# Apostolic Constitutions - Author: Anonymous - Latin title: *Constitutiones Apostolorum* - Date: ca. 380 (approximate) - Source: F. X. Funk, Didascalia et Constitutiones Apostolorum, vol. 1 (Paderborn: Schoeningh, 1905) - Translation: Claude, from the original text, unless a passage says otherwise; each passage below gives the translator - Editions and translations: Marcel Metzger, Les Constitutions apostoliques, SC 320, 329, 336 (Paris, 1985-1987) - Work page: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/ - Passages: 1243 ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.0.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-0-1 - Source: Funk 1:3–5 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles greet the Gentile believers, describe the church as God’s planting, and call them to hear holy teaching. ### Greek text Οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι πᾶσι τοῖς ἐξ ἐθνῶν πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ τοῦ παντοκράτορος θεοῦ διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πληθυνθείη ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ. Θεοῦ φυτεία ἡ καθολικὴ ἐκκλησία καὶ ἀμπελὼν αὐτοῦ ἐκλεκτός, οἱ πεπιστευκότες εἰς τὴν ἀπλανῆ θεοσέβειαν αὐτοῦ, οἱ τὴν αἰώνιον καρπούμενοι διὰ πίστεως βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ, δύναμιν αὐτοῦ εἰληφότες καὶ μετουσίαν ἁγίου πνεύματος, ὡπλισμένοι διὰ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἐνστερνισμένοι τὸν φόβον αὐτοῦ, ῥαντίσματος μέτοχοι τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ἀθῴου αἵματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, οἱ παρρησίαν εἰληφότες τὸν παντοκράτορα θεὸν πατέρα καλεῖν, συγκληρονόμοι καὶ συμμέτοχοι τοῦ ἠγαπημένου παιδὸς αὐτοῦ" ἀκούσατε διδασκαλίαν ἱεράν, οἱ ἀντεχόμενοι τῆς ἐπαγγελίας αὐτοῦ ἐκ προστάγματος τοῦ σωτῆρος, ὁμοστοίχως ταῖς ἐνδόξοις φθογγαῖς αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) The apostles and the presbyters to all who from among the Gentiles have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace from the almighty God through our Lord Jesus Christ be multiplied in the knowledge of him. The catholic church is God’s planting and his chosen vineyard: those who have believed in his unerring religion, who by faith reap the fruit of his eternal kingdom, who have received his power and a share in the Holy Spirit, who are armed through Jesus and have taken his fear into their hearts, who share in the sprinkling of the precious and innocent blood of Christ, who have received boldness to call the almighty God Father, fellow heirs and sharers with his beloved Child. Hear holy teaching, you who hold fast to his promise, given at the command of the Saviour and in agreement with his glorious words. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 1:2: allusion, high confidence - 2 Pet 1:2: allusion, medium confidence - Isa 5:7: allusion, medium confidence - Isa 61:3: allusion, low confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. Apost. 0 (Didascalia Apostolorum): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s numbering: this greeting precedes chapter 1. The greeting echoes 1 Pet 1:2 and 2 Pet 1:2; “planting” and “vineyard” recall Isa 5:7 and 61:3. The Didascalia opens similarly (Didasc. 1, inscription). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.0.1 (Funk 1:3–5; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-0-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:5 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers are to do everything in obedience to God, since whoever pursues lawlessness is reckoned a lawless nation. ### Greek text Φυλάσσεσθε, οἱ θεοῦ υἱοί, πάντα εἰς ὑπακοὴν θεοῦ πράσσειν, καὶ γίνεσθε εὐάρεστοι ἐν πᾶσι κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν" ἐὰν γάρ τις ἀνομίαν μεταδιώκῃ καὶ τὰ ἐναντία τῷ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ ποιῇ, ὡς παράνομον ἔθνος τῷ θεῷ ὃ τοιοῦτος λογισθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) Take care, sons of God, to do everything in obedience to God, and be well-pleasing in all things to the Lord our God. For if anyone pursues lawlessness and does what is contrary to the will of God, such a one will be reckoned by God as a lawless nation. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. Apost. 1 (Didascalia Apostolorum): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Books 1–6 of the Constitutions rework the Didascalia; book 1 reworks Didascalia book 1 (the chapter divisions of the two works do not always coincide). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.1 (Funk 1:5; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:5 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The tenth commandment is quoted against greed and injustice. ### Greek text ἀπέχεσθε οὖν πάσης πλεονεξίας καὶ ἀδικίας" καὶ γὰρ ἐν τῷ Νόμῳ γέγραπται" ,,Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου οὐδὲ τὸν ἀγρὸν αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ τὸν παῖδα αὐτοῦ οὔτε τὴν παιδίσκην αὐτοῦ οὔτε τοῦ βοὸς αὐτοῦ οὔτε τοῦ ὑποζυγίου αὐτοῦ οὔτε ὅσα τοῦ πλησίον σου ἐστίν“, ὅτι ἡ πᾶσα τούτων ἐπιθυμία ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ὑπάρχει. ### English translation (Claude) Abstain therefore from all greed and injustice. For it is written in the Law: “You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, nor his field, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his beast of burden, nor anything that is your neighbour’s.” For every desire for these things comes from the evil one. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:17: quotation, high confidence - Deut 5:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:17; Deut 5:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.2 (Funk 1:5; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-3 - Source: Funk 1:5 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Coveting a neighbour’s wife or servants is already adultery and theft in the mind. ### Greek text ὃ γὰρ ἐπιθυμήσας τὴν γυναῖκα ἢ τὸν παῖδα ἢ τὴν παιδίσκην τοῦ πλησίον ἤδη κατὰ διάνοιαν μοιχὸς καὶ κλέπτης ἐστίν, ἐὰν μὴ μεταγνῷ, καὶ κέκριται ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας" ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) For one who has coveted his neighbour’s wife or manservant or maidservant is already, in his mind, an adulterer and a thief, unless he repents; and he has been judged by our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.3 (Funk 1:5; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-4 - Source: Funk 1:5–7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ’s word on looking with desire shows that he confirms and fulfils the Decalogue, which he himself spoke through Moses. ### Greek text λέγει γὰρ ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ, ἀνακεφαλαιούμενος καὶ στηρίζων καὶ πληρῶν τὴν δεκάλογον τοῦ Νόμου, ,,(ὅτι ἐν τῷ Νόμῳ γέγραπται" Οὐ μοιχεύσεις" ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν", τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἐν τῷ Νόμῳ τῷ διὰ Μωϋσέως ἐγὼ ἐλάλησα, νῦν δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς ὑμῖν λέγω" ,, Πᾶς, ὅστις ἐμβλέψει εἰς τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτήν, ἤδη ἐμοίχευσεν αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ“. οὕτως ἐκρίθη μοιχὸς κατ᾽ ἔννοιαν ὃ ἐπιθυμήσας. ### English translation (Claude) For he says in the Gospel, summing up, confirming and fulfilling the ten commandments of the Law: “It is written in the Law, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ but I say to you” — that is, in the Law given through Moses it was I who spoke, but now I myself say to you — “everyone who looks at his neighbour’s wife so as to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” So the one who has desired is judged an adulterer in intention. ### Scripture references - Matt 5:27–28: quotation, high confidence - Exod 20:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:27–28, with “his neighbour’s wife” for “a woman”. The inserted comment makes Christ the speaker of the Law given through Moses. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.4 (Funk 1:5–7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-5 - Source: Funk 1:7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Coveting a neighbour’s animals or field leads to theft and fraud, as the prophet and Moses warn. ### Greek text ὃ δὲ τὸν βοῦν ἢ τὸν ὄνον ἐπιθυμήσας οὐχ ἐπὶ τῷ κλέψαι καὶ ἰδιοποιήσασθαι ἢ καὶ ἀπαγαγεῖν αὐτὰ διανοεῖται; ἢ ὃ τὸν ἀγρὸν πάλιν ἐπιθυμήσας καὶ ἐπιμείνας τῇ τοιᾷδε διαθέσει οὐ πονηρεύεται, ὅπως ὁρογλυφήσας ἀναγκάσῃ τὸν ἔχοντα τοῦ μηδενὸς ἀποδόσθαι αὐτῷ; φησὶν γάρ που ὃ προφήτης" ,,Οὐαὶ οἱ συνάπτοντες οἰκίαν πρὸς οἰκίαν καὶ ἀγρὸν πρὸς ἀγρὸν ἐγγίζοντες, ἵνα τοῦ πλησίον ἀφέλωνταί τι. διὸ λέγει. ,, Μὴ οἰκήσετε μόνοι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; ἠχούσθη γὰρ εἰς τὰ ὦτα κυρίου Σαβαὼθʼ ταῦτα“. καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ· Ἐπικατάρατος ὃ μετατιθεὶς ὅρια τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐρεῖ πᾶς ὃ λαός" Γένοιτο, γένοιτο“. διό φησιν ὁ Μωσῆς" ,,Οὐ μετακινήσεις ὅρια τοῦ πλησίον σου, ἃ ἔθεντο οἱ πατέρες σου“. ### English translation (Claude) And does not the one who has desired the ox or the ass intend to steal them and make them his own, or to drive them off? Or again, does not the one who has desired the field, and persists in that disposition, plot wickedly, so that by moving the boundary marks he may force the owner to sell it to him for nothing? For the prophet says somewhere: “Woe to those who join house to house and bring field near to field, so as to take away something of their neighbour’s. Will you dwell alone on the earth? For these things have been heard in the ears of the Lord of hosts.” And elsewhere: “Cursed is he who moves his neighbour’s boundaries, and all the people shall say, So be it, so be it.” Therefore Moses says: “You shall not move your neighbour’s boundaries, which your fathers set.” ### Scripture references - Isa 5:8–9: quotation, high confidence - Deut 27:17: quotation, high confidence - Deut 19:14: quotation, high confidence - Prov 22:28: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 5:8–9; Deut 27:17; Deut 19:14 (with Prov 22:28). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.5 (Funk 1:7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-6 - Source: Funk 1:7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God’s judgments follow those who covet. ### Greek text διὰ ταῦτα οὖν φόβοι, θάνατοι, δικαστήρια, καταδίκαι παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῖς τοιούτοις ἐπακολουθοῦσι. ### English translation (Claude) For these reasons, then, terrors, deaths, tribunals and condemnations from God follow such people. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.6 (Funk 1:7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-7 - Source: Funk 1:7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The one law for the obedient is the negative golden rule. ### Greek text τοῖς δὲ ὑπηκόοις θεῷ ἀνθρώποις εἷς νόμος θεοῦ ἁπλοῦς, ἀληθής, ζῶν οὗτος ἐνυπάρχει· Ὃ σὺ μισεῖς ὑφ᾽ ἑτέρου σοὶ γενέσθαι, σὺ ἄλλῳ οὐ ποιήσεις“. ### English translation (Claude) But for those who obey God there is one law of God, simple, true and living, which is this: “What you hate to have done to you by another, you shall not do to another.” ### Scripture references - Matt 7:12: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Tob 4:15 (Tobit): allusion, medium confidence - Did. 1.2 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The negative golden rule, as in Tob 4:15 and Did. 1.2; cf. Matt 7:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.7 (Funk 1:7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-8 - Source: Funk 1:7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As one would not want one’s wife looked at with lust, one must not look so at another’s. ### Greek text οὐ βούλει τῇ γυναικί σού τινα ἐμβλέψαι κακῶς εἰς διαφθορὰν αὐτῆς" μηδὲ σὺ τῇ τοῦ πλησίον σου γυναικὶ κακοήθως ἀτενίσῃς. ### English translation (Claude) You do not want anyone to look at your wife with evil intent to corrupt her; so neither shall you gaze maliciously at your neighbour’s wife. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.8 (Funk 1:7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-9 - Source: Funk 1:7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The golden rule applied to theft. ### Greek text οὐ βούλει σου τὸ ἱμάτιον ἀρθῆναι" μηδὲ σὺ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου ἄρῃς. ### English translation (Claude) You do not want your garment taken away; so neither shall you take another’s. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.9 (Funk 1:7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.1.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-10 - Source: Funk 1:7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The golden rule applied to violence and insult. ### Greek text οὐ θέλεις πληγῆναι, λοιδορηθῆναι, ὑβρισθῆναι" μηδὲ σὺ ἄλλῳ ταῦτα διαθῆς. ### English translation (Claude) You do not wish to be struck, reviled, or insulted; so neither shall you do these things to another. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.1.10 (Funk 1:7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-1-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:7 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must bless those who curse them. ### Greek text Ἀλλὰ καταρᾶταί σοί τις; σὺ εὐλόγησον αὐτόν, ὅτι γέγραπται ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ τῶν Ἀριθμῶν" ,,Ὁ εὐλογῶν σε εὐλόγηται, καὶ ὃ καταρώμενός σε κεκατήραται“. ὁμοίως καὶ ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ γέγραπται: ,Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμᾶς“. ### English translation (Claude) But does someone curse you? Bless him, for it is written in the book of Numbers: “He who blesses you is blessed, and he who curses you is cursed.” Likewise it is written also in the Gospel: “Bless those who curse you.” ### Scripture references - Num 24:9: quotation, high confidence - Luke 6:28: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 24:9; Luke 6:28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.2.1 (Funk 1:7; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:7–9 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The wronged must not retaliate but wait for the Lord. ### Greek text ἀδικούμενοι μὴ ἀνταδικήσητε, ἀλλ᾽ ὑπομείνατε, ὅτι λέγει ἡ γραφή" ,,Μὴ εἴπῃς" τίσομαι τὸν ἐχθρόν μου ἅ με ἠδίκησεν, ἀλλ ὑπόμεινον, ἵνα σοι βοηθήσῃ ὃ κύριος καὶ ἐκδικίαν ἐπαγάγῃ τῷ ἀδικοῦντί σε“. ### English translation (Claude) When wronged, do not wrong in return, but endure, for the Scripture says: “Do not say, I will take vengeance on my enemy for the wrong he did me; but endure, so that the Lord may help you and bring vengeance on the one who wrongs you.” ### Scripture references - Prov 20:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 20:22 (LXX 20:9c), freely quoted. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.2.2 (Funk 1:7–9; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.2.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-3 - Source: Funk 1:9 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ’s command to love enemies is quoted. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ πάλιν ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ λέγει· Ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς, καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς καὶ διωκόντων" καὶ ἔσεσθε υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ὅτι τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλει ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους“. ### English translation (Claude) For again in the Gospel he says: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, and you will be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on the wicked and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:44–45: quotation, high confidence - Luke 6:27–28: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:44–45 with Luke 6:27–28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.2.3 (Funk 1:9; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.2.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-4 - Source: Funk 1:9 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Keeping these commands makes believers children of light. ### Greek text προσέχωμεν οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, ταῖς ἐντολαῖς ταύταις, ἵνα, τέκνα φωτὸς“ εὑρεθῶμεν πράσσοντες αὐτάς. ### English translation (Claude) Let us therefore pay heed to these commandments, beloved, so that we may be found children of light by doing them. ### Scripture references - Eph 5:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “Children of light”: Eph 5:8; Luke 16:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.2.4 (Funk 1:9; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-2-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-1 - Source: Funk 1:9 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must bear with one another. ### Greek text Βαστάζετε οὖν, οἱ δοῦλοι καὶ υἱοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀλλήλους" ### English translation (Claude) Bear with one another, therefore, you servants and sons of God: ### Scripture references - Gal 6:2: allusion, low confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.1 (Funk 1:9; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-2 - Source: Funk 1:9 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A husband should seek to please his own wife only and not adorn himself to attract other women. ### Greek text ὃ μὲν ἀνὴρ τὴν γυναῖκα, μὴ ὑπερήφανος μηδὲ ἀλαζών, ἀλλ εὔσπλαγχνος, εὐμετάδοτος, τῇ ἰδίᾳ γυναικὶ μόνον βουλόμενος ἀρέσκειν καὶ ταύτην κολακεύειν ἐντίμως, σπουδάζων καταθύμιος εἶναι αὐτῇ, μὴ καλλωπιζόμενος εἰς τὸ ἀγρευθῆναί τινα ἑτέραν ἐπὶ σοί. ### English translation (Claude) the husband his wife, not proud or boastful, but tender-hearted and generous, wishing to please his own wife alone and to cherish her with honour, eager to be agreeable to her; not adorning yourself so as to ensnare some other woman into desire for you. ### Translation notes - “(III)” before μὴ καλλωπιζόμενος is the older chapter number (chapter 3 in Cotelier’s division, followed by ANF), removed with the OCR slips. The address shifts from “the husband” to “you”, as in the Greek. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.2 (Funk 1:9; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-3 - Source: Funk 1:9 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If a man yields to a woman he has attracted, eternal death follows. ### Greek text εἴτε γὰρ ἀναγκασθεὶς ὑπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἁμαρτήσεις εἰς αὐτήν, θάνατος παρὰ θεοῦ ἐπελεύσεταί σοι αἰώνιος ἐν αἰσθήσει πικρῶς κολαζομένῳʼ ### English translation (Claude) For if, compelled by her, you sin with her, eternal death from God will come upon you, and you will be bitterly punished in full awareness. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.3 (Funk 1:9; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-4 - Source: Funk 1:9 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even a man who refuses has sinned by having attracted the woman through his adornment. ### Greek text εἴτε μὴ ποιήσεις τὸ μύσος, ἀλλ᾽ ἀποσεισάμενος αὐτὴν ἀρνήσῃ αὐτό, καὶ τοῦτο ἥμαρτες, εἰ καὶ μὴ ἐπίσης, μόνον δὲ τὸ διὰ τοῦ καλλωπισμοῦ σου παγιδεῦσαι γυναῖκα εἰς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαί σου" ἐποίησας γὰρ τὴν τοῦτο παθοῦσαν διὰ τῆς ὀρέξεως μοιχευθῆναι ἐπὶ σοί. ### English translation (Claude) Or if you do not commit the abomination, but shake her off and refuse it, even so you have sinned, though not equally, if only in this, that by your adornment you ensnared a woman into desiring you; for you made the woman who suffered this commit adultery over you through her craving. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.4 (Funk 1:9; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-5 - Source: Funk 1:9–11 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The man who did not yield will find mercy, since he obeyed the commandments against adultery and coveting. ### Greek text Ἀλλ’ οὐχ οὕτως αἴτιος ὑπάρχεις διὰ τὸ μὴ προσαποστεῖλαί σε τῇ ἐπὶ σὲ πεπαγιδευμένῃ" οὐ γὰρ σὺ ἐπεθύμησας αὐτῆς" μὴ συνεπιδιδοὺς δὲ αὐτῇ ἑαυτὸν ἐλεηθήσῃ ὑπὸ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ εἰπόντος ,,Οὐ μοιχεύσεις“, καί" ,,Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις“. ### English translation (Claude) Yet you are not so much to blame, since you did not send messages to the woman ensnared by you; for it was not you who desired her. And since you did not give yourself up to her, you will find mercy from the Lord God, who said, “You shall not commit adultery,” and “You shall not covet.” ### Scripture references - Exod 20:14: quotation, high confidence - Exod 20:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:14, 17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.5 (Funk 1:9–11; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-6 - Source: Funk 1:11 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A man whose adornment caused a woman to stumble shares guilt for her sin and inherits the woe on those who cause stumbling. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ ἐκείνη θεασαμένη σε ἢ ἀκαίρως σοι συναντήσασα ἐπλήγη τὴν διάνοιαν καὶ προσέπεμψέν σοι, σὺ δὲ ὡς θεοσεβὴς ἠρνήσω αὐτὴν ἀπέσχου τε καὶ οὐχ ἥμαρτες εἰς αὐτήν, ἐκείνη μέντοι τὴν καρδίαν ἐτραυματίσθη, εὐμόρφου νεωτέρου ὑπἄρχοντός σου καὶ κεκαλλωπισμένου, ὥστε ἐρασθῆναί σου, ἔνοχος εὑρίσκῃ σὺ τοῦ ἐκείνης παραπτώματος, ὡς αἴτιος αὐτῇ σκανδάλου γενόμενος καὶ τοῦ ,,οὐαὶ κληρονόμος. ### English translation (Claude) For if she, having seen you or met you at an unsuitable time, was struck in mind and sent to you, and you as a God-fearing man refused her and kept away and did not sin with her, yet she was wounded in her heart because you are a handsome young man and adorned, so that she fell in love with you, you are found guilty of her transgression, as having become a cause of stumbling to her, and an heir of the “woe.” ### Scripture references - Matt 18:7: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The “woe” is that of Matt 18:7 on the one through whom stumbling comes. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.6 (Funk 1:11; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-7 - Source: Funk 1:11 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One must pray to be kept from harm and seek to please God, not people. ### Greek text διὸ δεήθητι κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅπως μηδέν σοι διὰ τούτου κακὸν στηριχθῇ. οὐ γὰρ ἀνθρώποις σε χρὴ ἀρέσκειν εἰς ἁμαρτίαν, ἀλλὰ θεῷ εἰς ὁσιότητα, ζωῆς τε καὶ ἀναπαύσεως τῆς αἰωνίου ἀντέχεσθαι. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore pray to the Lord God that no evil may become fixed upon you through this. For you must not please people unto sin, but God unto holiness, and hold fast to the life and rest that are eternal. ### Scripture references - Gal 1:10: allusion, low confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.7 (Funk 1:11; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-8 - Source: Funk 1:11 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Men must not enhance their natural beauty, but keep their hair cut short and avoid perfume. ### Greek text τὸ ὑπὸ τῆς φύσεώς σοι δεδομένον ἐκ θεοῦ κάλλος μὴ προσεπικαλλώπιζε, ἀλλὰ ταπεινοφρόνως μετρίασον αὐτὸ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους, οὕτως τὴν τρίχα σου τῆς κόμης μὴ παρατρέφων, μᾶλλον δὲ συγκόπτων καὶ καθαιρῶν αὐτήν, ἵνα μὴ κατακνιζομένου σου καὶ ἄσκυλτον τηροῦντος τὴν κεφαλὴν ἢ καταμεμυρισμένου σου ἐπαγάγῃς σεαυτῷ τὰς οὕτως ἀγρευομένας ἢ ἀγρευούσας γυναῖκας. ### English translation (Claude) Do not add further adornment to the beauty given you by God through nature, but in humility of mind moderate it before people. So do not let the hair of your head grow long, but rather cut it short and trim it, lest, by combing it and keeping your head unruffled or anointing it with perfume, you draw upon yourself women who are caught or who go out to catch in this way. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.8 (Funk 1:11; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.3.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-9 - Source: Funk 1:11–13 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Men must avoid luxurious dress, rings, styled or dyed hair, and shaving the beard, since the Law forbids them and God hates them. ### Greek text μηδὲ ἐπιτετηδευμένῃ σοὶ τῇ ἐσθῆτε χρήσῃ εἰς ἀπάτην, μηδὲ ἀναξυρίδας ἢ χρηπῖδάς σου τοῖς ποσὶ κακοτέχνως ὑπορράψῃς, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῆς σεμνότητος καὶ τῆς χρείας μόνον" μηδὲ χρυσήλατον σφενδόνην τοῖς δακτύλοις σου περιθῇς, ὅτι ταῦτα πάντα ἑταιρισμοῦ τεκμήρια ὑπάρχει, ἅπερ παρὰ τὸ προσῆκον ἐπιτηδεύων οὐ ποιήσεις δικαίως. 10. πιστῷ γάρ σοι ὄντι καὶ ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔξεστίν σοι τρέφειν τὰς τρίχας τῆς κεφαλῆς καὶ ποιεῖν σιόθην, ὅ ἐστιν σπατάλιον, ἢ ἀπόχυμα ἢ μεριστὴν τηρεῖν᾽ οὐδὲ μὴν ὀγκοποιεῖν διαξαίνειν τε καὶ πλάσσοντα οὔλην διατιθεῖν ἢ ξανθοποιεῖν αὐτήν, ἐπείπερ καὶ ὁ νόμος ἀπαγορεύει φάσκων ἐν τῷ Δευτερονομίῳ· Οὐ ποιήσετε ὑμῖν σισόην οὐδὲ ἀναξυρίδας“. 11. χρὴ δὲ οὐδὲ γενείου τρίχα διαφθείρειν καὶ τὴν μορφὴν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παρὰ φύσιν ἐξαλλάσσειν᾽ ,,Οὐκ ἀπομαδαρώσετε“ γάρ, φησὶν ὁ Νόμος, ,,τοὺς πώγωνας ὑμῶν“. τοῦτο γὰρ γυναιξὶν εὐπρεπὲς ὁ κτίσας ἐποίησεν θεός, ἀνδράσι δὲ ἀνάρμοστον ἐδικαίωσεν" σὺ δὲ ταῦτα ποιῶν διὰ ἀρέσκειαν ἐναντιούμενος τῷ νόμῳ, βδελυκτός γενήσῃ παρὰ θεῷ τῷ κτίσαντί σε κατ᾽ εἰκόνα ἑαυτοῦ. 12. ἐὰν οὖν θέλῃς θεῷ ἀρέσκειν, ἀπόσχου πάντων ὧν μισεῖ αὐτός, καὶ μηδὲν πρᾶσσε τῶν αὐτῷ ἀπαρεσκόντων. ### English translation (Claude) Nor shall you use studied dress to deceive; nor craftily stitch trousers or shoes for your feet, but only what is decent and needed; nor put a gold ring on your fingers, for all these are marks of harlotry, and if you cultivate them beyond what is fitting you will not act justly. [10] For since you are a believer and a man of God, it is not permitted to you to let the hair of your head grow, and to make a sisoē, that is, a love-lock, or to keep a fringe or a parting; nor to make it bushy, combing it out and arranging it in curls, or to dye it fair, since the Law too forbids it, saying in Deuteronomy: “You shall not make yourselves a sisoē nor trousers.” [11] Nor must you spoil the hair of the beard and change the form of man against nature: “You shall not shave,” says the Law, “your beards.” For God who made us made this becoming for women, but judged it unbecoming for men. If you do these things to please, opposing the Law, you will be abominable before God, who created you after his own image. [12] If, then, you wish to please God, abstain from all that he hates, and do nothing that displeases him. ### Scripture references - Lev 19:27: quotation, medium confidence - Deut 22:5: allusion, low confidence - Gen 1:27: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 10–12 sit inside this staged ref because the OCR lost their numerals; they are marked [10]–[12]. The hair terms (σισόη, σπατάλιον, ἀπόχυμα, μεριστή) are uncertain; “love-lock” renders the author’s own gloss. The quotations combine Lev 19:27 (LXX) and Deut 22:5 loosely; the text names Deuteronomy. “After his own image”: Gen 1:27. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.3.9 (Funk 1:11–13; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-3-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.4.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-4-1 - Source: Funk 1:13 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers should not roam the streets prying, but work at their trade and meditate on Christ’s words. ### Greek text Οὐκ ἔσῃ ὡς πετόμενος καὶ ἀλώμενος ἐν ταῖς ῥύμαις, ἀκαιροεπόπτης τῶν κακῶς ζώντων, ἀλλὰ τῇ τέχνῃ σου καὶ τῷ ἔργῳ σου προσέχων τὰ τῷ θεῷ φίλα ἀναζήτει ποιεῖν, καὶ τὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ λόγια ἀναμιμνησκόμενος διηνεκῶς μελέτα. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not be like one who flits and wanders about the streets, prying at the wrong time into those who live badly; but attending to your trade and your work, seek to do what is pleasing to God, and meditate continually, keeping in mind the oracles of Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.4.1 (Funk 1:13; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-4-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.4.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-4-2 - Source: Funk 1:13 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture commands constant meditation on God’s Law. ### Greek text λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή σοι, ὅτι ,,ἐν τῷ Νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσεις ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, περιπατῶν ἐν ἀγρῷ καὶ ἐν οἴκῳ καθήμενος, καὶ κοιταζόμενος καὶ διανιστάμενος, ἵνα συνιῇς ἐν πᾶσιν“. ### English translation (Claude) For the Scripture says to you: “You shall meditate on his Law day and night, walking in the field and sitting in the house, lying down and rising up, so that you may understand in all things.” ### Scripture references - Ps 1:2: quotation, high confidence - Deut 6:7: quotation, high confidence - Josh 1:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - A combination of Ps 1:2, Deut 6:7 and Josh 1:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.4.2 (Funk 1:13; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-4-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:13 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even the rich must not wander idly, but converse with fellow believers about life-giving words. ### Greek text Ἀλλ’ εἰ καὶ πλούσιος ὑπάρχεις, χρείαν τέχνης πρὸς τὸ τρέφεσθαι οὐκ ἔχων, ῥεμβὸς μὴ γίνου μηδὲ ἀκαιροπεριπάτητος" ἀλλ᾽ εἴτε προσέρχῃ τοῖς πιστοῖς τε καὶ ὁμοδόξοις, συμβάλλων τὰ ζωοποιὰ προσομίλει ῥήματα᾽ ### English translation (Claude) But even if you are rich and have no need of a trade to support yourself, do not be a vagrant or one who walks about at the wrong time; but if you go to the faithful who share your faith, converse with them and share with them the life-giving words; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.5.1 (Funk 1:13; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:13 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: At home one should read the Law, Kings, the Prophets, the Psalms and the Gospel. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ μή, καθεζόμενος ἔνδον ἀναγίνωσκε τὸν Νόμον, τὰς Βασιλείους, τοὺς Προφήτας, ψάλλε τοὺς Ὕμνους, διέρχου ἐπιμελῶς τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον τὸ τούτων συμπλήρωμα. ### English translation (Claude) otherwise, sitting at home, read the Law, the Books of Kings, the Prophets; sing the Hymns; go through the Gospel diligently, which is the completion of these. ### Translation notes - “The Hymns” are the Psalms. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.5.2 (Funk 1:13; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:13 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Pagan books are to be avoided. ### Greek text Τῶν ἐθνικῶν βιβλίων πάντων ἀπέχου. ### English translation (Claude) Abstain from all the books of the Gentiles. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.1 (Funk 1:13; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:13–15 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Foreign writings turn the unstable from the faith. ### Greek text τί γὰρ σοὶ καὶ ἀλλοτρίοις λόγοις ἢ νόμοις ἢ ψευδοπροφήταις, ἃ δὴ καὶ παρατρέπει τῆς πίστεως τοὺς ἐλαφρούς; ### English translation (Claude) For what have you to do with foreign words or laws or false prophets, which indeed turn the unstable away from the faith? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.2 (Funk 1:13–15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-3 - Source: Funk 1:15 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God’s law lacks nothing that pagan fables offer. ### Greek text τί γὰρ σοὶ καὶ λείπει ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα ἐπ᾽ ἐκεῖνα τὰ ἐθνόμυθα ὁρμήσῃς; ### English translation (Claude) For what do you lack in the law of God, that you should rush to those Gentile fables? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.3 (Funk 1:15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:15 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture supplies history, wisdom and poetry better than pagan literature. ### Greek text εἴτε γὰρ ἱστορικὰ θέλεις διέρχεσθαι, ἔχεις τὰς Βασιλείους᾽ εἴτε σοφιστικὰ καὶ ποιητικά, ἔχεις τοὺς Προφήτας, τὸν Ἰώβ, τὸν Παροιμιαστήν, ἐν οἷς πάσης ποιήσεως καὶ σοφιστείας πλείονα ἀγχίνοιαν εὑρήσεις, ὅτι κυρίου τοῦ μόνου σοφοῦ φθογγοί εἰσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For if you wish to go through histories, you have the Books of Kings; if works of wisdom and poetry, you have the Prophets, Job, and the author of Proverbs, in which you will find greater insight than in all poetry and sophistry, because they are the utterances of the Lord, who alone is wise. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.4 (Funk 1:15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-5 - Source: Funk 1:15 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Psalms, Genesis and the Law replace pagan songs, origins and laws. ### Greek text εἴτε ἀσματικῶν ὀρέγῃ, ἔχεις τοὺς Ψαλμούς᾽ εἴτε ἀρχαιογονίας, ἔχεις τὴν Γένεσιν" εἴτε νομίμων καὶ παραγγελιῶν, τὸν ἔνδοξον τοῦ κυρίου Νόμον. ### English translation (Claude) If you desire songs, you have the Psalms; if the origins of things, you have Genesis; if laws and precepts, the glorious Law of the Lord. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.5 (Funk 1:15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-6 - Source: Funk 1:15 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Foreign and diabolical writings are to be avoided. ### Greek text πάντων οὖν τῶν ἀλλοτρίων καὶ διαβολικῶν ἰσχυρῶς ἀπόσχου. ### English translation (Claude) Abstain strongly, then, from all foreign and diabolical writings. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.6 (Funk 1:15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-7 - Source: Funk 1:15 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In reading the Law one should set aside the added ‘second legislation’, reading it only as history. ### Greek text πλὴν καὶ τὸν Νόμον ἀναγινώσκων τῶν ἐν αὐτῷ ἐπεισάκτων ἀπόσχου, εἰ καὶ μὴ πάντων, ἀλλά τινων τῶν τῆς δευτερώσεως" μόνον δὲ πρὸς ἱστορίαν ἀναγίνωσκε, εἰς τὸ γινώσκειν σε καὶ δοξάζειν τὸν θεόν, ὅτι ἀπὸ τοιούτων καὶ τοσούτων ἐρρύσατό σε δεσμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Moreover, when you read the Law, abstain from the things that were added to it — if not all, at least some of those of the second legislation; read them only for history, so that you may know and glorify God, that he delivered you from such and so great bonds. ### Translation notes - “Second legislation” (δευτέρωσις) is the Didascalia’s term for the ritual laws imposed after the golden calf, as distinct from the Decalogue. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.7 (Funk 1:15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-8 - Source: Funk 1:15 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One must distinguish the natural law from the additions given after the golden calf. ### Greek text ἔστω δέ σοι πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν γινώσκειν, τί νόμος φυσικὸς καὶ τί τὰ τῆς δευτερώσεως τά τε ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τοῖς μοσχοποιήσασι δοθέντα ἐπείσακτα. ### English translation (Claude) Keep before your eyes the knowledge of what the natural law is, and what the things of the second legislation are, the additions given in the wilderness to those who made the calf. ### Scripture references - Exod 32:4: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.8 (Funk 1:15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.6.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-9 - Source: Funk 1:15–17 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Decalogue is the true law, the later bonds having been ended or changed by Christ; Kings should be read for examples, and men must use men’s baths. ### Greek text νόμος γάρ ἐστιν, ἃ ἐλάλησεν κύριος ὃ θεὸς πρὸ τοῦ τὸν λαὸν εἰδωλολατρῆσαι, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἡ δεκάλογος᾽ ἃ δὲ ἁμαρτήσασιν αὐτοῖς ἐπετέθη, δεσμὰ σὺ ἑαυτῷ μὴ ἐπισπάσῃ. 10. ὁ γὰρ σωτὴρ ἡμῶν οὐ δι᾽ ἕτερόν τι ,,ἤλθεν, ἢ ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὸν νόμον καὶ τοὺς προφήτας“ καὶ τὰ δεσμὰ τῆς δευτερώσεως τῶν ἐπεισάκτων ἢ παύσῃ ἢ μεταθῇ᾽ διὰ γὰρ τοῦτο προσκαλούμενος ἡμᾶς ἔλεγεν" Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς“. 11. σὺ οὖν, ἀναγνοὺς τὸν Νόμον σύμφωνον ὄντα τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ καὶ τοῖς Προφήταις, ἀναγίνωσκε καὶ τὰς Βασιλείους, ὅπως εἰδέναι ἔχοις, ὁπόσοι δίκαιοι βασιλεῖς καὶ ηὐξήθησαν ὑπὸ θεοῦ, καὶ ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς αὐτοῖς διέμεινεν παρ᾽ αὐτῷ, ὅσοι δὲ βασιλεῖς ἐξεπόρνευσαν ἀπὸ θεοῦ, ἐν ἀποστασίᾳ αὐτῶν συντόμως ἀπώλοντο τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιοκρισίᾳ καὶ τῆς αὐτοῦ ζωῆς ἐστερήθησαν, ἀντὶ ἀναπαύσεως αἰωνίαν κόλασιν κληρωσάμενοι. 12. ταῦτα οὖν ἀναγινώσκων, πολὺ τῇ πίστει αὐξηθεὶς προσοικοδομηθήσῃ Χριστῷ, οὗ σῶμα καὶ μέλος τυγχάνεις. 13. περιπατῶν δὲ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ καὶ λούσασθαι βουλόμενος, χρήσῃ βαλανείῳ ἀνδρείῳ, ἵνα μὴ διὰ τὸ ἐπιδεικνύναι σε σῶμα ἐν ἀσχήμῳ ἀποκαλύψει γυναιξὶν ἢ θεάσασθαι θέαν οὐχ ἁρμόζουσαν ἀνδράσιν ἢ σὺ παγιδευθῇς ἢ παγιδεύσῃς ἐπὶ σαυτῷ. 14. φυλάσσου οὖν τὰ τοιαῦτα, ἵνα μὴ λάβῃς βρόχους τῇ ἑαυτοῦ ψυχῇ. ### English translation (Claude) For the law is what the Lord God spoke before the people fell into idolatry, that is, the Decalogue; but what was imposed on them after they had sinned — those bonds do not draw upon yourself. [10] For our Saviour came for no other reason than “to fulfil the Law and the Prophets,” and either to end or to change the bonds of the additions of the second legislation. For this reason he called us, saying: “Come to me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” [11] You, then, having read the Law, which agrees with the Gospel and the Prophets, read also the Books of Kings, so that you may know how many kings were righteous and were prospered by God, and the promise of eternal life remained with them before him; but how many kings went whoring away from God perished swiftly in their apostasy by the just judgment of God and were deprived of his life, inheriting eternal punishment instead of rest. [12] Reading these things, then, you will grow much in faith and be built up into Christ, whose body and member you are. [13] When you walk in the marketplace and wish to bathe, use a bath for men, lest by showing your body in unseemly exposure to women, or by seeing a sight not fit for men, you either be ensnared or ensnare others through yourself. [14] Guard against such things, then, lest you bring snares upon your own soul. ### Scripture references - Matt 5:17: quotation, high confidence - Matt 11:28: quotation, high confidence - Eph 5:30: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Cor 12:27: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 10–14 sit inside this staged ref because the OCR lost or misread their numerals; they are marked [10]–[14]. Matt 5:17; Matt 11:28. The digital text has a stray “A” before βασιλεῖς, ignored. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.6.9 (Funk 1:15–17; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-6-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:17 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Proverbs is introduced on the strange woman. ### Greek text Μάθωμεν γάρ, ἐν τῇ Σοφίᾳ τί λέγει ὃ ἅγιος λόγος" ### English translation (Claude) For let us learn what the holy word says in Wisdom: ### Translation notes - “Wisdom” here is the book of Proverbs. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.1 (Funk 1:17; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:17–19 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A son is told to keep wisdom’s words. ### Greek text Υἱέ, φύλασσε ἐμοὺς λόγους, τὰς δὲ ἐμὰς ἐντολὰς κρύψον παρὰ σεαυτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) “My son, keep my words, and hide my commandments with you.” ### Scripture references - Prov 7:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 7:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.2 (Funk 1:17–19; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-3 - Source: Funk 1:19 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Wisdom guards from the strange woman. ### Greek text εἰπὸν τὴν σοφίαν σὴν ἀδελφὴν εἶναι, τὴν δὲ φρόνησιν γνωρίμην περιποίησαι σεαυτῷ, ἵνα σε τηρήσῃ ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ἀλλοτρίας καὶ πονηρᾶς, ἐάν σε λόγοις τοῖς πρὸς χάριν ἐμβάληται. ### English translation (Claude) “Say that Wisdom is your sister, and make understanding your friend, so that she may keep you from the strange and evil woman, if she assails you with words meant to please.” ### Scripture references - Prov 7:4–5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 7:4–5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.3 (Funk 1:19; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-4 - Source: Funk 1:19 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The harlot watches for a foolish young man at dusk. ### Greek text ἀπὸ γὰρ θυρίδος οἴκου αὐτῆς εἰς τὰς πλατείας παρακύπτουσα, ὃν ἂν ἴδῃ τῶν ἀφρόνων τέκνων νεανίαν ἐνδεῇ φρενῶν παραπορευόμενον ἐν ἀγορᾷ ἐν διόδοις οἴκου αὐτῆς καὶ λαλοῦντα ἐν σκότει ἑσπερινῷ, ἡνίκα ἂν ἦ ἡσυχία νυκτερινὴ καὶ γνοφώδης, ### English translation (Claude) “For, peering from the window of her house into the streets, whomever she sees among the foolish children, a young man lacking sense, passing through the marketplace by the corners of her house and talking in the dark of evening, when the stillness of night has come and the gloom —” ### Scripture references - Prov 7:6–9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 7:6–9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.4 (Funk 1:19; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-5 - Source: Funk 1:19 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The harlot roams the streets and lies in wait. ### Greek text ἡ δὲ γυνὴ συναντᾷ αὐτῷ εἶδος ἔχουσα πορνικόν, ἣ ποιεῖ νέων ἐξίπτασθαι καρδίας, ἀνεπτερωμένη δέ ἐστι καὶ ἄσωτος, ἐν οἴκῳ δὲ οὐχ ἡσυχάζουσιν οἱ πόδες αὐτῆς" χρόνον γάρ τινα ἔξω ῥέμβεται, χρόνον δὲ ἐν πλατείαις παρὰ πᾶσαν γωνίαν ἐνεδρεύει. ### English translation (Claude) “the woman meets him, with the look of a harlot, which makes the hearts of young men take flight; she is flighty and dissolute, and her feet do not stay quiet at home; for a time she roams outside, and for a time she lies in wait in the streets at every corner.” ### Scripture references - Prov 7:10–12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 7:10–12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.5 (Funk 1:19; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-6 - Source: Funk 1:19 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The harlot entices the young man with her invitation. ### Greek text εἶτα ἐπιλαβομένη ἐφίλησεν αὐτόν, ἀναιδεῖ δὲ προσώπῳ προσεῖπεν αὐτόν" Θυσία εἰρηνική μοι ἔστιν σήμερον, ἀποδίδωμι τὰς εὐχάς μου" ἕνεκεν τούτου ἐξῆλθον εἰς συνάντησίν σου, ποθοῦσα τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον εὕρηκά σε· κηρίαις τέτακα τὴν κλίνην μου, ἀμφιτάποις δὲ ἔστρωκα τοῖς ἀπ᾿ Αἰγύπτου" διέρραγκα τὴν κοίτην μου κρόκῳ, τὸν δὲ οἶκόν μου κινναμώμῳ· ἐλθὲ καὶ ἀπολαύσωμεν φιλίας ἕως ὄρθρου, δεῦρο καὶ ἐγκυλισθῶμεν ἔρωτι“, καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς, οἷς ἐπιφέρει" ### English translation (Claude) “Then she seized him and kissed him, and with a shameless face she said to him: I have a peace offering today; I am paying my vows. For this reason I came out to meet you; longing for your face, I have found you. I have spread my bed with coverlets and covered it with tapestries from Egypt; I have sprinkled my couch with saffron and my house with cinnamon. Come, let us enjoy love until the dawn; come, let us roll in passion,” and so on, after which it adds: ### Scripture references - Prov 7:13–18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 7:13–18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.6 (Funk 1:19; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-7 - Source: Funk 1:19–21 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The young man is led astray and follows her. ### Greek text Ἀπεπλάνησεν δὲ αὐτὸν πολλῇ ὁμιλίᾳ, βρόχοις τε τοῖς ἀπὸ χειλέων ἐξώκειλεν αὐτόν ὃ δὲ ἐπηκολούθησεν αὐτῇ κεπφωθείς“. ### English translation (Claude) “She led him astray with much talk, and with the snares of her lips she drove him aground; and he followed her like a silly bird.” ### Scripture references - Prov 7:21–22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 7:21–22 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.7 (Funk 1:19–21; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-8 - Source: Funk 1:21 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The harlot’s sweetness turns bitter. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν λέγει· Μὴ πρόσεχε φαύλῃ γυναικί" μέλι γὰρ ἀποστάζει ἀπὸ χειλέων γυναικὸς πόρνης, ἣ πρὸς καιρὸν λιπαίνει σὸν φάρυγγα, ὕστερον μέντοι πικρότερον χολῆς εὑρήσεις καὶ ἠκονημένον μᾶλλον μαχαίρας διστόμου“. ### English translation (Claude) And again it says: “Do not pay heed to a worthless woman; for honey drips from the lips of a harlot, which for a time anoints your throat, but afterward you will find it more bitter than gall and sharper than a two-edged sword.” ### Scripture references - Prov 5:2–4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 5:2–4 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.8 (Funk 1:21; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-9 - Source: Funk 1:21 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One must flee the harlot, who has slain many. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν· ,,Ἀλλὰ ἀποπήδησον, μὴ ἐγχρονίσῃς μηδὲ ἐπιστήσῃς σὸν ὄμμα πρὸς αὐτήν᾽ πολλοὺς γὰρ τρώσασα καταβέβληκεν, καὶ ἀναρίθμητοί εἰσιν, οὓς πεφόνευκεν“. ### English translation (Claude) And again: “But spring away, do not linger, and do not fix your eye upon her; for she has wounded and cast down many, and countless are those whom she has slain.” ### Scripture references - Prov 9:18: quotation, medium confidence - Prov 7:26: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 9:18a (LXX addition) with Prov 7:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.9 (Funk 1:21; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-10 - Source: Funk 1:21 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The one who ignores the warning will regret it at the end. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ μή, φησί ,μεταμεληθήσῃ ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτων σου, ἡνίκα ἂν κατατριβῶσιν σάρκες σώματός σου, καὶ ἐρεῖς᾽ Πῶς ἐμίσησα παιδείαν, καὶ ἐλέγχους δικαίων ἐξέκλινεν ἡ καρδία μου; οὐχ ἤκουον φωνῆς παιδεύοντός με καὶ διδάσκοντός με, οὐ παρέβαλλον τὸ οὖς μου παρ᾽ ὀλίγον ἐγενόμην ἐν παντὶ κακῷ". ### English translation (Claude) Otherwise, it says, “you will repent at the last, when the flesh of your body is worn away, and you will say: How I hated instruction, and my heart turned aside from the reproofs of the righteous! I did not listen to the voice of the one who instructed and taught me, nor did I incline my ear; I was all but in every evil.” ### Scripture references - Prov 5:11–14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 5:11–14 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.10 (Funk 1:21; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.7.11 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-11 - Source: Funk 1:21 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The wise should gather further good counsel from Scripture and reject what is base. ### Greek text ἵνα δὲ μὴ διὰ πλειόνων παρεκτείνωμεν τὰς μαρτυρίας, καὶ εἴ τινα παρήκαμεν, οἱ σοφοί, ἑαυτοῖς τὰ καλὰ ἐπιλέγοντες ἐκ τῶν ἱερῶν γραφῶν, ἐπιστερεοῦσθε παραιτούμενοι πάντα τὰ φαῦλα εἰς τὸ ὁσίους εὑρεθῆναι ὑμᾶς ἐν ζωῇ αἰωνίῳ παρὰ θεῷ. ### English translation (Claude) So as not to prolong the testimonies further — and if we have passed any over — you who are wise, choosing the good things for yourselves from the holy Scriptures, be made firm, refusing all that is base, so that you may be found holy in eternal life with God. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.7.11 (Funk 1:21; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-7-11). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-1 - Source: Funk 1:21 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The wife is subject to her husband in an order of headship reaching from Christ to the Father. ### Greek text Ἡ δὲ ,,γυνὴ ὑποτασσέσθω τῷ ἑαυτῆς ἀνδρί, ὅτι κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς ὃ ἀνὴρ ὑπάρχει, τοῦ δὲ ἀνδρὸς τοῦ πορευομένου ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης κεφαλή ἐστιν ὃ Χριστός, τοῦ δὲ Χριστοῦ κεφαλὴ ὁ ἐπὶ πάντων θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) But let the wife be subject to her own husband, because the husband is the head of the wife; and of the husband who walks in the way of righteousness Christ is the head; and the head of Christ is the God who is over all, and his Father. ### Scripture references - Eph 5:22–23: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 11:3: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 5:22–23; 1 Cor 11:3. “God over all” (cf. Rom 9:5) is said of the Father, as often in this work. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.1 (Funk 1:21; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-2 - Source: Funk 1:21–23 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After God and Christ, a wife is to fear and please her husband, as Proverbs describes. ### Greek text μετὰ οὖν τὸν παντοκράτορα θεὸν ἡμῶν καὶ πατέρα, τοῦ τε ἐνεστῶτος καὶ τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος κύριον, πάσης τε πνοῆς καὶ δυνάμεως δημιουργόν, καὶ τὸν ἠγαπημένον αὐτοῦ υἱὸν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν τὸν Χριστόν, διʼ οὗ ἡ δόξα τῷ θεῷ, φοβήθητί σου τὸν ἄνδρα, ὦ γύναι, καὶ ἐντράπηθι αὐτόν, αὐτῷ μόνῳ ἀρέσκουσα, αὑτῷ ὑπάρχουσα εὐάρεστος ἐν ταῖς διακονίαις αὐτοῦ, ἵνα καὶ ἐπὶ σοὶ μακαρισθῇ ὃ ἀνὴρ διὰ τῆς Σοφίας τῆς λεγούσης διὰ Σολομῶντος τάδε. ### English translation (Claude) After our almighty God and Father, Lord of the present and of the coming age, maker of every breath and power, and his beloved Son our Lord Jesus the Christ, through whom be glory to God, fear your husband, O wife, and reverence him, pleasing him alone and being agreeable to him in your services to him, so that your husband too may be called blessed on your account, through Wisdom, who says these things through Solomon: ### Scripture references - Eph 5:33: allusion, medium confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.2 (Funk 1:21–23; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-4 - Source: Funk 1:23 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Proverbs praises the capable wife who works for her household. ### Greek text Γυναῖκα ἀνδρείαν τίς εὑρήσει; τιμιώτερα δέ ἐστιν λίθων πολυτελῶν ἣ τοιαύτη, θαρσεῖ ἐπὶ αὐτῇ ἡ καρδία τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς, ἡ τοιαύτη σκύλων οὐκ ἀπορήσει" ἐνεργεῖ γὰρ τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἀγαθὰ κατὰ πάντα τὸν βίον. 4. μηρυσαμένη ἔριον καὶ λίνον ἐποίησεν εὔχρηστα ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῆς, ἐγένετο ὡς ναῦς ἐμπορευομένη μακρόθεν συνάγουσα αὐτῷ τὸν βίον. ### English translation (Claude) “Who will find a courageous wife? Such a one is more precious than costly stones. The heart of her husband trusts in her; such a woman will not lack spoils, for she does her husband good all her life. [4] Having spun wool and flax, she made useful things with her hands; she became like a merchant ship, gathering her living from afar. ### Scripture references - Prov 31:10–14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 31:10–14. This staged ref begins with Funk’s section 3 (its numeral was lost); section 4 is marked [4]. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.4 (Funk 1:23; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-5 - Source: Funk 1:23 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The capable wife provides for the household and buys land. ### Greek text καὶ ἀνίσταται ἐκ νυκτῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν βρώματα τῷ οἴκῳ καὶ ἔργα ταῖς θεραπαίναις" θεωρήσασα γεώργιον ἐπρίατο, ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῆς ἐφύτευσεν κτῆμα. ### English translation (Claude) “And she rises by night and gave food to the household and tasks to the maidservants; having looked at a field, she bought it, and from the fruit of her hands she planted a property.” ### Scripture references - Prov 31:15–16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 31:15–16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.5 (Funk 1:23; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-6 - Source: Funk 1:23 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The capable wife works hard day and night. ### Greek text ἀναζωσαμένη τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτῆς ἤρεισεν τοὺς ἑαυτῆς βραχίονας, καὶ ἐγεύσατο, ὅτι καλὸν τὸ ἐργάζεσθαι, καὶ οὐκ ἀποσβέννυται ὃ λύχνος αὐτῆς ὅλην τὴν νύκτα" τοὺς πήχεις αὐτῆς ἐκτείνει εἰς τὰ χρήσιμα, τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς ἐρείδει εἰς ἄτρακτον. ### English translation (Claude) “Girding her loins, she strengthened her arms, and she tasted that working is good, and her lamp does not go out all night; she stretches out her forearms to useful things, she sets her hands to the spindle.” ### Scripture references - Prov 31:17–19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 31:17–19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.6 (Funk 1:23; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-7 - Source: Funk 1:23 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The capable wife is generous to the poor. ### Greek text χεῖρας δὲ αὐτῆς διήνοιξεν πένητι, καρπὸν δὲ ἐξέτεινεν πτωχῷ. ### English translation (Claude) “She opened her hands to the needy and stretched out fruit to the poor.” ### Scripture references - Prov 31:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 31:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.7 (Funk 1:23; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-8 - Source: Funk 1:23 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The capable wife clothes her household well. ### Greek text οὐ φροντίζει τῶν ἐν οἴκῳ ὃ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς, πάντες γὰρ οἱ παρ᾽ αὐτῇ εἰσιν ἐνδεδυμένοι δισσὰς στολάς, καὶ χλαίνας ἐποίησεν τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς, ἐκ βύσσου καὶ πορφύρας ἐνδύματα. ### English translation (Claude) “Her husband has no worry about those at home, for all who are with her are clothed in double garments; and she made cloaks for her husband, garments of fine linen and purple.” ### Scripture references - Prov 31:21–22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 31:21–22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.8 (Funk 1:23; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.8.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-9 - Source: Funk 1:23–27 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Proverbs on the capable wife is completed; wives must not adorn themselves to attract others, since that leads to sin, but should please their husbands, veil in public and not paint their faces. ### Greek text περίβλεπτος δὲ γίνεται ἐν πύλαις ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς, ἡνίκα ἂν κάθηται ἐν συνεδρίῳ μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τῶν κατοικούντων. 10. σινδόνας ἐποίησεν καὶ ἀπέδοτο τοῖς Φοίνιξιν, περιζώματα δὲ τοῖς Χαναναίοις" ἰσχὺν καὶ εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο, καὶ εὐφράνθη ἐν ἡμέραις ἐσχάταις. 11. στόμα αὐτῆς διήνοιξεν σοφῶς καὶ προσηκόντος, καὶ τάξιν ἐστείλατο τῇ γλώσσῃ αὐτῆς" στεγναὶ διατριβαὶ οἴκων αὐτῆς, σῖτα δὲ ὀκνηρὰ οὐκ ἔφαγεν" τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς ἀνοίξει σοφῶς καὶ ἐννόμως, θεσμοὶ δὲ ἐλεημοσύνης ἐπὶ τῆς γλώσσης αὐτῆς. 12. ἀνέστησαν τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς καὶ πλουτήσαντα ἤνεσαν αὐτήν, καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς ἐπηνεσεν αὐτήν. πολλαὶ θυγατέρες ἐκτήσαντο πλοῦτον, πολλαὶ ἐποίησαν δύναμιν᾽ σὺ δὲ ὑπέρκεισαι καὶ ὑπερῆρας πάσας. 13. ψευδεῖς ἀρέσκειαι καὶ μάταιον κάλλος γυναικὸς μὴ ἔστω ἐν σοί· γυνὴ γὰρ εὐσεβὴς εὐλογεῖται, φόβον δὲ κυρίου αὐτὴ αἰνείτω. 14. δότε αὐτῇ ἀπὸ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτῆς, καὶ αἰνείσθω ἐν πύλαις ὃ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς“. 15. καὶ πάλιν· ,,Γυνὴ ἀνδρεία στέφανος τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς“. καὶ πάλιν· ,,Πολλαὶ γυναῖκες ᾠκοδόμησαν οἶκον“. 16. μεμαθήκατε, ὁποῖα ἐγκώμια γυνὴ σώφρων καὶ φίλανδρος λαμβάνει ἀπὸ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ. 17. εἰ πιστὴ καὶ ἀρεστὴ κυρίῳ βούλει εἶναι, ὦ γύναι, μὴ καλλωπίζου ἐπὶ τῷ ἀρέσκειν σε ἀλλοτρίοις ἀνδράσι", μηδὲ τὰ τῆς ἑταιριζομένης ἐμπλέγματα ἢ ἐνδύματα ἢ ὑποδέσεις μιμοῦ φορεῖν ἐπὶ τὸ ὑπάγεσθαί σε τοὺς εἰς τὰ τοιαῦτα παγιδευομένους. 18. καὶ γὰρ εἰ σὺ οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν ταῦτα ποιεῖς τὰ μύση, ἐπὶ δὲ τὸ μόνον καλλωπίζεσθαι, οὐδ᾽ οὕτως ἐκφεύξῃ τὴν δίκην εἰς τὰ μετὰ ταῦτα, ἀναγκάσασα ἐπενεχθῆναί σοί τινα εἰς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαί σου, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτὴν φυλάξασα ἐπὶ τὸ μήτε σὲ ὑποπεσεῖν ἁμαρτίᾳ μήτε μὴν ἑτέρους σκανδάλῳ. εἰ δὲ καὶ ἁμαρτήσεις ἐνδοῦσα ἑαυτήν, καὶ σὺ ἐπλημμέλησας κἀκείνου ἔνοχος τῆς ψυχῆς ἐγένου. 19. εἶτα ἁμαρτήσασα ἐφ᾽ ἑνί, ὥσπερ ἀπογνοῦσα εἰσάπαξ, ἐφ᾽ ἑτέρου ἐκτραπήσῃ πάλιν ἀπηλγηκυῖα, καθά φησιν ὁ θεῖος λόγος" (Ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἀσεβὴς εἰς βάθος κακῶν, καταφρονεῖ· ἐπέρχεται δὲ αὐτῷ ἀτιμία καὶ ὄνειδος“. ἡ γὰρ τοιαύτη λοιπὸν ἀφειδῶς τετρωμένη παγιδεύει ψυχὰς ἀφρόνων. 20. μάθωμεν οὖν καὶ τὰς τοιαύτας πῶς θριαμβεύει ὃ θεῖος λόγος φάσκων· ,,Ἐμίσησα ὑπὲρ τὸν θάνατον σὺν τὴν γυναῖκα, ἥτις ἐστὶ θήρευμα καὶ σαγήνη καρδίας, δεσμοὶ δὲ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῆς“. 21. καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις" ,,Ὧσπερ ἐνώτιον χρυσοῦν ἐν ῥινὶ ὑός, οὕτως γυναικὶ κακόφρονι κάλλος“. καὶ πάλιν" ,,(Ὥσπερ ἐν ξύλῳ σκώληξ, οὕτως ἀπόλλυσιν ἄνδρα γυνὴ κακοποιός“. 22. καὶ πάλιν", Κρεῖσσον οἰκεῖν ἐπὶ γωνίας ὑπαίθρου, ἢ μετὰ γυναικὸς γλωσσώδους καὶ μαχίμης“. 23. μὴ οὖν μιμεῖσθε τὰς τοιαύτας γυναῖκας ὑμεῖς αἱ χριστιαναὶ ὑπάρχουσαι. πιστὴ δὲ θέλουσα εἶναι τῷ σῷ ἀνδρὶ πρόσεχε ἐπὶ τὸ ἀρέσκειν αὐτῷ μόνῳ, ἐν δὲ ταῖς πλατείαις σκέπουσα τὴν κεφαλήν σου" διὰ γὰρ τῆς ἐπικαλύψεως ἀποκλείσεις τὴν θέαν τοῖς περιεργοτέροις. 24. μὴ καταζωγράφει σου τὸ ὑπὸ θεοῦ πεποιημένον πρόσωπον" οὐδὲν γὰρ ἐν σοί, ὃ κοσμήσεως δέεται, ἐπείπερ (πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησεν“ ὁ θεὸς, ,,καλὰ λίαν“· ἀσελγὴς δὲ ἐν καλῷ ἐπικόσμησις τεχνίτου χάριν ἐνυβρίζει. κάτω βλέπουσα τὴν ὁδοιπορίαν σου ποιοῦ περικαλύπτουσα ἑαυτήν, καθὼς πρέπει γυναιξίν. ### English translation (Claude) “Her husband becomes admired in the gates, when he sits in council with the elders of the inhabitants. [10] She made fine linen cloths and sold them to the Phoenicians, and girdles to the Canaanites; she put on strength and dignity, and rejoiced in the last days. [11] She opened her mouth wisely and fittingly, and set her tongue in order; close-kept are the ways of her house, and she has not eaten the bread of idleness. She will open her mouth wisely and lawfully, and ordinances of mercy are on her tongue. [12] Her children rose up and, having grown rich, praised her, and her husband praised her: Many daughters have acquired wealth, many have done mightily; but you surpass and excel them all. [13] Let false charms and a woman’s vain beauty not be in you; for a pious woman is blessed; let her praise the fear of the Lord. [14] Give her of the fruits of her lips, and let her husband be praised in the gates.” [15] And again: “A courageous wife is a crown to her husband.” And again: “Many women have built a house.” [16] You have learned what praises a chaste woman who loves her husband receives from the Lord God. [17] If you wish to be faithful and pleasing to the Lord, O wife, do not adorn yourself so as to please other men, nor imitate a harlot by wearing her braids or garments or shoes, so as to draw on those who are snared by such things. [18] For even if you do not commit these abominations in order to sin, but only to adorn yourself, not even so will you escape punishment afterward, since you have forced someone to be drawn to desire you and did not guard yourself so that neither you would fall into sin nor others into stumbling. And if you give yourself up and sin, you too have done wrong and have become guilty of that man’s soul. [19] Then, having sinned with one, as if despairing once for all, you will turn aside again to another, having grown callous, as the divine word says: “When the ungodly comes into the depth of evils, he despises; but dishonour and reproach come upon him.” For such a woman, wounded now without restraint, ensnares the souls of the foolish. [20] Let us learn, then, how the divine word holds such women up to shame, saying: “I have hated more than death the woman who is a snare and a net for the heart, and her hands are fetters.” [21] And elsewhere: “As a gold ring in a pig’s snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded woman.” And again: “As a worm in wood, so an evil-doing woman destroys a man.” [22] And again: “It is better to live in a corner of the open air than with a talkative and quarrelsome woman.” [23] Do not, then, imitate such women, you who are Christian women. But if you wish to be faithful to your husband, take care to please him alone, and in the streets cover your head; for by the veil you will shut off the sight of you from the overly curious. [24] Do not paint your face, which was made by God; for nothing in you needs adorning, since “all things that God made” are “very good”; but wanton embellishment of what is good insults the grace of the Craftsman. Walk with your eyes looking down, veiling yourself, as befits women. ### Scripture references - Prov 31:23–31: quotation, high confidence - Prov 12:4: quotation, high confidence - Prov 14:1: quotation, high confidence - Prov 18:3: quotation, high confidence - Eccl 7:26: quotation, high confidence - Prov 11:22: quotation, high confidence - Prov 25:20: quotation, medium confidence - Prov 21:9: quotation, high confidence - Gen 1:31: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 11:5: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 10–24 sit inside this staged ref because the OCR lost their numerals; they are marked [10]–[24]. A block of Funk’s apparatus that the OCR placed inside Prov 31:29 is removed. Quotations: Prov 31:23–31 (LXX, with the doublet in 31:26); Prov 12:4; Prov 14:1; Prov 18:3; Eccl 7:26 (“I have hated” for LXX “I find more bitter”); Prov 11:22; Prov 25:20a (LXX addition); Prov 21:9; Gen 1:31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.8.9 (Funk 1:23–27; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-8-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.9.0 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-9-0 - Source: Funk 1:27 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A believing woman must not bathe with men, and should bathe modestly, rarely, and at the tenth hour. ### Greek text Περιίστασο καὶ τὴν ἐν βαλανείῳ μετὰ ἀνδρῶν ἄτακτον γινομένην λοῦσιν᾽ πολλὰ γὰρ τὰ δίκτυα τοῦ πονηροῦ. ἀνδρόγυνον γυνὴ πιστὴ μὴ λουέσθω᾽ εἰ γὰρ περικαλύπτεται τὸ πρόσωπον τὴν ἀπ᾽ ἀλλοτρίων ἀνδρῶν ὄψιν μετὰ αἰδοῦς κρύπτουσα, πῶς γυμνὴ μετὰ ἀνδρῶν ἡ τοιαύτη εἰς λουτρὸν εἰσελεύσεται; 2. γυναικείου δὲ ὄντος βαλανείου, εὐτάκτως μετὰ αἰδοῦς μεμετρημένως λουέσθω. 3. μὴ περισσοτέραν δὲ λοῦσιν ποιείσθω, μηδὲ πολλὴν μηδὲ πολλάκις μηδὲ ἐν μέσῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ἀλλ᾽ εἰ δυνατὸν μηδὲ καθʼ ἡμέραν. 4. ὥρα δέ σοι ἔστω τακτὴ ἡ τῆς καιρολουσίας δεκάτη" ### English translation (Claude) Avoid also the disorderly bathing with men that takes place in the bath; for many are the nets of the evil one. Let a believing woman not bathe in a bath for both sexes. For if she veils her face, hiding with modesty the sight of herself from strange men, how will such a woman go naked into the bath with men? [2] But if there is a bath for women, let her bathe in an orderly way, with modesty and moderation. [3] And let her not bathe to excess, nor long, nor often, nor in the middle of the day, but if possible not even every day. [4] Let your fixed hour for seasonable bathing be the tenth; ### Translation notes - This staged ref holds Funk’s chapter 9, sections 1–4 (numerals lost); sections 2–4 are marked [2]–[4]. “In a bath for both sexes” renders ἀνδρόγυνον, taken as a mixed bath; it could also mean “with an effeminate man”. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.9.0 (Funk 1:27; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-9-0). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.9.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-9-3 - Source: Funk 1:27–29 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A believing woman must always avoid the prying eyes of others. ### Greek text δεῖ γάρ σε πιστὴν οὖσαν ἐκ παντὸς καὶ πάντοτε τὴν πολυόφθαλμον περιεργίαν φεύγειν. ### English translation (Claude) for you, being a believer, must in every way and always flee curiosity with its many eyes. ### Translation notes - This is the continuation of 9.4 (Funk’s section 5). The staged refs 1.9.1 and 1.9.2 contain only Funk’s apparatus and are not translated. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.9.3 (Funk 1:27–29; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-9-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:29 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A wife must give up quarrelling, lest her husband blaspheme God because of her. ### Greek text Τὸ δὲ μάχιμόν σου πρὸς πάντας, μάλιστα δὲ καὶ πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα σου, περίκοψον πιστὴ ὑπάρχουσα, ἵνα σου ὃ ἀνήρ, ἐὰν ᾖ πιστὸς ἢ ἐθνικός, μὴ διὰ σὲ σκανδαλισθεὶς βλασφημήσῃ θεὸν καὶ σὺ τοῦ οὐαὶ κληρονόμος εὑρεθῇς παρὰ θεῷ. ,,Οὐαὶ" γάρ, φησίν, ,,δι᾽ οὗ τὸ ὄνομά μου βλασφημεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν“. ### English translation (Claude) Cut away your quarrelsomeness toward everyone, and above all toward your husband, since you are a believer, so that your husband, whether he is a believer or a heathen, may not stumble on your account and blaspheme God, and you be found before God an heir of the woe. For “woe,” it says, “to him through whom my name is blasphemed among the Gentiles.” ### Scripture references - Isa 52:5: quotation, high confidence - Rom 2:24: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 52:5 (cf. Rom 2:24), with “woe” added. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.10.1 (Funk 1:29; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:29 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A believing husband with a quarrelsome wife will quote Proverbs against her. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ πιστὸς ὑπάρχει σου ὁ ἀνήρ, ἀναγκασθήσεται ὡς εἰδὼς τὰς γραφὰς εἰπεῖν τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ γεγραμμένον ἐν τῇ Σοφίᾳ᾽,, Κρεῖσσον οἰκεῖν ἐν ἐρήμῳ, ἢ μετὰ γυναικὸς γλωσσώδους καὶ μαχίμης“. ### English translation (Claude) But if your husband is a believer, he will be compelled, as one who knows the Scriptures, to say the word written in Wisdom: “It is better to live in a desert than with a talkative and quarrelsome woman.” ### Scripture references - Prov 21:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 21:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.10.2 (Funk 1:29; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.10.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-3 - Source: Funk 1:29 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Wives should win outsiders to the faith by modesty and gentleness. ### Greek text αἱ οὖν γυναῖκες διὰ τῆς αἰδοῦς καὶ πραότητος τὴν θεοσέβειαν ἐνδείκνυσθε εἰς ἐπιστροφὴν καὶ προτροπὴν πίστεως καὶ τοῖς ἐκτὸς πᾶσιν εἴτε γυναιξὶν εἴτε ἀνδράσιν. ### English translation (Claude) You wives, then, show your piety by your modesty and gentleness, for the conversion and encouragement to faith of all those outside, whether women or men. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 3:1–2: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Pet 3:1–2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.10.3 (Funk 1:29; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 1.10.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-4 - Source: Funk 1:29 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The women are urged to seek further teaching that leads to the kingdom. ### Greek text καὶ εἰ δι᾽ ὀλίγων νουθετήσαντες ἐπαιδεύσαμεν ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφαὶ καὶ θυγατέρες καὶ μέλη ἡμῶν, ὡς σοφαὶ καὶ αὐταὶ ἀλοιδόρητοι τοῦ βίου, ἐκζητεῖτε μαθήματα γινώσκειν, δι᾽ ὧν δυνήσεσθε τῇ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἐγγίσαι βασιλείᾳ εὐαρέστως καὶ ἀναπαύσασθαι. ### English translation (Claude) And if we have admonished and instructed you in few words, sisters and daughters and our members, as women who are wise and yourselves blameless in your life, seek to know the teachings through which you will be able to draw near, in a manner pleasing to him, to the kingdom of our Lord and to find rest. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 1.10.4 (Funk 1:29; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-1-10-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:31 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be blameless and at least fifty years old, beyond youthful disorders and slander. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ τῶν ἐπισκόπων οὕτως ἠκούσαμεν παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν" τὸν ποιμένα τὸν καθιστάμενον ἐπίσκοπον εἰς τὰς ἐκκλησίας ἐν πάσῃ παροικίᾳ δεῖ ὑπάρχειν ἀνέγκλητον, ἀνεπίληπτον, ἀνέπαφον πάσης ἀδικίας ἀνθρώπων, οὐχ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν πεντήκοντα, ὅτι τρόπῳ τινὶ τὰς νεωτερικὰς ἀταξίας καὶ τὰς ἔξωθεν διαβολὰς ἐκπεφευγὼς ὑπάρχει πρὸς τάς τινῶν ψευδαδέλφων εἰς πολλοὺς ἐπιφερομένας (βλασφημίας οὐ γινωσκόντων ῥῆμα θεοῦ τὸ ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ· Ὃς ἂν “λαλήσῃ ῥῆμα ἀργόν, ἀποδώσει περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως“, καὶ πάλιν᾽ Ἐκ τῶν λόγων σου δικαιωθήσῃ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν λόγων σου καταδικασθήσῃ". ### English translation (Claude) Concerning bishops we have heard thus from our Lord. The shepherd who is appointed bishop for the churches in every district must be blameless, irreproachable, untouched by any wickedness of men, not less than fifty years old; for such a one has in some measure escaped the disorders of youth and the slanders of outsiders, and stands proof against the blasphemies that certain false brothers bring against many, not knowing the word of God in the Gospel: “Whoever speaks an idle word will give account of it to the Lord in the day of judgment,” and again: “By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:2: allusion, high confidence - Titus 1:6–7: allusion, high confidence - Matt 12:36–37: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. Apost. 2 (Didascalia Apostolorum): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 3:2; Titus 1:6–7; Matt 12:36–37. - Books 1–6 of the Constitutions rework the Didascalia; book 2 reworks Didascalia book 2 (the chapter divisions of the two works do not always coincide). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.1.1 (Funk 1:31; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:31–33 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop should be educated if possible, and at least skilled in the word. ### Greek text ἔστω οὖν, εἰ δυνατόν, πεπαιδευμένος· εἰ δὲ καὶ ἀγράμματος, ἀλλ οὖν ἔμπειρος τοῦ λόγου, καθήκων τῇ ἡλικίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) Let him then be educated, if possible; but if he is unlettered, let him at least be skilled in the word, and of suitable age. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.1.2 (Funk 1:31–33; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-3 - Source: Funk 1:33 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In a small place a well-attested young man may be made bishop. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐν παροικίᾳ μικρῷ ὑπαρχούσῃ που προβεβηκὼς τῷ χρόνῳ μὴ εὑρίσκηται μεμαρτυρημένος καὶ σοφὸς εἰς ἐπισκοπὴν κατασταθῆναι, νέος δὲ ᾖ ἐκεῖ, μεμαρτυρημένος ὑπὸ τῶν συνόντων αὐτῷ ὡς ἄξιος ἐπισκοπῆς, διὰ τῆς νεότητος ἐν πραότητι καὶ εὐταξίᾳ γῆρας ἐπιδεικνύμενος, δοκιμασθείς, εἰ ὑπὸ τῶν πάντων οὕτως μαρτυρεῖται, καθιστάσθω ἐν εἰρήνῃ. ### English translation (Claude) But if in a small district no one advanced in years is found who is well attested and wise enough to be appointed to the episcopate, but there is a young man there, attested by those who live with him as worthy of the episcopate, who in his youth shows the maturity of age by gentleness and good order, let him be examined, and if he is so attested by all, let him be appointed in peace. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.1.3 (Funk 1:33; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-4 - Source: Funk 1:33 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Young kings of Israel and Judah show that youth need not bar a man from office. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ Σολομὼν δωδεκαετὴς τοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐβασίλευσεν, καὶ Ἰωσίας ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ὀκτὼ ἐτῶν ἐβασίλευσεν, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Ἰωὰς ἑπτὰ ἐτῶν ἦρξεν τοῦ λαοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For Solomon reigned over Israel at twelve years old, and Josiah reigned in righteousness at eight, and likewise Joash ruled the people at seven. ### Scripture references - 1 Kgs 2:12: allusion, low confidence - 2 Kgs 22:1: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 11:21: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Solomon’s age of twelve comes from the LXX addition at 3 Kgdms 2:12, not the Hebrew; Josiah: 2 Kgs 22:1; Joash: 2 Kgs 11:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.1.4 (Funk 1:33; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-5 - Source: Funk 1:33 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A young bishop must be gentle and quiet, as Isaiah and the Beatitudes teach. ### Greek text ὥστε εἰ καὶ νέος, ἀλλὰ πρᾶος ὑπαρχέτω δεῖλός τε καὶ ἡσύχιος, ὅτι λέγει διὰ τοῦ Ἡσαΐου κύριος ὃ θεός" , Ἐπὶ τίνα ἐπιβλέψω, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἐπὶ τὸν πρᾶον καὶ ἡσύχιον καὶ τρέμοντά μου τοὺς λόγους διαπαντός“; ὁμοίως: καὶ ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ οὕτως" ,, Μακάριοι οἱ πραεῖς, ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῇν“. ### English translation (Claude) So even if he is young, let him be gentle, timid and quiet, for the Lord God says through Isaiah: “On whom shall I look, but on the gentle and quiet who trembles at my words always?” Likewise in the Gospel too: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” ### Scripture references - Isa 66:2: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 66:2; Matt 5:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.1.5 (Funk 1:33; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-6 - Source: Funk 1:33 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be merciful. ### Greek text ἔστω δὲ καὶ ἐλεήμων, ὅτι πάλιν εἴρηται· ,, Μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται“ ### English translation (Claude) Let him also be merciful, for again it is said: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.1.6 (Funk 1:33; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.1.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-7 - Source: Funk 1:33 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be a peacemaker and pure in heart. ### Greek text ἔστω δὲ καὶ εἰρηνοποιός, ὅτι πάλιν λέγει",, Μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί, ὅτι αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ θεοῦ κληθήσονται“. 8. γινέσθω δὲ καὶ εὐσυνείδητος, πάσης κακίας καὶ πονηρίας καὶ ἀδικίας κεκαθαρμένος, ὅτι πάλιν εἴρηται ,, Μακάριοι οἱ καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ, ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν θεὸν ὄψονται“ ### English translation (Claude) Let him also be a peacemaker, for again it says: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” [8] And let him be of good conscience, cleansed of all malice and wickedness and injustice, for again it is said: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:9: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 8 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [8]. Matt 5:9, 8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.1.7 (Funk 1:33; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-1-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:33 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The qualities of a bishop from 1 Timothy are listed. ### Greek text Ἔστω οὖν καὶ νηφάλιος, σώφρων, κόσμιος“, εὐσταθής, ἀτάραχος, (μὴ πάροινος, μὴ πλήκτης, ἀλλ ἐπιεικής, ἄμαχος, ἀφιλάργυρος" μὴ νεόφυτος, ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου, ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται““ ### English translation (Claude) Let him then be sober, chaste, orderly, steadfast, untroubled; not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money; not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil; for “everyone who exalts himself will be humbled.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:2–3: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 3:6: quotation, high confidence - Luke 14:11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 3:2–3, 6; Luke 14:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.2.1 (Funk 1:33; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:33–35 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be the husband of one wife who herself has married only once, and rule his household well. ### Greek text τοιοῦτον δὲ, δεῖ εἶναι τὸν ἐπίσκοπον" μιᾶς ἄνδρα“ γεγενημένον ,γυναικὸς““ μονογάμου, καλῶς τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προεστῶτα“. ### English translation (Claude) Such must the bishop be: one who has been “the husband of one wife,” a wife who has herself been married only once, “who rules his own house well.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:2: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 3:4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 3:2, 4. The added word μονογάμου (“married only once”) qualifies the wife: she too must not have had another husband. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.2.2 (Funk 1:33–35; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.2.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-3 - Source: Funk 1:35 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: At ordination a bishop’s character, wife, children and household are examined. ### Greek text οὕτως γὰρ δοκιμαζέσθω, ὁπόταν τὴν χειροτονίαν λαμβάνων καθίσταται ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τῆς ἐπισκοπῆς" εἰ ἔστι σεμνός, πιστὸς καὶ κόσμιος, εἰ γυναῖκα σεμνὴν καὶ πιστὴν ἔχει ἢ ἔσχηκεν, εἰ τέκνα θεοσεβῶς ἀναθρέψας καὶ ἐν νουθεσίᾳ κυρίου παιδεύσας προήγαγεν, εἰ οἱ κατ᾽ οἶκον αὐτοῦ, εὐλαβούμενοι καὶ ἐντρεπόμενοι αὐτόν, ὑπήκοοι πάντες εἰσὶν αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) For let him be examined thus when he receives ordination and is appointed to the seat of the episcopate: whether he is grave, faithful and orderly; whether he has or has had a wife who is grave and faithful; whether he has brought up his children piously, trained them in the admonition of the Lord and brought them forward; whether those of his household reverence and respect him and all obey him. ### Scripture references - Eph 6:4: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 3:4: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 6:4; 1 Tim 3:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.2.3 (Funk 1:35; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.2.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-4 - Source: Funk 1:35 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A man who cannot govern his own family cannot govern the church. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ οἱ κατὰ σάρκα ἴδιοι αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτὸν στασιάζουσιν καὶ ἀπειθοῦσιν, πῶς οἱ ἔξω τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ ἴδιοι γενόμενοι αὐτῷ ὑποταγήσονται; ### English translation (Claude) For if his own kin according to the flesh rebel against him and disobey, how will those outside his house become his own and be subject to him? ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:5: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 3:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.2.4 (Funk 1:35; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-2-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.3.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-3-1 - Source: Funk 1:35 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop’s everyday conduct must be examined for blemish. ### Greek text Δοκιμαζέσθω οὖν, εἰ ἄμωμός ἐστιν περὶ τὰς βιωτικὰς χρείας" γέγραπται γάρ· Μωμοσκοπεῖσθε τὸν μέλλοντα εἰς ἱερωσύνην προχειρίζεσθαι“. ### English translation (Claude) Let him be examined, then, whether he is blameless in the affairs of life; for it is written: “Inspect for blemish the one who is to be advanced to the priesthood.” ### Scripture references - Lev 21:17: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - The quotation is not in the Old Testament in this form; it may echo Lev 21:17–23 on priests without blemish (uncertain). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.3.1 (Funk 1:35; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-3-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.3.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-3-2 - Source: Funk 1:35 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must not be prone to anger. ### Greek text ὑπαρχέτω οὖν καὶ ἀόργητος, ὅτι λέγει ἡ Σοφία" ,, Ὀργὴ καὶ φρονίμους ἀπόλλυσιν“. ### English translation (Claude) Let him then be free from anger, for Wisdom says: “Anger destroys even the prudent.” ### Scripture references - Prov 15:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 15:1 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.3.2 (Funk 1:35; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-3-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.3.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-3-3 - Source: Funk 1:35 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be compassionate and loving. ### Greek text ἔστω δὲ εὔσπλαγχνος, ἀβάναυσος, ἀγαπητικός, ὅτι λέγει κύριος" ,, Ἐν τούτῳ γνώσονται πάντες, ὅτι ἐμοὶ μαθηταί ἐστε, ἐὰν ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους“. ### English translation (Claude) Let him be compassionate, courteous, loving, for the Lord says: “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” ### Scripture references - John 13:35: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 13:35. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.3.3 (Funk 1:35; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-3-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.4.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-1 - Source: Funk 1:35–37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be generous and know who most deserves help. ### Greek text Ἔστω καὶ εὐμετάδοτος, φιλόχηρος, φιλόξενος, ὑπηρετικός, εὐδιάκονος, εὔσκυλτος, ἀνεπαίσχυντος, εἰδὼς τὸν μᾶλλον ὄντα ἄξιον ὑπολήψεως. ### English translation (Claude) Let him be generous, a lover of widows, a lover of strangers, ready to serve, a good minister, willing to take trouble, not ashamed, knowing who is more worthy of support. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.4.1 (Funk 1:35–37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.4.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-2 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Aid should go first to those in real need, even if not widows. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ χήρα τις ὑπάρχουσα ἡ δυναμένη ἐπαρκεῖν ἐν τῷ βίῳ τὰ χρηστήρια, ἑτέρα δὲ οὐ χήρα, ἀλλ ἐνδεὴς ὑπάρχει καὶ διὰ νόσον ἢ τεκνοτροφίαν ἢ δι᾽ ἀσθένειαν χειρῶν, ἐπὶ ταύτην μᾶλλον ἐκτεινάτω τὴν χεῖρα. ### English translation (Claude) For if there is a widow who is able to supply herself with the necessities of life, while another, not a widow, is in need through illness or the rearing of children or weakness of hands, let him rather stretch out his hand to her. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.4.2 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.4.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-3 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gluttons, drunkards and the idle are not to be helped. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις ὡς καταφαγᾶς ἢ μέθυσος ἢ ἀργὸς ἐν τοῖς βιωτικοῖς θλίβεται, οὐκ ἔστιν ἄξιος ἐπικουρίας, οὔτε μὴν ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) But if someone is in distress in his livelihood because he is a glutton or a drunkard or idle, he is not worthy of help, nor indeed of the church of God. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.4.3 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.4.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-4 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Proverbs on the sluggard is quoted. ### Greek text λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφὴ περὶ τούτων φάσκουσα, ὅτι, κρύψας ὀκνηρὸς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ τὸν κόλπον οὐ δυνήσεται ἀπενεγκεῖν αὐτὴν εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) For the Scripture says of them: “The sluggard who has hidden his hand in his bosom will not be able to bring it to his mouth.” ### Scripture references - Prov 19:24: quotation, high confidence - Prov 26:15: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 19:24; 26:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.4.4 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.4.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-5 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Idleness and drunkenness bring poverty. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν" ,(Ὁ ἀργὸς περιέλαβεν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφαγεν τὰς σάρκας αὐτοῦ᾽ πᾶς γὰρ μέθυσος καὶ πορνοκόπος πτωχεύσει, καὶ ἐνδύσεται διερρωγότα καὶ ῥακωδη πᾶς ὑπνωδης“. ### English translation (Claude) And again: “The idle man folded his hands and ate his own flesh. For every drunkard and fornicator will become poor, and every drowsy man will be clothed in tatters and rags.” ### Scripture references - Eccl 4:5: quotation, high confidence - Prov 23:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eccl 4:5; Prov 23:21 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.4.5 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.4.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-6 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Love of drink leads to destitution. ### Greek text καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις᾽,, Ἐὰν δὲ εἰς τὰς φιάλας καὶ τὰ ποτήρια δῷς τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, ὕστερον περιπατήσεις γυμνότερος ὑπέρου“. ### English translation (Claude) And elsewhere: “But if you set your eyes on the bowls and the cups, afterward you will walk about more naked than a pestle.” ### Scripture references - Prov 23:31: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 23:31 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.4.6 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.4.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-7 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Idleness breeds hunger. ### Greek text ὡς ἀληθῶς γὰρ μήτηρ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀργία τοῦ λιμοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For truly idleness is the mother of famine. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.4.7 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-4-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must not favour the rich or neglect the poor. ### Greek text Ἔστω δὲ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἀπροσωπόληπτος, μήτε πλούσιον ἐντρεπόμενος ἢ κολακεύων παρὰ τὸ προσῆκον, μήτε πένητα παρορῶν ἢ καταδυναστεύων. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop show no partiality, neither deferring to the rich nor flattering them beyond what is fitting, nor overlooking or oppressing the poor. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.5.1 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Law forbids partiality in judgment. ### Greek text ,,Οὐ λήψῃ“ γάρ, φησὶν ὁ θεὸς τῷ Μωσῇ, ,πρόσωπον πλουσίου, καὶ πένητα οὐκ ἐλεήσεις ἐν κρίσει, ὅτι τοῦ κυρίου ἡ κρίσις“ καὶ πάλιν ,,Δικαίως διώξει τὸ δίκαιον“. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall not accept,” God says to Moses, “the person of the rich, nor pity the poor in judgment, for the judgment is the Lord’s”; and again: “You shall pursue what is just justly.” ### Scripture references - Lev 19:15: quotation, high confidence - Exod 23:3: quotation, medium confidence - Deut 1:17: quotation, high confidence - Deut 16:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 19:15; Exod 23:3; Deut 1:17; Deut 16:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.5.2 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-3 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be frugal in food and drink. ### Greek text τροφῇ καὶ ποτῷ λυσιτελὴς καὶ αὐτάρκης ὑπαρχέτω ὁ ἐπίσκοπος, ἵνα δυνηθῇ νήφειν πρὸς τὸ νουθετεῖν τοὺς ἀπαιδεύτους" ἔστω μὴ δάπανος, μὴ τρυφητής, μὴ ἡδύβιος, μὴ χρηστοφάγος. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop be frugal and content in food and drink, so that he may be sober to admonish the uninstructed; let him not be extravagant, not luxurious, not pleasure-loving, not fond of dainties. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.5.3 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-4 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must study Scripture and interpret the Gospel and the Law and Prophets in harmony. ### Greek text ἔστω δὲ ἀνεξίκακος, μακρόθυμος ἐν ταῖς νουθεσίαις, πολυδιδακτικός, μελετῶν καὶ σπουδάζων ἐν τοῖς κυριακαῖς βίβλοις, πολὺς ἐν ἀναγνώσμασιν, ἵνα τὰς γραφὰς ἐπιμελῶς ἑρμηνεύῃ, ὁμοστοίχως τοῖς Προφήταις καὶ τῷ Νόμῳ τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον ἑρμηνεύων ὁμοίως τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ στοιχείτωσαν αἱ ἐκ Νόμου καὶ Προφητῶν ἑρμηνεῖαι. ### English translation (Claude) Let him be patient under wrong, long-suffering in his admonitions, a diligent teacher, meditating and studying in the books of the Lord, much given to reading, so that he may interpret the Scriptures carefully, interpreting the Gospel in harmony with the Prophets and the Law; and likewise let the interpretations drawn from the Law and the Prophets agree with the Gospel. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.5.4 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-5 - Source: Funk 1:37 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ says the Scriptures testify to him. ### Greek text λέγει γὰρ ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς", Ἐρευνᾶτε τὰς γραφάς, ὅτι αὗταί εἰσιν αἱ μαρτυροῦσαι περὶ ἐμοῦ“, καὶ πάλιν" ,,Περὶ γὰρ ἐμοῦ Μωσῆς ἔγραψεν“... ### English translation (Claude) For the Lord Jesus says: “Search the Scriptures, for they are what testify about me”; and again: “For Moses wrote about me.” ### Scripture references - John 5:39: quotation, high confidence - John 5:46: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 5:39, 46. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.5.5 (Funk 1:37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-6 - Source: Funk 1:37–39 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must distinguish the law from the ‘second legislation’. ### Greek text πρὸ πάντων δὲ διαστολεὺς ἀγαθὸς γινέσθω, νόμον καὶ δευτέρωσιν διαιρῶν, καὶ δεικνύων, τί νόμος ἐστὶν πιστῶν καὶ τί δεσμὰ ἀπίστων, ἵνα μή τις ὑποπέσῃ τοῖς δεσμοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) Above all let him be a good discerner, distinguishing the law from the second legislation, and showing what is the law of believers and what are the bonds of unbelievers, so that no one may fall under the bonds. ### Translation notes - On the “second legislation” see 1.6.7–9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.5.6 (Funk 1:37–39; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-7 - Source: Funk 1:39 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must teach his people thoroughly. ### Greek text ἐπιμελοῦ οὖν τοῦ λόγου, ἐπίσκοπε, ἵνα, εἰ δυνατόν σοι, πάντα κατὰ λέξιν ἑρμηνεύσῃς καὶ ἐν πολλῇ διδαχῇ πλουσίως τρέφῃς καὶ ποτίζῃς τὸν λαόν σου τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ νόμου. ,,Φωτίσατε“ γάρ, φησὶν ὃ θεός, ἑαυτοῖς φῶς γνώσεως, ὡς ἔτι καιρός“ ### English translation (Claude) Take care, then, of the word, O bishop, so that, if you can, you may interpret everything word by word, and with much teaching feed your people richly and give them to drink the light of the law. For “Enlighten yourselves,” says God, “with the light of knowledge, while there is still time.” ### Scripture references - Hos 10:12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Hos 10:12 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.5.7 (Funk 1:39; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/1-0-1/#p-2-5-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:39 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A long list of vices a bishop must avoid. ### Greek text Ἔστω δὲ ,,ὁ ἐπίσκοπος μὴ αἰσχροκερδής“, καὶ μάλιστα ἐπὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, βλαπτόμενος μᾶλλον ἢ βλάπτων, μὴ πλεονέκτης, μὴ ἅρπαξ, μὴ ἀποστερητής, μὴ φιλοπλούσιος, μὴ μισόπτωχος, μὴ κατάλαλος, μὴ ψευδομάρτυς, μὴ θυμώδης, μὴ φιλόμαχος, μὴ ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις συμπεπλεγμένος, μὴ ἐγγυώμενός τινα ἢ συνηγορῶν δίκαις χρηματικαῖς, μὴ φίλαρχος, μὴ δίγνωμος, μὴ δίγλωσσος, μὴ πρὸς διαβολὴν ἢ καταλαλιὰν φιλήκοος, μὴ ὑποκριτής, μὴ ταῖς ἑορταῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπορεγόμενος, ἀπάταις κεναῖς μὴ χρώμενος, μηδὲ ἐπιθυμητικός, μὴ φιλάργυρος, ὅτι πάντα τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐχθρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ ὑπάρχει καὶ δαιμόνων φίλα. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop be “not greedy for gain,” especially among the Gentiles, rather suffering wrong than doing it; not grasping, not rapacious, not a defrauder, not a lover of the rich, not a hater of the poor, not a slanderer, not a false witness, not hot-tempered, not quarrelsome, not entangled in the business of life, not standing surety for anyone or acting as advocate in suits over money, not ambitious for power, not double-minded, not double-tongued, not eager to listen to slander or evil-speaking, not a hypocrite, not hankering after the festivals of the Gentiles, not given to empty deceits, not covetous, not a lover of money; for all such things are hostile to God and dear to demons. ### Scripture references - Titus 1:7: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 3:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Titus 1:7; 1 Tim 3:3, 8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.1 (Funk 1:39; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:39 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must teach the laity the same virtues by his example. ### Greek text ταῦτα δὲ πάντα ὁ ἐπίσκοπος καὶ τοῖς λαϊκοῖς διαβεβαιούμενος παραγγελλέτω, ἐνάγων αὐτοὺς μιμητὰς γίνεσθαι τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ τρόπου᾽,,Εὐλαβεῖς“ γάρ, φησίν, ,,ποιήσατε τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ισραήλ. ### English translation (Claude) All these things let the bishop also firmly enjoin on the laity, leading them to become imitators of his own manner of life; for “Make the sons of Israel reverent,” it says. ### Scripture references - Lev 15:31: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 15:31 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.2 (Funk 1:39; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-3 - Source: Funk 1:39 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be wise, humble and free of worldly desires. ### Greek text ἔστω δὲ σοφός, ταπεινόφρων, νουθετητικὸς ἐν ταῖς κυριακαῖς παιδείαις, καλογνώμων, ἀποτεταγμένος πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν τῷ βίῳ πονηροῖς ἐπιτηδεύμασιν καὶ πάσαις ἐθνικαῖς ἐπιθυμίαις. ### English translation (Claude) Let him be wise, humble, apt to admonish with the Lord’s instructions, of sound judgment, having renounced all wicked practices of life and all Gentile desires. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.3 (Funk 1:39; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:39–41 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must have every good quality, since the people imitate their shepherd. ### Greek text ἔστω εὐπρόστακτος, ὀξὺς πρὸς τὸ γνῶναι τοὺς φαύλους καὶ φυλάσσεσθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν, φίλος δὲ ὧν πάντων, δικαιοκριτικός, καὶ ὅσα καλὰ ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἔστιν ἢ ὑπάρχει, ταῦτα ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐν ἑαυτῷ κεκτήσθω. 5. ὅτι ἀνεπίληπτος ἀδικίας ὢν ποιμὴν τοὺς ἰδίους αὐτοῦ μαθητὰς ἀναγκάσει καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀναστροφῆς αὐτοῦ προτρέψασθαι τῶν ἰδίων αὐτοῦ ποιημάτων μιμητὰς ἀξίους γενηθῆναι, ὡς λέγει που καὶ ὃ προφήτης", Καὶ ἔσται καθὼς ὃ ἱερεύς, οὕτως καὶ ὃ λαός“. ### English translation (Claude) Let him be readily obedient, quick to recognize the wicked and to guard himself against them, yet a friend of all, just in judgment; and whatever things are good among men, let the bishop possess them in himself. [5] For if the shepherd is free from all reproach of wrongdoing, he will constrain his own disciples, and urge them by his conduct, to become worthy imitators of his own works, as the prophet too says somewhere: “And it shall be: as the priest, so also the people.” ### Scripture references - Hos 4:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 5 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [5]. Hos 4:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.4 (Funk 1:39–41; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-6 - Source: Funk 1:41 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ did before he taught, and so must the bishop. