# 1 Clement 12.6

- Author: [Clement of Rome](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/clement-of-rome/)
- Work: [1 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/) (*Epistula I ad Corinthios*)
- Date: ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:28; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 8–121 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/12/6/

Summary: The spies promised to save Rahab's household.

## Greek text

καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ· Ἔσται οὕτως, ὡς ἐλάλησας ἡμῖν. ὡς ἐὰν οὖν γνῷς παραγινομένους ἡμᾶς, συνάξεις πάντας τοὺς σοὺς ὑπὸ τὸ στέγος σου, καὶ διασωθήσονται· ὅσοι γὰρ ἐὰν εὑρεθῶσιν ἔξω τῆς οἰκίας, ἀπολοῦνται.

## English translation (Claude)

And they said to her, “It shall be as you have told us. So when you know that we are coming, gather all your family under your roof, and they will be saved; for all who are found outside the house will perish.”

## Scripture references

- Josh 2:14: allusion, medium confidence
- Josh 2:18: allusion, medium confidence
- Josh 2:19: allusion, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 12.6 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/12/6/).