# 1 Clement 9.4

- 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 24:22–24; 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/9/4/

Summary: Noah's faithfulness saved the creatures in the ark.

## Greek text

Νῶε πιστὸς εὑρεθεὶς διὰ τῆς λειτουργίας αὐτοῦ παλιγγενεσίαν κόσμῳ ἐκήρυξεν, καὶ διέσωσεν διʼ αὐτοῦ ὁ δεσπότης τὰ εἰσελθόντα ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ ζῶα εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν.

## English translation (Claude)

Noah, being found faithful, preached a new birth to the world through his ministry, and through him the Master saved the living creatures that entered the ark in concord.

## Scripture references

- Gen 6:9: echo, medium confidence
- Heb 11:7: echo, medium confidence
- 2 Pet 2:5: echo, medium confidence

## Translation notes

- “A new birth” (παλιγγενεσίαν): the world's renewal after the flood.

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 9.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/9/4/).