Polycarp: source notes

Works: Letter to the Philippians (c. 110–135). Edition/translation: ANF vol. 1 (Roberts–Donaldson), as on New Advent. Greek key words checked against public Greek text (greekdoc / Lightfoot line; Holmes/Lightfoot critical Greek not re-collated from a printed edition).

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S1: Philippians 1.3

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm
Text: “knowing that by grace you are saved, not of works, but by the will of God through Jesus Christ.” Key Greek (Philippians 1.3, verified): εἰδότες ὅτι χάριτί ἐστε σεσωσμένοι, οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων, ἀλλὰ θελήματι θεοῦ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (greekdoc).
Context: Echoes Eph 2:8–9 in a pastoral greeting.
Bears on: Q2
Status: verified (English; key Greek χάριτί … σεσωσμένοι, οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων)

Doctrine F10

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F10 S1: Philippians 2.1

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm (public-domain English translation)
Text: “ar and truth, as those who have forsaken the vain, empty talk and error of the multitude, and believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory, 1 Peter 1:21 and a throne at His right hand.”
Context: God ‘raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead’.
Bears on: F10.1
Status: verified (English)

Doctrine F11

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F11 S1: Philippians 2.1

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm (public-domain English translation)
Text: “ar and truth, as those who have forsaken the vain, empty talk and error of the multitude, and believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory, 1 Peter 1:21 and a throne at His right hand.”
Context:
Bears on: F11.1
Status: verified (English)

F11 S2: Philippians 12.2

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm (public-domain English translation)
Text: “High Priest, build you up in faith and truth, and in all meekness, gentleness, patience, long-suffering, forbearance, and purity; and may He bestow on you a lot and portion among His saints, and on us with you, and on all that are under heaven, who shall believe in our Lord Jesus Christ, and in His Father, who raised Him from the dead. …”
Context:
Bears on: F11.2
Status: verified (English)

F11 S3: Philippians 2.1 — throne at the right hand; He comes as Judge

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm (public-domain English translation)
Text: “believed in Him who raised up our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, and gave Him glory, and a throne at His right hand. To Him all things in heaven and on earth are subject. Him every spirit serves. He comes as the Judge of the living and the dead.”
Context: The seated Lord is the one who comes again as Judge — ascension/session joined to return.
Bears on: F11.3
Status: verified (English)

Doctrine F13

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F13 S1: Philippians 2.1

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm (public-domain English translation)
Text: “He comes as the Judge of the living and the dead.”
Context:
Bears on: F13.1
Status: verified (English)

F13 S2: Philippians 6.2 — judgment-seat of Christ; each give account

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm (public-domain English translation)
Text: “we are before the eyes of our Lord and God, and we must all appear at the judgment-seat of Christ, and must every one give an account of himself.”
Context: Universal appearance before Christ’s judgement-seat; each person accountable (echoes 2 Cor 5:10).
Bears on: F13.3
Status: verified (English)

Doctrine S24

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S24 S1: Philippians 2

Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0136.htm (public-domain English translation)
Text: “if we do His will, and walk in His commandments, and love what He loved, keeping ourselves from all unrighteousness, covetousness, love of money, evil speaking, false witness; not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing, 1 Peter 3:9 or blow for blow, or cursing for cursing, but being mindful of what the Lord said in His teaching: Judge not, that you be not judged; Matthew 7:1 forgive, and it shall be forgiven …”
Context: Resurrection to life conditioned on doing God’s will.
Bears on: S24.2, F12.3
Status: verified (English)