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1 Clement 16.2

Clement of Rome · 1 Clement · ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) · Rome · Read in context

Summary: Christ came in humility, as the Spirit foretold.

Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:34

τὸ σκῆπτρον τῆς μεγαλωσύνης τοῦ θεοῦ, ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, οὐκ ἦλθεν ἐν κόμπῳ ἀλαζονείας οὐδὲ ὑπερηφανίας, καίπερ δυνάμενος, ἀλλὰ ταπεινοφρονῶν, καθὼς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον περὶ αὐτοῦ ἐλάλησεν· φησὶν γάρ·

English · Claude translation

The scepter of the majesty of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, did not come with the pomp of arrogance or pride, though he could have, but humble-minded, just as the Holy Spirit spoke concerning him. For he says:

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Source
Lake, LCL 24:34 · 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 translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.
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1 Clem. 16.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/16/2/).

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1 Clem. 16.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/16/2/).

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