1 Clement 5.4

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

Summary: Peter endured many trials and died a martyr.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:16

Πέτρον, ὃς διὰ ζῆλον ἄδικον οὐχ ἕνα οὐδὲ δύο, ἀλλὰ πλείονας ὑπήνεγκεν πόνους καὶ οὕτω μαρτυρήσας ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὸν ὀφειλόμενον τόπον τῆς δόξης.

English · Claude translation

Peter, who because of unrighteous jealousy endured not one or two but many labors, and so, having borne his witness, went to the place of glory that was his due.

About this passage

Source: Lake, LCL 24:16 · 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: Martyrdom

Notes

Translation notes

“Having borne his witness” (μαρτυρήσας): or “having suffered martyrdom.” The earliest reference to Peter's death; the place is not named.

Notes on the original text

Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong accent)): ὅς διὰ → ὃς διὰ.

Cite this passage

1 Clem. 5.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/5/4/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 5.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/5/4/).

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