# 2 Clement 9.5

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:142; 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/9/5/

Summary: Christ became flesh; so we will be rewarded in the flesh.

## Greek text

εἰ Χριστός, ὁ κύριος ὁ σώσας ἡμᾶς, ὢν μὲν τὸ πρῶτον πνεῦμα, ἐγένετο σὰρξ καὶ οὕτως ἡμᾶς ἐκάλεσεν· οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ σαρκὶ ἀποληψόμεθα τὸν μισθόν.

## English translation (Claude)

If Christ, the Lord who saved us, being first spirit, became flesh and so called us, so also we shall receive our reward in this flesh.

## Scripture references

- John 1:14: echo, medium confidence

## Translation notes

- “Being first spirit, became flesh”: the preacher's way of speaking of the incarnation; compare John 1:14.

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 9.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/9/5/).