1 Clement 53.1–65.2
Greek text: Lake, LCL 24 (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).English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0). Compare: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885).
Chapter 53
53.1Lake, LCL 24:98
Ἐπίστασθε γὰρ καὶ καλῶς ἐπίστασθε τὰς ἱερὰς γραφάς, ἀγαπητοί, καὶ ἐγκεκύφατε εἰς τὰ λόγια τοῦ θεοῦ. πρὸς ἀνάμνησιν οὖν ταῦτα γράφομεν.
Epistasthe gar kai kalōs epistasthe tas hieras graphas, agapētoi, kai enkekyphate eis ta logia tou theou. pros anamnēsin oun tauta graphomen.
For you know, and know well, the sacred scriptures, beloved, and you have looked into the oracles of God. So we write these things as a reminder.
Notes and citation
Summary: A reminder from the scriptures they know well.
Topics: Scripture and canon
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 53.1 (Lake, LCL 24:98; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-53-1).
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53.2Lake, LCL 24:98
Μωῦσέως γὰρ ἀναβάντος εἰς τὸ ὄρος καὶ ποιήσαντος τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας καὶ τεσσαράκοντα νύκτας ἐν νηστείᾳ καὶ ταπεινώσει, εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ θεός· Κατάβηθι τὸ τάχος ἐντεῦθεν, ὅτι ἠνόμησεν ὁ λαός σου, οὓς ἐξήγαγες ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου· παρέβησαν ταχὺ ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἧς ἐνετείλω αὐτοῖς, ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς χωνεύματα.
Mōyseōs gar anabantos eis to oros kai poiēsantos tessarakonta hēmeras kai tessarakonta nyktas en nēsteią kai tapeinōsei, eipen pros auton ho theos; Katabēthi to tachos enteuthen, hoti ēnomēsen ho laos sou, hous exēgages ek gēs Aigyptou; parebēsan tachy ek tēs hodou hēs eneteilō autois, epoiēsan heautois chōneumata.
For when Moses went up the mountain and spent forty days and forty nights in fasting and humiliation, God said to him: “Go down quickly from here, for your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have acted lawlessly; they have quickly turned aside from the way you commanded them; they have made themselves cast images.”
Deut 9:12 (quotation, high confidence) · Exod 32:7 (allusion, medium confidence) · Exod 32:8 (allusion, medium confidence) · Deut 9:9 (echo, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God told Moses the people had made an idol.
Topics: Fasting
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 53.2 (Lake, LCL 24:98; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-53-2).
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53.3Lake, LCL 24:98–100
καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν· Λελάληκα πρός σε ἅπαξ καὶ δὶς λέγων· Ἑώρακα τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον, καὶ ἰδού ἐστιν σκληροτράχηλος· ἔασόν με ἐξολεθρεῦσαι αὐτούς, καὶ ἐξαλείψω τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῶν ὑποκάτωθεν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ποιήσω σε εἰς ἔθνος μέγα καὶ θαυμαστὸν καὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον ἢ τοῦτο.
kai eipen kyrios pros auton; Lelalēka pros se hapax kai dis legōn; Heōraka ton laon touton, kai idou estin sklērotrachēlos; eason me exolethreusai autous, kai exaleipsō to onoma autōn hypokatōthen tou ouranou, kai poiēsō se eis ethnos mega kai thaumaston kai poly mallon ē touto.
And the Lord said to him: “I have spoken to you once and twice, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and behold, it is stiff-necked. Let me destroy them, and I will blot out their name from under heaven, and I will make you into a great and wonderful nation, much more than this one.’”
Deut 9:13 (quotation, high confidence) · Deut 9:14 (quotation, high confidence) · Exod 32:10 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God threatened to destroy the people.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 53.3 (Lake, LCL 24:98–100; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-53-3).
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53.4Lake, LCL 24:100
καὶ εἶπεν Μωϋσῆς· Μηδαμῶς, κύριε· ἄφες τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ, ἢ κἀμὲ ἐξάλειψον ἐκ βίβλου ζώντων.
kai eipen Mōÿsēs; Mēdamōs, kyrie; aphes tēn hamartian tǭ laǭ toutǭ, ē kame exaleipson ek biblou zōntōn.
And Moses said: “Not so, Lord. Forgive this people their sin, or blot me also out of the book of the living.”
Exod 32:32 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Moses offered himself for the people.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 53.4 (Lake, LCL 24:100; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-53-4).
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53.5Lake, LCL 24:100
ὢ μεγάλης ἀγάπης, ὢ τελειότητος ἀνυπερβλήτου. παρρησιάζεται θεράπων πρὸς κύριον, αἰτεῖται ἄφεσιν τῷ πλήθει, ἢ καὶ ἑαυτὸν ἐξαλειφθῆναι μετʼ αὐτῶν ἀξιοῖ.
ō megalēs agapēs, ō teleiotētos anyperblētou. parrēsiazetai therapōn pros kyrion, aiteitai aphesin tǭ plēthei, ē kai heauton exaleiphthēnai metʼ autōn axioi.
O great love! O unsurpassable perfection! The servant speaks boldly to the Lord; he asks forgiveness for the multitude, or else asks that he himself be blotted out with them.
Notes and citation
Summary: Moses's great love for his people.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 53.5 (Lake, LCL 24:100; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-53-5).
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Chapter 54
54.1Lake, LCL 24:100
Τίς οὖν ἐν ὑμῖν γενναῖος, τίς εὔσπλαγχνος, τίς πεπληροφορημένος ἀγάπης;
Tis oun en hymin gennaios, tis eusplanchnos, tis peplērophorēmenos agapēs?
Who, then, among you is noble, who is compassionate, who is filled with love?
Notes and citation
Summary: Who among you is truly noble?
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 54.1 (Lake, LCL 24:100; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-54-1).
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54.2Lake, LCL 24:100
εἰπάτω· Εἰ διʼ ἐμὲ στάσις καὶ ἔρις καὶ σχίσματα, ἐκχωρῶ, ἄπειμι, οὗ ἐὰν βούλησθε, καὶ ποιῶ τὰ προστασσόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ πλήθους· μόνον τὸ ποίμνιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰρηνευέτω μετὰ τῶν καθεσταμένων πρεσβυτέρων.
eipatō; Ei diʼ eme stasis kai eris kai schismata, ekchōrō, apeimi, hou ean boulēsthe, kai poiō ta prostassomena hypo tou plēthous; monon to poimnion tou Christou eirēneuetō meta tōn kathestamenōn presbyterōn.
Let him say: “If faction and strife and schisms have arisen because of me, I will withdraw; I will go away wherever you wish, and I will do what the congregation commands; only let the flock of Christ be at peace with its appointed presbyters.”
Notes and citation
Summary: Let the ringleaders withdraw so the church can be at peace with its presbyters.
- “The congregation” (τοῦ πλήθους): literally “the multitude,” the whole assembly of the church.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 54.2 (Lake, LCL 24:100; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-54-2).
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54.3Lake, LCL 24:100
τοῦτο ὁ ποιήσας ἑαυτῷ μέγα κλέος ἐν Χριστῷ περιποιήσεται, καὶ πᾶς τόπος δέξεται αὐτόν, τοῦ γὰρ κυρίου ἡ γῆ καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς.
touto ho poiēsas heautǭ mega kleos en Christǭ peripoiēsetai, kai pas topos dexetai auton, tou gar kyriou hē gē kai to plērōma autēs.
Whoever does this will win for himself great glory in Christ, and every place will receive him; for “the earth is the Lord's, and its fullness.”
Ps 24:1 (23:1 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Whoever steps aside will be honored everywhere.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 54.3 (Lake, LCL 24:100; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-54-3).
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54.4Lake, LCL 24:100
ταῦτα οἱ πολιτευόμενοι τὴν ἀμεταμέλητον πολιτείαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐποίησαν καὶ ποιήσουσιν.
tauta hoi politeuomenoi tēn ametamelēton politeian tou theou epoiēsan kai poiēsousin.
These things those who live as citizens of God's commonwealth, a citizenship never to be regretted, have done and will do.
Notes and citation
Summary: True citizens of God's kingdom act this way.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 54.4 (Lake, LCL 24:100; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-54-4).