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν καὶ διδάσκαλος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἤρξατο πρῶτον ποιεῖν καὶ τότε διδάσκειν, ὥς ποὺ λέγει" ,,Ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς ποιεῖν τε καὶ διδάσκειν“. διό φησιν" ,,Ὃς δ᾽ ἂν ποιήσῃ καὶ διδάξῃ, οὗτος μέγας κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) For our Lord and Teacher Jesus Christ, the Son of God, began first to do and then to teach, as it says somewhere: “which Jesus began both to do and to teach.” Therefore he says: “Whoever does and teaches, he shall be called great in the kingdom of God.” ### Scripture references - Acts 1:1: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 1:1; Matt 5:19 (“of God” for “of heaven”). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.6 (Funk 1:41; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-7 - Source: Funk 1:41 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops are watchmen over God’s people, as Ezekiel says. ### Greek text σκοποὺς γὰρ εἶναι δεῖ ὑμᾶς τοῦ λαοῦ τοὺς ἐπισκόπους, ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς σκοπὸν ἔχετε τὸν Χριστόν. καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν γίνεσθε σκοποὶ ἀγαθοὶ τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅτι λέγει κύριος διὰ τοῦ Ἰεζεκιὴλ πρὸς ἕκαστον ὑμῶν φάσκων" ### English translation (Claude) For you bishops must be watchmen over the people, because you too have Christ as your watchman. So you too be good watchmen for the people of God, for the Lord says through Ezekiel, addressing each of you: ### Translation notes - The Greek plays on σκοπός (“watchman”) and ἐπίσκοπος (“bishop”). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.7 (Funk 1:41; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-8 - Source: Funk 1:41 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God appoints Ezekiel as watchman for Israel. ### Greek text ,,Υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, σκοπὸν δέδωκά σε τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἀκούσῃ ἐκ στόματός μου λόγον καὶ διαφυλάξεις καὶ διαγγελεῖς αὐτὸν παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel, and you shall hear a word from my mouth and keep it and declare it from me. ### Scripture references - Ezek 33:7: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 3:17: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 33:7 (cf. 3:17). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.8 (Funk 1:41; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.6.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-9 - Source: Funk 1:41–43 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ezekiel’s watchman is applied to the bishop, who must warn the people of judgment by the Gospel and teach them tirelessly, since many have not listened and have fallen into heresy. ### Greek text ἐν τῷ λέγειν με τῷ ἀνόμῳ· Θανάτῳ ἀποθανῇ, καὶ οὐκ ἐλάλησας τοῦ διαστεῖλαι ἄνομον ἐκ τῆς ἀνομίας αὐτοῦ, ὃ ἄνομος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ ἀνομίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀποθανεῖται, καὶ τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς χειρός σου ἐκζητήσω" σὺ δὲ ἐὰν διαστείλῃ τῷ ἀνόμῳ ἀπὸ τῆς ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀποστρέψαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς, καὶ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃ, αὐτὸς ἐν τῇ ἀνομίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀποθανεῖται, καὶ σὺ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἐρρύσω“. 10. ὡσαύτως καὶ ,μάχαιρα πολέμου ἐὰν ἢ ἐρχομένη, καὶ στήσῃ ὁ λαὸς σκοπὸν εἰς προφυλακὴν καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὴν ἐρχομένην μὴ προμηνύσῃ καὶ λάβῃ ψυχήν, ἡ μὲν ψυχὴ τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ αὐτῆς ἐλήφθη, τὸ δὲ αἷμα ἐκ χειρὸς τοῦ σκοποῦ ἐκζητηθήσεται, ὅτι οὐκ ἐσήμανεν ἐν τῇ σάλπιγγι. ἐὰν δὲ σημάνῃ τῇ κερατίνῃ καὶ μὴ φυλάξηται ὁ ἀκούσας καὶ ἔλθηῃ ἡ μάχαιρα καὶ λάβῃ αὐτόν, τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἔσται, ὅτι οὐκ ἐφυλάξατο ἀκούσας τῆς κερατίνης, ὃ δὲ φυλαξάμενος τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐρρύσατο“, καὶ ὁ σκοπός, ὅτι ἐσήμανεν, ζωῇ ζήσεται. 11. μάχαιρα μὲν ἔστιν ἡ κρίσις, σάλπιγξ δὲ τὸ ἱερὸν εὐαγγέλιον, σκοπὸς δὲ ὁ κατασταθεὶς τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐπίσκοπος, ὃν δεῖ κηρύσσοντα διαμαρτύρεσθαι καὶ διαβεβαιοῦσθαι περὶ τῆς κρίσεως. 12. ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ διαγγείλητε καὶ διαμαρτύρησθε τῷ λαῷ, εἰς ὑμᾶς ἡ ἁμαρτία τῶν ἀγνοούντων εὑρεθήσεται" διὸ τοὺς ἀναστρεφομένους ἐν ἀπαιδευσίᾳ νουθετεῖτε καὶ ἐλέγχετε μετὰ παρρησίας, τοὺς ἀγνοοῦντας διδάσκετε, τοὺς ἐπισταμένους στηρίζετε, τοὺς πεπλανημένους ἐπιστρέφετε. 13. τὰ αὐτὰ περὶ τῶν αὐτῶν λέγοντες, ἀδελφοί, οὐχ ἁμαρτησόμεθα· ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ πολλάκις ἀκούειν εἶκός τινας δυσωπηθέντας κἂν ἅπαξ τι τῶν as ποιῆσαι καὶ τῶν πονηρῶν παραιτήσασθαι. 14. λέγει γὰρ διὰ τοῦ προφήτου ὃ θεός" ,,Διαμαρτύρει αὐτοῖς ταῦτα, ἴσως ἀκούσονται τῆς φωνῆς σου“, καὶ πάλιν , Ἐὰν ἄρα ἀκούσωσιν, ἐὰν ἄρα ἐνδῶσιν“. 15. καὶ ὁ Μωσῆς φησιν τῷ λαῷ" ,, Ἄκουε, Ἰσραήλ, κύριος ὃ θεὸς σου κύριος εἷς ἐστιν“. 16. καὶ ὁ κύριος ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ πολλάκις μιμνήσκεται λέγων᾽ ,,Ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω“, καὶ ὁ σοφὸς Σολομών φησιν" ,, Ἄκουε, υἱέ, παιδείαν πατρός σου, καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ θεσμοὺς μητρός σου“. 17. καὶ μέχρι σήμερον οὐκ ἤκουσαν" καὶ οἱ δοκοῦντες δὲ ἀκηκοέναι παρήκουσαν, καταλείψαντες ,τὸν ἕνα καὶ μόνον ἀληθινὸν θεὸν“ καὶ εἰς τὰς ὀλεθρίους καὶ δεινὰς αἱρέσεις κατασυρέντες, περὶ ὧν αὖθις ἐροῦμεν. ### English translation (Claude) When I say to the lawless man, You shall surely die, and you have not spoken to warn the lawless man away from his lawlessness, that lawless man shall die in his lawlessness, and his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the lawless man to turn from his way, and he does not turn, he shall die in his lawlessness, and you have delivered your soul.” [10] Likewise also: “If the sword of war is coming, and the people set a watchman as a lookout, and he sees it coming and does not give warning, and it takes a life, that soul was taken in its sin, but the blood will be required at the hand of the watchman,” because he did not sound the trumpet. “But if he sounds the horn, and the one who hears does not take heed, and the sword comes and takes him, his blood shall be upon him, because he did not take heed when he heard the horn; but the one who took heed has delivered his soul,” and the watchman, because he gave warning, shall surely live. [11] The sword is the judgment, the trumpet is the holy Gospel, and the watchman is the bishop appointed for the church, who must preach and testify and affirm concerning the judgment. [12] For if you do not declare and testify to the people, the sin of those who are ignorant will be found upon you. Therefore admonish and rebuke with boldness those who live without instruction, teach the ignorant, strengthen those who have knowledge, bring back those who have gone astray. [13] In saying the same things about the same matters, brothers, we shall not sin; for from hearing often it is likely that some, put to shame, will do at least once something good and reject what is evil. [14] For God says through the prophet: “Testify these things to them; perhaps they will hear your voice”; and again: “If perhaps they will hear, if perhaps they will yield.” [15] And Moses says to the people: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is one Lord.” [16] And the Lord in the Gospel often reminds us, saying: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”; and the wise Solomon says: “Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s ordinances.” [17] And to this day they have not heard; and even those who seem to have heard have heard amiss, abandoning “the one and only true God” and being dragged into destructive and terrible heresies, of which we shall speak again. ### Scripture references - Ezek 33:8–9: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 33:2–6: quotation, high confidence - Jer 26:3 (33:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence - Ezek 2:5: quotation, high confidence - Deut 6:4: quotation, high confidence - Matt 11:15: quotation, high confidence - Prov 1:8: quotation, high confidence - John 17:3: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 10–17 sit inside this staged ref (numerals lost or misread); marked [10]–[17]. Ezek 33:8–9; 33:2–6; the first “perhaps” quotation is close to Jer 26:3 (LXX 33:3) and Ezek 3:11; the second is Ezek 2:5 (LXX). Deut 6:4; Matt 11:15; Prov 1:8; John 17:3. In section 13 the word for “good” is garbled in the digital text (“as”) and is translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.6.9 (Funk 1:41–43; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-6-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:43 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those baptized into Christ’s death must no longer sin. ### Greek text Γνωστὸν δὲ ἔστω ὑμῖν, ἀγαπητοί, ὅτι, οἱ βαπτισθέντες εἰς τὸν θάνατον τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ“, οὐκέτι ὀφείλουσιν ἁμαρτάνειν" οἱ τοιοῦτοι. ὡς γὰρ οἱ ἀποθανόντες ἀνενέργητοι πρὸς ἁμαρτίαν" ὑπάρχουσιν, οὕτως καὶ οἱ συναποθανόντες τῷ Χριστῷ ἄπρακτοι πρὸς ἁμαρτίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Let it be known to you, beloved, that those who have been “baptized into the death of the Lord Jesus” ought no longer to sin; for as the dead are incapable of acting toward sin, so those who have died with Christ are inactive toward sin. ### Scripture references - Rom 6:3: quotation, high confidence - Rom 6:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 6:3, with 6:2, 8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.7.1 (Funk 1:43; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:43 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One who sins after baptism and does not repent will be condemned. ### Greek text οὐ πιστεύομεν οὖν, ἀδελφοί, λουσάμενόν τινα τὸ τῆς ζωῆς λουτρὸν ἔτι πράσσειν τὰ τῶν ἀνόμων ἀσελγήματα᾽ ὁ δὲ ἁμαρτήσας μετὰ τὸ βάπτισμα, οὗτος, ἐὰν μὴ μεταγνῷ καὶ παύσηται τοῦ πλημμελεῖν, εἰς γέενναν κατακριθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) We do not believe, then, brothers, that anyone who has washed in the washing of life still commits the licentious deeds of the lawless. But whoever has sinned after baptism, unless he repents and ceases to transgress, will be condemned to Gehenna. ### Scripture references - Titus 3:5: allusion, low confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.7.2 (Funk 1:43; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.8.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-1 - Source: Funk 1:43–45 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those slandered for leaving their old vices are blessed. ### Greek text Εἰ δέ τις ὑπὸ ἀπίστων συκοφαντηθῇ διὰ τὸ μηκέτι αὐτοῖς συνασελγαίνειν, γινωσκέτω, ὅτι “μακάριος ὁ τοιοῦτος ὑπάρχει παρὰ θεῷ, καθὼς καὶ ὃ κύριος ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ λέγει" : ,,Μακάριοί ἐστε, ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς ἢ διώξωσιν ἢ εἴπωσι καθ᾽ ὑμῶν πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα ψευδόμενοι ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ᾽ χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὃ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς“. ### English translation (Claude) But if anyone is slandered by unbelievers because he no longer joins them in licentiousness, let him know that such a one is blessed before God, as the Lord too says in the Gospel: “Blessed are you when they revile you or persecute you or speak every evil word against you falsely for my sake; rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:11–12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:11–12. A long block of Funk’s apparatus that the OCR placed inside the quotation is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.8.1 (Funk 1:43–45; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.8.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-2 - Source: Funk 1:45 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: To be reviled falsely is a blessing and a test. ### Greek text εἰ οὖν τις βλασφημηθείη ἐπὶ ψεύσματι, μακάριος ὃ τοιοῦτος" λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή" ,,Ἀνὴρ ἀδόκιμος ἀπείραστος παρὰ τῷ θεῷ“ ### English translation (Claude) If, then, anyone is reviled on a false charge, such a one is blessed; for the Scripture says: “A man untested is unapproved before God.” ### Translation notes - The saying is not in the Old or New Testament; it is a saying of unknown source (an agraphon), also cited by other early writers. It can also be construed “an unapproved man is untested by God”. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.8.2 (Funk 1:45; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.8.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-3 - Source: Funk 1:45 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A sinner who is exposed brings blasphemy on the church and its teaching. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις ἐλεγχθῇ πράξας τι ἄνομον, ὃ τοιοῦτος οὐ μόνον ἑαυτὸν ἔβλαψεν, ἀλλὰ καὶ βλασφημίαν προύξερεψεριες τῷ κοινῷ τῆς ἐκκλησίας σώματι καὶ τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ, ὡς μὴ ποιούντων ἐκεῖνα, ἃ λέγομεν εἶναι καλά" καὶ ὀνειδισθησόμεθα καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου, ὅτι, λέγουσιν καὶ οὐ ποιοῦσιν“ ### English translation (Claude) But if anyone is convicted of having done something lawless, such a one has not only harmed himself but has also brought blasphemy on the common body of the church and on its teaching, as though we did not do the things that we say are good; and we too shall be reproached by the Lord, that “they say and do not do.” ### Scripture references - Matt 23:3: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 23:3. The verb “brought” renders a word garbled in the digital text (“προύξερεψεριες”), translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.8.3 (Funk 1:45; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.8.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-4 - Source: Funk 1:45 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must expel convicted sinners who do not reform. ### Greek text ὅθεν τοὺς τοιούτους ἐλεγχθέντας ἀληθῶς παραιτήσεται μετὰ παρρησίας ὃ ἐπίσκοπος, εἰ μὴ μεταβάλωνται τὸν τρόπον. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore the bishop will with boldness reject those who are truly convicted, unless they change their ways. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.8.4 (Funk 1:45; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-8-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.9.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-9-1 - Source: Funk 1:45 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be impartial and correct sinners kindly. ### Greek text Οὐ γὰρ μόνον ἀπρόσκοπον εἶναι χρὴ τὸν ἐπίσκοπον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀπροσωπόληπτον, ἐν χρηστότητι σωφρονίζοντα τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας. ### English translation (Claude) For the bishop must not only be without offence, but also impartial, correcting sinners with kindness. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.9.1 (Funk 1:45; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-9-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.9.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-9-2 - Source: Funk 1:45 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop who takes bribes to spare a sinner disobeys God’s commands on justice. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς οὐκ εὐσυνείδητος ὑπάρχων, προσωπολήπτης γενόμενος διά τινα αἰσχροκερδῇ δωροληψίαν φείσεται τοῦ ἀνόμως ἁμαρτάνοντος, ἐάσας: ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ μένειν αὐτόν, παρακούσας τῆς θείας καὶ κυριακῆς φωνῆς τῆς λεγούσης" ,,Δικαίως διώξει τὸ δίκαιον· οὐ λήψῃ πρόσωπον ἐν κρίσει" οὐ δικαιώσεις τὸν ἀσεβῆ οὐ λήψῃ δῶρα ἐπὶ ψυχῇ, τὰ γὰρ δῶρα ἐκτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς σοφῶν καὶ λυμαίνεται ῥήματα δικαίωνʼ ### English translation (Claude) But if he himself, not having a good conscience, shows partiality and, for the sake of some shameful taking of gifts, spares one who sins lawlessly, allowing him to remain in the church, disregarding the divine voice of the Lord, which says: “You shall pursue what is just justly; you shall not accept a person in judgment; you shall not justify the ungodly; you shall not take gifts against a life, for gifts blind the eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the just”; ### Scripture references - Deut 16:19–20: quotation, high confidence - Exod 23:7–8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 16:19–20; Exod 23:7–8; Deut 1:17. The sentence continues in 9.3 and 10.1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.9.2 (Funk 1:45; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-9-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.9.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-9-3 - Source: Funk 1:45 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture commands the removal of the wicked from the community. ### Greek text καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις φησίν, Ἐξαρεῖτε τὸν πονηρὸν ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν“ καὶ ὁ Σολομῶν λέγει ἐν Παροιμίαις᾽ ,,,Ἔκβαλε λοιμὸν ἐκ συνεδρίου, καὶ συνεξελεύσεται αὐτῷ νεῖκος" ### English translation (Claude) and elsewhere it says, “Remove the wicked one from among yourselves”; and Solomon says in Proverbs: “Cast a pestilent man out of the council, and strife will go out with him” — ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 5:13: quotation, high confidence - Deut 17:7: quotation, medium confidence - Prov 22:10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 5:13 (Deut 17:7); Prov 22:10 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.9.3 (Funk 1:45; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-9-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:45–47 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop who spares the guilty, like Saul and Eli, profanes the church and scandalizes the young and the catechumens. ### Greek text Ὁ δὲ μὴ προσέχων τούτοις ἀκρίτως φείσεται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀφείλοντι τιμωρίαν, ὡς ὁ Σαοὺλ ἐπὶ τῷ Ἀγάγ καὶ ὁ Ἡλεὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῖς οὐκ εἰδόσι τὸν κύριον, ὃ τοιοῦτος ἐβεβήλωσεν καὶ τὴν οἰκείαν ἀξίαν καὶ τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκκλησίαν τὴν κατὰ τὴν παροικίαν αὐτοῦ. ἄδικος οὖν οὗτος καὶ θεῷ καὶ ὁσίοις ἀνθρώποις, ὡς αἴτιος σκανδάλου πολλοῖς νεοφωτίστοις καὶ κατηχουμένοις γενόμενος, ἔτι δὲ νέοις καὶ νέαις τῇ ἡλικίᾳ, ὃν τὸ ,,οὐαὶ“ περιμένει καὶ ὃ ,,ὀνικὸς μύλος ἐν τῷ τραχήλῳ καὶ ὃ βυθός“, ἐν ᾧ ὑπόδικος ὑπάρχει. ### English translation (Claude) he who pays no heed to these things, and without discernment spares one who deserves punishment, as Saul spared Agag and Eli his sons who did not know the Lord, such a one has profaned both his own dignity and the church of God in his district. He is therefore unjust both to God and to holy men, since he has become a cause of stumbling to many of the newly baptized and the catechumens, and also to young men and young women. The “woe” awaits him, and “the donkey’s millstone on the neck, and the deep,” to which he is liable. ### Scripture references - 1 Sam 15:9: allusion, high confidence - 1 Sam 2:12: allusion, high confidence - Matt 18:6–7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Sam 15:9; 1 Sam 2:12–17, 3:13; Matt 18:6–7. “Newly baptized” renders νεοφώτιστοι (“newly enlightened”). A block of Funk’s apparatus inside the sentence is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.10.1 (Funk 1:45–47; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:47 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A lax bishop leads his people to share his ruin, as with Jeroboam and Korah. ### Greek text διὰ γὰρ τὴν τῆς ἀκρισίας ἀνομίαν, βλέποντες τὸν τοιοῦτον αὐτῶν ἄρχοντα, ἐν ἑαυτοῖς διακριθήσονται, καὶ χρησάμενοι τῇ αὐτῇ νόσῳ συναπολέσθαι αὐτῷ ἀναγκασθήσονται, ὡς τῷ Ἱεροβοὰμ ὁ λαὸς καὶ τῷ Κορὲ οἱ συναράμενοι αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) For because of the lawlessness of his lack of discernment, seeing such a man as their ruler, they will waver within themselves, and, sharing the same disease, will be forced to perish with him, as the people did with Jeroboam, and those who joined with Korah. ### Scripture references - 1 Kgs 12:28: allusion, medium confidence - Num 16:32: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Kgs 12:25–33; Num 16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.10.2 (Funk 1:47; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.10.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-3 - Source: Funk 1:47 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A pure clergy and flock deter sinners, who are either punished or brought to repentance. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ βλέποι ὃ ἁμαρτὼν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον καὶ τοὺς διακόνους ἀθώους ἐγκλήματος καὶ τὸ ποίμνιον καθαρὸν ὑπάρχον, πρῶτον μὲν οὐ τολμήσει καταφρονήσας εἰς ἐκκλησίαν θεοῦ εἰσελθεῖν, πλησσόμενος τῇ συνειδήσει αὐτοῦ" εἰ δὲ καὶ παρ᾽ οὐδὲν ἡγησάμενος εἰσέλθοι, ἢ παραχρῆμα ἐλεγχθήσεται, ὡς ὃ Ὀζᾶ ἐπὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ ἁψάμενος ὥστε ἑδράσαι, καὶ ὡς Ἀχὰρ ἐπὶ τῇ κλοπῇ τοῦ ἀναθέματος, καὶ ὡς Γιεζεῖ ἐπὶ τοῖς τοῦ Νεεμὰν χρήμασιν, καὶ παραυτίκα τιμωρηθήσεται, ἢ νουθετούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ ποιμένος εἰς μετάνοιαν ὑπαχθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) But if the sinner sees the bishop and the deacons free of blame and the flock pure, first he will not dare in contempt to enter the church of God, being smitten by his conscience; and if, thinking nothing of it, he does enter, either he will be exposed at once, like Uzzah when he touched the ark to steady it, and like Achar over the theft of the devoted thing, and like Gehazi over Naaman’s money, and will be punished immediately; or, admonished by the shepherd, he will be led to repentance. ### Scripture references - 2 Sam 6:6–7: allusion, high confidence - Josh 7:1: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 5:20–27: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Sam 6:6–7; Josh 7 (Achar is the LXX form of Achan); 2 Kgs 5:20–27. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.10.3 (Funk 1:47; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.10.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-4 - Source: Funk 1:47 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Seeing no fault in the church, the sinner leaves in tears, repents and has hope, and the flock learns from him. ### Greek text περιβλεψάμενος γὰρ τοὺς καθ᾽ ἕνα καὶ ἐν οὐδενὶ μῶμον εὑρίσκων οὔτε παρὰ τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ οὔτε μὴν παρὰ τῷ ὑπ᾽ αὐτὸν τεταγμένῳ λαῷ, αἰσχυνθεὶς μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ πολλῶν δακρύων ἐξελεύσεται εἰρηνικῶς κατανενυγμένος, καὶ μενεῖ κεκαθαρισμένον τὸ ποίμνιον, προσκλαύσει τε τῷ θεῷ καὶ μετανοήσει ἐφ᾽ οἷς ἥμαρτεν, καὶ ἕξει ἐλπίδα" καὶ τὸ ποίμνιον ὅλον, θεασάμενον ἐκείνου τὰ δάκρυα, νουθεσίαν ἕξει, ὅτι ὃ ἁμαρτὼν διὰ μετάνοιαν οὐκ ἀπόλλυται. ### English translation (Claude) For having looked round at each one and found no blemish in any, neither in the bishop nor in the people placed under him, he will be ashamed, and with shame and many tears he will go out quietly, pierced to the heart; the flock will remain cleansed; and he will weep before God and repent of his sins and will have hope. And the whole flock, seeing his tears, will receive admonition, that the sinner does not perish because of repentance. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.10.4 (Funk 1:47; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-10-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.11.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-11-1 - Source: Funk 1:47 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop, who stands in God’s place among men, must be pure in conduct. ### Greek text Διὰ τοῦτο οὖν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, σπούδαζε καθαρὸς εἶναι τοῖς ἔργοις, γνωρίζων τὸν τόπον σου καὶ τὴν ἀξίαν, ὡς θεοῦ τύπον ἔχων ἐν ἀνθρώποις τῷ πάντων ἄρχειν ἀνθρώπων, ἱερέων, βασιλέων, ἀρχόντων, πατέρων, υἱῶν, διδασκάλων καὶ πάντων ὁμοῦ τῶν ὑπηκόων. ### English translation (Claude) For this reason, then, O bishop, be eager to be pure in your works, knowing your place and your dignity, as one who holds the figure of God among men, ruling over all men: priests, kings, rulers, fathers, sons, teachers, and all your subjects together. ### Translation notes - “Figure of God” renders θεοῦ τύπον. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.11.1 (Funk 1:47; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-11-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.11.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-11-2 - Source: Funk 1:47–49 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop has authority to judge sinners, by Christ’s word on binding and loosing. ### Greek text καὶ οὕτως ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ καθέζου τὸν λόγον ποιούμενος, ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχων κρίνειν τοὺς ἡμαρτηκότας, ὅτι ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις εἴρηται᾽ ,,(Ὁ ἐὰν δήσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἔσται δεδεμένον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν λύσητε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἔσται λελυμένον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ“ ### English translation (Claude) And so sit in the church when you speak, as one who has authority to judge those who have sinned, for to you bishops it has been said: “Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” ### Scripture references - Matt 18:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 18:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.11.2 (Funk 1:47–49; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-11-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.12.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-12-1 - Source: Funk 1:49 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop judges with authority but must receive the penitent, to whom God has sworn forgiveness. ### Greek text Κρῖνε οὖν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, μετὰ ἐξουσίας ὡς θεός, ἀλλὰ τοὺς μετανοοῦντας προσλαμβάνουʼ ὁ θεὸς γὰρ θεὸς ἐστιν ἐλέους. ἐπίπλησσε τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσιν, νουθέτει τοὺς μὴ ἐπιστρέφοντας, παρακάλει τοὺς ἑστῶτας ἐμμένειν τοῖς καλοῖς, τοὺς μετανοοῦντας προσδέχου, ὅτι κύριος ὁ θεὸς μετὰ ὅρκου ἐπηγγείλατο ἄφεσιν παρασχεῖν τοῖς μετανοοῦσιν ἐφ᾽ οἷς ἥμαρτον. ### English translation (Claude) Judge, then, O bishop, with authority, as God; but receive the penitent, for God is a God of mercy. Rebuke those who sin, admonish those who do not turn, exhort those who stand to persevere in what is good, receive the penitent; for the Lord God promised with an oath to grant forgiveness to those who repent of their sins. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.12.1 (Funk 1:49; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-12-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.12.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-12-2 - Source: Funk 1:49 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ezekiel shows God desires the sinner’s repentance, not his death. ### Greek text λέγει γὰρ διὰ τοῦ Ἰεζεκιήλ·,, Εἰπὸν πρὸς αὐτούς" Ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει Ἀδωναὶ κύριος, εἰ θελήσω τὸν θάνατον τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέψαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ τῆς πονηρᾶς καὶ ζῆν. ἐπιστράφητε οὖν ἀπὸ τῶν ὁδῶν ὑμῶν τῶν πονηρῶν᾽ καὶ ἱνατί ἀποθνήσκετε, οἶκος Ισραήλ΄; ### English translation (Claude) For he says through Ezekiel: “Say to them: As I live, says the Lord Adonai, I do not desire the death of the sinner, but that the ungodly turn from his evil way and live. Turn, then, from your evil ways; and why will you die, O house of Israel?” ### Scripture references - Ezek 33:11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 33:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.12.2 (Funk 1:49; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-12-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.12.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-12-3 - Source: Funk 1:49 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God’s promise gives sinners hope, so that they repent rather than despair. ### Greek text ἐνταῦθα εὐέλπιδας ἐποίησεν τοὺς ἡμαρτηκότας, ὅτι, ἐὰν μετανοήσωσιν, ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας ἕξουσιν, μή ποτε ὡς ἀπηλγηκότες ἑαυτοὺς ἐκδῶσιν ταῖς παρανομίαις, ἀλλ᾿ ἔχοντες ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας ἐπιστραφέντες προσκλαύσωσιν θεῷ περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν καὶ μετανοήσωσιν ἐκ καρδίας ἐξευμενισάμενοι αὐτόν, καὶ λήψονται παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὴν ἀμνηστίαν ὡς παρὰ πατρὸς ἀγαθοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Here he has given good hope to those who have sinned, that if they repent they will have hope of salvation, lest, having grown callous, they give themselves up to transgressions; but having hope of salvation, they may turn and weep before God for their sins and repent from the heart, having appeased him, and they will receive from him the forgetting of their sins, as from a good father. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.12.3 (Funk 1:49; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-12-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.13.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-1 - Source: Funk 1:49 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The sinless should stay so and not need the pains of forgiveness. ### Greek text Τοὺς μέντοι ἀναμαρτήτους τοιούτους μένειν χρὴ καὶ μὴ χρείαν ἔχειν τῆς πείρας τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, ὅπως μὴ δέωνται ὀδύνης, λύπης καὶ κλαυθμῶν ἀφέσεως. ### English translation (Claude) Those, however, who are without sin should remain such, and have no need of the experience of sins, so that they may not need the pain, grief and tears that forgiveness requires. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.13.1 (Funk 1:49; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.13.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-2 - Source: Funk 1:49 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Since death is uncertain and there is no repentance after it, one must not sin counting on later repentance. ### Greek text τί γὰρ οἶδας, ἄνθρωπε, ἁμαρτήσας, εἰ ἡμέρας ἐν τῷδε τῷ βίῳ ζήσεις, ἵνα καὶ μετανοήσῃς; ὅτι ἄδηλος ἡ ἔξοδός σου ἐκ τοῦ βίου ὑπάρχει, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίᾳ τελευτήσαντι μετάνοια οὐκ ἔστιν, ὡς λέγει διὰ τοῦ Δαυίδʼ ,,Ἐν δὲ τῷ ᾅδῃ τίς ἐξομολογήσεταί σοι; ### English translation (Claude) For how do you know, O man, when you have sinned, whether you will live days enough in this life to repent as well? For your departure from this life is uncertain, and for one who dies in sin there is no repentance, as he says through David: “In Hades who will confess to you?” ### Scripture references - Ps 6:5 (6:6 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 6:5 (LXX 6:6). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.13.2 (Funk 1:49; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.13.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-3 - Source: Funk 1:49 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must be prepared in good works for death, unlike the foolish virgins. ### Greek text δεῖ οὖν ἕτοιμον εἶναι ἐν ἀγαθοῖς, ἵνα ἄνευ λύπης τὴν ὁδὸν ἐκείνην στειλώμεθα. διὸ καὶ παραινεῖ ὃ θεῖος λόγος διὰ SFO Aoi τοῦ σοφοῦ λέγων σοι" ,,Ἑτοίμαζε εἰς τὴν ἔξοδον τὰ ἔργα σου“, ἵνα μὴ ἐπιλείψῃ ἡμῖν τι τῶν καλῶν, ὥσπερ καὶ ταῖς πέντε ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ παρθένοις διὰ μωρίαν ἐπέλειπεν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας ἔλαιον, καὶ ἀπεβλήθησαν τοῦ νυμφῶνος. ### English translation (Claude) We must therefore be ready in good works, so that we may set out on that road without grief. Therefore the divine word also exhorts through Solomon the wise, saying to you: “Prepare your works for your departure,” so that nothing of the good may fail us, as the oil of piety failed the five virgins in the Gospel through their folly, and they were shut out of the bridal chamber. ### Scripture references - Prov 24:27: quotation, high confidence - Matt 25:1–12: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The name “Solomon” is garbled in the digital text and is read by sense. Prov 24:27 (LXX); Matt 25:1–12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.13.3 (Funk 1:49; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.13.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-4 - Source: Funk 1:49–51 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop should first condemn the guilty, then receive the penitent with mercy. ### Greek text διὰ τοῦτο ἀκίνδυνος μένει πᾶς ὃ φειδόμενος τῆς ἑαυτοῦ ζωῆς καὶ μένων ἀναμάρτητος, ὅπως καὶ τὰς προγεγονυίας ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ δικαιοσύνας αὐτῷ συντηρήσῃ. 5. σὺ οὖν οὕτως κρῖνε ὡς θεῷ δικάζων", Τοῦ γὰρ κυρίου, φησίν, ἡ κρίσις“. πρῶτον οὖν ἀπʼ ἐξουσίας τὸν ἔνοχον καταδίκαζε· ἔπειτα μετὰ ἐλέους καὶ οἰκτιρμοῦ καὶ προσλήψεως οἰκειοῦ, ὑπισχνούμενος αὐτῷ σωτηρίαν, εἰ μετάθοιτο τοῦ τρόπου καὶ πρὸς μετάνοιαν χωρήσει" μεταμελόμενον δὲ στύφων προσδέχου, μεμνημένος τοῦ κυρίου εἰπόντος, ὅτι, χαρὰ γίνεται ἐν οὐρανῷ ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι“ ### English translation (Claude) Therefore everyone who spares his own life and remains without sin is free of danger, so that he may preserve for himself the righteous deeds he did before. [5] Judge, then, as one who judges for God; for “the judgment,” it says, “is the Lord’s.” First, then, condemn the guilty with authority; then, with mercy and compassion and receiving him, draw him to yourself, promising him salvation if he changes his ways and comes to repentance. When he repents, discipline him and receive him, remembering the Lord who said that “there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” ### Scripture references - Deut 1:17: quotation, high confidence - Luke 15:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 5 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [5]. Deut 1:17; Luke 15:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.13.4 (Funk 1:49–51; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-13-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-1 - Source: Funk 1:51 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Refusing the penitent hands him over to his enemies. ### Greek text Ἐὰν δὲ τὸν μετανοοῦντα μὴ προσδέξῃ, ἐπιβούλοις αὐτὸν ἔκδοτον παρέχεις, ἐπιλαθόμενος τοῦ Δαυὶδ λέγοντος",, Μὴ παραδῷς τοῖς θηρίοις ψυχὴν ἐξομολογουμένην σοι“. ### English translation (Claude) But if you do not receive the penitent, you hand him over to those who lie in wait for him, forgetting David, who says: “Do not deliver to the beasts a soul that confesses to you.” ### Scripture references - Ps 74:19 (73:19 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 74:19 (LXX 73:19). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.1 (Funk 1:51; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-2 - Source: Funk 1:51 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Jeremiah calls the fallen to return. ### Greek text διὸ παρορμῶν εἰς μετάνοιαν ὁ Ἱερεμίας λέγει", Μὴ ὁ πίπτων οὐκ ἀνίσταται ἢ ὃ ἀποστρέφων οὐκ ἐπιστρέφει; τί ὅτι ἀπέστρεψεν ὃ λαός μου ἀποστροφὴν ἀναιδῆ καὶ κατεκρατύνθησαν ἐν τῇ προαιρέσει αὐτῶν; ἐπιστράφητε, υἱοὶ ἀφεστηκότες, καὶ ἐγὼ ἰάσομαι τὰ συντρίμματα ὑμῶν“. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore, urging to repentance, Jeremiah says: “Does not he who falls rise again, or he who turns away return? Why has my people turned away with a shameless turning, and been confirmed in their choice? Turn back, you rebellious sons, and I will heal your breaches.” ### Scripture references - Jer 8:4–5: quotation, high confidence - Jer 3:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Jer 8:4–5; 3:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.2 (Funk 1:51; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-3 - Source: Funk 1:51 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The penitent must be received, against rigorists who refuse all contact with sinners. ### Greek text δέξαι οὖν τὸν μετανοοῦντα, μὴ iniu ὅλως μηδὲ παρεμποδιζόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνηλεῶς λεγόντων μὴ δεῖν τοιούτοις συμμολύνεσθαι μήτε λόγου κοινωνεῖν" αὗται γὰρ αἱ συμβουλίαι ἀγνοούντων εἰσὶν θεὸν καὶ τὴν αὐτοῦ πρόνοιαν, ἀλόγων δὲ ἀκρίτων καὶ θηρίων ἀμειλίκτων" οὐ γὰρ γινώσκουσιν, ὅτι χρὴ φυλάσσεσθαι οὐ τὴν ἐν λόγῳ κοινωνίαν πρὸς τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας, ἀλλὰ τὴν ἐν ἔργῳ. ### English translation (Claude) Receive, then, the penitent, without hesitating at all, and do not be hindered by those who say without mercy that one must not be defiled with such people nor even share a word with them. For these counsels are those of people who do not know God and his providence, of irrational, undiscerning and implacable beasts. For they do not know that what must be avoided is not fellowship in word with sinners, but fellowship in deed. ### Translation notes - “Without hesitating” renders a word garbled in the digital text (“iniu”), translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.3 (Funk 1:51; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-4 - Source: Funk 1:51 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture shows that the righteous do not perish for living alongside sinners, as God himself does good to all. ### Greek text ,,Δικαιοσύνη γὰρ δικαίου ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἔσται, καὶ ἀνομία ἀνόμου ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἔσται“. καὶ πάλιν. (Γῆ ἐὰν ἁμάρτῃ μοι τοῦ ἀδικῆσαι ἀδίκημα, καὶ ἐκτενῶ τὴν χεῖρά μου ἐπὶ αὐτὴν καὶ συντρίψω ix αὐτῆς στήριγμα ἄρτου καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ εἰς αὐτὴν λιμὸν καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσω ἐξ αὐτῆς ἄνθρωπον καὶ κτῆνος" κἂν ὦσιν οἱ τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς, Νῶε καὶ Ἰὼβ καὶ Δανιήλ, αὐτοὶ ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ αὐτῶν σώσουσιν τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν, λέγει Ἀδωναὶ κύριος“. 5. σαφέστατα δεδήλωκεν ἡ γραφή, ὅτι συνὼν δίκαιος ἀδίκῳ οὐ συναπόλλυται μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ. ἐν γὰρ τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ καὶ δίκαιοι καὶ ἄδικοι ἀλλήλοις συναγελάζονται κοινωνίᾳ βίου, οὐ μὴν καὶ ὁσιότητος, καὶ τοῦτο οὐχ ἁμαρτάνουσιν οἱ θεοφιλεῖς" μιμηταὶ γάρ εἶσιν τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν τοῦ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, τοῦ ,,τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλοντος ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους, καὶ βρέχοντος αὐτοῦ τὸν ὑετὸν ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθούς“. ### English translation (Claude) “For the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the lawlessness of the lawless shall be upon him.” And again: “If a land sins against me by committing wrong, and I stretch out my hand against it and break its staff of bread and send famine upon it and destroy man and beast from it, even if these three men are in the midst of it, Noah and Job and Daniel, they shall save their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord Adonai.” [5] The Scripture has shown most clearly that a righteous man living with an unrighteous one does not perish with him. For in this world righteous and unrighteous herd together in a fellowship of life, though not of holiness, and in this those who love God do not sin; for they are imitators of their Father in heaven, “who makes his sun rise on the righteous and the unrighteous, and sends his rain on the wicked and the good.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 18:20: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 14:13–14: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:45: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 5 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [5]. Ezek 18:20; Ezek 14:13–14; Matt 5:45. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.4 (Funk 1:51; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-6 - Source: Funk 1:51–53 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Like athletes, only those who contend lawfully are crowned. ### Greek text καὶ οὐδὲν κινδυνεύσει ὁ δίκαιος ἐκ τούτου· ἐν γὰρ τῷ σταδίῳ καὶ νικηταὶ καὶ νικώμενοι εἰσίν, ἐν δὲ τῷ στεφάνῳ μόνοι οἱ γενναίως ἀγωνισάμενοι" ,,οὐδεὶς δὲ στεφανοῦται, ἐὰν μὴ νομίμως ἀθλήσῃ“. ### English translation (Claude) And the righteous man will be in no danger from this; for in the stadium there are both victors and vanquished, but at the crowning only those who have contended nobly; “and no one is crowned unless he competes lawfully.” ### Scripture references - 2 Tim 2:5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Tim 2:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.6 (Funk 1:51–53; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-7 - Source: Funk 1:53 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God does not destroy the righteous with the wicked, as Noah, Lot and Rahab show. ### Greek text ἕκαστος γὰρ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ ἐξομολογήσεται, καὶ οὐ, μὴ συναπολέσῃ“ ὁ θεὸς ,τὸν δίκαιον μετὰ τοῦ ἀδίκου“, ἐπείπερ παρ αὐτῷ τὸ ἀναμάρτητον ἀτιμώρητον. οὔτε γὰρ τὸν Νῶε κατέκλυσεν, οὔτε τὸν Λὼτ κατέφλεξεν, οὔτε τὴν Ῥαὰβ συναπώλεσεν. ### English translation (Claude) For each will make confession for himself, and God “will not destroy the righteous with the unrighteous,” since with him sinlessness goes unpunished. For he neither drowned Noah, nor burned up Lot, nor destroyed Rahab with the rest. ### Scripture references - Gen 18:23: quotation, high confidence - Josh 6:25: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 18:23–25; Gen 7; Gen 19; Josh 6:25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.7 (Funk 1:53; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-8 - Source: Funk 1:53 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Judas, Simon Magus and Ham were punished for their own sins while those around them were spared. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ βούλεσθὲ γνῶναι καὶ τὰ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν γενόμενα, Ἰούδας σὺν ἡμῖν ὧν ἔλαβεν τὸν κλῆρον τῆς διακονίας, ὃν καὶ ἡμεῖς, καὶ Σίμων ὃ μάγος τὴν ἐν κυρίῳ σφραγῖδα᾽ ἀλλ᾽ ἑκάτερος αὐτῶν ἀναδειχθεὶς φαῦλος, ὁ μὲν ἤγξατο, ὃ δὲ παρὰ φύσιν ἱπτάμενος συνετρίβη. καὶ ἐν τῇ κιβωτῷ Νῶε καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ὑπῆρχον, ἀλλὰ πονηρὸς ὁ Χὰμ εὑρεθεὶς μόνος εἷς τῶν υἱῶν ἐδέξατο τιμωρίαν. ### English translation (Claude) And if you wish to know also what happened in our own time: Judas, who was with us, received the lot of the ministry, as we did too, and Simon the magician received the seal in the Lord; but each of them was shown to be wicked: the one hanged himself, and the other, flying against nature, was dashed to pieces. And in the ark there were Noah and his sons, but Ham, found wicked, alone of the sons received punishment. ### Scripture references - Acts 1:17: allusion, high confidence - Matt 27:5: allusion, high confidence - Acts 8:13: allusion, high confidence - Gen 9:22–25: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 1:17; Matt 27:5; Acts 8:13. Simon’s fatal flight is the story told in the Acts of Peter, not in the New Testament. Gen 9:22–25 (the curse falls on Ham’s son Canaan). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.8 (Funk 1:53; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-9 - Source: Funk 1:53 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Each is judged for his own deeds; living among sinners does not condemn the righteous, only sharing their mind. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ πατέρες ὑπὲρ παίδων οὐ τιμωροῦνται οὔτε υἱοὶ ὑπὲρ πατέρων“, δῆλον ὡς οὔτε γυναῖκες ὑπὲρ ἀνδρῶν, οὔτε οἰκέται ὑπὲρ δεσποτῶν, οὔτε συγγενεῖς ὑπὲρ συγγενῶν, οὔτε φίλοι ὑπὲρ φίλων, οὔτε δίκαιοι ὑπὲρ ἀδίκων, ἀλλ᾽ ἕκαστος ὑπὲρ τοῦ οἰκείου ἔργου τὸν λόγον ἀπαιτηθήσεται. οὔτε γὰρ Νῶε ὑπὲρ τοῦ κόσμου δίκην εἰσεπράχθη, οὔτε Λὼτ ὑπὲρ Σοδόμων ἐπυρπολήθη, οὔτε Ῥαὰβ ὑπὲρ Ἱεριχουντίων ἐσφάγη, οὔτε Ισραὴλ ὑπὲρ Αἰγυπτίων οὐ γὰρ ἡ συνοίκησις κατακρίνει τοὺς δικαίους σὺν τοῖς ἀδίκοις, ἀλλ ἡ τῆς γνώμης ὁμόνοια. ### English translation (Claude) And if “fathers are not punished for their children, nor sons for their fathers,” it is clear that neither wives are punished for husbands, nor servants for masters, nor kin for kin, nor friends for friends, nor the righteous for the unrighteous; but each will be required to give account for his own work. For neither did Noah pay the penalty for the world, nor was Lot burned for Sodom, nor Rahab slain for the people of Jericho, nor Israel for the Egyptians. For it is not living together that condemns the righteous with the unrighteous, but agreement of mind. ### Scripture references - Deut 24:16: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:20: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 24:16; Ezek 18:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.9 (Funk 1:53; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-10 - Source: Funk 1:53–55 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Harsh rigorists are not to be followed; the church must heal sinners, as God wills that none of the little ones perish. ### Greek text οὐ χρὴ οὖν τοῖς ἑτοιμοθανάτοις καὶ μισανθρώποις καὶ φιλεγκλήμοσιν καὶ μετὰ προφάσεως θανατοποιοῖς προσέχειν. ἕτερος γὰρ ὑπὲρ ἑτέρου οὐχ ἀποθανεῖται, ἀλλὰ ,,σειραῖς τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτιῶν ἕκαστος σφίγγεται“, καί" ,. Ιδοὺ ἄνθρωπος καὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ“. 11. δεῖ δὲ ἡμᾶς βοηθεῖν τοῖς νοσοῦσιν καὶ κινδυνεύουσιν καὶ σφαλλομένοις, καὶ ὅσον οἷόν τε τῇ παραινέσει τοῦ λόγου ὑγιάζειν αὐτοὺς καὶ ῥύεσθαι ἐκ θανάτου" ,,Οὐ χρείαν γὰρ ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ᾽ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες“, ἐπειδὴ ,,οὐκ ἔστιν θέλημα ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός, ἵνα ἀπόληται εἷς τῶν μικρῶν“ οὐ γὰρ τὴν τῶν σκληροκαρδίων ἀνθρώπων βούλησιν ἱστᾶν χρή, ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς τῶν ὅλων τὴν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν, ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας" ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) We must not, then, heed those who are quick to condemn to death, who hate mankind, who love accusations, and who on a pretext deal death. For one will not die for another, but “each is bound by the cords of his own sins,” and: “Behold the man and his work before his face.” [11] But we must help those who are sick and in danger and stumbling, and as far as we can heal them by the exhortation of the word and rescue them from death; for “those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are ill,” since “it is not the will before the Father that one of the little ones should perish.” For we must establish not the will of hard-hearted men, but that of God the Father of all, made known through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom be glory forever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Prov 5:22: quotation, high confidence - Isa 62:11: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 9:12: quotation, high confidence - Matt 18:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 11 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [11]. Prov 5:22; Isa 62:11 (cf. 40:10); Matt 9:12; Matt 18:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.10 (Funk 1:53–55; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-12 - Source: Funk 1:55 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop, as head, must not be led by seditious laymen. ### Greek text οὐδὲ γὰρ δίκαιον κεφαλὴν ὄντα σε, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, οὐρᾷ προσέχειν, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν λαϊκῷ στασιώδει ἀνθρώπῳ, εἰς ἑτέρου ἀπώλειαν, ἀλλὰ θεῷ μόνῳ. ἄρχειν γάρ σε χρὴ τῶν ὑπηκόων, οὐ μὴν καὶ ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἄρχεσθαι· οὔτε γὰρ υἱὸς ἄρχει πατρὸς κατὰ τὸν τῆς γενέσεως λόγον, οὔτε δοῦλος τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὸν τῆς ἐξουσίας, οὔτε μαθητὴς διδασκάλου, οὔτε στρατιώτης βασιλέως, οὔτε μὴν λαϊκὸς ἐπισκόπου. ### English translation (Claude) Nor is it right for you, O bishop, who are the head, to heed the tail, that is, a seditious layman, to the destruction of another, but God alone. For you must rule your subjects, not be ruled by them; for neither does a son rule his father, according to the order of birth, nor a slave his master, according to the order of authority, nor a disciple his teacher, nor a soldier his king, nor indeed a layman his bishop. ### Scripture references - Deut 28:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “Head” and “tail”: Deut 28:13. OCR garbage in the middle of the sentence is removed; the words restored there are clear from the context. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.12 (Funk 1:55; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.13 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-13 - Source: Funk 1:55 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ezekiel is cited against the idea that teaching sinners defiles the teacher. ### Greek text περὶ γὰρ τοῦ μὴ δοκεῖν τοὺς πλησιάζοντας ἀδίκοις τῇ τοῦ λόγου διδαχῇ συμμολύνεσθαι ἢ κοινωνεῖν ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁμαρτίαις ὁ Ἰεζεκιὴλ ἐκκόπτων τὴν τῶν κακοήθων ὑπόνοιαν λέγει" ### English translation (Claude) For on the notion that those who draw near to the unrighteous with the teaching of the word are defiled with them or share in their sins, Ezekiel, cutting off the suspicion of the malicious, says: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.13 (Funk 1:55; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-13). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.14.14 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-14 - Source: Funk 1:55–59 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ezekiel 18 is quoted at length: each soul is judged for its own sin, and the repentant wicked man lives. ### Greek text ,, Ti ὑμεῖς λέγετε αὑτοῖς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην ἐπὶ γῆς Ἰσραήλ᾽ οἱ πατέρες ἔφαγον ὄμφακα, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες τῶν τέκνων ἡμωδίασαν; ζῶ ἐγὼ, λέγει ᾿Αδωναὶ κύριος, εἰ ἔτι ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν λεγομένη ἡ παραβολὴ αὕτη ἐν τῷ ᾿Ισραήλ. ὅτι πᾶσαι αἱ ψυχαὶ ἐμαί εἰσιν, ὃν τρόπον ἡ ψυχὴ τοῦ πατρός, οὕτως καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ τοῦ υἱοῦ ἐμή ἐστιν. 15. ἡ ψυχὴ ἡ ἁμαρτάνουσα αὐτὴ ἀποθανεῖται᾽ ὁ δὲ ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἔσται δίκαιος, ποιῶν κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην“, καὶ ἑξῆς ἐπιλέγων τὰς λοιπὰς ἀρετὰς ἐπισφραγίζεται λέγων· 16. ,,Ὁ τοιοῦτος δίκαιος ὑπάρχει, ζωῇ ζήσεται, λέγει Αδωναὶ κύριος. καὶ ἐὰν γεννήσῃ υἱὸν λοιμόν, ἐκχέοντα αἷμα, ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ τοῦ δικαίου οὐκ ἐπορεύθη“. 17. καὶ ἐπαγαγὼν τὰ ἑξῆς, ἐπάγει τοῖς τελευταίοις: ,,Ζωῇ οὐ ζήσεται᾽ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας ταύτας ἐποίησεν, θανάτῳ ἀποθανεῖται, τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἔσται. 18. καὶ ἐρεῖτε" Τί ὅτι οὐκ ἔλαβεν ὃ υἱὸς τὴν ἀδικίαν τοῦ πατρὸς ἢ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ, δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἔλεος πεποιηκώς“; καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτοῖς" ,,Ἡ ψυχὴ ἡ ἁμαρτάνουσα αὐτὴ ἀποθανεῖταιʼ υἱὸς οὐ λήψεται ἀδικίαν πατρός, καὶ πατὴρ οὐ λήψεται ἀδικίαν υἱοῦ" δικαιοσύνη δικαίου ἐπ αὐτὸν ἔσται, καὶ ἀνομία ἀνόμου ἐπὶ αὐτὸν ἔσταιʼ 19. καὶ μετ᾽ ὀλίγα φησίν: ,,Ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέψαι δίκαιον ἐκ τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ καὶ ποιῆσαι ἀδικίαν, κατὰ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτοῦ, πᾶσαι αἱ δικαιοσύναι αὐτοῦ, ἃς ἐποίησεν, οὐ μὴ μνησθῶσιν· ἐν τῇ ἀδικίᾳ αὐτοῦ ᾗ ἠδίκησεν, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ αὐτοῦ ᾗ ἥμαρτεν, ἐν αὐτῇ ἀποθανεῖται. 20. καὶ μετ᾽ ὀλίγα ἐπάγει" »Ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέψαι ἄνομον ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας αὐτοῦ ἧς ἐποίησεν, καὶ ποιήσει κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην, οὗτος τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐφύλαξεν καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν ἀσεβειῶν αὐτοῦ ὧν ἐποίησεν, ζωῇ ζήσεται καὶ οὐκ ἀποθανεῖται“. 21. καὶ ἑξῆς" ,,Ἕκαστον κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς ὑμῶν κρινῶ ὑμᾶς, οἶκος ᾿Ισραήλ, λέγει Ἀδωναὶ κύριος" ### English translation (Claude) “Why do you speak this parable among yourselves in the land of Israel: The fathers ate sour grapes, and the children’s teeth were set on edge? As I live, says the Lord Adonai, this parable shall no longer be spoken among you in Israel. For all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. [15] The soul that sins, it shall die. But the man who is righteous, doing judgment and righteousness —” and, going on to list the remaining virtues, he seals it, saying: [16] “Such a one is righteous; he shall surely live, says the Lord Adonai. And if he begets a son who is a pestilent man, shedding blood, he did not walk in the way of his righteous father.” [17] And after adding what follows, he brings in at the end: “He shall not live; he has done all these lawless things, he shall surely die, his blood shall be upon him. [18] And you will say: Why did the son not bear the father’s injustice, or his righteousness, having done righteousness and mercy?” And you shall say to them: “The soul that sins, it shall die; the son shall not bear the injustice of the father, nor shall the father bear the injustice of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the lawlessness of the lawless shall be upon him.” [19] And a little later he says: “When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, according to all his lawless deeds, all his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered; in the injustice that he has committed and in the sin that he has sinned, in it he shall die.” [20] And a little later he adds: “When the lawless turns away from the lawlessness that he has done, and does judgment and righteousness, he has guarded his soul and turned away from all the ungodly deeds that he has done; he shall surely live and shall not die.” [21] And next: “I will judge each of you according to your ways, O house of Israel, says the Lord Adonai.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 18:2–5: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:9–10: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:13: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:19–20: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:24: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:27–28: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:30: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 15–21 sit inside this staged ref (numerals lost or misread); marked [15]–[21]. Ezek 18:2–5, 9–10, 13, 19–20, 24, 27–28, 30. In section 18 the words “or his righteousness” are not in the LXX of Ezek 18:19 and make the question awkward; they are translated as printed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.14.14 (Funk 1:55–59; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-14-14). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.15.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-1 - Source: Funk 1:59 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is both just and merciful, and through Isaiah commands the bishops to comfort his people. ### Greek text Ὁρᾶτε, τέκνα ἡμῶν ἠγαπημένα, πῶς εὔσπλαγχνος μετὰ δικαιοσύνης κύριος ὃ θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος, καὶ ,,ἀθῳῶν οὐχ ἀθωώσει τὸν ἔνοχον“, καὶ τὸν ἐπιστρέφοντα προσιέμενος καὶ ζωοποιῶν, μὴ καταλιπὼν τόπον ὑπονοίας τοῖς ἀπηνῶς βουλομένοις κρίνειν καὶ τέλεον ἀποστρέφεσθαι τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας καὶ μὴ κοινωνεῖν αὐτοῖς λόγων παρακλητικῶν πρὸς μετάνοιαν ἐπαναγαγεῖν δυναμένων, οἷς ἐκ τῶν ἐναντίων ὁ θεὸς διὰ Ἡσαΐου λέγει πρὸς τοὺς ἐπισκόπους᾽ ,, Παρακαλεῖτε, παρακαλεῖτε τὸν λαόν μου, ἱερεῖς, λαλήσατε εἰς τὴν καρδίαν Ἱερουσαλήμ“. ### English translation (Claude) You see, our beloved children, how compassionate, together with righteousness, the Lord our God is, good and loving toward mankind; and “while acquitting he will not acquit the guilty,” yet he receives the one who turns and gives him life, leaving no ground for suspicion to those who wish to judge pitilessly and to turn away completely from sinners and not to share with them words of exhortation able to lead them back to repentance. To them, on the contrary, God says through Isaiah, addressing the bishops: “Comfort, comfort my people, O priests; speak to the heart of Jerusalem.” ### Scripture references - Exod 34:7: quotation, high confidence - Isa 40:1–2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 34:7; Isa 40:1–2 (LXX, with “priests”). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.15.1 (Funk 1:59; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.15.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-2 - Source: Funk 1:59 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops must comfort and encourage sinners without fearing contamination. ### Greek text χρὴ οὖν ὑμᾶς αὐτοῦ ἀκούοντας παρακαλεῖν τοὺς ἡμαρτηκότας καὶ πρὸς μετάνοιαν παρορμᾶν καὶ εὐέλπιδας ποιεῖν, καὶ μὴ ὑπονοεῖν ὡς κοινωνικοὺς γινομένους τῶν πλημμεληθέντων αὐτοῖς ἕνεκεν τῆς εἰς αὐτοὺς ἀγάπης. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, hearing him, must comfort those who have sinned, urge them to repentance and give them good hope, and not suspect that you become sharers in their transgressions because of your love for them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.15.2 (Funk 1:59; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.15.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-3 - Source: Funk 1:59–61 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Pushing away a sinner who is slipping is like drowning one’s brother; one must give him a hand. ### Greek text ἀσμένως δὲ τοὺς μετανοοῦντας προσδέχεσθε, χαίροντες ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς, μετὰ ἐλέους καὶ οἰκτιρμῶν κρίνοντες τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας" ἐὰν γὰρ τὸν παρὰ ποταμὸν βαδίζοντα καὶ μέλλοντα ὀλισθαίνειν κεραίαις ὥσας εἰς τὸν ποταμὸν ἐμβάλῃς ἀντὶ τοῦ χεῖρα μᾶλλον ὀρέξαι, ἐφόνευσάς σου τὸν ἀδελφόν, δέον μᾶλλον τῷ ὀλισθαίνοντι ἐπιδοῦναι δεξιάν, ἵνα μὴ τελείως ἀπόληται, ὅπως καὶ ὃ λαὸς νουθετῆται καὶ ὁ ἁμαρτήσας μὴ κατὰ πᾶν ἀπόληται. ### English translation (Claude) Receive the penitent gladly, rejoicing over them, and judge sinners with mercy and compassion. For if, when someone is walking by a river and about to slip, you push him into the river with a pole instead of stretching out your hand to him, you have murdered your brother; whereas you ought rather to give your right hand to the one who is slipping, so that he may not perish completely, and so that the people too may be admonished and the sinner may not perish altogether. ### Translation notes - “With a pole” renders κεραίαις, which can also mean “with horns”. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.15.3 (Funk 1:59–61; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.15.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-4 - Source: Funk 1:61 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop who neglects sin or rejects the penitent is like the faithless shepherds condemned by the prophets. ### Greek text δεῖ δέ σε, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, μήτε παρορᾶν τὰ ἁμαρτήματα τοῦ λαοῦ, μήτε τοὺς μετανοοῦντας ἀποστρέφεσθαι, ὅπως μὴ διαφθείρῃς ὡς ἄπειρος τὸ ποίμνιον κυρίου καὶ φαυλίσῃς αὑτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ καινὸν τὸ εἰς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπιτεθέν, καὶ ὀνειδισθήσῃ καθάπερ καὶ οἱ παλαιοὶ ποιμένες, περὶ ὧν ἔλεγεν ὃ θεὸς τῷ Ἱερεμίᾳ·,, Ποιμένες πολλοὶ διέφθειραν τὸν ἀμπελῶνά μου, ἐμόλυναν τὴν κληρονομίαν μου“, καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις", Ἐπὶ τοὺς ποιμένας παρωξύνθη ὃ θυμός μου, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀμνοὺς ὀργισθήσομαι“, καὶ ἐν ἑτέροις· ,,Ὑμεῖς οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ φαυλίζοντες τὸ ὄνομά μου“. ### English translation (Claude) You must, O bishop, neither overlook the sins of the people nor turn away the penitent, lest as an unskilled shepherd you destroy the Lord’s flock and dishonour his new name laid upon his people, and you be reproached like the shepherds of old, of whom God said to Jeremiah: “Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; they have polluted my inheritance”; and elsewhere: “My anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I will be angry with the lambs”; and in other places: “You priests who dishonour my name.” ### Scripture references - Jer 12:10: quotation, high confidence - Zech 10:3: quotation, high confidence - Mal 1:6: quotation, high confidence - Isa 62:2: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - Jer 12:10; Zech 10:3; Mal 1:6. The “new name”: Isa 62:2; 65:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.15.4 (Funk 1:61; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-15-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.16.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-1 - Source: Funk 1:61 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop puts the sinner out of the church; the deacons then intercede for him, as Christ prayed for sinners. ### Greek text Ἰδὼν δὲ σὺ τὸν ἡμαρτηκότα, πικρανθεὶς κέλευσον αὐτὸν ἔξω gano καὶ ἐξελθόντι αὐτῷ πικραινέσθωσαν οἱ διάκονοι, καὶ ἐπιζητοῦντες κατεχέτωσαν αὐτὸν ἔξω τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ εἰσελθόντες ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ σε ἐρωτάτωσαν᾽ʼ καὶ γὰρ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἡμαρτηκότων ὃ σωτὴρ τὸν πατέρα ἠξίου, ὡς γέγραπται ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ: ,,Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν, ὃ ποιοῦσι“. ### English translation (Claude) When you see the one who has sinned, show yourself severe and order him to be put out; and when he has gone out, let the deacons too be severe with him, and, seeking him out, keep him outside the church; then let them come in and plead with you for him. For the Saviour too besought the Father for sinners, as it is written in the Gospel: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” ### Scripture references - Luke 23:34: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 23:34. The verb for “put out” is garbled in the digital text (“gano”) and is translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.16.1 (Funk 1:61; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.16.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-2 - Source: Funk 1:61 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The penitent is examined, given weeks of fasting in proportion to his sin, and sent away to pray in humility. ### Greek text τότε σὺ κελεύσεις εἰσελθεῖν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀνακρίνας, εἰ μετανοεῖ καὶ ἄξιός ἐστιν εἰς ἐκκλησίαν ὅλως παραδεχθῆναι, στιβώσας αὐτὸν ἡμέραις νηστειῶν κατὰ τὸ ἁμάρτημα, ἑβδομάδας δύο ἢ τρεῖς ἢ πέντε ἢ ἑπτά, οὕτως αὐτὸν ἀπόλυσον, εἴπας αὐτῷ, ὅσα ἁρμόζει ἡμαρτηκότι εἰς νουθεσίαν ἐπιπλήσσοντα διδάσκειν καὶ παραινεῖν, ὅπως μείνῃ παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ ταπεινοφρονῶν καὶ δεόμενος τοῦ θεοῦ τυχεῖν αὐτοῦ εὐμενοῦς, καὶ λέγειν" ,,Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃ, κύριε κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὃ ἱλασμός ἐστιν“. ### English translation (Claude) Then you shall order him to come in, and having examined whether he repents and is worthy to be received into the church at all, afflict him with days of fasting according to his sin, two or three or five or seven weeks, and so dismiss him, telling him whatever is fitting for a sinner by way of admonition — rebuking, teaching and exhorting — that he may remain by himself in humility, praying God to find him favourable, and saying: “If you mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with you is propitiation.” ### Scripture references - Ps 130:3–4 (129:3-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 130:3–4 (LXX 129:3–4). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.16.2 (Funk 1:61; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.16.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-3 - Source: Funk 1:61–63 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Cain and Miriam show that the sinner must cease from sin and bear a time of shame. ### Greek text τοιοῦτον γάρ τι ὑπεμφαίνει καὶ τὸ ἐν τῇ Γενέσει εἰρημένον τῷ Κάϊν· ,,Ἥμαρτες; ἡσύχασον“ τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν μὴ προσθῇς. ὅτι γὰρ τὸν ἁμαρτήσαντα δεῖ ὑπὲρ τοῦ οἰκείου πλημμελήματος αἰσχύνRis ἱκανὸν τὸ λόγιον τῷ Μωσῇ ὑπὲρ Μαρίας εἰρημένον, ἡνίκα ἠξίου ἀφεθῆναι αὐτῇ φησὶν γὰρ αὐτῷ ὃ θεός" ,,Εἰ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτῆς πτύων ἐνέπτυσεν εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς, οὐκ ἂν ἐνετράπη; ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ἀφορισθήτω ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα εἰσελεύσεται“. ### English translation (Claude) For something of this kind is also hinted at in what was said to Cain in Genesis: “You have sinned; be still,” that is, do not add to it. And that the sinner must be ashamed for his own transgression, the oracle spoken to Moses about Miriam is enough, when he asked that she be forgiven; for God says to him: “If her father had spat in her face, would she not be ashamed? Let her be shut out of the camp seven days, and after that she shall come in.” ### Scripture references - Gen 4:7: quotation, high confidence - Num 12:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 4:7 (LXX); Num 12:14. The infinitive “to be ashamed” is garbled in the digital text and is translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.16.3 (Funk 1:61–63; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.16.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-4 - Source: Funk 1:63 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Penitents are excluded for a time proportionate to their sin and then received. ### Greek text οὕτως οὖν καὶ ὑμᾶς δέον ἐστὶν ποιεῖν, τοὺς ἐφ᾽ ἁμαρτίας λέγοντας μετανοεῖν ἀφορίζειν χρόνον ὡρισμένον κατὰ τὴν ἀναλογίαν τοῦ ἁμαρτήματος, ἔπειτα μετανοοῦντας προσλαμβάνεσθαι, ὡς πατέρες υἱούς. ### English translation (Claude) So you too ought to do: exclude for a fixed time, in proportion to the sin, those who say they repent of their sins, and then receive the penitent as fathers receive sons. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.16.4 (Funk 1:63; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-16-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.17.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-1 - Source: Funk 1:63 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop who is himself corrupt cannot correct others. ### Greek text Εἰ δὲ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος αὐτὸς ἐν προσκόμματι ὑπάρχει, πῶς ἔτι ἐπεξέλθοι ἐκζητῆσαι ἀδικήματά τινος ἢ ἐπιτιμῆσαί τινι, διὰ προσωποληψίαν ἢ διὰ δωροληψίαν ἢ αὐτὸς ἢ οἱ διάκονοι οὐχ ὑπάρχοντες εὐσυνείδητοι; ### English translation (Claude) But if the bishop himself is a stumbling block, how can he still go on to search out anyone’s wrongdoings or rebuke anyone, when through partiality or the taking of gifts he himself or his deacons do not have a good conscience? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.17.1 (Funk 1:63; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.17.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-2 - Source: Funk 1:63 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bribe-taking bishop loses the support of his people, who will throw Christ’s word about the speck and the beam at him. ### Greek text ὅταν γὰρ ὃ ἄρχων αἰτῇ καὶ ὃ κριτὴς λαμβάνῃ, καὶ οὐ διεξάγεται εἰς τέλος κρίσις" ,,κοινωνοὶ δὲ κλεπτῶν καὶ κρίσει χηρῶν οὐ προσέχοντες“, οὐ δυνήσονται οἱ ὑπὸ τὸν ἐπίσκοπον συνεπιμαχεῖν τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ. ἐροῦσιν γὰρ αὐτῷ τὸ ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ γεγραμμένον" ,, Τί βλέπεις τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου, τὴν δὲ δοκὸν τὴν ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ ὀφθαλμῷ οὐ κατανοεῖς“; ### English translation (Claude) For when the ruler asks and the judge takes, and judgment is not carried through to the end, and they are “partners of thieves and pay no heed to the judgment of widows,” those under the bishop will not be able to fight alongside the bishop. For they will say to him what is written in the Gospel: “Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the beam in your own eye?” ### Scripture references - Mic 7:3: quotation, high confidence - Isa 1:23: quotation, high confidence - Matt 7:3: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Mic 7:3; Isa 1:23; Matt 7:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.17.2 (Funk 1:63; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.17.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-3 - Source: Funk 1:63–65 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Unrebuked sin spreads like leaven or disease, so the lawless must be separated from the church. ### Greek text εὐλαβείσθω οὖν ὃ ἐπίσκοπος σὺν τοῖς διακόνοις αὐτοῦ ἀκοῦσαι ῥῆμά τι τοιοῦτον· τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν μὴ διδότω ἀφορμήν. ὃ γὰρ ἁμαρτάνων ἐπὰν ἴδῃ τινὰ ὅμοια αὐτῷ ὁρῶντα, οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τὸ τὰ αὐτὰ ποιεῖν" εἶτα ὃ πονηρὸς, δι᾽ ἑνὸς ἀφορμὴν λαβών, εἰς ἑτέρους ἐνεργεῖ, ὃ μὴ γένοιτο" καὶ οὕτως διαστραφήσεται τὸ ποίμνιον" πλειόνων γὰρ ὄντων τῶν ἁμαρτανόντων, πλείων ἔσται καὶ ἡ δι αὐτῶν ἐπιτελουμένη κακία. 4. ἁμαρτία γὰρ ἀνεξέλεγκτος ἑαυτῆς χείρων γίνεται καὶ εἰς ἄλλους τὴν διανομὴν λαμβάνει" ἐπεὶ καὶ ,,ζύμη μικρὰ πλήρωμα φυράματος δολοῖ“, καὶ εἷς κλέπτης εἰς ὅλον ἔθνος τὸ μύσος ἐπήγαγεν, ,,καὶ μυῖαι θανοῦσαι σαπριοῦσι σκευασίαν ἡδύσματος ἐλαίου“, καὶ ,,βασιλέως ὑπακούοντος λόγον ἄδικον, πάντες οἱ ὑπʼ αὐτὸν ὑπηρέται παράνομοι“. οὕτω καὶ πρόβατον ψωραλέον μεταδίδωσιν ἑτέροις τῆς νόσου, μὴ χωρισθὲν τῶν ὑγιαινόντων προβάτων, καὶ ἄνθρωπος λοιμώσσων πολλοῖς φυλακτέος, καὶ κύων λύσσῃ συσχεθεὶς ἐπικίνδυνος παντί, ᾧ δ᾽ ἂν προσάψῃ. ἐὰν οὖν καὶ ἄνθρωπον παράνομον μὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας τοῦ θεοῦ χωρίσωμεν, ποιήσομεν τὸν οἶκον κυρίου σπήλαιον λῃστῶν“. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop, then, with his deacons, beware of hearing any such word; that is, let him give no occasion. For when the sinner sees someone else doing the like, he will be built up to do the same things. Then the evil one, taking occasion from one, works in others — may it not happen! And so the flock will be perverted; for the more sinners there are, the greater too will be the wickedness accomplished through them. [4] For sin left unrebuked becomes worse than itself and spreads to others; since “a little leaven corrupts the whole lump,” and one thief brought the abomination upon the whole nation, and “dead flies spoil a preparation of sweet oil,” and “when a king listens to an unjust word, all the servants under him are lawless.” So too a scabby sheep passes its disease on to others if it is not separated from the healthy sheep, and a man with the plague must be guarded against by many, and a dog seized with madness is dangerous to anyone it touches. If, then, we do not separate a lawless man from the church of God, we shall make “the house of the Lord a den of robbers.” ### Scripture references - Gal 5:9: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 5:6: quotation, medium confidence - Josh 7:1: allusion, high confidence - Eccl 10:1: quotation, high confidence - Prov 29:12: quotation, high confidence - Matt 21:13: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 4 sits inside this staged ref (numeral lost); marked [4]. Gal 5:9 / 1 Cor 5:6; Josh 7; Eccl 10:1; Prov 29:12; Matt 21:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.17.3 (Funk 1:63–65; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.17.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-5 - Source: Funk 1:65 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sinners must be rebuked and disciplined so that others learn reverence. ### Greek text δεῖ γὰρ ἐπὶ τῶν ἁμαρτανόντων μὴ παρασιωπᾶν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐλέγχειν, νουθετεῖν, ὑποπιέζειν, στιβοῦν νηστείαις, ὅπως καὶ τοῖς ἑτέροις εὐλάβειαν ἐμποιήσῃ",, Εὐλαβεῖς“ γάρ, φησίν, ποιήσατε τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ“. ### English translation (Claude) For one must not keep silent about sinners, but rebuke, admonish, press down, and afflict them with fasts, so that he may instil reverence in others also; for “Make the sons of Israel reverent,” it says. ### Scripture references - Lev 15:31: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 15:31 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.17.5 (Funk 1:65; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.17.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-6 - Source: Funk 1:65 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must prevent sin and proclaim reward and judgment, lest Hosea’s rebuke fall on him. ### Greek text χρὴ γὰρ τὸν ἐπίσκοπον καὶ τῶν ἅμαρτιῶν κωλυτὴν διὰ τῆς νουθεσίας γίνεσθαι, καὶ τῆς δικαιοσύνης σκοπὸν καὶ τῶν ἡτοιμασμένων ὑπὸ θεοῦ ἀγαθῶν κήρυκα καὶ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς ἐν τῇ κρίσει διαγγελτῆρα, ὅπως μὴ καταφρονήσας τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ φυτουργίας ἀκούσῃ διὰ ἀμέλειαν τὸ ἐν τῷ Ὠσηὲ εἰρημένον· ,,Ἱνατί παρεσιωπήσατε ἀσέβειαν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῆς ἐτρυγήσατε“; ### English translation (Claude) For the bishop must, by his admonition, become a hindrance to sins, a watchman of righteousness, a herald of the good things prepared by God, and a proclaimer of the wrath to come in the judgment, lest, having despised God’s planting, he hear through his negligence what is said in Hosea: “Why have you kept silent about ungodliness and gathered its fruit?” ### Scripture references - Hos 10:13: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Hos 10:13 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.17.6 (Funk 1:65; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-17-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-1 - Source: Funk 1:65 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must care for the sinless and the sinners alike. ### Greek text Πάντων οὖν ὃ ἐπίσκοπος φροντιζέτω, καὶ τῶν μὴ ἡμαρτηκότων, ἵνα μένωσιν ἀναμάρτητοι, καὶ τῶν ἁμαρτανόντων, ἵνα μετανοῶσιν᾽ λέγει γὰρ ὃ κύριος πρὸς ὑμᾶς" ,,Ὁρᾶτε, μὴ καταφρονήσητε ἑνὸς τῶν μικρῶν τούτων“. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop, then, care for all, both for those who have not sinned, that they may remain sinless, and for those who sin, that they may repent; for the Lord says to you: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones.” ### Scripture references - Matt 18:10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 18:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.1 (Funk 1:65; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-2 - Source: Funk 1:65 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Forgiveness is to be granted at once to the sincerely penitent, as to David. ### Greek text καὶ τοῖς μετανοοῦσιν ἄφεσιν διδόναι χρή· ἅμα γὰρ τῷ εἰπεῖν τινα τῶν πλημμελησάντων γνησίᾳ διαθέσει- ,,Ἡμάρτηκα τῷ κυρίῳ“, ἀποκρίνεται τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ,,καὶ κύριος ἀφῆκέν σοι τὴν ἁμαρτίαν" θάρσει, οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃς“. ### English translation (Claude) And you must grant forgiveness to the penitent; for as soon as one of those who have transgressed says with a sincere disposition, “I have sinned against the Lord,” the Holy Spirit answers, “And the Lord has put away your sin; take courage, you shall not die.” ### Scripture references - 2 Sam 12:13: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Sam 12:13, with “take courage” added. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.2 (Funk 1:65; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-3 - Source: Funk 1:65 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop holds authority to bind and loose and will answer for more than others. ### Greek text γνώριζε οὖν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, τὸ ἀξίωμά σου, ὅτι ὡς τοῦ δεσμεῖν ἐκληρώσω τὴν ἐξουσίαν, οὕτως καὶ τοῦ λύειν. ἐξουσίαν οὖν ἔχων τοῦ λύειν γνώριζε σεαυτὸν καὶ ἀξίως τοῦ τόπου σου ἐν τῷδε τῷ βίῳ ἀναστρέφου, εἰδώς, ὅτι πλείονα αὐτὸς ἀπαιτηθήσῃ τὸν λόγον. ,,Ὧι γάρ, φησί, παρέθεντο πολύ, περισσότερον ἀπαιτήσουσιν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) Know, then, O bishop, your dignity: that as you have received the authority to bind, so also the authority to loose. Having, then, authority to loose, know yourself and conduct yourself in this life worthily of your place, knowing that you will be required to give a greater account. For “from him to whom they entrusted much,” it says, “they will demand more.” ### Scripture references - Luke 12:48: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 12:48. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.3 (Funk 1:65; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-4 - Source: Funk 1:65–67 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only Christ is sinless; the recorded sins of the patriarchs give sinners hope of pardon through repentance. ### Greek text ἀναμάρτητος μὲν γὰρ ἀνθρώπων οὐδεὶς παρὲξ τοῦ γενομένου δι᾽ ἡμᾶς ἀνθρώπου, ἐπεὶ γέγραπται" »Οὐδεὶς καθαρὸς ἀπὸ ῥύπου, οὐδ᾽ ἂν μία ἡμέρα ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ“. 5. διὰ τοῦτο καὶ τῶν προγεγενημένων δικαίων τε καὶ πατριαρχῶν οἱ βίοι καὶ αἱ ἀναστροφαὶ ἀνεγράφησαν, οὐχ ἵνα ἐκείνους ὀνειδίζωμεν ἀναγινώσκοντες, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ἡμεῖς μετανοῶμεν καὶ εὐέλπιδες γινώμεθα ὡς ἀφέσεως τευξόμενοι. τὰ γὰρ ἐκείνων ῥύπη ἡμετέρα ἀσφάλεια καὶ παραίνεσις, ὅτι καὶ ἡμεῖς ἁμαρτήσαντες, ἐὰν μετανοήσωμεν, συγγνώμην ἕξομεν, ἐπεὶ γέγραπται", Τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν τὴν καρδίαν, ἢ τίς παρρησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας“; ### English translation (Claude) For no one among men is without sin except him who became man for our sake, since it is written: “No one is pure from filth, not even if his life is one day.” [5] For this reason the lives and conduct of the righteous men and patriarchs before us were recorded, not that we might reproach them when we read, but that we might repent and have good hope of obtaining forgiveness. For their stains are our security and exhortation, that we too, if we sin and repent, shall have pardon; since it is written: “Who will boast of having a pure heart, or who will be bold to say he is pure from sin?” ### Scripture references - Job 14:4–5: quotation, high confidence - Prov 20:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 5 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [5]. Job 14:4–5 (LXX); Prov 20:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.4 (Funk 1:65–67; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-6 - Source: Funk 1:67 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop bears responsibility for all, as Moses and Aaron bore the sins of the priesthood. ### Greek text οὐδεὶς οὖν ἀναμάρτητος" σὺ οὖν κατὰ δύναμιν σπούδαζε ἀνεπίληπτος εἶναι, καὶ περὶ πάντων μερίμνα, μὴ διὰ σέ τις σκανδαλισθεὶς ἀπόληται. ὃ γὰρ λαϊκὸς περὶ ἑαυτοῦ μόνου μεριμνᾷ, σὺ δὲ περὶ πάντων, ὡς πλεῖον ἔχων βάρος καὶ μεῖζον βαστάζων φορτίον· γέγραπται γάρ᾽ ,,Καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Μωσῆν· σὺ καὶ Ἀαρὼν λήψεσθε τὰς ἁμαρτίας τῆς ἱερατείας“. ### English translation (Claude) No one, then, is without sin. So, as far as you can, strive to be irreproachable, and care for everyone, lest anyone stumble because of you and perish. For the layman cares for himself alone, but you for all, as one who has a heavier weight and carries a greater burden; for it is written: “And the Lord said to Moses: You and Aaron shall bear the sins of the priesthood.” ### Scripture references - Num 18:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 18:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.6 (Funk 1:67; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-7 - Source: Funk 1:67–69 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must restore penitents with the laying on of hands and rouse the negligent. ### Greek text ὡς περὶ πλειόνων οὖν ἀπολογούμενος περὶ πάντων φρόντιζε, καὶ τοὺς μὲν ὑγιεῖς συντήρει, τοὺς δὲ ἡμαρτηκότας νουθέτει, καὶ στιβῶν ἐν τῇ νηστείᾳ ἐν τῇ ἀφέσει ἐλάφρυνον, καὶ προσκλαύσαντα εἰσδέχου πάσης τῆς ἐκκλησίας ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ δεομένης, καὶ χειροθετήσας αὐτὸν ἔα λοιπὸν εἶναι ἐν τῷ ποιμνίῳʼ τοὺς δὲ ὑπνώδεις καὶ παρειμένους ἐπέσερεζε, ὑποστήριζε, παρακάλει, θεράπευε, ἐπιστάμενος, ἡλίκον μισθὸν ἔχεις ταῦτα ἐπιτελῶν, ὥσπερ οὖν καὶ κίνδυνον, ἐὰν ἀμελῇς τούτων. ### English translation (Claude) As one who must give account for many, then, take thought for all: preserve the healthy, admonish those who have sinned, and when you have afflicted them with fasting, relieve them with forgiveness; and when one has wept before God, receive him while the whole church prays for him, and having laid hands on him, let him from then on be in the flock. Rouse the drowsy and the slack, support them, exhort them, heal them, knowing how great a reward you have if you do these things, and likewise how great a danger if you neglect them. ### Translation notes - “Rouse” renders a word garbled in the digital text (“ἐπέσερεζε”), translated by sense. Reconciliation of penitents by the laying on of hands. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.7 (Funk 1:67–69; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-8 - Source: Funk 1:69 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ezekiel’s woe on the shepherds who feed themselves is applied to negligent bishops. ### Greek text λέγει γὰρ πρὸς τοὺς ἀμελοῦντας τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπισκόπους ᾿Ιεζεκιήλ᾽ ,,Οὐαὶ τοῖς ποιμέσι τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ, οἱ ἐποίμαινον ἑαυτούς" οὐ τὰ πρόβατα ποιμαίνουσιν οἱ ποιμένες, ἀλλ᾽ ἑαυτούς. τὸ γάλα κατεσθίετε καὶ τὰ ἔρια περιβάλλεσθε, τὸ ἰσχυρὸν σφάζετε, τὰ πρόβατα οὐ ποιμαίνετε" τὸ ἐνοχλούμενον οὐκ ἐνισχύσατε καὶ τὸ ἀρρωστοῦν οὐκ ἰάσασθε καὶ τὸ συντετριμμένον οὐ κατεδήσατε, τὸ ἐξωσμένον οὗ κατεπεστρέψατε καὶ τὸ ἀπολωλὸς οὐκ ἐζητήσατε, καὶ ἐν κράτει ἐπαιδεύσατε αὐτὰ μετὰ ἐμπαιγμοῦ" καὶ διεσπάρησαν παρὰ τὸ μὴ εἶναι ποιμένα, καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς κατάβρωμα πᾶσι τοῖς θηρίοις τοῦ δρυμοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) For Ezekiel says to the bishops who neglect the people: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who fed themselves! The shepherds do not feed the sheep, but themselves. You eat the milk and clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the strong, you do not feed the sheep. The weak you did not strengthen, the sick you did not heal, the broken you did not bind up, the one driven away you did not bring back, the lost you did not seek; and you ruled them with force and with mockery. And they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and became food for all the beasts of the forest.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:2–5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 34:2–5 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.8 (Funk 1:69; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-9 - Source: Funk 1:69 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ezekiel again accuses the self-serving shepherds. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν", Καὶ οὐκ ἐξεζήτησαν οἱ ποιμένες τὰ πρόβατά μου, καὶ ἐποίμαινον οἱ ποιμένες ἑαυτούς, τὰ δὲ πρόβατά μου οὐκ ἐποίμαινον“. ### English translation (Claude) And again: “And the shepherds did not seek out my sheep, and the shepherds fed themselves, but my sheep they did not feed.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 34:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.9 (Funk 1:69; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-10 - Source: Funk 1:69–71 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God will rescue his sheep from bad shepherds and judge between sheep and sheep. ### Greek text καὶ μετ᾽ ὀλίγον" ,,ἸΙδοὺ ἐγὼ πρὸς τοὺς ποιμένας, καὶ ἐκζητήσω ἐγὼ τὰ πρόβατά μου ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτῶν, καὶ καταπαύσω αὐτοὺς τοῦ ποιμαίνειν τὰ πρόβατά μου, καὶ οὐ ποιμανοῦσιν ἔτι οἱ ποιμένες ἑαυτούς, καὶ ῥύσομαι τὰ πρόβατά μου ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἔσονται αὐτοῖς εἰς κατάβρωμα“. 11. καὶ ἐπιφέρει καὶ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν λέγων· ,, Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ κρινῶ ἄνα μέσον προβάτου εἰς πρόβατον, καὶ κριὸν πρὸς κριόν. μὴ μικρὸν ἣν ὑμῖν, ὅτι τὴν νομὴν τὴν καλὴν ἐνέμεσθε, καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς νομῆς κατεπατεῖτε τοῖς ποσὶν ὑμῶν, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα τὰ πατήματα τῶν ποδῶν ὑμῶν ἤσθιον“; ### English translation (Claude) And a little later: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand, and I will make them cease from feeding my sheep; and the shepherds shall no longer feed themselves, and I will rescue my sheep from their hand, and they shall no longer be food for them.” [11] And he adds, speaking to the people too: “Behold, I will judge between sheep and sheep, and ram and ram. Was it a small thing to you that you fed on the good pasture, and trampled the rest of the pasture with your feet, and the sheep ate what your feet had trampled?” ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:10: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 34:17–19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 11 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [11]. Ezek 34:10, 17–19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.10 (Funk 1:69–71; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.18.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-12 - Source: Funk 1:71 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God claims his people as the sheep of his pasture. ### Greek text καὶ ἐπιφέρει μετ᾽ ὀλίγα" ,, Καὶ γνώσεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ κύριος καὶ ὑμεῖς πρόβατα τῆς νομῆς μου· ἄνθρωποί μου ἐστέ, καὶ ἐγὼ θεὸς ὑμῶν, λέγει Ἀδωναὶ κύριος“. ### English translation (Claude) And a little later he adds: “And you shall know that I am the Lord, and you are the sheep of my pasture; you are my people, and I am your God, says the Lord Adonai.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:30–31: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 34:30–31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.18.12 (Funk 1:71; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-6-1/#p-2-18-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.19.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-19-1 - Source: Funk 1:71 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God will judge bishops, laymen and rulers each against their peers. ### Greek text ἀκούσατε, οἱ ἐπίσκοποι, καὶ ἀκούσατε, οἱ λαϊκοί, ὥς φησιν ὃ θεός" ,Κρινῶ κριὸν πρὸς κριὸν καὶ πρόβατον πρὸς πρόβατον“, καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ποιμένας λέγει. Κριθήσεσθε ἕνεκεν τῆς ἀπειρίας αὑτῶν καὶ τῆς εἰς τὰ πρόβατα διαφθορᾶς, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἐπίσκοπον πρὸς ἐπίσκοπον κρινῶ καὶ λαϊκὸν πρὸς λαϊκὸν καὶ ἄρχοντα πρὸς ἄρχοντα. ### English translation (Claude) Hear, you bishops, and hear, you laity, how God says: “I will judge between ram and ram, and sheep and sheep”; and to the shepherds he says, You will be judged for your unskilfulness and for the ruin of the sheep; that is, I will judge bishop against bishop, layman against layman, and ruler against ruler. ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 34:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.19.1 (Funk 1:71; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-19-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.19.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-19-2 - Source: Funk 1:71 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Laymen are rational sheep and answerable for themselves. ### Greek text λογικὰ γὰρ τὰ πρόβατα καὶ οἱ κριοὶ οὗτοι, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἄλογα, ἵνα μήποτε εἴπῃ ὃ λαϊκός, ὅτε ἐγὼ πρόβατόν εἰμι καὶ οὐ ποιμήν. ### English translation (Claude) For these sheep and rams are rational, not irrational, lest the layman should ever say, “I am a sheep and not a shepherd.” ### Translation notes - The layman’s excuse implies that only the shepherd is accountable. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.19.2 (Funk 1:71; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-19-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.19.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-19-3 - Source: Funk 1:71 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Following a wicked shepherd is deadly, so corrupt shepherds must be avoided. ### Greek text ὥσπερ δὲ τῷ καλῷ ποιμένι τὸ μὴ ἀκολουθοῦν πρόβατον λύκοις ἔκκειται εἰς διαφθοράν, οὕτως τῷ πονηρῷ ποιμένι τὸ ἀκολουθοῦν πρόδηλον ἔχει τὸν θάνατον, ὅτι κατατρώξεται αὐτό. διὸ φευκτέον ἀπὸ τῶν φθορέων ποιμένων. ### English translation (Claude) For as with a good shepherd the sheep that does not follow is exposed to wolves for destruction, so with a wicked shepherd the sheep that follows has death plainly before it, because he will devour it. Therefore one must flee from corrupting shepherds. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.19.3 (Funk 1:71; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-19-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-1 - Source: Funk 1:71–73 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity must honour a good bishop, since to hear him is to hear Christ. ### Greek text Τὸν μέντοι ποιμένα τὸν ἀγαθὸν ὁ λαϊκὸς τιμάτω, ἀγαπάτω, φοβείσθω ὡς πατέρα, ὡς κύριον, ὡς δεσπότην, ὡς ἀρχιερέα θεοῦ, ὡς διδάσκαλον εὐσεβείας" ὁ γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἀκούων Χριστοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ ὁ αὐτὸν ἀθετῶν Χριστὸν ἀθετεῖ, καὶ ὃ τὸν Χριστὸν μὴ δεχόμενος οὐ δέχεται τὸν αὐτοῦ θεὸν καὶ πατέρα. ,,Ὁ ὑμῶν“ γάρ, φησίν, ,,ἀκούων ἐμοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ ὁ ὑμᾶς ἀθετῶν ἐμὲ ἀθετεῖ, καὶ ὁ ἐμὲ ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με“. ### English translation (Claude) Let the layman honour the good shepherd, love him, fear him as father, as lord, as master, as high priest of God, as teacher of piety. For he who hears him hears Christ, and he who rejects him rejects Christ, and he who does not receive Christ does not receive his God and Father. For “he who hears you,” it says, “hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.” ### Scripture references - Luke 10:16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 10:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.1 (Funk 1:71–73; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-2 - Source: Funk 1:73 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must love the laity as children and correct them gently. ### Greek text ὁμοίως ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ὡς τέκνα τοὺς λαϊκοὺς ἀγαπάτω, θέλγων καὶ θερμαίνων τῇ σπουδῇ τῆς ἀγάπης ὡς ὠὰ εἰς περιποίησιν νοσσίων ἢ ὡς νοσσία ἀγκαλιζόμενος εἰς περιποίησιν ὀρνίθων, πάντας νουθετῶν, πᾶσι τοῖς πληκτισμοῦ ἐπιδεομένοις ἐπιπλήσσων, ἀλλὰ μὴ πλήσσων, ὑποπιέζων εἰς ἐντροπήν, ἀλλὰ μὴ εἰς ἀνατροπήν, νουθετῶν εἰς ἐπιστροφήν, ἐπιτιμῶν εἰς διόρθωσιν καὶ εὐθύτητα πορείας: ### English translation (Claude) Likewise let the bishop love the laity as children, cherishing and warming them with the zeal of love, as eggs are warmed for the hatching of chicks, or as one holding chicks in his arms that they may be reared into birds; admonishing all, reproving all who need reproof, but not striking; pressing them down to shame, but not to overthrow; admonishing for conversion, rebuking for correction and straightness of path: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.2 (Funk 1:73; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-3 - Source: Funk 1:73 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ezekiel’s shepherd duties are explained: guarding the strong, strengthening the tempted, healing doubters. ### Greek text ,,Τὸ ἰσχυρὸν φυλάσσων“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι τὸ ἑδραῖον τῇ πίστει ἀσφαλὲς τηρῶν, τὸν λαὸν εἰρηνικῶς ποιμαίνων" ,,τὸ ἐνοχλούμενον ἐνισχύων“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι τὸ πειραζόμενον ἐν τῇ νουθεσίᾳ στερροποιῶν᾽ ,,τὸ ἀρρωστοῦν ἰώμενος“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι τὸ νοσοῦν ἐκ τῆς πίστεως ἐν διχονοίᾳ διὰ τῆς διδασκαλίας θεραπεύωνʼ ### English translation (Claude) “keeping the strong,” that is, keeping secure the one firm in faith, and shepherding the people peaceably; “strengthening the weak,” that is, making firm by admonition the one who is tempted; “healing the sick,” that is, curing by teaching the one who is sick in faith through doubt; ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:16: allusion, high confidence - Ezek 34:4: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 34:16, 4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.3 (Funk 1:73; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-4 - Source: Funk 1:73 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must bind up those broken by sin and bring back the excommunicated into the flock. ### Greek text ,,τὸ συντετριμμένον καταδεσμῶν“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι τὸ πεπλανημένον ἢ τὸ τεθραυσμένον ἢ τὸ κατεαγμένον ἐν ἁμαρτίαις εἰς χωλείαν ὁδοῦ ἐπιδεσμῶν διὰ παρακλητικῆς νουθεσίας, ἐλαφρύνων ἀπὸ παραπτωμάτων καὶ εὔελπιν ποιῶν, οὕτως ῥωμαλέον ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀποκαθίστα, ἐπανάγων ἐν τῇ ποίμνῃ· ,,τὸ ἐξωσμένον ἐπίστρεφε“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι τὸ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις γενόμενον καὶ εἰς ἐπιτίμησιν ἐκβεβλημένον μὴ ἐῶν ἔξω διαμένειν, ἀλλὰ προσλαμβανόμενος καὶ ἐπιστρέφων ἀποκαθίστα ἐν τῇ ποίμνῃ, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἐν τῷ λαῷ τῆς ἀμώμου ἐκκλησίας. ### English translation (Claude) “binding up the broken,” that is, bandaging with consoling admonition the one who has strayed, or been crushed or broken by sins so as to go lame on the road, relieving him of his transgressions and giving him good hope; so restore him strong in the church, bringing him back into the flock. “Bring back the one driven out,” that is, do not allow the one who has fallen into sins and been cast out as a penalty to remain outside, but receive him, bring him back, and restore him in the flock, that is, among the people of the blameless church. ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:16: allusion, high confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.4 (Funk 1:73; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-5 - Source: Funk 1:73–75 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must seek out the despairing and the negligent and give them hope. ### Greek text ,,τὸ δὲ ἀπολωλὸς ἐκζήτει“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι τὸ ὑπὸ πλήθους παραπτωμάτων ἑαυτοῦ ἀπελπίσαν τῆς σωτηρίας μὴ ἐάσῃς τελέως ἀπολέσθαι, τὸ ὑπὸ πολλῆς ψύξεως καὶ νωχελίας κάθυπνον γενόμενον καὶ διὰ βαρέος ὕπνου τῆς ἑαυτοῦ ζωῆς ἐπιλαθόμενον καὶ μακρὰν ἀποστατῆσαν τῆς ἰδίας ποίμνης, ὡς καὶ λύκοις περιπεσεῖν εἰς βοράν, σὺ ἀναζήτει καὶ νουθετῶν ἐπίστρεφε καὶ νήφειν παρακάλει καὶ ἐλπίδα ὑπόσπειρε, μὴ συγχωρῶν αὐτῷ λέγειν τὸ ὑπό τινων εἰρημένον, ὅτε τὰ ἀσεβήματα ἡμῶν ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν, καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐν αὐτοῖς τηκόμεθα, καὶ πῶς ζησόμεθα“; ### English translation (Claude) “Seek the lost,” that is: the one who through the multitude of his transgressions has despaired of his own salvation, do not let him perish completely; the one who through great coldness and sluggishness has fallen asleep, and through heavy sleep has forgotten his own life and gone far from his own flock, so as to fall prey to wolves — you seek him out, and admonishing him bring him back; exhort him to be sober, and sow hope in him, not allowing him to say what some have said: “Our impieties are upon us, and we waste away in them; how then shall we live?” ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:16: allusion, high confidence - Ezek 33:10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 34:16; Ezek 33:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.5 (Funk 1:73–75; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-6 - Source: Funk 1:75 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Like the good shepherd, the bishop should be ready to bear the sinner’s guilt and even die for him. ### Greek text εἰ οἷόν τε οὖν, ἰδιοποιείσθω ὃ ἐπίσκοπος τὸ πλημμέλημα, καὶ λεγέτω τῷ ἡμαρτηκότι, ὅτι σὺ μόνον ἐπίστρεψον, κἀγὼ τὸν ὑπὲρ σοῦ θάνατον ἀναδέξομαι, ὡς ὃ κύριος τὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ καὶ πάντων. ,,Ὁ ποιμὴν γὰρ ὃ καλὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ τίθησιν ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων, ὃ δὲ μισθωτὸς καὶ οὐκ ὢν ποιμήν, οὗ οὐκ ἔστι τὰ πρόβατα ἴδια, θεωρεῖ τὸν λύκον ἐρχόμενον“, τοῦτ ἔστιν τὸν διάβολον, ,,καὶ ἀφίησιν τὰ πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει, καὶ ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτά“. ### English translation (Claude) If possible, then, let the bishop take the transgression upon himself and say to the sinner: Only turn back, and I will take upon myself death for you, as the Lord did for me and for all. For “the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep; but the hireling, who is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming,” that is, the devil, “and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them.” ### Scripture references - John 10:11–12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 10:11–12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.6 (Funk 1:75; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-7 - Source: Funk 1:75 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sinners perish when the bishop has not taught them God’s promise of repentance. ### Greek text εἰδέναι οὖν προσήκει, ὅτι τοῖς ἡμαρτηκόσιν εὔσπλαγχνος ὢν ὃ θεὸς μετὰ ὅρκου μετάνοιαν ἐπηγγείλατο: ὃ δὲ ἁμαρτήσας καὶ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν περὶ μετανοίας ἀγνοῶν καὶ τὸ μακρόθυμον καὶ ἀνεξίκακον αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐπιστάμενος, ἔτι μὴν καὶ τὰς ἁγίας γραφὰς τὰς ταύτην κηρυσσούσας οὐ γινώσκων, ἅτε μὴ μεμαθηκὼς παρὰ σοῦ, ὑπὸ ἀνοίας ἀπόλλυται. ### English translation (Claude) It is fitting to know, then, that God, being compassionate toward those who have sinned, promised repentance with an oath. But the one who has sinned, being ignorant of God’s promise about repentance and not understanding his long-suffering and forbearance, and moreover not knowing the holy Scriptures that proclaim it, since he has not learned them from you, perishes through his folly. