# 2 Clement 15.3

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:152; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 128–161 (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/2-clement/15/3/

Summary: God promises: while you are still speaking, I am here.

## Greek text

ἐμμείνωμεν οὖν ἐφʼ οἷς ἐπιστεύσαμεν δίκαιοι καὶ ὅσιοι, ἵνα μετὰ παρρησίας αἰτῶμεν τὸν θεὸν τὸν λέγοντα· Ἔτι λαλοῦντός σου ἐρῶ· ἰδοὺ πάρειμι.

## English translation (Claude)

Let us, then, remain righteous and holy in what we have believed, so that we may ask with confidence of God, who says, “While you are still speaking I will say, ‘Behold, here I am.’”

## Scripture references

- Isa 58:9: quotation, high confidence
- Isa 65:24: echo, low confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 15.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/15/3/).