1 But the love of money is the beginning of all troubles . Knowing therefore that we brought nothing into the world neither can we carry anything out , let us arm ourselves with the armor of righteousness, and let us teach ourselves first to walk in the commandment of the Lord; (POL) 2 and then our wives also, to walk in the faith that hath been given unto them and in love and purity, cherishing their own husbands in all truth and loving all men equally in all chastity, and to train their children in the training of the fear of God. (POL)
Polycarp to the Philippians 4:1–2
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