Sec. IV.—Enumeration Ordained by Apostles.
Who Were They that the Holy Apostles Sent and Ordained?
XLVI
. Now concerning those bishops which have been ordained in our lifetime, we let you know that they are these:—
James
the bishop of Jerusalem, the brother of our Lord;
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upon whose death the second was
Simeon
the son of
Cleopas
; after whom the third was
Judas
the son of
James
. Of Cæsarea of Palestine, the first was
Zacchæus
, who was once a publican; after whom was
Cornelius
, and the third
Theophilus
. Of Antioch,
Euodius
, ordained by me
Peter
; and
Ignatius
by
Paul
. Of Alexandria,
Annianus
was the first, ordained by
Mark
the evangelist; the second
Avilius
by
Luke
, who was also an evangelist. Of the church of Rome,
Linus
the son of
Claudia
was the first, ordained by
Paul;
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and
Clemens
, after
Linus
’ death, the second, ordained by me
Peter
.
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Of Ephesus,
Timotheus
, ordained by
Paul
; and
John
, by me
John
. Of Smyrna,
Aristo
the first; after whom
Stratæas
the son of
Lois;
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and the third
Aristo
. Of Pergamus,
Gaius
. Of Philadelphia,
Demetrius
, by me. Of Cenchrea,
Lucius
, by
Paul
. Of Crete,
Titus
. Of Athens,
Dionysius
. Of Tripoli in Phœnicia,
Marathones
. Of Laodicea in Phrygia,
Archippus
.
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Of Colossæ,
Philemon
.
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Of Borea in Macedonia,
Onesimus
, once the servant of
Philemon
.
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Of the churches of Galatia,
Crescens
.
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Of the parishes of Asia,
Aquila
and
Nicetas
. Of the church of Æginæ,
Crispus
. These are the bishops who are entrusted by us with the parishes in the Lord; whose doctrine keep ye always in mind, and observe our words. And may the Lord be with you now, and to endless ages, as Himself said to us when He was about to be taken up to His own God and Father. For says He, “Lo, I am with you all the days, until the end of the world. Amen.”
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[An incidental proof of the early origin of this compilation is furnished by the clear distinction it makes between
James the son of Alphæus
and
James the brother of our Lord
. The theory of
Jerome
, which identifies them, was later.—R.]
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2 Tim. iv. 21
.
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[Noteworthy, and to be recalled hereafter. See vol. iii.
p. 258
.]
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2 Tim. i. 5
.
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[Comp.
Col. iv. 16, 17
., whence this is probably derived.—R.]
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Philem. 1
.
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[
Philem. 10
.—R.]
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[Comp.
2 Tim. iv. 10
.—R.]
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Matt. xxviii. 20
.