Sophia Scriptura

1 Clement 23.1

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

Summary: The merciful Father gives graciously to the single-minded.

Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:48–50

Ὁ οἰκτίρμων κατὰ πάντα καὶ εὐεργετικὸς πατὴρ ἔχει σπλάγχνα ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν, ἠπίως τε καὶ προσηνῶς τὰς χάριτας αὐτοῦ ἀποδιδοῖ τοῖς προσερχομένοις αὐτῷ ἁπλῇ διανοίᾳ.

English · Claude translation

The Father, who is merciful in all things and kind, has compassion on those who fear him, and gently and graciously gives his favors to those who come to him with a single mind.

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Source
Lake, LCL 24:48–50 · 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

Notes on the original text

  • Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (missing accent)): διανοιᾳ → διανοίᾳ.

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1 Clem. 23.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/23/1/).

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1 Clem. 23.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/23/1/).

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