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Chapter 55
55.1Lake, LCL 24:100–102
Ἵνα δὲ καὶ ὑποδείγματα ἐθνῶν ἐνέγκωμεν· πολλοὶ βασιλεῖς καὶ ἡγούμενοι, λοιμικοῦ τινος ἐνστάντος καιροῦ, χρησμοδοτηθέντες παρέδωκαν ἑαυτοὺς εἰς θάνατον, ἵνα ῥύσωνται διὰ τοῦ ἑαυτῶν αἵματος τοὺς πολίτας· πολλοὶ ἐξεχώρησαν ἰδίων πόλεων, ἵνα μὴ στασιάζωσιν ἐπὶ πλεῖον.
Hina de kai hypodeigmata ethnōn enenkōmen; polloi basileis kai hēgoumenoi, loimikou tinos enstantos kairou, chrēsmodotēthentes paredōkan heautous eis thanaton, hina rhysōntai dia tou heautōn haimatos tous politas; polloi exechōrēsan idiōn poleōn, hina mē stasiazōsin epi pleion.
But to bring forward examples from the Gentiles as well: many kings and rulers, when some time of plague came, instructed by oracles, have given themselves up to death, so that they might rescue their citizens through their own blood. Many have left their own cities, so that factions might not continue.
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Summary: Pagan rulers gave their lives or went into exile for their people.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (punctuation slip in the digital text (raised dot for full stop)): ἐνέγκωμεν. πολλοὶ → ἐνέγκωμεν· πολλοὶ.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 55.1 (Lake, LCL 24:100–102; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-55-1).
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55.2Lake, LCL 24:102
ἐπιστάμεθα πολλοὺς ἐν ἡμῖν παραδεδωκότας ἑαυτοὺς εἰς δεσμά, ὅπως ἑτέρους λυτρώσονται· πολλοὶ ἑαυτοὺς παρέδωκαν εἰς δουλείαν, καὶ λαβόντες τὰς τιμὰς αὐτῶν ἑτέρους ἐψώμισαν.
epistametha pollous en hēmin paradedōkotas heautous eis desma, hopōs heterous lytrōsontai; polloi heautous paredōkan eis douleian, kai labontes tas timas autōn heterous epsōmisan.
We know that many among us have given themselves up to prison in order to ransom others; many have sold themselves into slavery, and with the price they received have fed others.
Notes and citation
Summary: Christians have given themselves up to free or feed others.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): δουλείαν. καὶ λαβόντες → δουλείαν, καὶ λαβόντες.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 55.2 (Lake, LCL 24:102; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-55-2).
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55.3Lake, LCL 24:102
πολλαὶ γυναῖκες ἐνδυναμωθεῖσαι διὰ τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπετελέσαντο πολλὰ ἀνδρεῖα.
pollai gynaikes endynamōtheisai dia tēs charitos tou theou epetelesanto polla andreia.
Many women, strengthened by the grace of God, have performed many courageous deeds.
Notes and citation
Summary: Many women have acted with courage.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 55.3 (Lake, LCL 24:102; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-55-3).
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55.4Lake, LCL 24:102
Ἰουδὶθ ἡ μακαρία, ἐν συγκλεισμῷ οὔσης τῆς πόλεως, ᾐτήσατο παρὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἐαθῆναι αὐτὴν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν τῶν ἀλλοφύλων.
Ioudith hē makaria, en synkleismǭ ousēs tēs poleōs, ę̄tēsato para tōn presbyterōn eathēnai autēn exelthein eis tēn parembolēn tōn allophylōn.
The blessed Judith, when her city was under siege, asked the elders to let her go out into the camp of the foreigners.
Notes and citation
Summary: Judith risked herself for her city.
Extrabiblical texts: Jdt 8:33 (Judith [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; allusion)
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 55.4 (Lake, LCL 24:102; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-55-4).
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55.5Lake, LCL 24:102
παραδοῦσα οὖν ἑαυτὴν τῷ κινδύνῳ ἐξῆλθεν διʼ ἀγάπην τῆς πατρίδος καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ ὄντος ἐν συγκλεισμῷ, καὶ παρέδωκεν κύριος Ὀλοφέρνην ἐν χειρὶ θηλείας.
paradousa oun heautēn tǭ kindynǭ exēlthen diʼ agapēn tēs patridos kai tou laou tou ontos en synkleismǭ, kai paredōken kyrios Olophernēn en cheiri thēleias.
So, exposing herself to danger, she went out for love of her country and of her people under siege, and the Lord delivered Holofernes into the hand of a woman.
Notes and citation
Summary: God gave Holofernes into Judith's hand.
Extrabiblical texts: Jdt 13:15 (Judith [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; allusion)
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 55.5 (Lake, LCL 24:102; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-55-5).
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55.6Lake, LCL 24:102
οὐχ ἧττον καὶ ἡ τελεία κατὰ πίστιν Ἐσθὴρ κινδύνῳ ἑαυτὴν παρέβαλεν, ἵνα τὸ ἔθνος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ μέλλον ἀπολέσθαι ῥύσηται· διὰ γὰρ τῆς νηστείας καὶ τῆς ταπεινώσεως αὐτῆς ἠξίωσεν τὸν παντεπόπτην δεσπότην τῶν αἰώνων· ὃς ἰδὼν τὸ ταπεινὸν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτῆς ἐρύσατο τὸν λαόν, ὧν χάριν ἐκινδύνευσεν.
ouch hētton kai hē teleia kata pistin Esthēr kindynǭ heautēn parebalen, hina to ethnos tou Israēl mellon apolesthai rhysētai; dia gar tēs nēsteias kai tēs tapeinōseōs autēs ēxiōsen ton pantepoptēn despotēn tōn aiōnōn; hos idōn to tapeinon tēs psychēs autēs erysato ton laon, hōn charin ekindyneusen.
No less did Esther, perfect in faith, expose herself to danger to rescue the nation of Israel when it was about to perish; for through her fasting and humiliation she entreated the all-seeing Master of the ages, who, seeing the humility of her soul, rescued the people for whose sake she had put herself at risk.
Esth 4:16 (allusion, high confidence) · Esth 7:3 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: Esther risked her life and saved her people by fasting and prayer.
- Esther's fasting and prayer are told most fully in the Greek additions to Esther.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 55.6 (Lake, LCL 24:102; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-55-6).
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Chapter 56
56.1Lake, LCL 24:102–104
Καὶ ἡμεῖς οὖν ἐντύχωμεν περὶ τῶν ἔν τινι παραπτώματι ὑπαρχόντων, ὅπως δοθῇ αὐτοῖς ἐπιείκεια καὶ ταπεινοφροσύνη εἰς τὸ εἶξαι αὐτοὺς μὴ ἡμῖν ἀλλὰ τῷ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ· οὕτως γὰρ ἔσται αὐτοῖς ἔγκαρπος καὶ τελεία ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν καὶ τοὺς ἁγίους μετʼ οἰκτιρμῶν μνεία.
Kai hēmeis oun entychōmen peri tōn en tini paraptōmati hyparchontōn, hopōs dothę̄ autois epieikeia kai tapeinophrosynē eis to eixai autous mē hēmin alla tǭ thelēmati tou theou; houtōs gar estai autois enkarpos kai teleia hē pros ton theon kai tous hagious metʼ oiktirmōn mneia.
Let us also, then, intercede for those who are in any transgression, that gentleness and humility may be given them, so that they may yield, not to us, but to the will of God. For in this way the remembrance of them with compassion before God and the saints will be fruitful and perfect for them.
Notes and citation
Summary: Pray for the offenders to yield to God's will.
Topics: Prayer, Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.1 (Lake, LCL 24:102–104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-1).
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56.2Lake, LCL 24:104
ἀναλάβωμεν παιδείαν, ἐφʼ ᾗ οὐδεὶς ὀφείλει ἀγανακτεῖν, ἀγαπητοί. ἡ νουθέτησις, ἣν ποιούμεθα εἰς ἀλλήλους, καλή ἐστιν καὶ ὑπεράγαν ὠφέλιμος· κολλᾷ γὰρ ἡμᾶς τῷ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ.
analabōmen paideian, ephʼ hę̄ oudeis opheilei aganaktein, agapētoi. hē nouthetēsis, hēn poioumetha eis allēlous, kalē estin kai hyperagan ōphelimos; kollą gar hēmas tǭ thelēmati tou theou.
Let us accept correction, beloved, at which no one ought to be angry. The admonition that we give one another is good and exceedingly useful, for it unites us to the will of God.
Notes and citation
Summary: Accept correction; it unites us to God's will.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.2 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-2).
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56.3Lake, LCL 24:104
οὕτως γάρ φησιν ὁ ἅγιος λόγος· Παιδεύων ἐπαίδευσέν με ὁ κύριος, καὶ τῷ θανάτῳ οὐ παρέδωκέν με·
houtōs gar phēsin ho hagios logos; Paideuōn epaideusen me ho kyrios, kai tǭ thanatǭ ou paredōken me;
For so says the holy word: “The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not handed me over to death.
