1Ignatius, who is also Theophorus, to the church of Elohim (God) the Father and of Yahusha HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) the Beloved, which hath been mercifully endowed with every grace, being filled with faith and love and lacking in no grace, most reverend and bearing holy treasures; to the church which is in Smyrna of Asia, in a blameless spirit and in the word of Elohim (God) abundant greeting. I give glory to Yahusha HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) the Elohim (God) who bestowed such wisdom upon you; for I have perceived that ye are established in faith immovable, being as it were nailed on the cross of the Lord Yahusha HaMashiach (Lord Jesus Christ), in flesh and in spirit, and firmly grounded in love in the blood of Messiah (Christ), fully persuaded as touching our Lord that He is truly of the race of David according to the flesh, but Son of Elohim (God) by the Divine will and power, truly born of a virgin and baptized by John that _all righteousness might be fulfilled_ by Him, truly nailed up in the flesh for our sakes under Pontius Pilate and Herod the tetrarch (of which fruit are we -- that is, of His most blessed passion); that _He might set up an ensign_ unto all the ages through His resurrection, for His saints and faithful people, whether among Yahudim (Jews) or among Gentiles, in one body of His Church.
2For He suffered all these things for our sakes [that we might be saved]; and He suffered truly, as also He raised Himself truly; not as certain unbelievers say, that He suffered in semblance, being themselves mere semblance. And according as their opinions are, so shall it happen to them, for they are without body and demon-like.