# 1 Clement 30.2

- Author: [Clement of Rome](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/clement-of-rome/)
- Work: [1 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/) (*Epistula I ad Corinthios*)
- Date: ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:58; 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 (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/30/2/

Summary: God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble.

## Greek text

Θεὸς γάρ, φησίν, ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσιν χάριν.

## English translation (Claude)

“For God,” it says, “opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

## Scripture references

- Prov 3:34: quotation, high confidence
- Jas 4:6: quotation, medium confidence
- 1 Pet 5:5: quotation, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 30.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/30/2/).