1 Clement 21.6

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

Summary: Reverence Christ, respect leaders, honor elders, teach the young, guide wives in goodness.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:46

τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, οὗ τὸ αἷμα ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη, ἐντραπῶμεν, τοὺς προηγουμένους ἡμῶν αἰδεσθῶμεν, τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τιμήσωμεν, τοὺς νέους παιδεύσωμεν τὴν παιδείαν τοῦ φόβου τοῦ θεοῦ, τὰς γυναῖκας ἡμῶν ἐπὶ τὸ ἀγαθὸν διορθωσώμεθα.

English · Claude translation

Let us reverence the Lord Jesus Christ, whose blood was given for us; let us respect those who lead us; let us honor the older; let us instruct the young in the discipline of the fear of God; let us direct our wives toward what is good.

About this passage

Source: Lake, LCL 24:46 · 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.
Topics: Church office, Marriage

Notes

Translation notes

“The older” (τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους): older men, or the presbyters (see 3.3).

Cite this passage

1 Clem. 21.6 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/21/6/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 21.6 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/21/6/).

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