# Epistle of Barnabas 9.2

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [Epistle of Barnabas](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/) (*Epistula Barnabae*)
- Date: ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:370; 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/9/2/

Summary: The prophets call Israel to hear the Lord's Servant.

## Greek text

καὶ πάλιν λέγει Ἄκουε Ἰσραήλ. ὅτι τάδε λέγει κύριος ὁ θεός σου. καὶ πάλιν τὸ πνεῦμα κυρίου προφητεύει· Τίς ἐστιν ὁ θέλων ζῆσαι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα; ἀκοῇ ἀκουσάτω τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ παιδός μου.

## English translation (Claude)

And again he says, “Hear, O Israel, for thus says the Lord your God.” And again the Spirit of the Lord prophesies, “Who is the one who wishes to live forever? Let him listen closely to the voice of my Servant.”

## Scripture references

- Jer 7:2: allusion, medium confidence
- Deut 6:4: echo, medium confidence
- Ps 34:12 (33:13 LXX): allusion, medium confidence
- Isa 50:10: allusion, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Barn. 9.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/9/2/).