# 2 Clement 4.2

- 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/4/2/

Summary: Not all who say “Lord, Lord” will be saved.

## Greek text

λέγει γάρ· Οὐ πᾶς ὁ λέγων μοι· Κύριε, κύριε, σωθήσεται, ἀλλʼ ὁ ποιῶν τὴν δικαιοσύνην.

## English translation (Claude)

For he says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will be saved, but the one who does righteousness.”

## Scripture references

- Matt 7:21: quotation, high confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 4.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/4/2/).