Ps 118:18 (117:18 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God disciplines but does not destroy.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.3 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-3).
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56.4Lake, LCL 24:104
ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος παιδεύει, μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται.
hon gar agapą kyrios paideuei, mastigoi de panta huion hon paradechetai.
For whom the Lord loves he disciplines, and he scourges every son whom he receives.”
Prov 3:12 (quotation, high confidence) · Heb 12:6 (quotation, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God disciplines those he loves.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.4 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-4).
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56.5Lake, LCL 24:104
Παιδεύσει με γάρ, φησίν, δίκαιος ἐν ἐλέει καὶ ἐλέγξει με, ἔλαιον δὲ ἁμαρτωλῶν μὴ λιπανάτω τὴν κεφαλήν μου.
Paideusei me gar, phēsin, dikaios en eleei kai elenxei me, elaion de hamartōlōn mē lipanatō tēn kephalēn mou.
“For the righteous,” it says, “will discipline me in mercy and reprove me, but let not the oil of sinners anoint my head.”
Ps 141:5 (140:5 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Correction from the righteous is a mercy.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.5 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-5).
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56.6Lake, LCL 24:104
καὶ πάλιν λέγει· Μακάριος ἄνθρωπος, ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ κύριος· νουθέτημα δὲ παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀλγεῖν ποιεῖ, καὶ πάλιν ἀποκαθίστησιν·
kai palin legei; Makarios anthrōpos, hon ēlenxen ho kyrios; nouthetēma de pantokratoros mē apanainou; autos gar algein poiei, kai palin apokathistēsin;
And again he says: “Blessed is the man whom the Lord has reproved; do not reject the admonition of the Almighty. For he causes pain, and he restores again;
Job 5:17 (quotation, high confidence) · Job 5:18 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Blessed is the one God corrects.
- 56.6–15 quote Job 5:17–26.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.6 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-6).
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56.7Lake, LCL 24:104
ἔπαισεν, καὶ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ἰάσαντο.
epaisen, kai hai cheires autou iasanto.
he struck, and his hands healed.
Job 5:18 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God wounds and heals.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.7 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-7).
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56.8Lake, LCL 24:104
ἑξάκις ἐξ ἀναγκῶν ἐξελεῖταί σε, ἐν δὲ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ οὐχ ἅψεταί σου κακόν.
hexakis ex anankōn exeleitai se, en de tǭ hebdomǭ ouch hapsetai sou kakon.
Six times he will deliver you from distress, and in the seventh evil will not touch you.
Job 5:19 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God delivers from every distress.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.8 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-8).
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56.9Lake, LCL 24:104
ἐν λιμῷ ῥύσεταί σε ἐκ θανάτου, ἐν πολέμῳ δὲ ἐκ χειρὸς σιδήρου λύσει σε·
en limǭ rhysetai se ek thanatou, en polemǭ de ek cheiros sidērou lysei se;
In famine he will rescue you from death, and in war he will free you from the hand of the sword;
Job 5:20 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God rescues in famine and war.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.9 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-9).
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56.10Lake, LCL 24:104
καὶ ἀπὸ μάστιγος γλώσσης σε κρύψει, καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθήσῃ κακῶν ἐπερχομένων.
kai apo mastigos glōssēs se krypsei, kai ou mē phobēthēsę̄ kakōn eperchomenōn.
and he will hide you from the scourge of the tongue, and you will not fear evils when they come.
Job 5:21 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: God shelters from slander.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.10 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-10).
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56.11Lake, LCL 24:104
ἀδίκων καὶ ἀνόμων καταγελάσῃ, ἀπὸ δὲ θηρίων ἀγρίων οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς·
adikōn kai anomōn katagelasę̄, apo de thēriōn agriōn ou mē phobēthę̄s;
You will laugh at the unjust and lawless, and you will not be afraid of wild beasts;
Job 5:22 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: No fear of enemies or beasts.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.11 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-11).
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56.12Lake, LCL 24:104
θῆρες γὰρ ἄγριοι εἰρηνεύσουσίν σοι.
thēres gar agrioi eirēneusousin soi.
for wild beasts will be at peace with you.
Job 5:23 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Even beasts will be at peace.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.12 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-12).
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56.13Lake, LCL 24:104
εἶτα γνώσῃ, ὅτι εἰρηνεύσει σου ὁ οἶκος, ἡ δὲ δίαιτα τῆς σκηνῆς σου οὐ μὴ ἁμάρτῃ.
eita gnōsę̄, hoti eirēneusei sou ho oikos, hē de diaita tēs skēnēs sou ou mē hamartę̄.
Then you will know that your house will be at peace, and the dwelling of your tent will not fail.
Job 5:24 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Your house will be at peace.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.13 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-13).
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56.14Lake, LCL 24:104
γνώσῃ δέ, ὅτι πολὺ τὸ σπέρμα σου, τὰ δὲ τέκνα σου ὥσπερ τὸ παμβότανον τοῦ ἀγροῦ.
gnōsę̄ de, hoti poly to sperma sou, ta de tekna sou hōsper to pambotanon tou agrou.
And you will know that your seed will be many, and your children like the grass of the field.
Job 5:25 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Your descendants will be many.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.14 (Lake, LCL 24:104; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-14).
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56.15Lake, LCL 24:104–106
ἐλεύσῃ δὲ ἐν τάφῳ ὥσπερ σῖτος ὥριμος κατὰ καιρὸν θεριζόμενος, ἢ ὥσπερ θημωνιὰ ἅλωνος καθʼ ὥραν συγκομισθεῖσα.
eleusę̄ de en taphǭ hōsper sitos hōrimos kata kairon therizomenos, ē hōsper thēmōnia halōnos kathʼ hōran synkomistheisa.
And you will come to the grave like ripe grain harvested in its season, or like a heap on the threshing floor gathered at the proper time.”
Job 5:26 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: You will die in ripe old age.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing)): καθʼ ὤραν → καθʼ ὥραν.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.15 (Lake, LCL 24:104–106; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-15).
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56.16Lake, LCL 24:106
βλέπετε, ἀγαπητοί, πόσος ὑπερασπισμός ἐστιν τοῖς παιδευομένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ δεσπότου· πατὴρ γὰρ ἀγαθὸς ὢν παιδεύει εἰς τὸ ἐλεηθῆναι ἡμᾶς διὰ τῆς ὁσίας παιδείας αὐτοῦ.
blepete, agapētoi, posos hyperaspismos estin tois paideuomenois hypo tou despotou; patēr gar agathos ōn paideuei eis to eleēthēnai hēmas dia tēs hosias paideias autou.
You see, beloved, how great a protection there is for those who are disciplined by the Master; for, being a good Father, he disciplines us so that we may obtain mercy through his holy discipline.
Notes and citation
Summary: God, a good Father, disciplines us for our good.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 56.16 (Lake, LCL 24:106; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-56-16).
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Chapter 57
57.1Lake, LCL 24:106
Ὑμεῖς οὖν οἱ τὴν καταβολὴν τῆς στάσεως ποιήσαντες ὑποτάγητε τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ παιδεύθητε εἰς μετάνοιαν, κάμψαντες τὰ γόνατα τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν.
Hymeis oun hoi tēn katabolēn tēs staseōs poiēsantes hypotagēte tois presbyterois kai paideuthēte eis metanoian, kampsantes ta gonata tēs kardias hymōn.
You, therefore, who laid the foundation of the faction, submit to the presbyters and accept discipline for repentance, bending the knees of your heart.
Notes and citation
Summary: The ringleaders must submit to the presbyters and repent.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 57.1 (Lake, LCL 24:106; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-57-1).
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57.2Lake, LCL 24:106
μάθετε ὑποτάσσεσθαι, ἀποθέμενοι τὴν ἀλαζόνα καὶ ὑπερήφανον τῆς γλώσσης ὑμῶν αὐθάδειαν· ἄμεινον γάρ ἐστιν ὑμῖν, ἐν τῷ ποιμνίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ μικροὺς καὶ ἐλλογίμους εὑρεθῆναι, ἢ καθʼ ὑπεροχὴν δοκοῦντας ἐκριφῆναι ἐκ τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ.
mathete hypotassesthai, apothemenoi tēn alazona kai hyperēphanon tēs glōssēs hymōn authadeian; ameinon gar estin hymin, en tǭ poimniǭ tou Christou mikrous kai ellogimous heurethēnai, ē kathʼ hyperochēn dokountas ekriphēnai ek tēs elpidos autou.
