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Epistle to the Philippians

St. Polycarp of Smyrna · c. 110 AD

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Polycarp's pastoral letter to the Philippian church, exhorting believers to steadfastness, humility, and fidelity to apostolic teaching.

Table of Contents

1Praise of the Philippians2An exhortation to virtue3Expressions of personal unworthiness4Various exhortations5The duties of deacons, youths, and virgins6The duties of presbyters and others7Avoid the Docetæ, and persevere in fasting and prayer8Persevere in hope and patience9Patience inculcated10Exhortation to the practice of virtue11Expression of grief on account of Valens12Exhortation to various graces13Concerning the transmission of epistles14Conclusion