2 Clement 15.5

Anonymous · 2 Clement · ca. 100–150 · place unknown · Read in context

Summary: Do not miss such good things; the same words bring joy or condemnation.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:152–154

τοσαύτης οὖν χρηστότητος μεταλαμβάνοντες μὴ φθονήσωμεν ἑαυτοῖς τυχεῖν τοσούτων ἀγαθῶν. ὅσην γὰρ ἡδονὴν ἔχει τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα τοῖς ποιήσασιν αὐτά, τοσαύτην κατάκρισιν ἔχει τοῖς παρακούσασιν.

English · Claude translation

Since, then, we share in such great kindness, let us not begrudge ourselves the obtaining of such great good things. For as great as the pleasure these words bring to those who have done them, so great is the condemnation they bring to those who have disobeyed.

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Source: Lake, LCL 24:152–154 · 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 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.

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2 Clem. 15.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/15/5/).

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2 Clem. 15.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/15/5/).

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