2 Clement 16.2

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

Summary: Master evil desires, and share in the mercy of Jesus.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:154

ἐὰν γὰρ ταῖς ἡδυπαθείαις ταύταις ἀποταξώμεθα καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν ἡμῶν νικήσωμεν ἐν τῷ μὴ ποιεῖν τὰς ἐπιθυμίας αὐτῆς τὰς πονηράς, μεταληψόμεθα τοῦ ἐλέους Ἰησοῦ.

English · Claude translation

For if we renounce these pleasures and master our soul by not doing its evil desires, we shall share in the mercy of Jesus.

About this passage

Source: Lake, LCL 24:154 · 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.
Topics: Ethics

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2 Clem. 16.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/16/2/).

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2 Clem. 16.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/16/2/).

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