Chapter 12
1 I greet you from Smyrna, together with the Churches of God that are present with me, who have refreshed me in every way in body and in spirit.
2 My bonds, which I bear for the sake of Jesus Christ as I seek to attain God, urge you: remain in your harmony and in prayer with one another. For it is fitting for each of you, and especially for the presbyters, to refresh the bishop in honour of the Father, Jesus Christ, and the apostles.
3 I pray for you in love. Listen to me, so that my writing may not become a testimony against you. And pray for me too, for I need the love that is from you, in the mercy of God, so that I may be deemed worthy of the lot I am striving to attain, that I may not be found disqualified.