Learn to be subject, laying aside the boastful and proud self-will of your tongue; for it is better for you to be found small but esteemed in the flock of Christ than to seem preeminent and be cast out from his hope.
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Summary: Better to be small in Christ's flock than to be cast out.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 57.2 (Lake, LCL 24:106; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-57-2).
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57.3Lake, LCL 24:106
οὕτως γὰρ λέγει ἡ πανάρετος σοφία· Ἰδού, προήσομαι ὑμῖν ἐμῆς πνοῆς ῥῆσιν, διδάξω δὲ ὑμᾶς τὸν ἐμὸν λόγον.
houtōs gar legei hē panaretos sophia; Idou, proēsomai hymin emēs pnoēs rhēsin, didaxō de hymas ton emon logon.
For thus says the all-virtuous Wisdom: “Behold, I will pour out for you a saying of my breath, and I will teach you my word.
Prov 1:23 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Wisdom calls out (Proverbs 1).
- 57.3–7 quote Prov 1:23–33. “The all-virtuous Wisdom” was an early name for the book of Proverbs.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 57.3 (Lake, LCL 24:106; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-57-3).
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57.4Lake, LCL 24:106
ἐπειδὴ ἐκάλουν καὶ οὐχ ὑπηκούσατε, καὶ ἐξέτεινον λόγους καὶ οὐ προσείχετε, ἀλλὰ ἀκύρους ἐποιεῖτε τὰς ἐμὰς βουλάς, τοῖς δὲ ἐμοῖς ἐλέγχοις ἠπειθήσατε· τοιγαροῦν κἀγὼ τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ ἀπωλείᾳ ἐπιγελάσομαι, καταχαροῦμαι δὲ ἡνίκα ἂν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν ὄλεθρος καὶ ὡς ἂν ἀφίκηται ὑμῖν ἄφνω θόρυβος, ἡ δὲ καταστροφὴ ὁμοία καταιγίδι παρῇ, ἢ ὅταν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν θλίψις καὶ πολιορκία.
epeidē ekaloun kai ouch hypēkousate, kai exeteinon logous kai ou proseichete, alla akyrous epoieite tas emas boulas, tois de emois elenchois ēpeithēsate; toigaroun kagō tę̄ hymeterą apōleią epigelasomai, katacharoumai de hēnika an erchētai hymin olethros kai hōs an aphikētai hymin aphnō thorybos, hē de katastrophē homoia kataigidi parę̄, ē hotan erchētai hymin thlipsis kai poliorkia.
Since I called and you did not listen, and I held out words and you paid no attention, but made my counsels void and disobeyed my reproofs, therefore I too will laugh at your destruction and rejoice when ruin comes upon you, and when tumult comes upon you suddenly, and destruction arrives like a whirlwind, or when affliction and siege come upon you.
Prov 1:24–27 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Wisdom will laugh at the disaster of those who refused her.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 57.4 (Lake, LCL 24:106; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-57-4).
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57.5Lake, LCL 24:106–108
ἔσται γὰρ ὅταν ἐπικαλέσησθέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ εἰσακούσομαι ὑμῶν· ζητήσουσίν με κακοί, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσουσιν. ἐμίσησαν γὰρ σοφίαν, τὸν δὲ φόβον τοῦ κυρίου οὐ προείλαντο, οὐδὲ ἤθελον ἐμαῖς προσέχειν βουλαῖς, ἐμυκτήριζον δὲ ἐμοὺς ἐλέγχους.
estai gar hotan epikalesēsthe me, egō de ouk eisakousomai hymōn; zētēsousin me kakoi, kai ouch heurēsousin. emisēsan gar sophian, ton de phobon tou kyriou ou proeilanto, oude ēthelon emais prosechein boulais, emyktērizon de emous elenchous.
For it will be that when you call upon me, I will not listen to you. The wicked will seek me and will not find me. For they hated wisdom and did not choose the fear of the Lord, nor were they willing to heed my counsels, but they mocked my reproofs.
Prov 1:28–30 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Those who hated wisdom will not find her.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 57.5 (Lake, LCL 24:106–108; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-57-5).
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57.6Lake, LCL 24:108
τοιγαροῦν ἔδονται τῆς ἑαυτῶν ὁδοῦ τοὺς καρπούς, καὶ τῆς ἑαυτῶν ἀσεβείας πλησθήσονται·
toigaroun edontai tēs heautōn hodou tous karpous, kai tēs heautōn asebeias plēsthēsontai;
Therefore they will eat the fruits of their own way and be filled with their own ungodliness.
Prov 1:31 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: They will reap what they sowed.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 57.6 (Lake, LCL 24:108; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-57-6).
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57.7Lake, LCL 24:108
ἀνθʼ ὧν γὰρ ἠδίκουν νηπίους φονευθήσονται, καὶ ἐξετασμὸς ἀσεβεῖς ὀλεῖ· ὁ δὲ ἐμοῦ ἀκούων κατασκηνώσει ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι πεποιθὼς καὶ ἡσυχάσει ἀφόβως ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ.
anthʼ hōn gar ēdikoun nēpious phoneuthēsontai, kai exetasmos asebeis olei; ho de emou akouōn kataskēnōsei epʼ elpidi pepoithōs kai hēsychasei aphobōs apo pantos kakou.
For because they wronged the simple, they will be slain, and inquiry will destroy the ungodly; but the one who listens to me will dwell in hope with confidence and will be at rest without fear of any evil.”
Prov 1:32 (quotation, high confidence) · Prov 1:33 (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Whoever listens to Wisdom will dwell securely.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing)): ἀνθʼ ὦν → ἀνθʼ ὧν.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 57.7 (Lake, LCL 24:108; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-57-7).
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Chapter 58
58.1Lake, LCL 24:108
Ὑπακούσωμεν οὖν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ φυγόντες τὰς προειρημένας διὰ τῆς σοφίας τοῖς ἀπειθοῦσιν ἀπειλάς, ἵνα κατασκηνώσωμεν πεποιθότες ἐπὶ τὸ ὁσιώτατον τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ ὄνομα.
Hypakousōmen oun tǭ panagiǭ kai endoxǭ onomati autou phygontes tas proeirēmenas dia tēs sophias tois apeithousin apeilas, hina kataskēnōsōmen pepoithotes epi to hosiōtaton tēs megalōsynēs autou onoma.
Let us therefore obey his all-holy and glorious name, escaping the threats spoken by Wisdom against the disobedient, so that we may dwell in confidence in the most holy name of his majesty.
Notes and citation
Summary: Obey God and dwell securely in his name.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 58.1 (Lake, LCL 24:108; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-58-1).
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58.2Lake, LCL 24:108–110
δέξασθε τὴν συμβουλὴν ἡμῶν, καὶ ἔσται ἀμεταμέλητα ὑμῖν. ζῇ γὰρ ὁ θεὸς καὶ ζῇ ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, ἥ τε πίστις καὶ ἡ ἐλπὶς τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν, ὅτι ὁ ποιήσας ἐν ταπεινοφροσύνῃ μετʼ ἐκτενοῦς ἐπιεικείας ἀμεταμελήτως τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ δεδομένα δικαιώματα καὶ προστάγματα, οὗτος ἐντεταγμένος καὶ ἐλλόγιμος ἔσται εἰς τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν σωζομένων διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, διʼ οὗ ἐστὶν αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ἀμήν.
dexasthe tēn symboulēn hēmōn, kai estai ametamelēta hymin. zę̄ gar ho theos kai zę̄ ho kyrios Iēsous Christos kai to pneuma to hagion, hē te pistis kai hē elpis tōn eklektōn, hoti ho poiēsas en tapeinophrosynę̄ metʼ ektenous epieikeias ametamelētōs ta hypo tou theou dedomena dikaiōmata kai prostagmata, houtos entetagmenos kai ellogimos estai eis ton arithmon tōn sōzomenōn dia Iēsou Christou, diʼ hou estin autǭ hē doxa eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn. amēn.
Accept our counsel, and you will have nothing to regret. For as God lives, and as the Lord Jesus Christ lives, and the Holy Spirit, the faith and hope of the elect, whoever with humility and eager gentleness keeps without regret the ordinances and commandments given by God will be enrolled and counted among the number of those who are saved through Jesus Christ, through whom be glory to him forever and ever. Amen.
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Summary: An oath by God, Christ, and the Spirit: the humble and obedient will be saved.
- The oath names God, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit together, an early threefold formula.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing)): διʼ οὖ ἐστὶν → διʼ οὗ ἐστὶν.
