1 Clement 20.1

Summary: The heavens obey God in peace.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:42

Οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῇ διοικήσει αὐτοῦ σαλευόμενοι ἐν εἰρήνῃ ὑποτάσσονται αὐτῷ.

English · Claude translation

The heavens, moved by his management, are subject to him in peace.

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Source
Lake, LCL 24:42 · 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.

Notes

Translation notes

  • Chapter 20 describes the harmony of creation as a model for the church.

Cite this passage

1 Clem. 20.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/20/1/).

Plain text
1 Clem. 20.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/20/1/).

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