1 Clement 20.5

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

Summary: Even the depths obey God's ordinances.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:44

ἀβύσσων τε ἀνεξιχνίαστα καὶ νερτέρων ἀνεκδιήγητα κλίματα τοῖς αὐτοῖς συνέχεται προστάγμασιν.

The unsearchable regions of the abysses and the indescribable realms of the underworld are held together by the same ordinances.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:44 · 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.

1 Clem. 20.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/20/5/).

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1 Clem. 20.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/20/5/).