Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

15Wherefore I also, hearing of your faith that is in the Lord Jesus, and of your love towards all the saints, 16Cease not to give thanks for you, making commemoration of you in my prayers, 17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation, in the knowledge of him: 18The eyes of your heart enlightened, that you may know what the hope is of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. 19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power towards us, who believe according to the operation of the might of his power, 20Which he wrought in Christ, raising him up from the dead, and setting him on his right hand in the heavenly places. 21Above all principality, and power, and virtue, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. 22And he hath subjected all things under his feet, and hath made him head over all the church, 23Which is his body, and the fulness of him who is filled all in all.

2O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens.

3Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.

4For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.

5What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest hi?

6Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:

7And hast set him over the works of thy hands.

8And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. 9But he that shall deny me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. 10And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven. 11And when they shall bring you into the synagogues, and to magistrates and powers, be not solicitous how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say; 12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.