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.7 (Funk 1:75; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-8 - Source: Funk 1:75 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must seek the missing sheep as the Father sent the Son to seek the lost. ### Greek text σὺ δὲ ὡς φιλόστοργος ποιμὴν καὶ ὡς σπουδαῖος νομεὺς ἀναζήτει ἀριθμῶν τὴν ποίμνην, τὸ λεῖπον ἐκζήτει, ὡς κύριος ὃ θεὸς ὃ ἀγαθὸς πατὴρ ἡμῶν, ἀποστείλας τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱὸν ποιμένα καλὸν καὶ σωτῆρα τὸν διδάσκαλον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν, ἐπιτρέψας αὐτῷ ,,ἐάσαι τὰ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη, καὶ πορευθῆναι ἐπὶ τὴν ζήτησιν τοῦ πεπλανημένου, καὶ εὑρόντα ἄραι ἐπὶ τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ ὥμους καὶ φέρειν ἐπὶ τὴν ποίμνην, χαίροντα ἐπὶ τῇ εὑρέσει τοῦ ἀπολωλότος“. ### English translation (Claude) But you, as an affectionate shepherd and a diligent herdsman, search out and number your flock; seek out what is missing, as did the Lord God, our good Father, who sent his own Son as the good shepherd and saviour, our teacher Jesus, charging him “to leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that strayed, and when he found it, to lift it onto his own shoulders and carry it to the flock, rejoicing at finding the lost.” ### Scripture references - Matt 18:12–13: quotation, high confidence - Luke 15:4–6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 18:12–13; Luke 15:4–6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.8 (Funk 1:75; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.20.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-9 - Source: Funk 1:75–77 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop has authority to forgive and restore sinners to the church, and must heal them as a physician and shepherd them gently. ### Greek text οὕτως οὖν ὑπήκοος γίνου καὶ σύ, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ,,ἐκζητῶν τὸ ἀπολωλός, κατευθύνων τὸ πεπλανημένον, ἐπιστρέφων τὸ ἀφεστός“ ἐξουσίαν γὰρ ἔχεις ἐπιστρέφειν καὶ ἀποστέλλειν τεθραυσμένους ἐν ἀφέσει“. διὰ σοῦ ὃ σωτὴρ λέγει τῷ παρειμένῳ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις" ,,Ἀφέονταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε, πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην“. 10. εἰρήνη δὲ γαληνός ἐστιν ἡ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκκλησία, εἰς ἣν λύων τοὺς ἡμαρτηκότας ἀποκαθίστα ὑγιεῖς καὶ ἀμώμους, εὐέλπιδας, σπουδαίους, ἐργοπόνους ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς ἔργοις, ὡς ἔμπειρος καὶ συμπαθὴς ἰατρὸς πάντας ἰώμενος τοὺς ἐν ἁμαρτίαις πεπληγμένους᾽ ,,Οὐ γὰρ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ᾽ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες" ἦλθεν γὰρ ὃ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ πεπλανημένον“. 11. ἰατρὸς οὖν ὢν τῆς ἐκκλησίας τοῦ κυρίου, πρόσαγε θεραπείαν κατάλληλον ἑκάστῳ τῶν νοσούντων, παντὶ τρόπῳ θεράπευε, ὑγίαζε, σώους ἀποκαθίστα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ. ποίμαινε τὸ ποίμνιον μὴ ,,ἐν κράτει μετὰ ἐμπαιγμοῦ“ ὡς κατεξουσιάζων, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ποιμὴν χρηστὸς τῷ κόλπῳ συνάγων τὰ ἀρνία καὶ τὰς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσας παρακαλῶν“. ### English translation (Claude) So you too, O bishop, be obedient, “seeking the lost, guiding the straying, bringing back the one who has gone away”; for you have authority “to bring back and to send away the crushed in release.” Through you the Saviour says to the one paralysed by sins: “Your sins are forgiven; your faith has saved you; go in peace.” [10] And that peace, the calm haven, is the church of Christ, into which, loosing those who have sinned, restore them sound and blameless, hopeful, zealous, labouring at good works, as a skilled and sympathetic physician healing all who have been wounded by sins. For “those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are ill”; for “the Son of man came to seek and to save what had strayed.” [11] Being, then, the physician of the Lord’s church, apply the treatment that suits each of the sick; in every way cure them, heal them, restore them safe and sound to the church. Shepherd the flock not “with force and with mockery,” as one lording it over them, but as a kind shepherd, “gathering the lambs in his bosom and comforting those that are with young.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:16: allusion, high confidence - Isa 58:6: quotation, medium confidence - Luke 5:20: quotation, high confidence - Luke 7:50: quotation, high confidence - Matt 9:12: quotation, high confidence - Luke 19:10: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 34:4: quotation, high confidence - 1 Pet 5:3: allusion, medium confidence - Isa 40:11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 10–11 sit inside this staged ref (numerals misread); marked [10]–[11]. The phrase “that peace, the calm haven” follows a garbled line of the digital text and is uncertain. Ezek 34:16; Isa 58:6 (cf. Luke 4:18); Luke 5:20; 7:50; Matt 9:12; Luke 19:10; Ezek 34:4; 1 Pet 5:3; Isa 40:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.20.9 (Funk 1:75–77; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-20-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-1 - Source: Funk 1:77 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must be gentle and steady and accept accusations only on the word of three reliable witnesses. ### Greek text Ἔσο δὲ χρηστός, ἀγαθός, ἤπιος, ἄδολος, ἀψευδής, μὴ σκληρός, μὴ αὐθάδης, μὴ ἀπότομος, μὴ ἀλαζών, μὴ ἀνηλεής, μὴ τετυφωμένος, μὴ ἀνθρωπάρεσκος, μὴ δειλός, μὴ δίγνωμος, μὴ ἐμπαίζων τοῖς ὑπὸ σὲ λαοῖς, μὴ ἀποκρύπτων ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ νόμιμα καὶ τοὺς περὶ μετανοίας λόγους, μὴ πρόχειρος πρὸς τὸ ἐξῶσαι καὶ ἐκβαλεῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀσφαλής, μὴ φιλεπιτιμητής, μὴ προπετής, μὴ παραδεχόμενος κατά τινος μαρτυρίαν ἄνευ τριῶν μαρτύρων, καὶ τούτων ἂν ὁ τρόπος ᾖ μεμαρτυρημένος πάλαι, καὶ εἰ μὴ ἀπὸ ἔχθρας κινούμενοι ἢ φθόνου. ### English translation (Claude) Be kind, good, gentle, without guile, truthful; not harsh, not self-willed, not severe, not boastful, not merciless, not puffed up, not a man-pleaser, not cowardly, not double-minded; not mocking the people under you, not hiding from them God’s ordinances and the words about repentance; not quick to expel and cast out, but steady; not fond of rebuking, not rash; not accepting testimony against anyone without three witnesses, and those whose character has long been attested, and provided they are not moved by enmity or envy. ### Scripture references - Deut 19:15: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 5:19: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 19:15; 1 Tim 5:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.1 (Funk 1:77; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-2 - Source: Funk 1:77–79 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Malicious accusers scatter the flock and must not be believed without discernment. ### Greek text εἰσὶ γὰρ πολλοὶ ἐπιχαιρεσίκακοι, πρόγλωσσοι, ,,τριττὴν γλῶσσαν“ ἔχοντες, μισάδελφοι, ἔργον τιθέμενοι σκορπίζειν τὰ Χριστοῦ πρόβατα, ὧν εἰ παραδέχεσθαι θέλεις τοὺς λόγους ἀκρίτως, διασπερεῖς σου τὸ ποίμνιον καὶ παραδώσεις λύκοις εἰς κατάβρωμα, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι δαίμοσιν καὶ πονηροῖς ἀνθρώποις, μᾶλλον δὲ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις, ἀλλὰ θηρίοις ἀνθρωποειδέσιν, ἐθνικοῖς καὶ Ἰουδαϊσταῖς καὶ αἱρεσιώταις ἀθέοις. ### English translation (Claude) For there are many who rejoice in evil, ready-tongued, having “a threefold tongue,” haters of their brothers, who make it their business to scatter Christ’s sheep. If you are willing to accept their words without discernment, you will scatter your flock and hand it over to wolves for food, that is, to demons and wicked men — or rather not men, but beasts in human form: Gentiles, Judaizers and godless heretics. ### Extrabiblical texts - Sir 28:14 (Sirach): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “Threefold tongue”: cf. Sir 28:14 (“a third tongue”), the slanderer’s tongue. The polemic against Gentiles, Judaizers and heretics is the author’s. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.2 (Funk 1:77–79; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-3 - Source: Funk 1:79 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those wrongly excommunicated fall prey to pagans and heretics, and the bishop is guilty of their ruin. ### Greek text τῷ γὰρ ἐκβληθέντι τῆς ἐκκλησίας εὐθὺς προσπελάζουσιν οἱ λυμεῶνες ὡς λύκοι καὶ ὡς ἄρνα βορὰν ἡγοῦνται, κέρδος ἴδιον ἡγούμενοι τὴν ἐκείνου ἀπώλειαν" καὶ γὰρ ὁ τούτων πατὴρ διάβολος ἀνθρωποκτόνος ἐστίν καὶ ὃ διὰ τῆς σῆς ἀκρισίας ἀδίκως ἀφορισθεὶς καὶ ἀθυμίᾳ συσχεθεὶς καὶ ὀλιγοψυχήσας ἢ εἰς ἔθνη ἀποπλανηθήσεται ἢ εἰς αἱρέσεις συμποδισθήσεται, καὶ παντελῶς τῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ τῆς εἰς θεὸν ἐλπίδος ἀπαλλοτριωθήσεται καὶ συμποδισθήσεται ὑπὸ ἀσεβείας, καὶ γενήσῃ σὺ τῆς ἐκείνου ἀπωλείας ἔνοχος. ### English translation (Claude) For the destroyers at once draw near like wolves to one who has been cast out of the church, and regard him as a lamb for food, counting his ruin their own gain; for their father, the devil, is a murderer. And one who has been unjustly excluded through your lack of discernment, seized by despondency and losing heart, will either wander off to the Gentiles or be entangled in heresies, and will be wholly estranged from the church and from hope in God, entangled by ungodliness; and you will be guilty of his ruin. ### Scripture references - John 8:44: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 8:44. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.3 (Funk 1:79; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-4 - Source: Funk 1:79 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: It is unjust to be quick to expel and slow to receive the penitent. ### Greek text οὐ γὰρ δίκαιόν ἐστιν, ἕτοιμον μὲν εἶναι ἐκβάλλειν τὸν ἡμαρτηκότα, ὀκνηρὸν δὲ ὑπάρχειν εἰς τὸ προσδέχεσθαι τὸν ἐπιστρέφοντα, καὶ πρόχειρον μὲν εἰς τὸ ἀποκόπτειν, ἀνηλεῆ δὲ εἰς τὸ τὸν ἀλγοῦντα ἰᾶσθαι᾽ περὶ γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων λέγει ἡ θεία γραφή" ,,Οἱ πόδες αὐτῶν εἰς κακίαν τρέχουσιν, ταχινοί εἶσιν τοῦ ἐκχέειν αἷμα σύντριμμα καὶ ταλαιπωρία ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁδὸν εἰρήνης οὐκ ἔγνωσαν" οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν“. ### English translation (Claude) For it is not just to be ready to cast out the one who has sinned but slow to receive the one who returns, quick to cut off but merciless in healing the one who suffers. For of such people the divine Scripture says: “Their feet run to evil, they are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery are in their ways, and the way of peace they have not known; there is no fear of God before their eyes.” ### Scripture references - Rom 3:15–18: quotation, high confidence - Isa 59:7–8: quotation, medium confidence - Ps 36:1 (35:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 3:15–18 (from Isa 59:7–8; Ps 36:1). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.4 (Funk 1:79; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-5 - Source: Funk 1:79 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ, the way of peace, taught that those who forgive will be forgiven. ### Greek text ὁδὸς δὲ εἰρήνης ἐστὶν ὁ σωτὴρ ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς ὃ Χριστός, ὃς καὶ ἐδίδαξεν ἡμᾶς λέγων" ,,Ἄφετε, καὶ ἀφεθήσεται ὑμῖν δίδοτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν δίδοτε ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ ἀφεθήσεται ὑμῖν τὰ παραπτώματα, ὡς καὶ διὰ τῆς εὐχῆς ἡμᾶς ἐπαίδευσεν λέγειν πρὸς τὸν θεόν" ,,Ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν“. ### English translation (Claude) The way of peace is our Saviour Jesus the Christ, who also taught us, saying: “Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you,” that is, give forgiveness of sins, and your transgressions will be forgiven you; as he also taught us through the prayer to say to God: “Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” ### Scripture references - Luke 6:37–38: quotation, high confidence - Matt 6:12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 6:37–38; Matt 6:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.5 (Funk 1:79; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-6 - Source: Funk 1:79 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who refuse to forgive condemn themselves by their own prayer. ### Greek text ἐὰν οὖν μὴ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἡμαρτηκόσιν, πῶς ὑμεῖς λήψεσθε τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ὑμῶν; οὐχὶ τοὐναντίον ἑαυτὸν δεσμεύεις, λέγων ἀφιέναι καὶ μὴ ἀφιῶν; τῷ ἑαυτῶν στόματι ἐναντιωθήσεσθε, λέγοντες ἀφιέναι καὶ μὴ ἀφιέντες. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, you do not forgive those who have sinned, how will you receive forgiveness of your own sins? Do you not, on the contrary, bind yourself, saying that you forgive while not forgiving? You will be contradicted by your own mouths, saying that you forgive while not forgiving. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.6 (Funk 1:79; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-7 - Source: Funk 1:79–81 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Expelling the innocent or refusing the penitent is like Cain’s murder of Abel. ### Greek text γινώσκετε γάρ, ὅτι ὃ τὸν μὴ ἀδικήσαντα ἐκβάλλων ἢ τὸν ἐπιστρέφοντα μὴ προσδεχόμενος φονεύει τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ αἷμα ἐκχέει ὡς Κάϊν Ἄβελ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ βοῶν πρὸς θεὸν ἐκζητηθήσεται" ,,Δίκαιος“ γὰρ ἀδίκως φονευθεὶς ὑπὸ τινὸς παρὰ θεῷ ,,ἐν ἀναπαύσει ἔσται“ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὡσαύτως καὶ ὃ ματαίως ἀφορισθεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου. ### English translation (Claude) For know that he who casts out one who has done no wrong, or does not receive one who returns, murders his brother and sheds his blood, as Cain did the blood of Abel his brother; and his blood, crying to God, will be required. For “the righteous man” unjustly murdered by someone “will be at rest” with God forever; and likewise the one excluded without cause by the bishop. ### Scripture references - Gen 4:10: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Wis 4:7 (Wisdom of Solomon): quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 4:10; Wis 4:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.7 (Funk 1:79–81; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-8 - Source: Funk 1:81 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Casting out the innocent ignores God’s mercy to the penitent. ### Greek text ὁ μέντοι ἐκβάλλων ὡς λοιμὸν τὸν ἀναίτιον, πικρότερος φονέως ὃ τοιοῦτος, οὐκ ἀφορῶν εἰς τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἔλεος, οὐδὲ μνημονεύων αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐπὶ τοῖς μετανοοῦσιν ἀγαθωσύνην, οὐδὲ λαμβάνων σκοποὺς τῶν τοιούτων τοὺς ἐκ πλήθους παραπτωμάτων ἐν μετανοίᾳ εἰληφότας ἄφεσιν. ### English translation (Claude) He who casts out the innocent as a pestilent man is crueller than a murderer; he does not look to the mercy of God, nor remember his goodness toward the penitent, nor take as examples those who after many transgressions received forgiveness through repentance. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.8 (Funk 1:81; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.21.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-9 - Source: Funk 1:81 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is both just and merciful, and the bishop must be so too. ### Greek text διὰ τοῦτο ἰταμώτερος σωματικοῦ φονέως ὁ τὸν ἀναίτιον ἀπορρίπτων. ὡσαύτως καὶ ὁ μὴ προσδεχόμενος τοὺς μετανοοῦντας σκορπίζει τὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ γινόμενος" ὡς γὰρ δίκαιός ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῷ κρίνειν τοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς, οὕτως ἐλεήμων ἐν τῷ προσδέχεσθαι τοὺς ἐπιστρέφοντας" ,,ἔλεος“ γὰρ ,,καὶ κρίσιν ᾄδει“ αὐτῷ ὁ θεοφιλὴς Δαυίδ. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore he who throws out the innocent is more reckless than a murderer of the body. Likewise he who does not receive the penitent scatters what is Christ’s, setting himself against him. For as God is just in judging sinners, so he is merciful in receiving those who return; for the God-loving David sings to him of “mercy and judgment.” ### Scripture references - Matt 12:30: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 101:1 (100:1 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 12:30; Ps 101:1 (LXX 100:1). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.21.9 (Funk 1:81; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-21-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.22.0 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-22-0 - Source: Funk 1:81–83 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop should judge as God does with sinners and penitents, as David, Jonah and Hezekiah show; the story of Manasseh’s sins begins. ### Greek text Χρὴ δέ σε, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν ἔχειν καὶ τὰ προωδευκότα καὶ ἐμπείρως αὐτοῖς κεχρῆσθαι πρὸς νουθεσίαν τῶν στυπτικῶν ἢ παρακλητικῶν δεομένων λόγων" ἔτι καὶ ἐν τῷ κρίνειν σε δίκαιον τῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐξακολουθεῖν θελήματι, καὶ ἡ θεὸς δικάζει τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας καὶ ἐπιστρέφοντας, παραπλησίως καὶ σὲ κρίνειν. 2. ἢ γὰρ οὐχὶ καὶ τὸν Δαυὶδ ὀλισθήσαντα ὀνειδίσας διὰ τοῦ Νάθαν καὶ εἰπόντα μετανοεῖν εὐθὺς καὶ τοῦ θανάτου λυτροῦται λέγων" ,, Θάρσει, οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνῃς“; Ἰωνᾶν μὴ θελήσαντα Νινευίταις κηρῦξαι ὑπὸ θαλάσσης καὶ κήτους καταποθῆναι ποιήσας, εὐξαμένου ἐν κοιλίᾳ, ἀνήγαγεν ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωὴν αὐτοῦ; Ἐζεκίαν πρὸς ὀλίγον τυφωθέντα, εὐξάμενον μετὰ δακρύων, ἀφῆκεν τοῦ ἐγκλήματος; 3. ἀκούσατε δή, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι, πρὸς τὰ τοιαῦτα ὠφέλιμον ὑπόδειγμα᾽ γέγραπται γὰρ ἐν τῇ τετάρτῃ τῶν Βασιλειῶν καὶ ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ τῶν Παραλειπομένων τῇ τῶν ἡμερῶν οὕτως. 4. ,,Υἱὸς Μανασσῆς ἐν τῷ βασιλεύειν αὐτὸν δωδεκαετής, καὶ πεντήκοντα πέντε "ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν “Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ ὄνομα τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ Ἐψιβά. 5. καὶ ἐποίησεν τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου, οὐχ ἀπέσχετο ἀπὸ τῶν βδελυγμάτων τῶν ἐθνῶν ὧν ἐξωλόθρευσεν κύριος ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ᾽ καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Μανασσῆς καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν τὰ ὑψηλά, ἃ κατέσπασεν ᾿Εζεκίας ὃ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔστησεν στήλας τῇ Βάαλ καὶ ἀνέστησεν θυσιαστήριον τῇ Βάαλ, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἄλση, καθὼς ἐποίησεν Ἀχαὰβ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραήλ᾽ καὶ ἐποίησεν θυσιαστήρια πάσῃ τῇ στρατιᾷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν θυσιαστήριον ἐν οἴκῳ κυρίου, ἐν ᾧ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Δαυὶδ καὶ πρὸς Σολομῶνα τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ λέγων, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ θήσω τὸ ὄνομά μου. 6. καὶ ἔστησεν Μανασσῆς θυσιαστήρια, καὶ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐδούλευσεν τῇ Βάαλ, καὶ εἶπεν" ἔσται τὸ ὄνομά μου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε θυσιαστήρια ἐν ταῖς δυσὶν αὐλαῖς οἴκου κυρίου τῇ στρατιᾷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ" καὶ αὐτὸς διῆγεν τὰ τέκνα αὐτοῦ ἐν πυρὶ ἐν Γὲ Βενεννόμ, καὶ ἐκληδονίζετο καὶ ἐφαρμακεύετο καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐγγαστριμύθους καὶ ἐπαοιδοὺς καὶ γνώστας καὶ θεραφείν, καὶ ἐπλήθυνεν τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς κυρίου τοῦ παροργίσαι αὐτόν. 7. καὶ ἔθηκεν τὸν χωνευτὸν καὶ τὸν γλυπτὸν τοῦ ἄλσους, τὴν εἰκόνα ἣν ἐποίησεν, ἐν οἴκῳ κυρίου, ἐν ᾧ ἐξελέξατο κύριος θέσθαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ ἐν Ιερουσαλὴμ τῇ ἁγίᾳ πόλει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἶπεν᾽ οὐ προσθήσω τὸν πόδα μου σαλεῦσαι ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς τοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ, ἢν ἔδωκα τοῖς πατράσιν αὐτῶν, πλὴν ἐὰν φυλάξωνται κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην αὐτοῖς, κατὰ πᾶσαν ἐντολήν, ἣν ἐνετείλατο ὃ δοῦλός μου Μωῦσῆς. καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν, καὶ ἐπλάνησεν αὐτοὺς Μανασσῆς τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου ὑπὲρ τὰ ἔθνη, ἃ ἐξῆρεν κύριος ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ. 8. καὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος ἐπὶ Μανασσῆν καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν χειρὶ δούλων αὐτοῦ τῶν προφητῶν λέγων" ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ὅσα ἐποίησεν Μανασσῆς ὃ βασιλεὺς Ἰούδα τὰ βδελύγματα τὰ πονηρὰ ταῦτα ἀπὸ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἀμορραῖος ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξήμαρτεν τὸν Ἰούδαν ἐν τοῖς εἰδώλοις αὐτοῦ, τάδε λέγει κύριος ὃ θεὸς Ἰσραήλ᾽ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ φέρω ### English translation (Claude) You must, O bishop, also keep before your eyes what has happened before, and use it skilfully for the admonition of those who need severe or consoling words; and further, in judging it is right for you to follow the will of God, and to judge as God judges those who sin and those who return. [2] For did he not reproach David through Nathan when he slipped, and when he said he repented, at once redeem him from death, saying, “Take courage, you shall not die”? Did he not cause Jonah, who would not preach to the Ninevites, to be swallowed by the sea and the whale, and when he prayed in the belly, bring up his life from corruption? Did he not release Hezekiah from the charge, when he had been puffed up for a little while and prayed with tears? [3] Hear, then, O bishops, an example useful for such cases; for it is written in the fourth book of Kingdoms and in the second of Chronicles, thus: [4] “Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Hephzibah. [5] And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not keep from the abominations of the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel. And Manasseh turned and built again the high places that Hezekiah his father had pulled down, and set up pillars to Baal and raised an altar to Baal, and made groves, as Ahab king of Israel had done. And he made altars for all the host of heaven, and built an altar in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, In it I will put my name. [6] And Manasseh set up altars and served Baal on them, and said, My name shall be forever; and he built altars for the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord. And he made his children pass through fire in Ge-Benennom, and practised divination and sorcery, and appointed mediums and enchanters and diviners and teraphim, and did much evil in the eyes of the Lord to provoke him to anger. [7] And he set the molten and graven image of the grove, the image which he had made, in the house of the Lord, where the Lord had chosen to set his name, in Jerusalem the holy city, forever; and he had said, I will no more cause my foot to be moved from the land of Israel which I gave to their fathers, provided that they keep all that I commanded them, according to every commandment that my servant Moses commanded. And they did not listen; and Manasseh led them astray to do evil in the sight of the Lord more than the nations whom the Lord removed from before the sons of Israel. [8] And the Lord spoke concerning Manasseh and concerning his people by the hand of his servants the prophets, saying: Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these wicked abominations, beyond all that the Amorite did who was before him, and has made Judah sin with his idols, thus says the Lord God of Israel: Behold, I bring ### Scripture references - 2 Sam 12:13: quotation, high confidence - Jonah 2:1–10: allusion, high confidence - 2 Chr 32:25–26: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Kgs 21:1–11: quotation, high confidence - 2 Chr 33:1–9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - This staged ref holds Funk’s chapter 22, sections 1–8 (numerals lost or misread); marked [2]–[8]; the sentence continues in 2.22.1. 2 Sam 12:13; Jonah 2; 2 Chr 32:25–26 (Isa 38); then 2 Kgs 21:1–11 with 2 Chr 33:1–9. A fragment of Funk’s apparatus at the end of the ref is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.22.0 (Funk 1:81–83; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-22-0). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.22.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-22-1 - Source: Funk 1:83–87 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The judgment on Manasseh, his captivity in Babylon, and his prayer of repentance (the Prayer of Manasseh). ### Greek text κακὰ ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ Ἰούδαν, ὥστε παντὸς ἀκούοντος αὐτὰ ἠχήσει ἀμφότερα τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκτενῶ ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ τὸ μέτρον Σαμαρείας καὶ τὸν σταθμὸν οἴκου Ἀχαάβ, καὶ ἀπαλείψω τὴν Ἱερουσαλήμ, καθὼς ἀπαλείφεται τὸ πυξίον ἀπαλειφόμενον, καὶ καταστρέψω ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀποδώσομαι τὸ ὑπόλειμμα τῆς κληρονομίας μου, καὶ παραδώσω αὐτοὺς εἰς χεῖρας ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔσονται εἰς διαρπαγὴν καὶ προνομὴν πᾶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς αὐτῶν" ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ὅσα ἐποίησαν πονηρὰ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μου, καὶ ἦσαν παροργίζοντές με ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἡμέρας ἐξήγαγον τοὺς πατέρας αὐτῶν ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης. 9. καί γε αἷμα ἀθῶον ἐξέχεεν Μανασσῆς πολὺ σφόδρα, ἕως οὗ ἔπλησεν τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ στόμα ἐπὶ στόματι, πλὴν ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτοῦ ὧν ἐξήμαρτεν τὸν Ἰούδαν ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς κυρίου. 10. καὶ ἤγαγεν κύριος ἐπὶ αὐτὸν τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ βασιλέως Ἀσσούρ, καὶ κατελάβοντο τὸν Μανασσῆν ἐν δεσμοῖς καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτὸν ἐν πέδαις χαλκαῖς καὶ ἤγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Βαβυλῶνα" καὶ ἦν δεδεμένος καὶ κατασεσιδηρωμένος ὅλος ἐν οἴκῳ φυλακῆς, καὶ ἐδίδοτο αὐτῷ ἐκ πιτύρων ἄρτος ἐν σταθμῷ βραχὺς καὶ ὕδωρ σὺν ὄξει ὀλίγον ἐν μέτρῳ, ὥστε ζῆν αὐτόν, καὶ ἦν συνεχόμενος καὶ ὀδυνώμενος σφόδρα. 11. καὶ ὡς βιαίως ἐθλίβη, ἐζήτησεν τὸ πρόσωπον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐταπεινώθη σφόδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, καὶ προσηύξατο πρὸς κύριον τὸν θεὸν λέγων" 12. Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὃ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ καὶ τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτῶν τοῦ δικαίου, ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν σὺν παντὶ τῷ κόσμῳ αὐτῶν, ὁ πεδήσας τὴν θάλασσαν τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ προστάγματός σου, ὁ κλείσας τὴν ἄβυσσον καὶ σφραγισάμενος αὐτὴν τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ ἐνδόξῳ ὀνόματί σου, ὃν πάντα φρίσσει καὶ τρέμει ἀπὸ προσώπου δυνάμεώς σου, ὅτι ἄστεκτος ἡ μεγαλοπρέπεια τῆς δόξης σου καὶ ἀνυπόστατος ἡ ὀργὴ τῆς ἐπὶ ἁμαρτωλοὺς ἀπειλῆς σου, ἀμέτρητόν τε καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστον τὸ ἔλεος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας σου" ὅτι σὺ εἶ κύριος μακρόθυμος, εὔσπλαγχνος, πολυέλεος καὶ μετανοῶν ἐπὶ ταῖς κακίαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων᾽ ὅτι σύ, ὃ θεός, κατὰ τὴν χρηστότητα τῆς ἀγαθωσύνης σου ἐπηγγείλω μετανοίας ἄφεσιν τοῖς ἡμαρτηκόσιν, καὶ τῷ πλήθει τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ὥρισας μετάνοιαν ἁμαρτωλοῖς εἰς σωτηρίαν. 13. σὺ οὖν, κύριε ὁ θεὸς τῶν δικαίων, οὐκ ἔθου μετάνοιαν δικαίοις, τῷ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακώβ, τοῖς οὐχ ἡμαρτηκόσιν σοι, ἀλλ᾽ ἔθου μετάνοιαν ἐπὶ ἐμοὶ τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ, διότι ἥμαρτον ὑπὲρ ἀριθμὸν ψάμμου θαλάσσης. ἐπλήθυναν αἱ ἀνομίαι μου, κύριε, ἐπλήθυναν αἱ ἀνομίαι μου, καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος ἀτενίσαι καὶ ἰδεῖν τὸ ὕψος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ πλήθους τῶν ἀδικιῶν μου, κατακαμπτόμενος πολλῷ δεσμῷ σιδήρου, διότι παρώργισα τὸν θυμόν σου καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα στήσας βδελύγματα καὶ πληθύνας προσοχθίσματα. 14. καὶ νῦν κλίνω γόνυ καρδίας μου, δεόμενος τῆς παρὰ σοῦ χρηστότητος. ἡμάρτηκα, κύριε, ἡμάρτηκα, καὶ τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω· ἀλλ᾽ αἰτοῦμαι δεόμενός σου" ἄνες μοι, κύριε, ἄνες μοι, καὶ μὴ συναπολέσῃς μὲ ταῖς ἀνομίαις μου, μηδὲ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μηνίσας τηρήσῃς τὰ κακά μοι, μηδὲ καταδικάσῃς μὲ ἐν τοῖς κατωτάτοις τῆς γῆς ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὃ θεὸς τῶν μετανοούντων, καὶ ἐν ἐμοὶ δείξεις τὴν ἀγαθωσύνην σου, ὅτι ἀνάξιον ὄντα σώσεις με κατὰ τὸ πολὺ ἔλεός σου" καὶ αἰνέσω σε διαπαντὸς ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς ζωῆς μου, ὅτι σὲ ὑμνεῖ πᾶσα ἡ δύναμις τῶν ### English translation (Claude) evils upon Jerusalem and Judah, so that both ears of everyone who hears of them shall ring; and I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as a writing tablet is wiped clean, and turn it upside down; and I will give up the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies, and they shall become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, because of all the evil they have done in my eyes, and because they have been provoking me from the day I brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt until this day. [9] Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, until he filled Jerusalem from end to end, besides the sins by which he made Judah sin, to do evil in the eyes of the Lord. [10] And the Lord brought against him the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, and they seized Manasseh in bonds and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon; and he was bound and wholly loaded with iron in the prison house, and bread of bran was given him, little and by weight, and water mixed with vinegar, little and by measure, just enough to keep him alive; and he was in distress and great pain. [11] And when he was severely afflicted, he sought the face of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the Lord, the God of his fathers, and prayed to the Lord God, saying: [12] “Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and of their righteous seed; you who made heaven and earth with all their order; who bound the sea by the word of your command; who shut up the deep and sealed it with your terrible and glorious name; before whom all things shudder and tremble at the presence of your power; for the majesty of your glory cannot be borne, and the anger of your threat against sinners cannot be withstood, and immeasurable and unsearchable is the mercy of your promise; for you are the Lord, long-suffering, compassionate, very merciful, relenting at the evils of men. For you, O God, according to the kindness of your goodness, have promised forgiveness through repentance to those who have sinned, and in the multitude of your mercies you have appointed repentance for sinners unto salvation. [13] You, then, Lord, God of the righteous, did not appoint repentance for the righteous, for Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, who did not sin against you; but you have appointed repentance for me, a sinner, for I have sinned beyond the number of the sand of the sea. My transgressions are multiplied, Lord, my transgressions are multiplied, and I am no longer worthy to look up and see the height of heaven for the multitude of my iniquities, bowed down by many bonds of iron, because I provoked your anger and did evil before you, setting up abominations and multiplying offences. [14] And now I bend the knee of my heart, begging for your kindness. I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned, and I acknowledge my transgressions; but I ask, begging you: Release me, Lord, release me, and do not destroy me with my transgressions; do not be angry forever and store up evils for me, nor condemn me to the lowest parts of the earth. For you are the God of those who repent, and in me you will show your goodness, for unworthy as I am you will save me according to your great mercy; and I will praise you continually all the days of my life; for all the host of the ### Scripture references - 2 Kgs 21:12–16: quotation, high confidence - 2 Chr 33:11–13: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Pr Man 1-15 (Prayer of Manasseh): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Continues 2.22.0; Funk’s sections 9–14 are marked [9]–[14]. 2 Kgs 21:12–16; 2 Chr 33:10–13. The description of the prison and the prayer itself (the Prayer of Manasseh) are not in 2 Kings or 2 Chronicles; the prayer is known as a separate book. Two blocks of Funk’s apparatus, at the start of the ref and inside the prayer, are removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.22.1 (Funk 1:83–87; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-22-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.22.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-22-3 - Source: Funk 1:87–89 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God heard Manasseh, freed him miraculously and restored him; he reformed his worship, but his son Amon did evil. ### Greek text οὐρανῶν καὶ σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας" ἀμήν. 15. καὶ ἐπήκουσεν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ κύριος καὶ ᾠκτείρησεν αὐτόν" καὶ ἐγένετο περὶ αὐτὸν φλὸξ πυρός, καὶ ἐτάκησαν πάντα τὰ περὶ αὐτὸν σίδηρα, καὶ ἰάσατο κύριος τὸν Μανασσῆν ἐκ τῆς θλίψεως αὑτοῦ καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐπὶ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ. 16. καὶ ἔγνω Μανασσῆς, ὅτι κύριος αὐτός ἐστιν θεὸς μόνος, καὶ ἐλάτρευσεν μόνῳ κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη δίκαιος. 17. καὶ περιεῖλεν τοὺς θεοὺς τοὺς ἀλλοτρίους καὶ τὸ γλυπτὸν ἐξ οἴκου κυρίου καὶ πάντα τὰ θυσιαστήρια, ἃ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν ὄρει οἴκου κυρίου καὶ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἐξέβαλεν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως" καὶ κατώρθωσε τὸ θυσιαστήριον κυρίου, καὶ ἐθυσίασεν ἐπὶ αὐτῷ θυσίαν σωτηρίου καὶ αἰνέσεως, καὶ εἶπεν Μανασσῆς τῷ Ἰούδᾳ τοῦ δουλεύειν κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ Ἰσραήλ. 18. καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐν εἰρήνῃ μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὑτοῦ" καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀμὼς ὃ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐποίησεν τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου κατὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησε Μανασσῆς ὃ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐν πρώτοις, καὶ παρώξυνεν κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) heavens praises you, and yours is the glory forever. Amen.” [15] And the Lord heard his voice and had compassion on him; and a flame of fire came about him, and all the iron about him melted away; and the Lord healed Manasseh of his affliction and brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. [16] And Manasseh knew that the Lord, he alone is God, and he served the Lord God alone with all his heart and with all his soul all the days of his life, and was reckoned righteous. [17] And he removed the foreign gods and the graven image from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built on the mountain of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem, and threw them out of the city; and he restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it a sacrifice of peace offering and praise; and Manasseh told Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. [18] And he slept in peace with his fathers; and Amon his son reigned in his place, and did evil before the Lord according to all that Manasseh his father had done at first, and provoked the Lord his God.” ### Scripture references - 2 Chr 33:13–20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 15–18 sit in this staged ref; marked [15]–[18]. The flame of fire and the melting of his chains are not in 2 Chronicles; 2 Chr 33:13–20. “Amon” is Ἀμώς in the Greek, as in the LXX. A fragment of Funk’s apparatus at the start of the ref is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.22.3 (Funk 1:87–89; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-22-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.23.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-1 - Source: Funk 1:89 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Manasseh shows that God forgives even idolatry upon genuine repentance and restores the penitent. ### Greek text Ἠκούσατε, τέκνα ποθητὰ ἡμῶν, ὅπως κύριος ὁ θεὸς τὸν εἰδώλοις προσανασχόντα καὶ πολλοὺς ἀθώους φονεύσαντα, βραχέως τιμωρησάμενος, μεταγνόντα προσελάβετο, καὶ ἀφεὶς αὐτῷ τὰ πλημμελήματα ἐπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν περὶ τὴν βασιλείαν" οὐ μόνον γὰρ ἀφίησιν τοῖς μετανοοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ εἰς τὴν προτέραν ἀξίαν αὐτοὺς ἐπανάγει. μείζων εἰδωλολατρείας οὐκ ἔστιν ἁμαρτία, εἰς θεὸν γάρ ἐστιν δυσσέβεια᾽ ἀλλ ὅμως καὶ αὐτὴ διὰ γνησίας μετανοίας συγκεχώρηται. ### English translation (Claude) You have heard, our beloved children, how the Lord God, after briefly punishing one who had devoted himself to idols and murdered many innocent people, received him when he repented, and forgiving him his transgressions restored him to his kingdom. For he not only forgives the penitent but also brings them back to their former dignity. There is no sin greater than idolatry, for it is impiety against God; yet even this has been forgiven through genuine repentance. ### Translation notes - The digital text has “(XXIII)”, the older chapter number, before μείζων; removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.23.1 (Funk 1:89; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.23.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-2 - Source: Funk 1:89–91 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Deliberate sin presuming on God’s mercy has no forgiveness. ### Greek text ἐὰν δέ τις ἐκ παρατάξεως ἁμαρτάνῃ, πειράζων τὸν θεὸν ὡς μὴ ἐπεξιόντα τοῖς πονηροῖς, ὁ τοιοῦτος ἄφεσιν οὐχ ἕξει, κἂν λέγῃ παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ" ,,Ὁσιά μοι γένοιτο, ὅτι πορεύσομαι ἐν τῇ ἀναστροφῇ τῆς καρδίας μου τῆς πονηρᾶς". ### English translation (Claude) But if anyone sins deliberately, testing God as though he did not punish the wicked, such a one will have no forgiveness, even if he says to himself, “May I have peace, for I will walk in the waywardness of my evil heart.” ### Scripture references - Deut 29:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 29:19 (LXX 29:18). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.23.2 (Funk 1:89–91; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.23.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-3 - Source: Funk 1:91 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Amon planned to sin and repent later, as his father had. ### Greek text τοιοῦτος γάρ τις ἐγένετο καὶ Ἀμὼς ὁ τοῦ Μανασσῆ υἱός. φησὶν γὰρ ἡ γραφή" ,,Καὶ παρελογίσατο Ἀμὼς λογισμὸν παραβάσεως κακὸν καὶ εἶπεν" ὁ πατήρ μου ἐκ νεότητος πολλὰ παρηνόμησεν καὶ ἐν γήρᾳ μετέγνω" καὶ νῦν ἐγὼ πορεύσομαι xa ἐπιθυμεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ὕστερον ἐπιστρέφω πρὸς κύριον. ### English translation (Claude) For such a one was Amon, the son of Manasseh. For the Scripture says: “And Amon reasoned an evil reasoning of transgression and said: My father transgressed much from his youth and repented in old age; and now I will walk as my soul desires, and afterward I will return to the Lord. ### Translation notes - This saying of Amon is not in 2 Kings or 2 Chronicles; it comes from the tradition shared with the Didascalia. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.23.3 (Funk 1:91; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.23.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-4 - Source: Funk 1:91 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Amon was quickly destroyed and reigned only two years. ### Greek text καὶ ἐποίησεν τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου παρὰ πάντας τοὺς γενομένους ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξωλόθρευσεν αὐτὸν κύριος ὃ θεὸς ἐν τάχει ἐκ τῆς γῆς τῆς ἀγαθῆς αὐτοῦ" καὶ ἐπέθεντο αὐτῷ οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐθανάτωσαν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ἔτη δύο μόνα“. ### English translation (Claude) And he did evil before the Lord beyond all who were before him, and the Lord God quickly destroyed him from his good land; and his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house, and he reigned only two years.” ### Scripture references - 2 Kgs 21:19–23: quotation, high confidence - 2 Chr 33:21–24: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Kgs 21:19–23; 2 Chr 33:21–24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.23.4 (Funk 1:91; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-23-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.24.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-1 - Source: Funk 1:91 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity are warned not to plan sin counting on later repentance, like Amon. ### Greek text Προσέχετε οὖν, οἱ λαϊκοί, μή τις ἐξ ὑμῶν τὸν λογισμὸν τοῦ Ἀμὼς ἐπὶ καρδίαν αὑτοῦ στηρίξῃ, καὶ ἔσται συντόμως ἀπολλύμενος. ### English translation (Claude) Take heed, then, you laity, lest any of you fix the reasoning of Amon in his heart, and he be swiftly destroyed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.24.1 (Funk 1:91; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.24.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-2 - Source: Funk 1:91 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must guard the innocent and receive the penitent. ### Greek text ὁμοίως ὁ ἐπίσκοπος συντηρείτω, καθὸ δύναται, τοὺς μὴ ἡμαρτηκότας ἀναμαρτήτους μεῖναι, καὶ τοὺς ἀπὸ ἁμαρτιῶν ἐπιστρέφοντας θεραπεύων δεχέσθω. ### English translation (Claude) Likewise let the bishop, as far as he can, keep those who have not sinned so that they remain sinless, and let him heal and receive those who turn from their sins. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.24.2 (Funk 1:91; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.24.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-3 - Source: Funk 1:91 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop who refuses the penitent sets himself above God, who sent his Son to become man and die for sinners. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ μετεγνωκότα ἀνηλεὴς ὢν μὴ προσδέξηται, ἁμαρτήσει εἰς κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτοῦ, δικαιῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ τὴν ἐκείνου δικαιοσύνην καὶ μὴ προσλαμβανόμενος ὃν προσεδέξατο διὰ Χριστοῦ, δι᾽ ὃν ἀπέστειλεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ὡς ἄνθρωπον, δι᾽ ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἐκ γυναικὸς αὐτὸν γεννηθῆναι τὸν ποιητὴν ἀνδρὸς καὶ γυναικός᾽ οὗ χάριν, μὴ φεισάμενος σταυρῷ καὶ θανάτῳ καὶ ταφῇ, συνεχώρησεν παθεῖν τὸν φύσει ἀπαθῆ, τὸν υἱὸν τὸν ἀγαπητὸν, τὸν θεὸν λόγον, τὸν τῆς μεγάλης αὐτοῦ βουλῆς ἄγγελον“, ὅπως τοὺς ὑποκειμένους θανάτῳ ῥύσηται τοῦ θανάτου. ### English translation (Claude) But if, being merciless, he does not receive one who has repented, he will sin against the Lord his God, justifying himself above God’s own righteousness and not receiving one whom God received through Christ — for whose sake he sent his Son on earth to men as a man; for whose sake he was pleased that the Maker of man and woman should be born of a woman; for whose sake, not sparing him the cross and death and burial, he allowed him to suffer, who by nature cannot suffer, his beloved Son, God the Word, “the angel of his great counsel,” so that he might rescue from death those subject to death. ### Scripture references - Isa 9:6 (9:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Gal 4:4: allusion, medium confidence - Rom 8:32: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 9:6 (LXX 9:5). The statement that the Son is by nature impassible yet was allowed to suffer is translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.24.3 (Funk 1:91; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.24.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-4 - Source: Funk 1:91–93 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ received Matthew, Peter and Paul despite their past, so the penitent must be received. ### Greek text τοῦτον παροργίζουσιν οἱ μὴ προσδεχόμενοι τοὺς μετανοοῦντας. οὗτος γὰρ Ματθαῖον ἐμὲ τελώνην ὄντα τὸ πρότερον οὐκ ἐπῃσχύνθη᾽ καὶ Πέτρον, ἀρνησάμενον αὐτὸν διὰ δέος τρίτον καὶ διὰ μετανοίας ἐξιλεωσάμενον καὶ προσκλαύσαντα πικρῶς, προσήκατο καὶ ποιμένα τῶν ἰδίων ἀρνίων κατέστησεν᾽ καὶ Παῦλον δὲ τὸν συναπόστολον ἡμῶν, πολλὰ τὸ πρότερον εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐπιτριψάμενον κακὰ καὶ βλασφημήσαντα εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον, ἀπόστολον ἀντὶ διώκτου προεχειρίσατο, ,,σκεῦος“ αὐτὸν ,,ἐκλογῆς“ ἀναδείξας. ### English translation (Claude) Him those who do not receive the penitent provoke to anger. For he was not ashamed of me, Matthew, who had formerly been a tax collector; and Peter, who had denied him three times through fear but appeased him by repentance and wept bitterly, he accepted and made shepherd of his own lambs; and Paul, our fellow apostle, who had formerly done us many evils and blasphemed the holy name, he appointed an apostle instead of a persecutor, showing him to be “a vessel of election.” ### Scripture references - Matt 9:9: allusion, high confidence - Matt 26:75: allusion, high confidence - John 21:15: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 1:13: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 9:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The work speaks in the voice of the apostles; here Matthew speaks. Matt 9:9; Matt 26:75; John 21:15; 1 Tim 1:13; Acts 9:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.24.4 (Funk 1:91–93; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.24.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-5 - Source: Funk 1:93 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ forgave the sinful woman who loved much. ### Greek text καὶ ἄλλῃ τινὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ γυναικὶ λέγει· ,,ἀφέωνταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αἱ πολλαί, ὅτι ἠγάπησας πολύ“. ### English translation (Claude) And to another, a sinful woman, he says: “Your sins, which are many, are forgiven, because you loved much.” ### Scripture references - Luke 7:47–48: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 7:47–48. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.24.5 (Funk 1:93; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.24.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-6 - Source: Funk 1:93 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ did not condemn the woman brought to him by the elders. ### Greek text ἑτέραν δέ τινὰ ἡμαρτηκυῖαν ἔστησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ θέμενοι τὴν κρίσιν ἐξῆλθον" ὁ δὲ καρδιογνώστης κύριος, πυθόμενος αὐτῆς, εἰ κατέκριναν αὐτὴν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι, καὶ εἰπούσης, ὅτι οὔ, ἔφη πρὸς αὐτήν" ,,Ὕπαγε οὖν, οὐδὲ ἐγώ σε κατακρίνω“. ### English translation (Claude) Another woman who had sinned the elders set before him, and leaving the judgment to him they went out; and the Lord, who knows the heart, asked her whether the elders had condemned her, and when she said no, he said to her: “Go, then; neither do I condemn you.” ### Scripture references - John 8:3–11: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The story of the woman taken in adultery (John 7:53–8:11), told here with “elders” as her accusers; the Didascalia has the same form. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.24.6 (Funk 1:93; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.24.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-7 - Source: Funk 1:93 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops must imitate Christ in gentleness and mercy and be faithful stewards of God’s gifts. ### Greek text τοῦτον τὸν σωτῆρα, βασιλέα καὶ θεὸν ἡμῶν, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι, σκοπὸν ὑμᾶς ἔχειν δεῖ, τούτου μιμητὰς εἶναι, ,,πραεῖς, ἡσυχίους“, εὐσπλάγχνους, ἐλεήμονας, εἰρηνικούς, ἀοργήτους, ,,διδακτικούς“, ἐπιστρεπτικούς, εἰσδεκτικούς, παρακλητικούς, ,,μὴ πλήκτας, μὴ ὀργίλους“ μὴ ὑβριστάς, μὴ ἀλαζόνας, μὴ ὑπεροπτικούς, μὴ οἰνόφλυγας, μὴ μεθύσους, μὴ εἰκαιοδαπάνους, μὴ τρυφητάς, μὴ πολυδαπάνους, μὴ ὡς ἀλλοτρίοις, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἰδίοις τοῖς τοῦ θεοῦ δόμασιν χρωμένους ὡς καθεστῶτας ἀγαθοὺς οἰκονόμους, ὡς μέλλοντας ἀπαιτεῖσθαι παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν λόγον. ### English translation (Claude) This Saviour, our King and God, O bishops, you must have as your model; you must be his imitators: “meek, quiet,” compassionate, merciful, peaceable, free from anger, “apt to teach,” eager to convert, ready to receive, ready to console; “not strikers, not quick-tempered,” not insolent, not boastful, not arrogant, not given to wine, not drunkards, not wasteful, not luxurious, not extravagant; using the gifts of God not as another’s but as your own, as men appointed good stewards, as those who will be required by God to give account. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:2–3: quotation, high confidence - Titus 1:7: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Pet 4:10: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 3:2–3; Titus 1:7; 1 Pet 4:10; cf. Isa 66:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.24.7 (Funk 1:93; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-24-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-1 - Source: Funk 1:93 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop may live modestly from the church’s goods. ### Greek text Αὐτάρκη ἐχέτω τροφὴν καὶ ἀμφιασμὸν ὃ ἐπίσκοπος τὸν τῇ χρείᾳ καὶ τῇ σεμνότητι προσήκοντα· μὴ τοῖς κυριακοῖς ὡς ἀλλοτρίοις κεχρήσθω, ἀλλὰ μεμετρημένως" ,,ἄξιος γὰρ ὁ ἐργάτης τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν“. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop have sufficient food and clothing, such as befit need and dignity; let him not use the Lord’s goods as another’s, but with moderation; for “the labourer is worthy of his wages.” ### Scripture references - Luke 10:7: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 5:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 10:7; 1 Tim 5:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.1 (Funk 1:93; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-2 - Source: Funk 1:93–95 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must use tithes and first fruits rightly and distribute the offerings for the poor faithfully. ### Greek text μὴ σπαταλὸς μηδὲ πέρπερος, ἀλλὰ μόνων τῶν πρὸς σύστασιν ἐφιέμενος, τὰ διδόμενα κατ᾽ ἐντολὴν θεοῦ τῶν δεκατῶν καὶ τῶν ἀπαρχῶν ὡς θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος ἀναλισκέτω᾽ τὰ εἰσφερόμενα ἐπὶ προφάσει πενήτων ἑκούσια καλῶς οἰκονομείτω ὀρφανοῖς καὶ χήραις καὶ θλιβομένοις καὶ ξένοις ἀπορουμένοις, ὡς ἔχων θεὸν λογιστευτὴν τούτων τὸν ἐγχειρίσαντα αὐτῷ ταύτην τὴν οἰκονομίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Let him not be luxurious or vain, but desire only what is needed to sustain him. The tithes and first fruits given according to God’s command let him spend as a man of God; and the free-will offerings brought in on behalf of the poor let him dispense well to orphans and widows and the afflicted and needy strangers, as one who has God, who entrusted this stewardship to him, as the auditor of these things. ### Translation notes - The digital text has “(XXV)”, the older chapter number, before τὰ διδόμενα; removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.2 (Funk 1:93–95; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-3 - Source: Funk 1:95 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Clergy may live from the church’s goods but must share them with the needy. ### Greek text πᾶσι δὲ τοῖς δεομένοις μετὰ δικαιοσύνης ἐπιμερίζοντες, καὶ ὑμεῖς αὐτοὶ χρώμενοι ἐκ τῶν κυριακῶν, ἀλλὰ μὴ παραχρώμενοι, ἐσθίοντες ἐξ αὐτῶν, ἀλλὰ μὴ κατεσθίοντες αὐτὰ μόνοι, κοινωνοῦντες δὲ τοῖς χρήζουσιν, ἀπρόσκοποι θεῷ γίνεσθε· ἐὰν γὰρ μόνοι αὐτὰ ἀναλώσητε, ὀνειδισθήσεσθε παρὰ θεοῦ λέγοντος ὡς πρὸς ἀπλήστους καὶ μονοφάγους· ,,Τὸ γάλα κατεσθίετε καὶ τὰ ἔρια περιβάλλεσθε“,, καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις" , Μὴ οἰκήσετε μόνοι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς“; διὸ καὶ ἐν τῷ Νόμῳ προστέτακται ὑμῖν· ,,Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν“. ### English translation (Claude) Distributing with righteousness to all who are in need, and yourselves using the Lord’s goods but not abusing them, eating from them but not devouring them alone, sharing with those in want — be blameless before God. For if you consume them alone, you will be reproached by God, who says as to the greedy who eat alone: “You eat the milk and clothe yourselves with the wool,” and elsewhere: “Will you dwell alone on the earth?” Therefore it is also commanded you in the Law: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 34:3: quotation, high confidence - Isa 5:8: quotation, high confidence - Lev 19:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 34:3; Isa 5:8; Lev 19:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.3 (Funk 1:95; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-4 - Source: Funk 1:95 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Clergy may share in the fruits of their labour, but in moderation. ### Greek text καὶ ταῦτα λέγομεν, οὐχ ἵνα μὴ μεταλαμβάνητε ὑμῶν τῶν πόνων, γέγραπται γάρ᾽ ,,Οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα“, ἀλλ ἵνα μεμετρημένως μετὰ δικαιοσύνης. ### English translation (Claude) And we say these things not that you should not partake of your labours — for it is written, “You shall not muzzle an ox that treads out the grain” — but that you should do so with moderation and righteousness. ### Scripture references - Deut 25:4: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 9:9: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 25:4; 1 Cor 9:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.4 (Funk 1:95; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-5 - Source: Funk 1:95 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Like the Levites at the tabernacle, a figure of the church, clergy live from the church. ### Greek text ὃν τρόπον οὖν ὃ βοῦς, ἐργαζόμενος ἐν τῇ ἅλῳ ἀκήμωτος, ἐσθίει μέν, ἀλλ οὐ τὸ πᾶν κατεσθίει, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ἐργαζόμενοι εἰς τὴν ἅλω, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐσθίετε, ὃν τρόπον καὶ οἱ λευῖται οἱ λειτουργοῦντες τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου, ἥτις ἦν τύπος τῆς ἐκκλησίας κατὰ πάντα, προσέτι δὲ καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ὀνόματος μαρτύριον τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἡ σκηνὴ προωρίζετο. ### English translation (Claude) As, then, the ox working unmuzzled on the threshing floor eats but does not devour everything, so you too, working on the threshing floor, that is, in the church of God, eat from the church, as did the Levites who ministered at the tabernacle of witness, which was in every respect a figure of the church; moreover, by its very name the tabernacle was appointed beforehand as a witness to the church. ### Scripture references - Num 18:21: allusion, medium confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.5 (Funk 1:95; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-6 - Source: Funk 1:95 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Levites lived from the people’s offerings instead of land. ### Greek text ἐνταῦθα γοῦν οἱ λευῖται τῇ σκηνῇ προσεδρεύοντες ἐκ τῶν εἰς τὴν προσφορὰν τοῦ θεοῦ διδομένων ὑπὸ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ δώρων καὶ ἀφαιρεμάτων καὶ ἀπαρχῶν καὶ δεκατῶν καὶ θυσιῶν καὶ προσφορῶν μετεῖχον ἀκωλύτως, αὐτοὶ καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες αὐτῶν᾽ ἐπειδὴ δὲ τὸ ἔργον αὐτῶν ἦν λειτουργία τῆς σκηνῆς, διὰ τοῦτο κληροδοσίαν γῆς οὐκ ἔλαβον ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι αἱ εἰσφοραὶ τοῦ λαοῦ κληροδοσία τοῦ Λευὶ καὶ κληρονομία τῆς φυλῆς αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) There, indeed, the Levites who attended the tabernacle shared freely in what was given by all the people for God’s offering — gifts, heave offerings, first fruits, tithes, sacrifices and offerings — they and their wives and their sons and daughters; and since their work was the ministry of the tabernacle, they received no allotment of land among the sons of Israel, because the contributions of the people were the allotment of Levi and the inheritance of his tribe. ### Scripture references - Num 18:20–24: allusion, high confidence - Deut 18:1–2: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Num 18:20–24; Deut 18:1–2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.6 (Funk 1:95; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-7 - Source: Funk 1:95–97 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops are the priests and Levites of the church, who offer the bloodless sacrifices and must teach God’s will. ### Greek text ὑμεῖς οὖν σήμερον, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι, ἐστὲ τῷ λαῷ ὑμῶν ἱερεῖς λευῖται, οἱ λειτουργοῦντες τῇ ἱερᾷ σκηνῇ, τῇ ἁγίᾳ καθολικῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, καὶ παρεστῶτες τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ προσάγοντες αὐτῷ τὰς λογικὰς καὶ ἀναιμάκτους θυσίας διὰ ,,Ἰησοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου ἀρχιερέως“· ὑμεῖς τοῖς ἐν ὑμῖν λαϊκοῖς ἐστε προφῆται, ἄρχοντες καὶ ἡγούμενοι καὶ βασιλεῖς, οἱ μεσῖται θεοῦ καὶ τῶν πιστῶν αὐτοῦ, οἱ δοχεῖς τοῦ λόγου καὶ ἀγγελτῆρες, οἱ γνῶσται τῶν γραφῶν καὶ φθόγγοι τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ μάρτυρες τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ, οἱ πάντων τὰς ἁμαρτίας βαστάζοντες καὶ περὶ πάντων ἀπολογούμενοι" οἷς, ὡς ἠκούσατε, ἐμβριθῶς ὃ λόγος ἀπειλεῖ, ἐὰν κρύψητε ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ,,τὴν τῆς γνώσεως κλεῖδα“ οἷς κίνδυνος ὀλέθριος, ἐὰν μὴ διαγγείλητε τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ τῷ ὑφ᾽ ὑμᾶς λαῷ· οἷς παρὰ θεοῦ μισθὸς ἀψευδὴς καὶ κλέος ἀνεκδιήγητον ἐν δόξῃ, καλῶς λειτουργήσασιν τῇ σκηνῇ τῇ ἁγίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, O bishops, are today priests and Levites to your people, who minister at the sacred tabernacle, the holy catholic church, who stand at the altar of the Lord our God and offer him the rational and bloodless sacrifices through “Jesus the great high priest.” To the laity among you, you are prophets, rulers, leaders and kings, mediators between God and his faithful, receivers and heralds of the word, knowers of the Scriptures, voices of God and witnesses of his will, who bear the sins of all and make defence for all. Against you, as you have heard, the word threatens heavily if you hide from men “the key of knowledge”; for you there is deadly danger if you do not declare his will to the people under you; for you there is from God an unfailing reward and indescribable glory, if you have ministered well at the holy tabernacle. ### Scripture references - Heb 4:14: quotation, high confidence - Luke 11:52: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Heb 4:14; Luke 11:52. The “rational and bloodless sacrifices” are the eucharistic offerings. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.7 (Funk 1:95–97; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-8 - Source: Funk 1:97 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who carry the burden are provided for. ### Greek text ὡς γὰρ τὸ βάρος ὑμέτερον, οὕτως καὶ τὰς διακονίας τῶν τροφῶν καὶ τὰς ἄλλας χρείας ὑμεῖς καρποῦσθε. ### English translation (Claude) For as the burden is yours, so you also enjoy the provision of food and of your other needs. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.8 (Funk 1:97; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.25.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-9 - Source: Funk 1:97–103 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As Christ bore the people’s sins, bishops must bear them too, and so are rightly maintained by the church, as Numbers provides for the priests. ### Greek text μιμηταὶ γὰρ ἔστε Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ ὡς ,,αὐτὸς πάντων ἡμῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἀνήνεγκεν“ ἐπὶ τὸ ξύλον, σταυρωθεὶς ὃ ἄμωμος ὑπὲρ τῶν κολάσεως ἀξίων, οὕτως καὶ ὑμᾶς τοῦ λαοῦ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἐξιδιοποιεῖσθαι χρή. 10. εἴρηται γὰρ περὶ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἐν Ἡσαΐᾳ, ὅτι ,,οὗτος τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν φέρει καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν ὀδυνᾶται“. 11. καὶ πάλινʼ ,, Αὐτὸς ἁμαρτίας πολλῶν ἀνήνεγκεν καὶ διὰ τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτῶν παρεδόθης“. 12. ὥσπερ οὖν ὑμεῖς σκοποί ἐστε, οὕτως καὶ σκοπὸν ἔχετε τὸν Χριστόν" ὡς οὖν αὐτὸς πάντων ὑμῶν, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς τῶν ὑφ᾽ ὑμᾶς λαϊκῶν. μὴ γὰρ νομίζετε, ὅτι εὐχερὲς ἢ ἐλαφρὸν φορτίον ἐστὶν ἡ ἐπισκοπή. 13. χρὴ οὖν, ὡς τὸ βάρος φέρετε, οὕτως καὶ τῶν καρπῶν πρώτους μεταλαμβάνειν καὶ τοῖς δεομένοις μεταδιδόναι, ὡς λόγον ὑφέξοντας τῷ ἀπαραλογίστως ὑμᾶς μέλλοντι λογιστεύειν. 14. δεῖ γὰρ τοὺς τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ προσεδρεύοντας ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας διατρέφεσθαι, ἅτε ἱερεῖς, λευίτας, προέδρους, λειτουργοὺς θεοῦ, καθὼς ἐν βίβλῳ τῶν Ἀριθμῶν γέγραπται περὶ τῶν ἱερέων" 15. ,,Καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Ἀαρών· σὺ καὶ οἱ υἱοί σου καὶ ὃ οἶκος πατριᾶς σου λήψεσθε τὰς ἁμαρτίας τῶν ἁγίων, τῆς ἱερατείας ὑμῶν. 16. ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ὑμῖν τὴν διατήρησιν τῶν ἀπαρχῶν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἡγιασμένων μοι παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ᾽ σοὶ δέδωκα αὐτὰ εἰς γέρας καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς σου μετὰ σέ, νόμιμον αἰώνιον" καὶ τοῦτο ἔσται ὑμῖν ἀπὸ τῶν ἡγιασμένων, ἐκ τῶν καρπωμάτων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν δώρων καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν θυσιῶν καὶ ἀπὸ πάσης πλημμελείας καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ ὅσα ἀποδιδόασίν μοι ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, σοὶ ἔσται καὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς σου" ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ φάγεσθε αὐτά“. 17. καὶ μετ᾽ ὀλίγαʼ ,,Πᾶσα ἀπαρχὴ ἐλαίου καὶ οἴνου καὶ σίτου, ὅσα ἂν δῶσιν κυρίῳ, σοὶ δέδωκα αὐτά, καὶ τὰ πρωτογεννήματα πάντα σοι δέδωκα, καὶ σοὶ ἐρεῖ πᾶν ἀνάθεμα" πᾶν πρωτότοκον ἀνθρώπου καὶ κτήνους καθαροῦ καὶ ἀκαθάρτου καὶ θυσίας καὶ στηθυνίου καὶ βραχίονος δεξιοῦ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν προσανήκει καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς τοῖς παραμένουσιν αὐτοῖς λευίταις“. ### English translation (Claude) For you are imitators of Christ the Lord; and as “he himself bore the sins of us all” upon the tree, the blameless one crucified for those who deserved punishment, so you too must make the sins of the people your own. [10] For it is said of the Saviour in Isaiah: “He bears our sins and suffers pain for us.” [11] And again: “He himself bore the sins of many and was handed over because of their iniquities.” [12] As, then, you are watchmen, so you also have Christ as your watchman; as, then, he is so for all of you, so are you for the laity under you. For do not think that the episcopate is an easy or a light burden. [13] As you bear the weight, then, so you must also be the first to partake of the fruits, and share them with those in need, as those who will give account to the one who will audit you without error. [14] For those who attend upon the church must be maintained from the church, as priests, Levites, presidents and ministers of God, as it is written in the book of Numbers concerning the priests: [15] “And the Lord said to Aaron: You and your sons and your father’s house shall bear the sins of the holy things, of your priesthood. [16] Behold, I have given you the keeping of the first fruits of all that is consecrated to me by the sons of Israel; I have given them to you as a portion, and to your sons after you, a perpetual ordinance; and this shall be yours from the holy things, from the burnt offerings and from the gifts and from all the sacrifices and from every trespass offering and for sins; and all that they render to me of all the holy things shall be yours and your sons’; in the holy place you shall eat them.” [17] And a little later: “All the first fruits of oil and wine and grain, whatever they give to the Lord, I have given to you, and all the first produce I have given to you, and every devoted thing shall be yours. Every firstborn of man and of beast, clean and unclean, and the sacrifices, and the breast and the right shoulder belong to the priests and to the rest of the Levites who attend them.” ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 2:24: quotation, high confidence - Isa 53:4: quotation, high confidence - Isa 53:12: quotation, high confidence - Num 18:1: quotation, high confidence - Num 18:8–10: quotation, high confidence - Num 18:12–15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 10–17 sit inside this staged ref (numerals misread); marked [10]–[17]. 1 Pet 2:24; Isa 53:4, 12 (LXX); Num 18:1, 8–10, 12–15, 18 (freely). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.25.9 (Funk 1:97–103; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-19-1/#p-2-25-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.26.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-1 - Source: Funk 1:103 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity, now God’s holy people, owe their offerings to Christ the high priest and his ministers. ### Greek text Ἀκούσατε ταῦτα καὶ ὑμεῖς, οἱ λαϊκοί, ἡ ἐκλεκτὴ ἐκκλησία τοῦ θεοῦ᾽ καὶ γὰρ ὁ λαὸς πρότερον »θεοῦ λαὸς καὶ ἔθνος ἅγιον“ ὠνομάζετο, καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν ἐστὲ ἁγία τοῦ θεοῦ ἱερὰ ἐκκλησία ,,ἀπογεγραμμένη ἐν οὐρανῷ, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν, νύμφη κεκαλλωπισμένη κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ" ἐκκλησία μεγάλη, ἐκκλησία πιστή" ἃ πρότερον ἐρρέθη, νῦν ἐνωτίζου" ἀφαιρέματα καὶ δεκάται καὶ ἀπαρχαὶ τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ Χριστῷ καὶ τοῖς λειτουργοῦσιν αὐτῷ, δεκάται σωτηρίου, ἀρχὴ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Hear these things, you laity too, the elect church of God. For the people formerly were called “the people of God and a holy nation”; so you also are the holy and sacred church of God, “enrolled in heaven, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession,” a bride adorned for the Lord God, a great church, a faithful church. What was said before, hear now: heave offerings and tithes and first fruits to Christ the high priest and to those who minister to him; the tithes of salvation are the first letter of the name of Jesus. ### Scripture references - Exod 19:6: quotation, high confidence - Heb 12:23: allusion, high confidence - 1 Pet 2:9: quotation, high confidence - Rev 21:2: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 19:6; Heb 12:23; 1 Pet 2:9; Rev 21:2. The tithe is linked to iota, the Greek numeral ten and the first letter of the name of Jesus (see 26.2); the last word is garbled in the digital text and is restored by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.26.1 (Funk 1:103; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.26.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-2 - Source: Funk 1:103 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The old sacrifices and tithes are now the church’s prayers, thanksgivings and offerings presented through the bishops. ### Greek text ἄκουε, ἱερὰ καθολικὴ ἐκκλησία, ἡ τὴν δεκάπληγον ἐκπεφευγυῖα καὶ τὴν δεκάλογον εἰληφυῖα καὶ τὸν νόμον μεμαθηκυῖα καὶ τὴν πίστιν T RROCTUXCU καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν πεπιστευκυῖα καὶ τὴν δεκάδα ἐγνωκυῖα καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ ἰῶτα, ὅπερ ἐστὶν ἀρχὴ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ, πεπιστευκυῖα καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπονομαζομένη καὶ ἐπὶ τῇ τελειώσει τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ ἐστηριγμένη᾽ αἱ τότε θυσίαι νῦν εὐχαὶ καὶ δεήσεις καὶ εὐχαριστίαι, αἱ τότε ἀπαρχαὶ καὶ δεκάται καὶ ἀφαιρέματα καὶ δῶρα νῦν προσφοραὶ αἱ διὰ τῶν ὁσίων ἐπισκόπων προσφερόμεναι κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ διὰ ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντος. ### English translation (Claude) Hear, holy catholic church, you who have escaped the ten plagues, received the ten commandments, learned the law, kept the faith, believed in the Lord Jesus, known the decad, and believed in the iota, which is the beginning of the name of Jesus, you who are called by his name and established in the perfection of his glory: the sacrifices of that time are now prayers and supplications and thanksgivings; the first fruits and tithes and heave offerings and gifts of that time are now the offerings presented through the holy bishops to the Lord God through Jesus Christ, who died for them. ### Translation notes - The number ten (the plagues, the commandments, the tithe) is linked to iota, the Greek numeral ten and first letter of “Jesus”. “Kept the faith” renders a word garbled in the digital text, translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.26.2 (Funk 1:103; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.26.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-3 - Source: Funk 1:103–105 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Old Testament orders are matched by bishops, presbyters, deacons and the lesser ministries. ### Greek text οὗτοι γάρ εἰσιν ὑμῶν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς" οἱ δὲ ἱερεῖς ὑμῶν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι, καὶ οἱ λευῖται ὑμῶν οἱ νῦν διάκονοι καὶ οἱ ἀναγινώσκοντες ὑμῖν καὶ οἱ ᾠδοί καὶ οἱ πυλωροί, αἱ διάκονοι ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ χῆραι καὶ αἱ παρθένοι καὶ οἱ ὀρφανοὶ ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) For these are your high priests; your priests are the presbyters; and your Levites are now the deacons, and those who read to you, and the singers and the doorkeepers; and so are your deaconesses, and the widows and the virgins and your orphans. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.26.3 (Funk 1:103–105; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.26.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-4 - Source: Funk 1:105 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop is the high priest, father and ruler of the church, to be honoured next after God. ### Greek text ὁ δὲ τούτων πάντων ἀνώτερος ὃ ἀρχιερεύς ἐστιν, ὁ ἐπίσκοπος. οὗτος λόγου διάκονος, γνώσεως φύλαξ, μεσίτης θεοῦ καὶ ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς πρὸς αὐτὸν λατρείαις· οὗτος διδάσκαλος εὐσεβείας, οὗτος μετὰ θεὸν πατὴρ ὑμῶν, ,,δι᾽ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος“ ἀναγεννήσας ὑμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν" οὗτος ἄρχων καὶ ἡγούμενος ὑμῶν, οὗτος ὑμῶν βασιλεὺς καὶ δυνάστης, οὗτος ὑμῶν ἐπίγειος θεὸς μετὰ θεόν, ὃς ὀφείλει τῆς παρ᾽ ὑμῶν τιμῆς ἀπολαύειν. περὶ γὰρ τούτου καὶ τῶν ὁμοίων αὐτοῦ ὃ θεὸς ἔλεγεν᾽,, Ἐγὼ εἶπα᾿ θεοί ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ὑψίστου πάντες“, καὶ ,,Θεοὺς οὐ κακολογήσεις“. ὃ γὰρ ἐπίσκοπος προκαθεζέσθω ὑμῶν ὡς θεοῦ ἀξίᾳ τετιμημένος, ᾗ κρατεῖ τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ παντὸς ἄρχει. ### English translation (Claude) But the high priest above all these is the bishop. He is the minister of the word, guardian of knowledge, mediator between God and you in your worship of him. He is the teacher of piety; he, after God, is your father, who has begotten you again “through water and the Spirit” to adoption; he is your ruler and leader; he is your king and potentate; he is your earthly god after God, who ought to receive honour from you. For concerning him and those like him God said: “I said, You are gods, and all of you sons of the Most High,” and, “You shall not revile gods.” Let the bishop, then, preside over you as one honoured with the dignity of God, by which he governs the clergy and rules all the people. ### Scripture references - John 3:5: allusion, high confidence - Ps 82:6 (81:6 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Exod 22:28 (22:27 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 3:5; Ps 82:6 (LXX 81:6); Exod 22:28 (LXX 22:27). “Earthly god” is the text’s own expression, based on Ps 82:6. The digital text has “(XXVI)”, the older chapter number, before ὁ ἐπίσκοπος; removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.26.4 (Funk 1:105; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.26.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-5 - Source: Funk 1:105 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon serves the bishop as Christ serves the Father. ### Greek text ὁ δὲ διάκονος τούτῳ παριστάσθω ὡς ὁ Χριστὸς τῷ πατρί, καὶ λειτουργείτω αὐτῷ ἐν πᾶσιν ἀμέμπτως, ὡς ὁ Χριστός, ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ ποιῶν οὐδέν, τὰ ἀρεστὰ ποιεῖ τῷ πατρὶ πάντοτε. ### English translation (Claude) Let the deacon stand beside him as Christ beside the Father, and serve him blamelessly in all things, as Christ, doing nothing of himself, always does what pleases the Father. ### Scripture references - John 5:19: allusion, high confidence - John 8:29: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 5:19; 8:29. The comparison of deacon to bishop with Christ to the Father is translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.26.5 (Funk 1:105; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.26.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-6 - Source: Funk 1:105 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deaconess, a figure of the Spirit, acts under the deacon, and women approach the clergy through her. ### Greek text ἡ δὲ διάκονος εἰς τύπον τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος τετιμήσθω ὑμιν, μηδὲν ἄνευ τοῦ διακόνου πράττουσα ἢ φθεγγομένη, ὡς οὐδὲ ὃ παράκλητος ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ τι ποιεῖ ἢ λαλεῖ, ἀλλὰ δοξάζων τὸν Χριστὸν περιμένει τὸ ἐκείνου θέλημα᾽ καὶ ὡς οὐκ ἔστιν εἰς τὸν Χριστὸν πιστεῦσαι ἄνευ τῆς τοῦ πνεύματος διδασκαλίας, οὕτως ἄνευ τῆς διακόνου μηδεμία προσίτω γυνὴ τῷ διακόνῳ ἢ τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deaconess be honoured by you as a figure of the Holy Spirit, doing or saying nothing without the deacon, as the Paraclete too does or says nothing of himself but, glorifying Christ, waits for his will; and as it is not possible to believe in Christ without the teaching of the Spirit, so let no woman approach the deacon or the bishop without the deaconess. ### Scripture references - John 16:13–14: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - “Deaconess” renders ἡ διάκονος (the feminine article with “deacon”). John 16:13–14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.26.6 (Funk 1:105; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.26.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-7 - Source: Funk 1:105–107 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Presbyters represent the apostles, widows and orphans the altar, and virgins the altar of incense. ### Greek text οἵ τε πρεσβύτεροι εἰς τύπον ἡμῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων ὑμῖν νενομίσθωσαν. διδάσκαλοι ἔστωσαν θεογνωσίας, ἐπειδὴ καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμᾶς ἀποστέλλων ἔλεγεν· ,,Πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα, ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν“. 8. αἵ τε χῆραι καὶ οἱ ὀρφανοὶ εἰς τύπον τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου λελογίσθωσαν ὑμῖν· αἵ τε παρθένοι εἰς τύπον τοῦ θυμιατηρίου τετιμήσθωσαν καὶ τοῦ θυμιάματος. ### English translation (Claude) And let the presbyters be regarded by you as a figure of us, the apostles. Let them be teachers of the knowledge of God, since the Lord too, sending us, said: “Go, make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to keep all that I have commanded you.” [8] Let the widows and the orphans be reckoned by you as a figure of the altar, and let the virgins be honoured as a figure of the altar of incense and of the incense. ### Scripture references - Matt 28:19–20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 8 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [8]. Matt 28:19–20. A block of Funk’s apparatus at the end of the ref is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.26.7 (Funk 1:105–107; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-26-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.27.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-1 - Source: Funk 1:107 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As only priests could approach the altar, nothing in the church may be done without the bishop. ### Greek text Ὡς οὖν οὐκ ἦν ἐξὸν ἀλλογενῆ, μὴ ὄντα λευίτην, προσενέγκαι τι ἢ ROO LOU εἰς τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἄνευ τοῦ ἱερέως, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου μηδὲν ποιεῖτε. ### English translation (Claude) As, then, it was not lawful for a foreigner who was not a Levite to offer anything or to approach the altar without the priest, so you too do nothing without the bishop. ### Scripture references - Num 18:7: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Num 18:7. “To approach” renders a word garbled in the digital text, translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.27.1 (Funk 1:107; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.27.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-2 - Source: Funk 1:107 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Acts done without the bishop are worthless. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ποιεῖ τι, εἰς μάτην ποιεῖ αὐτό" οὐ γὰρ αὐτῷ εἰς ἔργον λογισθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone does anything without the bishop, he does it in vain; for it will not be reckoned to him as a work. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.27.2 (Funk 1:107; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.27.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-3 - Source: Funk 1:107 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Like Saul’s sacrifice without Samuel, lay action without the priest is futile. ### Greek text ὡς γὰρ ὁ Σαοὺλ ἄνευ τοῦ Σαμουὴλ προσενέγκας ἤκουσεν, ὅτι ,,μεματαίωταί σοι“, οὕτως καὶ πᾶς λαϊκὸς ἄνευ τοῦ ἱερέως ἐπιτελῶν τι ματαιοπονεῖ. ### English translation (Claude) For as Saul, having offered sacrifice without Samuel, heard, “You have acted foolishly,” so every layman who performs anything without the priest labours in vain. ### Scripture references - 1 Sam 13:13: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Sam 13:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.27.3 (Funk 1:107; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.27.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-4 - Source: Funk 1:107 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Laymen who usurp priestly functions will be punished like Uzziah, since even Christ did not take the priesthood on himself. ### Greek text καὶ ὡς Ὀζίας ὁ βασιλεύς, οὐκ ὢν ἱερεὺς τὰ τῶν ἱερέων ἐπιτελῶν, ἐλεπρώθη διὰ παρανομίαν, οὕτως καὶ πᾶς λαϊκὸς οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται, καταφρονήσας θεοῦ καὶ τῶν αὐτοῦ καταμανεὶς ἱερέων. καὶ τὴν τιμὴν ἁρπάσας ἑαυτῷ, μὴ μιμησάμενος Χριστὸν, ,,ὃς οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασεν γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερεύς“, ἀλλὰ περιέμεινεν ἀκοῦσαι τοῦ πατρός" ,,Ὤμοσεν κύριος καὶ οὐ μεταμεληθήσεται᾽ σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ“. ### English translation (Claude) And as King Uzziah, who was not a priest, performing the office of the priests, was struck with leprosy for his transgression, so every layman too will not go unpunished who despises God and rages against his priests and seizes the honour for himself, not imitating Christ, “who did not glorify himself to be made high priest,” but waited to hear from the Father: “The Lord has sworn and will not repent: You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” ### Scripture references - 2 Chr 26:16–21: allusion, high confidence - Heb 5:5: quotation, high confidence - Ps 110:4 (109:4 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Chr 26:16–21; Heb 5:5–6; Ps 110:4 (LXX 109:4). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.27.4 (Funk 1:107; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.27.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-5 - Source: Funk 1:107 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Korah, Dathan and Abiram show the punishment of those who seize priestly office. ### Greek text εἰ οὖν ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς ὁ Χριστὸς οὐ δοξάζει ἑαυτόν, πῶς οἷόν τε ἄνθρωπον ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἱερωσύνην ἐπιρρίπτειν, μὴ λαβόντα τὸ ἀξίωμα παρὰ κρείττονος, καὶ ποιεῖν ἐκεῖνα, ἃ μόνοις τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ἔξεστιν; ἢ οὐχὶ οἱ Κορεῖται, καίτοι τῆς Λευὶ φυλῆς ὄντες, πυρίκαυστοι ἐγένοντο, ἐπαναστάντες Μωσῇ καὶ Ἀαρὼν καὶ περὶ τῶν μὴ καθηκόντων αὐτοῖς ἁμιλλώμενοι; καὶ Δαθὰν καὶ Ἀβειρὼν ζῶντες κατέβησαν εἰς ἄδου, καὶ ῥάβδος βλαστήσασα ἔστειλεν τῶν πολλῶν τὴν ἄνοιαν καὶ τὸν ὑπὸ θεοῦ χειροτονηθέντα ἀρχιερέα ἀνέδειξεν; ### English translation (Claude) If, then, Christ does not glorify himself without the Father, how can a man thrust himself into the priesthood without receiving the dignity from one greater, and do what is lawful for the priests alone? Were not the followers of Korah, though they were of the tribe of Levi, consumed by fire for rising up against Moses and Aaron and contending for what did not belong to them? And Dathan and Abiram went down alive into Hades, and the rod that budded checked the folly of the many and showed who was the high priest appointed by God. ### Scripture references - Num 16:31–35: allusion, high confidence - Num 17:8: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 16:31–35; Num 17:8. “Appointed” renders χειροτονηθέντα (“ordained”). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.27.5 (Funk 1:107; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.27.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-6 - Source: Funk 1:107–109 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Offerings, first fruits and tithes should be given to the bishop, who distributes them fairly to the truly needy. ### Greek text προσήκει οὖν καὶ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, τὰς θυσίας ὑμῶν ἤτοι προσφορὰς τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ προσφέρειν ὡς ἀρχιερεῖ, ἢ διʼ ἑαυτῶν ἢ διὰ τῶν διακόνων. οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς καὶ τὰς δεκάτας καὶ τὰ ἑκούσια αὐτῷ προσάγετε᾽ αὐτὸς γὰρ σαφῶς γινώσκει τοὺς θλιβομένους καὶ ἑκάστῳ δίδωσι πρὸς τὸ ἁρμόζον, ὅπως μηδεὶς ἢ πλειστάκις τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἢ τῇ αὐτῇ ἑβδομάδι λαμβάνῃ, ἕτερος δὲ μηδὲ ὅλως" δίκαιον γάρ ἐστιν μᾶλλον τοῖς θλιβομένοις κατὰ ἀλήθειαν ἐπαρκεῖν, ἢ τοῖς νομιζομένοις θλίβεσθαι. ### English translation (Claude) It is fitting, then, for you too, brothers, to bring your sacrifices, that is, your offerings, to the bishop as to a high priest, either yourselves or through the deacons. Not only so, but bring him also the first fruits and the tithes and the free-will offerings; for he knows well who are afflicted and gives to each what is fitting, so that no one receives several times on the same day or in the same week while another receives nothing at all. For it is more just to relieve those who are truly afflicted than those who are thought to be afflicted. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.27.6 (Funk 1:107–109; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-27-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-1 - Source: Funk 1:109 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Hosts of a love-feast should invite older women known to be in need. ### Greek text Τοῖς εἰς ἀγάπην ἤτοι δοχὴν, ὡς ὃ κύριος ὠνόμασεν, προαιρουμένοις καλεῖν πρεσβυτέρας, ἣν ἐπίστανται οἱ διάκονοι θλιβομένην, αὐτὴν πλειστάκις πεμπέτωσαν. ### English translation (Claude) Those who choose to invite older women to a love-feast, or a banquet as the Lord called it, should most often send for the one whom the deacons know to be in distress. ### Scripture references - Luke 14:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The “banquet” (δοχή) recalls Luke 14:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.1 (Funk 1:109; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-2 - Source: Funk 1:109 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A portion of the love-feast is reserved for the bishop even in his absence. ### Greek text ἀφοριζέσθω δὲ ἐν τῇ δοχῇ τὸ τῷ ποιμένι ἔθιμον, λέγω δὲ τὸ τῆς ἀπαρχῆς, ὡς ἱερεῖ, κἂν μὴ παρῇ τῇ δοχῇ, εἰς τιμὴν θεοῦ τοῦ τὴν ἱερατείαν αὐτῷ ἐγχειρίσαντος. ### English translation (Claude) And let the portion customary for the shepherd be set apart at the banquet — I mean the first-fruit portion — as for a priest, even if he is not present at the banquet, in honour of God who entrusted the priesthood to him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.2 (Funk 1:109; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-3 - Source: Funk 1:109 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Deacons receive a double portion. ### Greek text ὡσεὶ δὲ ἑκάστῃ τῶν πρεσβυτίδων δίδοται, διπλοῦν διδόσθω τοῖς διακόνοις εἰς γέρας Χριστοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) As much as is given to each of the older women, let double be given to the deacons, as an honour in honour of Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.3 (Funk 1:109; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-4 - Source: Funk 1:109 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Presbyters, the bishop’s council, receive a double portion in honour of the apostles. ### Greek text τοῖς δὲ πρεσβυτέροις, ὡς ἂν κάμνωσιν περὶ τὸν τῆς διδασκαλίας λόγον, διπλῆ καὶ αὐτοῖς ἀφοριζέσθω ἡ μοῖρα εἰς χάριν τῶν τοῦ κυρίου ἀποστόλων, ὧν καὶ τὸν τόπον φυλάσσουσιν ὡς σύμβουλοι τοῦ ἐπισκόπου καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας στέφανος" εἰσὶν γὰρ συνέδριον καὶ βουλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας. ### English translation (Claude) To the presbyters too, since they labour in the word of teaching, let a double portion be set apart, for the sake of the Lord’s apostles, whose place they keep as counsellors of the bishop and the crown of the church; for they are the council and senate of the church. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:17: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 5:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.4 (Funk 1:109; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-5 - Source: Funk 1:109 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Readers, singers and doorkeepers receive single portions; each rank is to be honoured. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ ἀναγνώστης ἔστιν, λαμβανέτω καὶ αὐτὸς μοῖραν μίαν εἰς τιμὴν τῶν προφητῶνʼ ὡσαύτως καὶ ψαλτῳδὸς καὶ πυλωρός. ἑκάστῳ οὖν ἀξιώματι οἱ λαϊκοὶ τὴν προσήκουσαν τιμὴν νεμέτωσαν ἐν τοῖς δόμασι καὶ τῇ κατὰ τὸν βίον ἐντροπῇ. ### English translation (Claude) If there is also a reader, let him too receive one portion in honour of the prophets; likewise the singer and the doorkeeper. Let the laity, then, render to each rank the honour proper to it, in gifts and in respectful conduct. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.5 (Funk 1:109; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-6 - Source: Funk 1:109–111 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity approach the bishop through the deacons, as all approach God through Christ. ### Greek text μὴ ῥᾳδίως δὲ ἐνοχλείτωσαν τῷ ἄρχοντι, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῶν ὑπηρετῶν ἃ βούλονται σημαινέτωσαν, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι διὰ τῶν διακόνων, πρὸς οὖς πλέον παρρησιαζέσθωσαν᾽ οὐδὲ γὰρ τῷ παντοκράτορι θεῷ προσελθεῖν ἔστιν, ἐὰν μὴ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ. οὕτως οὖν καὶ οἱ λαϊκοὶ πάντα ὅσα βούλονται διὰ τοῦ διακόνου φανερὰ τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ ποιείτωσαν, καὶ οὕτω κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν ἐκείνῳ ἐπιτελείτωσαν. ### English translation (Claude) But let them not lightly trouble the ruler, but make known what they want through his attendants, that is, through the deacons, with whom they may speak more freely; for neither is it possible to approach God Almighty except through Christ. So, then, let the laity make all their wishes known to the bishop through the deacon, and act as he decides. ### Scripture references - John 14:6: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. John 14:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.6 (Funk 1:109–111; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-7 - Source: Funk 1:111 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In the temple nothing was done without the priest, who guards knowledge. ### Greek text οὐδὲ γὰρ πρότερον ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἁγίασμά τι προσεφέρετο ἢ ἐγίνετό τι ἄνευ τοῦ ἱερέως. ,,Χείλη γὰρ ἱερέως φυλάξεται γνῶσιν, καὶ νόμον ἐκζητήσουσιν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ“, φησίν που Ἀγγαῖος ὁ προφήτης. ### English translation (Claude) For neither in the temple of old was any holy offering made or anything done without the priest. “For the lips of the priest will guard knowledge, and they will seek the law from his mouth,” as Haggai the prophet says somewhere. ### Scripture references - Mal 2:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Mal 2:7, attributed here to Haggai. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.7 (Funk 1:111; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-8 - Source: Funk 1:111 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even pagan worshippers obey their priests in everything. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ καὶ οἱ τῶν m θεραπευταὶ ἐν τοῖς μυσαροῖς καὶ βδελυκτοῖς καὶ ἀκαθάρτοις προσοχθίσμασιν αὐτῶν ἄχρι τοῦ δεῦρο τὰ ἅγια μιμοῦνται" καὶ μακρὰν μὲν ἐπὶ συγκρίσεως τὸ βδέλυγμα κεχωρίσθω τῶν ἁγίων, πλὴν ἐν τοῖς ἐμπαίγμασιν αὐτῶν ἄνευ τοῦ μιερέως οὐδὲν προσφέρουσιν οὐδὲ ἐπιτελοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ στόμα νομίζουσι τῶν λίθων τὸν μιερέα, περιμένοντες, τί προστάξει ποιεῖν αὐτοῖς, καὶ πάντα, ἃ ἂν προστάξῃ αὐτοῖς, ἐκεῖνα ἐπιτελοῦσι καὶ ἄνευ αὐτοῦ ποιοῦσιν οὐδὲν καὶ τιμῶσιν αὐτὸν τὸν μιερέα καὶ σεπτὸν αὐτοῦ ἡγοῦνται τὸ ὄνομα εἰς τιμὴν τῶν ἀψύχων ξοάνων καὶ εἰς λατρείαν τῶν πονηρῶν πνευμάτων" ### English translation (Claude) For if even the worshippers of demons, in their foul, abominable and unclean abominations, imitate holy things to this day — though in comparison let the abomination be set far apart from the holy things — yet in their mockeries they offer or perform nothing without their defiled priest, but regard him as the mouth of the stones, waiting to hear what he will order them to do; and all that he orders them they carry out, and do nothing without him; and they honour this defiled priest and hold his name venerable, in honour of lifeless images and in worship of evil spirits; ### Translation notes - The word for the gods worshipped is garbled in the digital text; “demons” follows the sense. “Defiled priest” renders μιερεύς, a coined word combining μιαρός (“defiled”) and ἱερεύς (“priest”). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.8 (Funk 1:111; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.28.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-9 - Source: Funk 1:111 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must honour God through their bishops, the mouth of God, even more than pagans honour their priests. ### Greek text εἰ οὖν ἐκεῖνοι, μάταια καὶ ἐψευσμένα δοξάζοντες καὶ ἐπ᾿ οὐδενὶ βεβαίῳ ἔχοντες τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἐλπίδα, ἐπιτηδεύουσι μιμεῖσθαι τὰ ἅγια, πόσῳ δίκαιον ὑμᾶς, τοὺς τὴν φανοτάτην πίστιν καὶ ἀψευδῆ ἐλπίδα ἔχοντας καὶ ἔνδοξον καὶ αἰώνιον καὶ ἀδιάπτωτον ἐπαγγελίαν ἀπεκδεχομένους, τιμᾶν διὰ τῶν προεστώτων κύριον τὸν θεόν, ἡγουμένους στόμα θεοῦ εἶναι τοὺς ἐπισκόπους; ### English translation (Claude) If, then, they, who glorify vain and false things and rest their hope on nothing sure, are eager to imitate holy things, how much more right is it that you, who have the clearest faith and an unfailing hope and await a glorious, eternal and unfailing promise, should honour the Lord God through those who preside over you, regarding the bishops as the mouth of God? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.28.9 (Funk 1:111; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-28-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.29.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-29-1 - Source: Funk 1:111–113 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As Moses was called a god to Pharaoh and Aaron his prophet, the clergy are to be revered. ### Greek text Εἰ γὰρ Ἀαρών, ἐπειδὴ ἤγγελλεν τῷ Φαραὼ παρὰ Μωσέως τοὺς λόγους, προφήτης εἴρηται, Μωσῆς δὲ θεὸς τοῦ Φαραὼ ὡς βασιλεὺς ὁμοῦ καὶ ἀρχιερεύς, ὥς φησιν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς αὐτόν ,,Θεὸν τέθεικά σε τῷ Φαραώ, καὶ Ἀαρὼν ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἔσται σου προφήτης“, διατί μὴ καὶ ὑμεῖς τοὺς μεσίτας ὑμῶν τοῦ λόγου προφήτας εἶναι νομίσητε καὶ ὡς θεοὺς σεβασθήσεσθε; ### English translation (Claude) For if Aaron, because he announced to Pharaoh the words from Moses, is called a prophet, and Moses a god to Pharaoh, as king and high priest at once, as God says to him, “I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet,” why should you not also regard the mediators of the word to you as prophets and revere them as gods? ### Scripture references - Exod 7:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 7:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.29.1 (Funk 1:111–113; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-29-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.30.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-30-1 - Source: Funk 1:113 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop is like Moses and the deacon like Aaron. ### Greek text Νῦν γὰρ ὑμῖν μὲν ὁ Ἀαρών ἐστιν ὁ διάκονος, Μωϋσῆς δὲ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος" εἰ οὖν ἐρρέθη Μωσῆς ὑπὸ κυρίου θεός, καὶ ὑμῖν ὃ ἐπίσκοπος εἰς θεὸν τετιμήσθω καὶ ὃ διάκονος ὡς προφήτης αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For now, for you, Aaron is the deacon, and Moses the bishop. If, then, Moses was called a god by the Lord, let the bishop also be honoured by you as a god, and the deacon as his prophet. ### Scripture references - Exod 7:1: allusion, high confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.30.1 (Funk 1:113; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-30-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.30.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-30-2 - Source: Funk 1:113 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon depends on the bishop as the Son on the Father. ### Greek text ὡς γὰρ ὃ Χριστὸς ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς οὐδὲν ποιεῖ, οὕτως οὐδὲ ὁ διάκονος ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου· καὶ ὥσπερ υἱὸς ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς οὐκ ἔστιν, οὕτως οὐδὲ διάκονος ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου᾽ καὶ ὥσπερ ὑπόχρεως υἱὸς πατρί, οὕτω καὶ πᾶς διάκονος ἐπισκόπῳ· καὶ ὥσπερ ὃ υἱὸς ἄγγελός ἐστιν καὶ προφήτης τοῦ πατρός, οὕτως καὶ ὃ διάκονος ἄγγελος καὶ προφήτης ἐστὶν τοῦ ἐπισκόπου. ### English translation (Claude) For as Christ does nothing without the Father, so neither does the deacon without the bishop; and as the Son is not without the Father, so neither is the deacon without the bishop; and as the son is subject to the father, so every deacon is to the bishop; and as the Son is the angel and prophet of the Father, so the deacon is the angel and prophet of the bishop. ### Scripture references - John 5:19: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The analogies between the Son’s relation to the Father and the deacon’s to the bishop are translated as written. John 5:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.30.2 (Funk 1:113; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-30-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.31.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-31-1 - Source: Funk 1:113 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon must act and give only with the bishop’s knowledge. ### Greek text Διὸ καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐπιτελούμενα ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἴς τινα ἐμφανῆ τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ γινέσθω καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ τελειούσθω, μηδὲν δὲ ποιείτω τὸ σύνολον ἄνευ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου μηδὲ τινι διδότω τι ἄνευ τῆς ἐκείνου γνώμης. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore let everything he does for anyone be made known to the bishop and be accomplished through him. Let him do nothing at all without the bishop, nor give anything to anyone without his consent. ### Translation notes - The digital text has “(XXXI)”, the older chapter number, before μηδὲν; removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.31.1 (Funk 1:113; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-31-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.31.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-31-2 - Source: Funk 1:113 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Secret giving by deacons brings reproach on the bishop. ### Greek text ἐὰν γὰρ ὡς θλιβομένου τινὸς λάθρα τοῦ ἐπισκόπου διδῷ τινι, εἰς λοιδορίαν τοῦ ἐπισκόπου δώσει, καὶ διαβάλλει αὐτὸν ὡς ἀμελοῦντα τῶν θλιβομένων. ### English translation (Claude) For if he gives to anyone as to one in distress without the bishop’s knowledge, he gives it to the bishop’s reproach, and slanders him as neglecting the distressed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.31.2 (Funk 1:113; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-31-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.31.