Topics: Trinity
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 58.2 (Lake, LCL 24:108–110; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-58-2).
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Chapter 59
59.1Lake, LCL 24:110
Ἐὰν δέ τινες ἀπειθήσωσιν τοῖς ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ διʼ ἡμῶν εἰρημένοις, γινωσκέτωσαν ὅτι παραπτώσει καὶ κινδύνῳ οὐ μικρῷ ἑαυτοὺς ἐνδήσουσιν.
Ean de tines apeithēsōsin tois hypʼ autou diʼ hēmōn eirēmenois, ginōsketōsan hoti paraptōsei kai kindynǭ ou mikrǭ heautous endēsousin.
But if some disobey what has been said by him through us, let them know that they will entangle themselves in transgression and no small danger.
Notes and citation
Summary: Disobeying this letter, which speaks God's word, is dangerous.
- “Said by him through us”: the Roman church claims to speak God's word in this letter.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 59.1 (Lake, LCL 24:110; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-59-1).
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59.2Lake, LCL 24:110
ἡμεῖς δὲ ἀθῷοι ἐσόμεθα ἀπὸ ταύτης τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ αἰτησόμεθα ἐκτενῆ τὴν δέησιν καὶ ἱκεσίαν ποιούμενοι, ὅπως τὸν ἀριθμὸν τὸν κατηριθμημένον τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ διαφυλάξῃ ἄθραυστον ὁ δημιουργὸς τῶν ἁπάντων διὰ τοῦ ἠγαπημένου παιδὸς αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, διʼ οὗ ἐκάλεσεν ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς, ἀπὸ ἀγνωσίας εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν δόξης ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ,
hēmeis de athǭoi esometha apo tautēs tēs hamartias kai aitēsometha ektenē tēn deēsin kai hikesian poioumenoi, hopōs ton arithmon ton katērithmēmenon tōn eklektōn autou en holǭ tǭ kosmǭ diaphylaxę̄ athrauston ho dēmiourgos tōn hapantōn dia tou ēgapēmenou paidos autou Iēsou Christou, diʼ hou ekalesen hēmas apo skotous eis phōs, apo agnōsias eis epignōsin doxēs onomatos autou,
But we shall be innocent of this sin, and we shall ask, making earnest prayer and supplication, that the Creator of all things may keep unbroken the number of his elect that has been counted in the whole world, through his beloved Servant Jesus Christ, through whom he called us from darkness to light, from ignorance to the knowledge of the glory of his name,
Acts 26:18 (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 Pet 2:9 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: Rome will pray that God keep all his elect safe through Christ.
- From here to 61.3 the letter becomes a long prayer, probably reflecting the Roman church's prayers in worship.
- “Servant” (παῖς): also “Child”; see Mart. Pol. 14.1.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 59.2 (Lake, LCL 24:110; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-59-2).
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59.3Lake, LCL 24:110–112
... ἐλπίζειν ἐπὶ τὸ ἀρχεγόνον πάσης κτίσεως ὄνομά σου, ἀνοίξας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ γινώσκειν σε τὸν μόνον ὕψιστον ἐν ὑψίστοις, ἅγιον ἐν ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενον, τὸν ταπεινοῦντα ὕβριν ὑπερηφάνων, τὸν διαλύοντα λογισμοὺς ἐθνῶν, τὸν ποιοῦντα ταπεινοὺς εἰς ὕψος καὶ τοὺς ὑψηλοὺς ταπεινοῦντα, τὸν πλουτίζοντα καὶ πτωχίζοντα, τὸν ἀποκτείνοντα καὶ ζῆν ποιοῦντα, μόνον εὑρέτην πνευμάτων καὶ θεὸν πάσης σαρκός· τὸν ἐπιβλέποντα ἐν τοῖς ἀβύσσοις, τὸν ἐπόπτην ἀνθρωπίνων ἔργων, τὸν τῶν κινδυνευόντων βοηθόν, τὸν τῶν ἀπηλπισμένων σωτῆρα, τὸν παντὸς πνεύματος κτίστην καὶ ἐπίσκοπον· τὸν πληθύνοντα ἔθνη ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ ἐκ πάντων ἐκλεξάμενον τοὺς ἀγαπῶντάς σε διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἠγαπημένου παιδός σου, διʼ οὗ ἡμᾶς ἐπαίδευσας, ἡγίασας, ἐτίμησας·
... elpizein epi to archegonon pasēs ktiseōs onoma sou, anoixas tous ophthalmous tēs kardias hēmōn eis to ginōskein se ton monon hypsiston en hypsistois, hagion en hagiois anapauomenon, ton tapeinounta hybrin hyperēphanōn, ton dialyonta logismous ethnōn, ton poiounta tapeinous eis hypsos kai tous hypsēlous tapeinounta, ton ploutizonta kai ptōchizonta, ton apokteinonta kai zēn poiounta, monon heuretēn pneumatōn kai theon pasēs sarkos; ton epibleponta en tois abyssois, ton epoptēn anthrōpinōn ergōn, ton tōn kindyneuontōn boēthon, ton tōn apēlpismenōn sōtēra, ton pantos pneumatos ktistēn kai episkopon; ton plēthynonta ethnē epi gēs kai ek pantōn eklexamenon tous agapōntas se dia Iēsou Christou tou ēgapēmenou paidos sou, diʼ hou hēmas epaideusas, hēgiasas, etimēsas;
[grant us, Lord,] to hope on your name, the source of all creation; open the eyes of our heart to know you, who alone are Highest among the highest, Holy resting among the holy; who humble the insolence of the proud, who destroy the reasonings of the nations, who set the lowly on high and bring low the lofty, who make rich and make poor, who kill and make alive, the only finder of spirits and God of all flesh; who look into the abysses, the overseer of human works, the helper of those in danger, the Savior of those in despair, the Creator and Overseer of every spirit; who multiply the nations on the earth and have chosen from them all those who love you through Jesus Christ, your beloved Servant, through whom you have instructed us, sanctified us, and honored us.
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
Eph 1:18 (allusion, medium confidence) · Isa 57:15 (allusion, high confidence) · Isa 13:11 (allusion, medium confidence) · Ps 33:10 (32:10 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence) · Job 5:11 (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 Sam 2:7 (allusion, high confidence) · Luke 1:52 (echo, medium confidence) · Deut 32:39 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Sam 2:6 (allusion, medium confidence) · Num 16:22 (allusion, high confidence) · Num 27:16 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The great prayer praises God, who humbles the proud and lifts the lowly.
- “[Grant us, Lord,]”: a few words seem to have dropped out at the start of this section; the text marks the gap, and editors supply words like these from the sense.
- “The only finder of spirits” (μόνον εὑρέτην πνευμάτων): so Lake’s text; some editors read εὐεργέτην, “the only benefactor of spirits.”
- “Overseer” (ἐπίσκοπον): the word also means “bishop.”
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing; punctuation)): ἐν ἀγίοις ἀναπαυόμενον. τὸν → ἐν ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενον, τὸν.
Extrabiblical texts: Jdt 9:11 (Judith [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; allusion); Sir 16:18 (Sirach [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; echo)
Topics: Prayer, Christology
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 59.3 (Lake, LCL 24:110–112; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-59-3).
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59.4Lake, LCL 24:112
ἀξιοῦμέν σε, δέσποτα, βοηθὸν γενέσθαι καὶ ἀντιλήπτορα ἡμῶν. τοὺς ἐν θλίψει ἡμῶν σῶσον, τοὺς ταπεινοὺς ἐλέησον, τοὺς πεπτωκότας ἔγειρον, τοῖς δεομένοις ἐπιφάνηθι, τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς ἴασαι, τοὺς πλανωμένους τοῦ λαοῦ σου ἐπίστρεψον· χόρτασον τοὺς πεινῶντας, λύτρωσαι τοὺς δεσμίους ἡμῶν, ἐξανάστησον τοὺς ἀσθενοῦντας, παρακάλεσον τοὺς ὀλιγοψυχοῦντας· γνώτωσάν σε ἅπαντα τὰ ἔθνη, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ θεὸς μόνος καὶ Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ὁ παῖς σου καὶ ἡμεῖς λαός σου καὶ πρόβατα τῆς νομῆς σου.
axioumen se, despota, boēthon genesthai kai antilēptora hēmōn. tous en thlipsei hēmōn sōson, tous tapeinous eleēson, tous peptōkotas egeiron, tois deomenois epiphanēthi, tous astheneis iasai, tous planōmenous tou laou sou epistrepson; chortason tous peinōntas, lytrōsai tous desmious hēmōn, exanastēson tous asthenountas, parakaleson tous oligopsychountas; gnōtōsan se hapanta ta ethnē, hoti sy ei ho theos monos kai Iēsous Christos ho pais sou kai hēmeis laos sou kai probata tēs nomēs sou.
