# Epistle of Barnabas 21.3

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [Epistle of Barnabas](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/) (*Epistula Barnabae*)
- Date: ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:408; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 340–407 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published 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/barnabas/21/3/

Summary: The day of the Lord and his reward is near.

## Greek text

ἐγγὺς ἡ ἡμέρα ἐν ᾗ συναπολεῖται πάντα τῷ πονηρῷ· ἐγγὺς ὁ κύριος καὶ ὁ μισθὸς αὐτοῦ.

## English translation (Claude)

The day is near when everything will perish together with the evil one; the Lord and his reward are near.

## Scripture references

- Isa 40:10: echo, medium confidence
- Rev 22:12: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Barn. 21.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/21/3/).