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Translation and Commentary on The Martyrdom of Polycarp §9.3

Will Nielsen

December 29th, 2007

Tags: Christian Traditions • Church Fathers • Extra Canonical Literature • Gospel of John • Martyrdom of Polycarp • New Testament • St. Polycarp • Translations

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3 But the proconsul insisted, saying “Swear the oath, and I will set you free! [a] Revile [b] Christ!”

Polycarp replied, “Eighty and six years I have serving him and he has done me no wrong. So how can I blaspheme my king who saved me?”

[a] ἀπολύω to set free, release, pardon a prisoner for example Barabas in John 18:39 but not the same idea exactly as John 8:32 that the truth will set you free ( ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς).

[b] λοιδόρησον an aorist active imperative of λοιδορέω. John 9:28 records that the Pharisees reviled ( ἐλοιδόρησαν) the man born blind to which Jesus had restored sight.

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