Sophia Scriptura

2 Clement 19.1

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

Summary: The preacher reads an appeal after the scripture reading: repent with the whole heart.

Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:158–160

Ὥστε, ἀδελφοὶ καὶ ἀδελφαί, μετὰ τὸν θεὸν τῆς ἀληθείας ἀναγινώσκω ὑμῖν ἔντευξιν εἰς τὸ προσέχειν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις, ἵνα καὶ ἑαυτοὺς σώσητε καὶ τὸν ἀναγινώσκοντα ἐν ὑμῖν. μισθὸν γὰρ αἰτῶ ὑμᾶς τὸ μετανοῆσαι ἐξ ὅλης καρδίας, σωτηρίαν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ζωὴν διδόντας. τοῦτο γὰρ ποιήσαντες σκοπὸν πᾶσιν τοῖς νέοις θήσομεν, τοῖς βουλομένοις περὶ τὴν εὐσέβειαν καὶ τὴν χρηστότητα τοῦ θεοῦ φιλοπονεῖν.

English · Claude translation

So, brothers and sisters, after the God of truth, I am reading you an appeal to pay attention to what has been written, so that you may save both yourselves and the one who reads among you. For as my reward I ask you to repent with your whole heart, giving yourselves salvation and life. For by doing this we shall set a goal for all the young who wish to labor for godliness and the goodness of God.

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Source
Lake, LCL 24:158–160 · 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
Scripture and canon

Notes

Translation notes

  • “After the God of truth”: probably after the scripture has been read (the voice of God); the sermon was read aloud after the reading in worship. Many scholars think chapters 19–20 were added by a later hand.

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2 Clem. 19.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/19/1/).

Plain text
2 Clem. 19.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/19/1/).

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