# 1 Clement 30.3

- 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/30/3/

Summary: Be humble and self-controlled, justified by deeds, not words.

## Greek text

κολληθῶμεν οὖν ἐκείνοις, οἷς ἡ χάρις ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ δέδοται· ἐνδυσώμεθα τὴν ὁμόνοιαν ταπεινοφρονοῦντες, ἐγκρατευόμενοι, ἀπὸ παντὸς ψιθυρισμοῦ καὶ καταλαλιᾶς πόρρω ἑαυτοὺς ποιοῦντες, ἔργοις δικαιούμενοι, μὴ λόγοις.

## English translation (Claude)

Let us therefore join ourselves to those to whom grace has been given by God. Let us clothe ourselves with concord, being humble-minded and self-controlled, keeping ourselves far from all whispering and slander, being justified by works and not by words.

## Scripture references

- Jas 2:24: echo, medium confidence
- Col 3:12: echo, medium confidence

## Translation notes

- “Justified by works and not by words”: the contrast is between deeds and empty talk; compare 32.4 on justification through faith, and Jas 2:24.

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 30.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/30/3/).