# 1 Clement 35.7

- 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 24:68; 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 (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/35/7/

Summary: God rebukes the hypocrite (Psalm 50).

## Greek text

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 translation (Claude)

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

## Scripture references

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

## Translation notes

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

## Citation (SBL)

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