We ask you, Master, to be our helper and protector. Save those of us who are in affliction; have mercy on the lowly; raise the fallen; show yourself to those in need; heal the sick; turn back those of your people who are going astray; feed the hungry; ransom our prisoners; raise up the weak; comfort the fainthearted. Let all the nations know that you are the only God, and Jesus Christ is your Servant, and we are your people and the sheep of your pasture.
1 Kgs 8:60 (allusion, medium confidence) · 2 Kgs 19:19 (allusion, medium confidence) · Ezek 36:23 (allusion, medium confidence) · Ps 79:13 (78:13 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence) · Ps 100:3 (99:3 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Intercession for the afflicted, the sick, the hungry, and prisoners.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): ἔθνη. ὅτι σὺ → ἔθνη, ὅτι σὺ.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 59.4 (Lake, LCL 24:112; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-59-4).
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Chapter 60
60.1Lake, LCL 24:112
Σὺ γὰρ τὴν ἀέναον τοῦ κόσμου σύστασιν διὰ τῶν ἐνεργουμένων ἐφανεροποίησας· σύ, κύριε, τὴν οἰκουμένην ἔκτισας, ὁ πιστὸς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς γενεαῖς, δίκαιος ἐν τοῖς κρίμασιν, θαυμαστὸς ἐν ἰσχύϊ καὶ μεγαλοπρεπείᾳ, ὁ σοφὸς ἐν τῷ κτίζειν καὶ συνετὸς ἐν τῷ τὰ γενόμενα ἑδράσαι, ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἐν τοῖς ὁρωμένοις καὶ χρηστὸς ἐν τοῖς πεποιθόσιν ἐπὶ σέ, ἐλεῆμον καὶ οἰκτίρμον, ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν καὶ τὰς ἀδικίας καὶ τὰ παραπτώματα καὶ πλημμελείας.
Sy gar tēn aenaon tou kosmou systasin dia tōn energoumenōn ephaneropoiēsas; sy, kyrie, tēn oikoumenēn ektisas, ho pistos en pasais tais geneais, dikaios en tois krimasin, thaumastos en ischyï kai megaloprepeią, ho sophos en tǭ ktizein kai synetos en tǭ ta genomena hedrasai, ho agathos en tois horōmenois kai chrēstos en tois pepoithosin epi se, eleēmon kai oiktirmon, aphes hēmin tas anomias hēmōn kai tas adikias kai ta paraptōmata kai plēmmeleias.
For you, through your works, have made manifest the everlasting structure of the world. You, Lord, created the earth, you who are faithful in all generations, righteous in your judgments, marvelous in strength and majesty, wise in creating and prudent in establishing what exists, good in what is seen and kind to those who trust in you; merciful and compassionate, forgive us our lawless deeds and our unrighteousness and our transgressions and our faults.
Joel 2:13 (allusion, medium confidence) · Deut 7:9 (echo, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Praise of God the faithful Creator, and a prayer for forgiveness.
Extrabiblical texts: Sir 2:11 (Sirach [in RC, EO, ETH canons]; allusion)
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 60.1 (Lake, LCL 24:112; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-60-1).
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60.2Lake, LCL 24:112–114
μὴ λογίσῃ πᾶσαν ἁμαρτίαν δούλων σου καὶ παιδισκῶν, ἀλλὰ καθάρισον ἡμᾶς τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῆς σῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ κατεύθυνον τὰ διαβήματα ἡμῶν ἐν ὁσιότητι καρδίας πορεύεσθαι καὶ ποιεῖν τὰ καλὰ καὶ εὐάρεστα ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀρχόντων ἡμῶν.
mē logisę̄ pasan hamartian doulōn sou kai paidiskōn, alla katharison hēmas ton katharismon tēs sēs alētheias, kai kateuthynon ta diabēmata hēmōn en hosiotēti kardias poreuesthai kai poiein ta kala kai euaresta enōpion sou kai enōpion tōn archontōn hēmōn.
Do not reckon every sin of your servants and handmaids, but cleanse us with the cleansing of your truth, and direct our steps to walk in holiness of heart and to do what is good and pleasing before you and before our rulers.
Ps 119:133 (118:133 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 Kgs 9:4 (echo, medium confidence) · Deut 12:28 (echo, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A prayer for cleansing and right living.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 60.2 (Lake, LCL 24:112–114; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-60-2).
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60.3Lake, LCL 24:114
ναί, δέσποτα, ἐπίφανον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς εἰς ἀγαθὰ ἐν εἰρήνῃ, εἰς τὸ σκεπασθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῇ χειρί σου τῇ κραταιᾷ καὶ ῥυσθῆναι ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας τῷ βραχίονί σου τῷ ὑψηλῷ, καὶ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τῶν μισούντων ἡμᾶς ἀδίκως.
nai, despota, epiphanon to prosōpon sou ephʼ hēmas eis agatha en eirēnę̄, eis to skepasthēnai hēmas tę̄ cheiri sou tę̄ krataią kai rhysthēnai apo pasēs hamartias tǭ brachioni sou tǭ hypsēlǭ, kai rhysai hēmas apo tōn misountōn hēmas adikōs.
Yes, Master, make your face shine upon us for good in peace, that we may be sheltered by your mighty hand and delivered from every sin by your uplifted arm; and deliver us from those who hate us unjustly.
Num 6:25 (allusion, high confidence) · Ps 80:3 (79:4 LXX) (allusion, medium confidence) · Deut 4:34 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A prayer for God's favor and protection.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 60.3 (Lake, LCL 24:114; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-60-3).
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60.4Lake, LCL 24:114
δὸς ὁμόνοιαν καὶ εἰρήνην ἡμῖν τε καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν γῆν, καθὼς ἔδωκας τοῖς πατράσιν ἡμῶν, ἐπικαλουμένων σε αὐτῶν ὁσίως ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀληθείᾳ, ὑπηκόους γινομένους τῷ παντοκράτορι καὶ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματί σου, τοῖς τε ἄρχουσιν καὶ ἡγουμένοις ἡμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
dos homonoian kai eirēnēn hēmin te kai pasin tois katoikousin tēn gēn, kathōs edōkas tois patrasin hēmōn, epikaloumenōn se autōn hosiōs en pistei kai alētheią, hypēkoous ginomenous tǭ pantokratori kai endoxǭ onomati sou, tois te archousin kai hēgoumenois hēmōn epi tēs gēs.
Give concord and peace to us and to all who dwell on the earth, as you gave to our fathers when they called on you in holiness, in faith and truth, that we may be obedient to your almighty and glorious name, and to our rulers and governors on earth.
Notes and citation
Summary: A prayer for peace for all people.
- The construction of the last clause is uncertain in the Greek.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 60.4 (Lake, LCL 24:114; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-60-4).
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Chapter 61
61.1Lake, LCL 24:114
Σύ, δέσποτα, ἔδωκας τὴν ἐξουσίαν τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῖς διὰ τοῦ μεγαλοπρεποῦς καὶ ἀνεκδιηγήτου κράτους σου, εἰς τὸ γινώσκοντας ἡμᾶς τὴν ὑπὸ σοῦ αὐτοῖς δεδομένην δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν ὑποτάσσεσθαι αὐτοῖς, μηδὲν ἐναντιουμένους τῷ θελήματί σου· οἷς δός, κύριε, ὑγίειαν, εἰρήνην, ὁμόνοιαν, εὐστάθειαν, εἰς τὸ διέπειν αὐτοὺς τὴν ὑπὸ σοῦ δεδομένην αὐτοῖς ἡγεμονίαν ἀπροσκόπως.
Sy, despota, edōkas tēn exousian tēs basileias autois dia tou megaloprepous kai anekdiēgētou kratous sou, eis to ginōskontas hēmas tēn hypo sou autois dedomenēn doxan kai timēn hypotassesthai autois, mēden enantioumenous tǭ thelēmati sou; hois dos, kyrie, hygieian, eirēnēn, homonoian, eustatheian, eis to diepein autous tēn hypo sou dedomenēn autois hēgemonian aproskopōs.
You, Master, have given them the authority of kingship through your magnificent and indescribable power, so that we, knowing the glory and honor given them by you, may submit to them, in no way opposing your will. Grant them, Lord, health, peace, concord, and stability, so that they may administer without offense the government you have given them.
