1 Clement 35.7

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

Summary: God rebukes the hypocrite (Psalm 50).

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:68

λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή· Τῷ δὲ ἁμαρτωλῷ εἶπεν ὁ θεός· Ἱνατί σὺ διηγῇ τὰ δικαιώματά μου, καὶ ἀναλαμβάνεις τὴν διαθήκην μου ἐπὶ στόματός σου;

English · Claude translation

For the scripture says: “But to the sinner God said, ‘Why do you recite my ordinances and take my covenant on your lips?

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Source

Lake, LCL 24:68 · 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.

Scripture

Ps 50:16 (49:16 LXX) · quotation, high confidence

Notes

Translation notes

35.7–12 quote Ps 50:16–23 (49:16–23 LXX).

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1 Clem. 35.7 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/35/7/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 35.7 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/35/7/).

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