1 Clement 35.4

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

Summary: Strive to be among those who wait for God.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:66

ἡμεῖς οὖν ἀγωνισώμεθα εὑρεθῆναι ἐν τῷ ἀριθμῷ τῶν ὑπομενόντων, ὅπως μεταλάβωμεν τῶν ἐπηγγελμένων δωρεῶν.

Let us therefore strive to be found among the number of those who wait, so that we may share in the promised gifts.

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 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.
Topics: Eschatology

1 Clem. 35.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/35/4/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 35.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/35/4/).