Rom 13:1 (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 Tim 2:2 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A prayer for the rulers whose authority comes from God.
- A prayer for the Roman emperor and magistrates, made even in a time of trouble (compare Rom 13:1–7; 1 Tim 2:1–2).
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (missing accent); digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong accent); punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): δεσποτα → δέσποτα; οἶς δός → οἷς δός; εὐστάθειαν. εἰς τὸ → εὐστάθειαν, εἰς τὸ.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 61.1 (Lake, LCL 24:114; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-61-1).
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61.2Lake, LCL 24:114–116
σὺ γάρ, δέσποτα ἐπουράνιε, βασιλεῦ τῶν αἰώνων, δίδως τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ ἐξουσίαν τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὑπαρχόντων· σύ, κύριε, διεύθυνον τὴν βουλὴν αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸ καλὸν καὶ εὐάρεστον ἐνώπιόν σου, ὅπως διέποντες ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ πραΰτητι εὐσεβῶς τὴν ὑπὸ σοῦ αὐτοῖς δεδομένην ἐξουσίαν ἵλεώ σου τυγχάνωσιν.
sy gar, despota epouranie, basileu tōn aiōnōn, didōs tois huiois tōn anthrōpōn doxan kai timēn kai exousian tōn epi tēs gēs hyparchontōn; sy, kyrie, dieuthynon tēn boulēn autōn kata to kalon kai euareston enōpion sou, hopōs diepontes en eirēnę̄ kai praÿtēti eusebōs tēn hypo sou autois dedomenēn exousian hileō sou tynchanōsin.
For you, heavenly Master, King of the ages, give to the sons of men glory and honor and authority over the things on the earth. Direct, Lord, their counsel according to what is good and pleasing before you, so that, administering in peace and gentleness with godliness the authority given them by you, they may find you merciful.
1 Tim 1:17 (echo, medium confidence) · Dan 2:37 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A prayer that God guide rulers to govern well.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 61.2 (Lake, LCL 24:114–116; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-61-2).
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61.3Lake, LCL 24:116
ὁ μόνος δυνατὸς ποιῆσαι ταῦτα καὶ περισσότερα ἀγαθὰ μεθʼ ἡμῶν, σοὶ ἐξομολογούμεθα διὰ τοῦ ἀρχιερέως καὶ προστάτου τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, διʼ οὗ σοι ἡ δόξα καὶ ἡ μεγαλωσύνη καὶ νῦν καὶ εἰς γενεὰν γενεῶν καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ἀμήν.
ho monos dynatos poiēsai tauta kai perissotera agatha methʼ hēmōn, soi exomologoumetha dia tou archiereōs kai prostatou tōn psychōn hēmōn Iēsou Christou, diʼ hou soi hē doxa kai hē megalōsynē kai nyn kai eis genean geneōn kai eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn. amēn.
You who alone are able to do these things and far greater good things for us, we praise you through the high priest and guardian of our souls, Jesus Christ, through whom be the glory and majesty to you both now and to all generations and forever and ever. Amen.
1 Pet 2:25 (echo, medium confidence) · Heb 3:1 (echo, medium confidence) · Eph 3:20 (echo, medium confidence)
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Summary: The prayer closes with praise through Christ the high priest.
Topics: Prayer, Christology
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 61.3 (Lake, LCL 24:116; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-61-3).
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Chapter 62
62.1Lake, LCL 24:116
Περὶ μὲν τῶν ἀνηκόντων τῇ θρησκείᾳ ἡμῶν καὶ τῶν ὠφελιμωτάτων εἰς ἐνάρετον βίον τοῖς θέλουσιν εὐσεβῶς καὶ δικαίως διευθύνειν, ἱκανῶς ἐπεστείλαμεν ὑμῖν, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί.
Peri men tōn anēkontōn tę̄ thrēskeią hēmōn kai tōn ōphelimōtatōn eis enareton bion tois thelousin eusebōs kai dikaiōs dieuthynein, hikanōs epesteilamen hymin, andres adelphoi.
Concerning the things that befit our religion and are most helpful for a virtuous life, for those who wish to direct their lives in godliness and righteousness, we have written to you sufficiently, men and brothers.
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Summary: The letter has said enough about the Christian life.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 62.1 (Lake, LCL 24:116; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-62-1).
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62.2Lake, LCL 24:116
περὶ γὰρ πίστεως καὶ μετανοίας καὶ γνησίας ἀγάπης καὶ ἐγκρατείας καὶ σωφροσύνης καὶ ὑπομονῆς πάντα τόπον ἐψηλαφήσαμεν, ὑπομιμνήσκοντες δεῖν ὑμᾶς ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ καὶ μακροθυμίᾳ τῷ παντοκράτορι θεῷ ὁσίως εὐαρεστεῖν, ὁμονοοῦντας ἀμνησικάκως ἐν ἀγάπῃ καὶ εἰρήνῃ μετὰ ἐκτενοῦς ἐπιεικείας, καθὼς καὶ οἱ προδεδηλωμένοι πατέρες ἡμῶν εὐηρέστησαν ταπεινοφρονοῦντες τὰ πρὸς τὸν πατέρα καὶ κτίστην θεὸν καὶ πάντας ἀνθρώπους.
peri gar pisteōs kai metanoias kai gnēsias agapēs kai enkrateias kai sōphrosynēs kai hypomonēs panta topon epsēlaphēsamen, hypomimnēskontes dein hymas en dikaiosynę̄ kai alētheią kai makrothymią tǭ pantokratori theǭ hosiōs euarestein, homonoountas amnēsikakōs en agapę̄ kai eirēnę̄ meta ektenous epieikeias, kathōs kai hoi prodedēlōmenoi pateres hēmōn euērestēsan tapeinophronountes ta pros ton patera kai ktistēn theon kai pantas anthrōpous.
For we have touched on every topic concerning faith and repentance and genuine love and self-control and sobriety and patience, reminding you that you must please almighty God in righteousness and truth and long-suffering, living in concord without malice, in love and peace with eager gentleness, just as our fathers, of whom we have spoken, pleased him, being humble-minded toward God the Father and Creator and toward all people.
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Summary: Summary of the letter: faith, repentance, love, self-control, and concord.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 62.2 (Lake, LCL 24:116; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-62-2).
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62.3Lake, LCL 24:116–118
καὶ ταῦτα τοσούτῳ ἥδιον ὑπεμνήσαμεν, ἐπειδὴ σαφῶς ᾔδειμεν γράφειν ἡμᾶς ἀνδράσιν πιστοῖς καὶ ἐλλογιμωτάτοις καὶ ἐγκεκυφόσιν εἰς τὰ λόγια τῆς παιδείας τοῦ θεοῦ.
kai tauta tosoutǭ hēdion hypemnēsamen, epeidē saphōs ę̄deimen graphein hēmas andrasin pistois kai ellogimōtatois kai enkekyphosin eis ta logia tēs paideias tou theou.
And we have reminded you of these things all the more gladly because we knew clearly that we were writing to men who are faithful and highly esteemed and have looked into the oracles of God's instruction.
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Summary: The Corinthians know the scriptures well.
Topics: Scripture and canon
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 62.3 (Lake, LCL 24:116–118; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-62-3).
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Chapter 63
63.1Lake, LCL 24:118
Θεμιτὸν οὖν ἐστὶν τοῖς τοιούτοις καὶ τοσούτοις ὑποδείγμασιν προσελθόντας ὑποθεῖναι τὸν τράχηλον καὶ τὸν τῆς ὑπακοῆς τόπον ἀναπληρῶσαι, ὅπως ἡσυχάσαντες τῆς ματαίας στάσεως ἐπὶ τὸν προκείμενον ἡμῖν ἐν ἀληθείᾳ σκοπὸν δίχα παντὸς μώμου καταντήσωμεν.
Themiton oun estin tois toioutois kai tosoutois hypodeigmasin proselthontas hypotheinai ton trachēlon kai ton tēs hypakoēs topon anaplērōsai, hopōs hēsychasantes tēs mataias staseōs epi ton prokeimenon hēmin en alētheią skopon dicha pantos mōmou katantēsōmen.
It is right, therefore, that we who have come to such great and numerous examples should bow our necks and take the place of obedience, so that, ceasing from the vain faction, we may attain the goal set before us in truth, free from all blame.
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Summary: Submit and end the faction.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 63.1 (Lake, LCL 24:118; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-63-1).
