Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans from whom the Lord Jesus Christ will deliver us, who prayed that the faith of the apostles might not fail,[53] Cyprian Epistle II We know that this saying arose out of the very circumstance of his withdrawal, and the rest of the disciples did likewise.[7] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI And who said then to those that stood by the high priest, "Take away his ragged garments from him; "and added, "Behold, I have taken thine iniquities away from thee; "He will say now, as He said formerly of us when we were assembled together, "I have prayed that your faith may not fail."[41]