← Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians

Epistle to the Philippians

A letter from Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, exhorting the Philippians to virtue and right doctrine.

Chapters

• 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