# 2 Clement 3.2

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:132; 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/3/2/

Summary: Christ will confess those who confess him.

## Greek text

λέγει δὲ καὶ αὐτός· Τὸν ὁμολογήσαντά με ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὁμολογήσω αὐτὸν ἐνώπιον τοῦ πατρός μου.

## English translation (Claude)

And he himself also says, “Whoever confesses me before men, I will confess him before my Father.”

## Scripture references

- Matt 10:32: quotation, high confidence
- Luke 12:8: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 3.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/3/2/).