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63.2Lake, LCL 24:118
χαρὰν γὰρ καὶ ἀγαλλίασιν ἡμῖν παρέξετε, ἐὰν ὑπήκοοι γενόμενοι τοῖς ὑφʼ ἡμῶν γεγραμμένοις διὰ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐκκόψητε τὴν ἀθέμιτον τοῦ ζήλους ὑμῶν ὀργὴν κατὰ τὴν ἔντευξιν, ἣν ἐποιησάμεθα περὶ εἰρήνης καὶ ὁμονοίας ἐν τῇδε τῇ ἐπιστολῇ.
charan gar kai agalliasin hēmin parexete, ean hypēkooi genomenoi tois hyphʼ hēmōn gegrammenois dia tou hagiou pneumatos ekkopsēte tēn athemiton tou zēlous hymōn orgēn kata tēn enteuxin, hēn epoiēsametha peri eirēnēs kai homonoias en tę̄de tę̄ epistolę̄.
For you will give us joy and gladness if you obey what we have written through the Holy Spirit and root out the lawless anger of your jealousy, according to the appeal for peace and concord that we have made in this letter.
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Summary: Obey this letter, written through the Spirit, and end the quarrel.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): ἔντευξιν. ἣν → ἔντευξιν, ἣν.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 63.2 (Lake, LCL 24:118; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-63-2).
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63.3Lake, LCL 24:118
ἐπέμψαμεν δὲ ἄνδρας πιστοὺς καὶ σώφρονας ἀπὸ νεότητος ἀναστραφέντας ἕως γήρους ἀμέμπτως ἐν ἡμῖν, οἵτινες καὶ μάρτυρες ἔσονται μεταξὺ ὑμῶν καὶ ἡμῶν.
epempsamen de andras pistous kai sōphronas apo neotētos anastraphentas heōs gērous amemptōs en hēmin, hoitines kai martyres esontai metaxy hymōn kai hēmōn.
We have sent faithful and prudent men who have lived among us blamelessly from youth to old age, who will also be witnesses between you and us.
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Summary: Rome has sent trustworthy envoys.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 63.3 (Lake, LCL 24:118; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-63-3).
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63.4Lake, LCL 24:118
τοῦτο δὲ ἐποιήσαμεν, ἵνα εἰδῆτε, ὅτι πᾶσα ἡμῖν φροντὶς καὶ γέγονεν καὶ ἔστιν εἰς τὸ ἐν τάχει ὑμᾶς εἰρηνεῦσαι.
touto de epoiēsamen, hina eidēte, hoti pasa hēmin phrontis kai gegonen kai estin eis to en tachei hymas eirēneusai.
We have done this so that you may know that our whole concern has been and is that you may quickly be at peace.
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Summary: Rome's only concern is Corinth's peace.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing); punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): εἰδῆτε. ὅτι → εἰδῆτε, ὅτι; τὸ ὲν τάχει → τὸ ἐν τάχει.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 63.4 (Lake, LCL 24:118; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-63-4).
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Chapter 64
64.1Lake, LCL 24:118–120
Λοιπὸν ὁ παντεπόπτης θεὸς καὶ δεσπότης τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ κύριος πάσης σαρκός, ὁ ἐκλεξάμενος τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν καὶ ἡμᾶς διʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς λαὸν περιούσιον, δῴη πάσῃ ψυχῇ ἐπικεκλημένῃ τὸ μεγαλοπρεπὲς καὶ ἅγιον ὄνομα αὐτοῦ πίστιν, φόβον, εἰρήνην, ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν, ἐγκράτειαν, ἁγνείαν, σωφροσύνην, εἰς εὐαρέστησιν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦ ἀρχιερέως καὶ προστάτου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, διʼ οὗ αὐτῷ δόξα καὶ μεγαλωσύνη, κράτος καὶ τιμή, καὶ νῦν καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ἀμήν.
Loipon ho pantepoptēs theos kai despotēs tōn pneumatōn kai kyrios pasēs sarkos, ho eklexamenos ton kyrion Iēsoun Christon kai hēmas diʼ autou eis laon periousion, dǭē pasę̄ psychę̄ epikeklēmenę̄ to megaloprepes kai hagion onoma autou pistin, phobon, eirēnēn, hypomonēn kai makrothymian, enkrateian, hagneian, sōphrosynēn, eis euarestēsin tǭ onomati autou dia tou archiereōs kai prostatou hēmōn Iēsou Christou, diʼ hou autǭ doxa kai megalōsynē, kratos kai timē, kai nyn kai eis pantas tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn. amēn.
Finally, may the all-seeing God and Master of spirits and Lord of all flesh, who chose the Lord Jesus Christ and us through him to be his own special people, grant to every soul that has called upon his magnificent and holy name faith, fear, peace, patience and long-suffering, self-control, purity, and sobriety, so that they may be well pleasing to his name, through our high priest and guardian Jesus Christ, through whom be glory and majesty, might and honor to him, both now and forever and ever. Amen.
Num 16:22 (allusion, medium confidence) · Num 27:16 (allusion, medium confidence) · Heb 12:9 (echo, medium confidence) · Deut 14:2 (allusion, medium confidence) · Titus 2:14 (echo, medium confidence)
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Summary: A closing blessing through Christ the high priest.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong accent; missing full stop); digitization slip against Lake's printed text (wrong breathing)): ό ἐκλεξάμενος → ὁ ἐκλεξάμενος; τοῦς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων ἀμήν → τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ἀμήν.
Topics: Prayer, Christology
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 64.1 (Lake, LCL 24:118–120; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-64-1).
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Chapter 65
65.1Lake, LCL 24:120
Τοὺς δὲ ἀπεσταλμένους ἀφʼ ἡμῶν Κλαύδιον Ἔφηβον καὶ Οὐαλέριον Βίτωνα σὺν καὶ Φορτουνάτῳ ἐν εἰρήνῃ μετὰ χαρᾶς ἐν τάχει ἀναπέμψατε πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ὅπως θᾶττον τὴν εὐκταίαν καὶ ἐπιποθήτην ἡμῖν εἰρήνην καὶ ὁμόνοιαν ἀπαγγέλλωσιν, εἰς τὸ τάχιον καὶ ἡμᾶς χαρῆναι περὶ τῆς εὐσταθείας ὑμῶν.
Tous de apestalmenous aphʼ hēmōn Klaudion Ephēbon kai Oualerion Bitōna syn kai Phortounatǭ en eirēnę̄ meta charas en tachei anapempsate pros hēmas, hopōs thatton tēn euktaian kai epipothētēn hēmin eirēnēn kai homonoian apangellōsin, eis to tachion kai hēmas charēnai peri tēs eustatheias hymōn.
Send back to us quickly, in peace and with joy, our envoys Claudius Ephebus and Valerius Bito, together with Fortunatus, so that they may report the sooner the peace and concord we pray and long for, so that we too may the more quickly rejoice over your good order.
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Summary: Send back the Roman envoys with news of peace.
- The names Claudius and Valerius suggest freedmen of the imperial household. Fortunatus may be the Corinthian named in 1 Cor 16:17.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 65.1 (Lake, LCL 24:120; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-65-1).
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65.2Lake, LCL 24:120
Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεθʼ ὑμῶν καὶ μετὰ πάντων πανταχῆ τῶν κεκλημένων ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ διʼ αὐτοῦ, διʼ οὗ αὐτῷ δόξα, τιμή, κράτος καὶ μεγαλωσύνη, θρόνος αἰώνιος, ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ἀμήν. Ἐπιστολὴ τῶν Ῥωμαίων πρὸς τοὺς Κορινθίους.
Hē charis tou kyriou hēmōn Iēsou Christou methʼ hymōn kai meta pantōn pantachē tōn keklēmenōn hypo tou theou diʼ autou, diʼ hou autǭ doxa, timē, kratos kai megalōsynē, thronos aiōnios, apo tōn aiōnōn eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn. amēn. Epistolē tōn Rhōmaiōn pros tous Korinthious.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and with all everywhere who have been called by God through him, through whom be glory, honor, might and majesty, an eternal throne, to him, from the ages to the ages of ages. Amen. [The letter of the Romans to the Corinthians.]
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
Rom 16:20 (echo, medium confidence) · 1 Cor 16:23 (echo, medium confidence)
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Summary: Final blessing and doxology.
- The last line is the closing title in the manuscript.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (punctuation slip in the digital text (the sentence continues)): διʼ αὐτοῦ. διʼ οὗ → διʼ αὐτοῦ, διʼ οὗ.
Cite (SBL): 1 Clem. 65.2 (Lake, LCL 24:120; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53-1/#p-65-2).
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