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-31-3 - Source: Funk 1:113 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: To speak against the bishop is to offend God, who called priests and judges ‘gods’. ### Greek text ὃ δὲ ἐπίσκοπον ἢ λόγῳ ἢ ἔργῳ κακολογῶν θεῷ προσπταίει, οὐκ ἀκούσας αὐτοῦ εἰπόντος" ,,Θεούς σου οὐ κακολογήσεις““ οὐ γὰρ περὶ λίθων ἢ ξύλων προσοχθισμάτων ἐνομοθέτει, βδελυκτῶν ὄντων διὰ τὴν ψευδωνυμίαν, ἀλλὰ περὶ τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν κριτῶν, οἷς καὶ εἶπεν, ὅτι ,,Θεοί ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ὑψίστου“. ### English translation (Claude) And whoever speaks ill of the bishop, by word or deed, offends against God, not having listened to him who said, “You shall not revile your gods.” For he was not legislating about stones or wooden abominations, which are detestable because of their false names, but about the priests and the judges, to whom he also said, “You are gods and sons of the Most High.” ### Scripture references - Exod 22:28 (22:27 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 82:6 (81:6 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 22:28 (LXX 22:27); Ps 82:6 (LXX 81:6). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.31.3 (Funk 1:113; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-31-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.32.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-32-1 - Source: Funk 1:113 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Deacons must give to the needy only after informing the bishop. ### Greek text Εἰ οὖν γινώσκεις, ὦ διάκονε, θλιβόμενόν τινα, ὑπομνήσας τὸν ἐπίσκοπον, οὕτως δίδου· ἀλλὰ μὴ λαθραίως εἰς λοιδορίαν αὐτοῦ τι ἐπιτέλει, ἵνα μὴ καταγογγυσμὸν ἐγείρῃς κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, O deacon, you know someone in distress, remind the bishop, and then give; but do nothing secretly to his reproach, lest you stir up murmuring against him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.32.1 (Funk 1:113; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-32-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.32.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-32-2 - Source: Funk 1:113–115 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Murmuring against the bishop is murmuring against God, as with Moses. ### Greek text οὐ γὰρ κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὃ γογγυσμὸς γενήσεται, ἀλλὰ κατὰ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἀκούσεται ὁ διάκονος καὶ οἱ λοιποί, ὡς Ἀαρὼν καὶ Μαριὰμ καταλαλήσαντες Μωσέως ἤκουσαν ,,Πῶς οὐκ ἐφοβήθητε καταλαλῆσαι κατὰ Μωσῆ τοῦ θεράποντός μου“; καὶ πάλιν αὐτὸς ὁ Μωσῆς φησιν τοῖς ἐπισυναχθεῖσιν αὐτῷ" ,,Οὐ γὰρ καθʼ ἡμῶν ὃ γογγυσμὸς ὑμῶν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν“. ### English translation (Claude) For the murmuring will not be against him but against the Lord God; and the deacon and the others will hear what Aaron and Miriam heard when they spoke against Moses: “How were you not afraid to speak against Moses my servant?” And again Moses himself says to those who gathered against him: “For your murmuring is not against us but against the Lord our God.” ### Scripture references - Num 12:8: quotation, high confidence - Exod 16:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 12:8; Exod 16:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.32.2 (Funk 1:113–115; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-32-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.32.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-32-3 - Source: Funk 1:115 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Speaking against the bishop is grave, since through him believers received the Spirit, the seal and adoption at baptism. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ ὃ λαϊκὸν ,,εἰρηκὼς ῥακὰν ἢ μωρὸν“ οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος, ὡς ὑβρίσας τὸ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὄνομα, τί ἂν τις κατὰ ἐπισκόπου εἴπῃ; διʼ οὗ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα ἐν ὑμῖν ὃ κύριος ἔδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειροθεσίᾳ, διʼ οὗ ἅγια δόγματα μεμαθήκατε καὶ ,,θεὸν ἐγνώκατε“ καὶ εἰς Χριστὸν πεπιστεύκατε, διʼ οὗ ,,ἐγνώσθητε ὑπὸ θεοῦ“, δι᾽ οὗ ἐσφραγίσθητε ,,ἐλαίῳ ἀγαλλιάσεως“ καὶ μύρῳ συνέσεως, δι᾽ οὗ ,,υἱοὶ φωτὸς“ ἀνεδείχθητε, δι᾿ οὗ κύριος ἐν τῷ φωτισμῷ ὑμῶν, τῇ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου χειροθεσίᾳ μαρτυρῶν, ἐφ᾽ ἑκατέρων ὑμῶν τὴν ἱερὰν ἐξέτεινεν φωνὴν λέγων" ,,Υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε. ### English translation (Claude) For if one who “has said ‘Raca’ or ‘Fool’” to a layman is not unpunished, as having insulted the name of Christ, what of one who says anything against the bishop? Through him the Lord gave you the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands; through him you learned holy doctrines and “have known God” and believed in Christ; through him “you were known by God”; through him you were sealed “with the oil of gladness” and the ointment of understanding; through him you were shown to be “sons of light”; through him the Lord, at your illumination, bearing witness through the laying on of the bishop’s hands, extended his sacred voice over each of you, saying: “You are my son; today I have begotten you.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:22: quotation, high confidence - Gal 4:9: quotation, high confidence - Ps 45:7 (44:8 LXX): quotation, high confidence - 1 Thess 5:5: quotation, high confidence - Ps 2:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:22; Gal 4:9; Ps 45:7 (LXX 44:8); 1 Thess 5:5; Ps 2:7. “Illumination” (φωτισμός) is baptism. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.32.3 (Funk 1:115; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-32-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.33.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-33-1 - Source: Funk 1:115–117 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops are spiritual parents, who give baptism, the Spirit, the Eucharist and forgiveness, and must be honoured above natural parents. ### Greek text Διὰ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου σου ὃ θεὸς υἱοποιεῖταί σε, ἄνθρωπε· γνώριζε, υἱέ, τὴν δεξιάν, τὴν μητέρα σου καὶ στέργε, καὶ τὸν μετὰ θεὸν γενόμενόν σου πατέρα σέβου. 2. εἰ γὰρ περὶ τῶν κατὰ σάρκα γονέων φησὶν τὸ θεῖον λόγιον· ,,Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται“, καί" ,,Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω“, πόσῳ μᾶλλον περὶ τῶν πνευματικῶν γονέων ὑμῖν ὁ λόγος παραινέσει τιμᾶν αὐτοὺς καὶ στέργειν, ὡς εὐεργέτας καὶ πρεσβευτὰς πρὸς θεόν; τοὺς ,,διʼ ὕδατος ὑμᾶς ἀναγεννήσαντας“, τοὺς τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι πληρώσαντας, τοὺς τῷ λόγῳ γαλακτοτροφήσαντας, τοὺς ἐν τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ ἀναθρεψαμένους, τοὺς ἐν ταῖς νουθεσίαις στηρίξαντας, τοὺς τοῦ σωτηρίου σώματος καὶ τοῦ τιμίου αἵματος ἀξιώσαντας ὑμᾶς, τοὺς τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν λύσαντας καὶ τῆς ἁγίας καὶ ἱερᾶς εὐχαριστίας μετόχους ποιήσαντας καὶ τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τοῦ θεοῦ κοινωνοὺς καὶ συγκληρονόμους θεμένους ὑμᾶς. 3. τούτους εὐλαβούμενοι τιμᾶτε παντοίαις τιμαῖς" οὗτοι γὰρ παρὰ θεοῦ ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου ἐξουσίαν εἰλήφασιν ἐν τῷ δικάζειν τοὺς ἡμαρτηκότας καὶ καταδικάζειν εἰς θάνατον πυρὸς αἰωνίου, καὶ λύειν ἁμαρτιῶν τοὺς ἐπιστρέφοντας καὶ ζωογονεῖν αὐτούς. ### English translation (Claude) Through your bishop God adopts you as a son, O man. Acknowledge, son, the right hand that is your mother, and love it; and revere him who after God has become your father. [2] For if concerning parents according to the flesh the divine oracle says, “Honour your father and your mother, that it may be well with you,” and, “Whoever reviles father or mother, let him surely die,” how much more will the word exhort you to honour and love your spiritual parents, as benefactors and ambassadors to God: those who have begotten you again “through water,” who have filled you with the Holy Spirit, who have fed you with the milk of the word, who have nourished you with teaching, who have strengthened you with admonitions, who have made you worthy of the saving body and the precious blood, who have loosed you from your sins, who have made you partakers of the holy and sacred Eucharist and made you sharers and fellow heirs of the promise of God. [3] Revere them and honour them with every kind of honour; for they have received from God authority over life and death, in judging those who have sinned and condemning them to the death of eternal fire, and in loosing from their sins those who return and giving them life. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:12: quotation, high confidence - Eph 6:2–3: quotation, medium confidence - Exod 21:17: quotation, high confidence - 1 Pet 2:2: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 2–3 sit inside this staged ref (numerals lost); marked [2]–[3]. The digital text has “(XXXIII)”, the older chapter number, before εἰ γάρ; removed. Exod 20:12 (Eph 6:2–3); Exod 21:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.33.1 (Funk 1:115–117; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-33-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.34.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-1 - Source: Funk 1:117 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops are to be supported by the people like kings. ### Greek text Τούτους ἄρχοντας ἡγεῖσθε ὑμῶν καὶ βασιλεῖς νομίζετε, καὶ δασμοὺς ὡς βασιλεῦσι προσφέρετε᾽ ἐξ ὑμῶν γὰρ αὐτούς τε καὶ τοὺς συνοίκους αὐτῶν τρέφεσθαι χρή. ### English translation (Claude) Regard these as your rulers and consider them kings, and bring them tribute as to kings; for they and their households must be maintained by you. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.34.1 (Funk 1:117; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.34.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-2 - Source: Funk 1:117 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles legislate for bishops as Samuel and Moses did for kings and priests. ### Greek text ὡς Σαμουὴλ διετάξατο πρὸς τὸν λαὸν περὶ τοῦ βασιλέως ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ τῶν Βασιλειῶν καὶ Μωσῆς περὶ τῶν ἱερέων, οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν περὶ τῶν ἐπισκόπων διατασσόμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) As Samuel gave ordinances to the people about the king in the first book of Kingdoms, and Moses about the priests, so we too give you ordinances about the bishops. ### Scripture references - 1 Sam 8:11–18: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Sam 8:11–18; 10:25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.34.2 (Funk 1:117; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.34.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-3 - Source: Funk 1:117–119 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If Israel served its king, the bishop and clergy deserve the people’s support. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ ἐκεῖ πλῆθος τηλικούτου βασιλέως ἀναλόγως τὰς ὑπηρεσίας ἐδίδου, πόσῳ μᾶλλον οὐχὶ καὶ νῦν ὁ ἐπίσκοπος λαμβάνειν ὀφείλει παρ᾽ ὑμῶν τὰ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτῷ ὡρισμένα πρὸς διατροφὴν αὐτοῦ τε καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῷ κληρικῶν; ### English translation (Claude) For if there the multitude rendered services in proportion to so great a king, how much more ought the bishop now to receive from you what God has appointed for the maintenance of himself and of the clergy with him? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.34.3 (Funk 1:117–119; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.34.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-4 - Source: Funk 1:119 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The priesthood surpasses kingship as the soul surpasses the body, for it binds and looses. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ δεῖ καί τι προσθεῖναι τῷ λόγῳ, πλεῖον οὗτος λαμβανέτω, ἢ ἐκεῖνος τὸ παλαιόν" ὃ μὲν γὰρ στρατιωτικὰ μόνα διεῖπεν, πόλεμον καὶ εἰρήνην ἀναδεδεγμένος εἰς φυλακὴν σωμάτων" ὃ δὲ τὴν εἰς θεὸν ἱερωσύνην, σῶμα καὶ ψυχὴν παραιτούμενος κινδύνων. ὅσῳ τοίνυν ψυχὴ σώματος κρείττων, τοσούτῳ ἱερωσύνη βασιλείας" δεσμεύει γὰρ αὐτὴ καὶ λύει τοὺς τιμωρίας ἢ ἀφέσεως ἀξίους. ### English translation (Claude) And if something must be added to the argument, let him receive more than that king of old did. For the king administered military affairs only, entrusted with war and peace for the protection of bodies; but the bishop exercises the priesthood toward God, warding off dangers from body and soul. As much, then, as the soul is better than the body, so much is the priesthood better than kingship; for it binds and looses those who deserve punishment or forgiveness. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.34.4 (Funk 1:119; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.34.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-5 - Source: Funk 1:119 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The people should love, fear and honour the bishop and give him first fruits and tithes. ### Greek text διὸ τὸν ἐπίσκοπον στέργειν ὀφείλετε ὡς πατέρα, φοβεῖσθαι ὡς βασιλέα, τιμᾶν τε ὡς κύριον, τοὺς καρποὺς ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν εἰς εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν προσφέροντες αὐτῷ, τὰς ἀπαρχὰς ὑμῶν καὶ τὰς δεκάτας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ ἀφαιρέματα ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ δῶρα ὑμῶν διδόντες αὐτῷ ὡς ἱερεῖ θεοῦ, ἀπαρχὴν σίτου, οἴνου, ἐλαίου, ὀπώρας, ἐρέας, καὶ πάντων ὧν κύριος ὃ θεὸς ἐπιχορηγεῖ ὑμῖν. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore you ought to love the bishop as a father, fear him as a king, and honour him as a lord, bringing him your fruits and the works of your hands for your blessing, giving him your first fruits and your tithes and your heave offerings and your gifts as to the priest of God: the first fruits of grain, wine, oil, fruit and wool, and of all that the Lord God supplies to you. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.34.5 (Funk 1:119; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.34.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-6 - Source: Funk 1:119 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God blesses those who give. ### Greek text καὶ ἔσται σοι ἡ προσφορά σου δεκτὴ ,,εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας“ κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου, καὶ εὐλογήσει κύριος τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου καὶ πληθυνεῖ τὰ ἀγαθὰ τῆς γῆς σου, ἐπείπερ ,,εὐλογία εἰς κεφαλὴν τοῦ μεταδιδόντος“. ### English translation (Claude) And your offering will be acceptable to the Lord your God “as a fragrant aroma,” and the Lord will bless the works of your hands and multiply the good things of your land; for “a blessing is upon the head of the one who shares.” ### Scripture references - Lev 1:9: allusion, medium confidence - Deut 14:29: allusion, medium confidence - Prov 11:26: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 1:9; Deut 14:29; Prov 11:26 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.34.6 (Funk 1:119; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-34-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.35.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-1 - Source: Funk 1:119–121 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Though freed from the sacrificial law, Christians must still give to the clergy and the poor. ### Greek text Χρὴ δὲ ὑμᾶς γινώσκειν, ὅτι, εἰ καὶ ἐρρύσατο ὑμᾶς κύριος τῆς δουλείας τῶν ἐπεισάκτων δεσμῶν καὶ ἐξήγαγεν ὑμᾶς εἰς ἀνάψυξιν, μηκέτι ἐάσας ὑμᾶς θύειν ἄλογα ζῶα περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ καθαρισμοῦ καὶ ἀποπομπαίων καὶ λουτρῶν συνεχῶν καὶ περιραντηρίων, οὐ δήπου καὶ τῶν εἰσφορῶν ὑμᾶς ἠλευθέρωσεν ὧν ὀφείλετε τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν, καὶ τῶν εἰς τοὺς δεομένους εὐποιϊῶν. λέγει γὰρ ὃ κύριος ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ· ,, Ἐὰν μὴ περισσεύσῃ ὑμῶν ἡ δικαιοσύνη πλεῖον τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθητε εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν“. ### English translation (Claude) But you must know that, although the Lord has delivered you from the slavery of the added bonds and brought you out into refreshment, no longer allowing you to sacrifice irrational animals for sins and purifications and scapegoats, and for continual washings and sprinklings, he has certainly not freed you also from the contributions you owe to the priests and from doing good to the needy. For the Lord says to you in the Gospel: “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.35.1 (Funk 1:119–121; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.35.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-2 - Source: Funk 1:121 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Care for priests, orphans and widows is the greater righteousness. ### Greek text οὕτως οὖν πλεονάσει ἡ δικαιοσύνη ὑμῶν, ἐν τῷ πλέον ὑμᾶς πρόνοιαν ποιεῖσθαι τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν ὀρφανῶν καὶ τῶν χηρῶν, ὡς γέγραπται" ,,Ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν τοῖς πένησιν, ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας“, καὶ πάλινʼ ,,Ἐλεημοσύναις καὶ πίστεσιν ἀποκαθαίρονται ἁμαρτίαι“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Ψυχὴ εὐλογημένη πᾶσα ἁπλῆ“. ### English translation (Claude) In this way, then, your righteousness will abound: by your taking greater care of the priests, the orphans and the widows, as it is written: “He scattered, he gave to the poor; his righteousness endures forever”; and again: “By almsgiving and faithfulness sins are purged away”; and again: “Every simple soul is blessed.” ### Scripture references - Ps 112:9 (111:9 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 15:27: quotation, medium confidence - Prov 11:25: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 112:9 (LXX 111:9); Prov 15:27a (LXX); Prov 11:25 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.35.2 (Funk 1:121; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.35.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-3 - Source: Funk 1:121 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity give and the bishop administers the church’s goods. ### Greek text οὕτως οὖν ποιήσεις σύ, ὡς ὃ κύριος διετάξατο, καὶ δώσεις τῷ ἱερεῖ τὰ ὀφειλόμενα αὐτῷ, ἀπαρχὴν ἅλωνος καὶ ληνοῦ καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν, ὡς μεσίτῃ θεοῦ καὶ τῶν δεομένων καθάρσεως καὶ παραιτήσεως. σὲ μὲν γὰρ διδόναι προσήκει, οἰκονομεῖν δὲ ἐκεῖνον ἅτε οἰκονόμον καὶ διοικητὴν τῶν ἐκκλησιαστικῶν πραγμάτων. ### English translation (Claude) So, then, you shall do as the Lord commanded, and give the priest what is owed him: first fruits of the threshing floor and the winepress, and offerings for sins, as to the mediator between God and those in need of cleansing and pardon. For it is fitting for you to give, and for him to administer, as steward and manager of the church’s affairs. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.35.3 (Funk 1:121; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.35.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-4 - Source: Funk 1:121 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity must not audit the bishop, who answers to God. ### Greek text οὐ μέντοι λογιστεύσεις τὸν ἐπίσκοπον οὐδὲ παρατηρήσεις τὴν οἰκονομίαν αὐτοῦ, πῶς ἐπιτελεῖ ἢ πότε ἢ τίσιν ἢ ποῦ ἢ εἰ καλῶς ἢ φαύλως ἢ δεόντως" ἔχει γὰρ λογιστὴν κύριον τὸν θεὸν τὸν ἐγχειρίσαντα εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ τὴν οἰκονομίαν ταύτην καὶ καταξιώσαντα αὐτὸν τῆς ἱερωσύνης τοῦ τηλικούτου τόπου. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not, however, call the bishop to account, nor watch his administration — how he carries it out, or when, or to whom, or where, or whether well or badly or as he ought; for he has as his auditor the Lord God, who put this stewardship into his hands and counted him worthy of the priesthood of so great a place. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.35.4 (Funk 1:121; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-35-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-1 - Source: Funk 1:121 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The commandments begin with love of the one God and the rejection of idols. ### Greek text Πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν ἔχε τὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φόβον, πάντοτε μεμνημένος τῶν δέκα τοῦ θεοῦ λογίων" ,,ἀγαπᾶν κύριον τὸν θεὸν“ τὸν ἕνα καὶ μόνον ,,ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος“, μὴ προσανέχειν εἰδώλοις ἢ τισιν ἑτέροις, ὡς θεοῖς ἀψύχοις ἢ ἀλόγοις ἢ δαίμοσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Keep the fear of God before your eyes, always remembering the ten oracles of God: to love the Lord God, the one and only, “with all your strength”; not to give heed to idols or to any others as gods, lifeless or irrational, or to demons. ### Scripture references - Deut 6:5: quotation, high confidence - Exod 20:3–5: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The ten commandments are summarized freely here and in 36.2–5. Deut 6:5; Exod 20:3–5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.1 (Funk 1:121; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-2 - Source: Funk 1:121–123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Creation came through Christ; the sabbath is for meditation on the law, not idleness. ### Greek text γίνωσκε δημιουργίαν θεοῦ διάφορον, ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσαν διὰ Χριστοῦ" καὶ σαββατιεῖς διὰ τὸν παυσάμενον μὲν τοῦ ποιεῖν, οὐ παυσάμενον δὲ τοῦ προνοεῖν, σαββατισμὸν μελέτης νόμων, οὐ χειρῶν ἀργίαν. πᾶσαν ἔκνομον ἐπιθυμίαν ἄπωσαι, πᾶσαν λύμην τὴν ἐπὶ διαφθορᾷ ἀνθρώπων, πᾶσαν ὀργήν. ### English translation (Claude) Know the manifold creation of God, which took its beginning through Christ; and you shall keep the sabbath on account of him who ceased from making but not from providing — a sabbath of meditation on the laws, not of idleness of the hands. Thrust away every lawless desire, every ruin that leads to the corruption of men, all anger. ### Scripture references - John 1:3: allusion, medium confidence - Exod 20:8–11: allusion, high confidence - Gen 2:2: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - John 1:3; Exod 20:8–11; Gen 2:2; cf. John 5:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.2 (Funk 1:121–123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-3 - Source: Funk 1:123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Parents are to be honoured. ### Greek text γονεῖς τίμα ὡς αἰτίους γενέσεως. ### English translation (Claude) Honour your parents as the causes of your birth. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:12: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.3 (Funk 1:123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-4 - Source: Funk 1:123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Love of neighbour includes sharing with the needy. ### Greek text ,ἀγάπα τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν“ κοινώνει βίου τοῖς δεομένοις. ### English translation (Claude) “Love your neighbour as yourself”; share your livelihood with those in need. ### Scripture references - Lev 19:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 19:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.4 (Funk 1:123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-5 - Source: Funk 1:123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Perjury and casual oaths are forbidden. ### Greek text ἐπιορκίαν καὶ πολυορκίαν μάταιον φεῦγε" οὐ γὰρ ἀθωωθήσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) Shun perjury and frequent, idle swearing; for you will not be held guiltless. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:7: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.5 (Funk 1:123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-6 - Source: Funk 1:123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must bring offerings and attend church morning and evening. ### Greek text ,,μὴ ὀφθῇς παρὰ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν κενός“, καὶ τὰ ἑκούσιά σου ἐνδελεχίζων πρόσφερε᾽ καὶ τῆς Χριστοῦ ἐκκλησίας μὴ ἀπολείπου, ὀρθρίζων εἰς αὐτὴν πρὸ παντὸς ἔργου, καὶ πάλιν ἑσπέρας εἰς αὐτὴν ἀπάντα εὐχαριστῶν τῷ θεῷ ὑπὲρ ὧν σοι τὴν ζωὴν κεχάρισται. ### English translation (Claude) “Do not appear before the priests empty-handed,” and bring your free-will offerings continually. And do not forsake the church of Christ, but go to it early in the morning before any work, and again in the evening, giving thanks to God that he has granted you life. ### Scripture references - Exod 23:15: quotation, high confidence - Deut 16:16: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 23:15; Deut 16:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.6 (Funk 1:123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-7 - Source: Funk 1:123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Honour God with the fruit of honest work. ### Greek text ἐργοπόνει, ἐνδελέχιζε, κοπία, πρόσφερε κυρίῳ τὰ ἑκούσιά σου· ,,Τίμα“ γάρ, φησίν, ,,τὸν κύριον ἀπὸ σῶν δικαίων πόνων“. ### English translation (Claude) Labour, persevere, toil; bring your free-will offerings to the Lord; for “Honour the Lord,” it says, “from your just labours.” ### Scripture references - Prov 3:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 3:9 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.7 (Funk 1:123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-8 - Source: Funk 1:123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even small gifts store up treasure in heaven. ### Greek text εἰς τὸν κορβανᾶν ὃ δύνασαι βάλλων, κοινώνει τοῖς ξένοις ἓν ἢ δύο ἢ πέντε λεπτά· ,,θησαύριζε σεαυτῷ τὸν οὐράνιον πλοῦτον, ὃν οὔτε σὴς οὔτε κλέπται λυμανοῦνται“. ### English translation (Claude) Putting into the treasury what you can, share with strangers one or two or five lepta; “store up for yourself heavenly wealth, which neither moth nor thieves will destroy.” ### Scripture references - Mark 12:41–44: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 6:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Mark 12:41–44; Matt 6:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.8 (Funk 1:123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.36.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-9 - Source: Funk 1:123 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only the clergy may judge; the laity are not to judge their bishop or one another. ### Greek text καὶ ποιῶν οὕτως, μὴ κρῖνε τὸν ἐπίσκοπόν σου ἢ τὸν συλλαϊκόν᾽ ἐὰν γὰρ κρίνῃς τὸν ἀδελφόν, κριτὴς ἐγένου μηδενός σε προχειρισαμένου᾽ τοῖς γὰρ ἱερεῦσιν ἐπετράπη κρίνειν μόνοις, ὅτι εἴρηται αὐτοῖς· ,,Κρίμα δίκαιον κρίνατε“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Γίνεσθε τραπεζῖται δόκιμοι“. 10. ὑμῖν δὲ οὐκ ἐπιτέτραπταιʼ τοὐναντίον γὰρ εἴρηται τοῖς ἔξω τοῦ ἀξιώματος τοῦ δικαστικοῦ ὑπάρχουσιν" » Μὴ κρίνετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ κριθήσεσθε“. ### English translation (Claude) And in doing so, do not judge your bishop or your fellow layman; for if you judge your brother, you have become a judge though no one appointed you. For judging has been entrusted to the priests alone, since it was said to them: “Judge righteous judgment,” and again: “Be approved money-changers.” [10] But it has not been entrusted to you; for on the contrary it was said to those outside the dignity of the judicial office: “Judge not, and you will not be judged.” ### Scripture references - John 7:24: quotation, high confidence - Matt 7:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 10 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [10]. John 7:24; Matt 7:1. “Be approved money-changers” is a saying not in the New Testament (an agraphon), often quoted by early writers. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.36.9 (Funk 1:123; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-36-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.37.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-1 - Source: Funk 1:123–125 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must judge justly. ### Greek text Τὸν μέντοι ἐπίσκοπον δεῖ κρίνειν ὀρθῶς, καθὼς γέγραπται" ,,Τὴν δικαίαν κρίσιν κρίνατε“, καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ ,,Τί δὲ καὶ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτῶν οὐ κρίνετε τὸ δίκαιον“; ### English translation (Claude) The bishop, however, must judge rightly, as it is written: “Judge just judgment,” and elsewhere: “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?” ### Scripture references - John 7:24: quotation, high confidence - Luke 12:57: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 7:24; Luke 12:57. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.37.1 (Funk 1:123–125; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.37.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-2 - Source: Funk 1:125 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Like skilled money-changers, bishops must distinguish the sound from the corrupt and not believe every accusation. ### Greek text γίνεσθε οὖν ὡς ἀργυθονόμοι ἐπιστήμονες" καθάπερ γὰρ οὗτοι τὰ φαῦλα τῶν νομισμάτων ἀποκρίνουσιν, τὰ δὲ δόκιμα οἰκειοῦνται, τὸν αὐτὸν δὴ τρόπον καὶ τὸν ἐπίσκοπον χρὴ τὰ μὲν ἄμωμα κατέχειν, τὰ δὲ ἐπίμωμα ἢ θεραπεύειν ἢ ἀνιάτως νοσοῦντα ἀπορρίπτειν, καὶ μὴ ταχέως κόπτειν μηδὲ οἱσδήποτε πιστεύειν. ### English translation (Claude) Be, then, like skilled money-changers; for as they reject the bad coins and keep the genuine ones, in the same way the bishop must keep what is blameless, and either heal what is blemished or cast out what is incurably sick, and not cut off quickly nor believe just anyone. ### Translation notes - The word for “money-changers” is garbled in the digital text; the sense is clear from 36.9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.37.2 (Funk 1:125; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.37.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-3 - Source: Funk 1:125 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: False accusations arise from envy, as with Susanna and Joseph. ### Greek text ἐγχωρεῖ γάρ τινας καὶ διὰ ζῆλον ἢ φθόνον κατά τινος ἀδελφοῦ ἐνστήσασθαι ψευδῆ κατηγορίαν, ὡς οἱ δύο πρεσβύτεροι ἐπὶ τῆς Σωσάννης ἐν Βαβυλῶνι, καὶ ἡ Αἰγυπτία ἐπὶ τῷ Ἰωσήφ. ### English translation (Claude) For it can happen that some, through jealousy or envy, bring a false accusation against a brother, as the two elders did against Susanna in Babylon, and the Egyptian woman against Joseph. ### Scripture references - Gen 39:7–20: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Sus (Susanna): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Susanna (an addition to Daniel); Gen 39:7–20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.37.3 (Funk 1:125; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.37.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-4 - Source: Funk 1:125 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must not readily accept accusations, lest he condemn the innocent. ### Greek text σὺ οὖν ὡς ,,θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος“ τὰ τοιαῦτα μὴ προχείρως παραδέχου, ἵνα ,,μὴ ἀνέλῃς τὸν ἀθῶον καὶ ἀποκτείνῃς τὸν δίκαιον“. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, as “a man of God,” do not readily accept such things, “lest you destroy the innocent and kill the righteous.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 6:11: allusion, medium confidence - Exod 23:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 6:11; Exod 23:7 (cf. Sus 53). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.37.4 (Funk 1:125; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.37.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-5 - Source: Funk 1:125 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Accepting false charges breeds anger, which destroys concord in the church. ### Greek text ὃ γὰρ τοιαῦτα παραδέχεσθαι θέλων ὀργῆς πατήρ ἐστιν μᾶλλον ἢ εἰρήνης" ὅπου δὲ ὀργή, ἐκεῖ κύριος οὐκ ἔστιν" ἡ γὰρ ὀργή, τοῦ σατανᾶ ὑπάρχουσα φίλη, λέγω δὲ ἡ παρὰ τὸ δίκαιον κινουμένη διὰ τῶν ψευδαδέλφων, οὐδέποτε ὁμόνοιαν γενέσθαι ἀφίησιν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) For he who is willing to accept such things is a father of anger rather than of peace; and where there is anger, there the Lord is not. For anger, which is the friend of Satan — I mean anger stirred up unjustly through false brothers — never allows concord to arise in the church. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.37.5 (Funk 1:125; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.37.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-6 - Source: Funk 1:125 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Malicious accusers must be distrusted and watched. ### Greek text ὅθεν ἐπιγινώσκοντες τοὺς τοιούτους ἄφρονας, ἐριστάς, ἐπιχαιρεσικάκους, μὴ πιστεύετε αὐτοῖς, ἀλλὰ καὶ παρατηρεῖσθε τοὺς τοιούτους, ἀκούοντές τι παρ᾽ αὐτῶν κατὰ ἀδελφοῦ, ὅτι οὐδὲν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτῶν φόνος, καὶ οὗ τις οὐχ ὑπονοεῖ καταβάλλουσιν ἄνδρα. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore, recognizing such people as foolish, quarrelsome and rejoicing in evil, do not believe them, but keep watch on such people when you hear anything from them against a brother; for murder is nothing in their eyes, and they cast a man down where he does not suspect it. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.37.6 (Funk 1:125; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-37-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.38.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-38-1 - Source: Funk 1:125 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If the charge proves true, the bishop first rebukes the accused privately, as Christ taught. ### Greek text Σὺ οὖν πρόσεχε τῷ κατηγορηθέντι, ἐν σοφίᾳ παρατηρῶν τὴν ἀναστροφὴν αὐτοῦ, τίς καὶ ὁποία τυγχάνει" καὶ εἰ εὕροις αὐτὸν ἀληθεύοντα, κατὰ τὴν τοῦ κυρίου διδαχὴν ποίησον, καὶ μόνον παραλαβὼν τὸν κατηγορηθέντα ,,ἔλεγξον αὐτόν“, ὅπως μεταγνῷ, μηδενός σοι συμπαρόντος. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, pay attention to the accused, observing his conduct with wisdom — who and what kind of man he is; and if you find that the charge is true, act according to the Lord’s teaching: taking the accused alone, “rebuke him,” with no one else present, so that he may repent. ### Scripture references - Matt 18:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 18:15. The Greek says “pay attention to the accused”; “if you find that the charge is true” renders “if you find him speaking the truth”, which fits the accuser better (ANF translates “the accuser” in both places). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.38.1 (Funk 1:125; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-38-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.38.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-38-2 - Source: Funk 1:125–127 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If the accused will not heed private and then witnessed rebuke, he is brought before the church and, if obstinate, excluded. ### Greek text ,,Εἰ δὲ οὐ πεισθείη“, γενόμενος δεύτερος ἢ τρίτος, οὕτως αὐτῷ ὑπόδειξον τὸ πλημμέλημα, νουθετήσας αὐτὸν ἐν πραότητι καὶ παιδείᾳ, ὅτι ,,ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀγαθῇ ἀναπαύσεται σοφία, ἐν δὲ καρδίᾳ ἀφρόνων οὐ διαγινώσκεται“. 3. ἐὰν οὖν πεισθῇ ἐπὶ στόματος τῶν τριῶν ὑμῶν, εὖ ἂν ἔχοι", εἰ δέ τι σκληρύνοιτο, εἰπὲ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ" ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ταύτης παρακούσῃ, ἔστω σοι ὡς ὃ ἐθνικὸς καὶ ὃ τελώνης“, καὶ μηκέτι αὐτὸν ὡς Χριστιανὸν παραδέχου ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἐθνικὸν παραιτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) “But if he is not persuaded,” go with a second or a third, and so show him his transgression, admonishing him with gentleness and instruction, because “wisdom will rest in a good heart, but in the heart of fools it is not recognized.” [3] If, then, he is persuaded at the mouth of the three of you, it would be well; but if he hardens himself, “tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to it, let him be to you as the Gentile and the tax collector,” and no longer receive him into the church as a Christian, but reject him as a Gentile. ### Scripture references - Matt 18:16–17: quotation, high confidence - Prov 14:33: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 3 sits inside this staged ref (numeral lost); marked [3]. The digital text has “(XXXVIII)”, the older chapter number; removed. Matt 18:16–17; Prov 14:33 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.38.2 (Funk 1:125–127; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-38-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.38.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-38-4 - Source: Funk 1:127 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The excluded may be received back upon repentance. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ βούλοιτο μετανοεῖν, προσλαμβάνου" οὐδὲ γὰρ τὸν ἐθνικὸν ἢ τὸν τελώνην εἰς κοινωνίαν παραδέχῃ, πρὶν ἢ μεταγνῷ ἕκαστος αὐτῶν ἐκ τῶν προτέρων ἀσεβημάτων· τοῖς γὰρ μεταμελομένοις τόπον μετανοίας ὥρισεν ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς ὃ Χριστὸς ὃ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) But if he wishes to repent, receive him; for neither do you receive the Gentile or the tax collector into communion before each of them has repented of his former impieties; for to those who repent our Lord Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, has appointed a place of repentance. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.38.4 (Funk 1:127; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-38-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.39.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-1 - Source: Funk 1:127 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Matthew, once a tax collector, became an apostle through repentance. ### Greek text Καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ Ματθαῖος, ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα τῶν ἐν τῇδε τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ λαλούντων ὑμῖν, εἰμὶ ἀπόστολος, καὶ αὐτὸς ὢν τελώνης μὲν πρότερον, νῦν δὲ διὰ τοῦ πιστεύειν, ἠλεημένος μετεγνωκώς τε τῶν προτέρων πραξέων καὶ ἠξιωμένος ἀπόστολος εἶναι καὶ κῆρυξ τοῦ λόγου. ### English translation (Claude) For I too, Matthew, one of the twelve who speak to you in this teaching, am an apostle, though I was formerly a tax collector; but now, through believing, I have obtained mercy, repented of my former deeds, and been counted worthy to be an apostle and herald of the word. ### Scripture references - Matt 10:3: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The work speaks in the voice of Matthew here. Matt 9:9; 10:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.39.1 (Funk 1:127; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.39.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-2 - Source: Funk 1:127 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Zacchaeus too was received after repentance. ### Greek text καὶ Ζακχαῖος, ὃν ὃ κύριος προσελάβετο ἐν μετανοίᾳ δεηθέντα αὐτοῦ, ὁμοίως καὶ αὐτὸς τελώνης τὸ πρότερον ὑπῆρχεν. ### English translation (Claude) And Zacchaeus, whom the Lord received when he besought him in repentance, was likewise formerly a tax collector. ### Scripture references - Luke 19:2–10: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 19:2–10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.39.2 (Funk 1:127; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.39.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-3 - Source: Funk 1:127 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: John the Baptist accepted repentant soldiers and tax collectors. ### Greek text ἤδη δὲ καὶ στρατιῶται καὶ τελωνῶν ὄχλος, προσελθόντες τῷ κυριακῷ περὶ μετανοίας λόγῳ, ἀκούουσι παρὰ τοῦ προφήτου Ἰωάννου μετὰ τὸ βάπτισμαʼ,, Μηδὲν πλέον παρὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν ποιεῖτε. ### English translation (Claude) And already soldiers and a crowd of tax collectors, coming to the Lord’s word about repentance, hear from the prophet John, after baptism: “Do nothing more than what is appointed for you.” ### Scripture references - Luke 3:12–14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 3:12–14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.39.3 (Funk 1:127; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.39.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-4 - Source: Funk 1:127 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even Gentiles may find life through repentance. ### Greek text ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ τοῖς ἐθνικοῖς οὐκ ἀπέγνωσται ἡ ζωή, ἐὰν μετανοήσαντες τὴν ἀπιστίαν ἀποβάλωσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Likewise for the Gentiles too, life is not despaired of, if they repent and cast off their unbelief. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.39.4 (Funk 1:127; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.39.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-5 - Source: Funk 1:127 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The unrepentant sinner is treated as an outsider. ### Greek text ,,Ὡς τελώνην οὖν ἢ ἐθνικὸν“ ἔχε τὸν ἐπὶ κακῷ ἔργῳ ἐλεγχθέντα καὶ μὴ μεταγινώσκοντα. ### English translation (Claude) Hold, then, the one convicted of an evil deed who does not repent “as a tax collector or a Gentile.” ### Scripture references - Matt 18:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 18:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.39.5 (Funk 1:127; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.39.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-6 - Source: Funk 1:127–129 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Penitents, like catechumens, may hear the readings but must leave before the prayers until they show the fruit of repentance. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ ὕστερον μετανοῇ, ὡς καὶ τοὺς ἐθνικούς, ὁπόταν θέλωσι μετανοεῖν καὶ ἐπιστρέφειν ἐκ τῆς πλάνης, εἰς ἐκκλησίαν προσδεχόμεθα, ὅπως τοῦ λόγου ἀκούωσιν, οὐ μὴν κοινωνοῦμεν αὐτοῖς, μέχρις οὗ τὴν σφραγῖδα λαβόντες τελειωθῶσιν, οὕτω καὶ τοῖς τοιούτοις, μέχρις οὗ μετανοίας καρπὸν ἐπιδείξωσιν, ἐπιτρέπομεν εἰσέρχεσθαι, ὅπως τοῦ λόγου ἀκούοντες μὴ τελείως ἄρδην ἀπόλωνται" μὴ κοινωνείτωσαν δὲ ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ, ἀλλ᾽ ἐξερχέσθωσαν μετὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν καὶ τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου, ὅπως διὰ τοῦ ἐξιέναι ἐπιβελτιωθῶσιν τὴν ἀναστροφὴν τοῦ βίου, σπουδάζοντες περὶ τὰς συνάξεις ἀπαντᾶν ὁσημέραι καὶ τῇ δεήσει σχολάζειν, ὅπως καὶ αὐτοὶ δυνηθῶσιν εἰσδεχθῆναι, καὶ οἱ θεώμενοι αὐτοὺς κατανυγῶσιν καὶ ἀσφαλέστεροι γένωνται, εὐλαβούμενοι τοῖς ὁμοίοις περιπεσεῖν. ### English translation (Claude) But if he later repents — as we receive the Gentiles into the church when they wish to repent and turn from their error, so that they may hear the word, yet do not communicate with them until they have received the seal and are perfected, so also with such people: until they show the fruit of repentance, we allow them to enter, so that by hearing the word they may not perish utterly. But let them not communicate in the prayer; let them go out after the reading of the Law and the Prophets and the Gospel, so that by going out they may amend their manner of life, being eager to attend the assemblies every day and to devote themselves to supplication, so that they too may be able to be received, and those who see them may be moved to compunction and become more secure, fearing to fall into the same things. ### Scripture references - Luke 3:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The “seal” is baptism. Penitents attend the service of the word and are dismissed before the prayers. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.39.6 (Funk 1:127–129; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-39-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.40.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-40-1 - Source: Funk 1:129 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One who has fallen once or twice must not be shunned, since Christ ate with sinners. ### Greek text Οὐ μέντοιγε βδελύξῃ τὸν περιπεσόντα ἑνὶ καὶ δευτέρῳ σφάλματι, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, οὐδὲ κωλύσεις αὐτὸν τοῦ κυριακοῦ λόγου, οὐδὲ ποιὲς διαίτης αὐτὸν τὸν ἐξώσεις, ἐπείπερ οὐδὲ ὁ κύριος παρῃτεῖτο μετὰ τῶν τελωνῶν ἐσθίειν καὶ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων ἐγκαλούμενος περὶ τούτου ἔλεγεν· ,,Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ᾿ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες“. ### English translation (Claude) Yet you shall not abhor, O bishop, one who has fallen into one or two faults, nor keep him from the word of the Lord, nor thrust him out of common life; for neither did the Lord refuse to eat with the tax collectors and sinners, and when he was accused of this by the Pharisees he said: “Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are ill.” ### Scripture references - Matt 9:11–12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - “Out of common life” translates a phrase garbled in the digital text, by sense. Matt 9:11–12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.40.1 (Funk 1:129; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-40-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.40.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-40-2 - Source: Funk 1:129 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The excluded are still to be cared for and encouraged. ### Greek text τοῖς οὖν διʼ ἁμαρτίας ἀφορισθεῖσιν παρ᾽ ὑμῶν καὶ συναναστρέφεσθε καὶ συναυλίζεσθε, ἐπιμελούμενοι, παρακαλοῦντες, ὑποστηρίζοντες, λέγοντες αὐτοῖς" , ᾿Ισχύσατε, χεῖρες ἀνειμέναι καὶ γόνατα παραλελυμένα“. ### English translation (Claude) With those, then, whom you have excluded because of sin, keep company and live together, caring for them, exhorting them, supporting them, and saying to them: “Be strong, you slack hands and paralysed knees.” ### Scripture references - Isa 35:3: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 35:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.40.2 (Funk 1:129; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-40-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.40.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-40-3 - Source: Funk 1:129 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The despondent must be comforted lest grief overwhelm them. ### Greek text παρακαλεῖν γὰρ χρὴ τοὺς πενθοῦντας καὶ τοῖς ὀλιγοψυχοῦσιν προθυμίαν διδόναι, ὅπως μὴ τῇ ἀμετρίᾳ τῆς λύπης εἰς ἀφροσύνην χωρήσωσιν, ἐπείπερ ὃ ,,ὀλιγόψυχος ἰσχυρῶς ἄφρων“. ### English translation (Claude) For we must comfort those who mourn and give courage to the faint-hearted, lest through excessive grief they turn to folly, since “the faint-hearted man is exceedingly foolish.” ### Scripture references - Prov 14:29: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 14:29 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.40.3 (Funk 1:129; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-40-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-1 - Source: Funk 1:129–131 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The penitent who shows fruit of repentance is received back to the prayers, like the prodigal son. ### Greek text Εἰ δέ τις ἐπιστραφεὶς μετανοίας καρπὸν ἐπιδείξηται, τότε καὶ εἰς προσευχὴν εἰσδέξασθε αὐτόν, ὡς τὸν υἱὸν τὸν ἀπολωλότα, τὸν ἄσωτον, τὸν μετὰ πορνῶν μειαύσσαντα τὴν πατρικὴν οὐσίαν, τὸν χοίρους βόσκοντα καὶ κερατίων ἐμπλησθῆναι ἐπιθυμοῦντα καὶ μὴ τυγχάνοντα, μεταγνόντα καὶ παλινδρομήσαντα πρὸς τὸν πατέρα καὶ εἰπόντα· ,,Ἥμαρτον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἐνώπιόν σου, καὶ οὐκέτι εἰμὶ ἄξιος καλεῖσθαι υἱός σου“, μετὰ μουσικῶν ὃ φιλότεκνος πατὴρ προσελάβετο, καὶ τὴν ἀρχαίαν στολὴν καὶ τὸν δακτύλιον καὶ τὰ ὑποδήματα ἀποδούς, σφάξας τε τὸν σιτευτὸν μόσχον ηὐφραίνετο μετὰ τῶν φίλων. ### English translation (Claude) But if anyone turns back and shows the fruit of repentance, then receive him also to the prayer, as the lost son was received, the prodigal who had squandered his father’s property with harlots, who fed pigs and longed to be filled with carob pods and did not get them; who repented and ran back to his father and said, “I have sinned against heaven and before you, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.” His father, who loved his child, received him with music, gave him back his former robe and the ring and the sandals, killed the fatted calf, and made merry with his friends. ### Scripture references - Luke 15:13–23: allusion, high confidence - Luke 15:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 15:11–32. “Squandered” renders a word garbled in the digital text, by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.1 (Funk 1:129–131; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-2 - Source: Funk 1:131 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The penitent is reconciled by the laying on of hands, which takes the place of baptism for him. ### Greek text οὕτως οὖν καὶ σὺ ποίει, ὦ ἐπίσκοπεʼ ἀλλ᾽ ὥσπερ τὸν ἐθνικὸν λούσας εἰσδέχῃ μετὰ τὴν διδασκαλίαν, οὕτω καὶ τοῦτον χειροθετήσας, ὡς ἂν μετανοίᾳ κεκαθαρμένον, πάντων ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ προσευχομένων, ἀποκαταστήσεις αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ἀρχαίαν αὐτοῦ νομήν, καὶ ἔσται αὐτῷ ἀντὶ τοῦ λούσματος ἡ χειροθεσία᾽ καὶ γὰρ διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν ἡμετέρων χειρῶν ἐδίδοτο τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς πιστεύουσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Do likewise, then, O bishop. As you receive the Gentile after baptizing him following his instruction, so too, laying hands on this man as one cleansed by repentance, while all pray for him, you shall restore him to his former pasture; and the laying on of hands shall be for him in place of the washing; for through the laying on of our hands the Holy Spirit was given to believers. ### Scripture references - Acts 8:17: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 8:17; 19:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.2 (Funk 1:131; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-3 - Source: Funk 1:131 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who resent the penitent’s return are answered with the words of the prodigal’s father. ### Greek text κἂν τις τῶν μὴ σεσαλευμένων ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ ἐπεγκαλέσῃ σοι, ὅτι δὴ κατηλλάγης αὐτῷ, εἰπὲ πρὸς αὐτόνʼ ,, Σὺ πάντοτε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἐμὰ πάντα σά ἐστινʼ εὐφρανθῆναι δὲ ἔδει καὶ χαρῆναι, ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου οὗτος νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν, καὶ ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη“ ### English translation (Claude) And if one of his brothers who has not been shaken complains to you that you have been reconciled to him, say to him: “You are always with me, and all that is mine is yours; but it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life, and was lost and has been found.” ### Scripture references - Luke 15:31–32: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 15:31–32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.3 (Funk 1:131; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-4 - Source: Funk 1:131 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: David’s prayer after his sin shows that God restores penitents to their former dignity. ### Greek text ὅτι γὰρ οὐ μόνον προσδέχεται ὁ θεὸς τοὺς μετανοοῦντας, ἀλλὰ καὶ εἰς τὴν προτέραν ἀξίαν ἀποκαθίστησιν, ἱκανὸς μάρτυς ὁ ἅγιος Δαυίδ, ὃς μετὰ τὴν εἰς τὸν Οὐρίαν ἁμαρτίαν ηὔχετο τῷ θεῷ λέγων" ,,Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου, καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον· καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὃ θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου" μὴ ἀπορρίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) For that God not only receives the penitent but also restores them to their former dignity, holy David is a sufficient witness, who after his sin concerning Uriah prayed to God, saying: “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a guiding spirit”; and again: “Turn your face away from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.” ### Scripture references - Ps 51:12 (50:14 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 51:9–11 (50:11-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 51:12, 9–11 (LXX 50:14, 11–13). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.4 (Funk 1:131; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-5 - Source: Funk 1:131 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop should heal sinners like a physician, with gentle as well as severe remedies. ### Greek text καὶ σὺ οὖν ὡς συμπαθὴς ἰατρὸς τοὺς ἡμαρτηκότας πάντας θεράπευε, χρώμενος σωτηρίοις πρὸς βοήθειαν ἀγωγαῖς, μὴ μόνον τέμνων ἢ καίων ἢ ξηρία προσφέρων, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐπιδεσμῶν καὶ μοτῶν καὶ ἐνιεὶς γλυκέα φάρμακα ἐπουλωτικὰ καὶ καταβρέχων λόγοις παρακλητικοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) You too, then, as a sympathetic physician, heal all who have sinned, using saving methods of treatment to help them: not only cutting or burning or applying drying powders, but also bandaging and packing with lint and putting in soothing, healing medicines and moistening with words of comfort. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.5 (Funk 1:131; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-6 - Source: Funk 1:131–133 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Different spiritual wounds call for different remedies: comfort, rebuke, threat of judgment and fasting. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ κοῖλον ἡ τὸ τραῦμα, θρέψον αὐτὸ δι᾽ ἐμπλάστρων, ἵνα γεμισθὲν ἶσον τῷ ἀρτίῳ ἀποτελεσθῇ᾽ ἐὰν δὲ ῥυπανθῇ, τότε κάθαρον ξηρίῳ, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν λόγῳ ἐπιτιμητικῷ" ἐὰν δὲ ὑπέρογκον γένηται, δριμεῖ κολλυρίῳ ἐξομάλισον αὐτό, ἀπειλῇ κρίσεως" κἂν νομὴ γένηται, καυτηρίασον αὐτὸ καὶ τὴν σηπεδόνα ἔκκοψον, στιβώσας νηστείαις. ### English translation (Claude) If the wound is deep, feed it with plasters, so that once filled up it may become level with the sound flesh; if it becomes foul, cleanse it with drying powder, that is, with a word of rebuke; if it becomes swollen, smooth it down with a sharp salve, the threat of judgment; and if it spreads, cauterize it and cut away the rot, afflicting him with fasts. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.6 (Funk 1:131–133; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-7 - Source: Funk 1:133 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only when all remedies fail, and after consultation, is the incurable member cut off. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ ταῦτα ποιήσῃς καὶ γνῷς, ὅτι ἀπὸ ποδῶν ἕως κεφαλῆς οὐκ ἔστι μάλαγμα ἐπιθεῖναι οὔτε ἔλαιον οὔτε καταδέσμους , ἀλλ᾽ ἐπεκτείνεται ἡ νομὴ καὶ προλαμβάνει πᾶσαν ἴασιν, ὡς ἡ γάγγραινα πᾶν μέλος σήπουσα, τότε μετὰ πολλῆς σκέψεως καὶ συμβουλίας καὶ ἑτέρων ἰατρῶν ἐμπείρων ἀπόκοψον τὸ διασαπὲν μέλος, ἵνα μὴ τὸ πᾶν διαφθαρῇ σῶμα τῆς ἐκκλησίας. ### English translation (Claude) But if you do these things and find that from the feet to the head there is no place to apply a poultice, or oil, or bandages, but the spreading sore extends and outruns every cure, like gangrene rotting a whole limb, then with much consideration and consultation with other skilled physicians cut off the rotten limb, so that the whole body of the church may not be corrupted. ### Scripture references - Isa 1:6: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 1:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.7 (Funk 1:133; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-8 - Source: Funk 1:133 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Amputation is the last resort; the bishop should first try lesser measures. ### Greek text μὴ ῥᾳδίως οὖν ἴσθι πρόχειρος εἰς τὸ ἀποκόπτειν, μηδὲ ταχέως ἐπὶ τὸν μυριόδοντα πρίονα ὅρμα, ἀλλὰ πρῶτον χρῶ σμίλῃ, τὰ ἀποστήματα διαιρῶν, ὅπως τὸ ἐντὸς ἐγκείμενον αἴτιον τῶν πόνων ποιῶν ἐκκριθὲν ἀναλγὲς τὸ σῶμα τηρήσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) Do not, then, be readily quick to cut off, nor rush quickly to the many-toothed saw; but first use the scalpel, opening the abscesses, so that the cause of the pain lying within, once drawn out, may keep the body free of pain. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.8 (Funk 1:133; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.41.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-9 - Source: Funk 1:133 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The hardened and unrepentant are cut off with grief. ### Greek text ἐὰν δέ τινα ἀμετανοήτως ἔχοντα βλέπῃς καὶ ἀπεσκληκότα, τότε μετὰ λύπης καὶ πένθους ἀνιάτως ἔχοντα τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἀπόκοπτε᾽ ,,Ἐξάρατε“ γὰρ ,,τὸν πονηρὸν ἐξ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν“, καί· ,,Εὐλαβεῖς ποιήσετε τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ισραήλ΄, καὶ πάλιν. ,,Οὐ λήψῃ πρόσωπον ἐν κρίσει πλουσίου“, καί· ,,Πένητα οὐκ ἐλεήσεις ἐν κρίσει, ὅτι τοῦ κυρίου ἡ κρίσις“. ### English translation (Claude) But if you see someone who is unrepentant and hardened, then with grief and mourning cut him off from the church as incurable; for “remove the wicked one from among yourselves,” and “you shall make the sons of Israel reverent,” and again, “You shall not accept the person of the rich in judgment,” and, “You shall not pity the poor in judgment, for the judgment is the Lord’s.” ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 5:13: quotation, high confidence - Lev 15:31: quotation, high confidence - Lev 19:15: quotation, high confidence - Exod 23:3: quotation, medium confidence - Deut 1:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 5:13; Lev 15:31; Lev 19:15; Exod 23:3; Deut 1:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.41.9 (Funk 1:133; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-41-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-1 - Source: Funk 1:133 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Clergy who expel the innocent on false charges, for favour or bribes, will answer to God. ### Greek text Ἐὰν δὲ ψευδὴς ᾖ ἡ κατηγορία τῆς διαβολῆς καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ ποιμένες σὺν τοῖς διακόνοις τὸ ψεῦδος ὡς ἀλήθειαν παραδέξησθε ἢ διὰ προσωποληψίαν ἢ διὰ δώρων ἐξαλλαγήν, βουλόμενοι τὸ ἀρεστὸν τῷ διαβόλῳ ποιεῖν, τὸν κατηγορούμενον μέν, ὑπάρχοντα δὲ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος ἀλλότριον ἀπώσησθε τῆς ἐκκλησίας, λόγον ὑφέξετε ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ κυρίου, ὅτι γέγραπται· ,,Ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖς" οὐ λήψῃ δῶρα πατάξαι ψυχήν" τὰ γὰρ δῶρα ἐκτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς σοφῶν καὶ λυμαίνεται ῥήματα δίκαια“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Οἱ δικαιοῦντες τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων καὶ τὸ δίκαιον τοῦ δικαίου αἴροντες“. ### English translation (Claude) But if the slanderous accusation is false, and you shepherds together with the deacons accept the falsehood as truth, either through partiality or for the exchange of gifts, wishing to do what pleases the devil, and drive out of the church the one who was accused but is a stranger to the charge, you will give account on the day of the Lord; for it is written: “You shall not kill the innocent and righteous; you shall not take gifts to strike down a life; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt righteous words”; and again: “Those who justify the ungodly for the sake of gifts and take away the righteousness of the righteous.” ### Scripture references - Exod 23:7–8: quotation, high confidence - Deut 27:25: quotation, medium confidence - Isa 5:23: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 23:7–8; Deut 27:25; Isa 5:23. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.42.1 (Funk 1:133; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-2 - Source: Funk 1:133 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Partiality brings the Lord’s condemnation. ### Greek text προσέχετε οὖν, μήπως προσωπολῆπται γενόμενοι ὑποπέσητε τῇ φωνῇ τοῦ κυρίου ταύτῃ. ### English translation (Claude) Take heed, then, lest by showing partiality you fall under this voice of the Lord. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.42.2 (Funk 1:133; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-3 - Source: Funk 1:133–135 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Unjust condemnation and defence of the wicked fall under Isaiah’s woe. ### Greek text φυλάσσεσθε οὖν τὸ κατακρίνειν τινὰς ἀδίκως καὶ συνηγορεῖν τοῖς πονηροῖς" ,,Οὐαὶ“ γάρ ,,τῷ λέγοντι τὸ πονηρὸν καλὸν καὶ τὸ καλὸν πονηρόν, τὸ πικρὸν γλυκὺ καὶ τὸ γλυκὺ πικρόν, τῷ τιθέντι τὸ φῶς σκότος καὶ τὸ σκότος φῶς“. ### English translation (Claude) Guard yourselves, then, against condemning anyone unjustly and pleading the cause of the wicked; for “woe to him who calls evil good and good evil, bitter sweet and sweet bitter, who makes light darkness and darkness light.” ### Scripture references - Isa 5:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 5:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.42.3 (Funk 1:133–135; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-4 - Source: Funk 1:135 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Unjust judges condemn themselves. ### Greek text ἐὰν γὰρ ἑτέρους ἀδίκως κατακρίνητε, καθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν ἀποφαίνεσθε, ὅτι λέγει κύριος" ,,ᾯ κρίματι κρίνετε κριθήσεσθε, καὶ ὡς καταδικάζετε, καταδικασθήσεσθε“. ### English translation (Claude) For if you condemn others unjustly, you pronounce sentence against yourselves, for the Lord says: “With the judgment with which you judge you will be judged, and as you condemn, you will be condemned.” ### Scripture references - Matt 7:2: quotation, high confidence - Luke 6:37: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 7:2; Luke 6:37. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.42.4 (Funk 1:135; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-5 - Source: Funk 1:135 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: An impartial judge will expose the false accuser and punish him as he meant to harm his neighbour. ### Greek text εἰ οὐν ἀπροσωπολήπτως κρίνετε, ἐπιγνώσεσθε τὸν κατηγοροῦντα κατὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ μαρτυρίαν ψευδῆ, καὶ ἐπιδείξας αὐτὸν συκοφάντην, βάσκανον, φονέα, ταράσσοντα ὡς κακὸν ἀντιλογίαις, ἄστατον ἐν τοῖς λόγοις, ἑαυτῷ ἐναντίον ἐφ᾽ οἷς φθέγγεται καὶ ἁλισκόμενον ῥήμασιν ἰδίου στόματος" ,, παγὶς γὰρ αὐτῷ ἰσχυρὰ ἐφέστηκεν τὰ ἴδια χείλη“. ὃν μετὰ τοὺς ἐλέγχους τῆς ψευδολογίας κρινεῖς ἀποτόμως καὶ τῇ μαχαίρᾳ τοῦ πυρὸς παραδώσεις, καὶ ποιήσεις αὐτῷ ὃν τρόπον ἐπονηρεύσατο ποιῆσαι τῷ πλησίον“. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, you judge without partiality, you will recognize the one who brings false testimony against his neighbour; and when you have shown him to be a slanderer, envious, a murderer, one who stirs up trouble with his contradictions as though against a wicked man, unstable in his words, contradicting himself in what he says and caught by the words of his own mouth — “for his own lips are a strong snare set for him” — him, after he has been proved a liar, you shall judge severely and hand over to the sword of fire, and “you shall do to him as he wickedly intended to do to his neighbour.” ### Scripture references - Prov 6:2: allusion, medium confidence - Prov 18:7: allusion, medium confidence - Deut 19:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 6:2; 18:7; Deut 19:19. “The sword of fire” refers to judgment. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.42.5 (Funk 1:135; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.42.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-6 - Source: Funk 1:135 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The false accuser is guilty of murder in intent. ### Greek text ὅσον γὰρ τὸ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἐφόνευσεν τὸν ἀδελφόν, προλαβὼν τὰ ὦτα τοῦ κριτοῦ" γέγραπται δέ, ὅτι ,,Ὁ ἐκχέων αἷμα ἀνθρώπου ἀντὶ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ ἐκχυθήσεται“, καί· ,,Ἐξαρεῖς τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἀναίτιον ἀπὸ σοῦ, τὸ ἐκχυθὲν μάτην“. ### English translation (Claude) For, as far as lay in him, he murdered his brother, by getting to the judge’s ears first; and it is written: “Whoever sheds a man’s blood, in return for his blood his own shall be shed,” and, “You shall remove from yourself the innocent blood shed in vain.” ### Scripture references - Gen 9:6: quotation, high confidence - Deut 19:13: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 9:6; Deut 19:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.42.6 (Funk 1:135; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-26-1/#p-2-42-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.43.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-1 - Source: Funk 1:135 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The false accuser is excluded, and may be restored after fasting if he repents, under watch. ### Greek text Ποιήσεις οὖν αὐτὸν ἀποσυνάγωγον ὡς φονέα ἀδελφοῦ. ἔπειτα χρόνου διαστάντος, ἐὰν λέγῃ μετανοεῖν, στιβώσατε αὐτὸν νηστείαις, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα χειροθετήσαντες αὐτὸν προσδέξασθε, ἀσφαλισάμενοι μέντοι αὐτόν, μή τινα ταράξῃ πάλιν. ### English translation (Claude) You shall, then, put him out of the congregation as the murderer of his brother. Then, after an interval of time, if he says he repents, afflict him with fasts, and after that lay hands on him and receive him, but take precautions that he does not trouble anyone again. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.43.1 (Funk 1:135; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.43.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-2 - Source: Funk 1:135–137 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A repeat troublemaker is to be expelled permanently, since he stains the body of Christ. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ πάλιν εἰσελθών ὁμοίως στασιάζει, οὐ παυόμενος τοῦ ταράσσειν καὶ κατακερτομεῖν τῶν ἀδελφῶν, ἐκ φιλονεικίας μώμους ἐπιτηδεύων, ἐκβάλετε αὐτὸν ὡς λοιμόν, ἵνα μὴ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν λυμαίνηται τοῦ θεοῦ· ὁ τοιοῦτος γὰρ ταραχὰς συνίστησι πόλεσιν" οὗτος γὰρ κἂν ἔσω ᾖ, μὴ πρέπων τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, περισσὸς καὶ μάταιος τυγχάνει, σπιλῶν ὅσον τὸ ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) But if, after coming back in, he again stirs up strife in the same way, not ceasing to trouble and mock the brothers, contriving faults out of contentiousness, cast him out as a pestilent man, so that he may not ravage the church of God; for such a one stirs up disturbances in cities. For even if he is inside, he is not fit for the church, but is superfluous and useless, staining the body of Christ as far as lies in him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.43.2 (Funk 1:135–137; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.43.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-3 - Source: Funk 1:137 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As surgeons remove superfluous limbs, shepherds must remove a member who disrupts the church. ### Greek text εἰ γάρ τινες τῶν ἀνθρώπων, γεννώμενοι καὶ περισσὰ τῶν σωμάτων μέλη προσηρτημένα ἔχοντες, οἷον δακτύλους ἢ ὑπερσαρκώματα, περικόπτουσιν ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτῶν ταῦτα διὰ τὴν ἀπρέπειαν, καὶ οὐδεμία προσγίνεται ἀπρέπεια, ἀπολαβόντος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου διὰ τοῦ τεχνίτου τὴν φυσικὴν εὐκοσμίαν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς, οἱ ποιμένες, τῆς ἐκκλησίας ὑπαρχούσης σώματος ἀρτίου καὶ μελῶν ὑγιεινῶν τῶν εἰς θεὸν πιστευόντων ἐν φόβῳ κυρίου καὶ ἀγάπῃ, ὅταν εὑρεθῇ ἕν μέλος περισσόν, πονηρὰ φρονοῦν καὶ τῷ λοιπῷ σώματι ἀπρέπειαν ἐμποιοῦν καὶ χειμάζον αὐτὸ στάσει καὶ μάχῃ καὶ καταλαλιᾷ, παρέχον αὐτῷ ψόγους, πράγματα, μώμους, καταλαλιάς, ἐγκλήματα, ἀκαταστασίας, καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα τοῦ διαβόλου ἐνεργήματα ἐκτελῶν ὡς ἂν κεχειροτονημένος ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου σκυβαλίζειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν διὰ βλασφημιῶν καὶ πολλῆς ἀκαταστασίας καὶ ἔριδος καὶ διχοστασίας; ### English translation (Claude) For if some people, born with superfluous members attached to their bodies, such as fingers or fleshy growths, cut them off because they are unsightly, and no unsightliness results, the person recovering his natural comeliness through the surgeon, how much more should you shepherds do so? For the church is a sound body with healthy members, those who believe in God in the fear of the Lord and in love; so when a superfluous member is found, thinking evil, making the rest of the body unsightly and tossing it with strife and fighting and slander, bringing on it reproaches, troubles, blemishes, slanders, charges and disorders, and carrying out such works of the devil as if appointed by the devil to befoul the church with blasphemies and much disorder and strife and division — ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.43.3 (Funk 1:137; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.43.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-4 - Source: Funk 1:137–139 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The church is more beautiful once the disruptive member is cut off. ### Greek text οὗτος οὖν, δεύτερον ἔξω τῆς ἐκκλησίας βληθείς, ἀξίως ἀπετμήθη τῆς τοῦ κυρίου συναγωγῆς᾽ καὶ μᾶλλον νῦν κεκόσμηται ἡ τοῦ κυρίου ἐκκλησία ἢ τὸ πρῶτον, ὅτε τὸ περιττὸν ἐκέκτητο καὶ ἑαυτῇ ἀνοίκειον μέλος" διὸ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἀβλασφήμητός ἐστιν καὶ ἀσκυβάλιστος, πονηρῶν ἀπαλλαγεῖσα, δολίων, λοιδόρων, ἀνημέρων, προδοτῶν, μισοκάλων, φιληδόνων, κενοδόξων, ἀπατηλῶν, δοξοσόφων, ἔργον θεμένων διασπείρειν, μᾶλλον δὲ διασκορπίζειν τὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἀρνία. ### English translation (Claude) such a one, then, cast out of the church a second time, has been justly cut off from the congregation of the Lord; and the church of the Lord is now more beautiful than at first, when it had a superfluous member foreign to itself. Therefore from now on it is free of blasphemy and defilement, rid of the wicked, the deceitful, the abusive, the savage, traitors, haters of good, lovers of pleasure, the vainglorious, deceivers, the wise in their own conceit, who make it their business to scatter, or rather to disperse, the lambs of the Lord. ### Scripture references - 2 Tim 3:3–4: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 2 Tim 3:3–4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.43.4 (Funk 1:137–139; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-43-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.44.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-1 - Source: Funk 1:139 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishop and clergy must teach rightly and walk in holiness. ### Greek text Σὺ οὖν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, σπούδαζε ἅμα τῷ ὑπὸ σὲ κλήρῳ ,,ὀρθοτομεῖν τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας“,, ὅτι λέγει κύριος" ,,Ἐὰν πλάγιοι πορεύησθε, κἀγὼ πρὸς ὑμᾶς πλαγίως πορεύσομαι", καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ. ,, Μετὰ ὁσίου ὁσιωθήσῃ, καὶ μετὰ ἀθώου ἀθῶος ἔσῃ, καὶ μετὰ στρεβλοῦ διαστρέψεις“. ὁσίως οὖν πορεύεσθε, ἵνα μᾶλλον ἐπαίνου καταξιωθῆτε ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ἢ μέμψεως ἐκ τοῦ ἐναντίου. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, O bishop, together with the clergy under you, be diligent “to handle rightly the word of truth,” for the Lord says: “If you walk crookedly, I too will walk crookedly toward you,” and elsewhere: “With the holy you will be holy, and with the innocent you will be innocent, and with the crooked you will be perverse.” Walk, then, in holiness, so that you may be counted worthy of praise from the Lord rather than of blame from the adversary. ### Scripture references - 2 Tim 2:15: quotation, high confidence - Lev 26:23–24: quotation, medium confidence - Ps 18:25–26 (17:26-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Tim 2:15; Lev 26:23–24; Ps 18:25–26 (LXX 17:26–27). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.44.1 (Funk 1:139; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.44.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-2 - Source: Funk 1:139 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops must be united and teach their people to be of one mind. ### Greek text ὁμόφρονες οὖν ὄντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι, εἰρηνεύετε μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων, συμπαθεῖς, φιλάδελφοι, μετὰ ἀκριβείας ποιμαίνετε τὸν λαόν, ὁμοφρόνως διδάσκοντες τοὺς ὑφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ὁμογνωμονεῖν καὶ ,,τὸ αὐτὸ περὶ τῶν αὐτῶν δοξάζειν, ὅπως μὴ ᾖ ἐν ὑμῖν σχίσματα, ἦτε δὲ ἕν σῶμα καὶ ἕν πνεῦμα, κατηρτισμένοι τῷ αὐτῷ νοὶ καὶ τῇ αὐτῇ γνώμῃ“ κατὰ τὴν κυριακὴν θέσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Being of one mind with one another, then, O bishops, be at peace with one another, sympathetic, loving the brothers; shepherd the people with care, teaching those under you with one accord to agree and “to think the same about the same things, so that there may be no divisions among you, but that you may be one body and one spirit, perfected in the same mind and the same judgment,” according to the Lord’s ordinance. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 1:10: quotation, high confidence - Eph 4:4: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 1:10; Eph 4:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.44.2 (Funk 1:139; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.44.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-3 - Source: Funk 1:139 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon settles what he can by the bishop’s authority and refers weightier matters to him. ### Greek text καὶ πάντα μὲν ὁ διάκονος τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ ἀναφερέτω, ὡς ὃ Χριστὸς τῷ πατρίʼ ἀλλ᾽ ὅσα δύναται, εὐθυνέτω δι᾿ ἑαυτοῦ, λαβὼν παρὰ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου τὴν ἐξουσίαν, ὡς ὁ Χριστὸς παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς τὸ ngovot τὰ δὲ ὑπέρογκα ὁ ἐπίσκοπος κρινέτω. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon refer everything to the bishop, as Christ does to the Father; but whatever he can, let him set right by himself, having received the authority from the bishop, as Christ received from the Father the power of providence; but let the bishop judge the weightier matters. ### Translation notes - “The power of providence” renders a word garbled in the digital text (“ngovot”, probably τὸ προνοεῖν); uncertain. The comparison with Christ and the Father is translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.44.3 (Funk 1:139; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.44.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-4 - Source: Funk 1:139 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon relieves the bishop of lesser cares, as Jethro advised Moses. ### Greek text πλὴν ἔστω ὃ διάκονος τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ἀκοὴ καὶ ὀφθαλμὸς καὶ στόμα, καρδία τε καὶ ψυχή, ἵνα μὴ ᾖ τὰ πολλὰ μεριμνῶν ὁ ἐπίσκοπος, ἀλλὰ μόνα τὰ κυριώτερα, ὥσπερ καὶ ὃ Ἰοθὼρ τῷ Μωϋσῇ διετάξατο, καὶ ἀπεδέχθη αὐτοῦ ἡ συμβουλία. ### English translation (Claude) Yet let the deacon be the bishop’s ear and eye and mouth, heart and soul, so that the bishop may not be anxious about many things, but only about the more important, as Jethro too advised Moses, and his counsel was accepted. ### Scripture references - Exod 18:17–24: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 18:17–24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.44.4 (Funk 1:139; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-44-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.45.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-45-1 - Source: Funk 1:139–141 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians should avoid lawsuits and never go before pagan courts. ### Greek text Καλὸν μὲν οὖν ἐστι τῷ Χριστιανῷ ἐγκώμιον πρὸς μηδένα ἔχειν πράγματα· εἰ δὲ ἔκ τινος ἐνεργείας ἢ πειρασμοῦ ἐπισυμβῇ τινι πρᾶγμα, σπουδαζέτω διαλύεσθαι αὐτό, κἂν δέῃ βλαβῆναί τι, καὶ μὴ ἐρχέσθω ἐπὶ κριτήριον ἐθνικόν. ### English translation (Claude) It is a fine commendation for a Christian to have no lawsuit with anyone; but if through some agency or temptation a dispute arises for someone, let him strive to settle it, even if he must suffer some loss, and let him not go before a heathen tribunal. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 6:1: allusion, high confidence - 1 Cor 6:7: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 6:1, 7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.45.1 (Funk 1:139–141; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-45-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.45.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-45-2 - Source: Funk 1:141 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Disputes among Christians must not be judged by secular rulers. ### Greek text ἀλλὰ μὴν μηδὲ ἀνέχεσθε κοσμικοὺς ἄρχοντας κατὰ τῶν ἡμετέρων δικάζειν" διὰ γὰρ αὐτῶν ὃ διάβολος ἐπιτηδεύει τοῖς δούλοις τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ὄνειδος ἐπεγείρει ὡς μὴ ἐχόντων ἡμῶν ἕνα σοφὸν τὸν δυνάμενον μεταξὺ βραβεῦσαι τὸ δίκαιον ἢ τὰς ἀντιλογίας διαλῦσαι. ### English translation (Claude) Moreover, do not allow worldly rulers to judge our people; for through them the devil plots against the servants of God and raises reproach, as though we had not one wise man able to decide what is just between us or to settle our disputes. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 6:5: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 6:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.45.2 (Funk 1:141; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-45-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.46.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-1 - Source: Funk 1:141 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must keep their disputes from pagans, while paying their taxes as Christ did. ### Greek text Μὴ οὖν γινωσκέτωσαν τὰ ἔθνη τὰς πρὸς ἀλλήλους ὑμῶν διαφοράς, μήτε καθʼ ἑαυτῶν μαρτυρίαν παραδέχεσθε τοὺς ἀπίστους, μήτε κρίνεσθε ἐξ αὐτῶν, μήτε ὀφείλετέ τι τούτοις πρὸς συντέλειαν ἢ φόρον, ἀλλὰ ,,ἀπόδοτε τὰ καίσαρος καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ“, οἷον φόρον ἢ κῆνσον ἢ δίδραχμον, ὡς καὶ ὃ κύριος ἡμῶν δοὺς τὸν στατῆρα ἀπηλλάγη πραγμάτων. ### English translation (Claude) Let not the Gentiles, then, know of your disputes with one another; do not accept unbelievers as witnesses against yourselves, nor be judged by them; and owe them nothing in contributions or tax, but “render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s,” such as tax or poll tax or the didrachm, as our Lord too paid the stater and was rid of trouble. ### Scripture references - Matt 22:21: quotation, high confidence - Matt 17:24–27: allusion, high confidence - Rom 13:7–8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 22:21; Matt 17:24–27; cf. Rom 13:7–8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.46.1 (Funk 1:141; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.46.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-2 - Source: Funk 1:141 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Better to suffer loss than to quarrel, with believers or unbelievers. ### Greek text αἱροῦ οὖν μᾶλλον βλάπτεσθαι καὶ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην σπουδάζειν, οὐ μόνον πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἀλλὰ καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἀπίστους" βλαβεὶς γὰρ τῶν βιωτικῶν τι τὰ πρὸς θεὸν οὐ ζημιωθήσῃ, ἅτε θεοσεβὴς ὑπάρχων καὶ κατ᾽ ἐντολὴν Χριστοῦ ζῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Choose, then, rather to suffer loss, and pursue the things that make for peace, not only with the brothers but also with unbelievers; for if you suffer loss in some matter of this life, you will lose nothing in what concerns God, since you are God-fearing and live according to the command of Christ. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 6:7: allusion, medium confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.46.2 (Funk 1:141; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.46.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-3 - Source: Funk 1:141 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In disputes between brothers the guilty party is rebuked and excluded until he repents. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ ἀδελφοὶ εἰς ἀλλήλους ἔχουσιν, ὃ μὴ γένοιτο, αὐτόθεν νοεῖν ὀφείλετε οἱ προηγούμενοι, ὅτι οἱ τοιοῦτοι οὐκ ἀδελφῶν ἐν κυρίῳ ἔργον ἐπιτελοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον ἐχθρῶν πολεμίων. 4. καὶ εἷς μὲν αὐτῶν εὑρεθήσεται ἤπιος, ἐπιεικής, φωτὸς τέκνον“,, ἕτερος δὲ ἀνήμερος, αὐθάδης, πλεονέκτης" ὃ οὖν καταγινωσκόμενος ἐπιτιμάσθω, ἀφοριζέσθω, δίκην τῆς μισαδελφίας τιννύτω, εἶτα μεταμελόμενος προσλαμβανέσθω" καὶ οὕτω σωφρονιζόμενοι, ἐπικουφίσουσιν ὑμῖν τὰ κριτήρια. ### English translation (Claude) But if brothers have a dispute with one another — may it not happen — you who preside must understand at once that such people are not doing the work of brothers in the Lord, but rather of hostile enemies. [4] And one of them will be found gentle, reasonable, a “child of light,” and the other savage, self-willed and grasping. Let the one who is found guilty be rebuked and excluded, and pay the penalty for his hatred of his brother; then, when he repents, let him be received. And being disciplined in this way, they will lighten the burden of your tribunals. ### Scripture references - Eph 5:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 4 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [4]. “Child of light”: Eph 5:8; 1 Thess 5:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.46.3 (Funk 1:141; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.46.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-5 - Source: Funk 1:141–143 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The parties must forgive each other without limit, as Christ told Peter. ### Greek text χρὴ δὲ καὶ συγχωρεῖν τὰ εἰς ἀλλήλους ἀδικήματα, οὐ τοὺς κρίνοντας, ἀλλὰ τοὺς ἔχοντας εἰς ἑαυτούς, καθὼς ὃ κύριος ἀπεφήνατο ἐμοῦ Πέτρου ἐρωτήσαντος αὐτόν· ,,Ποσάκις ἁμαρτήσει εἰς ἐμὲ ὃ ἀδελφός μου, καὶ ἀφήσω αὐτῷ; ἕως ἑπτάκις“; καὶ εἰπόντος᾽,,Οὐ λέγω σοι ἕως ἑπτάκις, ἀλλ᾿ ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά“. ### English translation (Claude) And one must also forgive the wrongs done to one another — not those who judge, but those who have grievances against each other — as the Lord declared when I, Peter, asked him: “How often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” and he said: “I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.” ### Scripture references - Matt 18:21–22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The work speaks in the voice of Peter here. Matt 18:21–22. A fragment of Funk’s apparatus inside the quotation is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.46.5 (Funk 1:141–143; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.46.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-6 - Source: Funk 1:143 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ’s disciples must harbour no anger or hatred against anyone. ### Greek text οὕτως γὰρ θέλει ὁ κύριος ἀληθῶς εἶναι αὐτοῦ μαθητὰς καὶ μηδὲν ἔχειν κατὰ μηδενὸς πώποτε, οἷον ὀργὴν ἄμετρον ἢ θυμὸν ἀνήμερον ἢ ἐπιθυμίαν ἄδικον ἢ μῖσος doxovóor. ### English translation (Claude) For so the Lord wishes his disciples truly to be, and never to have anything against anyone, such as immoderate anger, or savage rage, or unjust desire, or senseless hatred. ### Translation notes - “Senseless” renders a word garbled in the digital text, by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.46.6 (Funk 1:143; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.46.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-7 - Source: Funk 1:143 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The clergy must reconcile those who quarrel. ### Greek text τοὺς οὖν ὀργιζομένους συμβιβάζετε εἰς φιλίαν, τοὺς ἐχθραίνοντας εἰς ὁμόνοιαν, ὅτι λέγει κύριος" ,, Μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί, ὅτι αὐτοὶ υἱοὶ θεοῦ κληθήσονται“. ### English translation (Claude) Bring the angry, then, together into friendship, and those at enmity into concord; for the Lord says: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.46.7 (Funk 1:143; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-46-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.47.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-47-1 - Source: Funk 1:143 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Church courts meet on Mondays so that disputes can be settled before Sunday. ### Greek text Τὰ δικαστήρια ὑμῶν γινέσθω δευτέρᾳ σαββάτων, ὅπως, ἐὰν ἀντιλογία τῇ ἀποφάσει ὑμῶν γένηται, ἕως σαββάτου ἔχοντες ἄδειαν δυνηθείητε εὐθῦναι τὴν ἀντιλογίαν καὶ εἰρηνεῦσαι εἰς τὴν κυριακὴν τοὺς διαφερομένους πρὸς ἀλλήλους. συμπαρέστωσαν δὲ τῷ δικαστηρίῳ καὶ οἱ διάκονοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι, ἀπροσωπολήπτως κρίνοντες ὡς ,,θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι“ μετὰ δικαιοσύνης. ### English translation (Claude) Let your court sessions be held on the second day of the week, so that if there is any objection to your sentence, you may have time until the sabbath to set the objection right and to reconcile those at variance with one another by the Lord’s day. And let the deacons and the presbyters also be present at the court, judging impartially, as “men of God,” with righteousness. ### Translation notes - The “second day of the week” is Monday; the “Lord’s day” is Sunday. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.47.1 (Funk 1:143; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-47-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.47.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-47-2 - Source: Funk 1:143 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Both parties are heard and the court tries to reconcile them before the bishop gives sentence. ### Greek text παραγενομένων οὖν ἑκατέρων τῶν προσώπων, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Νόμος λέγει· ,,Στήσονται ἑκάτεροι ἐν μέσῳ τῷ κριτηρίῳ, οἷς ἔστιν ἡ ἀντιλογία“· καὶ ἀκούσαντες αὐτῶν, ὁσίως ἀνενέγκατε τὰς ψήφους, σπουδάζοντες φίλους αὐτοὺς ἀμφοτέρους ποιῆσαι πρὶν ἀποφάσεως τῆς τοῦ ἐπισκόπου, ὅπως μὴ ἐξέλθοι ἐπὶ γῆς κρίσις κατὰ τοῦ ἁμαρτήσαντος, καθότι καὶ ἐν τῷ δικαστηρίῳ σύμψηφον ἔχει καὶ συνίστορα τῆς δίκης τὸν Χριστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) When, then, both parties are present, as the Law too says, “Both, between whom the dispute is, shall stand in the midst of the court,” having heard them, cast your votes in holiness, striving to make them both friends before the bishop’s sentence, so that judgment may not go forth on earth against the one who has sinned, since in the court too the bishop has Christ of God as fellow-voter and witness of the case. ### Scripture references - Deut 19:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 19:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.47.2 (Funk 1:143; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-47-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.47.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-47-3 - Source: Funk 1:143 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Charges of misconduct must be judged fairly, since exclusion has eternal consequences. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τινες ἐν βλασφημίαις τοῦ μὴ καλῶς ὁδεύειν ἐν κυρίῳ ἐλέγχοιντο ὑπό τινος, ὁμοίως ἀκούσαντες ἑκατέρων τῶν προσώπων, τοῦ τε κατηγοροῦντος καὶ τοῦ κατηγορουμένου, ἀλλὰ μὴ προλήψει μηδὲ μονομερῶς, ἀλλὰ μετὰ δικαιοσύνης, ὡς ὑπὲρ ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἢ θανάτου διδόντες ἀπόφασιν· ,,Δικαίως“ γάρ, φησὶν ὁ θεός, ,,διώξει τὸ δίκαιον“· ὃ γὰρ δικαίως τιμωρηθεὶς καὶ ἀφορισθεὶς παρ᾽ ὑμῶν αἰωνίου ζωῆς καὶ δόξης ἀπόβλητος γέγονεν καὶ παρὰ ἀνθρώποις ὁσίοις ἄτιμος καὶ παρὰ θεῷ κατάδικος. ### English translation (Claude) And if any are charged by someone with the reproach of not walking rightly in the Lord, likewise hear both parties, the accuser and the accused, not with prejudice nor one-sidedly, but with righteousness, giving sentence as in a matter of eternal life or death; for “you shall pursue justly,” says God, “what is just.” For the one who is justly punished and excluded by you has been cast out of eternal life and glory, and is dishonoured among holy men and condemned before God. ### Scripture references - Deut 16:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 16:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.47.3 (Funk 1:143; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-47-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.48.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-48-1 - Source: Funk 1:143–145 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Penalties must fit the offence: threats, almsgiving, fasting or exclusion. ### Greek text Μὴ πάσης δὲ ἁμαρτίας τὴν αὐτὴν ποιεῖσθε ἀπόφασιν, ἀλλ᾿ ἑκάστης ἰδίαν, μετὰ πολλῆς φρονήσεως κρίνοντες ἕκαστα τῶν πλημμελουμένων, τά τε σμικρὰ καὶ τὰ μεγάλα, καὶ ἄλλως ἔργου, καὶ λόγου πάλιν ἑτέρως, καὶ προθέσεως ἢ λοιδορίας ἢ ὑπολήψεως διαφόρως" καὶ τοὺς μὲν ὑποβαλεῖς μόναις ἀπειλαῖς, τοὺς δὲ πενήτων χορηγίαις, ἄλλους δὲ νηστείαις στιβώσεις, καὶ ἑτέρους ἀφορίσεις ἕκαστον πρὸς τὸ μέγεθος τοῦ ἐγκλήματος αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Do not pass the same sentence for every sin, but a proper one for each, judging each of the offences with much prudence, both the small and the great — a deed one way, a word another, and intention or abuse or suspicion differently. Some you will subject to threats only, others to giving to the poor, others you will afflict with fasts, and others you will exclude, each according to the size of his offence. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.48.1 (Funk 1:143–145; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-48-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.48.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-48-2 - Source: Funk 1:145 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Law itself graded punishments by the kind of offence. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ καὶ ὁ νόμος οὐ παντὸς ἁμαρτήματος τὴν αὐτὴν ἐποιεῖτο τιμωρίαν, ἀλλὰ ἄλλως μὲν τὰ εἰς θεὸν καὶ εἰς ἱερέα καὶ εἰς ἱερὸν καὶ εἰς ἱερεῖον, ἑτέρως δὲ τὰ εἰς βασιλέα καὶ ἄρχοντα καὶ στρατιώτην καὶ ὑπήκοον, ὁμότιμον ἢ οἰκέτην, ἢ εἰς κτῆμα ἢ εἰς ἄλογον, καὶ πάλιν παρηλλαγμένως τὰ εἰς γονεῖς καὶ συγγενεῖς, ἄλλως τὰ ἐξ ἐφόδου, καὶ τὰ ἀκουσίως ἑτέρως᾽ καὶ τοῖς μὲν θάνατον ἢ διὰ σταυροῦ ἢ τὸν διὰ λίθων, τοῖς δὲ ζημίαν ἢ μάστιγας ἢ τὸ τὰ ὅμοια παθεῖν οἷς ἔδρασαν. ### English translation (Claude) For the Law too did not impose the same punishment for every sin. It treated offences against God, a priest, the temple or a sacrifice one way; those against a king, a ruler, a soldier or a subject, an equal or a servant, or against property or an animal, another way; and again differently those against parents and relatives; deliberate acts one way and involuntary acts another. To some it assigned death, either by the cross or by stoning; to others a fine or scourging or suffering the like of what they had done. ### Scripture references - Deut 21:22: allusion, low confidence - Exod 21:23–25: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “By the cross” probably refers to hanging on a tree (Deut 21:22–23). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.48.2 (Funk 1:145; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-48-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.48.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-48-3 - Source: Funk 1:145 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Unjust judgments will be repaid by God. ### Greek text οὐκοῦν καὶ ὑμεῖς τῶν διαφόρων ἁμαρτημάτων διαφόρους ποιεῖσθε καὶ τὰς τιμωρίας, ἵνα μή τις ἀδικία παρεμπεσοῦσα κινήσῃ τὸν θεὸν πρὸς ἀγανάκτησιν" ἧς γὰρ ἂν ἀδίκου κρίσεως μεσῖται γένησθε, ταύτης καὶ τὸν ἀπὸ θεοῦ λήψεσθε μισθόν· ,,ᾯ“ γὰρ ,,κρίματι κρίνετε, κριθήσεσθε“. ### English translation (Claude) So you too impose different punishments for different sins, lest some injustice slip in and move God to indignation; for whatever unjust judgment you become the agents of, of that you will receive the wages from God; for “with the judgment with which you judge, you will be judged.” ### Scripture references - Matt 7:2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 7:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.48.3 (Funk 1:145; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-48-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.49.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-1 - Source: Funk 1:145 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The court must first examine the accuser’s motives and conduct. ### Greek text Καθίσαντες οὖν ἐπὶ τὸ κριτήριον, παρόντων ἑκατέρων τῶν προσώπων, οὐ γὰρ ἐροῦμεν ἀδελφῶν, μέχρις οὗ ἑαυτοὺς ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἀπολάβωσιν, ἐρευνᾶτε ἀκριβῶς περὶ τῶν ἐνεχομένων᾽ καὶ πρῶτον περὶ τοῦ κατηγοροῦντος, εἰ πρώτου τούτου κατηγορεῖ ἢ καὶ ἑτέροις τισὶν ἐγκλήματα κατενήνοχεν, καὶ εἰ μὴ ἐκ μέμψεως αὐτῶν ἢ φιλονεικίας καὶ τὸ ἔγκλημα ὑπόκειται, καὶ ὁποία τις ἡ ἀναστροφὴ αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχει. ### English translation (Claude) Sitting, then, at the tribunal, with both parties present — we will not call them brothers until they receive each other in peace — inquire carefully about those involved; and first about the accuser: whether this is the first man he has accused or whether he has brought charges against others too; whether the charge does not arise from some grudge or contentiousness; and what kind of life he leads. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.49.1 (Funk 1:145; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.49.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-2 - Source: Funk 1:145 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: No one may be convicted on a single witness. ### Greek text καὶ τοιοῦτος δὲ ὢν εὐσυνείδητος, μὴ πιστευέσθω μόνος, παράνομον γὰρ τὸ τοιοῦτον, ἀλλ᾽ ἐχέτω καὶ ἑτέρους μάρτυρας ὁμοίους αὐτῷ τὸν τρόπον, καθὼς ὁ Νόμος λέγει· ,, Ἐπὶ στόματος δύο καὶ τριῶν μαρτύρων σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα“. ### English translation (Claude) And even if such a man is of good conscience, let him not be believed alone, for that is against the law; but let him have other witnesses too, like himself in character, as the Law says: “On the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” ### Scripture references - Deut 19:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 19:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.49.2 (Funk 1:145; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.49.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-3 - Source: Funk 1:145–147 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even several witnesses may conspire in a lie, as against Susanna, Naboth, Christ and Stephen. ### Greek text διατί δὲ εἴπομεν τὸν τρόπον αὐτῶν ἐπιζητεῖσθαι ὁποῖός τις τυγχάνει; ἐπειδὴ πολλάκις ἐγχωρεῖ καὶ τοὺς δύο καὶ τοὺς πλείονας ἐπὶ κακῷ μαρτυρῆσαι καὶ συμφώνως προστῆναι τοῦ ψεύδους, ὡς τοὺς δύο πρεσβυτέρους κατὰ Σωσάννης ἐν Βαβυλῶνι, καὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν παρανόμων κατὰ τοῦ Ναβουθὲ ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν Ἰουδαίων κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ κατὰ Στεφάνου τοῦ πρωτομάρτυρος αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) And why did we say that their character must be inquired into? Because it often happens that two or more bear witness to an evil end and agree in supporting a lie, like the two elders against Susanna in Babylon, and the sons of lawless men against Naboth in Samaria, and the multitude of the Jews against the Lord in Jerusalem, and against Stephen his first martyr. ### Scripture references - 1 Kgs 21:10–13: allusion, high confidence - Matt 26:59–61: allusion, high confidence - Acts 6:13: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Sus (Susanna): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Susanna; 1 Kgs 21:10–13; Matt 26:59–61; Acts 6:13. The reference to the Jews is the author’s own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.49.3 (Funk 1:145–147; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.49.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-4 - Source: Funk 1:147 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Witnesses must be of proven good character. ### Greek text ἔστωσαν οὖν οἱ μάρτυρες πραεῖς, ἀόργητοι, ἐπιεικεῖς, ἀγαπητικοί, σώφρονες, ἐγκρατεῖς, ἀπόνηροι, πιστοί, θεοσεβεῖς· ἡ γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων μαρτυρία καὶ διὰ τοῦ τρόπου αὐτῶν βεβαία καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀναστροφῆς αὐτῶν ἀληθὴς ὑπάρχει. ### English translation (Claude) Let the witnesses, then, be gentle, free from anger, reasonable, loving, sober, self-controlled, without malice, faithful, God-fearing; for the testimony of such people is firm because of their character and true because of their way of life. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.49.4 (Funk 1:147; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.49.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-5 - Source: Funk 1:147 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Witnesses of bad character must be rejected even if they agree. ### Greek text τῶν δὲ μὴ τοιούτων μὴ παραδέχεσθε τὴν μαρτυρίαν, κἂν συμφωνεῖν δοκῶσιν ἐπὶ τῇ καταμαρτυρίᾳ᾽ προστέτακται γὰρ ἐν τοῖς Νόμοις" ,,Οὐκ ἔσῃ μετὰ πολλῶν ἐπὶ κακίᾳ, οὐ παραδέξῃ ἀκοὴν ματαίαν, οὐ συγκαταθήσῃ μετὰ πλήθους ἐκκλῖναι τὸ δίκαιον“. ### English translation (Claude) But do not accept the testimony of those who are not such, even if they seem to agree in their testimony against someone; for it is commanded in the Laws: “You shall not be with the many for evil; you shall not accept an idle report; you shall not join with the multitude to pervert justice.” ### Scripture references - Exod 23:1–2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 23:1–2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.49.5 (Funk 1:147; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-49-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.50.