# 1 Clement 18.3

- 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 24:40; 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/18/3/

Summary: “Wash me from my sin.”

## Greek text

ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με· ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μου ἐστὶν διαπαντός.

## English translation (Claude)

Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.

## Scripture references

- Ps 51:2 (50:4 LXX): quotation, high confidence
- Ps 51:3 (50:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 18.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/18/3/).