J. B. Lightfoot

Ignatius to the Philadelphians 2

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1 As children therefore [of the light] of the truth, shun division and wrong doctrines; and where the shepherd is, there follow ye as sheep.

2 For many specious wolves with baneful delights lead captive the runners in God's race; but, where ye are at one, they will find no place.

Text: J. B. Lightfoot. Public-domain translation by J. B. Lightfoot (1828–1889), transcribed by CCEL. Chapter divisions and paragraph order are retained; prologues are presented separately. Translation details.