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-1 - Source: Funk 1:147 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The court must also examine the life and character of the accused. ### Greek text Ἐν μέρει δὲ καὶ τὸν κρινόμενον εἰδέναι ὀφείλετε, ὁποῖός ἐστιν τῇ τοῦ βίου συνηθείᾳ καὶ ἀναστροφῇ᾽ εἰ μεμαρτυρημένος τὸν βίον, εἰ ἀνέγκλητος, εἰ ὁσιότητα ἐζηλωκώς, εἰ φιλόχηρος καὶ φιλόξενος καὶ φιλόπτωχος καὶ φιλάδελφος, εἰ μὴ αἰσχροκερδὴς καὶ μὴ βρώτης καὶ χρηματολαίλαψ, εἰ σώφρων καὶ μὴ ἄσωτος ἢ μέθυσος ἢ ἀργοφάγος, εἰ εὔσπλαγχνος καὶ εὐμετάδοτος. ### English translation (Claude) You ought also, for your part, to know the one being judged — what he is like in the habit and conduct of his life: whether he is well attested in his life, whether blameless, whether he has been zealous for holiness, whether he is a lover of widows, strangers, the poor and the brothers; whether he is not greedy for gain, not a glutton or a grasping whirlwind for money; whether he is sober and not dissolute or a drunkard or an idle eater; whether he is compassionate and generous. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.50.1 (Funk 1:147; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.50.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-2 - Source: Funk 1:147 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bad record makes a charge more credible, though the accused may still be innocent of it. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ αὐτῷ προύποκειξαν ἔργα φαῦλα, ἤδη ἐκ μέρους ἀληθεῖς ἂν εἶεν καὶ αἱ νῦν αὐτῷ ἐπιφερόμεναι κατηγορίαι, εἰ μὴ ἂν αὐτῷ τὸ δίκαιον ἔχει συναγωνιζόμενον᾽ ἐγχωρεῖ γὰρ αὐτὸν ἡμαρτηκέναι μέν ποτε, τούτου δὲ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος ἀθῶον ὑπάρχειν. ### English translation (Claude) For if wicked deeds have been laid to his charge before, the accusations now brought against him might already in part be true, unless justice is fighting on his side; for it is possible that he once sinned, yet is innocent of this charge. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.50.2 (Funk 1:147; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.50.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-3 - Source: Funk 1:147 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sentences must be sound, and the excluded who confess may be received back. ### Greek text διὸ ἀκριβῶς περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα νήφοντες, ἀσφαλεῖς καὶ βεβαίας ποιεῖσθε τὰς ἀποφάσεις κατὰ τοῦ ἐλεγχθέντος" καὶ ἐὰν μετὰ τὸν ἀφορισμὸν συγγνώμην αἰτῇ καὶ προσπέσῃ τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ καὶ ἡμαρτηκέναι ὁμολογῇ, προσδέξασθε αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore, being carefully watchful in such matters, make your sentences against the one convicted safe and firm; and if after his exclusion he asks pardon, falls down before the bishop and confesses that he has sinned, receive him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.50.3 (Funk 1:147; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.50.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-4 - Source: Funk 1:147–149 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Both false accusers and the guilty must be punished. ### Greek text μήτε δὲ τὸν συκοφάντην ἀτιμώρητον ἐάσητε, ἵνα μὴ καὶ ἕτερόν τινα καλῶς βιοῦντα βλασφημήσῃ ἢ ἕτερον προτρέψηται τὰ ὅμοια αὐτῷ δρᾶσαι, μήτε μὴν τὸν ἐλεγχθέντα ἀνύβριστον, ὅπως μὴ καὶ ἕτερος τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἐνσχεθῇ. οὔτε γὰρ μάρτυς κακῶν ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται, οὔθ᾽ ὁ πλημμελῶν δίκης ἐκτός. ### English translation (Claude) But do not let the slanderer go unpunished, lest he slander another who lives well or urge someone else to do as he did; nor indeed let the convicted man go unrebuked, lest another be caught in the same things. For neither shall a witness of evil go unpunished, nor the offender escape justice. ### Scripture references - Prov 19:5: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Prov 19:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.50.4 (Funk 1:147–149; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-50-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.51.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-51-1 - Source: Funk 1:149 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Condemning without hearing the accused makes the judge a partner in the slander. ### Greek text Εἴπομεν δέ, ὅτι κρίσεις οὐ δίκαιον μονομερεῖς ποιεῖσθαι. ἐὰν γὰρ τοῦ ἑνὸς προσώπου ἀκούσητε, μὴ παρόντος τοῦ ἑτέρου μηδὲ ἀπολογησαμένου πρὸς τὸ ἐπιφερόμενον ἔγκλημα, καὶ προπετῶς ἐξενέγκητε ψῆφον κατακρίσεως, ἔνοχοι τῆς ἀναιρέσεως καὶ συμμερισταὶ τῷ συκοφάντῃ παρὰ θεῷ εὑρεθήσεσθε τῷ δικαίῳ κριτῇ· ,,ὡς“ γὰρ ,,ὁ κρατῶν κέρκου κυνός, οὕτως ὃ προεστὼς ἀλλοτρίας κρίσεως“. ### English translation (Claude) We said that it is not just to give one-sided judgments. For if you hear one party when the other is not present and has made no defence against the charge brought, and rashly bring in a vote of condemnation, you will be found before God, the just judge, guilty of the man’s destruction and partners with the slanderer; for “as one who holds a dog by the tail, so is he who presides over another’s judgment.” ### Scripture references - Prov 26:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 26:17 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.51.1 (Funk 1:149; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-51-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.51.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-51-2 - Source: Funk 1:149 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Judges who condemn unheard are like the elders who accused Susanna. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ μιμηταὶ γένησθε τῶν ἐν Βαβυλῶνι πρεσβυτέρων, οἵτινες καταμαρτυρήσαντες τῆς Σωσάννης ἀδίκως κατεδίκασαν αὐτὴν εἰς θάνατον, ἔνοχοι τῆς ἐκείνων κρίσεως καὶ καταδίκης γενήσεσθε, ὅτι τὴν μὲν Σωσάνναν ὃ κύριος διὰ τοῦ Δανιὴλ ἐρρύσατο ἐκ χειρὸς παρανόμων, τοὺς δὲ ἐνόχους τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς πρεσβυτέρους ἐν πυρὶ κατεδίκασεν, ὑμᾶς δὲ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ὠνείδισεν λέγων· ,,Οὕτως μωροὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ; οὐκ ἀνακρίναντες οὐδὲ τὸ ἀληθὲς ἐπιγνόντες κατεκρίνατε θυγατέρα Ἰσραήλ; ἀναστρέψατε οὖν εἰς τὸ κριτήριον᾽ ψευδῆ γὰρ οὗτοι κατεμαρτύρησαν αὐτῆς“. ### English translation (Claude) But if you become imitators of the elders in Babylon, who bore witness against Susanna and unjustly condemned her to death, you will be liable to their judgment and condemnation; for the Lord rescued Susanna through Daniel from the hand of the lawless, but condemned to fire the elders guilty of her blood, and through him he reproached you, saying: “Are you such fools, sons of Israel? Without examining or learning the truth, have you condemned a daughter of Israel? Go back, then, to the court; for these men have borne false witness against her.” ### Extrabiblical texts - Sus 48-49 (Susanna): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Sus 48–49, 61–62. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.51.2 (Funk 1:149; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-51-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.52.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-52-1 - Source: Funk 1:149–151 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even pagan courts examine carefully before condemning, and judges protest their innocence of blood. ### Greek text Θεάσασθε δὲ καὶ τὰ κοσμικὰ δικαστήρια, ὧν τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ὁρῶμεν ἀγομένους φονεῖς, μοιχούς, φαρμακούς, τυμβωρύχους, λῃστάς" καὶ τὰς ἀνακρίσεις αὐτῶν λαβόντες οἱ ἡγούμενοι ὑπὸ τῶν προσαγόντων λέγουσιν τῷ κακούργῳ, εἰ ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχει· κἀκείνου συγκαταθεμένου οὐκ εὐθέως ἐπὶ τὴν κόλασιν αὐτὸν ἐκπέμπουσιν, ἀλλὰ πλείοσιν ἡμέραις ποιοῦνται αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐξέτασιν μετὰ συμβουλίου πολλοῦ καὶ παραπετάσματος κεδουὴ τελευταῖον ὅρον καὶ ψῆφον θανάτου ὃ μέλλων ἐκφέρειν κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ, πρὸς τὸν ἥλιον ἐπάρας τὰς χεῖρας, διαμαρτύρεται ἀθῶος ὑπάρχειν τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, καίτοι ὄντες ἐθνικοὶ καὶ οὐ γινώσκοντες θειότητα ἢ τὴν εἰς αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἄμυναν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀναιτίως κατακριθέντων. ### English translation (Claude) Look also at the worldly courts, by whose authority we see murderers, adulterers, sorcerers, tomb robbers and bandits led away. The governors, receiving the records of the investigation from those who bring them, ask the criminal whether these things are so; and even when he agrees, they do not at once send him to punishment, but examine him for several more days with much counsel and behind a curtain; and the one who is to pronounce the final verdict and the sentence of death against him lifts up his hands to the sun and protests that he is innocent of the man’s blood — although they are Gentiles and do not know the deity, or the vengeance that comes upon them from God for those condemned without cause. ### Scripture references - Matt 27:24: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - A word before “final verdict” is garbled in the digital text (“κεδουὴ”), and the sentence is translated by sense. Cf. Matt 27:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.52.1 (Funk 1:149–151; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-52-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.52.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-52-2 - Source: Funk 1:151 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christian judges, knowing God, must never judge out of spite. ### Greek text ὑμεῖς δέ, γινώσκοντες, τίς ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ὁποῖα τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ, πῶς ἂν κατὰ ἐπήρειαν δυνήσεσθέ τινι ἀπόφασιν δοῦναι, τῆς κρίσεως ὑμῶν παραχρῆμα γινωσκομένης θεῷ; ### English translation (Claude) But you, knowing who our God is and what his judgments are, how could you give sentence against anyone out of spite, when your judgment is immediately known to God? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.52.2 (Funk 1:151; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-52-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.52.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-52-3 - Source: Funk 1:151 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Just judges will be rewarded by God and unjust ones punished. ### Greek text καὶ εἰ μὲν δικαίως ἐκρίνατε, δικαίων ἀμοιβῶν καταξιωθήσεσθε καὶ νῦν καὶ εἰς αὖθις᾽ εἰ δὲ ἀδίκως, πάλιν τῶν ὁμοίων τεύξεσθε. ἡμεῖς μὲν οὖν, ἀδελφοί, συμβουλεύομεν ὑμῖν μᾶλλον ἐπαίνων ἀξιοῦσθαι παρὰ θεῷ ἢ ψόγων, ὅτι θεοῦ ἔπαινος ζωὴ αἰώνιος ἀνθρώποις, ὥσπερ οὖν καὶ ὃ ψόγος θάνατος ἀΐδιος. ### English translation (Claude) And if you have judged justly, you will be counted worthy of just rewards both now and hereafter; but if unjustly, you will in turn receive the like. We, then, brothers, counsel you to be counted worthy of praise rather than of blame before God; for God’s praise is eternal life for men, as his blame is everlasting death. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.52.3 (Funk 1:151; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-52-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-1 - Source: Funk 1:151 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Judges must be free from anger. ### Greek text Διὸ γίνεσθε δίκαιοι κριταί, εἰρηνοποιοί, ἀόργητοι· ,,ὁ ὀργιζόμενος“ γάρ ,,τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ εἰκῇ ἔνοχος ἔσται τῇ κρίσει“. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore be just judges, peacemakers, free from anger; for “whoever is angry with his brother without cause will be liable to judgment.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.1 (Funk 1:151; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-2 - Source: Funk 1:151 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Anger must be settled quickly before it turns into resentment. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ συμβῇ ἐξ ἐνεργείας τινὸς ὀργισθῆναι ὑμᾶς κατά τινος, ,,ὁ ἥλιος μὴ ἐπιδυέτω ἐπὶ τῇ ὀργῇ ὑμῶν. ὀργίζεσθε“ γάρ, φησὶν ὁ Δαυίδ, ,,καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ταχέως διαλλάσσεσθε, ὅπως μὴ ἡ ἐπίμονος ὀργὴ μνησικακία γένηται καὶ ἁμαρτίαν ἀπεργάσηται· ,,Ψυχαὶ γὰρ ,,μνησικάκων εἰς θάνατον“,, φησὶν ὁ Σολομών. ### English translation (Claude) And if it happens through some agency that you become angry with someone, “let not the sun go down on your anger. Be angry,” says David, “and do not sin,” that is, be reconciled quickly, so that lasting anger may not turn into resentment and bring about sin; for “the souls of the resentful are bound for death,” says Solomon. ### Scripture references - Eph 4:26: quotation, high confidence - Ps 4:4 (4:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 12:28: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 4:26; Ps 4:4 (LXX 4:5); Prov 12:28 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.2 (Funk 1:151; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-3 - Source: Funk 1:151–153 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ commands reconciliation before offering one’s gift. ### Greek text λέγει δὲ καὶ ὃ κύριος ἡμῶν καὶ σωτὴρ Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς ἐν Εὐαγγελίοις· ,,Ἐὰν προσφέρῃς τὸ δῶρόν σου ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ ἐκεῖ μνησθῇς, ὅτι ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἔχει τι κατὰ σοῦ, ἄφες ἐκεῖ τὸ δῶρόν σου ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου καὶ ὕπαγε πρῶτον διαλλάγηθι τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου, καὶ τότε ἐλθὼν πρόσφερε τὸ δῶρόν σου“. ### English translation (Claude) And our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ also says in the Gospels: “If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:23–24: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:23–24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.3 (Funk 1:151–153; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-4 - Source: Funk 1:153 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer and thanksgiving are not accepted while anger remains. ### Greek text δῶρον δέ ἐστιν θεῷ ἡ ἑκάστου προσευχὴ καὶ εὐχαριστία" ἐὰν οὖν ἔχῃς τι κατὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἢ αὐτὸς ἔχῃ τι κατὰ σοῦ, οὔτε αἱ προσευχαί σου εἰσακουσθήσονται οὔτε αἱ εὐχαριστίαι σου προσδεχθήσονται διὰ τὴν ὑποκειμένην ὀργήν. ### English translation (Claude) And the gift to God is each person’s prayer and thanksgiving. If, then, you have something against your brother, or he has something against you, neither will your prayers be heard nor your thanksgivings accepted, because of the anger that lies beneath. ### Translation notes - The “gift” of Matt 5:23 is interpreted as prayer and thanksgiving (εὐχαριστία). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.4 (Funk 1:153; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-5 - Source: Funk 1:153 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Enmity must be ended so that prayer may be pure and heard. ### Greek text χρὴ δὲ συνεχῶς προσεύχεσθαι ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί" ἀλλ᾽ ἐπειδὴ τῶν ἐν ὀργαῖς ἀδίκως ἐχθραινόντων ἀδελφοῖς ὁ θεὸς οὐχ ἐπακούει, καὶ ἐὰν τρὶς τῆς ὥρας προσεύξωνται, χρὴ διαλύειν πᾶσαν ἔχθραν καὶ μικροψυχίαν, ἵνα δυνώμεθα προσεύχεσθαι καθαρᾷ τῇ καρδίᾳ καὶ ἀρύπῳ. ### English translation (Claude) You must pray continually, brothers; but since God does not hear those who in anger are unjustly hostile to their brothers, even if they pray three times an hour, all enmity and pettiness must be dissolved, so that we may be able to pray with a pure and stainless heart. ### Scripture references - 1 Thess 5:17: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Thess 5:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.5 (Funk 1:153; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-6 - Source: Funk 1:153 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Law and David forbid hatred, as Christ commands love even of enemies. ### Greek text καίτοιγε καὶ ἐχθροὺς ὁ κύριος ἀγαπᾶν προσέταξεν, οὐχὶ δὲ καὶ τοὺς φίλους μισεῖν, καὶ ὁ νομοθέτης φησίν᾽ ,,Οὐ μισήσεις πάντα ἄνθρωπον, οὐ μισήσεις τὸν ἀδελφὸν σου τῇ διανοίᾳ σου, ἐλεγμῷ ἐλέγξεις τὸν ἀδελφόν σου καὶ οὐ λήψῃ δι᾽ αὐτὸν ἁμαρτίαν· οὐ μισήσεις Αἰγύπτιον, ὅτι πάροικος ἦσθα παρ᾽ αὐτῷ" οὐ μισήσεις ᾿Ιδουμαῖον, ὅτι ἀδελφός σου ἐστίν“, καὶ ὁ Δαυὶδ λέγει" ,, Εἰ ἀνταπέδωκα τοῖς ἀνταποδιδοῦσί μοι κακά“. ### English translation (Claude) And indeed the Lord commanded us to love even our enemies, not to hate even our friends; and the lawgiver says: “You shall not hate any man; you shall not hate your brother in your mind; you shall surely reprove your brother, and not incur sin because of him; you shall not hate an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner with him; you shall not hate an Edomite, because he is your brother”; and David says: “If I have repaid those who repaid me with evil.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:44: allusion, high confidence - Lev 19:17: quotation, high confidence - Deut 23:7: quotation, high confidence - Ps 7:4 (7:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:44; Lev 19:17; Deut 23:7; Ps 7:4 (LXX 7:5). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.6 (Funk 1:153; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-7 - Source: Funk 1:153 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must forgive up to four hundred and ninety times. ### Greek text ὅθεν εἰ Χριστιανὸς εἶναι θέλεις, ἐξακολούθει τῷ τοῦ κυρίου Νόμῳ· ,,Λῦε πάντα σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας“ ἐπὶ σοὶ γὰρ ὃ σωτὴρ ἐξουσίαν ἔθετο ,,ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας τῷ ἀδελφῷ τὰς εἰς σὲ γενομένας ἕως ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τετρακοσίας ἐνενήκοντα. ### English translation (Claude) So, if you wish to be a Christian, follow the law of the Lord: “Loose every bond of injustice”; for the Saviour has given you authority “to forgive your brother the sins committed against you up to seventy times seven,” that is, four hundred and ninety times. ### Scripture references - Isa 58:6: quotation, high confidence - Matt 18:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 58:6; Matt 18:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.7 (Funk 1:153; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-8 - Source: Funk 1:153 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A grudge-bearer who will not forgive hinders his own prayer. ### Greek text ποσάκις οὖν ἤδη ἀφῆκας τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου, ἵνα μὴ θελήσῃς αὐτῷ ἀφιέναι καὶ νῦν; καίτοι ἀκούσας τοῦ Ἱερεμίου λέγοντος, ὅτι ,,ἕκαστος τὴν κακίαν τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ μὴ λογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν“. σὺ δὲ μνησικακεῖς καὶ συντηρεῖς ἔχθραν καὶ ἐπὶ κρίσιν ἔρχῃ καὶ μῆνιν ὑφορᾷς καὶ ἡ προσευχή σου ἐμποδίζεται. ### English translation (Claude) How many times, then, have you already forgiven your brother, that you should refuse to forgive him now as well? And this though you have heard Jeremiah say: “Let none of you reckon in your hearts the evil of his neighbour.” But you bear a grudge, keep up enmity, go to court, harbour wrath, and your prayer is hindered. ### Scripture references - Zech 8:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Zech 8:17 (cf. 7:10), attributed here to Jeremiah. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.8 (Funk 1:153; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.53.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-9 - Source: Funk 1:153 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Forgiveness should go beyond the number given, so that one becomes a child of God. ### Greek text ἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶ τὰ τετρακόσια ἐνενήκοντα συνεχώρησας ἀφεὶς τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου, πλεόνασον τὴν ἀοργησίαν ἐπὶ πλεῖον εἰς ἀγαθωσύνην δι᾽ ἑαυτόν· κἂν ἐκεῖνος μὴ ποιῇ, ἀλλάγε σὺ διὰ τὸν θεὸν σπούδαζε ἀφιέναι τῷ πλησίον, ὅπως γένῃ ,,υἱὸς τοῦ πατρός σου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς“ καὶ προσευχόμενος ὑπακούῃ ὡς φίλος θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) But even if you have already granted the four hundred and ninety times and forgiven your brother, increase your forbearance still further, for goodness’ sake and your own; and even if he does not do so, still you, for God’s sake, strive to forgive your neighbour, so that you may become “a son of your Father in heaven,” and when you pray be heard as a friend of God. ### Scripture references - Matt 5:45: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:45. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.53.9 (Funk 1:153; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-53-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.54.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-1 - Source: Funk 1:153–155 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Before the prayers the deacon calls on all to be reconciled. ### Greek text Διὰ τοῦτο, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι, μελλόντων ὑμῶν εἰς προσευχὴν ἀπαντᾶν μετὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν καὶ τὴν ψαλμῳδίαν καὶ τὴν ἐπὶ ταῖς γραφαῖς διδασκαλίαν, ὃ διάκονος ἑστὼς πλησίον ὑμῶν μετὰ ὑψηλῆς φωνῆς λεγέτω Μή τις κατά τινος, μή τις ἐν ὑποκρίσει, ἵνα, ἐὰν εὑρεθῇ ἐν τισὶν ἀντιλογία, συνειδήσει κρουσθέντες δεηθῶσιν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διαλλαγῶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) For this reason, O bishops, when you are about to go to the prayer, after the reading and the psalmody and the teaching on the Scriptures, let the deacon standing near you say with a loud voice, “Let no one have anything against anyone; let no one be in hypocrisy,” so that if a dispute is found among any, struck in conscience they may pray to God and be reconciled with their brothers. ### Translation notes - The deacon’s proclamation before the prayers of the faithful. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.54.1 (Funk 1:153–155; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.54.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-2 - Source: Funk 1:155 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As visitors greet a house with peace, the bishop must first pray peace on the people. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ τοὺς ἐν οἰκίᾳ τινὸς εἰσερχομένους πρὸ πάντων δεῖ λέγειν· ,,Εἰρήνη τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ“, ὡς υἱοὺς εἰρήνης εἰρήνην χαριζομένους τοῖς ἀξίοις, καθὼς γέγραπται" ,,Τοῖς ἐγγὺς καὶ τοῖς μακράν, οὓς ἔγνω κύριος ὄντας αὐτοῦ“, πολὺ μᾶλλον τοὺς ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ θεοῦ εἰσερχομένους χρὴ πρὸ πάντων ἐπεύχεσθαι τῷ λαῷ τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ εἰρήνην. ### English translation (Claude) For if those who enter anyone’s house must first of all say, “Peace to this house,” as sons of peace bestowing peace on the worthy, as it is written, “To those near and to those far off, whom the Lord knew to be his,” much more must those who enter the church of God first of all pray that the people may have the peace of God. ### Scripture references - Luke 10:5–6: quotation, high confidence - Isa 57:19: quotation, medium confidence - 2 Tim 2:19: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 10:5–6; Isa 57:19 (Eph 2:17); 2 Tim 2:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.54.2 (Funk 1:155; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.54.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-3 - Source: Funk 1:155 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The one who gives peace must himself have it. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ ἄλλοις ταύτην ἐπεύχεται, πολὺ μᾶλλον αὐτὸς αὐτῆς ἐντὸς ὑπαρχέτω ὡς ,,τέκνον φωτός“ ὃ γὰρ μὴ ἔχων αὐτὴν ἐν ἑαυτῷ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀξιόπιστος ἄλλοις αὐτὴν χαρίζεσθαι. ### English translation (Claude) And if he prays it for others, much more let him himself be within it, as “a child of light”; for one who does not have it in himself is not trustworthy to bestow it on others. ### Scripture references - Eph 5:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.54.3 (Funk 1:155; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.54.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-4 - Source: Funk 1:155 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Inner peace enables the bishop to gather the Lord’s flock in concord. ### Greek text διὸ πρὸ πάντων χρὴ εἰς ἑαυτὸν εἰρηνεύειν αὐτόν ὃ γὰρ πρὸς ἑαυτὸν μὴ στασιάζων οὐδ᾽ ἂν πρὸς ἄλλον διαμαχεσθήσεται, ἀλλ᾽ ἔσται εἰρηνικός, φιλικός, συνάγων τὰ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ συνεργὸς αὐτοῦ γινόμενος πρὸς τὸ πλεονάσαι αὐτῷ τοὺς σωζομένους ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore above all he must be at peace within himself; for one who is not at strife with himself will not fight with another, but will be peaceable and friendly, gathering what is the Lord’s and becoming his fellow worker in increasing in concord the number of those being saved. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.54.4 (Funk 1:155; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.54.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-5 - Source: Funk 1:155 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who stir up strife are strangers to God. ### Greek text οἱ γὰρ ἐπιψοοῦντες ἔχθρας καὶ μάχας, ἀντιλογίας καὶ κρίσεις πονηροὶ καὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλότριοι τυγχάνουσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For those who stir up enmities and fights, disputes and lawsuits are wicked and strangers to God. ### Translation notes - “Stir up” renders a word garbled in the digital text, by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.54.5 (Funk 1:155; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-54-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.55.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-55-1 - Source: Funk 1:155–157 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In every age God has called people to repentance, through righteous men, prophets, Christ, John and the apostles. ### Greek text Ὁ γὰρ θεός, θεὸς ὧν ἐλέους, ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ἑκάστην γενεὰν ἐπὶ μετάνοιαν καλεῖ διὰ τῶν δικαίων καὶ τῶν προφητῶν᾽ καὶ τοὺς μὲν πρὸ τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ διὰ τοῦ Ἄβελ καὶ Σὴμ καὶ Σήθ, ἔτι δὲ Ἐνὼς καὶ τοῦ μετατεθέντος Ἑνὼχ ἐσωφρόνιζεν, τοὺς δὲ ἐν τῷ κατακλυσμῷ διὰ τοῦ Νῶε, τοὺς ἐν Σοδόμοις διὰ τοῦ φιλοξένου Λώτ, τοὺς μετὰ τὸν κατακλυσμὸν διὰ Μελχισεδὲκ καὶ τῶν πατριαρχῶν καὶ τοῦ θεοφιλοῦς Ἰώβ, τοὺς ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ διὰ Μωσέος, τοὺς Ἰσραηλίτας διʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἰησοῦ καὶ Χαλὲβ καὶ Φινεὲς καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν, τοὺς μετὰ τὸν νόμον διʼ ἀγγέλων καὶ προφητῶν, τοὺς αὐτοὺς διὰ τῆς ἰδίας ἐνανθρωπήσεως τῆς ἐκ παρθένου γενομένης, τοὺς πρὸ μικροῦ τῆς ἀναδείξεως αὐτοῦ τῆς σωματικῆς διὰ Ἰωάννου τοῦ προδρόμου, τοὺς δ᾽ αὐτοὺς διὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ μετὰ τὴν γένεσιν αὐτοῦ λέγων· ,,Μετανοεῖτε, ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν“ τοὺς μετὰ τὸ πάθος αὐτοῦ δι᾿ ἡμῶν τῶν δώδεκα καὶ τοῦ τῆς ,,ἐκλογῆς σκεύους“ Παύλου. ### English translation (Claude) For God, being a God of mercy, from the beginning calls each generation to repentance through the righteous and the prophets. Those before the flood he admonished through Abel and Shem and Seth, and also through Enosh and Enoch who was translated; those at the flood through Noah; those in Sodom through hospitable Lot; those after the flood through Melchizedek and the patriarchs and Job, beloved of God; those in Egypt through Moses; the Israelites through him and Joshua and Caleb and Phinehas and the rest; those after the law through angels and prophets; the same people through his own incarnation from a virgin; those shortly before his bodily manifestation through John the forerunner; and the same people through the same John even after his birth, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near”; and those after his passion through us the twelve and through Paul, “the vessel of election.” ### Scripture references - Heb 11:5: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 3:2: quotation, high confidence - Acts 9:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Shem is listed among those before the flood, as in the Greek. Matt 3:2; 4:17; Acts 9:15. “Through the same John even after his birth” renders an ambiguous phrase (“through the same, also after his birth”); it may mean John’s preaching after Christ’s birth. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.55.1 (Funk 1:155–157; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-55-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.55.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-55-2 - Source: Funk 1:157 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles, with James, the seventy-two and the seven deacons, declare God’s will that all believe and live. ### Greek text ἡμεῖς οὖν οἱ καταξιωθέντες εἶναι μάρτυρες τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ σὺν Ἰακώβῳ τῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἀδελφῷ καὶ ἑτέροις ἑβδομήκοντα δύο μαθηταῖς καὶ τοῖς ἑπτὰ διακόνοις αὐτοῦ ἐκ στόματος τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἠκούσαμεν καὶ ἀκριβῶς εἰδότες λέγομεν, ,,τί ἐστιν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ εὐάρεστον καὶ τέλειον“ τὸ διὰ Ἰησοῦ γνωρισθὲν ἡμῖν, ,,ἵνα μηδεὶς ἀπόληται, ἀλλὰ πάντες ἄνθρωποι συμφώνως ,,πιστεύσαντες“ αὐτῷ αἶνον σύμφωνον ἀναπέμψαντες αὐτῷ ,,ζήσωσιν“ αἰωνίως. ### English translation (Claude) We, then, who were counted worthy to be witnesses of his coming, together with James the brother of the Lord and seventy-two other disciples and his seven deacons, heard it from the mouth of our Lord Jesus Christ, and knowing it exactly we declare “what is the will of God, the good and acceptable and perfect,” made known to us through Jesus: “that no one should perish,” but that all men, “believing” in him with one accord and sending up to him a harmonious hymn of praise, “should live” eternally. ### Scripture references - Rom 12:2: quotation, high confidence - John 3:16: allusion, high confidence - 2 Pet 3:9: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 12:2; John 3:16; 2 Pet 3:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.55.2 (Funk 1:157; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-55-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.56.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-1 - Source: Funk 1:157 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Lord’s Prayer asks that all on earth glorify God with one accord as the angels do. ### Greek text Τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν, ὃ ἐδίδαξεν ἡμᾶς ὃ κύριος προσευχομένους λέγειν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ" ,,Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς“, ὅπως, ὡς αἱ ἐπουράνιοι φύσεις τῶν ἀσωμάτων δυνάμεων πᾶσαι δοξάζουσιν τὸν θεὸν συμφώνως, οὕτως καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς πάντες οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι καὶ μιᾷ διαθέσει δοξάζωσιν τὸν μόνον θεὸν τὸν ἕνα καὶ ἀληθινὸν διὰ τοῦ μονογενοῦς Χριστοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For this is what the Lord taught us to say when we pray to his Father: “Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth,” so that, as the heavenly natures of the incorporeal powers all glorify God with one accord, so also on earth all men with one mouth and one disposition may glorify the only God, the one and true, through the only-begotten Christ. ### Scripture references - Matt 6:10: quotation, high confidence - Rom 15:6: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 6:10; Rom 15:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.56.1 (Funk 1:157; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.56.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-2 - Source: Funk 1:157 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God wills that many be saved, and those who drive souls away scatter the flock. ### Greek text θέλημα οὖν αὐτοῦ ἐστιν αἰνεῖν αὐτὸν ὁμοφρόνως καὶ προσκυνεῖν αὐτὸν συμφώνως. τοῦτο γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἐστι θέλημα ἐν Χριστῷ, πολλοὺς εἶναι τοὺς σωζομένους ἐν αὐτῷ, ἀλλὰ μὴ ζημιοῦν αὐτὸν μηδὲ ἐλαττονεῖν ὑμᾶς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἢ συστέλλειν τὸν ἀριθμὸν διὰ μιᾶς ψυχῆς ἀνθρώπου ἐφ᾽ ὑμῶν ἀναιρεθείσης, ἥτις ἠδύνατο σωθῆναι διὰ μετανοίας, ἀπώλετο δὲ οὐ μόνον ἐξ ἰδίας ὀργῆς, ἀλλ᾽ ἤδη καὶ ἐξ ὑμετέρας ἐπιβουλῆς, καὶ ἐπληρώσατε τὸ γεγραμμένον" ,,Ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει“. ### English translation (Claude) His will, then, is that we praise him with one mind and worship him with one accord. For this is his will in Christ: that many should be saved in him, and that you should not cause him loss, nor diminish the church, nor reduce its number by one human soul destroyed by you, which could have been saved through repentance but perished not only through its own anger but also through your scheming; and so you have fulfilled what is written: “He who does not gather with me scatters.” ### Scripture references - Matt 12:30: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 12:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.56.2 (Funk 1:157; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.56.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-3 - Source: Funk 1:157–159 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who drive out the lambs undo the apostles’ labours in gathering the church. ### Greek text τοιοῦτος δέ, ὢν σκορπιστής, προβάτων ἀντίδικος, θεοῦ ἐχθρός, τῶν ἀρνίων φθορεύς, ὧν ὃ κύριος ποιμὴν ὑπῆρξεν καὶ ἡμεῖς συναγωγοὶ ἐκ διαφόρων ἐθνῶν καὶ γλωσσῶν ,,ἐν πολλῷ μόχθῳ καὶ κινδύνῳ καὶ κόπῳ, ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις, ἀσιτίαις, χαμευνίαις, διωγμοῖς, πληγαῖς, φυλακαῖς“, ἵνα τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ ποιήσαντες ,,πληρώσωμεν τὸν τρίκλιον τῶν ἀνακειμένων“, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τὴν ἱερὰν καὶ καθολικὴν ἐκκλησίαν εὐφραινομένων τῶν κλητῶν καὶ ἀγαλλιωμένων, ὑμνούντων καὶ δοξαζόντων τὸν καλέσαντα αὐτοὺς δι᾽ ἡμῶν εἰς ζωὴν θεόν" ὑμεῖς ὅσον τὸ ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν διεσκορπίσατε. ### English translation (Claude) Such a one, being a scatterer, is an adversary of the sheep, an enemy of God, a destroyer of the lambs — the lambs of whom the Lord was the shepherd, and we the gatherers from various nations and tongues, “in much toil and danger and labour, in watchings, fastings, sleeping on the ground, persecutions, blows, prisons,” so that, having done the will of God, “we might fill the banquet hall with guests,” that is, the holy and catholic church, with the called rejoicing and exulting, hymning and glorifying God who called them through us to life. But you, as far as lay in you, have scattered them. ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 11:23–27: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 22:10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Cor 11:23–27; Matt 22:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.56.3 (Funk 1:157–159; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.56.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-4 - Source: Funk 1:159 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity too must live in peace and win others to the church. ### Greek text καὶ ὑμεῖς δέ, οἱ λαϊκοί, εἰρηνεύετε πρὸς ἀλλήλους, σπουδάζοντες ὡς φρόνιμοι τὴν ἐκκλησίαν αὔξειν καὶ τὰ νομιζόμενα ἄγρια ἐπιστρέφειν εἰς αὐτὴν καὶ ἐξημεροῦν καὶ ἀποκαθιστᾶν. καὶ τοῦτό ἐστιν ὃ μέγιστος ἐξ ἐπαγγελίας μισθὸς παρὰ θεοῦ· ,,Ἐὰν ἐξαγάγῃς ἐξ ἀναξίου τίμιον, ὡς στόμα μου ἔσῃ“. ### English translation (Claude) And you too, laity, be at peace with one another, eager, as wise people, to increase the church, to turn toward it those thought to be wild, to tame them and to restore them. And this is the greatest reward promised by God: “If you bring out the precious from the worthless, you shall be as my mouth.” ### Scripture references - Jer 15:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Jer 15:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.56.4 (Funk 1:159; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-56-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-1 - Source: Funk 1:159 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must be holy, gentle and a builder-up of the church. ### Greek text Σὺ δέ, ὁ ἐπίσκοπος, ἔσο ἅγιος, ἄμωμος, μὴ πλήκτης, μὴ ὀργίλος, μὴ ἀπηνής, ἀλλ᾽ οἰκοδόμος, ἐπιστροφεύς, διδακτικός, ἀνεξίκακος, ἠπιόθυμος, πρᾶος, μακρόθυμος, παραινετικός, παρακλητικὸς ὡς ,,θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος“. ### English translation (Claude) And you, O bishop, be holy, blameless, not a striker, not quick-tempered, not harsh, but one who builds up, who turns people back, apt to teach, forbearing, mild in temper, gentle, long-suffering, ready to exhort and to comfort, as “a man of God.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 6:11: allusion, medium confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.1 (Funk 1:159; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-2 - Source: Funk 1:159 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop orders the assembly like a pilot, with the deacons as crew. ### Greek text ὅταν δὲ συναθροίζῃς τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκκλησίαν, ὡς ἂν κυβερνήτης νηὸς μεγάλης μετ᾽ ἐπιστήμης πάσης κέλευε ποιεῖσθαι τὰς συνόδους, παραγγέλλων τοῖς διακόνοις ὡσανεὶ ναύταις τοὺς τόπους ἐκτάσσειν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς καθάπερ ἐπιβάταις μετὰ πάσης ἐπιμελείας καὶ σεμνότητος. ### English translation (Claude) When you assemble the church of God, like the pilot of a great ship, order the assemblies to be held with all skill, charging the deacons, as sailors, to assign places to the brothers as to passengers, with all care and dignity. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.2 (Funk 1:159; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-3 - Source: Funk 1:159–161 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The church building is oblong, facing east, like a ship. ### Greek text καὶ πρῶτον μὲν ὁ οἶκος ἔστω ἐπιμήκης, κατὰ ἀνατολὰς τετραμμένος, ἐξ ἑκατέρων τῶν μερῶν ἔχων τὰ παστοφόρια πρὸς ἀνατολήν, ὅστις ἔοικεν νηΐ. ### English translation (Claude) And first, let the building be long, turned toward the east, with the side chambers on both sides toward the east; so it is like a ship. ### Translation notes - “Side chambers” renders παστοφόρια, rooms flanking the sanctuary. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.3 (Funk 1:159–161; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-4 - Source: Funk 1:161 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop sits in the centre with the presbyters, the deacons stand by, and men and women sit separately. ### Greek text κείσθω δὲ μέσος ὃ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου θρόνος, παρ᾽ ἑκάτερα δὲ αὐτοῦ καθεζέσθω τὸ πρεσβυτέριον, καὶ οἱ διάκονοι παριστάσθωσαν εὐσταλεῖς τῆς πλείονος ἐσθῆτος᾽ ἐοίκασι γὰρ ναύταις καὶ τοιχάρχοις. προνοίᾳ δὲ τούτων εἰς τὸ ἕτερον μέρος οἱ λαϊκοὶ καθεζέσθωσαν μετὰ πάσης ἡσυχίας καὶ εὐταξίας, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες κεχωρισμένως καὶ αὐταὶ καθεζέσθωσαν σιωπὴν ἄγουσαι. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop’s throne be placed in the middle, and on each side of him let the presbytery sit, and let the deacons stand by, lightly clad, without their outer garments; for they are like the sailors and the officers of the ship’s sides. Under their care let the laity sit in the other part with all quietness and good order, and let the women also sit apart, keeping silence. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 14:34: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Cor 14:34. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.4 (Funk 1:161; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-5 - Source: Funk 1:161 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The reader reads from the Old Testament books from a raised place. ### Greek text μέσος δὲ ὃ ἀναγνώστης ἐφ᾽ ὑψηλοῦ τινος ἑστὼς ἀναγινωσκέτω τὰ Μωσέως καὶ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναυή, τὰ τῶν Κριτῶν καὶ τῶν Βασιλειῶν, τὰ τῶν Παραλειπομένων καὶ τὰ τῆς Ἐπανόδου, πρὸς τούτοις τὰ τοῦ Ἰὼβ καὶ τὰ Σολομῶνος καὶ τὰ τῶν ἑκκαίδεκα προφητῶν. ### English translation (Claude) In the middle let the reader, standing on some raised place, read the books of Moses and of Joshua the son of Nun, those of the Judges and of the Kingdoms, those of the Chronicles and of the Return, and besides these those of Job and of Solomon and of the sixteen prophets. ### Translation notes - “The Return” is Ezra–Nehemiah; the “sixteen prophets” are the four major and twelve minor prophets. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.5 (Funk 1:161; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-6 - Source: Funk 1:161 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Psalms are sung between the readings, with the people responding. ### Greek text ἀνὰ δύο δὲ γενομένων ἀναγνωσμάτων, ἕτερός τις τοὺς τοῦ Δαυὶδ ψαλλέτω ὕμνους, καὶ ὁ λαὸς τὰ ἀκροστίχια ὑποψαλλέτω. ### English translation (Claude) After every two readings, let someone else sing the hymns of David, and let the people sing the refrains in response. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.6 (Funk 1:161; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-7 - Source: Funk 1:161–163 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Acts and Paul’s letters are read, then the four Gospels by a deacon or presbyter. ### Greek text μετὰ τοῦτο αἱ Πράξεις αἱ ἡμέτεραι ἀναγινωσκέσθωσαν καὶ αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ Παύλου τοῦ συνεργοῦ ἡμῶν, ἃς ἐπέστειλε ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις καθ᾽ ὑφήγησιν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος" καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα διάκονος ἢ πρεσβύτερος ἀναγινωσκέτω τὰ Εὐαγγέλια, ἃ ἐγὼ Ματθαῖος καὶ Ἰωάννης παρεδώκαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ οἱ συνεργοὶ Παύλου παρειληφότες κατέλειψαν ὑμῖν Λουκᾶς καὶ Μάρκος. ### English translation (Claude) After this let our Acts be read, and the letters of Paul our fellow worker, which he sent to the churches under the guidance of the Holy Spirit; and after these let a deacon or a presbyter read the Gospels, which I, Matthew, and John delivered to you, and which Luke and Mark, the fellow workers of Paul, received and left to you. ### Translation notes - A long block of Funk’s apparatus (with parallel passages from later writers) that the OCR placed inside this section is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.7 (Funk 1:161–163; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-8 - Source: Funk 1:163 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All stand in silence for the Gospel. ### Greek text καὶ ὅταν ἀναγινωσκόμενον ᾖ τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον, πάντες οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ διάκονοι καὶ πᾶς ὃ λαὸς στηκέτωσαν μετὰ πολλῆς ἡσυχίας" γέγραπται γάρʼ ,,Σιώπα καὶ ἄκουε ᾿Ισραήλ΄,, καὶ πάλιν" ,,Σὺ δὲ αὐτοῦ στῆθι καὶ ἀκούσῃ“. ### English translation (Claude) And when the Gospel is being read, let all the presbyters and the deacons and all the people stand in great silence; for it is written: “Be silent and hear, O Israel,” and again: “But you, stand here and you shall hear.” ### Scripture references - Deut 27:9: quotation, high confidence - Deut 5:31: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 27:9; Deut 5:31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.8 (Funk 1:163; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-9 - Source: Funk 1:163 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Presbyters and then the bishop preach; doorkeepers and deaconesses guard the entrances. ### Greek text καὶ ἑξῆς παρακαλείτωσαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τὸν λαόν, ὁ καθεῖς αὐτῶν, ἀλλὰ μὴ ἅπαντες, καὶ τελευταῖος πάντων ὃ ἐπίσκοπος, ὃς ἔοικε κυβερνήτῃ. 10. στηκέτωσαν δὲ οἱ μὲν πυλωροὶ εἰς τὰς εἰσόδους τῶν ἀνδρῶν φυλάσσοντες αὐτάς, αἱ δὲ διάκονοι εἰς τὰς τῶν γυναικῶν, δίκην ναυστολόγων᾽ καὶ γὰρ ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου ὃ αὐτὸς παρηκολούθει τύπος. ### English translation (Claude) And next let the presbyters exhort the people, one at a time and not all at once, and last of all the bishop, who is like the pilot. [10] Let the doorkeepers stand at the men’s entrances, guarding them, and the deaconesses at the women’s, like the officers who receive passengers on board; for in the tabernacle of witness the same pattern was followed. ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 10 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [10]. “Deaconesses” renders αἱ διάκονοι. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.9 (Funk 1:163; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.11 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-11 - Source: Funk 1:163 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon moves those sitting out of place. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις εὑρεθῇ παρὰ τόπον καθεζόμενος, ἐπιπλησσέσθω ὑπὸ τοῦ διακόνου ὡς πρωρέως καὶ εἰς τὸν καθήκοντα αὐτῷ τόπον μεταγέσθω. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone is found sitting out of his place, let him be rebuked by the deacon, as by the officer at the prow, and be moved to the place proper to him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.11 (Funk 1:163; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-11). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-12 - Source: Funk 1:163–165 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The congregation is arranged by age and state of life, like a well-ordered flock. ### Greek text οὐ μόνον γὰρ νηΐ, ἀλλὰ καὶ μάνδρῃ ὡμοίωται ἡ ἐκκλησία. ὡς γὰρ οἱ ποιμένες ἕκαστον τῶν ἀλόγων, αἰγῶν φημι καὶ προβάτων, κατὰ συγγένειαν καὶ ἡλικίαν ἱστῶσιν, καὶ ἕκαστον αὐτῶν τὸ ὅμοιον τῷ ὁμοίῳ συντρέχει, οὕτω καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ οἱ μὲν νεώτεροι ἰδίᾳ καθεζέσθωσαν, ἐὰν ᾖ τόπος, εἰ δὲ μή, στηκέτωσαν ὀρθοί᾽ οἱ δὲ τῇ ἡλικίᾳ ἤδη προβεβηκότες καθεζέσθωσαν ἐν τάξει, τὰ δὲ παιδία ἑστῶτα προσλαμβανέσθωσαν αὐτῶν οἱ πατέρες καὶ αἱ μητέρες, αἱ δέ νεώτεραι πάλιν ἰδίᾳ, ἐὰν ᾖ τόπος, εἰ δὲ μήγε, ὄπισθεν τῶν γυναικῶν ἱστάσθωσαν, αἱ δὲ ἤδη γεγαμηκυῖαι καὶ τὰ τέκνα ἔχουσαι ἰδίᾳ ἰστάσθωσαν, αἱ παρθένοι δὲ καὶ αἱ χῆραι καὶ αἱ πρεσβύτιδες πρῶται πασῶν στηκέτωσαν ἢ καθεζέσθωσαν. ### English translation (Claude) For the church is likened not only to a ship but also to a sheepfold. For as shepherds place each of the animals — goats, I mean, and sheep — by kind and age, and each of them runs together, like with like, so in the church too let the younger sit by themselves, if there is room; if not, let them stand upright. Let those already advanced in age sit in order; let fathers and mothers take to themselves the children, who stand; let the younger women again be by themselves, if there is room, and if not, let them stand behind the women; let the women already married and having children stand by themselves; and let the virgins, the widows and the older women stand or sit first of all. ### Translation notes - Two Scripture references from Funk’s apparatus, placed by the OCR inside the text, are removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.12 (Funk 1:163–165; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.13 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-13 - Source: Funk 1:165 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon keeps order and attention in the assembly. ### Greek text ἔστω δὲ τῶν τόπων προνοῶν ὃ διάκονος, ἵν᾽ ἕκαστος τῶν εἰσερχομένων εἰς τὸν ἴδιον τόπον ὁρμᾷ καὶ μὴ παρὰ τὸ ἰντρόϊτον καθέζωνται. ὁμοίως ὁ διάκονος ἐπισκοπείτω τὸν λαόν, ὅπως μήτις ψιθυρίσῃ ἢ νυστάξῃ ἢ γελάσῃ ἢ νεύσῃ" χρὴ γὰρ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐπιστημόνως καὶ νηφαλέως καὶ ἐγρηγορότως ἑστάναι, ἐκτεταμένην ἔχοντα τὴν ἀκοὴν εἰς τὸν τοῦ κυρίου λόγον. ### English translation (Claude) Let the deacon take care of the places, so that each who comes in goes to his own place and they do not sit by the entrance. Likewise let the deacon oversee the people, so that no one whispers or dozes or laughs or nods; for in church one must stand with understanding, soberly and watchfully, with ear stretched out toward the word of the Lord. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.13 (Funk 1:165; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-13). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.57.14 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-14 - Source: Funk 1:165–167 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After the dismissal of catechumens and penitents come the prayers facing east, the kiss of peace, the intercessions, the blessing and the Eucharist, received in order. ### Greek text καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο συμφώνως ἅπαντες ἐξαναστάντες καὶ ἐπ᾽ ἀνατολὰς κατανοήσαντες, μετὰ τὴν τῶν κατηχουμένων καὶ τὴν τῶν μετανοούντων ἔξοδον προσευξάσθωσαν τῷ θεῷ ,,τῷ ἐπιβεβηκότι ἐπὶ τὸν οὐρανὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατὰ ἀνατολάς“,, ὑπομιμνησκόμενοι καὶ τῆς ἀρχαίας νομῆς τοῦ κατὰ ἀνατολὰς παραδείσου, ὅθεν ὃ πρῶτος ἄνθρωπος, ἀθετήσας τὴν ἐντολὴν ὄφεως συμβουλίᾳ πεισθείς, ἀπεβλήθη. 15. οἱ δὲ διάκονοι μετὰ τὴν προσευχὴν οἱ μὲν τῇ προσφορᾷ τῆς εὐχαριστίας σχολαζέτωσαν ὑπηρετούμενοι τῷ τοῦ κυρίου σώματι μετὰ φόβου, οἱ δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους διασκοπείτωσαν καὶ ἡσυχίαν αὐτοῖς ἐμποιείτωσαν. 16. λεγέτω δὲ ὁ παρεστὼς τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ διάκονος τῷ λαῷ᾽ Μή τις κατά τινος, μή τις ἐν ὑποκρίσει. 17. εἶτα καὶ ἀσπαζέσθωσαν ἀλλήλους οἱ ἄνδρες καὶ ἀλλήλας αἱ γυναῖκες τὸ ἐν κυρίῳ φίλημα, ἀλλὰ μή τις δολίως, ὡς ὁ Ἰούδας τὸν κύριον φιλήματι παρέδωκεν. 18. καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο προσευχέσθω ὃ διάκονος ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πάσης καὶ παντὸς τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τῶν ἐν αὐτῷ μερῶν καὶ ἐκφορίων, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἱερέων καὶ τῶν ἀρχόντων, ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀρχιερέως καὶ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τῆς καθόλου εἰρήνης. 19. καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ὃ ἀρχιερεὺς ἐπευχόμενος τῷ λαῷ εἰρήνην εὐλογείτω τοῦτον, ὡς καὶ Μωσῆς ἐνετείλατο τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν εὐλογεῖν τὸν λαὸν τούτοις τοῖς ῥήμασιν" ,, Εὐλογήσαι σε κύριος καὶ φυλάξαι σε, ἐπιφάναι κύριος τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ ἐλεήσαι σε, ἐπάραι κύριος τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ δῴη σοι εἰρήνην“. 20. ἐπευχέσθω οὖν καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος καὶ λεγέτω· ,,Σῶσον τὸν λαόν σου, κύριε, καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, ἣν ἐκτήσω καὶ περιεποιήσω τῷ τιμίῳ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου καὶ ἐκάλεσας βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα καὶ ἔθνος ἅγιον“. 21. μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα γινέσθω ἡ θυσία, ἑστῶτος παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ προσευχομένου ἡσύχως᾽ καὶ ὅταν ἀνενεχθῇ, μεταλαμβανέτω ἑκάστη τάξις καθʼ ἑαυτὴν τοῦ κυριακοῦ σώματος καὶ τοῦ τιμίου αἵματος, ἐν τάξει μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ εὐλαβείας ὡς βασιλέως προσερχόμενοι σώματι, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες κατακεκαλυμμέναι τὴν κεφαλήν, ὡς ἁρμόζει γυναικῶν τάξει, προσερχέσθωσαν. φυλαττέσθωσαν δὲ αἱ θύραι, μή τις ἄπιστος εἰσέλθοι ἢ ἀμύητος. ### English translation (Claude) And after this, when the catechumens and the penitents have gone out, let all rise together and, looking toward the east, pray to God “who rides on the heaven of heavens toward the east,” remembering also the ancient possession of paradise in the east, from which the first man was cast out when, persuaded by the counsel of the serpent, he set aside the commandment. [15] After the prayer let some of the deacons attend to the offering of the Eucharist, serving the Lord’s body with fear, and let others watch over the crowds and keep them quiet. [16] And let the deacon who stands beside the high priest say to the people: “Let no one have anything against anyone; let no one be in hypocrisy.” [17] Then let the men greet one another, and the women one another, with the kiss in the Lord; but let no one do it deceitfully, as Judas betrayed the Lord with a kiss. [18] And after this let the deacon pray for the whole church and the whole world and its regions and fruits, for the priests and the rulers, for the high priest and the king, and for universal peace. [19] And after this let the high priest, praying peace upon the people, bless them, as Moses also commanded the priests to bless the people with these words: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and have mercy on you; the Lord lift up his face upon you and give you peace.” [20] Let the bishop, then, also pray and say: “Save your people, O Lord, and bless your inheritance, which you acquired and purchased with the precious blood of your Christ and called a royal priesthood and a holy nation.” [21] After this let the sacrifice take place, all the people standing and praying silently; and when it has been offered, let each order partake by itself of the Lord’s body and the precious blood, coming up in order, with reverence and awe, as to the body of a king; and let the women come up with their heads covered, as befits the order of women. And let the doors be guarded, lest any unbeliever or uninitiated person come in. ### Scripture references - Ps 68:33 (67:34 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Gen 2:8: allusion, high confidence - Matt 26:49: allusion, high confidence - Num 6:24–26: quotation, high confidence - Ps 28:9 (27:9 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Acts 20:28: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Pet 2:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s sections 15–21 sit inside this staged ref (numerals misread); marked [15]–[21]. “High priest” is the bishop. Ps 68:33 (LXX 67:34); Gen 2:8; Matt 26:49; Num 6:24–26; Ps 28:9 (LXX 27:9); Acts 20:28; 1 Pet 2:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.57.14 (Funk 1:165–167; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-43-1/#p-2-57-14). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.58.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-1 - Source: Funk 1:167 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Visitors with letters of commendation are examined by the deacon and given their place. ### Greek text Εἰ δέ τις ἀπὸ παροικίας ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ ἐπέλθοι σύστασιν ἐπικομιζόμενοι, ὃ διάκονος ἐπικρινέτω τὰ κατ᾽ αὐτούς, ἀνακρίνων, εἰ πιστοί, εἰ ἐκκλησιαστικοί, εἰ μὴ ἀπὸ αἱρέσεώς εἶσι μεμολυσμένοι, καὶ πάλιν εἰ ὕπανδρος ἢ χήρα᾽ καὶ οὕτω γνοὺς τὰ κατ᾽ αὐτοὺς, ὡς εἰσὶν ἀληθῶς πιστοὶ καὶ ὁμογνώμονες ἐν τοῖς κυριακοῖς, ἀπαγέτω ἕκαστον εἰς τὸν προσήκοντα αὐτῷ τόπον. ### English translation (Claude) If a brother or sister comes from another district bringing a letter of commendation, let the deacon examine their case, inquiring whether they are faithful, whether they belong to the church, whether they are not defiled by heresy, and further whether the woman is married or a widow; and having thus learned about them that they are truly faithful and of one mind in the things of the Lord, let him lead each to the place proper to him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.58.1 (Funk 1:167; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.58.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-2 - Source: Funk 1:167–169 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Visiting clergy are received by their own order; a visiting bishop shares the bishop’s honour. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ πρεσβύτερος ἀπὸ παροικίας ἐπέλθοι, προσδεχέσθω ὑπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων κοινωνικῶς" εἰ δὲ διάκονος, ὑπὸ τῶν διακόνων· εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐπίσκοπος, σὺν τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ καθεζέσθω τῆς αὐτῆς ἀξιούμενος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τιμῆς. ### English translation (Claude) And if a presbyter comes from another district, let him be received into communion by the presbyters; if a deacon, by the deacons; and if a bishop, let him sit with the bishop, being counted worthy by him of the same honour. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.58.2 (Funk 1:167–169; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.58.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-3 - Source: Funk 1:169 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A visiting bishop is invited to preach and to offer the Eucharist, or at least to bless the people. ### Greek text καὶ ἐρωτήσεις αὐτόν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, προσλαλῆσαι τῷ λαῷ λόγους διδακτικούς, ἡ γὰρ τῶν ξένων παράκλησις καὶ νουθεσία ὠφελιμωτάτη σφόδρα· ,,Οὐδεὶς“ γὰρ ,,προφήτης“, φησίν, ,,δεκτὸς ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ πατρίδι“. ἐπιτρέψεις δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν εὐχαριστίαν ἀνοῖσαι" ἐὰν δὲ δι᾽ εὐλάβειαν ὡς σοφὸς τὴν τιμήν σοι τηρῶν μὴ θελήσῃ ἀνενέγκαι, κἂν τὴν εἰς τὸν λαὸν εὐλογίαν αὐτὸν ποιήσασθαι καταναγκάσεις. ### English translation (Claude) And you shall ask him, O bishop, to address words of teaching to the people; for the exhortation and admonition of strangers is very profitable; for “no prophet,” it says, “is acceptable in his own country.” And you shall allow him also to offer the Eucharist; but if out of reverence, as a wise man, keeping the honour for you, he is unwilling to offer it, at least you shall press him to give the blessing to the people. ### Scripture references - Luke 4:24: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 4:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.58.3 (Funk 1:169; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.58.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-4 - Source: Funk 1:169 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must not interrupt the service to honour an important newcomer. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ ἐν τῷ καθέζεσθαι ἕτερός τις ἐπέλθοι εὐσχήμων καὶ ἔνδοξος ἐν τῷ βίῳ, ἢ ξένος ἢ ἐγχώριος, σὺ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος ὁ προσλαλῶν τὸν περὶ θεοῦ λόγον ἢ ὁ ἀκούων τοῦ ψάλλοντος ἢ τοῦ ἀναγινώσκοντος, μὴ προσωποληπτῶν καταλίπῃς τὴν διακονίαν τοῦ λόγου, ἵνα διατάξῃ αὐτῷ προσεδρίαν, ἀλλὰ μένε ἡσύχιος μὴ διακόπτων σου τὸν λόγον ἢ τὴν ἀκοήν, οἱ δὲ ἀδελφοὶ διὰ τῶν διακόνων παραδεχέσθωσαν αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) And if, while you are seated, someone else comes in who is of good standing and distinguished in life, whether a stranger or a native, you, O bishop, who are speaking the word about God or listening to the singer or the reader, shall not out of partiality leave the ministry of the word to arrange a seat for him, but stay quiet, not interrupting your speaking or your listening; and let the brothers receive him through the deacons. ### Scripture references - Jas 2:1–4: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Jas 2:1–4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.58.4 (Funk 1:169; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.58.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-5 - Source: Funk 1:169 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Younger men must give up their seats to the more honourable. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ τόπος οὐκ ἔστιν, ὁ διάκονος, τὸν μᾶλλον νεώτερον ἐγείρας μετὰ λόγου, ἀλλὰ μὴ μετ᾽ ὀργῆς, ἐκεῖνον καθισάτω" δίκαιον δὲ τοῦτο καὶ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ τὸν φιλάδελφον ποιῆσαι" ἐὰν δὲ ἀνανεύῃ, ἐγείρας αὐτὸν ἀναγκαστῶς, ὀπίσω πάντων στῆσον, ἵνα παιδευθῶσιν καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀντιπαραχωρεῖν τοῖς ἐντιμοτέροις. ### English translation (Claude) And if there is no place, let the deacon raise up one of the younger men, with a word and not with anger, and seat the newcomer there; and it is right that one who loves the brothers should do this of his own accord. But if he refuses, raise him up by force and make him stand behind everyone, so that the rest too may be taught to give way to those more deserving of honour. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.58.5 (Funk 1:169; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.58.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-6 - Source: Funk 1:169–171 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Poor visitors must be given a place as readily as the rich. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ πτωχὸς ἢ ἐγχώριος ἢ ξένος ἐπέλθοι πρεσβύτης ἢ νέος τὴν ἡλικίαν καὶ τόπος οὐκ ὑπάρχει, καὶ τούτοις τόπον ποιήσει ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ ὃ διάκονος, ἵνα μὴ πρὸς ἄνθρωπον αὐτοῦ γένηται ἡ προσωπόληψις, ἀλλὰ πρὸς θεὸν ἡ διακονία εὐάρεστος. τὸ δ᾽ αὐτὸ ποιείτω καὶ ἡ διάκονος ταῖς ἐπερχομέναις γυναιξὶν πτωχαῖς ἤτοι πλουσίαις. ### English translation (Claude) And if a poor man comes in, a native or a stranger, old or young, and there is no place, the deacon shall make room for these too with all his heart, so that his regard may not be for persons before men, but his ministry well-pleasing before God. Let the deaconess do the same for the women who come in, poor or rich. ### Scripture references - Jas 2:2–3: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “Deaconess” renders ἡ διάκονος. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.58.6 (Funk 1:169–171; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-58-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.59.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-1 - Source: Funk 1:171 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must urge the people to attend church morning and evening every day. ### Greek text διδάσκων δέ, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, κέλευε καὶ παραίνει τῷ λαῷ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἐνδελεχίζειν ὄρθρου καὶ ἑσπέρας ἑκάστης ἡμέρας καὶ μὴ ἀπολείπεσθαι τὸ σύνολον, ἀλλὰ συνέρχεσθαι διηνεκῶς, καὶ μήτε τὴν ἐκκλησίαν κολοβοῦν ἑαυτὸν ὑφαιροῦντα καὶ παρὰ μέλος ποιεῖν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ" οὐ γὰρ μόνον περὶ ἱερέων ἐρρέθη, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἕκαστος τῶν λαϊκῶν περὶ ἑαυτοῦ ἀκουέτω λογιζόμενος, ὅτι εἴρηται ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου" ,,Ὁ μὴ ὢν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ κατ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει“. ### English translation (Claude) When you teach, O bishop, command and exhort the people to frequent the church morning and evening every day and never to stay away, but to assemble continually, and not to mutilate the church by withdrawing themselves and so leave the body of Christ short of a member. For it was not said of the priests only, but let each of the laity hear it as said of himself, considering that the Lord said: “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” ### Scripture references - Matt 12:30: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 12:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.59.1 (Funk 1:171; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.59.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-2 - Source: Funk 1:171 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must gather daily for morning and evening prayer, with Psalm 63 and Psalm 141. ### Greek text μὴ οὖν ἑαυτοὺς μέλη ὄντες τοῦ Χριστοῦ σκορπίζετε, μὴ συναθροιζόμενοι" Χριστὸν κεφαλὴν ἔχοντες κατὰ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν αὐτοῦ συνόντα καὶ κοινωνοῦντα ὑμῖν, μὴ ἀμελεῖτε ἑαυτῶν μηδὲ ἀποστερεῖτε τὸν σωτῆρα τῶν οἰκείων μελῶν μηδὲ διαιρεῖτε τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ μηδὲ σκορπίζετε τὰ μέλη αὐτοῦ μηδὲ προκρίνετε τοῦ θείου λόγου τὰς βιωτικὰς χρείας, ἀλλ᾽ ἑκάστης ἡμέρας συναθροίζεσθε ὄρθρου καὶ ἑσπέρας ψάλλοντες καὶ προσευχόμενοι ἐν τοῖς κυριακοῖς, ὄρθρου μὲν λέγοντες ψαλμὸν τὸν ξβ΄, ἑσπέρας δὲ τὸν ρμ΄. ### English translation (Claude) Do not, then, being members of Christ, scatter yourselves by not assembling. Having Christ as your head, who according to his promise is present with you and shares with you, do not neglect yourselves, nor deprive the Saviour of his own members, nor divide his body, nor scatter his members, nor put the needs of this life before the divine word; but assemble every day, morning and evening, singing psalms and praying in the Lord’s houses, saying in the morning the sixty-second psalm and in the evening the hundred and fortieth. ### Scripture references - Ps 63:1 (62:1 LXX): allusion, high confidence - Ps 141:1 (140:1 LXX): allusion, high confidence - Matt 18:20: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The psalm numbers are those of the LXX: Ps 62 = Ps 63, Ps 140 = Ps 141. The second numeral is garbled in the digital text (“Qu”) and is read as 140. Cf. Matt 18:20; 28:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.59.2 (Funk 1:171; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.59.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-3 - Source: Funk 1:171–173 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Attendance is especially required on the sabbath and on Sunday, the day of the resurrection. ### Greek text μάλιστα δὲ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου καὶ ἐν τῇ τοῦ κυρίου ἀναστασίμῳ τῇ κυριακῇ, σπουδαιοτέρως ἀπαντᾶτε, αἶνον ἀναπέμποντες τῷ θεῷ τῷ ποιήσαντι τὰ ὅλα διὰ Ἰησοῦ καὶ αὐτὸν εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐξαποστείλαντι καὶ συγχωρήσαντι παθεῖν καὶ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστήσαντι. ### English translation (Claude) And especially on the sabbath day, and on the day of the Lord’s resurrection, the Lord’s day, meet more diligently, sending up praise to God who made all things through Jesus and sent him to us and allowed him to suffer and raised him from the dead. ### Translation notes - OCR garbage (stray marks from the printed page) is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.59.3 (Funk 1:171–173; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.59.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-4 - Source: Funk 1:173 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sunday is the day of prayers, readings, the Gospel and the Eucharist, which no one should miss. ### Greek text ἐπεὶ τί ἀπολογήσεται τῷ θεῷ ὃ μὴ συνερχόμενος ἐν τῇδε τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἀκούειν τοῦ σωτηρίου περὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως λόγου; ἐν ᾗ καὶ τρεῖς εὐχὰς ἑστῶτες ἐπιτελοῦμεν μνήμης χάριν τοῦ διὰ τριῶν ἀναστάντος ἡμερῶν, ἐν ᾗ Προφητῶν ἀνάγνωσις καὶ Εὐαγγελίου κηρυκεία καὶ θυσίας ἀναφορὰ καὶ τροφῆς ἱερᾶς δωρεά. ### English translation (Claude) Otherwise what defence will he make to God who does not assemble on this day to hear the saving word about the resurrection — the day on which we also offer three prayers standing, in memory of him who rose after three days; on which there is the reading of the Prophets, the proclaiming of the Gospel, the offering of the sacrifice and the gift of the holy food? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.59.4 (Funk 1:173; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-59-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.60.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-1 - Source: Funk 1:173 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who care for bodily things but neglect the church are worse than the Gentiles. ### Greek text Πῶς δὲ οὐ πολέμιος θεοῦ ὃ περὶ τὰ πρόσκαιρα μὲν νύκτα καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμέραν σπουδάζων, τῶν δὲ αἰωνίων ἀμελῶν; καὶ λουτρῶν μὲν καὶ προσκαίρου τροφῆς ἑκάστης μεταποιούμενος, τῶν δὲ ἀεὶ παραμόνων οὐκ ἐπιστρεφόμενος; πῶς δὲ οὐχὶ καὶ νῦν ἐρεῖ τῷ τοιούτῳ ὃ κύριος", ,,Ἐδικαιώθη τὰ ἔθνη ὑπὲρ ὑμᾶς“, ὥσπερ καὶ τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ὀνειδίζων ἔλεγεν· ,,Ἐδικαιώθη Σόδομα ἐκ σοῦ“; ### English translation (Claude) And how is he not an enemy of God, who is zealous night and day for temporary things but neglects the eternal; who busies himself every day with baths and temporary food, but pays no attention to what endures forever? How will the Lord not say to such a one even now, “The Gentiles have been justified rather than you,” as he said in reproach of Jerusalem, “Sodom has been justified rather than you”? ### Scripture references - Ezek 16:52: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The first saying is not in this form in the Old Testament; the second is Ezek 16:52 (LXX). OCR garbage inside the second quotation is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.60.1 (Funk 1:173; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.60.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-2 - Source: Funk 1:173 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Pagans are zealous in worshipping their idols and attending their festivals. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ τὰ ἔθνη ἐξ ὕπνου αὐτῶν καθʼ ἡμέραν ἀναστάντα τρέχει ἐπὶ τὰ εἴδωλα τοῦ λατρεύειν αὐτοῖς, καὶ πρὸ παντὸς ἔργου καὶ πάσης πράξεως πρῶτον αὐτοῖς προσεύχονται, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἑορταῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς πανηγύρεσιν αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀφυστεροῦσιν, ἀλλὰ σχολάζουσιν, οὐχ οἱ τοπικοὶ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ πόρρωθεν οἰκοῦντες, καὶ ἐν τοῖς θεάτροις αὐτῶν ὡς ἐν συναγωγῇ πάντες συνέρχονται· ### English translation (Claude) For if the Gentiles, rising daily from their sleep, run to the idols to worship them, and pray to them first before every work and every action, and do not fall behind at their feasts and festivals but devote themselves to them — not only those of the place but also those who live far off — and all come together in their theatres as in a synagogue; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.60.2 (Funk 1:173; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.60.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-3 - Source: Funk 1:173–175 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even the Jews faithfully keep the sabbath assembly, though the author says they have lost the meaning of their name. ### Greek text ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ μάτην λεγόμενοι Ἰουδαῖοι καθʼ $6 ἡμέρας ἀργοῦντες τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἡμέρᾳ συνίασιν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτῶν, οὐδέποτε παραφίοντες ἢ παραμελοῦντες οὔτε τῆς ἀργίας αὐτῶν οὔτε τῆς συναγωγῆς αὐτῶν, οἱ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ λόγου ἐν τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ αὐτῶν κενωθέντες, προσέτι δὴ καὶ οὗ ὀνόματος ἑαυτοὺς καλοῦσιν Ἰούδα᾽ ᾿Ιούδας γὰρ ἐξομολόγησις ἑρμηνεύεται, οὗτοι δὲ οὐκ εἰσὶν ἐξομολογούμενοι θεῷ τὸ πάθημα τοῦ Χριστοῦ παρανόμως πεποιηκότες, ἵνα καὶ μεταγνόντες σωθῶσιν. ### English translation (Claude) likewise those who are vainly called Jews, after six days, resting on the seventh day, assemble in their synagogue, never missing or neglecting either their rest or their synagogue — they who in their unbelief have been emptied of the power of the word, and even of the name by which they call themselves, Judah. For Judah means “confession,” but these do not confess to God, though they lawlessly brought about the suffering of Christ, so as to repent and be saved — ### Scripture references - Gen 29:35: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The words before “on the seventh day” are garbled in the digital text; “after six days” is by sense. The polemic against the Jews is the author’s; translated as written. Judah = “confession” (Gen 29:35). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.60.3 (Funk 1:173–175; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.60.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-4 - Source: Funk 1:175 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians who neglect church have no excuse when pagans and Jews are so diligent. ### Greek text εἰ οὖν οἱ μὴ σωζόμενοι ἐν οἷς οὐκ ὠφελοῦνται πυκνάζουσιν, σὺ τί ἂν ἀπολογήσῃ κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ὁ τῆς ἐκκλησίας αὐτοῦ ἀποστρεφόμενος καὶ μηδὲ τὰ ἔθνη μιμούμενος, ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦ ἀπολείπεσθαι ῥαθυμῶν ἢ ἀποστατῶν ἢ κακοποιῶν; ### English translation (Claude) if, then, those who are not being saved frequent the things that do them no good, what defence will you make to the Lord God, you who turn away from his church, not even imitating the Gentiles, but by staying away grow slack, or fall away, or do evil? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.60.4 (Funk 1:175; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.60.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-5 - Source: Funk 1:175 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prophets reproach God’s people for being less faithful than the nations to their gods. ### Greek text οἷς λέγει ὁ κύριος διὰ τοῦ Ἱερεμίου: ,,Τὰ δικαιώματά μου οὐκ ἐφυλάξατε, ἀλλ οὐδὲ κατὰ τὰ s τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπορεύθητε, παρ᾽ ὀλίγον καὶ ὑπερβάλλετε αὐτούς“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Ἐδικαίωσεν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀσυνθέτου Ἰούδα“, καὶ ἑξῆς. ,,Εἰ ἀλλάξονται ἔθνη θεοὺς αὐτῶν, καὶ οὗτοι οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοίʼ ὅτι διέλθετε νήσους Χετιεὶμ καὶ ἴδετε, καὶ εἰς Κηδὰρ ἀποστείλατε καὶ νοήσατε σφόδρα, εἰ γέγονεν τοιαῦτα· ὅτι ἐκεῖνα μὲν οὐκ ἀμείβουσιν τὰ ἑαυτῶν νόμιμα, ὁ δὲ λαός μου“, φησίν, ,,ἠλλάξατο τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, ἐξ ἧς οὐκ ὠφεληθήσεται“. πῶς οὖν ἀπολογήσεταί τις ὀλιγωρήσας ἢ ἐκστὰς τῆς ἐκκλησίας τοῦ θεοῦ; ### English translation (Claude) To such the Lord says through Jeremiah: “You have not kept my ordinances, nor even walked according to the ordinances of the nations; you have all but surpassed them”; and again: “Israel has justified his soul more than faithless Judah”; and next: “Will nations change their gods? — and these are not gods. For cross over to the isles of Kittim and see, and send to Kedar and consider well whether such things have happened; for they do not change their ordinances; but my people,” he says, “has changed its glory for that from which it will have no profit.” How, then, will anyone make his defence who has neglected the church of God or stayed away from it? ### Scripture references - Ezek 5:7: quotation, high confidence - Jer 3:11: quotation, high confidence - Jer 2:10–11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The first quotation is Ezek 5:7 (attributed to Jeremiah); then Jer 3:11; Jer 2:10–11. A word in the first quotation (“ordinances of the nations”) is garbled in the digital text. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.60.5 (Funk 1:175; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.60.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-6 - Source: Funk 1:175 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Work is no excuse, since piety is the believer’s real work. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις τὴν τοῦ ἔργου τοῦ ἰδίου πρόφασιν ἐπιφέρων ὀλιγωρεῖ ,,προφασιζόμενος προφάσεις ἐν ἁμαρτίαις“, γινωσκέτω ὃ τοιοῦτος, ὡς αἱ τέχναι τῶν πιστῶν ἐπέργιά εἰσιν, ἔργον δὲ ἡ θεοσέβεια. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone neglects it, putting forward the excuse of his own work, “making excuses in sins,” let such a one know that the trades of the faithful are side occupations, but piety is their work. ### Scripture references - Ps 141:4 (140:4 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 141:4 (LXX 140:4). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.60.6 (Funk 1:175; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.60.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-7 - Source: Funk 1:175 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Trades are for livelihood, but piety is the true work, as Christ taught. ### Greek text τὰς οὖν τέχνας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν παρέργῳ ποιεῖτε εἰς διατροφὴν ὑμῶν, ἔργῳ δὲ τὴν θεοσέβειαν ἀσκεῖτε, ὡς καὶ ὃ κύριος ἔλεγεν. ,,Ἐργάζεσθε μὴ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν ἀπολλυμένην, ἀλλὰ τὴν μένουσαν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα πιστεύσητε εἰς ὃν ἀπέστειλεν ἐκεῖνος“. ### English translation (Claude) Practise your trades, then, as a side occupation for your maintenance, but practise piety as your work, as the Lord too said: “Work not for the food that perishes, but for that which endures to eternal life,” and again: “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” ### Scripture references - John 6:27: quotation, high confidence - John 6:29: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 6:27, 29. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.60.7 (Funk 1:175; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-60-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.61.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-1 - Source: Funk 1:175–177 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must never leave the church for pagan temples, synagogues or heretical assemblies. ### Greek text Σπουδάζετε οὖν μηδέποτε τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ καταλιπεῖν" εἰ δέ τις ταύτην ὑπερίδοι, εἰς μιαρὸν δὲ ἐθνῶν εἰσέλθοι ἢ εἰς συναγωγὴν Ἰουδαίων ἢ αἱρετικῶν, ὃ τοιοῦτος τί ἀπολογήσεται τῷ θεῷ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως; λόγια θεοῦ ζῶντος καταλιπὼν ζῶντα καὶ ζωοποιοῦντα καὶ δυνάμενα ῥύσασθαι κολάσεως αἰωνίου, καὶ πορευθεὶς εἰς οἶκον δαιμόνων ἢ εἰς συναγωγὴν χριστοκτόνων ἢ ἐκκλησίαν πονηρευομένων, οὐκ ἀκούσας τοῦ εἰπόντος· ,,Ἐμίσησα ἐκκλησίαν πονηρευομένων, καὶ μετὰ παρανομούντων οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθω· οὐκ ἐκάθισα μετὰ συνεδρίου ματαιότητος, καὶ μετὰ ἀσεβῶν οὐ μὴ καθίσω“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὃς οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ἐν βουλῇ ἀσεβῶν καὶ ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμαρτωλῶν οὐκ ἔστη καὶ ἐπὶ καθέδρᾳ λοιμῶν οὐκ ἐκάθισεν, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσει ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός“. ### English translation (Claude) Be eager, then, never to leave the church of God. But if anyone despises it and goes into a defiled place of the Gentiles, or into a synagogue of Jews or of heretics, what defence will such a one make to God on the day of judgment? He has left the oracles of the living God, which are living and life-giving and able to deliver from eternal punishment, and gone into a house of demons, or into a synagogue of Christ-killers, or an assembly of evildoers, not heeding him who said: “I have hated the assembly of evildoers, and with transgressors I will not go in; I have not sat with the council of vanity, and with the ungodly I will not sit”; and again: “Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the pestilent; but his will is in the law of the Lord, and in his law he will meditate day and night.” ### Scripture references - Ps 26:4–5 (25:4-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 1:1–2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 26:5, 4 (LXX 25:5, 4); Ps 1:1–2. The polemical terms (“Christ-killers”) are the author’s; translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.61.1 (Funk 1:175–177; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.61.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-2 - Source: Funk 1:177 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians who attend pagan processions and theatres ignore the example of Jeremiah and Job. ### Greek text σὺ δέ, καταλιπὼν τῶν πιστῶν τὸ συνάθροισμα, τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, τοὺς ἐκείνου νόμους, ἐπιβλέπεις ἐπὶ τὰ σπήλαια τῶν λῃστῶν, ἅγια ἡγούμενος, ἃ ἐκεῖνος βέβηλα ἀπεκάλεσεν, καὶ κοινοποιῶν, ἃ ἐκεῖνος ἐχώρισεν· καὶ οὐ τοῦτο μόνον, ἀλλ᾽ ἤδη καὶ πομπαῖς Ἑλλήνων συντρέχεις καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ θέατρα ἐπείγῃ, ἐπιθυμήσας εἷς τῶν εἰσπορευομένων ἐκεῖ λογισθῆναι καὶ μετασχεῖν ἀκροαμάτων ἀπρεπῶν, ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν· μυσαρῶν, μὴ ἀκούσας τοῦ Ἱερεμίου λέγοντος· ,,Κύριε, οὐκ ἐκάθισα ἐν συνεδρίῳ αὐτῶν παιζόντων, ἀλλ᾽ εὐλαβούμην ἀπὸ προσώπου χειρός σου“, καὶ τοῦ Ἰὼβ φάσκοντος τὰ ὅμοια᾽,, Εἰ δὲ καὶ μετὰ γελοιαστῶν ἐπορεύθην ποτέ" ἵσταμαι γὰρ ἐν ζυγῷ δικαίῳ“. ### English translation (Claude) But you, having left the gathering of the faithful, the church of God, and his laws, look to the dens of robbers, considering holy what he called profane and making common what he set apart. And not only this: you already run along with the processions of the Greeks and hurry to the theatres, wishing to be counted one of those who go in there and to share in unseemly — not to say abominable — entertainments, not heeding Jeremiah when he says, “Lord, I have not sat in their council of revellers, but I feared before your hand,” and Job when he says the like: “If I have ever walked with mockers … for I stand in a just balance.” ### Scripture references - Jer 15:17: quotation, high confidence - Job 31:5–6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Jer 15:17; Job 31:5–6 (LXX), abbreviated. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.61.2 (Funk 1:177; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.61.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-3 - Source: Funk 1:177 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Pagan writings are inspired by the devil and lead to polytheism. ### Greek text τί δὲ βούλει μετασχεῖν τῶν ἑλληνικῶν λογίων, ὄντων νεκρῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐξ ἐπιπνοίας διαβόλου ἀποφανθέντων νεκροποιὰ καὶ πίστεως ἀνατρεπτικὰ καὶ πρὸς πολυθείαν ἀπάγοντα τοὺς προσανέχοντας αὐτοῖς; ### English translation (Claude) And why do you wish to share in the Greek writings, which were uttered by dead men under the inspiration of the devil, deadly, subversive of faith, and leading those who attend to them into polytheism? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.61.3 (Funk 1:177; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.61.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-4 - Source: Funk 1:177 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God’s laws come before worldly needs, and believers should hasten to the church bought by Christ’s blood. ### Greek text ὑμεῖς οὖν, σχολάζοντες τοῖς τοῦ θεοῦ νόμοις, καὶ τῶν βιωτικῶν χρειῶν τούτους ἡγεῖσθε τιμιωτέρους, καὶ πλείονα τιμὴν νέμοντες αὐτοῖς συντρέχετε εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ κυρίου, ,,ἣν περιεποιήσατο τῷ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἠγαπημένου, τοῦ ,,πρωτοτόκου πάσης κτίσεως“. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, devoting yourselves to the laws of God, regard them as more precious than the needs of life, and giving them greater honour, run together to the church of the Lord, “which he acquired with the blood” of Christ, the beloved, “the firstborn of all creation.” ### Scripture references - Acts 20:28: quotation, high confidence - Col 1:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 20:28; Col 1:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.61.4 (Funk 1:177; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.61.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-5 - Source: Funk 1:177 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The church is the daughter of God who bears believers and forms Christ in them. ### Greek text αὕτη γὰρ θυγάτηρ ἐστὶν τοῦ ὑψίστου ἡ ὠδινήσασα ὑμᾶς διὰ τοῦ λόγου τῆς χάριτος καὶ μορφώσασα ἐν ὑμῖν τὸν Χριστόν, οὗ μέτοχοι γενόμενοι ἱερὰ μέλη ἐστὲ καὶ ἐκλεκτά, ,,μὴ ἔχοντα σπῖλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἢ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἅγιοι καὶ ἄμωμοι“ ἐν πίστει τετελειωμένοι ἐστὲ ἐν αὐτῷ κατ᾽ εἰκόνα τοῦ κτίσαντος ὑμᾶς. ### English translation (Claude) For she is the daughter of the Most High, who has been in labour with you through the word of grace and formed Christ in you; sharing in him, you are holy and chosen members, “not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but as holy and blameless,” perfected in faith in him after the image of him who created you. ### Scripture references - Gal 4:19: allusion, high confidence - Eph 5:27: quotation, high confidence - Col 3:10: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gal 4:19; Eph 5:27; Col 3:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.61.5 (Funk 1:177; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-61-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.62.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-62-1 - Source: Funk 1:177 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must not join pagan gatherings, since God has no fellowship with the devil. ### Greek text Φυλάσσεσθε οὖν τοῦ μὴ συσχολάζειν τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις, ὅ ἐστιν συναγωγὴ ἐθνῶν, εἰς ἀπάτην καὶ ἀπώλειαν" οὐδεμία γὰρ κοινωνία θεῷ πρὸς διάβολον" ὃ γὰρ συναθροιζόμενος μετὰ τῶν τὰ τοῦ διαβόλου φρονούντων εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν λογισθήσεται καὶ τὸ οὐαὶ κληρονομήσει. ### English translation (Claude) Guard yourselves, then, against spending time with those who are perishing — that is, the assembly of the Gentiles — to your deception and destruction; for God has no fellowship with the devil; for whoever gathers with those who think the things of the devil will be reckoned one of them and inherit the woe. ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 6:14–15: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 2 Cor 6:14–15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.62.1 (Funk 1:177; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-62-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.62.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-62-2 - Source: Funk 1:177–179 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Theatres, processions and all forms of divination and magic are forbidden. ### Greek text φεύγετε δὴ καὶ τὰ ἀπρεπῇ τῶν θεαμάτων, τὰ θέατρά φημι καὶ τὰς ἑλληνικὰς πομπάς, ἐπαοιδάς, κληδόνας, μαντείας, καθαρισμούς, οἰωνισμούς, ὀρνιθοσκοπίας, νεκρομαντείας, ἐπιφωνήσεις, ὅτι γέγραπται ,,Οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν οἰωνισμὸς ἐν Ἰακώβ, οὐδὲ μαντεία ἐν Ἰσραήλ“, καὶ πάλιν" ,,Οἰώνισμα ἁμαρτία ἐστίν“, καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ" ,,Οὐκ οἰωνιεῖσθε, καὶ κληδόσι καὶ μαντείαις καὶ ἐγγαστριμύθοις οὐκ ἐπακολουθήσετε, φαρμακοὺς οὐ περιποιήσετε“. διὸ παραινεῖ καὶ ὁ Ἰερεμίας λέγων· ,,Κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς τῶν ἐθνῶν μὴ πορεύεσθε, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν σημείων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μὴ φοβεῖσθε“. ### English translation (Claude) Flee also the unseemly spectacles — I mean the theatres and the Greek processions — and incantations, omens, divinations, purifications, augury, observation of birds, necromancy, invocations; for it is written: “For there is no augury in Jacob, nor divination in Israel,” and again: “Augury is sin,” and elsewhere: “You shall not practise augury, and you shall not follow omens and divinations and mediums; you shall not keep sorcerers.” Therefore Jeremiah too exhorts, saying: “Do not walk according to the ways of the nations, and do not be afraid of the signs of heaven.” ### Scripture references - Num 23:23: quotation, high confidence - 1 Sam 15:23: quotation, high confidence - Lev 19:26: quotation, high confidence - Lev 19:31: quotation, medium confidence - Exod 22:18: allusion, medium confidence - Jer 10:2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 23:23; 1 Sam 15:23; Lev 19:26, 31; Exod 22:18; Jer 10:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.62.2 (Funk 1:177–179; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-62-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.62.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-62-4 - Source: Funk 1:179 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must avoid the festivals and games of pagans, Jews and heretics, going to fairs only for necessary purchases. ### Greek text διόπερ χρὴ τὸν πιστὸν φεύγειν τὰς συνόδους τῶν ἀσεβῶν Ἑλλήνων καὶ Ἰουδαίων καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν αἱρετικῶν, ἵνα μὴ τῷ συσχολάζειν αὐτοῖς παγίδας λάβωμεν ταῖς ἑαυτῶν ψυχαῖς, ὅπως μὴ συναναστρεφόμενοι ταῖς ἑορταῖς αὐτῶν, αἵτινες ἐπὶ τιμῇ τῶν δαιμόνων ἐπιτελοῦνται, κοινωνήσωμεν αὐτοῖς καὶ τῆς ἀσεβείας. 4. φευκτέαι δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ πανηγύρεις καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐταῖς ἐπιτελούμενα παίγνια᾽ πιστὸν γὰρ ἐν πανηγύρει οὐ χρὴ παραβάλλειν πλεῖον τοῦ σωμάτιον πρίασθαι καὶ ψυχὴν περιποιήσασθαι καὶ ἕτερά τινα συνωνήσασθαι τῶν πρὸς σύστασιν ἁρμοζόντων. ἀπέχεσθε οὖν πάσης τῆς τῶν εἰδώλων πομπῆς, φαντασίας, πανηγύρεως, συμποσίων, μονομαχίας, καὶ πάσης θέας δαιμονικῆς. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore the believer must flee the gatherings of the ungodly Greeks and Jews and of the other heretics, lest by spending time with them we take snares for our own souls, and lest by joining in their festivals, which are held in honour of demons, we share in their impiety too. [4] Their fairs also and the games held at them must be avoided; for a believer ought not to go to a fair except to buy a slave and save a soul, and to buy some other things suited to his livelihood. Abstain, then, from every procession of idols, every show, festival and banquet, from gladiatorial combat, and from every demonic spectacle. ### Translation notes - This staged ref begins with Funk’s section 3 (numeral lost); section 4 is marked [4]. “To buy a slave and save a soul” renders σωμάτιον πρίασθαι καὶ ψυχὴν περιποιήσασθαι, as printed. The grouping of Jews with heretics is the author’s. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.62.4 (Funk 1:179; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-62-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.63.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-1 - Source: Funk 1:179–181 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Younger members must work to support themselves and the needy, as the apostles themselves did. ### Greek text Οἱ δὲ νεώτεροι τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ἐν πάσαις ταῖς χρείαις ἀόκνως λειτουργεῖν σπουδάζετε, μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος τοῖς ἔργοις ὑμῶν σχολάζετε, ὅπως ἐν παντὶ τῷ χρόνῳ ὑμῶν ἦτε ἐπαρκοῦντες καὶ ,,ἑαυτοῖς“ καὶ τοῖς πενομένοις, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐπιβαρεῖν τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ,,ἐκκλησίαν“. καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἡμεῖς, σχολάζοντες τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, ὅμως καὶ τῶν ἐπεργίων οὐκ ἀμελοῦμεν· οἱ μὲν γάρ εἰσιν ἐξ ἡμῶν ἁλιεῖς, οἱ δὲ σκηνοποιοί, οἱ δὲ γῆς ἐργάται, πρὸς τὸ μηδέποτε ἡμᾶς ἀργοὺς εἶναι. ### English translation (Claude) You younger members of the church, be eager to minister without hesitation in all needs; give yourselves to your work with all dignity, so that all your life you may be able to provide “both for yourselves” and for those in need, so as “not to burden the church” of God. For we too, though we devote ourselves to the word of the Gospel, nevertheless do not neglect our side occupations; for some of us are fishermen, others tentmakers, others farmers, so that we are never idle. ### Scripture references - Acts 20:34: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Tim 5:16: quotation, medium confidence - Acts 18:3: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 20:34; 1 Tim 5:16; Acts 18:3; 2 Thess 3:8. OCR garbage is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.63.1 (Funk 1:179–181; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.63.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-2 - Source: Funk 1:181 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Solomon points the idle to the industrious ant. ### Greek text λέγει δέ που καὶ ὁ Σολομών· ,,Ἴθι πρὸς τὸν μύρμηκα, ὦ ὀκνηρέ, καὶ ζήλωσον εἰδὼς τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ γενοῦ ἐκείνου σοφώτερος" ἐκείνῳ γὰρ γεωργίου μὴ ὑπάρχοντος, οὐδὲ τὸν ἀναγκάζοντα ἔχων οὐδὲ ὑπὸ δεσπότην ὤν, ἑτοιμάζεται θέρους τὴν τροφὴν πολλήν τε ἐν τῷ ἀμητῷ ποιεῖται τὴν παράθεσιν. ### English translation (Claude) And Solomon says somewhere: “Go to the ant, O sluggard, and emulate it when you know its ways, and become wiser than it; for though it has no farm, and no one to compel it, and is under no master, it prepares its food in summer and makes a great store at harvest.” ### Scripture references - Prov 6:6–8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 6:6–8 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.63.2 (Funk 1:181; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.63.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-3 - Source: Funk 1:181 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bee too is a model of industry. ### Greek text ἢ πορεύθητι πρὸς τὴν μέλισσαν καὶ μάθε, ὡς ἐργάτης ἐστὶν τήν τε ἐργασίαν ὡς σεμνὴν ἐμπορεύεται· ἧς τοὺς πόνους βασιλεῖς καὶ ἰδιῶται πρὸς ὑγείαν προσφέρονται, ποθεινὴ δέ ἐστι καὶ ἐπίδοξος, καίπερ οὖσα τῇ ῥώμῃ ἀσθενής“. ### English translation (Claude) “Or go to the bee and learn how industrious it is, and how it carries on its work as something honourable; its labours kings and commoners use for health, and it is desired and renowned, though weak in strength.” ### Scripture references - Prov 6:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 6:8a–c (an LXX addition). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.63.3 (Funk 1:181; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.63.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-4 - Source: Funk 1:181 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Proverbs warns that laziness brings poverty while diligence brings plenty. ### Greek text καὶ ἑξῆς. ,,Ἕως πότε, ὦ ὀκνηρέ, κατάκεισαι, πότε δὲ ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθήσῃ; ὀλίγον μὲν ὑπνοῖς, ὀλίγον δὲ κάθησαι, μικρὸν δὲ νυστάζεις, ὀλίγον δὲ ἐναγκαλίζῃ χερσὶ στήθη· εἶτα παραγίνεταί σοι ὥσπερ κακὸς ὁδοιπόρος ἡ πενία, καὶ ἡ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ ἀγαθὸς δρομεύς. ἐὰν δὲ ἄοκνος ᾖς, ἥξει ὥσπερ πηγὴ ὃ ἀμητός σου, καὶ ἡ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ κακὸς ἀνὴρ ἀπαυτομολήσει“. ### English translation (Claude) And next: “How long, O sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from sleep? A little you sleep, a little you sit, a little you doze, a little you fold your hands on your breast; then poverty comes upon you like an evil traveller, and want like a swift runner. But if you are diligent, your harvest will come like a spring, and want will run away like an evil man.” ### Scripture references - Prov 6:9–11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 6:9–11 (LXX, with 11a). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.63.4 (Funk 1:181; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.63.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-5 - Source: Funk 1:181 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: More sayings of Scripture against idleness. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν. ,,Ὁ ἐργαζόμενος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γῆν πλησθήσεται ἄρτων“, καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις φησίν" ,,Ὁ ἀργὸς περιέλαβεν τὰς χεῖρας αὑτοῦ καὶ ἔφαγεν τὰς σάρκας αὐτοῦ“, καὶ ἑξῆς",, Κρύψας ὃ ὀκνηρὸς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ οὐ δυνήσεται ἀπενεγκεῖν εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ“, καὶ πάλινʼ ,,Διὰ ἀργίαν χειρῶν ταπεινωθήσεται ἡ δόκωσις“. ### English translation (Claude) And again: “He who works his own land will be filled with bread”; and elsewhere he says: “The idle man folded his hands and ate his own flesh”; and next: “The sluggard who has hidden his hand will not be able to bring it to his mouth”; and again: “Through idleness of hands the roof will sink in.” ### Scripture references - Prov 12:11: quotation, high confidence - Eccl 4:5: quotation, high confidence - Prov 19:24: quotation, high confidence - Eccl 10:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 12:11; Eccl 4:5; Prov 19:24; Eccl 10:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.63.5 (Funk 1:181; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 2.63.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-6 - Source: Funk 1:181 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Idleness is hateful to God; whoever will not work should not eat. ### Greek text ἐργάζεσθε οὖν ἐνδελεχῶς" ἀθεράπευτος γάρ ἐστιν ἀργοῦ μῶμος. ,,εἰ δέ τις μὴ ἐργάζεται, οὗτος παρ᾽ ὑμῖν μὴ ἐσθιέτω“· ἀργοὺς γὰρ μισεῖ καὶ ὃ κύριος ὃ θεὸς ἡμῶν" ἀργὸς γὰρ εἶναι οὐκ ὀφείλει οὐδεὶς τῶν θεῷ προσανεχόντων. ### English translation (Claude) Work, then, continually; for the reproach of the idle is incurable. “If anyone does not work, let him not eat” among you; for the Lord our God hates the idle; for none of those devoted to God ought to be idle. ### Scripture references - 2 Thess 3:10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Thess 3:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 2.63.6 (Funk 1:181; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-2-63-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:183 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Women enrolled as widows must be at least sixty, so that a second marriage is not to be feared. ### Greek text ,,Χήρας δὲ καθιστᾶτε μὴ ἔλαττον ἐτῶν ἑξήκοντα“, ἵνα τρόπῳ τινὶ τὸ τῆς διγαμίας αὐτῶν ἀνύποπτον βέβαιον ὑμῖν διὰ τῆς ἡλικίας ὑπάρχῃ. ### English translation (Claude) Appoint widows “not less than sixty years old,” so that in some measure, because of their age, you may be sure that there is no suspicion of a second marriage. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:9: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. Apost. 3 (Didascalia Apostolorum): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 5:9. “Second marriage” renders διγαμία. - Books 1–6 of the Constitutions rework the Didascalia; book 3 reworks Didascalia book 3 (the chapter divisions of the two works do not always coincide). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.1.1 (Funk 1:183; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:183 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A young enrolled widow who remarries is blamed for breaking her promise, not for the marriage itself. