# 1 Clement 34.8

- 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 24:66; 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/34/8/

Summary: God has prepared unimaginable things for those who wait for him.

## Greek text

λέγει γάρ· Ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ εἶδεν, καὶ οὖς οὐκ ἤκουσεν, καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἀνέβη, ὅσα ἡτοίμασεν κύριος τοῖς ὑπομένουσιν αὐτόν.

## English translation (Claude)

For he says: “Eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and it has not entered into the human heart, what the Lord has prepared for those who wait for him.”

## Scripture references

- 1 Cor 2:9: quotation, high confidence
- Isa 64:4: allusion, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 34.8 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/34/8/).