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1 Clement 23.5

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

Summary: The Lord will come suddenly.

Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:50

ἐπʼ ἀληθείας ταχὺ καὶ ἐξαίφνης τελειωθήσεται τὸ βούλημα αὐτοῦ, συνεπιμαρτυρούσης καὶ τῆς γραφῆς, ὅτι ταχὺ ἥξει καὶ οὐ χρονιεῖ, καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἥξει ὁ κύριος εἰς τὸν ναὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἅγιος, ὃν ὑμεῖς προσδοκᾶτε.

English · Claude translation

Truly his will shall be accomplished quickly and suddenly, as the scripture also testifies: “He will come quickly and will not delay; and the Lord will come suddenly to his temple, and the Holy One whom you expect.”

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Source
Lake, LCL 24:50 · 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.
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1 Clem. 23.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/23/5/).

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1 Clem. 23.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/23/5/).

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