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ νεωτέραν καταστήσητε εἰς τὸ χηρικὸν καὶ μὴ φέρουσα τὴν ἐν νεότητι χηρείαν γαμηθῇ, ἀπρέπειαν ἐμποιήσει τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ χηρικοῦ καὶ λόγον ὑφέξει τῷ θεῷ, οὐχ ὅτι δευτέρῳ γάμῳ συνήφθη, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι τὴν ἑαυτῆς ἐπαγγελίαν οὐκ ἐφύλαξεν, ,,καταστρηνιάσασα τοῦ Χριστοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) But if you appoint a younger woman to the order of widows, and, unable to bear widowhood in her youth, she marries, she will bring disgrace on the glory of the widows’ order and will give account to God — not because she was joined in a second marriage, but because she did not keep her promise, “having grown wanton against Christ.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:11–12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 5:11–12. The fault is the broken promise of widowhood, as the text says, not the second marriage. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.1.2 (Funk 1:183; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.1.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-3 - Source: Funk 1:183–185 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A vow of widowhood should not be made rashly. ### Greek text διὸ χρὴ μὴ προπετῶς ποιεῖσθαι τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, ἀλλὰ μετὰ ἀσφαλείας" ,,κρεῖσσον“ γὰρ αὐτῇ ,,ἐστιν μὴ εὔξασθαι, ἢ εὔξασθαι καὶ μὴ ἀποδοῦναι“. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore the promise must not be made rashly, but with assurance; for “it is better” for her “not to vow than to vow and not pay.” ### Scripture references - Eccl 5:5 (5:4 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eccl 5:5 (LXX 5:4). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.1.3 (Funk 1:183–185; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.1.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-4 - Source: Funk 1:185 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A young woman who stays unmarried after losing her husband, having the gift of widowhood, is blessed like the widow of Zarephath. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις νεωτέρα ὀλίγον χρόνον σὺν τῷ ἀνδρὶ ποιήσασα καὶ ἀποβαλοῦσα αὐτὸν διὰ τελευτῆς ἢ δι᾿ ἀφορμῆς τινος ἑτέρας, καὶ μείνῃ ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτῆς δῶρον ἔχουσα χηρείας, μακαρία εὑρεθήσεται, ὁμοιωθεῖσα τῇ ἐν Σαρεφθοῖς Σιδωνίᾳ χήρᾳ, πρὸς ἣν ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ θεοῦ προφήτης Ἠλίας ἐπεξενώθη. ### English translation (Claude) But if a younger woman, having spent a short time with her husband and lost him through death or for some other reason, remains by herself, having the gift of widowhood, she will be found blessed, like the Sidonian widow of Zarephath, with whom the holy prophet of God Elijah lodged. ### Scripture references - 1 Kgs 17:9–16: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Kgs 17:9–16. “For some other reason” (δι᾽ ἀφορμῆς τινος ἑτέρας) is not specified. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.1.4 (Funk 1:185; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.1.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-5 - Source: Funk 1:185 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Such a widow is like Anna the prophetess and will be honoured on earth and in heaven. ### Greek text ἡ τοιαύτη ἐξομοιωθήσεται Ἄννῃ ,,τῇ θυγατρὶ Φανουὴλ τῇ ἐκ φυλῆς Ἀσήρ, ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο τοῦ ἱεροῦ νύκτωρ καὶ μεθʼ ἡμέραν προσμένουσα ταῖς δεήσεσι καὶ ταῖς προσευχαῖς, οὖσα μὲν ἐτῶν ὀγδοήκοντα, ζήσασα δὲ μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἐκ τῆς παρθενίας αὐτῆς ἔτη ἑπτά“, καὶ τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ δοξάσασα παρουσίαν ,,ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσι τοῖς προσδοκῶσιν λύτρωσιν ἐν Ἰσραήλ“· ἡ τοιαύτη μαρτύριον λαβοῦσα τιμηθήσεται, κλέος ἔχουσα καὶ παρὰ ἀνθρώποις ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ παρὰ θεῷ ἐν οὐρανοῖς τὸν αἰώνιον ἔπαινον. ### English translation (Claude) Such a woman will be likened to Anna, “the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who did not depart from the temple, continuing night and day in supplications and prayers, being eighty years old, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,” who glorified the coming of Christ and “gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of him to all who were looking for redemption in Israel.” Such a woman, having received a good testimony, will be honoured, having glory among men on earth and eternal praise with God in heaven. ### Scripture references - Luke 2:36–38: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 2:36–38. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.1.5 (Funk 1:185; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-1-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:185 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Young widows are not to be enrolled but should be supported, so that need does not drive them into an unseemly remarriage. ### Greek text Αἱ δὲ νεώτεραι χῆραι εἰς χηρικὸν μὲν μὴ ἐντασσέσθωσαν, μήποτε προφάσει τοῦ μὴ δύνασθαι κρατεῖν τῆς ἀκμῆς ἐπὶ δευτερογαμίαν ἐλθοῦσαι ἐν πράγματι γένωνται· ἐπικουρείσθωσαν δὲ καὶ βοηθείσθωσαν, ἵνα μὴ προφάσει τοῦ λείπεσθαι ἐπὶ δευτερογαμίαν ἐλθοῦσαι ἐν πράγματι ἀπρεπεῖ ἐνσχεθῶσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Let younger widows not be enrolled in the order of widows, lest, on the plea that they cannot master their youthful vigour, they enter a second marriage and come into trouble; but let them be helped and supported, lest on the plea of want they enter a second marriage and be caught up in unseemly conduct. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:11: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Tim 5:14: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 5:11, 14. “Second marriage” renders δευτερογαμία. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.2.1 (Funk 1:185; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:185–187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One marriage is righteous; a second after the widow’s vow is unlawful because of the broken promise; a third shows incontinence; more is sexual immorality. ### Greek text καὶ τοῦτο γὰρ εἰδέναι ὀφείλετε, ὅτι μονογαμία μὲν κατὰ νόμον γινομένη δικαία, ὡς ἂν κατὰ γνώμην θεοῦ ὑπάρχουσα, διγαμία δὲ μετὰ ἐπαγγελίαν παράνομον, οὐ διὰ τὴν συνάφειαν, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸ ψεῦδος, τριγαμία δὲ ἀκρασίας σημεῖον, τὸ δὲ ὑπὲρ τὴν τριγαμίαν προφανὴς πορνεία καὶ ἀσέλγεια ἀναμφίβολος. ### English translation (Claude) For you ought to know this too: that a single marriage, entered according to law, is righteous, as being in accordance with God’s will; a second marriage after the promise is unlawful, not because of the union but because of the falsehood; a third marriage is a sign of incontinence; and anything beyond a third marriage is manifest sexual immorality and undoubted licentiousness. ### Translation notes - “After the promise” refers to a widow’s promise to remain unmarried (3.1.2). “Sexual immorality” renders πορνεία. The text is translated exactly as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.2.2 (Funk 1:185–187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.2.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-2-3 - Source: Funk 1:187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God made one wife for one man, but young widows are permitted a second husband to avoid sin. ### Greek text ὁ γὰρ θεὸς μίαν γυναῖκα ἑνὶ ἀνδρὶ δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ δημιουργίᾳ. ,,ἔσονται“ γὰρ ,,οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν“. νεωτέραις δὲ μετὰ τὴν τοῦ πρώτου τελευτὴν συγκεχωρήσθω καὶ ὁ δεύτερος, ἵνα μὴ ,,εἰς κρίμα τοῦ διαβόλου ἐμπέσωσιν καὶ παγίδας πολλὰς καὶ ἐπιθυμίας ἀνοήτους καὶ ἐπιζημίους ψυχαῖς, αἵτινες κόλασιν προξενοῦσιν μᾶλλον, ἢ ἄνεσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For God gave one wife to one man at the creation; for “the two shall become one flesh.” But to younger women, after the death of the first husband, let a second also be permitted, lest they “fall into the condemnation of the devil” and into many snares and foolish and harmful desires for their souls, which bring punishment rather than relief. ### Scripture references - Gen 2:24: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 3:6: quotation, medium confidence - 1 Tim 6:9: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 2:24; 1 Tim 3:6; 1 Tim 6:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.2.3 (Funk 1:187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-2-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.3.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-3-1 - Source: Funk 1:187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: True widows, married once and known for good works, are to be supported by the church. ### Greek text Αἱ δὲ ἀληθιναὶ χῆραί εἰσιν αἱ μόνανδροι ὑπάρξασαι, ,,μαρτυρούμεναι“ ὑπὸ πλειόνων ,,ἐν ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς“, χῆραι τῷ ὄντι, σώφρονες, ἁγναί, πισταί, εὐσεβεῖς, ,,τεκνοτροφήσασαι“ καλῶς, ,,ξενοδοχήσασαι“ ἀμέμπτως, ὧν καὶ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι χρὴ ὡς θεῷ ἀνακειμένων. ### English translation (Claude) True widows are those who have had only one husband, “well attested” by many “for good works,” widows indeed, chaste, pure, faithful, pious, who “have brought up children” well and “shown hospitality” blamelessly; these must be supported as dedicated to God. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:3–10: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 5:3, 5, 9–10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.3.1 (Funk 1:187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-3-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.3.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-3-2 - Source: Funk 1:187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must also provide for the poor and afflicted. ### Greek text ἀλλὰ μὴν καὶ τῶν πενήτων, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, μνημόνευε καὶ αὐτοῖς χεῖρα ὀρέγων ἐπικουρίας καὶ πρόνοιαν αὐτῶν ποιούμενος, ,,ὡς θεοῦ οἰκονόμος“ εὐκαίρως ἑκάστῳ διανέμων τὰ πρόσφορα, χήραις καὶ ὀρφανοῖς καὶ ἀπεριστάτοις καὶ τοῖς ἐν θλίψει ἐξεταζομένοις. ### English translation (Claude) But remember the poor too, O bishop, stretching out a helping hand to them and providing for them, “as God’s steward,” distributing in season to each what is suitable — to widows and orphans, to the destitute and to those tried by affliction. ### Scripture references - Titus 1:7: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Titus 1:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.3.2 (Funk 1:187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-3-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-1 - Source: Funk 1:187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must care for all the needy, not only widows. ### Greek text Τί γὰρ εἴ τινες μή εἰσιν χῆραι ἢ χῆροι, βοηθείας δὲ χρήζουσιν διὰ πενίαν ἢ διὰ νόσον ἢ διὰ τεκνοτροφίαν; πάντας σε δεῖ ἐφορᾶν καὶ πάντων ἐπιμελεῖσθαι. ### English translation (Claude) For what if some are not widows or widowers, but need help because of poverty or illness or the rearing of children? You must oversee all and take care of all. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.1 (Funk 1:187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-2 - Source: Funk 1:187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gifts are brought to the bishop, who distributes them to the needy as a faithful steward. ### Greek text οἱ γὰρ τὰ δόματα διδόντες οὐκ αὐτοσχεδίως αὐτὰ διδόασιν ταῖς χήραις, ἀλλὰ συνεισφέρουσιν ἁπλῶς, ἑκούσια αὐτὰ ὀνομάζοντες, ὅπως σὺ ὁ ἐπιστάμενος τοὺς θλιβομένους ἀκριβῶς ,,ὡς ἀγαθὸς οἰκονόμος“ μερίζῃς αὐτοῖς ἐκ τοῦ δόματος" ὃ γὰρ θεὸς γινώσκει τὸν δεδωκότα, κἂν ἀπόντος αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ σοῦ τοῖς δεομένοις μερίζηται᾽ καὶ ὃς μὲν ἔχει τὸν τῆς εὐποιίας μισθόν, σὺ δὲ τὸν τῆς εὐσυνειδήτου οἰκονομίας μακαρισμόν. ### English translation (Claude) For those who give gifts do not give them directly to the widows, but simply bring them in together, calling them free-will offerings, so that you, who know exactly who are afflicted, may distribute to them from the gift “as a good steward”; for God knows the giver, even if it is distributed by you to those in need in his absence; and he has the reward of his good deed, and you the blessedness of conscientious stewardship. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 4:10: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 4:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.2 (Funk 1:187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-3 - Source: Funk 1:187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Recipients should know the giver’s name to pray for him. ### Greek text λέγε δὲ αὐτοῖς καί, τίς ὃ δεδωκώς, ἵνα καὶ ἐξ ὀνόματος ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ προσεύχωνται. ### English translation (Claude) And tell them also who the giver is, so that they may pray for him by name. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.3 (Funk 1:187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-4 - Source: Funk 1:187 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Charity must be given to all who are truly in need without favouritism. ### Greek text χρὴ γὰρ εὖ ποιεῖν πάντας ἀνθρώπους, μὴ φιλοκρινοῦντα τοῦτον ὅστις ᾖ ἢ ἐκεῖνον· ὁ γὰρ κύριός φησι· ,,Παντὶ τῷ αἰτοῦντί σε δίδου“· δῆλον δὲ ὡς τῷ χρήζοντι κατὰ ἀλήθειαν, κἂν φίλος ᾖ κἂν ἐχθρός, κἂν συγγενὴς κἂν ἀλλότριος, κἂν ἄγαμος κἂν γεγαμηκὼς ὑπάρχῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For one must do good to all people, not favouring this person or that, whoever he may be; for the Lord says: “Give to everyone who asks you” — clearly, to one truly in need, whether friend or enemy, kinsman or stranger, unmarried or married. ### Scripture references - Luke 6:30: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 6:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.4 (Funk 1:187; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-5 - Source: Funk 1:187–189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Isaiah commands care for the hungry, homeless and naked. ### Greek text ἐν πάσῃ γὰρ γραφῇ ὃ κύριος περὶ τῶν πενήτων παραινεῖ, λέγων διὰ μὲν Ἡσαΐου" ,,Διάθρυπτε πεινῶντι τὸν ἄρτον σου καὶ πτωχοὺς ἀστέγους εἰσάγαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου· ἐὰν ἴδῃς γυμνόν, περίβαλε, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν οἰκείων τοῦ σπέρματός σου οὐχ ὑπερόψῃ“. ### English translation (Claude) For in all Scripture the Lord exhorts concerning the poor, saying through Isaiah: “Break your bread for the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; if you see one naked, cover him, and do not overlook those of your own kin.” ### Scripture references - Isa 58:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 58:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.5 (Funk 1:187–189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-6 - Source: Funk 1:189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Daniel counsels the king to redeem his sins by almsgiving. ### Greek text καὶ διὰ τοῦ Δανιὴλ λέγει τῷ δυνάστῃ" ,,Διό, βασιλεῦ, ἡ βουλή μου ἀρεσάτω σοι, καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου ἐν ἐλεημοσύναις λύτρωσαι καὶ τὰς ἀδικίας σου ἐν οἰκτιρμοῖς πενήτων“. ### English translation (Claude) And through Daniel he says to the ruler: “Therefore, O king, let my counsel please you, and redeem your sins by almsgiving and your iniquities by compassion on the poor.” ### Scripture references - Dan 4:27 (4:24 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Dan 4:27 (4:24 in the Greek and Hebrew numbering). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.6 (Funk 1:189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-7 - Source: Funk 1:189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Almsgiving purges sins. ### Greek text καὶ διὰ Σολομῶνός φησιν· ,,Ἐλεημοσύναις καὶ πίστεσιν ἀποκαθαίρονται ἁμαρτίαι“. ### English translation (Claude) And through Solomon he says: “By almsgiving and faithfulness sins are purged away.” ### Scripture references - Prov 15:27: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 15:27a (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.7 (Funk 1:189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-8 - Source: Funk 1:189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Psalms bless those who care for the poor. ### Greek text καὶ διὰ τοῦ Δαυὶδ πάλιν λέγει· ,,Μακάριος ὃ συνιῶν ἐπὶ πτωχὸν καὶ πένητα, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ ῥύσεται αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν τοῖς πένησιν, ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα“. ### English translation (Claude) And through David again he says: “Blessed is he who considers the poor and needy; in the evil day the Lord will deliver him,” and again: “He scattered, he gave to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” ### Scripture references - Ps 41:1 (40:2 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 112:9 (111:9 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 41:1 (LXX 40:2); Ps 112:9 (LXX 111:9). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.8 (Funk 1:189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.4.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-9 - Source: Funk 1:189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Mercy to the poor is a loan to the Lord; refusing them brings the same refusal. ### Greek text καὶ ὁ Σολομών φησιν" ,,Ὁ ἐλεῶν πτωχὸν κυρίῳ δανείζει, κατὰ δὲ τὸ δόμα αὐτοῦ ἀνταποδοθήσεται αὐτῷ“, καὶ ἑξῆς· ,,Ὃς φράσσει τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ εἰσακοῦσαι τοῦ δεομένου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὃ εἰσακούων αὐτοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) And Solomon says: “He who has mercy on the poor lends to the Lord, and according to his gift it will be repaid to him”; and next: “He who stops his ears so as not to hear the one in need, he too will call, and there will be no one to hear him.” ### Scripture references - Prov 19:17: quotation, high confidence - Prov 21:13: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 19:17; Prov 21:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.4.9 (Funk 1:189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-4-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A widow must be gentle and quiet, avoiding gossip and meddling. ### Greek text Ὑπαρχέτω δὲ πᾶσα χήρα πραεῖα, ἥσυχος, ἐπιεικής, ἄκακος, ἀόργητος, μὴ πολύλαλος, μὴ κραύγασος, μὴ πρόγλωσσος, μὴ κατάλαλος, μὴ λεξίθηρος, μὴ δισσόλογος, μὴ φιλοπράγμων᾽ βλέπουσά τι σκολιὸν ἢ καὶ ἀκούουσα γινόμενον, ἔστω ὡς μὴ βλέπουσα καὶ ὡς μὴ ἀκούουσα ὑπαρχέτω. ### English translation (Claude) Let every widow be gentle, quiet, reasonable, without malice, free from anger, not talkative, not clamorous, not hasty of tongue, not a slanderer, not a catcher at words, not double-tongued, not a busybody; if she sees or hears of something crooked being done, let her be as one who does not see and does not hear. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 5:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.5.1 (Funk 1:189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The widow’s task is prayer for donors and the church. ### Greek text καὶ μηδὲν ἕτερον τῇ χήρᾳ μελέτω, εἰ μὴ τὸ προσεύχεσθαι ὑπὲρ τῶν διδόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ ὅλης τῆς ἐκκλησίας. ### English translation (Claude) And let the widow have no other care than to pray for those who give and for the whole church. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.5.2 (Funk 1:189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.5.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-3 - Source: Funk 1:189 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Widows should refer inquirers to the clergy rather than teach. ### Greek text ἐπερωτωμένη δέ τι ὑπό τινος, μὴ ῥᾳδίως ἀποκρινέσθω, πλὴν ὅσα περὶ πίστεως καὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ τῆς εἰς θεὸν ἐλπίδος, ἀποστέλλουσα τοῖς ἡγουμένοις τοὺς θέλοντας κατηχεῖσθαι τὰ τῆς εὐσεβείας δόγματα. ### English translation (Claude) When she is asked anything by anyone, let her not readily answer, except about faith and righteousness and hope in God, sending to the leaders those who wish to be instructed in the doctrines of piety. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.5.3 (Funk 1:189; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.5.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-4 - Source: Funk 1:189–191 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Widows may refute polytheism but must not expound deeper mysteries, lest they be misunderstood. ### Greek text μόνα δὲ ἀποκρινέσθω τὰ περὶ ἀνατροπῆς πολυθέου πλάνης, ἀποδεικνύουσα τὸν περὶ μοναρχίας θεοῦ λόγον᾽ περὶ δὲ τῶν ἑξῆς προπετῶς τι μὴ ἀποκρινέσθω, ὅπως μή τι ἀμαθῶς φθεγξαμένη βλασφημίαν προστρίψῃ τῷ λόγῳ. 5. κόκκῳ γὰρ σινάπεως ἐοικέναι τὸν λόγον ὁ κύριος ἐδογμάτισεν. τοῦτο δὲ ἐστὶ διάπυρον, ᾧ ἐάν τις ἀπείρως χρήσηται, πικρὸν αὐτὸ εὑρήσει. χρὴ γὰρ ἐν τοῖς μυστικοῖς μὴ προδότην εἶναι, ἀλλ᾽ ἀσφαλῆ· παραινεῖ γὰρ ἡμῖν ὃ κύριος λέγων" ,, Μὴ βάλετε τοὺς μαργαρίτας ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν χοίρων, μήποτε καταπατήσωσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτῶν καὶ στραφέντες ῥήξωσιν ὑμᾶς“. ### English translation (Claude) Let her answer only on the overthrow of the error of many gods, demonstrating the teaching of the sole rule of God; but about what follows let her answer nothing rashly, lest by saying something ignorantly she bring blasphemy on the word. [5] For the Lord taught that the word is like a grain of mustard seed; and this is fiery, and if anyone uses it unskilfully he will find it bitter. For in the mysteries one must not be a betrayer, but a safe keeper; for the Lord exhorts us, saying: “Do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear you.” ### Scripture references - Matt 13:31: allusion, high confidence - Matt 7:6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 5 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [5]. Matt 13:31; Matt 7:6. “Sole rule of God” renders μοναρχία. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.5.4 (Funk 1:189–191; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.5.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-6 - Source: Funk 1:191 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Poorly explained teaching about the incarnation and passion leads unbelievers to mock. ### Greek text ἀκούσαντες γὰρ οἱ ἄπιστοι τὸν περὶ Χριστοῦ λόγον οὐ δεόντως, ἀλλ᾽ ἐνδεῶς, καὶ μάλιστα τὸν περὶ ἐνσωματώσεως ἢ τοῦ πάθους αὐτοῦ, μυκτηρίσαντες χλευάσουσιν μᾶλλον ὡς ψευδῆ ἢ δοξάσουσιν, καὶ ἔνοχος ἔσται τῆς προπετείας ἡ πρεσβῦτις καὶ τῆς βλασφημίας καὶ τὸ ,,οὐαὶ“ κληρονομήσει. ,,Οὐαὶ“ δέ, φησίν, ,,δι᾽ οὗ τὸ ὄνομά μου βλασφημεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν“. ### English translation (Claude) For unbelievers, hearing the word about Christ not as they should but deficiently, and especially the word about his embodiment or his passion, will sneer at it and mock it as false rather than glorify it; and the old woman will be guilty of rashness and blasphemy and will inherit the woe. “Woe,” he says, “to him through whom my name is blasphemed among the Gentiles.” ### Scripture references - Isa 52:5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 52:5, with “woe” added (as in 1.10.1). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.5.6 (Funk 1:191; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-5-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:191 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Women are not permitted to teach in the church. ### Greek text Οὐχ ἐπιτρέπομεν οὖν γυναῖκας διδάσκειν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἀλλὰ μόνον προσεύχεσθαι καὶ τῶν διδασκάλων ἐπακούειν. ### English translation (Claude) We do not permit women, then, to teach in the church, but only to pray and to listen to the teachers. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 14:34–35: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 2:12: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Cor 14:34–35; 1 Tim 2:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.6.1 (Funk 1:191; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:191 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ sent no women to preach though many followed him, so women are not to teach. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ καὶ αὐτὸς ὃ διδάσκαλος ἡμῶν καὶ κύριος Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς τοὺς δώδεκα πέμψας μαθητεῦσαι τὸν λαὸν καὶ τὰ ἔθνη, γυναῖκας οὐδαμοῦ ἐξαπέστειλεν εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα, καίτοι οὐκ κεἰ χορῶν. συνῆν γὰρ ἡμῖν ἥ τε μήτηρ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ αἱ ἀδελφαὶ αὐτοῦ ἔτι δὲ Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ Μαρία ἡ Ἰακώβου καὶ Μάρθα καὶ Μαρία αἱ ἀδελφαὶ Λαζάρου καὶ Σαλώμη καὶ ἕτεραί τινες. εἰ γὰρ ἦν ἀναγκαῖον γυναιξὶν διδάσκειν, αὐτὸς ἂν ἐκέλευσε πρῶτος καὶ ταύταις σὺν ἡμῖν κατηχεῖν τὸν λαόν᾽ εἰ γὰρ ,,κεφαλὴ γυναικὸς ὁ ἀνήρ“, οὐκ ἔστιν δίκαιον τὸ λοιπὸν σῶμα τῆς κεφαλῆς ἐξάρχειν. ### English translation (Claude) For our Teacher and Lord Jesus the Christ himself, when he sent us the twelve to make disciples of the people and the nations, nowhere sent out women to preach, though there was no lack of them. For there were with us the mother of the Lord and his sisters, and also Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Martha and Mary the sisters of Lazarus, and Salome and certain others. For if it were necessary for women to teach, he himself would first have commanded these too to instruct the people with us; for if “the man is the head of the woman,” it is not right that the rest of the body should rule the head. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 11:3: quotation, high confidence - Mark 6:3: allusion, medium confidence - Mark 15:40: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “Though there was no lack of them” renders a phrase garbled in the digital text (“οὐκ κεἰ χορῶν”), by sense. 1 Cor 11:3; Mark 6:3; Mark 15:40; John 11:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.6.2 (Funk 1:191; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.6.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-3 - Source: Funk 1:191 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The widow, as God’s altar, should stay at home and not go round the houses for gifts. ### Greek text γνωριζέτω οὖν ἡ χήρα, ὅτι θυσιαστήριόν ἔστι θεοῦ, καὶ καθήσθω ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτῆς, μὴ μετά τινος προφάσεως ἐν ταῖς τῶν πιστῶν οἰκίαις ἐπὶ τῷ λαμβάνειν εἰσπορευομένη οὐδὲ γάρ ποτε τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ θεοῦ περιτρέχει, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ἑνὶ τόπῳ ἵδρυται. ### English translation (Claude) Let the widow know, then, that she is an altar of God, and let her sit in her house, not going into the houses of the faithful on any pretext to receive; for the altar of God never runs about, but is fixed in one place. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.6.3 (Funk 1:191; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:191–193 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Virgins and widows must not roam others’ houses as gossiping beggars. ### Greek text ὑπαρχέτω οὖν καὶ ἡ παρθένος καὶ ἡ χήρα μὴ περιτροχάδην ῥεμβομένη κατὰ τὰς τῶν ἀλλοτρίων οἰκίας· ὅτι αἱ ῥεμβοὶ καὶ ἀναιδεῖς καὶ αἱ τοιαῦται οὐχ ἡσυχάζουσιν τοὺς πόδας ἐν ἑνὶ τόπῳ διὰ τὸ μὴ χήρας, ἀλλὰ πήρας αὐτὰς ὑπάρχειν, ἑτοίμους εἰς τὸ λαμβάνειν, φλυάρους, καταλάλους, μαχοσυμβούλους, ἀναιδεῖς, ἀναισχύντους" αἵτινες τοιαῦται ὑπάρχουσαι οὐκ ἄξιαι τοῦ καλέσαντος τυγχάνουσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Let the virgin too and the widow not be running about, gadding into the houses of strangers; for gadabouts and shameless women and such as these do not keep their feet still in one place, because they are not widows but wallets, ready to receive, babblers, slanderers, stirrers of strife, shameless and brazen; such women are not worthy of him who called them. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The Greek puns on χῆραι (“widows”) and πῆραι (“wallets”, beggars’ bags). Cf. 1 Tim 5:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.6.4 (Funk 1:191–193; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.6.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-5 - Source: Funk 1:193 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Such women distract others at the Sunday assembly so that they gain nothing from the word. ### Greek text οὐ γὰρ ἐπὶ τὸ κοινὸν τῆς συναγωγῆς ἀνάπαυμα ἐν τῇ κυριακῇ καταντῶσιν ὡς οἱ ἐγρηγορότες, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ νυστάζουσιν ἢ φλυαροῦσιν ἢ αἰτοῦσιν ἢ ἑτέρους αἰχμαλωτίζουσιν προσάγοντες τῷ πονηρῷ, οὐκ ἐῶντες αὐτοὺς νήφειν ἐν κυρίῳ, ἀλλὰ παρασκευάζοντες τοιούτους αὐτοὺς ἐξιέναι, οἷοι καὶ εἰσίασιν, διάκενοι διὰ τὸ μὴ ἀκούειν τῶν διδασκόντων ἢ τῶν ἀναγινωσκόντων τὸν τοῦ κυρίου λόγον" περὶ γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων καὶ Ἡσαΐας ὃ προφήτης λέγει" ,,Ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε, καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε· ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου“. ### English translation (Claude) For they do not come to the common rest of the assembly on the Lord’s day as the watchful do, but either doze, or chatter, or beg, or take others captive, drawing them to the evil one, not allowing them to be sober in the Lord, but making them go out such as they came in, empty, because they do not listen to those who teach or read the word of the Lord. For of such Isaiah the prophet also says: “Hearing you will hear and not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive; for the heart of this people has grown dull.” ### Scripture references - Isa 6:9–10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 6:9–10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.6.5 (Funk 1:193; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-6-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:193 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gadabout widows have closed hearts and serve the adversary’s desires. ### Greek text Τὸν αὐτὸν οὖν τρόπον καὶ τῶν τοιούτων χηρῶν ἐκλείσθη τὰ ὦτα τῆς καρδίας εἰς τὸ μὴ καθεζομένας ἔνδον ἐν ταῖς στέγαις αὐτῶν προσλαλεῖν τῷ κυρίῳ, ἀλλὰ περιτρεχούσας ἐν ἐπινοίᾳ πορισμοῦ διὰ τῶν φλυαριῶν τὰ τοῦ ἀντικειμένου ἐπιθυμήματα πράσσειν. ### English translation (Claude) In the same way, then, the ears of the heart of such widows have been closed, so that they do not sit within their dwellings to speak with the Lord, but run about with schemes of gain and by their chatter do what the adversary desires. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.7.1 (Funk 1:193; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:193 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Such widows do not belong to Christ’s altar. ### Greek text αἱ τοιαῦται οὖν χῆραι οὐ προσήρτηνται τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Such widows, then, are not attached to the altar of Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.7.2 (Funk 1:193; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-3 - Source: Funk 1:193–195 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Some widows make begging a trade, hoard money and lend at interest. ### Greek text εἰσὶ γὰρ ἔνιαι χῆραι ἐργασίαν ἡγούμεναι τὸ πρᾶγμα, καὶ ἐξ ὧν ἀναισχύντως αἰτοῦσιν καὶ ἀπλήστως λαμβάνουσιν, ἤδη καὶ ὀκνηροτέρους τοὺς πολλοὺς πρὸς τὸ διδόναι κατέστησαν" δέον γὰρ αὐτὰς ἀρκεῖσθαι τοῖς ἐκκλησιαστικοῖς διὰ μετριότητα γνώμης, ἐκ τῶν ἐναντίων ἐμπεριτρέχουσαι τοὺς τῶν πλουσίων οἴκους διασείουσιν εὐπορίαν χρημάτων ἑαυταῖς σωρεύουσαι, καὶ ἐπὶ πικροῖς τόκοις δανείζουσιν καὶ μόνου τοῦ μαμωνᾷ φροντίζουσιν, ὧν ὃ θεὸς τὸ βαλλάντιον, αἱ τὸ φαγεῖν καὶ τὸ πιεῖν προκρίνουσιν πάσης ἀρετῆς λέγουσαι· ,,Φάγωμεν καὶ πίωμεν, αὔριον γὰρ ἀποθνήσκομεν“, αἱ ὡς ἑστῶτα ταῦτα ἐλογίσαντο καὶ οὐχ ὡς φεύγοντα. ### English translation (Claude) For there are some widows who regard the matter as a trade, and by asking shamelessly and receiving insatiably have already made most people slower to give. For when they ought to be content with what the church gives, out of moderation of mind, on the contrary they run round the houses of the rich and shake them down, heaping up abundance of money for themselves; and they lend at bitter interest and care only for mammon — their purse is their god; they prefer eating and drinking to all virtue, saying, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die,” reckoning these things as lasting and not as passing away. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 15:32: quotation, high confidence - Isa 22:13: quotation, medium confidence - Phil 3:19: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 15:32 (Isa 22:13); cf. Phil 3:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.7.3 (Funk 1:193–195; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-4 - Source: Funk 1:195 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A widow devoted to money serves mammon and cannot pray rightly. ### Greek text ἡ γὰρ ἠσχηκυῖα περὶ τὸ χρηματολογεῖν ἀντὶ τοῦ θεοῦ λατρεύει τῷ μαμωνᾷ, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν δουλεύει τῷ κέρδει, τῷ δὲ θεῷ εὐάρεστος εἶναι οὐ δύναται οὐδὲ ταῖς λατρείαις αὐτοῦ ὑπήκοος, συνεχῶς οὐ δυναμένη ἐντυγχάνειν αὐτῷ, ἐπὶ τὸ ἀργυρολογεῖν τὸν νοῦν καὶ τὴν διάθεσιν ἔχουσα, ἐπείπερ ,,ὅπου ὁ θησαυρός, ἐκεῖ καὶ ἡ καρδία αὐτῆς. ### English translation (Claude) For she who has trained herself in collecting money serves mammon instead of God, that is, she is a slave to gain, and cannot be pleasing to God nor obedient in his worship, being unable to intercede with him continually, since she has her mind and disposition set on collecting silver; for “where the treasure is, there also is” her “heart.” ### Scripture references - Matt 6:24: allusion, high confidence - Matt 6:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 6:24, 21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.7.4 (Funk 1:195; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-5 - Source: Funk 1:195 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A distracted widow’s prayers are not heard. ### Greek text ἐν νῷ γὰρ διαλαμβάνει, ποῦ πορευθῇ λήμματος χάριν, ἢ ὅτι ἡ δεῖνα ἡ φίλη αὐτῆς ἐπιλέλησται καὶ λόγον τινὰ ταύτῃ προσενεγκεῖν ὀφείλει" ἡ δὲ τοιαῦτα λογιζομένη οὐκέτι τῇ προσευχῇ προσέξει, ἀλλὰ τῇ ἐμπιπτούσῃ ἐννοίᾳ. διὸ κἂν ποτε θελήσῃ προσεύξασθαι ὑπέρ τινος, οὐκ εἰσακουσθήσεται᾽ οὐ γὰρ ἐξ ὅλης καρδίας προσφέρει τὴν δέησιν κυρίῳ, ἀλλὰ μεμερισμένῃ διανοίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) For she turns over in her mind where she may go for gain, or that such-and-such a woman, her friend, has forgotten her and she ought to have a word with her. And she who thinks such things will no longer attend to her prayer, but to the thought that occurs to her. So even if she sometimes wishes to pray for someone, she will not be heard; for she does not offer her petition to the Lord with her whole heart, but with a divided mind. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.7.5 (Funk 1:195; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-6 - Source: Funk 1:195–197 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The true widow, like Judith, prays without ceasing for the church and is heard by God. ### Greek text ἡ δὲ θεῷ βουλομένη προσανέχειν καθημένη ἔνδον φρονεῖ τὰ τοῦ κυρίου, νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἀκαταπαύστῳ στόματι δέησιν προσφέρουσα εἰλικρινῆ. ὥσπερ οὖν καὶ ἡ σοφωτάτη Ἰουδίθ, μαρτυρουμένη ἐπὶ σωφροσύνῃ, νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐδεῖτο τοῦ θεοῦ ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, οὕτως οὖν καὶ ἡ ὁμοία αὐτῇ χήρα ἔντευξιν ἀκατάπαυστον ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐκκλησίας προσοίσει τῷ θεῷ, καὶ εἰσακούσεται αὐτῆς διὰ τὸ τὴν διάνοιαν αὐτῆς πρὸς μόνῳ τούτῳ ἠρτῆσθαι καὶ μήτε πρὸς ἀπληστίαν μήτε πρὸς ἐπιθυμίαν πολυδάπανον ἐκκεῖσθαι· ὅ τε ὀφθαλμὸς αὐτῆς ἁγνὸς καὶ ἡ ἀκοὴ καθαρὰ καὶ αἱ χεῖρες ἀμόλυντοι καὶ οἱ πόδες ἥσυχοι καὶ τὸ στόμα οὔτε πρὸς λαιμαργίαν οὔτε πρὸς φλυαρίαν ἕτοιμον, ἀλλὰ λαλοῦν μὲν τὰ δέοντα, μεταλαμβάνον δὲ ὧν προσήκει διὰ μόνην τὴν σύστασιν" οὕτως οὖν σεμνὴ καὶ ἀτάραχος ὑπάρχουσα εὐάρεστος ἔσται τῷ θεῷ, καὶ ἅμα τῷ αἰτήσασθαι αὐτήν τι προφθάσει αὐτὴν ἡ δόσις" ,,Ἔτι“ γάρ ,,σου“, φησί, ,,λαλοῦντος ἐρῶ· ἰδοὺ πάρειμι“. ### English translation (Claude) But she who wishes to devote herself to God sits within and minds the things of the Lord, offering sincere petition night and day with an unceasing mouth. As, then, the most wise Judith, attested for her chastity, besought God night and day for Israel, so the widow who is like her will offer unceasing intercession to God for the church; and he will hear her, because her mind is fixed on this alone and is not given over to greed or to extravagant desire. Her eye is pure, her hearing clean, her hands undefiled, her feet quiet, and her mouth ready neither for gluttony nor for chatter, but speaking what is needful and partaking only of what is required for her sustenance. Being thus dignified and untroubled, she will be pleasing to God, and as soon as she asks anything, the gift will come before her: “For while you are still speaking,” he says, “I will say: Here I am.” ### Scripture references - Isa 58:9: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 7:34: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Jdt 8 (Judith): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Judith (cf. Jdt 8:1–8; 9). Isa 58:9 (cf. 65:24). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.7.6 (Funk 1:195–197; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.7.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-7 - Source: Funk 1:197–199 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The widow should pray, fast and work like the widow with two coins; widows must obey the clergy and not accept gifts from robbers, prostitutes or the excommunicated. ### Greek text τοιαύτη δὲ οὐσα ὑπαρχέτω ἀφιλάργυρος, ἄτυφος, μὴ αἰσχροκερδής, μὴ ἄπληστος, μὴ λίχνος" ἀλλ᾽ ἐγκρατής, πραεῖα, ἀτάραχος, εὐλαβής, αἰδήμων, καθημένη ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτῆς ψάλλουσα, προσευχομένη, ἀναγινώσκουσα, ἀγρυπνοῦσα, νηστεύουσα, θεῷ πάντοτε προσομιλοῦσα ᾠδαῖς καὶ ὕμνοις· 8. ἔριά τε ἐκλαμβάνουσα ἑτέροις μᾶλλον ἐπιχορηγείτω, ἥπερ αὐτή τινος δεέσθω, μιμνησκομένη τῆς ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ μεμαρτυρημένης ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου χήρας, ἥτις, ,,ἐλθοῦσα ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἔβαλεν εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον τὰ δύο λεπτά, ὅπερ ἐστὶ κοδράντης“· καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτὴν ὃ καρδιογνώστης Χριστὸς ὃ κύριος ἡμῶν καὶ διδάσκαλος εἶπεν· ,,Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι αὕτη ἡ χήρα πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν εἰς τὸ γαζοφυλάκιον, ὅτι οἱ πάντες ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύματος αὐτῶν ἔβαλον, αὕτη δὲ ὅλον τὸν βίον αὐτῆς, ὃν εἶχεν“. Σεμνὰς οὖν δεῖ εἶναι τὰς χήρας, πειθομένας τοῖς ἐπισκόποις καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ τοῖς διακόνοις, ἔτι μὴν καὶ ταῖς διακόνοις, εὐλαβουμένας, ἐντρεπομένας, φοβουμένας, μὴ κατεξουσιαζούσας μηδὲ παρὰ τὴν διαταγήν τι ποιεῖν θελούσας δίχα γνώμης τοῦ διακόνου, οἷον τὸ πρός τινα ἀπελθεῖν θελούσας ἐπὶ τὸ φαγεῖν παρ᾽ αὐτῷ ἢ πιεῖν ἢ λαβεῖν τι παρά τινος. εἰ δὲ μὴ κελευσθεῖσα ποιήσει ἕν τι τούτων, ἐπιτιμάσθω νηστείᾳ ἢ ἀφορισμῷ ὡς προπετής. 2. τί γὰρ ἐπίσταται, ὁποία τίς ἐστιν, παρ᾽ ἧς λαμβάνει, ἢ ἐκ ποταπῆς διακονίας παραβάλλει τὴν τροφήν; πότερον ἐξ ἁρπαγῆς ἢ ἑτέρας τινὸς οὐ καλῆς ἀγωγῆς; οὐκ ἐπισταμένη ἡ χήρα, ὅτι ὑπὲρ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου τούτων δώσει λόγον τῷ θεῷ δεχομένη ἀναξίως θεοῦ. οὔτε γὰρ οἱ ἱερεῖς τοιαύτης ἑκουσιασμὸν δέξονταί ποτε οἷον ἅρπαγος ἢ πόρνης" γέγραπται γάρ· ,,Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὰ τοῦ πλησίον“, καί· ,,Οὐ προσοίσεις μίσθωμα πόρνης κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ“. οὐ δεῖ οὖν δέχεσθαι παρὰ τῶν τοιούτων οὔτε μὴν παρὰ ἀφωρισμένων. 3. γινέσθωσαν δὲ αἱ χῆραι ἕτοιμοι πρὸς ὑπακοὴν τῶν ἐντεταλμένων αὐταῖς ὑπὸ τῶν κρειττόνων, καὶ κατὰ τὴν διάταξιν τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ποιείτωσαν ὡς θεῷ ὑπακούουσαι. ὃ γὰρ ἀπὸ τοιούτου ἐπιρρήτου ἢ ἀποσυναγώγου δεχόμενος καὶ ὑπὲρ τούτου προσευχόμενος, ἐμμένειν τοῖς κακοῖς προαιρουμένου καὶ μὴ θέλοντος μεταμεληθῆναί ποτε, κοινωνεῖ τούτῳ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ λυπεῖ Χριστὸν τὸν τοὺς ἀδίκους ἀποστρεφόμενον, καὶ οἰκοδομεῖ αὐτοὺς διὰ τῆς ἀναξίου δόσεως καὶ συμμολύνεται αὐτοῖς, μὴ ἀφίων αὐτοὺς εἰς μετάνοιαν ἐλθεῖν, ὥστε προσκλαῦσαι καὶ δεηθῆναι τοῦ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Being such, let her be free from love of money, not arrogant, not greedy for gain, not insatiable, not gluttonous, but self-controlled, gentle, untroubled, devout, modest, sitting in her house singing psalms, praying, reading, keeping vigil, fasting, conversing with God always in songs and hymns. [8] And taking wool to work, let her rather supply others than need anything herself, remembering the widow attested by the Lord in the Gospel, who “came into the temple and threw into the treasury the two lepta, which make a quadrans”; and Christ our Lord and Teacher, who knows the heart, seeing her, said: “Truly I say to you, this widow has put into the treasury more than all; for all put in out of their abundance, but she all the living that she had.” [Chapter 8.1] The widows, then, must be dignified, obedient to the bishops and the presbyters and the deacons, and also to the deaconesses, reverent, respectful, fearful, not acting on their own authority nor wishing to do anything contrary to the ordinance without the deacon’s consent — for instance, wishing to go to someone to eat or drink at his house, or to receive something from someone. And if, without being bidden, she does any one of these things, let her be punished with fasting or with exclusion as rash. [2] For what does she know of what kind of person the one is from whom she receives, or from what kind of service the food she is given comes? Whether from robbery or some other bad way of life? Does the widow not know that she will give account to God for each of these things, if she receives in a way unworthy of God? For neither will the priests ever accept a free-will offering from such people, such as a robber or a prostitute; for it is written: “You shall not covet what is your neighbour’s,” and, “You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute to the Lord your God.” One must not, then, receive from such people, nor indeed from those who are excommunicated. [3] Let the widows be ready to obey what is commanded them by their superiors, and let them act according to the bishop’s ordinance as obeying God. For whoever receives from such a notorious sinner or excommunicated person and prays for him, while he chooses to remain in his evils and will never repent, shares with him in prayer and grieves Christ, who turns away from the unjust; and he confirms them through their unworthy gift and is defiled with them, not letting them come to repentance so as to weep before God and entreat him. ### Scripture references - Mark 12:41–44: quotation, high confidence - Luke 21:1–4: quotation, medium confidence - Exod 20:17: quotation, high confidence - Deut 23:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 7.8 and chapter 8 (sections 1–3) sit inside this staged ref, because the OCR lost or misread their numerals; they are marked [8], [Chapter 8.1], [2], [3]. The digital text has “(VIII)”, the older chapter number, twice; removed. Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4; Exod 20:17; Deut 23:18. “Deaconesses” renders αἱ διάκονοι. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.7.7 (Funk 1:197–199; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-7-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.9.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-1 - Source: Funk 1:199–201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Women must not baptize. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ τοῦ γυναῖκας βαπτίζειν γνωρίζομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι κίνδυνος οὐ μικρὸς ταῖς τοῦτο ἐπιχειρούσαις᾽ διὸ οὐ συμβουλεύομεν" ἐπισφαλὲς γάρ, μᾶλλον δὲ παράνομον καὶ ἀσεβές. ### English translation (Claude) As for women baptizing, we make known to you that there is no small danger for those who attempt it; therefore we do not advise it; for it is hazardous, or rather unlawful and impious. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.9.1 (Funk 1:199–201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.9.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-2 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Since man is the head of woman in the order of creation, the priesthood belongs to men. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ ,,κεφαλὴ γυναικὸς ὃ ἀνήρ“, οὗτος δὲ προχειρίζεται εἰς ἱερωσύνην, οὐ δίκαιον ἀθετῆσαι τὴν δημιουργίαν καὶ καταλιπόντα τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐπὶ τὸ ἔσχατον ἐλθεῖν σῶμα· γυνὴ γὰρ σῶμα ἀνδρὸς ἐκ πλευρᾶς ὃν καὶ ὑποκείμενον ἐκείνῳ, ἐξ οὗπερ καὶ διηρέθη εἰς παίδων γένεσιν. ,,Αὐτὸς“ γάρ ,,σου“, φησίν, ,,κυριεύσει“· ἀρχὴ γὰρ γυναικὸς ὁ ἀνήρ, ἐπειδὴ καὶ κεφαλή. ### English translation (Claude) For if “the man is the head of the woman,” and he is appointed to the priesthood, it is not right to set aside the order of creation and, leaving the head, to come to the last part of the body. For the woman is the body of the man, being taken from his side and subject to him, from whom she was also separated for the bearing of children. For “he,” it says, “shall rule over you”; for the man is the woman’s beginning, since he is also her head. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 11:3: quotation, high confidence - Gen 2:21–22: allusion, high confidence - Gen 3:16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 11:3; Gen 2:21–22; Gen 3:16. The argument is translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.9.2 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.9.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-3 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Since women may not teach, still less may they be priests, a pagan custom. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ ἐν τοῖς προλαβοῦσιν διδάσκειν αὐταῖς οὐκ ἐπιτρέπομεν, πῶς ἱερατεῦσαι ταύταις παρὰ φύσιν τις συγχωρήσει; τοῦτο γὰρ τῆς τῶν Ἑλλήνων ἀθεότητος τὸ ἀγνόημα θηλείαις θεαῖς ἱερείας χειροτονεῖν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ τῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ διατάξεως. ### English translation (Claude) And if earlier we did not permit them to teach, how will anyone allow them, against nature, to act as priests? For this is the ignorance of the godlessness of the Greeks, to ordain priestesses for female goddesses, but it is no part of the ordinance of Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.9.3 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.9.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-4 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ was baptized by John, not his mother, and sent no women to baptize. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔδει ὑπὸ γυναικῶν βαπτίζεσθαι, πάντως ἂν καὶ ὁ κύριος ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας μητρὸς ἐβαπτίζετο καὶ οὐχ ὑπὸ Ἰωάννου, ἢ καὶ ἡμᾶς ἀποστέλλων ἐπὶ τὸ βαπτίζειν συναπέστειλεν ἂν ἡμῖν καὶ γυναῖκας ἐπὶ τούτῳ· νῦν δὲ οὐδαμοῦ οὔτε προσέταξεν οὔτε ἐγγράφως παρέδωκεν, εἰδὼς καὶ τὴν ἀκολουθίαν τῆς φύσεως καὶ τὴν εὐπρέπειαν τοῦ πράγματος, ὡς καὶ τῆς φύσεως δημιουργὸς καὶ τῆς διατάξεως νομοθέτης. ### English translation (Claude) And if it were necessary to be baptized by women, the Lord too would surely have been baptized by his own mother and not by John; or, when he sent us to baptize, he would have sent women with us for this. But as it is, he nowhere commanded it or handed it down in writing, knowing both the order of nature and the fitness of the matter, as being both the creator of nature and the lawgiver of the ordinance. ### Scripture references - Matt 3:13: allusion, high confidence - Matt 28:19: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 3:13; Matt 28:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.9.4 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-9-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Laymen may not perform priestly acts. ### Greek text Ἀλλ᾽ οὔτε λαϊκοῖς ἐπιτρέπομεν ποιεῖν τι τῶν ἱερατικῶν ἔργων, οἷον θυσίαν ἢ βάπτισμα ἢ χειροθεσίαν ἢ εὐλογίαν μικρὰν ἢ μεγάλην. ### English translation (Claude) But neither do we permit the laity to perform any of the priestly works, such as the sacrifice, or baptism, or the laying on of hands, or the blessing, whether small or great. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.10.1 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Priestly dignity comes only by God’s call through the bishop’s laying on of hands. ### Greek text ,,οὐχ ἑαυτῷ“ γάρ ,,τις λαμβάνει τὴν τιμήν, ἀλλ᾽ ὃ καλούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ“ διὰ γὰρ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ ἐπισκόπου δίδοται ἡ τοιαύτη ἀξία. ### English translation (Claude) For “no one takes the honour for himself, but he who is called by God”; for such a dignity is given through the laying on of the bishop’s hands. ### Scripture references - Heb 5:4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Heb 5:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.10.2 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.10.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-10-3 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Usurpers of priestly office will be punished like Uzziah. ### Greek text ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐγχειρισθεὶς ταύτην, ἀλλ᾽ ἁρπάσας αὐτὴν ἑαυτῷ, τὴν τιμωρίαν τοῦ Ὀζία ὑποστήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) But one to whom it has not been entrusted, but who has seized it for himself, will suffer the punishment of Uzziah. ### Scripture references - 2 Chr 26:16–21: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Chr 26:16–21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.10.3 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/2-58-1/#p-3-10-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.11.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-11-1 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only bishops and presbyters baptize, assisted by deacons. ### Greek text Ἀλλ᾽ οὔτε τοῖς λοιποῖς κληρικοῖς ἐπιτρέπομεν βαπτίζειν, οἷον ἀναγνώσταις ἢ ψάλταις ἢ πυλωροῖς ἢ ὑπηρέταις, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ μόνοις ἐπισκόποις καὶ πρεσβυτέροις, ἐξυπηρετουμένων αὐτοῖς τῶν διακόνων. ### English translation (Claude) But neither do we permit the other clergy to baptize, such as readers or singers or doorkeepers or servants, but only bishops and presbyters, with the deacons ministering to them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.11.1 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-11-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.11.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-11-2 - Source: Funk 1:201 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who usurp baptism will be punished like Korah’s band. ### Greek text οἱ δὲ τολμῶντες τοῦτο τῶν Κορειτῶν ὑποίσουσι τὴν δίκην. ### English translation (Claude) Those who dare to do this will suffer the penalty of the followers of Korah. ### Scripture references - Num 16:31–35: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.11.2 (Funk 1:201; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-11-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.11.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-11-3 - Source: Funk 1:201–203 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only bishops may ordain to any order. ### Greek text οὐκ ἐπιτρέπομεν δὲ πρεσβυτέροις χειροτονεῖν διακόνους ἢ διακονίσσας ἢ ἀναγνώστας ἢ ὑπηρέτας ἢ ᾠδοὺς ἢ πυλωρούς, ἀλλὰ μόνοις τοῖς ἐπισκόποις᾽ αὕτη γάρ ἐστι τάξις ἐκκλησιαστικὴ καὶ ἁρμονία. ### English translation (Claude) And we do not permit presbyters to ordain deacons or deaconesses or readers or servants or singers or doorkeepers, but only the bishops; for this is the order and harmony of the church. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.11.3 (Funk 1:201–203; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-11-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.12.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-1 - Source: Funk 1:203 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Envy and strife are foreign to Christians, especially widows. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ φθόνου ἢ ζήλου ἢ καταλαλιᾶς ἢ ἔριδος ἢ φιλονεικίας προείρηται ὑμῖν, ὅτι ταῦτα Χριστιανοῦ ἀλλότρια, καὶ μάλιστα ἐπὶ χηρῶν. ### English translation (Claude) As to envy or jealousy or slander or strife or contentiousness, it has been said to you before that these are foreign to a Christian, and especially to widows. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.12.1 (Funk 1:203; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.12.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-2 - Source: Funk 1:203 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A widow in name only who does the devil’s works will be shut out of the kingdom. ### Greek text ἐπειδὴ δὲ ὁ ἐνεργῶν διάβολος πολύτροπος καὶ ποικίλος ὑπάρχων εἰς τὰς μὴ χήρας ἐμπομπεύει, ὡς καί ποτε εἰς τὸν Κάϊν· ἔνιαι γὰρ λέγουσιν εἶναι χῆραι, τὰ δὲ τῆς χηρείας ἄξια παραγγέλματα οὐ ποιοῦσιν, ὡς οὐδὲ ὁ Καὶν τὰ ἀδελφικὰ δικαιώματα· ἀγνοοῦσιν γάρ, ὡς οὐ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς χηρείας εἰς βασιλείαν αὐτὰς εἰσάξει, ἀλλ᾽ ἡ ἀληθὴς πίστις καὶ τὰ ὅσια ἔργα" εἰ δέ τις τὸ μὲν ὄνομα τῆς χηρείας κέκτηται, ἐπιτελεῖ δὲ τὰ τοῦ ἀντικειμένου ἐπιτηδεύματα, ἡ μὲν χηρεία αὐτῆς οὐ λογισθήσεται, ἐξωσθεῖσα δὲ τῆς βασιλείας αἰωνίᾳ κολάσει παραδοθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) But since the devil, who is at work, being cunning and many-sided, makes his entry into those who are not true widows, as once into Cain — for some say they are widows, but do not do the precepts worthy of widowhood, as Cain did not do the duties of a brother; for they do not know that it is not the name of widowhood that will bring them into the kingdom, but true faith and holy works — if, then, a woman has the name of widowhood but carries out the practices of the adversary, her widowhood will not be counted, but she will be thrust out of the kingdom and handed over to eternal punishment. ### Scripture references - Gen 4:8: allusion, medium confidence - 1 John 3:12: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 4:8; 1 John 3:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.12.2 (Funk 1:203; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.12.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-3 - Source: Funk 1:203 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Jealous widows are not Christ’s disciples. ### Greek text ἀκούομεν γάρ τινας χήρας ζηλοτύπους, φθονεράς, διαβόλους, βασκαινούσας ταῖς ἑτέρων ἀνέσεσιν᾽ αἱ δὲ τοιαῦται οὐκ εἰσὶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ οὐδὲ τῆς ἐκείνου διδασκαλίας μαθήτριαι. ### English translation (Claude) For we hear that some widows are jealous, envious, slanderous, begrudging others their relief; such women are not disciples of Christ or of his teaching. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.12.3 (Funk 1:203; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.12.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-4 - Source: Funk 1:203 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Widows should rejoice when a fellow widow is helped. ### Greek text δέον γὰρ αὐτάς, ἐνδυθείσης αὐτῶν συγχήρας ὑπό τινος ἢ λαβούσης ἀργύρια ἢ τροφὴν ἢ πόμα ἢ ὑπόδεσιν, θεασαμένας τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτῶν ἀναψύξασαν εἰπεῖν· ### English translation (Claude) For when a fellow widow of theirs has been clothed by someone, or has received money or food or drink or shoes, they ought, seeing their sister refreshed, to say: ### Translation notes - The prayer follows in 13.1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.12.4 (Funk 1:203; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-12-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.13.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-13-1 - Source: Funk 1:203 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The model prayer of a widow giving thanks for gifts to her fellow widow, the donor and the bishop. ### Greek text Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀναψύξας μου τὴν συγχήραν" εὐλόγησον, κύριε, καὶ δόξασον τὸν διαχονήσαντα αὐτῇ, καὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ ἀναβαίη ἐν ἀληθείᾳ πρὸς σέ, καὶ μνησθήσῃ αὐτοῦ εἰς ἀγαθὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς αὐτοῦ" καὶ τὸν ἐπίσκοπόν μου τὸν καλῶς σοι λειτουργήσαντα καὶ διδάξαντα εὔκαιρον ἐλεημοσύνην γυμνῇ οὔσῃ τῇ συγχήρᾳ μου γενέσθαι, προσθείης αὐτῷ δόξαν καὶ δῴης αὐτῷ στέφανον καυχήσεως ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐπισκοπῆς σου. ### English translation (Claude) “Blessed is God, who has refreshed my fellow widow. Bless, O Lord, and glorify the one who ministered to her, and may his work go up in truth to you, and may you remember him for good in the day of his visitation. And my bishop, who has served you well and taught that seasonable alms should be given to my fellow widow when she was naked — add glory to him, and give him a crown of boasting in the day of the revelation of your visitation.” ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 2:12: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Thess 2:19: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Pet 2:12; 1 Thess 2:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.13.1 (Funk 1:203; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-13-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.13.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-13-2 - Source: Funk 1:203–205 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The widow who receives should pray with her benefactor. ### Greek text ὁμοίως καὶ ἣ λαβοῦσα χήρα τὸ ἔλεος συμπροσευχέσθω τῷ διδόντι αὐτῇ τὴν διακονίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Likewise let the widow who has received the alms pray together with the one who gave her the help. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.13.2 (Funk 1:203–205; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-13-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.14.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-1 - Source: Funk 1:205 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Donors should give secretly, and the widow should pray for them. ### Greek text Ἡ μέντοι εὖ ποιοῦσα ἀποκρυψάτω τὸ οἰκεῖον ὄνομα ὡς σοφή, ,,μὴ σαλπίζουσα ἔμπροσθεν“ αὐτῆς, ἵνα γένηται ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐν κρυπτῷ πρὸς θεόν, καθώς φησιν ὁ κύριος, ὅτι ,,Σοῦ δὲ ποιοῦντος τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην μὴ γνώτω ἡ ἀριστερά σου, τί ποιεῖ ἡ δεξιά σου, ὅπως ᾖ σου ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ“ καὶ ἡ χήρα προσευχέσθω ὑπὲρ τοῦ δεδωκότος, ὅστις ποτ᾽ ἂν ᾖ, ἅγιον θυσιαστήριον θεοῦ ὑπάρχουσα, ,,καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει τῷ εὖ ποιήσαντι ἐν τῷ φανερῷ“. ### English translation (Claude) The woman who does good, however, should, as a wise woman, hide her own name, “not sounding a trumpet before” herself, so that the alms may be in secret before God, as the Lord says: “But when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret”; and let the widow pray for the giver, whoever it may be, since she is a holy altar of God, “and the Father who sees in secret will reward” the one who did good “openly.” ### Scripture references - Matt 6:2–4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 6:2–4 (with “openly”, as in some manuscripts of Matt 6:4). The last words of the quotation were misplaced by the OCR into 14.3 and are restored here by a logged correction. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.14.1 (Funk 1:205; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.14.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-2 - Source: Funk 1:205 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Envious widows complain that others were helped before them. ### Greek text ἀλλ᾽ αἱ μὴ κατ᾽ ἐντολὴν θεοῦ ζῆν θέλουσαι χῆραι φροντίζουσιν πολυπευστεῖν, τίς ἡ διακονησαμένη καὶ τίνες αἱ λαβοῦσαι, καὶ μαθοῦσα ἐπιμέμφεται τῇ διακονησαμένῃ λέγουσα, ὅτι οὐκ ἤδεις, ὅτι ἐγώ σοι μᾶλλον ἐγγυτέρα παρ᾽ ἐκείνην ὑπῆρχον καὶ μᾶλλον παρ᾽ ἐκείνην θλιβομένη; τί οὖν προετίμησας ἐκείνην ἐμοῦ; ### English translation (Claude) But the widows who do not wish to live according to God’s commandment take care to find out who the woman was who gave help and who the women were who received it; and having learned it, one of them blames the woman who gave, saying: Did you not know that I was nearer to you than she, and more afflicted than she? Why then did you prefer her to me? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.14.2 (Funk 1:205; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.14.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-3 - Source: Funk 1:205–207 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The complaining widow should be silent and ask forgiveness instead of blaming the donor. ### Greek text ταῦτα δὲ λέγει ἄφρων ὑπάρχουσα, οὐ νοοῦσα, ὅτι οὐκ ἀνθρώπου τοῦτο θέλημα γέγονεν, ἀλλὰ θεοῦ πρόσταγμα. εἰ γὰρ μαρτυρεῖ αὕτη, ὅτι ἐγγυτέρω ὑπῆρχεν καὶ ἐν πλείονι ἐνδείᾳ ἐξητάζετο καὶ μᾶλλον αὐτὴ γυμνὴ ἢ ἐκείνη, ὀφείλει νοεῖν τὸν διαταξάμενον καὶ ἀποσιγήσασα καὶ μὴ μεμψαμένη τὴν διακονήσασαν, εἰσελθοῦσα εἰς οἶκον ἑαυτῆς καὶ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἑαυτὴν βαλοῦσα ἱκετεῦσαι τὸν θεὸν ἀφεθῆναι αὐτῇ τὸ πλημμέλημα. ### English translation (Claude) She says these things in her folly, not understanding that this was not the will of a man but the command of God. For if she testifies that she was nearer and in greater need and more naked than that woman, she ought to understand who gave the order, and to keep silent and not blame the woman who gave, but to go into her house, cast herself on her face, and entreat God that her transgression be forgiven her. ### Translation notes - A line of 14.1 placed here by the OCR, with some stray marks, is removed (and restored in 14.1). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.14.3 (Funk 1:205–207; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.14.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-4 - Source: Funk 1:207 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The envious widow even curses the donor, forgetting that curses return on the curser. ### Greek text ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἐνετείλατο τῇ εὖ ποιούσῃ μὴ τραγῳδεῖν τὴν εὐποιίαν, ἡ δὲ ἐμέμφετο, ὅτι μὴ ἐκήρυξεν αὑτῆς τὸ ὄνομα, ἵνα καὶ αὐτὴ μαθοῦσα δράμῃ εἰς τὸ λαβεῖν· καὶ οὐ μόνον ἐμέμφετο, ἀλλά γε καὶ κατηρᾶτο αὐτῇ, ἐπιλαθομένη τοῦ εἰπόντος" ,,Ὁ εὐλογῶν σε εὐλόγηται, καὶ ὃ καταρώμενός σε κεκατήραται“. ### English translation (Claude) For God commanded the woman who does good not to make a show of her good deed; but this woman blamed her for not proclaiming her own name, so that she too, learning of it, might run to receive; and not only did she blame her, but she even cursed her, forgetting him who said: “He who blesses you is blessed, and he who curses you is cursed.” ### Scripture references - Num 24:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 24:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.14.4 (Funk 1:207; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.14.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-5 - Source: Funk 1:207 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ teaches that peace not received returns to the giver. ### Greek text λέγει δὲ ὁ κύριος· ,,Ὅταν εἰσέρχησθε εἰς οἶκον, λέγετε" εἰρήνη τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ, καὶ ἐὰν ᾖ ἐκεῖ υἱὸς εἰρήνης, ἡ εἰρήνη ὑμῶν ἐπαναπαύσεται ἐπʼ αὐτόν" ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ᾖ ἄξιος, ἡ εἰρήνη ὑμῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐπιστρέψει“. ### English translation (Claude) And the Lord says: “When you enter a house, say: Peace to this house; and if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him; but if he is not worthy, your peace will return to you.” ### Scripture references - Luke 10:5–6: quotation, high confidence - Matt 10:12–13: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 10:5–6 with Matt 10:12–13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.14.5 (Funk 1:207; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-14-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.15.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-1 - Source: Funk 1:207 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: An unjust curse returns on the head of the one who utters it. ### Greek text Εἰ οὖν ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τοὺς πέμψαντας αὐτὴν ἐπὶ ἐκείνους πάλιν ἐπιστρέφει ἐπὶ τοὺς προηκαμένους αὐτὴν διὰ τὸ μὴ εὑρεῖν ἀξίους αὐτῆς, πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἡ κατάρα ἐπιστρέψει εἰς κεφαλὴν τοῦ ἀδίκως αὐτὴν ἐκπέμψαντος, ὡς οὐκ ἀξίου ὄντος τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτὴν ἐκείνου, πρὸς ὅνπερ ἐξαπεστάλη. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, peace returns to those who sent it out, because it did not find the others worthy of it, much more will a curse return upon the head of the one who sent it out unjustly, since the one to whom it was sent was not worthy to receive it. ### Translation notes - The first clause is awkward in the Greek and is translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.15.1 (Funk 1:207; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.15.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-2 - Source: Funk 1:207 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Groundless curses harm only the curser. ### Greek text πᾶς γὰρ ὃ μάτην λοιδορῶν ἑαυτὸν ἀρᾶται, καθά φησιν ὁ Σολομών· ,,Ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέτονται καὶ στρουθοί, οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται ἐπʼ οὐδενί“, καὶ πάλιν λέγει" ,,Οἱ δὲ ἐκφέροντες λοιδορίας ἀφρονέστατοί εἰσιν“. ### English translation (Claude) For everyone who reviles without cause curses himself, as Solomon says: “As birds and sparrows fly away, so a vain curse will come upon no one”; and again he says: “But those who utter revilings are most foolish.” ### Scripture references - Prov 26:2: quotation, high confidence - Prov 10:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 26:2; Prov 10:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.15.2 (Funk 1:207; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.15.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-3 - Source: Funk 1:207 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Wrongs done to others recoil on the doer, as the stinging bee and the pit-digger show. ### Greek text ὥσπερ δὲ ἡ μέλισσα ἐν τῇ δυνάμει αὐτῆς ἀσθενὴς οὖσα, ἐπὰν πλήξῃ τινά, τὸ κέντρον ἀποβάλλει καὶ γίνεται στεῖρα, τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὃ ἐὰν ποιήσητε ἄδικον εἰς ἑτέρους, τοῦτο εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἐνεργήσετε. ,,Λάκκον“ γὰρ ,,ὤρυξεν καὶ ἀνέσκαψεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς βόθρον, ὃν εἰργάσατο“, καὶ πάλιν· ,,Ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς αὐτόν“. οὐκοῦν ὃ φεύγων κατάραν ἕτερον μὴ καταράσθω· ,,Ὁ“ γὰρ ,,μισεῖς σοὶ γενέσθαι, οὐδὲ ἄλλῳ ποιήσεις“. ### English translation (Claude) And as the bee, weak in its strength, loses its sting and becomes barren when it stings someone, in the same way you too will bring upon yourselves whatever wrong you do to others. For “he dug a pit and hollowed it out, and he will fall into the hole that he made”; and again: “He who digs a pit for his neighbour will fall into it.” So let one who would escape a curse not curse another; for “what you hate to have done to you, you shall not do to another.” ### Scripture references - Ps 7:15 (7:16 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 26:27: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Tob 4:15 (Tobit): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 7:15 (LXX 7:16); Prov 26:27; the golden rule as in 1.1.7 (cf. Tob 4:15). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.15.3 (Funk 1:207; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.15.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-4 - Source: Funk 1:207–209 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The clergy must admonish, encourage and promote peace among the widows. ### Greek text διὸ νουθετεῖτε τὰς ἀπειθεῖς, ἐπιπλήσσετε ταῖς ἀναισχύντοις, παρακαλεῖτε τὰς ὀλιγοψύχους, ἰσχυροποιεῖτε τὰς ἀσθενούσας, ἐπαινεῖτε τὰς ἐν ὁσιότητι ὁδευούσας· εὐλογείτωσαν μᾶλλον καὶ μὴ λοιδορείτωσαν, εἰρηνοποιείτωσαν καὶ μὴ πόλεμον ἐμποιείτωσαν. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore admonish the disobedient, rebuke the shameless, encourage the faint-hearted, strengthen the weak, praise those who walk in holiness. Let them bless rather than revile, make peace and not stir up war. ### Scripture references - 1 Thess 5:14: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Thess 5:14. A long block of Funk’s apparatus that the OCR placed inside this section is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.15.4 (Funk 1:207–209; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.15.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-5 - Source: Funk 1:209 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: No cleric or layman may curse; the bishop must care for all. ### Greek text μήτε οὖν ἐπίσκοπος μήτε πρεσβύτερος μήτε διάκονος μήτε ἄλλος τις ἐκ τοῦ καταλόγου τοῦ ἱερατικοῦ λοιδορίᾳ τὴν γλῶσσαν μολυνέτω, ἵνα μὴ ἀντὶ εὐλογίας κατάραν κληρονομήσῃ. ἔστω δὲ σπουδὴ καὶ ἐπιμέλεια τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ, ὅπως μηδὲ λαϊκὸς κατάραν ἐκφέρῃ· περὶ πάντων γὰρ αὐτῷ μέλειν ὀφείλει, περὶ κληρικῶν, περὶ παρθένων, περὶ χηρῶν, περὶ λαϊκῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Let neither bishop nor presbyter nor deacon nor anyone else on the roll of the priesthood defile his tongue with reviling, lest instead of a blessing he inherit a curse. And let the bishop be zealous and careful that no layman either utters a curse; for he must care for all — for clergy, for virgins, for widows, for laity. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.15.5 (Funk 1:209; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-15-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.16.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-1 - Source: Funk 1:209 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop appoints deacons, and a deaconess for ministry to women where a man cannot go. ### Greek text Διὰ τοῦτο, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, τοὺς συνεργούς σου τῆς ζωῆς καὶ τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἐργάτας διακόνους εὐαρέστους προχειρίζου, οὓς ἐκ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ δοκιμάζεις εἶναι ἀξίους καὶ εἰς τὰς τῆς διακονίας χρείας εὐσκύλτους. προχείρισαι δὲ καὶ διάκονον πιστὴν καὶ ἁγίαν εἰς τὰς τῶν γυναικῶν ὑπηρεσίας. ἔστι γάρ, ὁπόταν ἔν τισιν οἰκίαις ἄνδρα διάκονον γυναιξὶν οὐ δύνασαι πέμπειν διὰ τοὺς ἀπίστους· ἀποστελεῖς οὖν γυναῖκα διάκονον διὰ τὰς τῶν φαύλων διανοίας. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore, O bishop, appoint as your fellow workers, workers of life and righteousness, deacons who are pleasing to God, whom you have tested out of the whole people and found worthy and ready for the needs of the ministry. Appoint also a deaconess who is faithful and holy for the services to women. For there are times when you cannot send a male deacon to women in certain houses because of unbelievers; you will therefore send a woman deacon, because of the thoughts of the wicked. ### Translation notes - “Deaconess” renders διάκονος with the feminine article; “woman deacon” renders γυνὴ διάκονος. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.16.1 (Funk 1:209; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.16.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-2 - Source: Funk 1:209–211 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: At women’s baptism the deacon anoints the forehead and the deaconess the rest. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ εἰς πολλὰς χρείας γυναικὸς χρήζομεν διακόνου. καὶ πρῶτον μὲν ἐν τῷ φωτίζεσθαι γυναῖκας ὃ διάκονος χρίσει μὲν μόνον τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῶν τῷ ἁγίῳ ἐλαίῳ, καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτὸν ἡ διάκονος ἀλείψει αὐτάς" οὐ γὰρ ἀνάγκη τὰς γυναῖκας ὑπὸ ἀνδρῶν κατοπτεύεσθαι. ### English translation (Claude) For we need a woman deacon for many needs. And first, when women are being baptized, the deacon shall anoint only their forehead with the holy oil, and after him the deaconess shall anoint them; for there is no need for women to be looked upon by men. ### Translation notes - “Baptized” renders φωτίζεσθαι (“to be enlightened”). The Didascalia parallel is in its chapter 3.12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.16.2 (Funk 1:209–211; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.16.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-3 - Source: Funk 1:211 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop anoints the head at baptism, as priests and kings once were anointed, for Christians are a royal priesthood. ### Greek text ἀλλὰ μόνον ἐν τῇ χειροθεσίᾳ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς χρίσει ὃ ἐπίσκοπος, ὃν τρόπον οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τὸ πρότερον ἐχρίοντο᾽ οὐχ ὅτι καὶ οἱ νῦν βαπτιζόμενοι ἱερεῖς χειροτονοῦνται, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ἀπὸ τοῦ Χριστοῦ Χριστιανοί, ,,βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα καὶ ἔθνος ἅγιον, ἐκκλησία θεοῦ, στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα“ τοῦ νυμφῶνος, οἵ ποτε οὐ λαός, νῦν δὲ ἠγαπημένοι καὶ ἐκλεκτοί. ### English translation (Claude) But only at the laying on of hands shall the bishop anoint her head, as the priests and the kings were anointed of old — not that those who are now baptized are ordained priests, but as being Christians from Christ, “a royal priesthood and a holy nation, the church of God, the pillar and foundation” of the bridal chamber, who once were not a people but now are beloved and elect. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 2:9–10: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 3:15: quotation, high confidence - Hos 2:23: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 2:9–10; 1 Tim 3:15; Hos 2:23. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.16.3 (Funk 1:211; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.16.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-4 - Source: Funk 1:211 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The order of baptism: anointing with oil, immersion in the triune name by bishop or presbyter, reception by deacon or deaconess, then chrism. ### Greek text σὺ οὖν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ἐκείνῳ τῷ τύπῳ χρίσεις τὴν κεφαλὴν τῶν βαπτιζομένων, εἴτε ἀνδρῶν εἴτε γυναικῶν, τῷ ἁγίῳ ἐλαίῳ εἰς τύπον τοῦ πνευματικοῦ βαπτίσματος· ἔπειτα ἢ σὺ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος ἢ ὁ ὑπὸ σὲ πρεσβύτερος τὴν ἱερὰν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς εἰπὼν καὶ ἐπονομάσας ἐπίκλησιν πατρὸς καὶ υἱοῦ καὶ ἁγίου πνεύματος βαπτίσεις αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ ὕδατι· καὶ τὸν μὲν ἄνδρα ὑποδεχέσθω ὁ διάκονος, τὴν δὲ γυναῖκα ἡ διάκονος, ὅπως σεμνοπρεπῶς ἡ μετάδοσις τῆς ἀθραύστου σφραγῖδος γένηται" καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ὁ ἐπίσκοπος χριέτω τοὺς βαπτισθέντας τῷ μύρῳ. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, O bishop, after that pattern, shall anoint the head of those being baptized, whether men or women, with the holy oil, as a figure of the spiritual baptism. Then either you, the bishop, or the presbyter under you, pronouncing and naming over them the sacred invocation of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, shall baptize them in the water; and let the deacon receive the man and the deaconess the woman, so that the conferring of the unbreakable seal may take place with dignity. And after this let the bishop anoint those who have been baptized with the chrism. ### Scripture references - Matt 28:19: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Matt 28:19. The “seal” is baptism; the “chrism” (μύρον) is the perfumed oil of the post-baptismal anointing. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.16.4 (Funk 1:211; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-16-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.17.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-1 - Source: Funk 1:211 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The meaning of the rites of baptism: death, burial, the Spirit, the cross, confirmation. ### Greek text Ἔστι τοίνυν τὸ μὲν βάπτισμα εἰς τὸν θάνατον τοῦ Ἰησοῦ διδόμενον, τὸ δὲ ὕδωρ ἀντὶ ταφῆς, τὸ ἔλαιον ἀντὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου, ἡ σφραγὶς ἀντὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ, τὸ μύρον βεβαίωσις τῆς ὁμολογίας· ### English translation (Claude) Baptism, then, is given into the death of Jesus; the water is in place of the burial, the oil in place of the Holy Spirit, the seal in place of the cross; the chrism is the confirmation of the confession; ### Scripture references - Rom 6:3–4: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 6:3–4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.17.1 (Funk 1:211; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.17.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-2 - Source: Funk 1:211 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Father is named as cause and sender, the Spirit as witness. ### Greek text τοῦ πατρὸς ἡ μνήμη ὡς αἰτίου καὶ ἀποστολέως, τοῦ πνεύματος ἡ συμπαράληψις ὡς μάρτυρος· ### English translation (Claude) the mention of the Father as cause and sender; the joint naming of the Spirit as witness; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.17.2 (Funk 1:211; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.17.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-3 - Source: Funk 1:211–213 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Immersion signifies dying and rising with Christ. ### Greek text ἡ κατάδυσις τὸ συναποθανεῖν, ἡ ἀνάδυσις τὸ συναναστῆναι᾽ ### English translation (Claude) the going down is dying with him; the coming up is rising with him. ### Scripture references - Rom 6:4–5: allusion, high confidence - Col 2:12: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 6:4–5; Col 2:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.17.3 (Funk 1:211–213; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.17.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-4 - Source: Funk 1:213 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A short statement of the Father, the only-begotten Son, and the Spirit sent by Christ. ### Greek text πατὴρ ὁ ἐπὶ πάντων θεός, Χριστὸς ὁ μονογενὴς θεός, ὁ ἀγαπητὸς υἱός, ὁ τῆς δόξης κύριος, πνεῦμα ἅγιον ὃ παράκλητος τὸ ὑπὸ Χριστοῦ πεμπόμενον καὶ ὑπ᾽ ἐκείνου διδασκόμενον καὶ ἐκεῖνον κηρύττον. ### English translation (Claude) The Father is the God over all; Christ is the only-begotten God, the beloved Son, the Lord of glory; the Holy Spirit is the Paraclete, who is sent by Christ, taught by him, and proclaims him. ### Scripture references - Rom 9:5: allusion, medium confidence - John 1:18: allusion, high confidence - 1 Cor 2:8: allusion, high confidence - John 16:13–14: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 9:5; John 1:18; 1 Cor 2:8; John 14:26; 16:13–14. The ranking of the three (the Spirit “taught by” Christ) is translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.17.4 (Funk 1:213; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-17-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.18.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-18-1 - Source: Funk 1:213 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The newly baptized must renounce Satan and live as a son of God, praying the Lord’s Prayer. ### Greek text Ὁ δὲ βαπτιζόμενος ὑπαρχέτω ἀλλότριος ἀσεβείας πάσης, ἀνενέργητος πρὸς ἁμαρτίαν, φίλος θεοῦ, ἐχθρὸς διαβόλου, κληρονόμος πατρός, συγκληρονόμος δὲ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἀποτεταγμένος τῷ σατανᾷ καὶ τοῖς δαίμοσιν καὶ ταῖς ἀπάταις αὐτοῦ, ἁγνός, καθαρός, ὅσιος, θεοφιλής, υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, προσευχόμενος ὡς υἱὸς πατρὶ καὶ λέγων ὡς ἀπὸ κοινοῦ τοῦ τῶν πιστῶν συναθροίσματος οὕτως. ### English translation (Claude) Let the one who is baptized be a stranger to all impiety, inactive toward sin, a friend of God, an enemy of the devil, an heir of the Father and a fellow heir of his Son, having renounced Satan and the demons and his deceits; chaste, pure, holy, God-loving, a son of God, praying as a son to his father and saying, as in the name of the common assembly of the faithful, thus: ### Scripture references - Rom 8:17: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 8:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.18.1 (Funk 1:213; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-18-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.18.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-18-2 - Source: Funk 1:213 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Lord’s Prayer with its doxology. ### Greek text ,, Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὃ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου· ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου· γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς᾽ τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον᾽ καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν· καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ“, ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας" ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) “Our Father who are in heaven, hallowed be your name; your kingdom come; your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth; give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one”; for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Matt 6:9–13: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 8.2 (Didache): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 6:9–13, with the doxology (cf. Did. 8.2). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.18.2 (Funk 1:213; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-18-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.19.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-1 - Source: Funk 1:213–215 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Deacons and deaconesses must be blameless and active in serving the church. ### Greek text Ἔστωσαν δὲ καὶ οἱ διάκονοι ἐν πᾶσιν ἄμωμοι ὡς καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος, μόνον δὲ εὐσκυλτότεροι, ἀνάλογοι πρὸς τὸ πλῆθος τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ἵνα καὶ τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις ὑπηρετεῖσθαι δύνωνται ὡς ,,ἐργάται ἀνεπαίσχυντοι“· καὶ ἡ μὲν γυνὴ τὰς γυναῖκας σπουδάζουσα θεραπεύειν, ἀμφότεροι δὲ τὰ πρὸς ἀγγελίαν, ἐκδημίαν, ὑπηρεσίαν, δουλείαν, ὡς καὶ περὶ τοῦ κυρίου Ἡσαΐας ἔλεγεν φάσκων· ,,Δικαιῶσαι δίκαιον εὖ δουλεύοντα πολλοῖς“. ### English translation (Claude) Let the deacons too be blameless in all things, like the bishop, only more active, in number proportioned to the size of the church, so that they can serve the infirm too, as “workers who need not be ashamed”; and let the woman be eager to care for the women; and let both be ready for carrying messages, for journeys, for service and ministry, as Isaiah said of the Lord: “to justify the righteous one who serves many well.” ### Scripture references - 2 Tim 2:15: quotation, high confidence - Isa 53:11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - “The woman” is the deaconess. 2 Tim 2:15; Isa 53:11 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.19.1 (Funk 1:213–215; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.19.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-2 - Source: Funk 1:215 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Each minister must fulfil his own role with zeal. ### Greek text ἕκαστος οὖν τὸν ἴδιον γνωριζέτω τόπον καὶ ἐκτελείτω αὐτὸν σπουδαίως, ὁμοφρόνως, ὁμοψύχως, γινώσκοντες τὸν τῆς διακονίας μισθόν. ### English translation (Claude) Let each, then, know his own place and fulfil it zealously, with one mind and one soul, knowing the reward of the ministry. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.19.2 (Funk 1:215; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.19.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-3 - Source: Funk 1:215 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Deacons must serve without shame, even to death, as Christ did. ### Greek text ἔστωσαν δὲ καὶ ἀνεπαίσχυντοι εἰς τὸ ὑπηρετεῖσθαι τοῖς δεομένοις, ὡς καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς ὃ Χριστὸς ,,οὐκ ἦλθεν διακονηθῆναι, ἀλλὰ διακονῆσαι καὶ δοῦναι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν“· οὕτως οὖν καὶ αὐτοὺς δεῖ ποιεῖν. κἂν δέῃ ψυχὴν ὑπὲρ ἀδελφοῦ ἀποθέσθαι, μὴ διστάσωσιν· οὐδὲ γὰρ ὃ κύριος καὶ σωτὴρ ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς ὃ Χριστὸς ἐδίστασεν ,,τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ θείς“, ὡς αὐτὸς ἔφη, ,,ὑπὲρ τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ“. ### English translation (Claude) And let them not be ashamed to serve those in need, as our Lord Jesus the Christ “came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many”; so they too must do. And if they must lay down their life for a brother, let them not hesitate; for neither did our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ hesitate, “laying down his life,” as he himself said, “for his friends.” ### Scripture references - Matt 20:28: quotation, high confidence - John 15:13: quotation, high confidence - 1 John 3:16: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 20:28; John 10:11; John 15:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.19.3 (Funk 1:215; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.19.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-4 - Source: Funk 1:215 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As Christ endured all for us, deacons must serve the brothers. ### Greek text εἰ οὖν ὃ κύριος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς πάντα ὑπέμεινεν δι᾽ ἡμᾶς, πῶς ἂν ὑμεῖς διακονῆσαι τοῖς δεομένοις ἐνδοιάσητε, μιμηταὶ ὀφείλοντες αὐτοῦ εἶναι τοῦ καὶ δουλείαν καὶ ἔνδειαν καὶ πληγὰς καὶ σταυρὸν δι᾽ ἡμᾶς ὑπομείναντος; χρὴ οὖν καὶ ὑμᾶς δουλεύειν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ὡς Χριστοῦ μιμητάς· ,,Ὁ θέλων“ γάρ, φησίν, ,,ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι μέγας ἔστω ὑμῶν διάκονος, καὶ ὁ θέλων ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι πρῶτος ἔστω ὑμῶν δοῦλος“. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, the Lord of heaven and earth endured all things for us, how could you hesitate to serve those in need, you who ought to be imitators of him who endured slavery and want and blows and the cross for us? You too, then, must serve the brothers as imitators of Christ; for “whoever wishes,” he says, “to be great among you, let him be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your slave.” ### Scripture references - Matt 20:26–27: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 20:26–27. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.19.4 (Funk 1:215; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.19.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-5 - Source: Funk 1:215–217 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ washed the apostles’ feet, so deacons must humbly serve the weak. ### Greek text οὕτω γὰρ καὶ αὐτὸς ἔργῳ πεπλήρωκεν τὸ ,,εὖ δουλεύειν πολλοῖς“, καὶ οὐ λόγῳ. ,,λαβὼν“ γὰρ ,,λέντιον διεζώσατο, εἶτα βάλλει ὕδωρ εἰς τὸν νιπτῆρα“ καὶ ἡμῶν ἀνακειμένων ἐπελθὼν πάντων ἡμῶν ,,ἔνιψεν τοὺς πόδας καὶ τῷ λεντίῳ ἐξέμαξεν“· τοῦτο δὲ ποιῶν ἐπεδείκνυεν ἡμῖν τὸ τῆς φιλαδελφίαἀγαπητικόν, ἵνα καὶ ἡμεῖς εἰς ἀλλήλους αὐτὸ ποιῶμεν“. εἰ οὖν ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν καὶ διδάσκαλος οὕτως ἐταπείνωσεν ἑαυτόν, πῶς ἂν ὑμεῖς ἐπαισχυνθήσεσθε τοῦτο ποιῆσαι τοῖς ἀδυνάτοις καὶ ἀσθενέσιν τῶν ἀδελφῶν, ἐργάται ὄντες ἀληθείας καὶ τῆς εὐσεβείας προστάται; ### English translation (Claude) For so he himself fulfilled “serving many well” in deed and not in word. For “taking a towel he girded himself; then he poured water into the basin”; and while we were reclining he came to all of us and “washed our feet and wiped them with the towel”; and in doing this he showed us his brotherly love, “so that we too might do this for one another.” If, then, our Lord and Teacher so humbled himself, how will you be ashamed to do this for the infirm and weak among the brothers, you who are workers of truth and champions of piety? ### Scripture references - John 13:4–5: quotation, high confidence - John 13:14–15: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 13:4–5, 14–15. A phrase for “brotherly love” is garbled in the digital text and is translated by sense; stray marks removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.19.5 (Funk 1:215–217; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.19.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-6 - Source: Funk 1:217 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Service must be given lovingly, for God’s sake. ### Greek text ἐξυπηρετεῖτε οὖν ἀγαπητικῶς, μὴ ἐπιγογγύζοντες μηδὲ διαστασιάζοντες· οὐ γὰρ δι᾽ ἄνθρωπον ποιεῖτε, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν θεόν, καὶ τὸν μισθὸν τῆς διακονίας παρ᾽ ἐκείνου ἀπολήψεσθε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Serve, then, lovingly, without murmuring or quarrelling; for you do it not for man’s sake but for God’s, and you will receive the reward of your ministry from him in the day of your visitation. ### Scripture references - Phil 2:14: allusion, medium confidence - Eph 6:7: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Phil 2:14; Eph 6:7. Stray marks removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.19.6 (Funk 1:217; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.19.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-7 - Source: Funk 1:217 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Deacons visit the needy and report to the bishop, serving as his eyes and ears. ### Greek text χρὴ οὖν ὑμᾶς τοὺς διακόνους ἐπισκέπτεσθαι πάντας τοὺς δεομένους ἐπισκέψεως, καὶ περὶ τῶν θλιβομένων ἀναγγέλλετε τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ ὑμῶν· ψυχὴ γὰρ αὐτοῦ καὶ αἴσθησις εἶναι ὀφείλετε, εὔσκυλτοι καὶ εὐήκοοι εἰς πάντα ὄντες αὐτῷ ὡς ἐπισκόπῳ ὑμῶν καὶ πατρὶ καὶ διδασκάλῳ. ### English translation (Claude) You deacons, then, must visit all who need visiting, and report about the afflicted to your bishop; for you ought to be his soul and his senses, active and obedient to him in everything, as to your bishop and father and teacher. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.19.7 (Funk 1:217; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-19-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.20.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-20-1 - Source: Funk 1:217 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be ordained by at least two or three bishops; presbyters, deacons and other clergy by one. ### Greek text Ἐπίσκοπον δὲ προστάσσομεν χειροτονεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τριῶν ἐπισκόπων ἢ τὸ γοῦν ἔλαττον ὑπὸ δύο, μὴ ἐξεῖναι δὲ ὑπὸ ἑνὸς ὑμῖν καθίστασθαι, ,,ἡ γὰρ τῶν δύο καὶ τριῶν μαρτυρία“ βεβαιοτέρα καὶ ἀσφαλής· πρεσβύτερον δὲ καὶ διάκονον ὑπὸ ἑνὸς ἐπισκόπου καὶ τὸν λοιπὸν κλῆρον· ### English translation (Claude) We command that a bishop be ordained by three bishops, or at the least by two, and that you are not permitted to appoint one by a single bishop; for “the testimony of two or three” is firmer and safer. But a presbyter and a deacon are to be ordained by one bishop, and so the rest of the clergy. ### Scripture references - Deut 19:15: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 18:16: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 19:15; Matt 18:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.20.1 (Funk 1:217; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-20-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 3.20.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-20-2 - Source: Funk 1:217 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Presbyters teach, offer, baptize and bless but do not ordain; deacons only serve. ### Greek text μήτε δὲ πρεσβύτερον μήτε διάκονον χειροτονεῖν ἐκ λαϊκῶν κληρικούς, ἀλλὰ μόνον τὸν μὲν πρεσβύτερον διδάσκειν, ἀναφέρειν, βαπτίζειν, εὐλογεῖν τὸν λαόν, τὸν δὲ διάκονον ἐξυπηρετεῖσθαι τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστι διακονεῖν, οὐ μὴν καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐνεργεῖν. ### English translation (Claude) Neither a presbyter nor a deacon may ordain clergy from among the laity; but the presbyter only teaches, offers, baptizes and blesses the people, and the deacon assists the bishop and the presbyters, that is, he serves, but does not perform the other functions. ### Translation notes - “Offers” renders ἀναφέρειν, the offering of the Eucharist. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 3.20.2 (Funk 1:217; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-3-20-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:219 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Childless believers should adopt orphan boys, and families should take orphan girls as brides for their sons. ### Greek text Ὀρφανοῦ δέ τινος γενομένου Χριστιανοῦ ἤτοι παιδὸς ἢ παρθένου, καλὸν μέν, ἐάν τις τῶν ἀδελφῶν οὐκ ἔχων τέκνον προσλαβόμενος τοῦτο ἔχῃ εἰς παιδὸς τόπον, τὴν δὲ παρθένον ὁ ἔχων υἱὸν δυνάμενον αὐτῇ ταῖς τοῦ γάμου ὥραις συγχρονίσαι συζεύξῃ· τοῦτο γὰρ οἱ ποιοῦντες ἔργον μέγα ἐπιτελοῦσιν, ὀρφανῶν πατέρες ὑπάρξαντες, καὶ παρὰ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ λήψονται τὸν μισθὸν τῆς διακονίας ταύτης. ### English translation (Claude) When a Christian child is orphaned, whether a boy or a girl, it is good if one of the brothers who has no child takes the boy and keeps him in place of a son; and as for the girl, let one who has a son of an age to match her at the time of marriage join them together. For those who do this accomplish a great work, becoming fathers of orphans, and they will receive from the Lord God the reward of this service. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. Apost. 4 (Didascalia Apostolorum): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Books 1–6 of the Constitutions rework the Didascalia; book 4 reworks Didascalia book 4 (the chapter divisions of the two works do not always coincide). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.1.1 (Funk 1:219; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:219 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God will provide for orphans neglected by the rich, whose savings strangers will consume. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τινες οὐκ εἰσὶ τοιοῦτοι, ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἀνθρωπαρέσκειαν περιπατῶν ἐπαισχύνοιτο πλούσιος ὢν τὰ τῆς ὀρφανίας μέλη, τοῦ μὲν ὀρφανοῦ πρόνοιαν ποιήσεται ,,ὁ πατὴρ τῶν ὀρφανῶν καὶ κριτὴς τῶν χηρῶν“, αὐτῷ δὲ ἐμπεσεῖται τοιοῦτος, ὅστις αὐτοῦ δαπανήσει τὴν φειδώ, καὶ γενήσεται ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ τὸ εἰρημένον· ,,Ἃ οὐκ ἔφαγον ἅγιοι, ταῦτα φάγονται Ἀσσύριοι“, καθὼς καὶ Ἡσαΐας λέγει· ,,Τὴν χώραν ὑμῶν ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ἀλλότριοι κατεσθίουσιν αὐτήν“ ### English translation (Claude) But if some are not so minded, but one walking in man-pleasing, being rich, is ashamed of the members of the orphans, “the Father of orphans and judge of widows” will provide for the orphan; but upon that man there will fall someone who will squander what he has spared, and the saying will be fulfilled in him: “What the holy did not eat, the Assyrians will eat,” as Isaiah too says: “Your land — strangers devour it before you.” ### Scripture references - Ps 68:5 (67:6 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Isa 1:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 68:5 (LXX 67:6); Isa 1:7. The saying about the Assyrians is not in the Old Testament in this form (unidentified). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.1.2 (Funk 1:219; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:219 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops must provide for orphans, widows and all in need. ### Greek text Ὑμεῖς οὖν, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι, μεριμνήσατε περὶ τῆς ἀνατροφῆς αὐτῶν, μηδὲν ἐλλείποντες αὐτοῖς, τοῖς μὲν ὀρφανοῖς παρέχοντες τὰ γονέων, ταῖς δὲ χήραις τὰ ἀνδρῶν, τοῖς ἀκμαίοις τοὺς γάμους, τεχνίτῃ ἔργον, ἀδρανεῖ ἔλεος, ξένοις στέγος, πεινῶσι ψωμόν, διψῶσι ποτόν, γυμνοῖς ἔνδυμα, νοσοῦσι θέαν, φυλακίταις βοήθειαν. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, O bishops, take care of their upbringing, letting them lack nothing: giving the orphans what parents give, the widows what husbands give, marriage to those of marriageable age, work to the craftsman, compassion to the infirm, shelter to strangers, bread to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, visits to the sick, help to prisoners. ### Scripture references - Matt 25:35–36: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Matt 25:35–36. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.2.1 (Funk 1:219; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:219–221 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Orphan girls are supported until marriage, and orphan boys until they learn a trade. ### Greek text πρὸς τούτοις πλείων μὲν ἔστω φροντὶς περὶ τῶν ἐν ὀρφανίᾳ, ὅπως αὐτοῖς μηδὲν ἐνδέῃ, τῇ μὲν παρθένῳ, μέχρις ἂν ἔλθῃ εἰς ὥραν γάμου καὶ ἐκδῶτε αὐτὴν ἀδελφῷ, τῷ δὲ παιδὶ χορηγίαν πρὸς τὸ καὶ τέχνην ἐκμαθεῖν καὶ διατρέφεσθαι ἐκ τῆς ἐπιχορηγίας, ἵνα, ὅταν δεξιῶς τὴν τέχνην κατορθώσῃ, τὸ τηνικαῦτα δύνηται καὶ τὰ τῆς τέχνης ἐργαλεῖα ἑαυτῷ πρίασθαι, ὅπως μηκέτι βαρύνῃ τὴν τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἀνυπόκριτον εἰς αὐτὸν ἀγάπην, ἀλλ᾽ ἑαυτῷ ἐπιχορηγῇ. ### English translation (Claude) Besides this, let there be greater care for those who are orphans, that they may lack nothing: for the girl, until she reaches the age of marriage and you give her to a brother; for the boy, provision for him to learn a trade and be maintained from the support, so that when he has skilfully mastered the trade he may then be able to buy himself the tools of the trade, and so no longer burden the brothers’ sincere love for him, but provide for himself. ### Translation notes - Stray marks from the printed page removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.2.2 (Funk 1:219–221; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.3.