians
- Greeting
- Chapter 1. Praise of the Philippians
- Chapter 2. An exhortation to virtue
- Chapter 3. Expressions of personal unworthiness
- Chapter 4. Various exhortations
- Chapter 5. The duties of deacons, youths, and virgins
- Chapter 6. The duties of presbyters and others
- Chapter 7. Avoid the Docetæ, and persevere in fasting and prayer
- Chapter 8. Persevere in hope and patience
- Chapter 9. Patience inculcated
- Chapter 10. Exhortation to the practice of virtue
- Chapter 11. Expression of grief on account of Valens
- Chapter 12. Exhortation to various graces
- Chapter 13. Concerning the transmission of epistles
- Chapter 14. Conclusion