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-3-1 - Source: Funk 1:221 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who can support themselves should not take what belongs to the needy. ### Greek text Καὶ γὰρ ἀληθῶς μακάριός ἐστιν, ὃς ἂν δυνάμενος βοηθεῖν ἑαυτῷ μὴ θλίβῃ τόπον ὀρφανοῦ ξένου τε καὶ χήρας, ἐπεὶ καὶ ὁ κύριος ,,μακάριον εἶπεν εἶναι τὸν διδόντα ἤπερ τὸν λαμβάνοντα“. ### English translation (Claude) For truly blessed is he who, being able to help himself, does not encroach on the place of the orphan, the stranger and the widow; since the Lord too said that “it is more blessed to give than to receive.” ### Scripture references - Acts 20:35: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 20:35. The digital text has “(III)”, the older chapter number; removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.3.1 (Funk 1:221; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-3-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.3.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-3-2 - Source: Funk 1:221 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Woe to those who take alms when they could support themselves. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ εἴρηται πάλιν ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ,,Οὐαὶ τοῖς ἔχουσιν καὶ ἐν ὑποκρίσει λαμβάνουσιν, ἢ δυναμένοις βοηθεῖν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ λαμβάνειν παρ᾽ ἑτέρων βουλομένοις· ἑκάτερος γὰρ ἀποδώσει λόγον κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως“. ### English translation (Claude) For again it has been said by him: “Woe to those who have and receive in hypocrisy, or who are able to help themselves and wish to receive from others; for each will give account to the Lord God in the day of judgment.” ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.5 (Didache): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - A saying attributed to the Lord but not in the Gospels (an agraphon); cf. Did. 1.5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.3.2 (Funk 1:221; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-3-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.3.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-3-3 - Source: Funk 1:221–223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who receive out of real need are honoured as God’s altar and repay donors by prayer. ### Greek text ὁ μὲν γὰρ δι᾽ ἡλικίαν ὀρφανίας ἢ γήρως ἀτονίαν ἢ νόσου πρόσπτωσιν ἢ τέκνων πολυτροφίαν λαμβάνων, ὃ τοιοῦτος οὐ μόνον οὐ μεμφθήσεται, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐπαινεθήσεται᾽ θυσιαστήριον γὰρ τῷ θεῷ λελογισμένος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ τιμηθήσεται ἀόκνως ὑπὲρ τῶν διδόντων αὐτῷ διηνεκῶς προσευχόμενος, οὐκ ἀργῶς λαμβάνων, ἀλλὰ τῆς δόσεως αὐτοῦ, ὅση δύναμις, τὸν μισθὸν διδοὺς διὰ τῆς προσευχῆς· ὃ τοιοῦτος οὖν ἐν τῇ αἰωνίῳ ζωῇ ὑπὸ θεοῦ μακαρισθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) For one who receives because of orphaned youth, or the weakness of old age, or the onset of sickness, or the feeding of many children, such a one will not only not be blamed but will be praised; for, being reckoned an altar to God, he will be honoured by God, praying without slackness and continually for those who give to him, not receiving idly, but repaying the gift, as far as he can, through his prayer. Such a one will be blessed by God in eternal life. ### Translation notes - Stray marks removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.3.3 (Funk 1:221–223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-3-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.4.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-1 - Source: Funk 1:223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who take alms through idleness or pretence rob the poor. ### Greek text Ὁ δὲ ἔχων καὶ ἐν ὑποκρίσει λαμβάνων ἢ δι᾽ ἀργίαν, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐργαζόμενον βοηθεῖν καὶ ἑτέροις, δίκην ὀφλήσει τῷ θεῷ, ὅτι ,,πενήτων ἥρπασε ψωμόν“. ### English translation (Claude) But one who has, and receives in hypocrisy or through idleness instead of working and helping others too, will be liable to punishment from God, because “he has snatched the bread of the poor.” ### Translation notes - The quotation is unidentified. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.4.1 (Funk 1:223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.4.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-2 - Source: Funk 1:223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The miser is like a serpent guarding treasure, and his wealth will not help him on the day of wrath. ### Greek text ὃ γὰρ ἔχων ἀργύρια καὶ μὴ μεταδιδοὺς ἑτέροις μήτε μὴν αὐτὸς χρώμενος τόπον ὄφεως κεκλήρωται, ὅν φασιν ἐπὶ τοῖς θησαυροῖς καθεύδειν, καὶ ἔστιν καὶ ἐπὶ αὐτῷ ἀληθὴς ἡ γραφὴ ἡ φάσκουσα ,,Συνήγαγεν πλοῦτον, ἐξ οὗ οὐ γεύσεται“, καὶ οὐδὲν αὐτῷ ὄφελος ὀλλυμένῳ παρὰ τῆς δίκης· ,,Οὐκ ὠφελήσει“ γάρ, φησίν ,,ὑπάρχοντα ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ὀργῆς“. ### English translation (Claude) For one who has money and neither shares it with others nor uses it himself has taken the place of the serpent which, they say, sleeps on treasures; and true of him is the Scripture which says, “He gathered wealth of which he will not taste,” and there is no profit for him when he perishes from justice; for “possessions will not profit,” it says, “in the day of wrath.” ### Scripture references - Eccl 6:2: allusion, low confidence - Prov 11:4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The first quotation is unidentified (cf. Eccl 6:2); the second is Prov 11:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.4.2 (Funk 1:223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.4.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-3 - Source: Funk 1:223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The miser trusts in gold as his god and is everyone’s enemy, his own included. ### Greek text ὃ γὰρ τοιοῦτος οὐ τῷ θεῷ πεπίστευκεν, ἀλλὰ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ χρυσίῳ, θεὸν τοῦτο ἡγούμενος καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ πεποιθώς· ὑποκριτὴς ἀληθείας ὁ τοιοῦτος, προσωπολήπτης, ἄπιστος, εἴρων, δειλός, ἄνανδρος, κοῦφος, εὐχερής, μεμψίμοιρος, ἐπώδυνος, ἑαυτοῦ ἐχθρὸς καὶ οὐδενὸς φίλος. ### English translation (Claude) For such a one has not believed in God but in his own gold, regarding it as God and trusting in it; such a one is a counterfeiter of the truth, a respecter of persons, faithless, a dissembler, cowardly, unmanly, light-minded, fickle, a grumbler, miserable, an enemy to himself and a friend to no one. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.4.3 (Funk 1:223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.4.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-4 - Source: Funk 1:223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Ill-gotten wealth will be lost to strangers. ### Greek text τούτου τὰ χρήματα ὀλεῖται καὶ ,,ἀνὴρ ξένος ἔδεται αὐτά“, ἢ ζῶντος ὑφελόμενος ἢ θανόντος καρπωσάμενος· ,,πλοῦτος“ γὰρ ,,ἀδίκως συναγόμενος ἐξεμεθήσεται“. ### English translation (Claude) His possessions will perish, and “a stranger will eat them,” either taking them from him while he lives or enjoying them when he is dead; for “wealth unjustly gathered will be vomited up.” ### Scripture references - Eccl 6:2: quotation, high confidence - Job 20:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eccl 6:2; Job 20:15 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.4.4 (Funk 1:223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-4-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Widows and orphans should receive gifts with reverence and thank God. ### Greek text Παραινοῦμεν οὖν ταῖς χήραις καὶ τοῖς ὀρφανοῖς μετὰ παντὸς φόβου καὶ πάσης εὐλαβείας μεταλαμβάνειν τῶν αὐτοῖς χορηγουμένων καὶ εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ θεῷ ,,τῷ διδόντι τοῖς πεινῶσι τροφὴν“ καὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐκτείνειν. ### English translation (Claude) We exhort, then, the widows and the orphans to partake of what is supplied to them with all fear and all reverence, and to give thanks to God, “who gives food to the hungry,” and to lift up their eyes to him. ### Scripture references - Ps 146:7 (145:7 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 146:7 (LXX 145:7). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.5.1 (Funk 1:223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God feeds every creature. ### Greek text ,,Τίς“ γάρ, φησίν, ,,φάγεται ἢ τίς πίεται παρὲξ αὐτοῦ“; αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀνοίγει τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐμπιπλᾷ πᾶν ζῷον εὐδοκίας, σῖτον νεανίσκοις καὶ οἶνον παρθένοις καὶ ἔλαιον εἰς εὐφροσύνην τῶν ζώντων, χόρτον τοῖς κτήνεσιν καὶ χλόην τῇ δουλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων“, κρέα τοῖς θηρίοις, σπέρματα τοῖς ὀρνέοις καὶ πᾶσι τὴν πρόσφορον τροφήν. ### English translation (Claude) “For who,” it says, “will eat or who will drink apart from him?” For he opens his hand and fills every living thing with good pleasure: grain for young men and wine for maidens, and oil for the gladness of the living, grass for the cattle and green plants for the service of men, flesh for the wild beasts, seeds for the birds, and for all their proper food. ### Scripture references - Eccl 2:25: quotation, high confidence - Ps 145:16 (144:16 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Zech 9:17: quotation, medium confidence - Ps 104:14–15 (103:14-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eccl 2:25; Ps 145:16 (LXX 144:16); Zech 9:17; Ps 104:14–15 (LXX 103:14–15). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.5.2 (Funk 1:223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.5.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-3 - Source: Funk 1:223 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ teaches trust in the Father who feeds the birds. ### Greek text διό φησιν καὶ ὁ κύριος᾽,, Καταμάθετε τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οὐδὲ συνάγουσιν εἰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν τρέφει αὐτά" οὐχ ὑμεῖς μᾶλλον διαφέρετε αὐτῶν; μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε λέγοντες" τί φάγομεν ἢ τί πίομεν; οἶδεν γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν, ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων ἁπάντων“. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore the Lord too says: “Consider the birds of the sky, that they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and your Father feeds them; are you not of more value than they? Do not, then, be anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink? For your Father knows that you need all these things.” ### Scripture references - Matt 6:26: quotation, high confidence - Matt 6:31–32: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 6:26, 31–32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.5.3 (Funk 1:223; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.5.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-4 - Source: Funk 1:223–225 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who receive should praise God for his providence. ### Greek text τοσαύτης οὖν τῆς παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ προνοίας ἀπολαύοντες καὶ τῶν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ μεταλαμβάνοντες ἀγαθῶν, αἶνον ἀναπέμπειν ὀφείλετε τῷ ,,ὀρφανὸν καὶ χήραν ἀναλαμβάνοντι“ παντοκράτορι θεῷ διὰ τοῦ ἠγαπημένου υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν, δι᾽ οὗ ἡ δόξα τῷ θεῷ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθεία εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας" ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) Since, then, you enjoy so great a providence from him and partake of the good things that come from him, you ought to send up praise to him “who receives the orphan and the widow,” the almighty God, through his beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom be glory to God in spirit and truth forever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Ps 146:9 (145:9 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 146:9 (LXX 145:9). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.5.4 (Funk 1:223–225; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-5-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:225 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop must discern which offerings to accept. ### Greek text Χρὴ δὲ τὸν ἐπίσκοπον εἰδέναι, τίνων ὀφείλει δέχεσθαι καρποφορίας καὶ τίνων οὐκ ὀφείλει. ### English translation (Claude) The bishop must know whose offerings he ought to receive and whose he ought not. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.1 (Funk 1:225; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:225 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gifts from cheating traders are to be refused. ### Greek text φυλακτέοι γὰρ αὐτῷ πρὸς δόσιν κάπηλοι· ,,οὐ δικαιωθήσεται“ γὰρ ,,κάπηλος ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας“. περὶ αὐτῶν γάρ που καὶ Ἡσαΐας ὀνειδίζων τὸν ᾿Ισραὴλ ἔλεγεν· ,,Οἱ κάπηλοί σου μίσγουσιν τὸν οἶνον ὕδατι“. ### English translation (Claude) For he must beware of petty traders as givers; for “a petty trader will not be justified from sin.” For it was of them, somewhere, that Isaiah too spoke in reproach of Israel: “Your traders mix the wine with water.” ### Scripture references - Isa 1:22: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Sir 26:29 (Sirach): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Sir 26:29; Isa 1:22 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.2 (Funk 1:225; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:225 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Offerings from the sexually immoral, adulterers, oppressors and cruel masters are to be refused. ### Greek text φευκτέοι δ᾽ αὐτῷ καὶ πόρνοι, ,,Οὐ προσοίσεις“ γὰρ ,,τῷ κυρίῳ μίσθωμα πόρνης“ καὶ ἅρπαγες καὶ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων ἐπιθυμηταὶ καὶ μοιχοί, βδελυκταὶ γὰρ αἱ τούτων θυσίαι τῷ θεῷ. 4. ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ ἐκθλίβοντες χήραν καὶ ὀρφανὸν καταδυναστεύοντες καὶ τὰς φυλακὰς πληροῦντες ἀναιτίων ἢ καὶ τοῖς ἑαυτῶν οἰκέταις πονηρῶς χρώμενοι, πληγαῖς φημι καὶ λιμῷ καὶ κακοδουλίᾳ, ἢ καὶ πόλεις ὅλας λυμαινόμενοι φευκτέοι ἔστωσάν σοι, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, καὶ αἱ τούτων προσφοραὶ μυσαραί. ### English translation (Claude) He must also avoid the sexually immoral — for “you shall not bring to the Lord the hire of a prostitute” — and the rapacious, those who covet what belongs to others, and adulterers; for their sacrifices are abominable to God. [4] But also those who oppress the widow and overpower the orphan and fill the prisons with the innocent, or treat their own servants wickedly — with blows, I mean, and hunger and cruel servitude — or even ravage whole cities: let them be avoided by you, O bishop, and their offerings are abominable. ### Scripture references - Deut 23:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - This staged ref begins with Funk’s section 3 (numeral lost); section 4 is marked [4]. Deut 23:18. “The sexually immoral” renders πόρνοι. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.4 (Funk 1:225; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-5 - Source: Funk 1:225–227 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A long list of wrongdoers whose offerings must be refused. ### Greek text παραιτήσῃ δὲ καὶ ῥᾳδιουργοὺς καὶ ῥήτορας ἀδικίᾳ συναγωνιζομένους καὶ εἰδωλοποιοὺς καὶ κλέπτας καὶ τελώνας ἀδίκους καὶ ζυγοκρούστας καὶ δολομέτρας, καὶ στρατιώτην συκοφάντην, μὴ ,,ἀρκούμενον τοῖς ὀψωνίοις, ἀλλὰ τοὺς πένητας διασείοντα“, φονέα τε καὶ δήμιον καὶ δικαστὴν παράνομον, πραγμάτων ἀνατροπέα, ἀνθρώπων ἐπίβουλον, μιαρῶν ἐργάτην, μέθυσον, βλάσφημον, κίναιδον, τοκογλύφον, καὶ παντὸς ἑτέρου πονηροῦ καὶ τῇ γνώμῃ τοῦ θεοῦ διαμαχομένου, ὅτι λέγει ἡ γραφὴ ,,βδελυκτοὺς εἶναι παρὰ θεῷ πάντας τοὺς τοιούτους“. ### English translation (Claude) You shall also refuse rogues, and advocates who fight on the side of injustice, makers of idols, thieves, unjust tax collectors, those who cheat with balances and false measures, and a soldier who is a false accuser, “not content with his wages, but extorting from the poor”; a murderer and an executioner and an unjust judge, an overturner of causes, a plotter against men, a worker of abominations, a drunkard, a blasphemer, a catamite, a usurer, and everyone else who is wicked and fights against the will of God; for the Scripture says that “all such are abominable before God.” ### Scripture references - Luke 3:14: quotation, high confidence - Deut 25:16: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 3:14. “Catamite” renders κίναιδος. The final quotation is a summary of passages such as Deut 25:16 and Prov 16:5 (uncertain). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.5 (Funk 1:225–227; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-6 - Source: Funk 1:227 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who feed the poor from wicked gifts will be judged, like the disobedient prophet killed by a lion. ### Greek text οἱ γὰρ παρὰ τοιούτων δεχόμενοι καὶ τρέφοντες χήρας καὶ ὀρφανοὺς ὑπεύθυνοι τῷ κριτηρίῳ τοῦ θεοῦ γενήσονται, ὥσπερ καὶ ᾿Αδωνίας ὃ ἐν ταῖς Βασιλείοις προφήτης παρακούσας θεοῦ καὶ φαγὼν ἄρτον καὶ πιὼν ὕδωρ ἐν τῷ τόπῳ ᾧ ἀπεῖπεν αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος διὰ τὴν τοῦ Ἱεροβοὰμ ἀσέβειαν, καὶ ὑπὸ λέοντος ἀναιρεθείς. ### English translation (Claude) For those who receive from such people and feed widows and orphans with it will be answerable to the judgment seat of God, as Adonias the prophet in the books of the Kingdoms, who disobeyed God and ate bread and drank water in the place where the Lord had forbidden him to because of Jeroboam’s impiety, was also killed by a lion. ### Scripture references - 1 Kgs 13:7–24: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Kgs 13:7–24, where the man of God is unnamed; the name Adonias is the author’s. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.6 (Funk 1:227; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-7 - Source: Funk 1:227 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Little bread honestly earned is better than much from injustice. ### Greek text ὁ γὰρ ἐκ κόπου διακονούμενος ἄρτος χήραις δίκαιος μᾶλλον, κἂν ᾖ βραχὺς καὶ ὀλίγος, ἢ ὁ ἐξ ἀδικίας καὶ συκοφαντίας, κἂν ᾖ πολὺς καὶ ἐξησκημένος᾽ λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή· ,, Κρεῖσσον ὀλίγον τῷ δικαίῳ ὑπὲρ πλοῦτον ἁμαρτωλῶν πολύν“. ### English translation (Claude) For the bread supplied to widows from honest labour is more just, even if it is short and little, than that from injustice and false accusation, even if it is plentiful and fine; for the Scripture says: “Better is a little for the righteous than the great wealth of sinners.” ### Scripture references - Ps 37:16 (36:16 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 37:16 (LXX 36:16). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.7 (Funk 1:227; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-8 - Source: Funk 1:227 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayers of widows fed by the ungodly for their benefactors are not heard. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐξ ἀσεβῶν φαγοῦσα χήρα καὶ ἐμπλησθεῖσα προσεύξεται ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν, οὐκ εἰσακουσθήσεται, ὅτι ὁ καρδιογνώστης θεὸς μετὰ κρίσεως ἀπεφήνατο περὶ τῶν ἀσεβῶν λέγων" ,,Ἐὰν στῇ Μωσῆς καὶ Σαμουὴλ πρὸ προσώπου μου ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν, οὐκ εἰσακούσομαι αὐτῶν᾽ καὶ σὺ μὴ προσεύχου ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου καὶ μὴ ἀξίου ἐλεηθῆναι αὐτοὺς καὶ μὴ προσέλθῃς μοι περὶ αὐτῶν, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσακούσομαί σου“. ### English translation (Claude) And if a widow who has eaten and been filled from the ungodly prays for them, she will not be heard; for God, who knows the heart, has declared with judgment concerning the ungodly, saying: “If Moses and Samuel stand before my face for them, I will not hear them”; and: “And you, do not pray for this people, and do not ask that they be shown mercy, and do not come to me about them, for I will not hear you.” ### Scripture references - Jer 15:1: quotation, high confidence - Jer 7:16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Jer 15:1; Jer 7:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.8 (Funk 1:227; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.6.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-9 - Source: Funk 1:227 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayers of unrepentant sinners provoke God. ### Greek text οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις γενόμενοι καὶ μὴ μεταγνόντες οὐ μόνον οὐκ εἰσακουσθήσονται προσευχόμενοι, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν θεὸν παροξυνοῦσιν ὑπομιμνήσκοντες αὐτὸν τῆς ἑαυτῶν μοχθηρίας. ### English translation (Claude) And not only that, but those who are in sins and have not repented will not only not be heard when they pray, but will provoke God, reminding him of their own wickedness. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.6.9 (Funk 1:227; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-6-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:227 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Tainted gifts are like the forbidden price of a dog and wages of a prostitute. ### Greek text Περιίστασθε οὖν τὰς τοιαύτας διακονίας ὡς ,,ἄλλαγμα κυνὸς καὶ μίσθωμα πόρνης“· ἑκάτερα γὰρ τοῖς νόμοις ἀπηγόρευται. ### English translation (Claude) Avoid, then, such contributions, as “the price of a dog and the hire of a prostitute”; for both are forbidden by the laws. ### Scripture references - Deut 23:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 23:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.7.1 (Funk 1:227; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:227–229 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prophets refused gifts from the ungodly, and Peter and John rejected Simon’s money. ### Greek text οὔτε γὰρ Ἐλισσαῖος τὰ παρὰ τοῦ Ἀζαὴλ προσκομισθέντα ἐδέξατο, οὔτε Ἀχίας τὰ παρὰ τοῦ Ἱεροβοάμ· εἰ δὲ οἱ τοῦ θεοῦ προφῆται τὰ παρὰ τῶν ἀσεβῶν οὐ προσήκαντο ξένια, δίκαιον μήτε ὑμᾶς, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι. ἀλλὰ καὶ ,,Σίμων“ ὁ μάγος ἐμοὶ Πέτρῳ καὶ Ἰωάννῃ ,,χρήματα προσενεγκὼν“ ἐπειρᾶτο ὠνητὴν τὴν ἀτίμητον χάριν λήψεσθαι᾽ ἅπερ μὴ προσηκάμενοι ἀραῖς αἰωνίοις αὐτὸν ἐδησάμεθα, ὅτι ,,τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ θεοῦ“ οὐκ εὐνοίᾳ τῇ πρὸς θεόν, ἀλλὰ ,,χρημάτων ἐναλλαγῇ ἐνόμισεν κτᾶσθαι“. ### English translation (Claude) For neither did Elisha accept what was brought by Hazael, nor Ahijah what came from Jeroboam; and if the prophets of God did not accept gifts from the ungodly, it is right that neither should you, O bishops. Moreover, “Simon” the magician, “offering money” to me, Peter, and to John, tried to obtain the priceless grace by purchase; we did not accept it, but bound him with eternal curses, “because he thought he could acquire the gift of God” not by good will toward God but “by an exchange of money.” ### Scripture references - 2 Kgs 8:8–9: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Kgs 14:3: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 8:18–20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The work speaks in the voice of Peter here. 2 Kgs 8:8–9; 1 Kgs 14:3; Acts 8:18–20. The refusals of Elisha and Ahijah are the author’s reading of these stories. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.7.2 (Funk 1:227–229; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.7.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-7-3 - Source: Funk 1:229 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Offerings from a bad conscience must be refused. ### Greek text φεύγετε οὖν τὰς δυσσυνειδήτους εἰς τὸ θυσιαστήριον τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσφοράς· ,,Ἀπέχου“ γάρ, φησίν, ,,ἀπὸ ἀδίκου, καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσῃ καὶ τρόμος οὐχ ἐγγιεῖ σοι“. ### English translation (Claude) Flee, then, offerings brought to the altar of God with a bad conscience; for “Keep away,” it says, “from injustice, and you will not fear, and trembling will not come near you.” ### Scripture references - Isa 54:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 54:14 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.7.3 (Funk 1:229; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-7-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.8.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-1 - Source: Funk 1:229 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The people’s offerings exist so that the church need not take from the wicked. ### Greek text Ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν λέγητε, ὅτι οἱ διδόντες τὰς ἐλεημοσύνας οὗτοί εἰσιν, κἂν μὴ λάβωμεν παρ᾽ αὐτῶν, πόθεν αἱ χῆραι ὑπηρετηθήσονται παρ᾽ ἡμῶν καὶ οἱ ἐνδεεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ; ἀκούσεσθε παρ᾽ ἡμῶν, ὅτι διὰ τοῦτο ἐλάβετε δόματα λευιτῶν, τὴν καρποφορίαν τοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν λαοῦ, ἵνα ἐπαρκῆτε καὶ ἑαυτοῖς καὶ τοῖς δεομένοις, καὶ μὴ ἐνδείᾳ συνεχόμενοι παρὰ πονηρῶν λαμβάνητε. ### English translation (Claude) But if you say, “These are the ones who give alms, and if we do not receive from them, from where will the widows and the needy among the people be served by us?”, you shall hear from us that it is for this that you received the gifts of the Levites, the offerings of the people among you: so that you might provide both for yourselves and for those in need, and not, pressed by want, receive from the wicked. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.8.1 (Funk 1:229; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.8.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-2 - Source: Funk 1:229 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: It is better for a church to perish than to take gifts from God’s enemies. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ οὕτως ἀποροῦσιν αἱ ἐκκλησίαι, λυσιτελεῖ διαφθαρῆναι, ἢ παρ᾽ ἐχθρῶν τοῦ θεοῦ λαβεῖν τι ἐφ᾽ ὕβρει καὶ χλεύῃ τῶν αὐτοῦ φίλων· περὶ γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων καὶ ὃ προφήτης λέγειʼ ,, Ἔλαιον ἁμαρτωλοῦ μὴ λιπανάτω τὴν κεφαλήν μου“. ### English translation (Claude) And if the churches are so poor, it is better to perish than to receive anything from the enemies of God, to the insult and mockery of his friends; for of such the prophet too says: “Let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head.” ### Scripture references - Ps 141:5 (140:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 141:5 (LXX 140:5). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.8.2 (Funk 1:229; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.8.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-3 - Source: Funk 1:229 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gifts are accepted from the holy and refused from the excommunicated. ### Greek text δοκιμασταὶ οὖν γίνεσθε τῶν τοιούτων" καὶ παρὰ μὲν τῶν ὁσίως περιπατούντων λαμβάνετε καὶ τοῖς θλιβομένοις χορηγεῖτε, παρὰ δὲ ἀποσυναγώγων μὴ λαμβάνετε, πρὶν ἂν τῆς ἐκκλησίας εἶναι μέλη καταξιωθῶσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Be, then, examiners of such people: receive from those who walk in holiness and supply the afflicted, but do not receive from the excommunicated until they are counted worthy to be members of the church. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.8.3 (Funk 1:229; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.8.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-4 - Source: Funk 1:229 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Shortfalls are met by collections among the brothers. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ ἐπιλείποι δόμα, προσάγγελλε τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν συλλογὴν ποιησάμενος διακόνει τοῖς ὀρφανοῖς καὶ ταῖς χήραις ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ. ### English translation (Claude) And if the gifts fall short, tell the brothers, and making a collection from them, minister to the orphans and the widows in righteousness. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.8.4 (Funk 1:229; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-8-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.9.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-9-1 - Source: Funk 1:229 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The people should honour God with first fruits from honest labour. ### Greek text Λέγε δὲ τῷ ὑπὸ σὲ λαῷ ἃ καὶ Σολομὼν ὁ σοφός· ,,Τίμα τὸν κύριον ἀπὸ σῶν δικαίων πόνων καὶ ἀπάρχου αὐτῷ ἀπὸ σῶν καρπῶν δικαιοσύνης, ἵνα πιμπλᾶται τὰ ταμιεῖά σου πλησμονῆς σίτου, οἴνῳ δὲ αἱ ληνοί σου ἐκβλύζωσιν“. ### English translation (Claude) Tell the people under you what Solomon the wise also said: “Honour the Lord from your just labours, and give him the first fruits of your fruits of righteousness, so that your storehouses may be filled with plenty of grain, and your winepresses overflow with wine.” ### Scripture references - Prov 3:9–10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 3:9–10 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.9.1 (Funk 1:229; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-9-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.9.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-9-2 - Source: Funk 1:229–231 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Honest offerings feed the poor and ransom captives and those condemned for Christ. ### Greek text ἐκ τοῦ δικαίου οὖν κόπου τῶν πιστῶν τρέφετε καὶ ἀμφιέννυτε τοὺς ὑστερουμένους, καὶ τὰ ἐξ αὐτῶν, ὡς προειρήκαμεν, ἀθροιζόμενα χρήματα διατάσσετε διακονοῦντες εἰς τοὺς ἀγορασμοὺς τῶν ἁγίων, ῥυόμενοι δούλους, αἰχμαλώτους, δεσμίους, ἐπηρεαζομένους, ἥκοντας ἐκ καταδίκης διὰ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὑπὸ τυράννων εἰς μονομαχίαν καὶ θάνατον· λέγει γὰρ ἡ γραφή· ,,Ῥῦσαι ἀγομένους εἰς θάνατον καὶ ἐκπρίου κτεινομένους, μὴ φείσῃ“. ### English translation (Claude) From the just labour of the faithful, then, feed and clothe those in want; and the money collected from them, as we said before, assign to the ransom of the saints, rescuing slaves, captives, prisoners, those who are mistreated, and those condemned by tyrants to gladiatorial combat and death for the name of Christ; for the Scripture says: “Rescue those who are led to death and redeem those about to be killed; do not spare.” ### Scripture references - Prov 24:11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 24:11 (LXX). The last words are garbled in the digital text (“μὴ iion”) and are restored from the LXX by a logged correction. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.9.2 (Funk 1:229–231; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-9-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:231 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Money forced on the church by the impious should be spent on fuel, not on food for the poor. ### Greek text Ἐὰν δέ ποτε ἀνάγκη γένηται παρά τινος δέξασθαι ἀνοσίου ἄκοντας ἀργύριον, εἰς ξύλα καὶ ἀνθρακιὰν αὐτὸ δαπανήσατε, ἵνα μὴ λαβοῦσα ἡ χήρα ἐξ αὐτοῦ τι ἢ ὃ ὀρφανὸς ἀναγκασθῇ ὠνήσασθαι τροφὴν ἢ πόμα παρὰ τὸ προσῆκον· δίκαιον γὰρ τὰ παρὰ τῶν ἀσεβῶν ταῦτα πυρὸς εἶναι κατανάλωμα, οὐκ εὐσεβῶν βρῶμα. ### English translation (Claude) And if at some time you are forced against your will to receive money from some impious person, spend it on wood and charcoal, so that the widow or the orphan may not receive any of it and be forced to buy food or drink with it, against what is fitting; for it is right that such things from the ungodly should be fuel for the fire, not food for the godly. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.10.1 (Funk 1:231; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:231 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Law ordered stale sacrifices to be burned. ### Greek text ταῦτα δὲ καὶ ὃ νόμος διαγορεύει, θυσίαν ὀψισθεῖσαν ἄβρωτον ἀποκαλῶν καὶ πυρὶ ταύτην ἀναλίσκεσθαι κελεύων. ### English translation (Claude) And the Law too prescribes this, calling a sacrifice left over too late inedible and ordering it to be consumed by fire. ### Scripture references - Lev 7:17–18: allusion, medium confidence - Lev 19:6: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 7:17–18; 19:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.10.2 (Funk 1:231; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.10.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-3 - Source: Funk 1:231 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gifts are tainted by the giver’s intention, not by their nature. ### Greek text οὐ γὰρ τῇ φύσει φαῦλα τὰ προσφερόμενα, ἀλλὰ τῇ γνώμῃ τῶν προσκομιζόντων αὐτά. ### English translation (Claude) For the things offered are not evil by nature, but by the intention of those who bring them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.10.3 (Funk 1:231; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.10.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-4 - Source: Funk 1:231 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Contact with the ungodly is allowed; only sharing worship with them is harmful. ### Greek text τοῦτο δὲ προστάσσομεν ἐπὶ τῷ μὴ ἀποστρέφειν τοὺς πλησιάζοντας ὑμῖν, εἰδότες καὶ τὴν συντυχίαν πολλάκις ἐπωφελῆ τοῖς ἀσεβέσιν γεγενῆσθαι τὴν πρὸς τοὺς εὐσεβεῖς, ἐπιβλαβῆ δὲ μόνην τὴν κατὰ τὴν θρησκείαν κοινωνίαν. ### English translation (Claude) And we command this so that you may not turn away those who come near you, knowing that association with the godly has often been beneficial to the ungodly, and that only fellowship in worship is harmful. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.10.4 (Funk 1:231; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.10.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-5 - Source: Funk 1:231 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Conclusion of the instruction on gifts. ### Greek text ταῦτα μὲν οὖν ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον, ἀγαπητοί, εἰρήσθω ὑμῖν πρὸς ἀσφάλειαν ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Let this much, then, be said to you, beloved, for your safety. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.10.5 (Funk 1:231; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-10-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.11.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-1 - Source: Funk 1:231 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Fathers must raise their children in the Lord and teach them a fitting trade. ### Greek text Οἱ μέντοι πατέρες παιδεύετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν ἐν κυρίῳ, ,,ἐκτρέφοντες αὐτὰ ἐν παιδείᾳ καὶ νουθεσίᾳ κυρίου“, καὶ διδάσκετε αὐτὰ ἐπιτηδείους καὶ ἁρμοζούσας τῷ λόγῳ τέχνας, ἵνα μὴ διὰ τῆς εὐκαιρίας στρηνιάσαντα καὶ ἀνεπιτίμητα ὑπὸ τῶν γονέων μείναντα, πρὸ ὥρας ἀνέσεως τυχόντα, ἀφηνιάσωσιν τοῦ καλοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) You fathers, educate your children in the Lord, “bringing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord,” and teach them trades that are suitable and befitting the word, lest through having leisure they grow wanton and, remaining unrebuked by their parents and gaining freedom before the time, break away from what is good. ### Scripture references - Eph 6:4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 6:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.11.1 (Funk 1:231; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.11.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-2 - Source: Funk 1:231–233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Parents must discipline their children firmly, as Proverbs and Sirach teach. ### Greek text διὸ μὴ εὐλαβεῖσθε αὐτοῖς ἐπιπλήσσειν, σωφρονίζοντες αὐτὰ μετὰ ἐμβριθείας᾽ οὐ γὰρ ἀποκτενεῖτε αὐτὰ παιδεύοντες, μᾶλλον δὲ σώσετε αὐτά, καθώς που καὶ ὃ Σολομὼν ἐν τῇ Σοφίᾳ φησίν" »Παίδευε υἱόν σου, καὶ ἀναπαύσει σε· οὕτως γὰρ ἔσται σοι εὔελπις· σὺ μὲν γὰρ ῥάβδῳ πατάξεις αὐτόν, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ῥύσῃ ἐκ θανάτου“. 3. καὶ πάλιν λέγει ὁ αὐτὸς οὕτως" ,,Ὃς φείδεται τῆς ἑαυτοῦ βακτηρίας, μισεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱόν“, καὶ ἑξῆς· ,,Κλάσον τὰς πλευρὰς αὑτοῦ, ὡς ἐστὶν νήπιος, μήποτε σκληρυνθεὶς ἀπειθήσῃ σοι“. ὃς φείδεται οὖν παραινεῖν καὶ σωφρονίζειν τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱόν, μισεῖ τὸν ἴδιον παῖδα. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore do not be afraid to rebuke them, correcting them with seriousness; for you will not kill them by disciplining them, but rather save them, as Solomon too says somewhere in Wisdom: “Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; so he will be a good hope to you; for you will strike him with the rod, but you will deliver his soul from death.” [3] And again the same says thus: “Whoever spares his staff hates his son”; and next: “Break his ribs while he is a child, lest he become hardened and disobey you.” So whoever refrains from admonishing and correcting his own son hates his own child. ### Scripture references - Prov 29:17: quotation, high confidence - Prov 19:18: quotation, medium confidence - Prov 23:14: quotation, high confidence - Prov 13:24: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Sir 30:12 (Sirach): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk’s section 3 sits inside this staged ref (numeral misread); marked [3]. “Wisdom” is Proverbs: Prov 29:17; 19:18; 23:14; 13:24. “Break his ribs while he is a child” is Sir 30:12, here attributed to Solomon. A block of Funk’s apparatus inside the quotation is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.11.2 (Funk 1:231–233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.11.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-4 - Source: Funk 1:233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Children must be taught Scripture, kept under discipline and away from carousing. ### Greek text ἐκδιδάσκετε οὖν ὑμῶν τὰ τέκνα τὸν λόγον κυρίου, στύφετε δὲ αὐτὰ καὶ δαρμοῖς καὶ ποιεῖτε ὑποτακτικά, ἀπὸ βρέφους διδάσκοντες αὐτὰ ,,ἱερὰ γράμματα“, ἡμέτερά τε καὶ θεῖα, καὶ πᾶσαν γραφὴν θείαν παραδιδόντες αὐτοῖς, ἄνεσιν αὐτοῖς μὴ διδόντες κατεξουσιάζειν ὑμῶν παρὰ τὴν ὑμετέραν γνώμην, μετὰ ὁμηλίκων εἰς συμπόσιον μὴ ἐῶντες αὐτὰ συμβάλλειν· οὕτω γὰρ εἰς ἀταξίαν ἐκτραπήσονται καὶ εἰς πορνείαν περιπεσοῦνται. ### English translation (Claude) Teach your children, then, the word of the Lord; restrain them even with beatings and make them submissive, teaching them from infancy “the sacred letters,” both ours and the divine, and handing on to them all divine Scripture; not giving them licence to lord it over you against your will, nor letting them meet their companions for drinking parties; for so they will turn aside to disorder and fall into sexual immorality. ### Scripture references - 2 Tim 3:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Tim 3:15. “Sexual immorality” renders πορνεία. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.11.4 (Funk 1:233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.11.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-5 - Source: Funk 1:233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Negligent parents share the guilt of their children’s sins. ### Greek text καὶ ἐὰν παρὰ τὴν τῶν γονέων ἀμέλειαν τοῦτο πάθωσιν, ἔνοχοι τῶν ψυχῶν αὐτῶν οἱ γεννήσαντες ὑπάρξουσιν᾽ εἰ γὰρ τῇ τῶν γονέων ῥᾳθυμίᾳ σύνεισιν ἀκολάστοις, οἱ παῖδες ἁμαρτήσαντες οὐκ αὐτοὶ μόνοι κολασθήσονται, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτῶν κριθήσονται. ### English translation (Claude) And if they suffer this through their parents’ negligence, those who begot them will be guilty of their souls; for if through their parents’ carelessness they keep company with the dissolute, when the children sin they will not be punished alone, but their parents too will be judged on their account. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.11.5 (Funk 1:233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.11.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-6 - Source: Funk 1:233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Parents should arrange their children’s marriages in good time to prevent sexual sin. ### Greek text διὰ τοῦτο σπουδάζετε ὥρᾳ γάμου ζευγνύναι καὶ συναλλάσσειν αὐτά, ἵνα μὴ τῆς ἡλικίας ἐν τῇ ἀκμῇ ζεούσης ἔθη πορνοκόπα ἀποβῇ, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀπαιτηθήσεσθε τὸν λόγον ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως ὑπὸ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore be eager to join them in marriage at the right age and to unite them, lest, when their youth is at its height and boiling over, habits of fornication result, and you be required to give account on the day of judgment by the Lord God. ### Translation notes - “Habits of fornication” renders ἔθη πορνοκόπα. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.11.6 (Funk 1:233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-11-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.12.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-1 - Source: Funk 1:233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves must serve even pagan masters with goodwill, but not share their religion. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ οἰκετῶν τί ἂν εἴποιμεν πλεῖον, ἢ ὅτι καὶ ὃ δοῦλος εὔνοιαν εἰσφερέτω πρὸς τὸν δεσπότην μετὰ φόβου θεοῦ, κἂν ἀσεβὴς κἂν πονηρὸς ὑπάρχῃ, οὐκέτι μέντοι καὶ ὁμόνοιαν κατὰ τὴν θρησκείαν. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning servants, what more can we say than that the slave should bring goodwill to his master with the fear of God, even if the master is impious or wicked, but not, however, agreement with him in religion? ### Scripture references - Eph 6:5: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Pet 2:18: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Eph 6:5; 1 Pet 2:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.12.1 (Funk 1:233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.12.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-2 - Source: Funk 1:233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Masters must love their servants and treat them fairly as fellow human beings. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ δεσπότης ἀγαπάτω τὸν οἰκέτην, κἂν διάφορος ᾖ, τὸ ἴσον κρινέτω, ᾗ ἄνθρωπος ὑπάρχει. ### English translation (Claude) And let the master love the servant, even if he differs from him in rank, and let him regard what is equal between them, inasmuch as the servant is a human being. ### Scripture references - Col 4:1: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The clause τὸ ἴσον κρινέτω, ᾗ ἄνθρωπος is compressed; it may also mean “let him judge fairly, because he is a human being”. Cf. Col 4:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.12.2 (Funk 1:233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.12.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-3 - Source: Funk 1:233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A slave with a Christian master should love him as master, brother in faith and father. ### Greek text ὁ δὲ πιστὸν ἔχων δεσπότην, σωζομένης αὐτῷ τῆς κυρίας, ἀγαπάτω καὶ ὡς δεσπότην καὶ ὡς ὁμόπιστον καὶ ὡς πατέρα, μὴ ὡς ὀφθαλμόδουλος, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς φιλοδέσποτος, εἰδώς, ὅτι ὁ θεὸς αὐτῷ τὴν μισθαποδοσίαν ἀποτίσει τῆς ὑπηρεσίας. ### English translation (Claude) And one who has a believing master, while his master’s authority is kept intact, should love him as master, as fellow believer and as father, not as an eye-servant but as one who loves his master, knowing that God will pay him the reward of his service. ### Scripture references - Eph 6:6: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 6:2: allusion, medium confidence - Col 3:24: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 6:6; 1 Tim 6:2; Col 3:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.12.3 (Funk 1:233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.12.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-4 - Source: Funk 1:233 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A Christian master should love a believing slave as a son or brother. ### Greek text ὡσαύτως καὶ ὁ κύριος ὁ πιστὸν ἔχων οἰκέτην, σωζομένης αὐτῷ τῆς θεραπείας, ἀγαπάτω ὡς υἱὸν ἢ ὡς ἀδελφὸν διὰ τὴν τῆς πίστεως κοινωνίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Likewise let the master who has a believing servant, while the service is kept intact, love him as a son or as a brother, because of the fellowship of faith. ### Scripture references - Phlm 1:16: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Phlm 16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.12.4 (Funk 1:233; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-12-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.13.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-13-1 - Source: Funk 1:233–235 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must obey rulers in what pleases God and pay all their dues. ### Greek text Πάσῃ βασιλείᾳ καὶ ἀρχῇ ὑποτάγητε ἐν οἷς ἀρέσκει θεῷ, ὡς ,,θεοῦ διακόνοις καὶ τῶν ἀσεβῶν τιμωροῖς“· πάντα φόβον τὸν ὀφειλόμενον αὐτοῖς ἀποπληρώσατε, πᾶσαν εἰσφοράν, πᾶν τέλος, πᾶσαν τιμήν, δόσιν, κῆνσον. ### English translation (Claude) Be subject to every kingdom and authority in whatever is pleasing to God, as to “ministers of God and punishers of the wicked”; render to them all the fear that is owed them, every contribution, every tax, every honour, gift and poll tax. ### Scripture references - Rom 13:1–7: allusion, high confidence - 1 Pet 2:13–14: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 13:1–7; 1 Pet 2:13–14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.13.1 (Funk 1:233–235; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-13-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.13.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-13-2 - Source: Funk 1:235 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians should owe nothing but love. ### Greek text θεοῦ γὰρ τοῦτο διάταγμα, ,,μηδενί τι χρεωστεῖν, εἰ μὴ τὸ τῆς φιλίας σύμβολον“, ὃ ὁ θεὸς διετάξατο διὰ Χριστοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For this is God’s ordinance, “to owe nothing to anyone except the token of love,” which God ordained through Christ. ### Scripture references - Rom 13:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 13:8, freely. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.13.2 (Funk 1:235; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-13-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.14.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-14-1 - Source: Funk 1:235 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Virginity is a free vow, not a command, and must not be undertaken rashly. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ παρθενίας ἐντολὴν οὐκ ἐλάβομεν, τῇ δὲ τῶν βουλομένων ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦτο ἐπιτρέπομεν ὡς εὐχήν, ἐκεῖνο μόνον αὐτοῖς παραινοῦντες, μὴ προχείρως τι ἐπαγγείλασθαι, ἐπείπερ ὃ Σολομών φησιν ,,Ἀγαθὸν τὸ μὴ εὔξασθαι, ἢ τὸ εὔξασθαι καὶ μὴ ἀποδοῦναι“. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning virginity we have received no commandment, but we leave it to the free choice of those who wish it, as a vow, exhorting them only in this: not to promise anything rashly; for Solomon says: “It is good not to vow, rather than to vow and not pay.” ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 7:25: allusion, high confidence - Eccl 5:5 (5:4 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 7:25; Eccl 5:5 (LXX 5:4). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.14.1 (Funk 1:235; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-14-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.14.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-14-2 - Source: Funk 1:235 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A vowed virgin must be holy in body and soul, choosing virginity for devotion, not out of contempt for marriage. ### Greek text ἡ παρθένος οὖν αὕτη ἔστω ἁγία σώματι καὶ ψυχῇ, ὡς ναὸς θεοῦ, ὡς οἶκος Χριστοῦ, ὡς πνεύματος ἁγίου καταγώγιον. δεῖ γὰρ τὴν ἐπαγγειλαμένην, ἄξια τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ἔργα διαπρασσομένην, δεικνύειν τὸ ἐπάγγελμα αὐτῆς, ὅτι ἔστιν ἀληθὲς καὶ διὰ σχολὴν εὐσεβείας, οὐ κατὰ διαβολὴν γάμου γινόμενον. ### English translation (Claude) Let such a virgin, then, be holy in body and soul, as a temple of God, as a house of Christ, as a dwelling of the Holy Spirit. For she who has made the promise must, by doing works worthy of the promise, show that her profession is genuine and made for the sake of leisure for piety, not in disparagement of marriage. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 6:19: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Cor 7:34: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 6:19; 1 Cor 7:34. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.14.2 (Funk 1:235; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-14-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 4.14.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-14-3 - Source: Funk 1:235 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The virgin must live soberly and avoid bad company. ### Greek text ἔστω δὲ μὴ ῥεμβὰς μηδὲ ἀκαιροπεριπάτητος, μὴ δίγνωμος, ἀλλὰ σεμνή, ἐγκρατής, σώφρων, ἁγνή, φεύγουσα τὰς τῶν πολλῶν συντυχίας καὶ μάλιστα τὰς τῶν do£urov. ### English translation (Claude) Let her not be a gadabout, nor one who walks about at unsuitable times, nor double-minded, but dignified, self-controlled, sober, chaste, avoiding the company of the many, and especially of the disreputable. ### Translation notes - The last word is garbled in the digital text (“do£urov”); “the disreputable” is by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 4.14.3 (Funk 1:235; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/3-11-1/#p-4-14-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:237 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians condemned for Christ's name to the games, the beasts, or the mines must be supported from the labor of the faithful. ### Greek text Εἴ τις Χριστιανὸς διὰ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ τὴν εἰς τὸν θεὸν πίστιν καὶ ἀγάπην κατακριθῇ ὑπὸ ἀσεβῶν εἰς λοῦδον ἢ θηρία ἢ μέταλλον, μὴ παρίδητε αὐτόν, ἀλλ ἐκ τοῦ κόπου καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ἱδρῶτος ὑμῶν πέμψατε αὐτῷ εἰς διατροφὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς μισθαποδοσίαν τῶν στρατιωτῶν, ἵνα ἐλαφρυνθῇ καὶ ἐπιμελείας τύχῃ, ἵν᾿ ὅσον τὸ ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν μὴ θλίβηται ὃ μακάριος ἀδελφὸς ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) If any Christian, on account of the name of Christ and his faith and love toward God, is condemned by the ungodly to the games, or to the beasts, or to the mines, do not overlook him, but from your labor and from your sweat send him something for his sustenance and for the pay of the soldiers, so that he may be relieved and cared for, and that, as far as lies with you, your blessed brother may not be afflicted. ### Translation notes - λοῦδον is the Latin ludus (the gladiatorial school or games). The pay of the soldiers is money given to the guards so that the prisoner may be treated better. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.1 (Funk 1:237; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:237 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The condemned confessor is a holy martyr, a brother of the Lord and a vessel of the Spirit. ### Greek text ὃ γὰρ διὰ τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ καταδικαζόμενος, οὗτος μάρτυς ἅγιος, ἀδελφὸς τοῦ κυρίου, υἱὸς τοῦ ὑψίστου, δοχεῖον τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, δι᾽ οὗ καὶ τὸν φωτισμὸν τῆς δόξης τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἔλαβεν ἕκαστος τῶν πιστῶν ἐν τῷ καταξιωθῆναι τοῦ ἀφθάρτου στεφάνου καὶ τῆς μαρτυρίας τῶν παθημάτων αὐτοῦ καὶ τῆς κοινωνίας τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ, συμμορφωθῆναι τῷ θανάτῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς υἱοθεσίαν. ### English translation (Claude) For he who is condemned for the name of the Lord God is a holy martyr, a brother of the Lord, a son of the Most High, a vessel of the Holy Spirit, through whom each of the faithful has received “the light of the glory of the gospel,” by being counted worthy of the incorruptible crown and of the testimony of his sufferings and the fellowship of his blood, “being conformed to the death of Christ” for adoption. ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 4:4: allusion, medium confidence - Phil 3:10: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: 2 Cor 4:4; Phil 3:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.2 (Funk 1:237; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-3 - Source: Funk 1:237 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All the faithful, through the bishop, should give to imprisoned confessors, even fasting to do so, and the rich should ransom them. ### Greek text τούτου οὖν ἕνεκεν ἅπαντες οἱ πιστοὶ διὰ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ὑμῶν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων υμῶν καὶ ἔκ τοῦ κόπου διακονήσατε τοῖς ἁγίοις· εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἔχει τις, νηστεύσας τὸ τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ μερίσας τοῦτο ἐχταξάτω τοῖς ἁγίοις· εἰ δέ τις ἐν περιουσίᾳ ὑπάρχει, καὶ πλεῖόν τι κατὰ ἀναλογίαν τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ διακονείτω αὐτοῖς. εἰ δὲ καὶ οἷός τέ ἐστιν ἅπαντα τὸν βίον ἑαυτοῦ ἀποδόμενος δύσασθαι αὐτοὺς ἐκ τοῦ δεσμωτηρίου, μακάριος ἔσται καὶ φίλος τοῦ Χριστοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For this reason all of you faithful, through your bishop, “minister” to the saints “from your possessions” and from your labor. And if anyone has nothing, let him fast for the day and set apart what it would have cost and assign it to the saints. And if anyone has abundance, let him minister to them more, in proportion to his means. And if he is able to sell his whole living and ransom them from prison, he will be blessed and a friend of Christ. ### Scripture references - Luke 8:3: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The wording echoes Luke 8:3. ἐκταξάτω (printed ἐχταξάτω) is taken as “let him assign.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.3 (Funk 1:237; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-4 - Source: Funk 1:237–239 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Giving to martyrs surpasses giving to the poor, for the martyrs have confessed Christ before rulers. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ ὃ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα πτωχοῖς δοὺς τέλειος μετὰ τὴν περὶ τῶν θείων γνῶσιν, πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὁ ὑπὲρ μαρτύρων· ὃ γὰρ τοιοῦτος, ἄξιος θεοῦ ὑπάρξας, πληρώσει τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, χορηγήσας ἐκείνοις, οἵτινες αὐτὸν ὡμολόγησαν ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν καὶ βασιλέων υἱῶν τε Ἰσραήλ, περὶ ὧν ὃ κύριος ἀπεφήνατο λέγων· Ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὁμολογήσω κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου. ### English translation (Claude) For if he who “gives his possessions to the poor” is “perfect,” after the knowledge of divine things, much more he who does so for martyrs. For such a one, having proved worthy of God, will fulfill his will by supplying those who confessed him “before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel,” of whom the Lord declared, saying: “Whoever confesses me before men, I too will confess him before my Father.” ### Scripture references - Matt 19:21: allusion, high confidence - Acts 9:15: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 10:32: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Matt 19:21; Acts 9:15; Matt 10:32 (with “in me,” as in Luke 12:8). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.4 (Funk 1:237–239; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-5 - Source: Funk 1:239 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Visiting confessors in prison is counted as martyrdom in willingness. ### Greek text καὶ εἰ τοιοῦτοί εἰσιν, ὡς καὶ ὑπὸ Χριστοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοὺς μαρτυρεῖσθαι, ὑμεῖς οὐκ ὀφείλετε ἐπαισχυνθῆναι ἀπιέναι πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐν ταῖς φυλακαῖς· τοῦτο γὰρ ποιησάντων ὑμῶν, μαρτύριον ὑμῖν λογισθήσεται, ὅτι ἐκείνοις μὲν πείρᾳ τὸ μαρτύριον ὑπῆρξεν, ὑμῖν δὲ τέως προθυμίᾳ, ὡς κοινωνοῖς τῆς ἀθλήσεως αὐτῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And if they are such that they are borne witness to by Christ before the Father, you ought not to be ashamed to go to them in the prisons. For when you do this, it will be counted to you as a martyrdom, because for them the martyrdom was in deed, but for you for the present in willingness, as sharers in their contest. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.5 (Funk 1:239; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-6 - Source: Funk 1:239 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's words on the judgment of the nations are quoted. ### Greek text λέγει γάρ που ὃ κύριος πρὸς τοὺς τοιούτους φάσκων: Δεῦτε οἱ εὐλογημένοι τοῦ πατρός μου, κληρονομήσατε τὴν ἧτοιμασμένην ὑμῖν βασιλείαν ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου· ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με, γυμνὸς καὶ περιεβάλετέ με, ἀσθενὴς ἤμην καὶ ἐπεσκέψασθέ με, ἐν φυλακῇ ἤμην καὶ ἤλθετε πρὸς μέ. ### English translation (Claude) For the Lord says somewhere to such people: “Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me. ### Scripture references - Matt 25:34–36: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 25:34–36. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.6 (Funk 1:239; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-7 - Source: Funk 1:239 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The quotation continues with the question of the righteous. ### Greek text τότε ἀποκριθήσονται οἱ δίκαιοι λέγοντες· κύριε, πότε σε εἴδομεν πεινῶντα καὶ ἐθρέψαμεν; ἢ διψῶντα καὶ ἐποτίσαμεν; ἢ γυμνὸν καὶ περιεβάλομεν; ἢ ἀσθενῆ καὶ ἐπεσκεψάμεθα; ἢ ξένον καὶ συνηγάγομεν; ἢ ἔν φυλακῇ καὶ ἤλθομεν πρὸς σέ; ### English translation (Claude) Then the righteous will answer, saying: Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? or thirsty and give you drink? or naked and clothe you? or sick and visit you? or a stranger and take you in? or in prison and come to you? ### Scripture references - Matt 25:37–39: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 25:37–39, in a different order. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.7 (Funk 1:239; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.1.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-8 - Source: Funk 1:239 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The quotation ends with Christ's answer and the reward of eternal life. ### Greek text καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ἐρεῖ αὐτοῖς· ἐφ᾽ ὅσον ἐποιήσατε ἑνὶ τούτων τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου τῶν ἐλαχίστων, ἐμοὶ ἐποιήσατε. καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον. ### English translation (Claude) And he will answer and say to them: Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me. And these will go away into eternal life.” ### Scripture references - Matt 25:40: quotation, high confidence - Matt 25:46: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 25:40, 46. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.1.8 (Funk 1:239; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-1-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:239–241 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A so-called brother condemned to death for a real crime is not to be helped, so that the church is not blamed. ### Greek text Εἰ δέ τις, ἀδελφὸν λέγων ἑαυτὸν εἶναι, ἀπατηθεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ κακοποιήσῃ καὶ ἐλεγχθεὶς κατακριθῇ θανάτῳ ὡς μοιχὸς ἢ φονεύς, χωρίζεσθε ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ἦτε ἄσυλοι, καὶ μή τις ὑμῶν ὡς κοινωνὸς τοῦ μύσους ὑποπτευθῆῇ καὶ καταχέηται βλασφημίαν, ὡς πάντων Χριστιανῶν χαιρόντων ἐπὶ τοῖς παρανόμοις ἔργοις· διὸ μακρὰν ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν χωρεῖτε. ### English translation (Claude) But if anyone, calling himself a brother, is deceived by the evil one and does wrong, and is convicted and condemned to death as an adulterer or a murderer, separate yourselves from him, so that you may be beyond reproach, and that none of you may be suspected as a partner in the abomination and bring down blasphemy, as if all Christians rejoiced in lawless deeds. Therefore keep far away from them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.2.1 (Funk 1:239–241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:241 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those imprisoned or exiled for Christ must be helped with all zeal. ### Greek text τοῖς μέντοι διὰ Χριστὸν κατ᾽ ἐπήρειαν παρὰ τῶν ἀσεβῶν συγκλειομένοις εἰς φυλακὴν ἢ πρὸς θάνατον ἐκδιδομένοις ἢ πρὸς δεσμὰ καὶ ἐξορίαν πάσῃ σπουδῇ βοηθεῖτε, τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν δυόμενοι ἐκ χειρῶν ἀθέσμων. ### English translation (Claude) But those who for Christ's sake are spitefully shut up in prison by the ungodly, or handed over to death, or to bonds and exile, help with all zeal, rescuing your own members from lawless hands. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.2.2 (Funk 1:241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.2.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-3 - Source: Funk 1:241 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One arrested and tortured for helping the martyrs is blessed. ### Greek text καὶ ἐάν τις αὐτοῖς συγκείμενος κρατηθῇ καὶ αἰκίαις ὑποπέσῃ, μακάριός ἐστιν, ὅτι κοινωνὸς μαρτύρων ἐγένετο καὶ μιμητὴς τῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ παθημάτων. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone who stands by them is seized and falls under torture, he is blessed, because he has become a partner of the martyrs and an imitator of the sufferings of Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.2.3 (Funk 1:241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.2.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-4 - Source: Funk 1:241 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles rejoiced to be beaten for Christ, and so should the faithful. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ πολλάκις ὑπὸ Καϊάφα καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Ἄννα πληγὰς λαβόντες, χαίροντες ἐξήειμεν, ὅτε κατηξιώθημεν ὑπὲρ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν τοιαῦτα παθεῖν᾽ καὶ ὑμεῖς χαίρετε ταῦτα πάσχοντες, ὅτι μακάριοι γενήσεσθε ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρα. ### English translation (Claude) For we too, for Christ's sake, often received blows from Caiaphas and Alexander and Annas, and went out rejoicing that we were counted worthy to suffer such things for our Savior. And you too, rejoice when you suffer these things, for you will be blessed on that day. ### Scripture references - Acts 4:6: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 5:41: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The apostles speak (the work's fiction). Cf. Acts 4:6; 5:40–41. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.2.4 (Funk 1:241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-2-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.3.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-1 - Source: Funk 1:241 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who flee persecution must be received as martyrs. ### Greek text Καὶ τοὺς διωκομένους δὲ διὰ τὴν πίστιν καὶ πόλιν ἐκ πόλεως φεύγοντας διὰ τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ κυρίου, προσλαμβάνεσθε αὐτούς, ἀντιλαμβανόμενοι αὐτῶν καὶ προσδεχόμενοι αὐτοὺς ὡς μάρτυρας, χαίροντες, ὅτι κοινωνοὶ αὐτῶν τοῦ διωγμοῦ γεγένησθε, γινώσκοντες αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου μεμακαρίσθαι. ### English translation (Claude) And those who are persecuted for the faith and flee from city to city because of the Lord's command, receive them, supporting them and welcoming them as martyrs, rejoicing that you have become sharers in their persecution, knowing that they have been pronounced blessed by the Lord. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.3.1 (Funk 1:241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.3.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-2 - Source: Funk 1:241 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's beatitude on the persecuted is quoted. ### Greek text φησὶν γὰρ αὐτός, Μακάριοί ἐστε, ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ διώξωσιν καὶ εἴπωσιν πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα καθ᾽ ὑμῶν ψευδόμενοι ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ· χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὃ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς· οὕτως γὰρ ἐδίωξαν τοὺς προφήτας τοὺς πρὸ ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) For he himself says: “Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you and say every evil word against you falsely for my sake; rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:11–12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 5:11–12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.3.2 (Funk 1:241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.3.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-3 - Source: Funk 1:241 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Further sayings of Christ on persecution and flight are quoted. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν᾽ Εἰ ἐμὲ ἐδίωξαν, καὶ ὑμᾶς διώξουσιν καὶ ἑξῆς· Ἐὰν διώκωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, φεύγετε εἰς τὴν ἄλλην, ὅτι ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ θλῖψιν ἔχετε᾽ παραδώσουσιν γὰρ ὑμᾶς εἰς συναγωγάς, καὶ ἐπὶ ἡγεμόνας καὶ βασιλεῖς ἀχθήσεσθε ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ, εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς· καὶ ὃ ὑπομείνας εἰς τέλος, οὗτος σωθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) And again: “If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also”; and further: “If they persecute you in this city, flee to another”; for “in this world you have tribulation; for they will deliver you up to synagogues, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them; and he who endures to the end, he will be saved.” ### Scripture references - John 15:20: quotation, high confidence - Matt 10:23: quotation, high confidence - John 16:33: quotation, high confidence - Mark 13:9: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 10:18: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 10:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: John 15:20; Matt 10:23; John 16:33; Mark 13:9 and Matt 10:18; Matt 10:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.3.3 (Funk 1:241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.3.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-4 - Source: Funk 1:241–243 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The persecuted confessor who endures is truly a man of God. ### Greek text ὃ γὰρ διωχθεὶς ἕνεκεν τῆς πίστεως καὶ μαρτυρήσας περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑπομείνας, οὗτος ἀληθῶς ἄνθρωπος θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For he who is persecuted for the faith, and bears witness concerning it, and endures, he is truly “a man of God.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 6:11: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - “Man of God”: cf. 1 Tim 6:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.3.4 (Funk 1:241–243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-3-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.4.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-1 - Source: Funk 1:243 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: He who denies Christ to avoid men's hatred becomes God's enemy and chooses eternal fire. ### Greek text Ὁ δὲ ἀρνησάμενος ἑαυτὸν Χριστοῦ εἶναι διὰ τὸ μὴ μισεῖσθαι ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων, φιλήσας τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν μᾶλλον ἢ τὸν κύριον, οὗ ἡ πνοὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, οὗτος ἐλεεινός, ἄθλιος, ὡς ἐναγὴς καὶ βδελυκτός, φίλος μὲν ἀνθρώπων θελήσας εἶναι, ἐχθρὸς δὲ τοῦ θεοῦ, μερίδα λαβὼν οὐκέτι μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων, ἀλλὰ μετὰ τῶν κατηραμένων, ἀντὶ βασιλείας εὐλογημένων ποθήσας τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ οὐχ ὑπ ἀνθρώπων ἔτι μισούμενος, ἀλλ᾽ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπωσμένος καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἐκβεβλημένος. ### English translation (Claude) But he who denies that he is Christ's so as not to be hated by men, “having loved his own life more” than the Lord, “in whose hand is his breath,” is pitiable and wretched, as accursed and abominable; he wished to be a friend of men but is an enemy of God; he has taken his portion no longer with the saints but with the accursed; instead of “the kingdom of the blessed” he has longed for “the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels”; no longer hated by men, but rejected by God and cast out from his presence. ### Scripture references - John 12:25: allusion, medium confidence - Dan 5:23: allusion, medium confidence - Jas 4:4: echo, low confidence - Matt 25:34: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 25:41: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Allusions: John 12:25; Dan 5:23; Jas 4:4; Matt 25:34, 41. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.4.1 (Funk 1:243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.4.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-2 - Source: Funk 1:243 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's warning against those who deny him is quoted. ### Greek text περὶ γὰρ τούτου ἀπεφήνατο ὃ κύριος λέγων· Ὅστις ἀρνήσεταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἐπαισχυνθῇ τὸ ὄνομά μου, ἀρνήσομαι αὐτὸν κἀγὼ καὶ ἐπαισχυνθήσομαι ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) For concerning him the Lord declared, saying: “Whoever denies me before men and is ashamed of my name, I too will deny him and be ashamed of him before my Father who is in heaven.” ### Scripture references - Matt 10:33: quotation, high confidence - Mark 8:38: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 10:33, combined with Mark 8:38. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.4.2 (Funk 1:243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.4.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-3 - Source: Funk 1:243 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's sayings on preferring him to family and life are quoted. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς, οὕτως, Ὁ φιλῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος, καὶ ὃ φιλῶν υἱὸν ἢ θυγατέρα ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος, καὶ ὃς οὐ λαμβάνει τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκολουθεῖ ὀπίσω μου, οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος· ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολέσει αὐτήν, καὶ ὃ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελεῖται ἄνθρωπος, ἐὰν τὸν κόσμον ὅλον κερδήσῃ, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ζημιωθῇ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγμα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ### English translation (Claude) And again he says to his disciples, to us ourselves, thus: “He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. For what does a man profit if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” ### Scripture references - Matt 10:37–39: quotation, high confidence - Matt 16:26: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Matt 10:37–39; 16:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.4.3 (Funk 1:243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.4.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-4 - Source: Funk 1:243 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's command not to fear those who kill the body is quoted. ### Greek text καὶ ἑξῆς᾽ Μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτενόντων τὸ σῶμα, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν μὴ δυναμένων ἀποκτεῖναι· φοβήθητε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνάμενον καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα ἀπολέσαι ἐν γεέννῃ. ### English translation (Claude) And further: “Do not fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.” ### Scripture references - Matt 10:28: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 10:28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.4.4 (Funk 1:243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-4-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:243–245 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A learner imitates his teacher's skill, or he is not perfected. ### Greek text Πᾶς οὖν ὃ μανθάνων τέχνην τινά, βλέπων τὸν διδάσκαλον αὐτοῦ διὰ τῆς ἐνεργείας καὶ ἐμπειρίας ἀπαρτίζοντα τὴν τέχνην αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς ζηλοῖ ὅμοιον αὐτῷ ποιήσασθαι τὸ ἐγχειρισθέν· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἐξισχύσῃ, οὐκ ἔστιν τετελειωμένος ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ. ### English translation (Claude) Everyone, then, who learns a craft, seeing his teacher perfect his craft by practice and experience, strives himself to make what is entrusted to him like it; but if he does not manage it, he is not perfected in the work. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.5.1 (Funk 1:243–245; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:245 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians have Christ as teacher and should imitate him. ### Greek text καὶ ἡμεῖς οὖν, ἔχοντες διδάσκαλον τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν τὸν Χριστόν, διὰ τί οὐ μιμούμεθα τὴν αὐτοῦ διδαχήν; ### English translation (Claude) So we too, having as our teacher our Lord Jesus the Christ, why do we not imitate his teaching? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.5.2 (Funk 1:245; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.5.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-3 - Source: Funk 1:245 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ renounced every comfort and his life to save Jews and Greeks who repent. ### Greek text ὅτι ἐκεῖνος μὲν ἀπετάξατο ἀνέσει, τρυφῇ, δόξῃ, πλούτῳ, τύφῳ, δυνάμει ἀμυντικῇ, μητρὶ καὶ ἀδελφοῖς, ἤδη δὲ καὶ τῇ οἰκείᾳ ζωῇ διὰ τὴν πρὸς τὸν πατέρα εὐσέβειαν καὶ τὴν εἰς ἡμᾶς φιλανθρωπίαν, ὑπομείνας οὐ μόνον διωγμὸν καὶ μάστιγας, ὀνειδισμὸν καὶ ἐμπαιγμόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἤδη καὶ τὴν πρὸς τὸ ξύλον πρόσπηξιν, ὅπως Ἰουδαίους καὶ Ἕλληνας μετανοήσαντας σώσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For he renounced ease, luxury, glory, wealth, pride, power to defend himself, his mother and brothers, and even his own life, because of his piety toward the Father and his love for us, enduring not only persecution and scourges, reproach and mockery, but even being nailed to the wood, in order to save Jews and Greeks who repent. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.5.3 (Funk 1:245; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.5.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-4 - Source: Funk 1:245 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Since Christ renounced rest and bore the cross for us, we should renounce even life for him. ### Greek text εἰ οὖν αὐτὸς δι᾽ ἡμᾶς ἀπετάξατο ἀναπαύσει, μὴ ἐπαισχυνθεὶς σταυρὸν, μηδὲ ἀδοξήσας τὸν θάνατον· τίνος ἕνεκεν ἡμεῖς οὐ μιμούμεθα αὐτοῦ τὰ πάθη καὶ ἀποτασσόμεθα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτῇ τῇ ζωῇ ἡμῶν, διδόντος αὐτοῦ ἡμῖν τὴν ὑπομονήν; ### English translation (Claude) If, then, he for our sake renounced rest, not being ashamed of the cross nor counting death a disgrace, why do we not imitate his sufferings and renounce, for his sake, even our very life, since he himself gives us endurance? ### Scripture references - Heb 12:2: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Heb 12:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.5.4 (Funk 1:245; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.5.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-5 - Source: Funk 1:245 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God needs nothing from us and seeks only a genuine and freely chosen faith. ### Greek text ἐκεῖνος μὲν γὰρ δίʼ ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς δὲ δι᾽ ἑαυτούς, οὐ γὰρ χρήζει ἡμῶν αὐτός, ἡμεῖς δὲ τοῦ ἐλέους αὐτοῦ· μόνον δὲ τὸ τῆς πίστεως ἡμῶν γνήσιον ἐπιζητεῖ καὶ αὐθαίρετον, ὥς φησιν ἡ γραφή· Εἰ δίκαιος εἶ, τί δώσεις αὐτῷ ἢ τί ἐκ χειρός σου λήψεται; ἀνδρὶ τῷ ὁμοίῳ σου ἡ ἀσέβειά σου, καὶ υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου ἣ δικαιοσύνη σου. ### English translation (Claude) For he did it for our sake, but we for our own sake; for he has no need of us, but we of his mercy. He seeks only the genuineness and freedom of our faith, as the Scripture says: “If you are righteous, what will you give him, or what will he receive from your hand? Your ungodliness is for a man like you, and your righteousness for a son of man.” ### Scripture references - Job 35:7–8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Job 35:7–8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.5.5 (Funk 1:245; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-5-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:245 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Family and possessions are to be renounced when they hinder piety. ### Greek text ἀποταξώμεθα οὖν καὶ γονεῦσιν καὶ συγγενέσιν καὶ φίλοις καὶ γυναικὶ καὶ τέκνοις καὶ κτήμασιν καὶ σύμπαντι τῷ βίῳ, ὅταν ἢ τι τούτων κώλυμα πρὸς εὐσέβειαν. ### English translation (Claude) Let us renounce, then, parents and kinsmen and friends and wife and children and possessions and the whole of life, whenever any of these is a hindrance to piety. ### Scripture references - Luke 14:26: echo, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Luke 14:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.1 (Funk 1:245; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:245–247 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians should pray to avoid trial, but when called confess steadfastly and rejoice. ### Greek text δεῖ γὰρ, προσεύχεσθαι μὲν ἡμᾶς, ἵνα μὴ εἰσέλθωμεν εἰς πειρασμόν· ἐὰν δὲ κληθῶμεν εἰς μαρτύριον, μετὰ ἐνστάσεως ὁμολογεῖν τὸ τίμιον ὄνομα· καὶ ἐὰν τούτου χάριν κολασθῶμεν, χαίρωμεν ὡς ἐπὶ ἀθανασίαν σπεύδοντες. ### English translation (Claude) For we must “pray” that we “may not enter into temptation”; but if we are called to martyrdom, we must confess the precious name with steadfastness; and if we are punished for this, let us rejoice as hastening to immortality. ### Scripture references - Matt 26:41: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Matt 26:41. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.2 (Funk 1:245–247; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-3 - Source: Funk 1:247 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Fear of rulers and love of praise must not keep believers from confessing Christ, as it kept some Jews from believing. ### Greek text διωκόμενοι μὴ ξενιζώμεθα, μὴ ἀγαπήσωμεν τὸν νῦν αἰῶνα μηδὲ τοὺς παρὰ ἀνθρώπων ἐπαίνους μηδὲ τὴν τῶν ἀρχόντων δόξαν καὶ τιμήν, καθάπερ καί τινες τῶν Ἰουδαίων, θαυμάζοντες τοῦ κυρίου τὰς ἐνεργείας, οὐχ ἐπίστευον εἰς αὐτὸν φόβῳ τῷ πρὸς τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς τῶν ἀρχόντων· ἠγάπησαν γὰρ τὴν δόξαν τῶν ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον ἤπερ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) When persecuted, let us not be surprised; let us “not love the present age,” nor the praises of men, nor the glory and honor of rulers, as some of the Jews too, though they marveled at the Lord's works, did not believe in him for fear of the high priests and the rest of the rulers; “for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.” ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 4:12: echo, low confidence - 2 Tim 4:10: allusion, medium confidence - John 12:42–43: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Allusions: 1 Pet 4:12; 2 Tim 4:10; John 12:42–43. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.3 (Funk 1:247; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:247 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A faithful confession strengthens the newly baptized and the catechumens. ### Greek text ὁμολογήσαντες δὲ τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν οὐ μόνον ἑαυτοὺς σώζομεν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς νεοφωτίστους βεβαιοῦμεν καὶ τοὺς κατηχουμένους πιστοποιούμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) And when we have confessed “the good confession,” we not only save ourselves but also confirm the newly enlightened and bring the catechumens to faith. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 6:12: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 6:12. “The newly enlightened” (νεοφώτιστοι) are the newly baptized. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.4 (Funk 1:247; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-5 - Source: Funk 1:247 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Denial loses glory, harms others, and brings a double punishment. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ καθυφῶμέν τι τῆς ὁμολογίας, ἐξαρνησάμενοι τὴν εὐσέβειαν διὰ γνώμης χαυνότητα καὶ φόβον βραχυτάτης τιμωρίας, οὐ μόνον ἑαυτοὺς ἀποστεροῦμεν τῆς αἰωνίου δόξης, ἀλλ ἤδη καὶ ἑτέροις αἴτιοι ἀπωλείας γενησόμεθα καὶ διπλοτέραν ὑποίσομεν τὴν τίσιν, ὡς ὑποψίαν δόντες διὰ τῆς ἀρνήσεως, πλάνης διδαχὴν εἶναι τήν ποτε ὑφ ἡμῶν δοξαζομένην ἀλήθειαν. ### English translation (Claude) But if we give up any part of the confession, denying piety through slackness of resolve and fear of a very brief punishment, we not only deprive ourselves of eternal glory but will also become causes of destruction to others, and will undergo a double punishment, as having given ground, by our denial, for the suspicion that the truth once glorified by us is a teaching of error. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.5 (Funk 1:247; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-6 - Source: Funk 1:247 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers must neither court martyrdom nor flinch from it once arrested. ### Greek text διὸ μήτε πρόχειροι ὦμεν καὶ ῥιψοκίνδυνοι· λέγει γὰρ ὃ κύριος, Προσεύχεσθε μὴ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς πειρασμόν· τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον, ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής. μήτε μὴν ἐμπεσόντες δειλίᾳ καταισχύνωμεν τὴν ὁμολογίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore let us be neither rash nor reckless; for the Lord says: “Pray that you may not fall into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Nor yet, when we have fallen into it, let us shame the confession by cowardice. ### Scripture references - Matt 26:41: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 26:41. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.6 (Funk 1:247; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-7 - Source: Funk 1:247–249 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One who denies Christ to save his life may die soon of disease and lose both this life and eternal life. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ ἀρνησάμενός τις τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἐλπίδα, ὃς ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὃ τοῦ θεοῦ υἱός, ἀπολυθῇ τοῦ προσκαίρου θανάτου, αὔριον δὲ ἐπὶ κλίνης νόσῳ περιπέσῃ ὀξυτάτῃ κοιλίας ἢ στομάχου ἢ κεφαλῆς ἢ τινι πάθει τῶν ἀνιάτων, σήψεως ἢ γαγγραίνης ἢ ἀποστάσεως ἢ ἰλεοῦ ἢ ὑδέρου ἢ κόλου, ταχεῖαν ποιήσηται τὴν καταστροφὴν καὶ τοῦ ζῆν ὑπεξέλθοι· οὐχὶ καὶ τῶν ἐνταῦθα ἐστερήθη καὶ τῶν αἰωνίων ἐκπέπτωκεν, μᾶλλον δὲ τῆς ἀϊδίου κολάσεως ἐντὸς κατέστη, πορευθεὶς εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον, οὗ ὃ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὃ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων; ### English translation (Claude) For if someone denies his own hope, who is Jesus the Son of God, and is released from a temporary death, but tomorrow falls sick in bed with a very acute disease of the bowels or the stomach or the head, or some incurable affliction, putrefaction or gangrene or abscess or obstruction of the bowels or dropsy or colic, and comes to a swift end and departs from life, has he not been deprived of the things here and fallen from the things eternal, or rather landed within everlasting punishment, “having gone into the outer darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth”? ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 1:1: echo, low confidence - Matt 8:12: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 1:1; Matt 8:12; 22:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.7 (Funk 1:247–249; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-8 - Source: Funk 1:249 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A martyr rejoices in his crown, and a catechumen martyr receives in his suffering a truer baptism. ### Greek text ὃ δὲ ἀξιωθεὶς μαρτυρίου χαιρέτω τὴν ἐν κυρίῳ χαράν, ὡς τηλικούτου ἐπιτυχὼν στεφάνου καὶ δι᾽ ὁμολογίας ποιούμενος τὴν ἔξοδον τοῦ βίου. καὶ ἐὰν κατηχούμενος ἢ, ἄλυπος ἀπίτω· τὸ γὰρ πάθος τὸ ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ ἔσται αὐτῷ γνησιώτερον βάπτισμα, ὅτι αὐτὸς μὲν πείρᾳ συναποθνήσκει τῷ κυρίῳ, οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ τύπῳ. ### English translation (Claude) But let him who is counted worthy of martyrdom rejoice with joy in the Lord, as having attained so great a crown, and as making his departure from life through confession. And if he is a catechumen, let him depart without grief; for his suffering for Christ will be to him a more genuine baptism, because he dies with the Lord in reality, but the rest in a figure. ### Scripture references - Rom 6:3–5: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - Martyrdom as a baptism for the unbaptized catechumen; the other baptized die with Christ “in a figure” (τύπῳ), that is, in the rite (cf. Rom 6:3–5). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.8 (Funk 1:249; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-9 - Source: Funk 1:249 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The martyr imitates Christ, who suffered every outrage and committed his spirit to the Father. ### Greek text χαιρέτω οὖν μιμούμενος τὸν διδάσκαλον, ἐπειδὴ καὶ προτέτακται, Κατηρτισμένος ἔστω πᾶς ὡς ὃ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ. ὃ δὲ διδάσκαλος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦς ὃ κύριος διʼ ἡμᾶς ἐπλήγη, βλασφημίας ὑπέμεινεν καὶ ὀνειδισμοὺς μακροθύμως, ἐνεπτύσθη, ἐκολαφίσθη, ἐρραπίσθη, σταυρῷ μετὰ τὸ μαστιγωθῆναι προσηλώθη, ὄξος καὶ χολὴν ἐποτίσθη, τελειώσας πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα εἶπεν τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί· Εἰς χεῖράς σου παρατίθημι τὸ πνεῦμά μου. ### English translation (Claude) Let him rejoice, then, in imitating the Teacher, since it has been laid down beforehand: “Let everyone be perfected as his teacher.” And our Teacher, Jesus the Lord, was struck for our sake, endured blasphemies and reproaches with patience, was spat upon, buffeted, slapped, nailed to the cross after being scourged, was given vinegar and gall to drink, and when he had fulfilled all that was written, he said to his God and Father: “Into your hands I commit my spirit.” ### Scripture references - Luke 6:40: quotation, high confidence - Matt 27:34: allusion, medium confidence - Luke 23:46: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Luke 6:40; Luke 23:46 (Ps 31:5). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.9 (Funk 1:249; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.6.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-10 - Source: Funk 1:249 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The disciple imitates Christ's endurance, trusting God either to deliver him like the three youths or to reward him. ### Greek text διὸ καὶ ὁ εὐχόμενος ἐκείνου μαθητὴς εἶναι ζηλούτω τοὺς αὐτοῦ ἀγῶνας, μιμείσθω τὴν ὑπομονήν, γινώσκων, ὅτι κἂν ἐν πυρὶ ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων καῇ, οὐθὲν πείσεται, ὡς οἱ τρεῖς παῖδες, ἢ εἰ καὶ πάθοι τι, μισθὸν παρὰ κυρίου λήψεται· πιστεύων τῷ ἑνὶ καὶ μόνῳ ἀληθινῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου ἀρχιερέως καὶ λυτρωτοῦ τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ μισθαποδότου τῶν ἄθλων, ᾧ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore let him who prays to be his disciple emulate his contests and imitate his endurance, knowing that even if he is burned in fire by men he will suffer nothing, like the three youths, or if he does suffer anything, he will receive a reward from the Lord, believing in the one and only true God and Father through Jesus Christ, the great high priest, redeemer of souls and rewarder of contests, to whom be glory forever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Dan 3:23–27: allusion, medium confidence - Heb 4:14: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The three youths: Dan 3. “Great high priest”: Heb 4:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.6.10 (Funk 1:249; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-6-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:249 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God will raise all the dead through Christ in their present form, but incorruptible. ### Greek text Αὐτὸς γὰρ ἡμᾶς ἐγερεῖ ὃ παντοκράτωρ θεὸς διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ κατὰ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἀψευδῆ, καὶ ἀναστήσει ἡμᾶς σὺν πᾶσι τοῖς ἀπ᾿ αἰῶνος κοιμηθεῖσιν τοιούτους, ὁποῖοι ὑπάρχομεν ἐν τῇ νῦν μορφῇ, μηθὲν ἐλλειπὲς ἔχοντας ἢ τὴν φθοράν, ἐπείπερ ἄφθαρτοι ἀναστησόμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) For the almighty God himself will raise us up through our Lord Jesus Christ, according to his unfailing promise, and will raise us with all who have fallen asleep since the beginning of the world, such as we are in our present form, having nothing lacking except corruption; for we shall rise incorruptible. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 15:52: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Cor 15:52. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.1 (Funk 1:249; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:249–251 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: However the body perishes, God's power will raise it. ### Greek text κἂν τε γὰρ ἐν πελάγει τελευτήσωμεν, κἂν ἐν γῇ διασπαρῶμεν, κἂν ὑπὸ θηρίων ἢ ὀρνέων διασπασθῶμεν, ἀναστήσει ἡμᾶς τῇ ἑαυτοῦ δυνάμει, ὅτι ὁ πᾶς κόσμος τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ συνέχεται χειρί· Θρὶξ δέ, φησίν, ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ ἀπόληται. διὸ παραινεῖ λέγων· Ἐν τῇ ὑπομονῇ ὑμῶν κτήσασθε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) For whether we die at sea, or are scattered on the earth, or are torn apart by beasts or birds, he will raise us by his own power, because the whole world is held together by the hand of God. “Not a hair,” he says, “of your head shall perish.” Therefore he exhorts, saying: “In your endurance gain your souls.” ### Scripture references - Luke 21:18–19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Luke 21:18–19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.2 (Funk 1:249–251; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-3 - Source: Funk 1:251 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gabriel's prophecy to Daniel of the resurrection is quoted. ### Greek text περὶ δὲ τῆς τῶν νεκρῶν ἀναστάσεως καὶ τῆς τῶν μαρτύρων μισθαποδοσίας λέγει Γαβριὴλ τῷ Δανιήλ· Καὶ πολλοὶ τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἐκ γῆς χώματος ἀναστήσονται, οἱ μὲν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ εἰς αἰσχύνην καὶ ὀνειδισμὸν αἰώνιον· καὶ οἱ συνιέντες ἐκλάμψουσιν ὡς ὃ ἥλιος καὶ ὡς τὸ στερέωμα καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες. ### English translation (Claude) And concerning the resurrection of the dead and the reward of the martyrs, Gabriel says to Daniel: “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall arise, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting reproach; and those who understand shall shine like the sun and like the firmament and the stars.” ### Scripture references - Dan 12:2–3: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Dan 12:2–3, in a form close to Theodotion. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.3 (Funk 1:251; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-4 - Source: Funk 1:251 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All, righteous and unrighteous, will rise to be judged according to their deeds. ### Greek text ὡς φωστῆρας τοίνυν ἐκλάμψειν τοὺς ἁγίους προεῖπεν ὃ ἅγιος Γαβριήλ᾽ αὐτοῖς γὰρ τὸ συνιέναι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐμαρτύρησεν καὶ τὸ ἱερὸν αὐτοῦ ὄνομα. οὐ μόνον δὲ τοῖς μάρτυσιν ἐπήγγελται τὴν ἀνάστασιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις, δικαίοις τε καὶ ἀδίκοις, εὐσεβέσιν τε καὶ δυσσεβέσιν, ἵνα ἕκαστος τὰ πρὸς ἀξίαν τίσῃ. Ἄξει· γάρ, φησίν, ὁ θεὸς σύμπαν τὸ ποίημα εἰς κρίσιν ἐν παντὶ παρεωραμένῳ, ἐὰν ἀγαθὸν καὶ ἐὰν πονηρόν. ### English translation (Claude) So the holy Gabriel foretold that the saints will shine forth as luminaries; for he, and his holy name too, bore witness that understanding the truth belongs to them. And the resurrection has been promised not only to the martyrs but to all men, righteous and unrighteous, pious and impious, so that each may pay according to his desert. “For God,” he says, “will bring every work into judgment, with every overlooked thing, whether good or evil.” ### Scripture references - Acts 24:15: allusion, medium confidence - Eccl 12:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Acts 24:15. Quotation: Eccl 12:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.4 (Funk 1:251; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-5 - Source: Funk 1:251–253 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God answered Israel's unbelief in the resurrection through Ezekiel's vision of the bones. ### Greek text ταύτην δὲ τὴν ἀνάστασιν μὴ πιστεύοντες Ἰουδαῖοι τὸ παλαιὸν ἔλεγον· Ξηρὰ γέγονεν τὰ ὀστᾶ ἡμῶν, διαπεφωνήκαμεν᾽· οἷς ὃ θεὸς ἀποκριθεὶς ἔφη· Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀνοίγω τοὺς τάφους ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνάξω ὑμᾶς ἐξ αὐτῶν καὶ δώσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ ζήσεσθε, καὶ γνώσεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ κύριος λελάληκα καὶ ποιήσω. ### English translation (Claude) But the Jews of old, not believing this resurrection, said: “Our bones have become dry; we are lost”; to whom God answered and said: “Behold, I open your graves and will bring you up out of them, and I will put my Spirit in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I the Lord have spoken and will do it.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 37:11: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 37:12–14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Ezek 37:11–14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.5 (Funk 1:251–253; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-6 - Source: Funk 1:253 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Isaiah's prophecy of the resurrection is quoted. ### Greek text καὶ διὰ Ἡσαΐου φησίν· Ἀναστήσονται οἱ νεκροί, καὶ ἐγερθήσονται οἱ ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις, καὶ εὐφρανθήσονται οἱ ἡσυχάζοντες ἐν τῇ γῇ, ὅτι ἡ δρόσος ἡ παρὰ σοῦ ἴαμα αὐτοῖς ἐστιν. ### English translation (Claude) And through Isaiah he says: “The dead shall rise, and those in the tombs shall be raised, and those who rest in the earth shall rejoice, for the dew that comes from you is healing to them.” ### Scripture references - Isa 26:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Isa 26:19 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.6 (Funk 1:253; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-7 - Source: Funk 1:253 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture says much about the resurrection, the glory of the righteous and the punishment of the ungodly. ### Greek text πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἕτερα περὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως εἴρηται καὶ περὶ τῆς τῶν δικαίων ἐν δόξῃ διαμονῆς καὶ περὶ τῆς τῶν ἀσεβῶν τιμωρίας, πτώσεως, ἀποστροφῆς, καταδίκης, ἀδοξίας, πυρὸς αἰωνίου καὶ σκώληκος ἀτελευτήτου. ### English translation (Claude) Many other things, then, have been said about the resurrection, and about the abiding of the righteous in glory, and about the punishment of the ungodly: their fall, rejection, condemnation, disgrace, eternal fire, and undying worm. ### Scripture references - Isa 66:24: allusion, medium confidence - Mark 9:48: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The undying worm: Isa 66:24; Mark 9:48. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.7 (Funk 1:253; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-8 - Source: Funk 1:253 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Enoch and Elijah, and the dead raised by Elijah and Elisha, show God's power to give life. ### Greek text καὶ ὅτι, εἰ ἐβούλετο πάντας ἀνθρώπους εἶναι ἀθανάτους, ἠδύνατο, ἔδειξεν τὸν Ἐνὼχ καὶ τὸν Ἠλίαν μὴ ἐάσας θανάτου πεῖραν λαβεῖν. εἰ δὲ καὶ κατὰ γενεὰν τοὺς τελευτῶντας ἀνιστᾶν ἤθελεν, καὶ δι᾽ ἑαυτοῦ καὶ δι᾽ ἑτέρων ἔπεισεν, τὸν μὲν υἱὸν τῆς χήρας διὰ ᾿Ηλίου ἀναστήσας καὶ τὸν τῆς Σωμανίτιδος διὰ Ἑλισσαίου. ### English translation (Claude) And that he could have made all men immortal, had he wished, he showed by not allowing Enoch and Elijah to taste death. And that he is willing also to raise those who die in each generation, he made credible both by himself and through others, raising the widow's son through Elijah and the Shunammite's son through Elisha. ### Scripture references - Gen 5:24: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 2:11: allusion, high confidence - 1 Kgs 17:22: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 4:35: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 5:24; 2 Kgs 2:11; 1 Kgs 17:17–24; 2 Kgs 4:32–37. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.8 (Funk 1:253; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-9 - Source: Funk 1:253 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Death is not in itself a punishment, since the saints and Christ himself underwent it. ### Greek text πειθόμεθα δὲ μὴ μισθὸν τιμωρίας εἶναι τὸν θάνατον, ἐξ ὧν αὐτὸν καὶ ἅγιοι ὑπέστησαν ἢ καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ τῶν ἁγίων κύριος Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστός, ἡ ζωὴ τῶν πιστῶν καὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις τῶν νεκρῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And we are persuaded that death is not a wage of punishment, since even saints underwent it, and even the Lord of the saints himself, Jesus the Christ, “the life of the faithful and the resurrection of the dead.” ### Scripture references - John 11:25: echo, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. John 11:25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.9 (Funk 1:253; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-10 - Source: Funk 1:253 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God allows death for a short time so that at the resurrection he may reject or crown each person. ### Greek text διὰ τοῦτο οὖν τέως ὡς ἂν ἐν μεγαλοπόλει πολιτευομένοις μετὰ τοὺς ἄθλους ἐπάγει πρὸς ὀλίγον τὴν διάλυσιν, ἵνα ἀναστήσας ἕκαστον ἢ ἀποκηρύξῃ ἢ στεφανώσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For this reason, then, as with those living as citizens in a great city, he brings on, after the contests, the dissolution for a little while, so that, raising each one, he may either disown him or crown him. ### Translation notes - The image is of athletes in a great city who are publicly crowned or disqualified after the games. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.10 (Funk 1:253; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.11 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-11 - Source: Funk 1:253–255 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Creator who formed Adam's body from earth will raise the bodies of all. ### Greek text ὁ γὰρ τοῦ Ἀδὰμ τὸ σῶμα ἐκ γῆς καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν κατασκευάσας, οὗτος καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν καὶ τοῦ πρώτου μετὰ διάλυσιν τὸ σῶμα ἀναστήσει. Ακούσονται γάρ, φησί, πάντες οἱ ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἀκούσαντες ζήσονται. ### English translation (Claude) For he who formed the body of Adam, and those of the rest, from earth will also raise the body both of the rest and of the first man after their dissolution. “For all those in the tombs,” he says, “will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.” ### Scripture references - John 5:28: quotation, high confidence - John 5:25: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: John 5:28 with 5:25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.11 (Funk 1:253–255; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-11). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-12 - Source: Funk 1:255 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ, who raised others and himself and delivered Jonah, the three youths and Daniel, can raise us. ### Greek text πρὸς δὲ τούτοις πιστεύομεν γίνεσθαι τὴν ἀνάστασιν καὶ ἐκ τῆς τοῦ κυρίου ἀναστάσεως᾽ αὐτὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ καὶ Λάζαρον ἀναστήσας τετραήμερον καὶ τὴν θυγατέρα Ἰαείρου καὶ τὸν υἱὸν τῆς χήρας, καὶ ἑαυτὸν προστάγματι τοῦ πατρὸς διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν ἀνεγείρας, ὁ ἀρραβὼν τῆς ἀναστάσεως ἡμῶν, ὃ τὸν Ἰωνᾶν διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν ζῶντα καὶ ἀπαθῆ ἐξαγαγὼν ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας τοῦ κήτους καὶ τοὺς τρεῖς παῖδας ἐκ καμίνου Βαβυλωνίας καὶ τὸν Δανιὴλ ἐκ στόματος λεόντων, οὐκ ἀπορήσει δυνάμεως καὶ ἡμᾶς ἀνεγεῖραι. ### English translation (Claude) Besides these things, we believe that the resurrection will come about also from the Lord's resurrection. For it is he who raised Lazarus after four days, and the daughter of Jairus, and the widow's son, and who raised himself by the command of the Father within three days, he who is the pledge of our resurrection. He who brought Jonah out of the belly of the sea monster alive and unharmed after three days, and the three youths out of the Babylonian furnace, and Daniel out of the mouth of the lions, will not lack power to raise us also. ### Scripture references - John 11:43–44: allusion, high confidence - Mark 5:41–42: allusion, high confidence - Luke 7:14–15: allusion, high confidence - Jonah 2:10: allusion, high confidence - Dan 3:26: allusion, medium confidence - Dan 6:23: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - John 11; Mark 5:41–42; Luke 7:14–15; Jonah 2:10; Dan 3:26; 6:23. Christ raises himself “by the command of the Father,” the work's usual way of speaking of the Son. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.12 (Funk 1:255; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.13 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-13 - Source: Funk 1:255–257 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Sibyl too foretells the resurrection and the judgment. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ χλευάζουσιν Ἕλληνες ἀπιστοῦντες ταῖς ἡμετέραις γραφαῖς, πιστωσάτω αὐτοὺς κἂν ἡ αὐτῶν προφῆτις Σίβυλλα, οὕτω πως αὐτοῖς λέγουσα κατὰ λέξιν· Ἀλλ ὁπότ᾽ ἤδη πάντα τέφρα σποδόεσσα γένηται, Καὶ πῦρ κοιμίσῃ θεὸς ἄφθιτος, ὅσπερ ἀνῆψεν, Ὀστέα καὶ σποδιὴν αὐτὸς θεὸς ἔμπαλιν ἀνδρῶν Μορφώσει, στήσει δὲ βροτοὺς πάλιν, ὡς πάρος ἤσαν· Καὶ τότε δὴ κρίσις ἔσται, ἐφ᾽ ᾗ δικάσει θεὸς αὐτός, Κρίνων ἔμπαλι κόσμον. ὅσοι δ᾽ ὑπὸ δυσσεβίῃσιν Ἥμαρτον, τούςδ᾽ αὖ πάλι γαῖα καλύψει· Ὅσσοι δ᾽ εὐσεβέουσι, πάλιν ζήσοντ᾽ ἐνὶ κόσμῳ, Πνεῦμα θεοῦ δόντος ζωήν θ᾽ ἅμα καὶ χάριν αὐτοῖς Εὐσεβέσιν᾽ πάντες δὲ τότ᾽ εἰσόψονται ἑαυτούς. ### English translation (Claude) And if the Greeks mock, disbelieving our Scriptures, let at least their own prophetess, the Sibyl, convince them, who speaks to them in so many words somewhat as follows: “But when all things have already become dusty ash, and God, who kindled the fire, lays the fire to rest, God himself will again fashion the bones and ashes of men and will set mortals up again as they were before. And then there will be judgment, at which God himself will judge, judging the world again. And those who sinned in impiety, the earth will cover again; but as many as are pious will live again in the world, God giving them spirit and life and grace at once, to the pious; and then all will see themselves.” ### Extrabiblical texts - Sib. Or. 4.179-190 (Sibylline Oracles): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Sibylline Oracles 4.179–190. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.13 (Funk 1:255–257; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-13). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.14 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-14 - Source: Funk 1:257–263 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even pagan stories of the phoenix and the Scriptures' witness to God as Creator show that God can and will raise the dead, as the apostles who saw Christ risen testify. ### Greek text εἰ τοίνυν καὶ αὐτὴ τὴν ἀνάστασιν ὁμολογεῖ καὶ τὴν παλιγγενεσίαν οὐκ ἀρνεῖται, διακρίνει δὲ τοὺς εὐσεβεῖς ἐκ τῶν ἀσεβῶν, μάτην ἄρα τοῖς ἡμετέροις ἀπιστοῦσιν. καίτοι φασὶν καὶ εἰδικὴν δεικνύειν τὴν ἀνάστασιν, μὴ πιστεύοντες οἷς αὐτοὶ διηγοῦνται. φασὶ γὰρ ὄρνεόν τι μονογενὲς ὑπάρχειν, πλουσίαν τῆς ἀναστάσεως παρέχον τὴν ἀπόδειξιν, ὃ λέγουσιν ἄζυγον ὑπάρχειν καὶ μόνον ἐν δημιουργίᾳ᾽ φοίνικα δὲ αὐτὸ προσαγορεύουσιν, ὃ καὶ ἱστοροῦσιν κατὰ πεντακόσια ἔτη ἔρχεσθαι εἰς Αἴγυπτον ἐπὶ τὸν λεγόμενον ἡλίου βωμόν, φέρον πλῆθος κινναμώμου κασσίας τε καὶ ξυλοβαλσάμου καὶ στὰν πρὸς ἀνατολάς, ὡς αὐτοί φασιν, τῷ ἡλίῳ προσευξάμενον αὐτομάτως φλεχθῆναι καὶ γενέσθαι κόνιν, ἐκ δὲ τῆς σποδοῦ σκώληκα ἀναφυῆναι, καὶ τοῦτον θερμανθέντα μορφωθῆναι εἰς ἀρτιγενῆ φοίνικα καὶ πτηνὸν γενόμενον im Ἀραβίαν στείλασθαι, ἥπερ ἐστὶν περαιτέρω τοῦ αἰγυπτιακοῦ νομοῦ. εἰ τοίνυν, ὡς καὶ αὐτοί φασιν, διὰ τοῦ ἀλόγου ὀρνέου δείκνυται ἡ ἀνάστασις, τί μάτην τὰ ἡμέτερα διαβάλλουσιν, ὅταν ὁμολογῶμεν, ὅτι ὃ δυνάμει τὸ μὴ ὃν εἰς τὸ εἶναι παραγαγών, οὗτος ἰσχύει τοῦτο καὶ μετὰ τὴν διάλυσιν εἰς ἀνέγερσιν παραστῆσαι; διὰ γὰρ ταύτην τὴν πληροφορίαν καὶ μάστιγας καὶ διωγμοὺς καὶ θανάτους ὑπομένομεν, ἐπεὶ μάτην τὰ τοιαῦτα κατεδεξάμεθα μὴ τούτων ἔχοντες τὴν πληροφορίαν, ὧν κήρυκες ἐπαγγελλόμεθα εἶναι. ὥσπερ οὖν ἐπείσθημεν Μωσῇ εἰπόντι, ὅτι ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ γινώσκομεν, ὅτι οὐχ ὕλης ἦν ἐνδεής, ἀλλὰ βουλήσει μόνῃ, ἃ προσετάγη Χριστός, ταῦτα καὶ παρήγαγεν, λέγομεν δὴ οὐρανόν, γῆν, θάλασσαν, φῶς, νύκτα, ἡμέραν, φωστῆρας, ἄστρα, πετεινά, νηκτά, τετράποδα, ἑρπετά, φυτά, βοτάνας· τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον καὶ πάντας ἀναστήσει θελήματι, συνεργείας μὴ δεόμενος. τῆς γὰρ αὐτῆς δυνάμεώς ἐστιν ἔργον τὸ δημιουργῆσαι κόσμον καὶ τὸ νεκροὺς ἀναστῆσαι· καὶ τότε μὲν μὴ ὄντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐκ διαφόρων ἐποίησεν, δοὺς αὐτῷ τὴν ψυχὴν ἐκ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος, νῦν δὲ ταῖς οὔσαις ψυχαῖς τὰ διαλυθέντα σώματα ἀποτίσει. κειμένων γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἀνάστασις, οὐχὶ δὲ μὴ ὑπαρχόντων. ὃ οὖν τὰ πρῶτα σώματα ἐκ μὴ ὄντων ποιήσας καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν διάφορα δημιουργήσας, οὗτος καὶ τοὺς θανόντας ζωοποιήσας ἀναστήσει. ὃ γὰρ ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐκ μικροῦ σπέρματος μορφῶν καὶ ψυχὴν αὐτῷ οὐκ οὖσαν ἐνδημιουργῶν, καθὼς αὐτός πού φησιν τῷ Ἱερεμίᾳ·, Πρὸ τοῦ μὲ πλάσαι σε ἐν κοιλίᾳ ἐπίσταμαί σε, καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ: Ἐγὼ κύριος στερεῶν οὐρανὸν καὶ θεμελιῶν γῆν καὶ πλάσσων πνεῦμα ἀνθρώπου ἐν αὐτῷ, αὐτὸς καὶ πάντας ἀνθρώπους ἀναστήσει αὐτοῦ ὄντας ποιήματα, καθὼς καὶ ἡ θεία γραφὴ μαρτυρεῖ λέγοντα τὸν θεὸν τῷ μονογενεῖ Χριστῷ, Ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ᾽ εἰκόνα καὶ καθ᾽ ὁμοίωσιν ἡμετέρανʼ καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον, κατ᾽ εἰκόνα θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς. καὶ ὁ θειότατος καὶ καρτερικὸς Ἰώβ, περὶ οὗ φησιν ἢ γραφή, ὅτι, γέγραπται αὐτὸν ἀναστήσεσθαι μεθ᾽ ὧν ὃ κύριος ἀνίστησιν, οὗτός φησι πρὸς τὸν θεόν· Ἦ οὐχ ὥσπερ γάλα με ἤμελξας, ἔπηξας δέ μὲ ἶσα τυρῷ; δέρμα καὶ κρέας με ἐνέδυσας, ὀστέοις δὲ καὶ νεύροις μὲ ἐνεῖρας, ζωὴν δὲ καὶ ἔλεος ἔθου παρ᾽ ἐμοί, ἡ δὲ ἐπισκοπή σου ἐφύλαξέν μου τὸ πνεῦμα· ταῦτα ἔχων ἐν ἐμαυτῷ, οἶδα, ὅτι πάντα δύνασαι, ἀδυνατεῖ δέ σοι οὐδέν. λέγει δὲ καὶ ὃ θεοφιλὴς Δαυὶδ τῷ θεῷ· Αἱ χεῖρές σου ἐποίησάν με καὶ ἔπλασάν με, καὶ πάλιν· Σὺ ἔγνως τὸ πλάσμα ἡμῶν, καὶ ἑξῆς Σὺ ἔπλασάς με καὶ ἔθηκας ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ τὴν χεῖρά σου· ἐθαυμαστώθη ἡ γνῶσίς σου ἐξ ἐμοῦ, ἐκραταιώθη, οὐ μὴ δύνωμαι πρὸς αὐτήν· τὸ ἀκατέργαστόν μου εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον σου πάντες γραφήσονται. ἀλλὰ καὶ ὁ Ἡσαΐας λέγει προσευχόμενος αὐτῷ, ὅτι ἡμεῖς ὁ πηλὸς καὶ σὺ ὁ πλάστης ἡμῶν. εἰ τοίνυν αὐτοῦ δημιούργημα ὁ ἄνθρωπος διὰ Χριστοῦ γενόμενος, πάντως ὅτι καὶ θανὼν δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀναστήσεται ἐπὶ τῷ ἢ στεφανωθῆναι ἐπὶ τοῖς κατορθώμασιν ἢ κολασθῆναι ἐπὶ τοῖς πλημμελήμασιν. εἰ δὲ δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει ὡς νομοθέτης, ὥσπερ κολάζει τοὺς ἀσεβεῖς, οὕτως εὐεργετῶν σώζει τοὺς πιστοὺς καὶ τοὺς δι᾽ αὐτὸν ὑπ᾽ ἀνθρώπων σφαγέντας ἁγίους, τοὺς μὲν ὡς ἄστρα φαιδρύνων, τοὺς δὲ ὡς φωστῆρας λαμπρύνων, καθὼς ὁ Γαβριὴλ τῷ Δανιὴλ ἔλεγεν. μαθηταὶ οὖν Χριστοῦ πάντες ὑπάρχοντες οἱ πιστοί, πιστεύωμεν αὐτοῦ ταῖς ἐπαγγελίαις· ἀψευδὴς γὰρ ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος. λέγει δὲ ὁ μακάριος προφήτης Δαυίδ, ὅτι πιστὸς κύριος ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς λόγοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ὅσιος ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ. ὁ γὰρ ἐκ παρθένου ἑαυτῷ κατασκευάσας σῶμα, οὗτος καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἀνθρώπων δημιουργός ἐστιν, καὶ ὃ ἑαυτὸν ἀναστήσας ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, αὐτὸς καὶ πάντας τοὺς κειμένους ἀναστήσει. ὃ τὸν πυρὸν ἐξ ἑνὸς κόκκου πολύχουν ἐκ γῆς ἀνιστῶν, ὁ τὸ ἐκκοπὲν δένδρον εἰς ῥάδαμνον ἀναθάλλων, ὁ τὴν Ἀαρὼν ῥάβδον ξηρὰν οὖσαν ἐκφύσας εἰς βλαστόν, αὐτὸς καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐγερεῖ ἐν δόξῃ. ὁ τὸν παραλυτικὸν σῶον ἀνεγείρας καὶ τὸν ἐξηραμμένην ἔχοντα τὴν χεῖρα ἰασάμενος καὶ τὸ λεῖπον μέρος ἐν τῷ ἐκ γενετῆς πηρῷ ἐκ γῆς καὶ σιέλου ἀποδούς, ὁ αὐτὸς καὶ ἡμᾶς ἀνεγερεῖ. ὁ ἐκ πέντε ἄρτων καὶ δύο ἰχθύων πεντακισχιλίους κορέσας καὶ περισσεύσας δώδεκα κοφίνους, καὶ ἐξ ὕδατος οἶνον μεταποιήσας καὶ ἐκ στόματος ἰχθύος στατῆρα δι᾽ ἐμοῦ Πέτρου τοῖς ἀπαιτοῦσι κῆνσον ἀποστείλας, οὗτος καὶ τοὺς νεκροὺς ἀνεγερεῖ. ταῦτα γὰρ ἅπαντα ἡμεῖς περὶ αὐτοῦ μαρτυροῦμεν, τὰ δὲ ἄλλα οἱ προφῆται. ἡμεῖς οἱ συμφαγόντες αὐτῷ καὶ συμπιόντες, καὶ θεαταὶ γενόμενοι τῶν αὐτοῦ τεραστίων καὶ τῆς ζωῆς καὶ τῆς πολιτείας καὶ τῶν λόγων καὶ τῶν παθημάτων καὶ τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τῆς ἐκ νεκρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀναστάσεως, καὶ συναναστραφέντες αὐτῷ ἡμέρας τεσσαράκοντα μετὰ τὴν ἔγερσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ λαβόντες ἐντολὴν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ κηρῦξαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον εἰς ὅλον τὸν κόσμον καὶ μαθητεῦσαι πάντα τὰ ἔθνη καὶ βαπτίσαι εἰς τὸν αὐτοῦ θάνατον ἐπὶ αὐθεντίᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ τῶν ὅλων, ὅς ἐστιν αὐτοῦ πατήρ, καὶ μαρτυρίᾳ πνεύματος, ὃς ἐστι παράκλητος᾽ διδάσκομεν ὑμᾶς ταῦτα πάντα, ἃ διαταξάμενος ἡμῖν ἀνελήφθη ἐπ᾿ ὄψει ἡμῶν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν πρὸς τὸν ἀποστείλαντα αὐτόν. καὶ ἐὰν μὲν πιστεύσητε, μακάριοι γενήσεσθε᾽ εἰ δὲ μὴ πιστεύσητε, ἀθῶοι ἡμεῖς εὑρεθησόμεθα καὶ καθαροὶ τῆς ὑμετέρας δυσπιστίας. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, even she confesses the resurrection and does not deny the regeneration, but distinguishes the pious from the impious, it is in vain that they disbelieve our teachings. [15] And yet they say that they can show the resurrection even in a particular case, though they do not believe what they themselves narrate. For they say that there is a certain bird, the only one of its kind, which provides a rich proof of the resurrection; they say that it is without a mate and alone in creation, and they call it the phoenix. They relate that every five hundred years it comes to Egypt, to the so-called altar of the sun, bringing a quantity of cinnamon, cassia, and balsam wood, and standing toward the east, as they say, and praying to the sun, it is consumed by fire of its own accord and becomes dust; and from the ashes a worm springs up, and this, being warmed, is formed into a newborn phoenix, and when it has become winged it sets off for Arabia, which lies beyond the Egyptian district. [16] If, then, as they themselves say, the resurrection is shown by means of an irrational bird, why do they vainly slander our teaching, when we confess that he who by his power brought what is not into being is able also to restore it to life after its dissolution? [17] For it is because of this full assurance that we endure scourges and persecutions and deaths, since we would have accepted such things in vain if we did not have full assurance of the things of which we profess to be heralds. [18] Just as, then, we have believed Moses when he said, “In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth,” and we know that he was not in need of matter, but by his will alone brought into being the things that Christ was commanded to make (I mean heaven, earth, sea, light, night, day, luminaries, stars, birds, swimming creatures, four-footed beasts, creeping things, plants, herbs), in the same way he will also raise all by his will, needing no help. [19] For it is the work of the same power to create the world and to raise the dead. And then he made man, who did not exist, out of various elements, giving him a soul out of what did not exist; but now he will restore the dissolved bodies to the souls that exist. For resurrection is of things that lie fallen, not of things that do not exist. [20] He, then, who made the first bodies out of nothing, and fashioned various things from them, will also make the dead alive and raise them. For he who forms man in the womb from a small seed and creates within him a soul that was not, as he himself says somewhere to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,” and elsewhere, “I am the Lord, who makes firm the heaven and lays the foundations of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him,” he himself will also raise all men, since they are his works, as the divine Scripture also testifies, which says that God said to his only-begotten Christ: “Let us make man according to our image and according to our likeness; and God made man; according to the image of God he made him; male and female he made them.” [21] And the most divine and steadfast Job, of whom the Scripture says that “it is written that he will rise again with those whom the Lord raises,” says to God: “Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? You clothed me with skin and flesh and knit me together with bones and sinews; you granted me life and mercy, and your oversight guarded my spirit. Having these things in myself, I know that you can do all things, and nothing is impossible for you.” [22] And David, beloved of God, says to God: “Your hands made me and fashioned me,” and again, “You know our frame,” and further, “You formed me and laid your hand upon me; your knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is mighty, I cannot attain to it. Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in your book all shall be written.” And Isaiah too, praying to him, says: “We are the clay, and you are our potter.” [23] If, then, man is his workmanship, made through Christ, then surely, when he has died, he will rise again through him, either to be crowned for his good deeds or to be punished for his offenses. And if he judges with justice as lawgiver, then, just as he punishes the ungodly, so in his kindness he saves the faithful and the saints slain by men for his sake, making some bright as stars and others shine as luminaries, as Gabriel said to Daniel. [24] Since all the faithful, then, are disciples of Christ, let us believe his promises; for he who promised does not lie. And the blessed prophet David says: “The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.” [25] For he who prepared a body for himself from a virgin is also the maker of other men, and he who raised himself from the dead will himself also raise all who lie dead. [26] He who raises wheat from the earth, many-eared from a single grain; who makes a tree that was cut down sprout again into a shoot; who made Aaron's rod, though it was dry, burst into bud: he himself will raise us also in glory. [27] He who raised up the paralytic whole, and healed the man who had the withered hand, and supplied the missing part to the man blind from birth from earth and spittle: the same will raise us also. [28] He who satisfied five thousand from five loaves and two fishes and had twelve baskets left over, and changed water into wine, and sent a stater from the mouth of a fish through me, Peter, to those demanding the tax: he will also raise the dead. [29] For all these things we bear witness concerning him, and the prophets the rest. [30] We who ate and drank with him, and were spectators of his wonders, and of his life and conduct and words and sufferings and death and his resurrection from the dead, and who spent forty days with him after his rising, and received from him the command “to preach the gospel to the whole world and to make disciples of all nations and to baptize into his death,” by the authority of the God of all, who is his Father, and the testimony of the Spirit, who is the Paraclete: we teach you all these things which he enjoined on us before he was taken up before our eyes into heaven, to him who sent him. [31] And if you believe, you will be blessed; but if you do not believe, we shall be found innocent and clean of your unbelief. ### Scripture references - Gen 1:1: quotation, high confidence - Jer 1:5: quotation, high confidence - Zech 12:1: quotation, high confidence - Gen 1:26–27: quotation, high confidence - Job 42:17: allusion, medium confidence - Job 10:10–12: quotation, high confidence - Job 42:2: quotation, high confidence - Ps 119:73 (118:73 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 103:14 (102:14 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 139:5–6 (138:5-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 139:16 (138:16 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Isa 64:8 (64:7 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Dan 12:3: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 145:13 (144:13 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Num 17:8: allusion, high confidence - Mark 2:12: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 12:13: allusion, medium confidence - John 9:6: allusion, high confidence - Matt 14:17–21: allusion, high confidence - John 2:9: allusion, high confidence - Matt 17:27: allusion, high confidence - Acts 10:41: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 1:3: allusion, high confidence - Mark 16:15: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 28:19: quotation, medium confidence - Rom 6:3: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 1:9: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - 1 Clem. 25.1-26.1 (1 Clement): allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - The OCR lost the section numbers 15–31 of this chapter, so they sit inside this ref; “[15]” etc. mark where each begins. - The phoenix story is told as the pagans tell it (cf. 1 Clem. 25–26). “The things that Christ was commanded to make”: the Son creates at the Father's command, as often in this work; translated as written. - Quotations: Gen 1:1; Jer 1:5; Zech 12:1; Gen 1:26–27; Job 42:17a LXX; Job 10:10–12; 42:2; Ps 119:73 (118:73 LXX); 103:14 (102:14 LXX); 139:5–6, 16 (138:5–6, 16 LXX); Isa 64:8 (64:7 LXX); Dan 12:3; Ps 145:13 (144:13 LXX); Matt 28:19 and Mark 16:15; Acts 1:3, 9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.7.14 (Funk 1:257–263; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-7-14). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.8.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-8-1 - Source: Funk 1:263 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Martyrs are to be honored, as James and Stephen are honored by the apostles. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ τῶν μαρτύρων λέγομεν ὑμῖν, ὅπως πάσῃ τιμῇ ὦσιν παρ᾽ ὑμῖν, ὡς καὶ παρ᾽ ἡμῖν τετίμηνται ὃ μακάριος Ἰάκωβος ὁ ἐπίσκοπος καὶ ὃ ἅγιος ἡμῶν συνδιάκονος Στέφανος. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning the martyrs we tell you that they should be held in all honor among you, as among us the blessed James the bishop and our holy fellow deacon Stephen have been honored. ### Scripture references - Acts 7:59–60: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - James, the Lord's brother, as bishop of Jerusalem; Stephen: Acts 6–7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.8.1 (Funk 1:263; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-8-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.8.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-8-2 - Source: Funk 1:263 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture praises the death and memory of the righteous. ### Greek text οὗτοι γάρ εἰσιν καὶ ὑπὸ θεοῦ μεμακαρισμένοι καὶ ὑπὸ ὁσίων ἀνδρῶν τετιμημένοι, καθαροὶ πάσης πλημμελείας, ἄτρεπτοι πρὸς ἁμαρτίαν, ἀμετάπειστοι τῶν καλῶν, ἀνενδοίαστοι πρὸς ἐγκώμια, περὶ ὧν καὶ ὁ Δαυὶδ ἔλεγεν. Τίμιος ἐναντίον κυρίου ὃ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὃ Σολομών- Μνήμη δικαίου μετ᾽ ἐγκωμίου, περὶ ὧν καὶ ὃ προφήτης ἔλεγεν᾽ , Ἄνδρες δίκαιοι αἴρονται. ### English translation (Claude) For these have both been pronounced blessed by God and honored by holy men, pure of every fault, unswerving toward sin, not to be moved from what is good, beyond doubt as subjects of praise; of whom David too said, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones,” and Solomon, “The memory of the righteous is with praise,” and of whom the prophet also said, “Righteous men are taken away.” ### Scripture references - Ps 116:15 (115:6 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 10:7: quotation, high confidence - Isa 57:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Ps 116:15 (115:6 LXX); Prov 10:7; Isa 57:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.8.2 (Funk 1:263; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-8-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.9.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-9-1 - Source: Funk 1:263–265 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: What is said of martyrs does not apply to false martyrs. ### Greek text Ταῦτα δὲ περὶ τῶν κατὰ ἀλήθειαν ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ μαρτυρησάντων εἴρηται, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ περὶ τῶν ψευδομαρτύρων, περὶ ὧν τὸ λόγιόν φησινʼ Ὄνομα δὲ ἀσεβῶν σβέννυται μάρτυς γὰρ πιστὸς οὐ ψεύδεται, ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ μάρτυς ἄδικος. ### English translation (Claude) These things have been said about those who have truly borne witness for Christ, but not about false martyrs, of whom the oracle says, “The name of the ungodly is quenched”; for “a faithful witness does not lie, but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.” ### Scripture references - Prov 10:7: quotation, high confidence - Prov 14:5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Prov 10:7; 14:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.9.1 (Funk 1:263–265; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-9-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.9.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-9-2 - Source: Funk 1:265 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A true martyr is one who dies without deceit for the truth. ### Greek text ὁ γὰρ ἐν μαρτυρίῳ ἐξελθὼν ἀψευδῶς ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀληθείας, οὗτος ἀληθινὸς μάρτυς, ἀξιόπιστος ἐν οἷς συνηγωνίσατο τῷ λόγῳ τῆς εὐσεβείας διὰ τοῦ οἰκείου αἵματος. ### English translation (Claude) For he who has gone forth in martyrdom without falsehood on behalf of the truth is a true martyr, worthy of credit in what he contended for, together with the word of piety, through his own blood. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.9.2 (Funk 1:265; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-9-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:265 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must avoid foul talk, drunkenness and excess, even in Sunday festivities. ### Greek text Παραινοῦμεν δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοὶ καὶ σύνδουλοι, φεύγειν τὰς ματαιολογίας καὶ τὰς αἰσχρολογίας καὶ τὰς εὐτραπελίας, μέθας, λαγνείας, θρύψεις καὶ τὰς ἀμέτρους ὀργὰς σὺν ταῖς μωρολογίαις, ὅτι οὐδὲ ἐν ταῖς κυριακαῖς ἡμέραις τῶν εὐφροσυνῶν ὑμῶν ἐπιτρέπομεν ὑμῖν ἄσεμνόν τι ἢ φθέγγεσθαι ἢ πράττειν᾽ λέγει γάρ που καὶ ἡ γραφή· Δουλεύσατε τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν φόβῳ καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε αὐτῷ ἐν τρόμῳ. ### English translation (Claude) We exhort you, brothers and fellow servants, to flee idle talk and obscene talk and coarse jesting, drunkenness, lust, luxury, and unmeasured anger together with foolish talk; for not even on the Lord's days, in your festivities, do we permit you to say or do anything unseemly. For the Scripture says somewhere: “Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.” ### Scripture references - Eph 5:4: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 2:11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Eph 5:4. Quotation: Ps 2:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.10.1 (Funk 1:265; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:265 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must not sing pagan or lewd songs, which name demons. ### Greek text καὶ τὰς ἀγαλλιάσεις οὖν ὑμῶν μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου γίνεσθαι χρή. ὃ γάρ τοι Χριστιανὸς ὃ πιστὸς οὐδὲ ᾠδὴν ἐθνικὴν ὀφείλει λέγειν οὔτε Goya πορνικόν, ἐπεὶ συμβήσεται αὐτῷ διὰ τῆς Qs εἰδώλων μνημονεύειν ὀνόματα δαιμονικά, καὶ ἀντὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος εἰσφρήσει ἐν αὐτῷ τὸ πονηρόν. ### English translation (Claude) So your rejoicings too must take place with fear and trembling. For the faithful Christian ought not to recite a pagan song or a lewd song, since it will happen that through the song he will make mention of the demonic names of idols, and instead of the Holy Spirit the evil one will enter into him. ### Translation notes - Two words are garbled in the scan (“Goya” and “Qs”); they are translated by sense as “song.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.10.2 (Funk 1:265; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.11.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-11-1 - Source: Funk 1:265 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians may not swear by idols, name them, or worship them. ### Greek text Ἀπείρηται δὲ καὶ τὸ ὀμνύειν ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ τὸ διὰ στόματος αὐτῶν προφέρειν τὰ βδελυκτὰ ὀνόματα ἢ προσκυνεῖν αὐτοῖς ἢ φοβεῖσθαι αὐτοὺς ὡς θεούς᾽ οὐ γὰρ εἰσὶν θεοί, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ πονηροὶ δαίμονες ἢ μεμωχκημένα ἔργα. ### English translation (Claude) It is forbidden also to swear by them, and to utter their abominable names with one's mouth, or to worship them or fear them as gods; for they are not gods, but either evil demons or works to be scorned. ### Translation notes - The last word is garbled in the scan (μεμωχκημένα); translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.11.1 (Funk 1:265; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-11-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.11.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-11-2 - Source: Funk 1:265–267 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture forbids swearing by idols. ### Greek text λέγει γάρ που ὁ θεὸς περὶ τῶν Ἰσραηλιτῶν· Ἐγκατέλιπόν με καὶ ὥμνυον ἐν τοῖς οὐκ οὖσι θεοῖς, καὶ ἑξῆς, Ἐξαρῶ τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν εἰδώλων ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ· Αὐτοὶ παρεζήλωσάν με ἐπ᾽ οὐ θεοῖς, παρώργισάν με ἐν τοῖς εἰδώλοις αὐτῶν. καὶ ἐν πάσαις δὲ ταῖς γραφαῖς ἀπηγόρευται ταῦτα ὑπὸ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For God says somewhere concerning the Israelites: “They forsook me and swore by those who are not gods,” and further, “I will remove the names of the idols from their mouth,” and elsewhere, “They provoked me to jealousy with what is no god; they provoked me to anger with their idols.” And in all the Scriptures these things are forbidden by the Lord God. ### Scripture references - Jer 5:7: quotation, high confidence - Hos 2:17 (2:19 LXX): quotation, medium confidence - Zech 13:2: allusion, medium confidence - Deut 32:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Jer 5:7; Hos 2:17 (2:19 LXX) with Zech 13:2; Deut 32:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.11.2 (Funk 1:265–267; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-11-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.12.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-1 - Source: Funk 1:267 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Scriptures also forbid swearing by or worshiping the heavenly bodies. ### Greek text Οὐ μόνον δὲ περὶ εἰδώλων ἀπαγορεύουσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ φωστήρων νομοθετοῦντες παραινοῦσιν μήτε ὀμνύειν ταῦτα μήτε μὴν λατρεύειν αὐτοῖς φασὶ γάρ· Μὴ ἰδὼν τὸν ἥλιον καὶ τὴν σελήνην καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας πλανηθεὶς προσκυνήσῃς αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ· Κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς τῶν ἐθνῶν μὴ μανθάνετε, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν σημείων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μὴ φοβεῖσθε. ### English translation (Claude) And they not only forbid things concerning idols, but in their legislation about the luminaries too they exhort neither to swear by these nor yet to serve them; for they say: “Lest, seeing the sun and the moon and the stars, you be led astray and worship them,” and elsewhere, “Do not learn according to the ways of the nations, and do not be afraid of the signs of heaven.” ### Scripture references - Deut 4:19: quotation, high confidence - Jer 10:2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Deut 4:19; Jer 10:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.12.1 (Funk 1:267; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.12.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-2 - Source: Funk 1:267 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The heavenly bodies were made for light, not worship, though Israel worshiped many created things. ### Greek text τὰ γὰρ ἄστρα καὶ οἱ φωστῆρες εἰς φαῦσιν ἀνθρώποις, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ εἰς προσκύνησιν ἐδόθησαν, εἰ καὶ οἱ Ἰσραηλῖται μοχθηρίᾳ τρόπου προσεκύνουν ἀντὶ τοῦ κτίστου τὴν κτίσιν, καὶ τὸν μὲν δημιουργὸν καθυβρίσαντες, τὴν δὲ κτίσιν πλεῖον ἢ δεῖ θαυμάσαντες, καί ποτε μὲν μοσχοποιοῦντες ὡς ἐν ἐρήμῳ, ποτὲ δὲ τὸν Βεελφεγὼρ προσκυνοῦντες, ἄλλοτε δὲ τὸν Βαὰλ καὶ τὸν Θαμμοὺς καὶ τὴν σιδωνίαν Ἄστάρτην, καὶ πάλιν τὸν Μολὸχ καὶ τὸν Χαμώς, καὶ ἄλλοτε τὸν ἥλιον, ὡς παρὰ τῷ Ἰεζεκιὴλ γέγραπται, ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἄλογα ζῶα, ὡς παρ᾽ Αἰγυπτίοις τὸν ἅπιν καὶ τὸν μενδήσιον τράγον, καὶ θεοὺς ἀργυροῦς καὶ χρυσοῦς, ὡς ἐν Ἰουδαίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) For the stars and the luminaries were given to men for light, not for worship, even if the Israelites, through depravity of character, “worshiped the creation instead of the Creator,” insulting the Maker and admiring the creation more than they ought; at one time making a calf, as in the wilderness, at another worshiping Baal of Peor, at another Baal and Tammuz and Astarte of the Sidonians, and again Molech and Chemosh, and at another time the sun, as is written in Ezekiel, and even irrational animals, like the Apis and the goat of Mendes among the Egyptians, and gods of silver and gold, as in Judea. ### Scripture references - Rom 1:25: allusion, high confidence - Exod 32:4: allusion, high confidence - Num 25:3: allusion, high confidence - Judg 2:13: allusion, medium confidence - Ezek 8:14: allusion, high confidence - Ezek 8:16: allusion, high confidence - 1 Kgs 11:5: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Kgs 11:7: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 1:25; Exod 32:4; Num 25:3; Judg 2:13; Ezek 8:14, 16; 1 Kgs 11:5, 7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.12.2 (Funk 1:267; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.12.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-3 - Source: Funk 1:267 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God threatened Judah for its idolatry through Ezekiel. ### Greek text δι᾿ ἅπερ ἅπαντα ἀπειλῶν αὐτοῖς ἔλεγεν διὰ τοῦ προφήτου· Μὴ μικρὸν τοῦτο τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰούδα, τοῦ ποιεῖν τὰ βδελύγματα ταῦτα, ἃ ἐποίησαν, ὅτι ἔπλησαν τὴν γῆν ἀνομίας τοῦ παροργίσαι με; καὶ ἰδού, αὐτοί εἰσιν ὡς μυκτηρίζοντες, καὶ ἐγὼ ποιήσω μετὰ θυμοῦ, οὐ φείσεται ὃ ὀφθαλμός μου οὐδ᾽ οὐ μὴ ἐλεήσω, καὶ κεκράξονται ἐν τοῖς ὠσίν μου φωνῇ μεγάλῃ καὶ οὐκ εἰσακούσομαι αὐτῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Because of all these things he threatened them, saying through the prophet: “Is it a small thing to the house of Judah to do these abominations which they have done, that they have filled the land with lawlessness to provoke me to anger? And behold, they are like mockers; and I will act with wrath; my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; and they will cry in my ears with a loud voice, and I will not listen to them.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 8:17–18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Ezek 8:17–18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.12.3 (Funk 1:267; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.12.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-4 - Source: Funk 1:267 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Lord condemns idolaters and worshipers of the sun and moon. ### Greek text ὁρᾶτε, ἀγαπητοί, ὅσα κατὰ τῶν εἰδωλολατρῶν καὶ τῶν σεβομένων ἥλιον καὶ σελήνην ἀποφαίνεται ὃ κύριος. ### English translation (Claude) You see, beloved, how many things the Lord declares against idolaters and those who worship the sun and moon. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.12.4 (Funk 1:267; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.12.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-5 - Source: Funk 1:267–269 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A Christian must not swear by any created thing. ### Greek text διὸ χρὴ τὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ἄνθρωπον ὡς Χριστιανὸν μήτε ἥλιον ὀμνῦναι μήτε σελήνην μήτε ἄστρα. μήτε μὴν οὐρανὸν ἢ γῆν ἢ τι τῶν στοιχείων μικρὸν ἢ μέγα. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore “the man of God,” as a Christian, must not swear by the sun or the moon or the stars, nor yet by heaven or earth or any of the elements, small or great. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.12.5 (Funk 1:267–269; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.12.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-6 - Source: Funk 1:269 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If Christ forbade swearing even by the true God, swearing by false gods is far worse. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ ὃ διδάσκαλος περὶ τοῦ ὄντος θεοῦ παρήγγειλεν ἡμῖν μὴ ὀμνύειν, ὅπως ὃ λόγος ἡμῶν πιστότερος τοῦ ὅρκου, μήτε μὴν τὸν οὐρανὸν αὐτόν ἑλληνικὸν γὰρ τὸ δυσσέβημα, μήτε μὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἢ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγια ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον καὶ τὸ δῶρον ἢ τὴν τοῦ ναοῦ χρύσωσιν ἢ τὴν οἰκείαν κεφαλήν, ἰουδαϊκῆς γὰρ παραφθορᾶς ἡ συνήθεια, διὸ καὶ ἀπαγορευτέα, εἶναι δὲ τὸ ναὶ ναὶ καὶ τὸ οὐ οὐ τοῖς πιστοῖς παρεγγυᾷ, καὶ τὸ τούτων περισσὸν τοῦ πονηροῦ εἶναι· λέγει· πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑπόδικοι οἱ τὰ ψευδώνυμα ὡς ὅρκια ἐπομνύμενοι καὶ τὰ νομιζόμενα ἀντὶ τῶν ἀληθῶν δοξάζοντες; οὓς ὁ θεὸς διὰ μοχθηρίαν παρέδωκεν εἰς ἀβουλίαν, ἐνεργεῖν τὰ μὴ δέοντα. ### English translation (Claude) For if the Teacher commanded us concerning the true God “not to swear,” so that our word may be more trustworthy than an oath, “nor yet by heaven itself” (for the impiety is Greek), “nor yet by Jerusalem, or the holy things of God, or the altar and the gift, or the gold of the temple, or one's own head” (for the custom belongs to Jewish corruption and so must be forbidden), and enjoins the faithful to have “yes, yes” and “no, no,” and says that “what is more than these is from the evil one”: how much more are they liable to judgment who swear by falsely named gods as by oaths and glorify supposed gods instead of the true one? These God, for their depravity, gave up to senselessness, to do what is not fitting. ### Scripture references - Matt 5:34–37: quotation, high confidence - Matt 23:16–22: allusion, high confidence - Rom 1:28: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:34–37; 23:16–22; Rom 1:28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.12.6 (Funk 1:269; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-12-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.13.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-1 - Source: Funk 1:269 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Nativity is to be kept on the twenty-fifth of the ninth month. ### Greek text Τὰς ἡμέρας τῶν ἑορτῶν φυλάσσετε, ἀδελφοί, καὶ πρώτην γε τὴν γενέθλιον, ἥτις ὑμῖν ἐπιτελείσθω εἰκοστῇ πέμπτῃ τοῦ ἐνάτου μηνός. ### English translation (Claude) Keep the days of the feasts, brothers, and first the Nativity, which is to be celebrated by you on the twenty-fifth of the ninth month. ### Translation notes - The months are counted from Xanthicus (roughly April), so the ninth month is December and the tenth January. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.13.1 (Funk 1:269; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.13.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-2 - Source: Funk 1:269 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Epiphany, the manifestation of Christ's divinity, is kept on the sixth of the tenth month. ### Greek text μεθ᾽ ἣν ἡ ἐπιφάνιος ὑμῖν ἔστω τιμιωτάτη, καθ᾽ ἣν ὃ κύριος ἀνάδειξιν ὑμῖν τῆς οἰκείας θεότητος ἐποιήσατο· γινέσθω δὲ καὶ αὕτη ἕκτῃ τοῦ δεκάτου μηνός. ### English translation (Claude) After this let the Epiphany be most honored by you, on which the Lord made to you the manifestation of his own divinity; and let it take place on the sixth of the tenth month. ### Translation notes - The beginning of the sentence is garbled in the scan and is restored as μεθ᾽ ἣν ἡ (“after this, the”). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.13.2 (Funk 1:269; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.13.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-3 - Source: Funk 1:269–271 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The forty-day fast is kept before the paschal fast, from a Monday to a Friday. ### Greek text μεθʼ ἃς ὑμῖν φυλακτέα ἡ νηστεία τῆς τεσσαρακοστῆς, μνήμην περιέχουσα τῆς τοῦ κυρίου πολιτείας τε καὶ νομοθεσίας. ἐπιτελείσθω δὲ ἡ νηστεία αὕτη πρὸ τῆς νηστείας τοῦ πάσχα, ἀρχομένη μὲν ἀπὸ δευτέρας, πληρουμένη δὲ εἰς παρασκευήν. ### English translation (Claude) After these you must keep the fast of the forty days, which contains a memorial of the Lord's way of life and lawgiving. Let this fast be kept before the fast of the Pascha, beginning on Monday and ending on Friday. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.13.3 (Funk 1:269–271; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.13.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-4 - Source: Funk 1:271 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Holy Week follows, kept by all with fasting and prayer for the perishing. ### Greek text μεθʼ ἃς ἀπονηστεύσαντες ἄρξασθε τῆς ἁγίας τοῦ πάσχα ἑβδομάδος, νηστεύοντες αὐτὴν πάντες μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου, προσευχόμενοι ἐν αὐταῖς περὶ τῶν ἀπολλυμένων. ### English translation (Claude) After which, ending that fast, begin the holy week of the Pascha, all fasting during it with fear and trembling, praying in those days for those who are perishing. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.13.4 (Funk 1:271; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-1-1/#p-5-13-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-1 - Source: Funk 1:271 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The plot against the Lord began on Monday and was settled on Wednesday. ### Greek text Ἤρξαντο γὰρ τὴν κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου βουλὴν ποιεῖσθαι δευτέρᾳ σαββάτων μηνὶ πρώτῳ, ὅς ἐστι Ξανθικός· καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ τοῦ σαββάτου παρέτεινεν ἡ σκέψις, τῇ δὲ τετράδι ὡρίσαντο σταυρῷ ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) For they began to take counsel against the Lord on the second day of the week, in the first month, which is Xanthicus; and on the third day of the week the deliberation went on, and on the fourth they decided to put him to death on a cross. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.1 (Funk 1:271; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-2 - Source: Funk 1:271 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ, who bore long with the thieving Judas, foretold at supper that one of them would betray him. ### Greek text καὶ Ἰούδας γνοὺς τοῦτο, ἐκ πολλοῦ μὲν διαστραφείς, τότε δὲ καὶ ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τοῦ διαβόλου βληθεὶς φιλαργυρίᾳ, καίτοι πάλαι τὸ γλωσσόκομον ἐγκεχειρισμένος καὶ κλέπτων τὰ τῶν πενήτων, οὐκ ἀπεβλήθη ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου διὰ μακροθυμίαν᾽· ἀλλὰ καί ποτε μὲν ἑστιωμένων ἡμῶν σὺν αὐτῷ, βουλόμενος καὶ αὐτὸν σωφρονίσαι καὶ ἡμᾶς παιδεῦσαι τὴν πρόγνωσιν αὐτοῦ, λέγει Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι εἷς ἐξ ὑμῶν παραδώσει με. ### English translation (Claude) And Judas, knowing this, having long been perverted, and then struck by the devil himself with love of money (although he had long been entrusted with the money bag and stole what belonged to the poor, he was not cast off by the Lord because of his long-suffering), but once, as we were dining with him, the Lord, wishing both to bring him to his senses and to teach us his foreknowledge, says: “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” ### Scripture references - John 12:6: allusion, high confidence - John 13:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 12:6; quotation: John 13:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.2 (Funk 1:271; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-3 - Source: Funk 1:271–273 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: John asked who the traitor was, and Christ gave two signs without naming him. ### Greek text καὶ ἑκάστου ἡμῶν λέγοντος· Μήτι ἐγώ; καὶ τοῦ κυρίου σιωπῶντος, ἀναστὰς ἐγώ, εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, φιλούμενος πλεῖον τῶν ἄλλων ὑπ αὐτοῦ, ἐνστερνισάμενος αὐτὸν ἱκέτευον εἰπεῖν, τίς ἂν εἴη ὁ παραδώσων αὐτόν᾽ καὶ οὐδ᾽ οὕτως ἡμῖν εἴρηκεν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα ὁ ἀγαθὸς κύριος, ἀλλὰ δύο σημεῖα τοῦ προδότου ἔδωκεν, ἕν μὲν εἰπών· , Ὁ ἐμβαπτόμενος μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐν τῷ τρυβλίῳ, δεύτερον δέ ᾯ ἐγὼ βάψας τὸ ψωμίον ἐπιδώσω. ### English translation (Claude) And when each of us said, “Is it I?” and the Lord was silent, I, one of the twelve, loved by him more than the others, rose and, leaning on his breast, begged him to say who it was who would betray him; and not even then did the good Lord tell us his name, but he gave two signs of the traitor, first saying, “He who dips with me in the dish,” and second, “He to whom I shall give the morsel when I have dipped it.” ### Scripture references - Matt 26:22–23: quotation, high confidence - John 13:23–26: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The speaker is John, “loved more than the others.” Matt 26:22–23; John 13:23–26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.3 (Funk 1:271–273; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-4 - Source: Funk 1:273 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ answered Judas indirectly and warned him of woe. ### Greek text καίτοι κἀκείνου λέγοντος. Μήτι ἐγώ εἰμι, ῥαββί; οὐκ εἶπεν ὃ κύριος, ὅτι ναί, ἀλλ᾿ ὅτι Σὺ εἶπας, καὶ φοβῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τούτῳ βουληθείς, φησίν· Οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ, δι᾽ οὗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται· καλὸν ἦν αὐτῷ, εἰ οὐκ ἐγεννήθη. ### English translation (Claude) And yet, when he too said, “Is it I, Rabbi?” the Lord did not say “Yes,” but “You have said it”; and wishing to frighten him by this, he says: “Woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed; it would have been good for him if he had not been born.” ### Scripture references - Matt 26:25: quotation, high confidence - Matt 26:24: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Matt 26:25, 24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.4 (Funk 1:273; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-5 - Source: Funk 1:273 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Judas sold the Lord for thirty pieces of silver. ### Greek text καὶ ταῦτα ἀκούσας, ἀπελθὼν εἶπεν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν· Τί θέλετέ μοι δοῦναι, καὶ ἐγὼ ὑμῖν αὐτὸν παραδώσω; οἱ δὲ ἔστησαν αὐτῷ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια. ### English translation (Claude) And having heard this, he went away and said to the priests: “What will you give me, and I will hand him over to you?” And they set for him thirty pieces of silver. ### Scripture references - Matt 26:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 26:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.5 (Funk 1:273; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-6 - Source: Funk 1:273 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After the Passover meal Christ foretold the disciples' flight and Peter's denial. ### Greek text καὶ τῇ πέμπτῃ φαγόντες παρ᾽ αὐτῷ τὸ πάσχα, βάψαντος ἐκείνου τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὸ τρυβλίον καὶ τὸ ψωμίον λαβόντος καὶ ἐξελθόντος νυκτός, ἡμῖν εἶπεν ὃ κύριος· Ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα, ἵνα σκορπισθῆτε καὶ ἐμὲ μόνον ἀφῆτε, καὶ ἑκάστου διϊσχυριζομένου μὴ ἐγκαταλεῖψαι αὐτόν, ἐμοῦ Πέτρου ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ συναποθανεῖν, εἶπεν· Ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι, τρὶς ἀπαρνήσῃ μὴ εἰδέναι με. ### English translation (Claude) And on the fifth day, when we had eaten the Pascha with him, and that man had dipped his hand in the dish and taken the morsel and gone out at night, the Lord said to us: “The hour has come for you to be scattered and to leave me alone”; and when each insisted that he would not abandon him, and I, Peter, promised even to die with him, he said: “Truly I tell you, before the cock crows, you will deny three times that you know me.” ### Scripture references - John 13:30: allusion, high confidence - John 16:32: quotation, high confidence - Matt 26:33–35: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The speaker here is Peter. John 13:26–30; 16:32; Matt 26:33–35. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.6 (Funk 1:273; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-7 - Source: Funk 1:273 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After giving the mysteries of his body and blood, Christ went out to the Mount of Olives with the eleven. ### Greek text παραδοὺς δὲ ἡμῖν τὰ ἀντίτυπα μυστήρια τοῦ τιμίου σώματος αὐτοῦ καὶ αἵματος, Ἰούδα μὴ συμπαρόντος ἡμῖν, ἐξῆλθεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν πλησίον τοῦ χειμάρρου τῶν κέδρων, ὅπου ἦν κῆπος· συνῆμεν δὲ καὶ ἡμεῖς καὶ ὑμνήσαμεν κατὰ τὸ ἔθος. ### English translation (Claude) And having delivered to us the antitypical mysteries of his precious body and blood, Judas not being present with us, “he went out to the Mount of Olives, near the brook Kidron, where there was a garden”; and we too were with him, and we sang a hymn, according to custom. ### Scripture references - Matt 26:26–28: allusion, medium confidence - John 18:1: quotation, high confidence - Matt 26:30: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - “Antitypical mysteries” (ἀντίτυπα μυστήρια): the bread and cup as figures of the body and blood. Judas is said to be absent, as in some early writers. John 18:1; Matt 26:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.7 (Funk 1:273; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-8 - Source: Funk 1:273 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ prayed three times in the garden while the disciples slept. ### Greek text καὶ χωρισθεὶς ἡμῶν οὐ πολύ, προσηύχετο τῷ πατρὶ λέγων, Πάτερ, παρένεγκε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον· πλὴν μὴ τὸ ἐμὸν θέλημα γενέσθω, ἀλλὰ τὸ σόν. καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσας τρίτον, ἡμῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἀθυμίας εἰς ὕπνον καταπεσόντων, ἐλθὼν λέγει· Ἤγγικεν ἡ ὥρα, καὶ ὃ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται εἰς χεῖρας ἁμαρτωλῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And going a little way from us, he prayed to the Father, saying: “Father, let this cup pass from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” And when he had done this a third time, and we had fallen asleep from despondency, he came and said: “The hour has drawn near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.” ### Scripture references - Luke 22:41–42: quotation, high confidence - Matt 26:44–45: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Luke 22:42; Matt 26:44–45. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.8 (Funk 1:273; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-9 - Source: Funk 1:273–275 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Judas betrayed Christ with a kiss, and Caiaphas's council mocked and abused him. ### Greek text καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἰούδας καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὄχλος ἀσεβῶν᾽ καὶ σημεῖον προδοσίας αὐτοῖς δείκνυσιν δόλιον φίλημα, οἱ δὲ δεξάμενοι τὸ σύνθημα, ἐκράτησαν τὸν κύριον καὶ δέσμιον ποιησάμενοι ἤγαγον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Καϊάφα τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, ἐν ᾗ πολὺς συγκεκρότητο οὐ λαός, ἀλλ ὄχλος, οὐδὲ πρεσβυτέριον ἱερόν, ἀλλὰ συνέδριον παρανόμων καὶ βουλευτήριον ἀσεβῶν· οἱ καὶ πολλὰ ποιησάμενοι κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ πᾶν εἶδος ὕβρεως οὐ παρέλιπον, ἐμπτύοντες, κερτομοῦντες, τύπτοντες, ῥαπίζοντες, λοιδορούμενοι, πειράζοντες, μαντείας ἐπιζητοῦντες ἀντὶ προφητείας, εἴρωνα, βλάσφημον, Μωσέως παραβάτην, ἱεροῦ καθαιρέτην, θυσιῶν ἀναιρέτην, Ῥωμαίων πολέμιον, καίσαρος ἐναντίον ἀποκαλοῦντες. ### English translation (Claude) And behold, Judas, and with him a crowd of ungodly men; and he shows them a treacherous kiss as the sign of betrayal; and they, receiving the signal, seized the Lord and, having bound him, led him into the house of Caiaphas the high priest, in which there had gathered not a people but a mob, not a holy council of elders but a sanhedrin of lawless men and a council chamber of the ungodly. And they, after doing many things against him, left out no kind of outrage: spitting on him, taunting, striking, slapping, reviling, testing him, seeking divination instead of prophecy, calling him a dissembler, a blasphemer, a transgressor of Moses, a destroyer of the temple, an abolisher of sacrifices, an enemy of the Romans, an opponent of Caesar. ### Scripture references - Matt 26:47–49: allusion, high confidence - Matt 26:57: allusion, high confidence - Matt 26:67–68: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 26:47–49, 57, 67–68. The polemic against the council is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.9 (Funk 1:273–275; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-10 - Source: Funk 1:275 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ was taken to Annas and to Pilate, who found no charge, and was then accused of treason. ### Greek text καὶ ταῦτα μέχρις ὄρθρου βαθέος ἐμπαροινήσαντες αὐτῷ οἱ ταῦροι καὶ οἱ κύνες ἀπάγουσιν αὐτὸν πρὸς ἄνναν, ὃς ἦν πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα· κἀκεῖ τὰ ὅμοια δράσαντες, παρασκευῆς οὔσης, τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν Ῥωμαίων παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν Πιλάτῳ, κατηγοροῦντες αὐτοῦ πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα, ὧν οὐδὲν ἴσχυον ἀπελέγξαι᾽ ἐφ᾽ οἷς ὃ ἄρχων δυσανασχετήσας ἔλεγεν᾽Οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ εὑρίσκω. οἱ δὲ μάρτυρας δύο ψευδεῖς ἀγαγόντες ἐβούλοντο συκοφαντεῖν τὸν κύριον᾽ ἀσυμφώνων δὲ αὐτῶν εὑρεθέντων εἰς καθοσίωσιν ἀνῆγον τὸ πρᾶγμα λέγοντες· Οὗτος ἑαυτὸν λέγει βασιλέα εἶναι, καὶ φόρους καίσαρι διδόναι κωλύει. ### English translation (Claude) And after abusing him in this way until early dawn, “the bulls and the dogs” lead him away to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas; and when they had done similar things there, it being the day of Preparation, they handed him over to the ruler of the Romans, Pilate, accusing him of many grave things, none of which they could prove; at which the ruler, vexed, said: “I find no charge against him.” [11] And they, bringing two false witnesses, wanted to slander the Lord; but when these were found not to agree, they turned the matter into a charge of treason, saying: “This man says that he is a king, and forbids giving tribute to Caesar.” ### Scripture references - Ps 22:12 (21:13 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Ps 22:16 (21:17 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - John 18:13: allusion, high confidence - John 18:38: quotation, high confidence - Matt 26:60: allusion, high confidence - Luke 23:2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 11 was lost in the OCR; “[11]” marks where it begins. - “The bulls and the dogs”: Ps 22:12, 16. John 18:13, 28, 38; Matt 26:60–61; Luke 23:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.10 (Funk 1:275; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-12 - Source: Funk 1:275 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's accusers made themselves his judges, fulfilling the prophecies. ### Greek text καὶ γίνονται αὐτοὶ κατήγοροι καὶ μάρτυρες καὶ κριταὶ καὶ τῆς ἀποφάσεως ἐξουσιασταὶ λέγοντες· Σταύρωσον, σταύρωσον αὐτόν, ἵνα πληρωθῇ ὅ,τι γέγραπται περὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς Προφήταις᾽ Συνήχθησαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ μάρτυρες ἄδικοι, καὶ ἐψεύσατο ἡ ἀδικία ἑαυτήν, καὶ πάλιν, Περιεκύκλωσάν με κύνες πολλοί, συναγωγὴ πονηρευομένων περιέσχον με, καὶ ἐν ἑτέροις· Ἐγένετο ἡ κληρονομία μου ἐμοὶ ὡς λέων ἐν δρυμῷ, ἔδωκεν ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῆς. ### English translation (Claude) And they themselves become accusers and witnesses and judges and the authors of the sentence, saying: “Crucify, crucify him,” so that what is written about him in the Prophets might be fulfilled: “Unjust witnesses gathered against me, and injustice lied to itself,” and again, “Many dogs surrounded me; a congregation of evildoers enclosed me,” and in other places, “My inheritance became to me like a lion in the forest; it gave its voice against me.” ### Scripture references - John 19:6: quotation, high confidence - Ps 27:12 (26:12 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 22:16 (21:17 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Jer 12:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 19:6. Quotations: Ps 27:12 (26:12 LXX); 22:16 (21:17 LXX); Jer 12:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.12 (Funk 1:275; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.13 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-13 - Source: Funk 1:275 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Pilate condemned himself by handing over to the cross a man he had declared innocent. ### Greek text ὁ οὖν Πιλᾶτος ἀνανδρίᾳ καταισχύνας τὴν ἀρχὴν αὐτὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐξελέγχει κακίας, πρὸ τοῦ δικαίου τὰ πλήθη θεραπεύσας, καὶ μαρτυρῶν μὲν αὐτῷ ὡς ἀναιτίῳ, ὡς αἴτιον δὲ κολάσει τοῦτον παραδιδοὺς σταυρῷ, καίτοι Ῥωμαίων νόμους τιθεμένων μηδένα ἀνεξέλεγκτον θνήσκειν. ### English translation (Claude) Pilate, then, having disgraced his office by cowardice, convicts himself of wickedness, courting the crowds in preference to justice, and while bearing witness to him as blameless, yet handing him over to the punishment of the cross as guilty, although the laws of the Romans laid down that no one should die without being convicted. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.13 (Funk 1:275; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-13). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.14.14 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-14 - Source: Funk 1:275–281 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The passion, burial, and resurrection are told, with the command to fast during Holy Week and on Wednesdays and Fridays. ### Greek text δήμιοι δὲ παραλαβόντες τὸν τῆς δόξης κύριον ξύλῳ προσήλωσαν, ἕκτῃ μὲν ὥρᾳ σταυρώσαντες αὐτόν, τρίτῃ δὲ ὥρᾳ τὴν ἀπόφασιν δεξάμενοι τὴν περὶ αὐτοῦ. ἔπειτα ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ ὄξος πιεῖν μετὰ χολῆς, εἶτα τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ κλήρῳ διεμερίσαντο, ἔπειτα δύο κακούργους ἐσταύρωσαν σὺν αὐτῷ ἐξ ἑκατέρου μέρους, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ γεγραμμένον. Ἔδωκαν εἰς τὸ βρῶμά μου χολὴν καὶ εἰς τὴν δίψαν μου ἐπότισάν με ὄξος, καὶ πάλιν· Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον, καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις· Καὶ μετὰ ἀνόμων ἐλογίσθην. ἔπειτα ἐγένετο τρεῖς ὥρας σκότος, ἀπὸ ἕκτης ἕως ἐνάτης, καὶ πάλιν φῶς πρὸς δείλην, καθὼς γέγραπται, Καὶ οὐχ ἡμέρα καὶ οὐ νύξ, καὶ πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἔσται φῶς. καὶ περὶ τὴν ἐνάτην ὥραν ἀναβοήσας εἶπεν τῷ πατρί· Θεέ μου, θεέ μου, ἱνατί με ἐγκατέλιπες; καὶ μετ᾽ ὀλίγον κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν ὃ ποιοῦσιν, καὶ ἐπαγαγών, Εἰς χεῖράς σου παρατίθημι τὸ πνεῦμά μου, ἀπέπνευσεν, καὶ θάπτεται πρὸ ἡλίου δύσεως ἐν μνημείῳ καινῷ. ἐπιφωσκούσης δὲ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐπλήρωσεν ἐκεῖνα, ἃ καὶ πρὸ τοῦ πάθους ἡμῖν προέλεγεν φάσκων, ὅτι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ποιῆσαι ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τῆς γῆς τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύχτας. καὶ ἀναστὰς νεκρῶν πρώτῃ μὲν φανεροῦται Μαρίᾳ τῇ Μαγδαληνῇ καὶ Μαρίᾳ τῇ τοῦ Ἰακώβου, εἶτα Κλεόπᾳ ἐν ὁδῷ, καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἡμῖν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, φεύγουσιν μὲν διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, λαθραίως δὲ περιεργαζομένοις τὰ κατ᾽ αὐτόν. ταῦτα δὲ καὶ ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ ἐγράφη. παρήγγειλεν οὖν ἡμῖν αὐτὸς νηστεύειν τὰς ἕξ ἡμέρας ταύτας διὰ τὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων δυσσέβειαν καὶ παρανομίαν, πενθεῖν αὐτοὺς καὶ ὀδύρεσθαι παρακελευσάμενος ἐπὶ τῇ ἀπωλείᾳ αὐτῶν· καὶ γὰρ καὶ αὐτὸς αὐτοῖς ἐπεδάκρυσεν, ἀγνοήσασι τὸν καιρὸν τῆς ἐπισκοπῆς αὐτῶν τετράδα δὲ καὶ παρασκευὴν προσέταξεν ἡμῖν νηστεύειν, τὴν μὲν διὰ τὴν προδοσίαν, τὴν δὲ διὰ τὸ πάθος· ἀπονηστεῦσαι δὲ προσέταξεν τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀλέκτορος φωνήσαντος, αὐτὸ δὲ νηστεῦσαι τὸ σάββατον, οὐχ ὅτι δεῖ τὸ σάββατον νηστεύειν, κατάπαυσιν δημιουργίας ὑπάρχον, ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι ἐκεῖνο μόνον χρὴ νηστεύειν, τοῦ δημιουργοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔτι ὑπὸ γῆν ὄντος. ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ αὐτῶν τῇ ἑορτῇ κατέσχον τὸν κύριον, ὅπως πληρωθῇ ἐκεῖνο τὸ φάσκον λόγιον. Ἔθεντο τὰ σημεῖα αὐτῶν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς ἑορτῆς αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν. δεῖ οὖν πενθεῖν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἐλθόντος τοῦ κυρίου οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ᾽ ἀπεσείσαντο τὴν διδασκαλίαν αὐτοῦ, ἀναξίους κρίναντες ἑαυτοὺς σωτηρίας. ### English translation (Claude) And the executioners, taking the Lord of glory, nailed him to the wood, crucifying him at the sixth hour, having received the sentence about him at the third hour. [15] Then “they gave him vinegar to drink with gall”; then “they divided his garments by lot”; then they crucified two criminals with him, one on each side, so that what was written might be fulfilled, “They gave gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink,” and again, “They divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots,” and in other places, “And I was reckoned with the lawless.” [16] Then “there was darkness for three hours, from the sixth to the ninth,” and light again toward evening, as it is written, “And it shall be neither day nor night, and toward evening there shall be light.” [17] And about the ninth hour he cried out and said to the Father, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And a little later, crying with a loud voice, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,” and adding, “Into your hands I commit my spirit,” he breathed his last; and he is buried before sunset in a new tomb. [18] And as the first day of the week was dawning, he rose from the dead and fulfilled what he had foretold to us before his passion, saying, “The Son of Man must spend three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” [19] And having “risen” from the dead, he appears “first to Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James,” then to Cleopas on the road, and after this to us his disciples, who had fled for fear of the Jews but were secretly inquiring into what concerned him. These things are also written in the Gospel. [20] He himself, then, commanded us to fast these six days because of the impiety and lawlessness of the Jews, bidding us mourn and lament over them for their destruction; for he himself too “wept over them, since they did not know the time of their visitation.” And he commanded us to fast on Wednesday and Friday, the one because of the betrayal, the other because of the passion; and he commanded us to break the fast on the seventh day at cockcrow, but to fast on the Sabbath itself, not because one ought to fast on the Sabbath, since it is the rest from creation, but because on that one alone one must fast, the Creator being still under the earth on it. [21] For on their very feast they seized the Lord, so that the oracle might be fulfilled which says, “They set up their signs in the midst of their feast, and they did not know.” We must, then, mourn for them, because when the Lord came they did not believe him, but shook off his teaching, judging themselves unworthy of salvation. ### Scripture references - Matt 27:34: quotation, high confidence - John 19:23–24: allusion, high confidence - Mark 15:27: allusion, high confidence - Ps 69:21 (68:22 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 22:18 (21:19 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Isa 53:12: quotation, high confidence - Mark 15:33: quotation, high confidence - Zech 14:7: quotation, high confidence - Matt 27:46: quotation, high confidence - Luke 23:34: quotation, high confidence - Luke 23:46: quotation, high confidence - Matt 27:60: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 12:40: quotation, high confidence - Mark 16:9: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 28:1: allusion, medium confidence - Luke 24:18: allusion, high confidence - John 20:19: allusion, medium confidence - Luke 19:41–44: quotation, high confidence - Ps 74:4 (73:4 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 15–21 were lost in the OCR; “[15]” etc. mark where each begins. Funk marks the start of the older chapter 15 at section 20. - “On that one alone”: the one Sabbath of the year (Holy Saturday) on which fasting is kept; the fast ends at cockcrow of the following night. - The passage's view of the Jews is translated as written. - Matt 27:34; John 19:23–24; Mark 15:27; quotations: Ps 69:21 (68:22 LXX); 22:18 (21:19 LXX); Isa 53:12; Mark 15:33; Zech 14:7; Matt 27:46; Luke 23:34, 46; Matt 27:60; 12:40; Mark 16:9; Matt 28:1; Luke 24:18; John 20:19; Luke 19:41–44; Ps 74:4 (73:4 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.14.14 (Funk 1:275–281; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-14-14). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.15.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-1 - Source: Funk 1:281 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Gentile believers, once no people, are now God's holy nation. ### Greek text Ὑμεῖς οὖν μακάριοι, οἵ ποτε οὐ λαός, νῦν δὲ ἔθνος ἅγιον ῥυσθὲν ἀπὸ πλάνης εἰδώλων, ἀπὸ ἀγνοίας, ἀπὸ δυσσεβείας· οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι, νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες διὰ τὴν ὑπακοὴν τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, are blessed, “who once were not a people, but now a holy nation,” delivered from the error of idols, from ignorance, from impiety; “who had not received mercy, but now have received mercy” through the obedience of your heart. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 2:9–10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 2:9–10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.15.1 (Funk 1:281; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.15.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-2 - Source: Funk 1:281–283 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The gate of life is opened to the Gentiles, as Isaiah foretold. ### Greek text ὑμῖν γὰρ ἠνοίγη ἡ πύλη τῆς ζωῆς τοῖς ἐξ ἐθνῶν, οἵτινές ποτε οὐκ ἠγαπημένοι, νῦν δὲ πεφιλημένοι, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν θεοῦ τεταγμένος τῷ τὰς ἀρετὰς αὐτοῦ ἐξαγγέλλειν, περὶ ὧν εἶπεν ὃ σωτήρ· Εὑρέθην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ζητοῦσιν, ἐμφανὴς ἐγενόμην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ἐπερωτῶσιν, εἶπα ἰδού εἶμι, τῷ ἔθνει, οἱ οὐκ ἐκάλεσαν τὸ ὄνομά μου. ### English translation (Claude) For to you of the Gentiles the gate of life has been opened, who once were not loved but now are loved, “a people for possession” of God, appointed to proclaim his virtues; of whom the Savior said: “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became manifest to those who did not ask for me; I said, Behold, here I am, to the nation that did not call on my name.” ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 2:9: quotation, high confidence - Isa 65:1: quotation, high confidence - Rom 10:20: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 2:9; quotation: Isa 65:1 (cf. Rom 10:20), here spoken by the Savior. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.15.2 (Funk 1:281–283; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.15.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-3 - Source: Funk 1:283 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Gentiles, called by God, left polytheism and became the full number of the saved. ### Greek text μὴ ζητήσαντες γὰρ αὐτόν ποτε ἐπεζητήθητε παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὑμεῖς πιστεύσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν ὑπηκούσατε τῇ κλήσει αὐτοῦ, καταλείψαντες τὴν πολύθεον μανίαν καὶ τῇ ἀληθεῖ μοναρχίᾳ προσφυγόντες, τῷ παντοκράτορι θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, πλήρωμα τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ τῶν σωζομένων γενόμενοι, μύριαι μυριάδες καὶ χίλιαι χιλιάδες, ὡς ἐν τῷ Δαυὶδ γέγραπται. ### English translation (Claude) For though you did not seek him, you were once sought by him; and you, believing in him, obeyed his call, abandoning the madness of many gods and taking refuge in the true monarchy, in the almighty God through Jesus Christ, having become the fullness of the number of the saved, “ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands,” as is written in David. ### Scripture references - Dan 7:10: quotation, high confidence - Ps 68:17 (67:18 LXX): echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - The quotation is Dan 7:10; “as is written in David” refers to similar sayings in the Psalms (cf. Ps 68:17; 91:7), which older editions quote here. A garbled fragment after it in the scan is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.15.3 (Funk 1:283; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.15.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-4 - Source: Funk 1:283 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God's complaint against unbelieving Israel is quoted. ### Greek text πρὸς δὲ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τὸν ἄπιστον λέγει· , Ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν τὰς χεῖράς μου ἐξεπέτασα πρὸς λαὸν ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα, τοῖς πορευομένοις ἐν ὁδῷ οὐ καλῇ, ἀλλ᾽ ὀπίσω τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν, λαὸν παροξύνοντά μὲ ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) But to unbelieving Israel he says: “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contradicting people, who walk in a way that is not good, but after their sins, a people that provokes me before my face.” ### Scripture references - Isa 65:2–3: quotation, high confidence - Rom 10:21: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Isa 65:2–3 (cf. Rom 10:21). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.15.4 (Funk 1:283; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-15-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-1 - Source: Funk 1:283 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Israel's unbelief provoked the Holy Spirit. ### Greek text Βλέπετε οὖν, ὅπως παρώξυνεν ὃ λαὸς τὸν κύριον, μὴ πιστεύσας αὐτῷ. διὸ λέγει· Παρώξυναν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ ἐστράφη αὐτοῖς εἰς ἔχθραν ### English translation (Claude) See, then, how the people provoked the Lord by not believing him. Therefore he says: “They provoked the Holy Spirit, and he was turned into enmity against them.” ### Scripture references - Isa 63:10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Isa 63:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.1 (Funk 1:283; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-2 - Source: Funk 1:283–285 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Israel failed to recognize Jesus as the eternally begotten Son and Word. ### Greek text ἀβλεψία γὰρ αὐτοῖς κατεχύθη διὰ τὴν κακόνοιαν αὐτῶν, ὅτι βλέποντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν οὐκ ἐπίστευον αὐτὸν εἶναι τὸν Χριστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, τὸν πρὸ πάντων αἰώνων ἐξ αὐτοῦ γεγεννημένον, υἱὸν μονογενῆ, λόγον θεόν, ὃν οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν δι᾽ ἀπιστίαν, οὔτε διὰ τῶν ἐνεργειῶν αὐτοῦ, οὔτε μὴν διὰ τῶν περὶ αὐτοῦ γεγραμμένων προφητειῶν. ### English translation (Claude) For blindness was poured over them because of their ill will, since, seeing Jesus, they did not believe that he was the Christ of God, begotten of him before all ages, the only-begotten Son, God the Word, whom they did not recognize through unbelief, neither through his works nor through the prophecies written about him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.2 (Funk 1:283–285; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-3 - Source: Funk 1:285 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prophecies of the virgin birth and of the divine child are quoted. ### Greek text ὅτι γὰρ ἐκ παρθένου γενήσεται, ἀνεγίνωσκον τὸ Ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ λήψεται καὶ τέξεται υἱόν, καὶ καλέσουσι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ· ὅτι παιδίον ἐγεννήθη, υἱὸς καὶ ἐδόθη, οὗ ἡ ἀρχὴ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὦμου αὐτοῦ, καὶ καλεῖται τὸ ὀνομα αὐτοῦ μεγάλης βουλῆς ἄγγελος, θαυμαστὸς σύμβουλος, θεὸς ἰσχυρὸς ἐξουσιαστής, ἄρχων εἰρήνης, πατὴρ τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ### English translation (Claude) For that he would be born of a virgin they read: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive in the womb and bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel”; and that “a child was born, a son also was given, whose rule is upon his shoulder, and his name is called Angel of great counsel, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Ruler, Prince of peace, Father of the age to come.” ### Scripture references - Isa 7:14: quotation, high confidence - Isa 9:6 (9:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Isa 7:14; 9:6 (9:5 LXX), combining the LXX title with the Hebrew titles. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.3 (Funk 1:285; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-4 - Source: Funk 1:285 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Isaiah foretold Israel's disobedience. ### Greek text ὅτι δὲ διὰ κακίαν ὑπερβάλλουσαν ἀπειθήσουσιν αὐτῷ, λέγει Κύριε, τίς ἐπίστευσεν τῇ ἀκοῇ ἡμῶν, καὶ ὃ βραχίων κυρίου τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη; καὶ ἑξῆς· Ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε, καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου ### English translation (Claude) And that because of their surpassing wickedness they would disobey him, he says: “Lord, who has believed our report, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” and further, “Hearing you will hear and not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive; for the heart of this people has grown dull.” ### Scripture references - Isa 53:1: quotation, high confidence - Isa 6:9–10: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Isa 53:1; 6:9–10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.4 (Funk 1:285; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-5 - Source: Funk 1:285 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Knowledge was taken from Israel and the kingdom given to the believing Gentiles. ### Greek text διὸ ἤρθη ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἡ γνῶσις, ὅτι ἰδόντες παρεῖδον καὶ ἀκούσαντες οὐχ ἤκουσαν, ὑμῖν δὲ τοῖς ἐξ ἐθνῶν ἐδόθη ἡ βασιλεία, ὅτι μὴ γινώσκοντες θεὸν διὰ τοῦ κηρύγματος πιστεύσαντες, ἔγνωτε αὐτόν, μᾶλλον δὲ ἐγνώσθητε ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ διὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος καὶ λυτρωτοῦ τῶν ἐλπιζόντων ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore knowledge was taken from them, because seeing they overlooked and hearing they did not hear; but to you of the Gentiles the kingdom was given, because, though you did not know God, believing through the preaching you came to know him, or rather were known by him, through Jesus the Savior and Redeemer of those who hope in him. ### Scripture references - Matt 21:43: echo, medium confidence - Gal 4:9: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 21:43; Gal 4:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.5 (Funk 1:285; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-6 - Source: Funk 1:285 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Gentiles turned from idols to the true light and became heirs of God's kingdom. ### Greek text μεταβάντες γὰρ ἀπὸ τῆς προτέρας ματαιοπόνου συνηθείας καὶ τῶν ἀψύχων εἰδώλων ὑπεριδόντες καὶ τῶν ἐν σκότει δαιμόνων καταφρονήσαντες, προσδραμόντες τε, τῷ φωτὶ τῷ ἀληθινῷ καὶ ἐπιγνόντες δι᾽ αὐτοῦ, τὸν ἕνα καὶ μόνον ἀληθινὸν θεὸν καὶ πατέρα, κληρονόμοι τῆς αὐτοῦ βασιλείας ἀνεφάνητε. ### English translation (Claude) For having passed over from your former custom of fruitless toil, and disdaining lifeless idols and despising the demons who dwell in darkness, you ran to the true light, and having “come to know” through him “the one and only true God” and Father, you have been shown to be heirs of his kingdom. ### Scripture references - John 17:3: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 17:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.6 (Funk 1:285; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-7 - Source: Funk 1:285 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The baptized, having died and risen with Christ, must be free of sin, for they belong to him. ### Greek text Βαπτισθέντες γὰρ εἰς τὸν τοῦ κυρίου θάνατον καὶ εἰς τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἀρτιγενῆ βρέφη ἀνενέργητοι πρὸς πᾶσαν ἁμαρτίαν ὀφείλετε εἶναι· οὐ γάρ, ἐστὲ ἑαυτῶν, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ἀγοράσαντος ὑμᾶς τῷ ἑαυτοῦ αἵματι. ### English translation (Claude) For having been “baptized into the Lord's death” and into his resurrection, “as newborn infants” you ought to be inactive toward every sin; “for you are not your own, but his who bought you” with his own blood. ### Scripture references - Rom 6:3: quotation, high confidence - 1 Pet 2:2: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 6:19–20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 6:3–5; 1 Pet 2:2; 1 Cor 6:19–20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.7 (Funk 1:285; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-8 - Source: Funk 1:285 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The kingdom taken from unbelieving Israel is given to the Gentiles, who must bear its fruits. ### Greek text περὶ γὰρ τοῦ ποτε Ἰσραὴλ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν, ὅτι, ἀρθήσεται ἀπ αὐτῶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ δοθήσεται ἔθνει ποιοῦντι τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς, δηλαδὴ ὅτι ὑμῖν τοῖς ποτε οὖσιν ἀπεξενωμένοις αὐτοῦ μακρὰν δοὺς τὴν βασιλείαν, ἐκδέχεται τοὺς τῆς εὐγνωμοσύνης καρπούς. ### English translation (Claude) For concerning the former Israel the Lord said, because of their unbelief, that “the kingdom of God will be taken from them and given to a nation producing its fruits”; that is to say, having given the kingdom to you, who were once far estranged from him, he awaits the fruits of your gratitude. ### Scripture references - Matt 21:43: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 21:43. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.8 (Funk 1:285; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.16.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-9 - Source: Funk 1:285–287 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Gentiles are the son who first refused and then worked in the vineyard; Israel killed the prophets and the heir. ### Greek text ὑμεῖς γάρ ἐστε οἵ ποτε ἀποσταλέντες εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα καὶ μὴ ὑπακούσαντες, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ οἱ ὑπακούσαντες ἀλλὰ ὑμεῖς μὲν μεταμεληθέντες ἐπὶ τῇ ἀντιλογίᾳ ἐργάζεσθε ἐν αὐτῷ νῦν, οἱ δὲ δυσχεράναντες ἐπὶ ταῖς ἑαυτῶν συνθήκαις οὐ μόνον ἀνέργαστον κατέλειψαν τὸν ἀμπελῶνα, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ἐπιτρόπους τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ἀπέκτειναν, ὃν μὲν λίθοις, ὃν δὲ ξίφει, καὶ τὸν μὲν ἔπρισαν, τὸν δὲ ἔνδον ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἀνεῖλον μεταξὺ τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ὕστερον δὲ καὶ αὐτὸν τὸν κληρονόμον ἔξω τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ἐκβαλόντες ἀπέκτειναν. καὶ παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς ὡς λίθος ἀχρεῖος ἀπεβλήθη, παρ᾽ ὑμῶν δὲ ὡς ἀκρογωνιαῖος ἐδέχθη· διὸ λέγει περὶ ὑμῶν· Λαός, ὃν οὐκ ἔγνων, ἐδούλευσέν μοι, εἰς ἀκοὴν ὠτίου ὑπήκουσέν μου. ### English translation (Claude) For you are the ones who were once sent into the vineyard and did not obey, and they are the ones who obeyed; but you, having repented of your refusal, now work in it, while they, chafing at their own covenants, not only left the vineyard uncultivated but also killed the stewards of the Lord of the vineyard, one with stones, another with the sword; one they sawed in two, another they slew inside the temple, “between the sanctuary and the altar”; and at last they even “cast the heir himself out of the vineyard and killed him.” [10] And by them he was rejected as a useless stone, but by you he was received as the cornerstone. Therefore he says concerning you: “A people whom I did not know served me; at the hearing of the ear it obeyed me.” ### Scripture references - Matt 21:28–31: allusion, high confidence - Matt 21:35: allusion, high confidence - Heb 11:37: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 23:35: quotation, high confidence - Matt 21:39: quotation, high confidence - Ps 118:22 (117:22 LXX): allusion, high confidence - Eph 2:20: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 18:43–44 (17:44-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 10 was lost in the OCR; “[10]” marks where it begins. - The parables of the two sons and of the tenants (Matt 21:28–42) are applied to Gentiles and Jews; the polemic is the work's own. Heb 11:37; Matt 23:35; Ps 118:22 (117:22 LXX); Eph 2:20; quotation: Ps 18:43–44 (17:44–45 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.16.9 (Funk 1:285–287; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-16-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.17.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-17-1 - Source: Funk 1:287 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must keep Easter once a year after the equinox and no longer with the Jews. ### Greek text Δεῖ οὖν ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, τοὺς τῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐξηγορασμένους τιμίῳ αἵματι, τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ πάσχα ἀκριβῶς ποιεῖσθαι μετὰ πάσης ἐπιμελείας μετὰ τροπὴν ἰσημερινήν, ὅπως μὴ δὶς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἑνὸς παθήματος μνείαν ποιῆσθε, ἀλλὰ ἅπαξ τοῦ ἔτους τοῦ ἅπαξ ἀποθανόντος, μηκέτι παρατηρούμενοι μετὰ Ἰουδαίων ἑορτάζειν. ### English translation (Claude) You must, then, brothers, who have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, keep the days of the Pascha exactly, with all care, after the equinox, so that you do not make memorial of the one passion twice in a year, but once a year of him who died once, no longer taking care to keep the feast with the Jews. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 1:19: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 1:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.17.1 (Funk 1:287; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-17-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.17.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-17-2 - Source: Funk 1:287–289 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Easter is to be reckoned from the spring equinox and kept only on a Sunday. ### Greek text οὐδεμία γὰρ κοινωνία ἡμῖν νῦν πρὸς αὐτούς· πεπλάνηνται γὰρ καὶ αὐτὴν τὴν ψῆφον, ἣν νομίζουσιν ἐπιτελεῖν, ὅπως πανταχόθεν ὦσιν πεπλανημένοι καὶ τῆς ἀληθείας ἀπεσχοινισμένοι. ὑμεῖς δὲ φυλάσσεσθε ἀκριβῶς τὴν ἰσημέριον τροπὴν τῆς ἐαρινῆς ὥρας, ἥτις γίνεται εἰκάδι δευτέρᾳ τοῦ δωδεκάτου μηνός, ὃς ἐστι Δύστρος· ἐπιτηροῦντες ἕως εἰκάδος πρώτης σελήνης, ὅπως μὴ ἐν ἑτέρᾳ ἑβδομάδι ἐμπέσοι ἡ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτη τῆς σελήνης, καὶ πλάνης γενομένης ἀγνοίᾳ δὶς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐπιτελέσωμεν τὸ πάσχα, ἢ ἐν ἄλλῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἑορτάσωμεν τὴν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἀναστάσιμον ἡμέραν, ἀλλ ἐν κυριακῇ μόνῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For we now have no fellowship with them; for they have gone astray even in the very reckoning which they think they observe, so that they are astray on every side and cut off from the truth. [3] But you, keep exactly the equinox of the spring season, which falls on the twenty-second of the twelfth month, which is Dystrus, watching until the twenty-first of the moon, so that the fourteenth of the moon may not fall in another week, and that we may not, through an error made in ignorance, celebrate the Pascha twice in the year, or celebrate on another day the day of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, but on the Lord's day only. ### Translation notes - The section number 3 was lost in the OCR (read as “43.”); “[3]” marks where it begins. Dystrus is roughly March. The polemic on the Jewish reckoning is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.17.2 (Funk 1:287–289; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-17-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.18.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-18-1 - Source: Funk 1:289 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: During Holy Week the faithful fast on bread, salt, vegetables and water. ### Greek text Ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις οὖν τοῦ πάσχα νηστεύετε, ἀρχόμενοι ἀπὸ δευτέρας μέχρι τῆς παρασκευῆς καὶ σαββάτου, ἕξ ἡμέρας, μόνῳ χρώμενοι ἄρτῳ καὶ ἁλὶ καὶ λαχάνοις καὶ ποτῷ ὕδατι, οἴνου δὲ καὶ κρεῶν ἀπέχεσθε ἐν ταύταις᾽ ἡμέραι γάρ εἰσι πένθους, ἀλλ οὐχ ἑορτῆς. ### English translation (Claude) In the days of the Pascha, then, fast, beginning from Monday until Friday and Saturday, six days, using only bread and salt and vegetables, and water to drink; but abstain from wine and meat during these days, for they are days of mourning, not of festival. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.18.1 (Funk 1:289; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-18-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.18.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-18-2 - Source: Funk 1:289 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who can should fast completely on Friday and Saturday, or at least on Saturday. ### Greek text τὴν μέντοι παρασκευὴν καὶ τὸ σάββατον ὁλόκληρον νηστεύσατε, οἷς δύναμις πρόσεστιν τοιαύτη, μηδενὸς γευόμενοι μέχρις ἀλεκτοροφωνίας νυκτός· εἰ δέ τις ἀδυνατεῖ τὰς δύο συνάπτειν ὁμοῦ, φυλασσέσθω κἂν τὸ σάββατον. λέγει γάρ που αὐτὸς ὃ κύριος περὶ ἑαυτοῦ φάσκων Ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὃ νυμφίος, νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις. ### English translation (Claude) But on Friday and Saturday fast entirely, those of you who have such strength, tasting nothing until the cockcrow of the night; and if anyone cannot join the two days together, let him at least keep the Saturday. For the Lord himself says somewhere, speaking of himself: “When the bridegroom is taken away from them, they will fast in those days.” ### Scripture references - Luke 5:35: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Luke 5:35. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.18.2 (Funk 1:289; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-18-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.19.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-1 - Source: Funk 1:289–291 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In these days Christ was taken and crucified. ### Greek text Ἐν ταύταις οὖν ἤρθη ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν ὑπὸ τῶν ψευδωνύμων Ἰουδαίων καὶ σταυρῷ προσεπάγη καὶ μετὰ ἀνόμων ἐλογίσθη ### English translation (Claude) For in these days he was taken from us by the falsely named Jews and fastened to the cross, “and was reckoned with the lawless.” ### Scripture references - Isa 53:12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Isa 53:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.19.1 (Funk 1:289–291; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.19.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-2 - Source: Funk 1:291 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The days before Friday are kept with fasting until the ninth hour or evening, and the full fast runs from Thursday evening. ### Greek text διὸ παραινοῦμεν καὶ ὑμῖν νηστεύειν ταύτας, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐνηστεύσαμεν ἐν τῷ ληφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν, ἄχρις ἑσπέρας· ἐν δὲ ταῖς λοιπαῖς ταῖς πρὸ τῆς παρασκευῆς ἐνάτην ὥραν ἢ ἑσπέραν ἕκαστος ἐσθιέτω, ἢ ὅπως ἄν τις δύνηται, ἀπὸ δὲ ἑσπέρας πέμπτης μέχρις ἀλεκτοροφωνίας ἀπονηστιζόμενοι. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore we exhort you too to fast these days, as we also fasted until evening when he was taken from us; but on the other days before Friday let each eat at the ninth hour or in the evening, or as each is able; but from the evening of Thursday until cockcrow, breaking your fast ### Translation notes - The sentence runs on into the next ref: the fast lasts from Thursday evening until cockcrow on the Lord's day, and is then broken. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.19.2 (Funk 1:291; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.19.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-4 - Source: Funk 1:291 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Easter vigil is kept with readings, baptism, and prayer for the conversion of Israel. ### Greek text ἐπιφωσκούσης μιᾶς σαββάτων, ἥτις ἐστὶ κυριακή, ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας ἕως ἀλεκτοροφωνίας ἀγρυπνοῦντες καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ συναθροιζόμενοι γρηγορεῖτε, προσευχόμενοι καὶ δεόμενοι τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῇ διανυκτερεύσει ὑμῶν, ἀναγινώσκοντες τὸν Νόμον, τοὺς Προφήτας, τοὺς Ψαλμοὺς μέχρις ἀλεκτρυόνων κραυγῆς· καὶ βαπτίσαντες ὑμῶν τοὺς κατηχουμένους καὶ ἀναγνόντες τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον ἐν φόβῳ καὶ ἐν τρόμῳ καὶ προσλαλήσαντες τῷ λαῷ τὰ πρὸς σωτηρίαν, παύσασθε τοῦ πένθους ὑμῶν καὶ δεήθητε τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπιστραφῆναι τὸν Ἰσραὴλ καὶ λαβεῖν αὐτὸν τόπον μετανοίας καὶ τῆς ἀσεβείας ἄφεσιν· ὅτι ὃ μὲν ἀλλόφυλος κριτὴς νιψάμενος τὰς χεῖρας εἶπεν· Αθῶός εἶμι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ δικαίου τούτου, ὑμεῖς ὄψεσθε· ὃ δὲ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπεβόησεν. Τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν, καὶ Πιλάτου εἰπόντος· Τὸν βασιλέα ὑμῶν σταυρώσω; αὐτοὶ ἐπεβόων· Οὐκ ἔχομεν βασιλέα εἰ μὴ καίσαρα· σταύρωσον, σταύρωσον αὐτόν: πᾶς γὰρ ὁ ποιῶν ἑαυτὸν βασιλέα ἀντιλέγει τῷ καίσαρι, καὶ ἐὰν τοῦτον ἀπολύσῃς, οὐκ εἶ φίλος τοῦ καίσαρος. ### English translation (Claude) when the first day of the week, which is the Lord's day, is dawning. From evening until cockcrow keep vigil, assembling together in the church; watch, praying and beseeching God in your night-long vigil, reading the Law, the Prophets, the Psalms until the crowing of the cocks; and having baptized your catechumens, and read the Gospel with fear and trembling, and spoken to the people what pertains to salvation, cease from your mourning, and beseech God that Israel may be converted and receive a place of repentance and the forgiveness of its impiety. [4] For the foreign judge washed his hands and said, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see to it yourselves”; but Israel cried out, “His blood be on us and on our children”; and when Pilate said, “Shall I crucify your king?” they cried out, “We have no king but Caesar; crucify him, crucify him; for everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar, and if you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend.” ### Scripture references - Matt 27:24–25: quotation, high confidence - John 19:15: quotation, high confidence - John 19:12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The OCR numbering is unsettled here: this ref begins with the end of the sentence of the preceding ref, and “[4]” marks a section numeral printed inside it. - Quotations: Matt 27:24–25; John 19:15, 12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.19.4 (Funk 1:291; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.19.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-5 - Source: Funk 1:291–293 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The crucifixion fulfilled Psalm 2. ### Greek text καὶ Πιλᾶτος ὃ ἡγεμὼν καὶ Ἡρώδης ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐχέλευσεν αὐτὸν σταυρωθῆναι, καὶ πληροῦται τὸ φάσκον λόγιον· Ἱνατί ἐφρύαξαν ἔθνη καὶ λαοὶ ἐμελέτησαν κενά; παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπέῤῥιψαν τὸν ἀγαπητὸν ὡσεὶ νεκρὸν ἐβδελυγμένον ### English translation (Claude) And Pilate the governor and Herod the king ordered him to be crucified, and the oracle is fulfilled which says: “Why did the nations rage and the peoples devise vain things? The kings of the earth stood by, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ”; and “they cast away” the beloved “like an abominable corpse.” ### Scripture references - Ps 2:1–2: quotation, high confidence - Isa 14:19: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Ps 2:1–2; Isa 14:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.19.5 (Funk 1:291–293; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.19.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-6 - Source: Funk 1:293 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's resurrection on the Lord's day fulfilled the Psalms. ### Greek text καὶ αὐτοῦ σταυρωθέντος τῇ παρασκευῇ καὶ ἀναστάντος ἐπιφωσκούσης κυριακῆς, ἐπληρώθη ἡ γραφὴ ἡ λέγουσα· Ἀνάστα, ὁ θεός, κρῖνον τὴν γῆν, ὅτι σὺ κατακληρονομήσεις ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν καὶ πάλιν᾽, Νῦν ἀναστήσομαι, λέγει κύριος, θήσομαι ἐν σωτηρίῳ καὶ παρρησιάσομαι ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ Σὺ δέ, κύριε, ἐλέησόν μὲ καὶ ἀνάστησόν με, καὶ ἀνταποδώσω αὐτοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) And when he was crucified on Friday and rose as the Lord's day was dawning, the Scripture was fulfilled which says: “Arise, O God, judge the earth, for you will inherit among all the nations,” and again, “Now I will arise, says the Lord; I will set him in safety; I will speak boldly in it,” and “But you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up, and I will repay them.” ### Scripture references - Ps 82:8 (81:8 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 12:5 (11:6 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 41:10 (40:11 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Ps 82:8 (81:8 LXX); 12:5 (11:6 LXX); 41:10 (40:11 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.19.6 (Funk 1:293; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.19.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-7 - Source: Funk 1:293 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: At the resurrection the faithful offer the Eucharist and end their fast with rejoicing. ### Greek text διὰ τοῦτο οὖν καὶ ὑμεῖς, ἀναστάντος τοῦ κυρίου, προσενέγκατε τὴν θυσίαν ὑμῶν, περὶ ἧς ὑμῖν διετάξατο διʼ ἡμῶν λέγων· Τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν, καὶ λοιπὸν ἀπονηστεύετε, εὐφραινόμενοι καὶ ἑορτάζοντες, ὅτε ἀρραβὼν τῆς ἀναστάσεως ὑμῶν Ἰησοῦς ὃ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ τοῦτο ὑμῖν ἔστω νόμιμον αἰώνιον ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος, μέχρις ἂν ἔλθῃ ὃ κύριος. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore you too, now that the Lord is risen, offer your sacrifice, concerning which he gave you command through us, saying, “Do this for my remembrance”; and thereafter break your fast, rejoicing and keeping festival, because Jesus the Christ, the pledge of your resurrection, has been raised from the dead; “and let this be to you a perpetual ordinance until the consummation of the age, until the Lord comes.” ### Scripture references - Luke 22:19: quotation, high confidence - Exod 12:14: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Cor 11:26: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 22:19; Exod 12:14; 1 Cor 11:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.19.7 (Funk 1:293; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.19.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-8 - Source: Funk 1:293 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: For unbelievers Christ remains dead, for believers he is risen. ### Greek text Ἰουδαίοις γὰρ ὃ κύριος ἔτι τέθνηκεν, Χριστιανοῖς δὲ ἐγήγερται, τοῖς μὲν δι᾽ ἀπιστίαν, τοῖς δὲ διὰ πληροφορίαν, ὅτι ἡ εἰς αὐτὸν ἐλπὶς ἀθάνατος ζωὴ καὶ αἰώνιος. ### English translation (Claude) For to the Jews the Lord is still dead, but to Christians he is risen: to the one through unbelief, to the other through full assurance; for the hope in him is immortal and eternal life. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.19.8 (Funk 1:293; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-19-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-1 - Source: Funk 1:293 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The eighth day after Easter is a feast recalling Christ's appearance to Thomas. ### Greek text Μετὰ δὲ ὀκτὼ ἡμέρας ἔστω ὑμῖν πάλιν ἑορτὴ τιμία αὐτὴ ἡ ὀγδόη, ἐν ᾗ δυσπιστοῦντα ἐμὲ Θωμᾶν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀναστάσει ἐπληροφόρησεν, δείξας μοι τοὺς τύπους τῶν ἥλων καὶ τῆς λόγχης ἐν τῇ πλευρᾷ τὴν τρῶσιν. ### English translation (Claude) And after eight days let there again be an honored feast for you, the eighth day itself, on which he gave full assurance to me, Thomas, who was doubtful about the resurrection, showing me the prints of the nails and the wound made by the spear in his side. ### Scripture references - John 20:26–27: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Thomas speaks. John 20:26–27. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.1 (Funk 1:293; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-2 - Source: Funk 1:293–295 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Ascension is kept on the fortieth day; Christ sits at the Father's right hand until he comes to judge. ### Greek text καὶ πάλιν ἀπὸ τῆς πρώτης κυριακῆς ἀριθμήσαντες τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας, ἀπὸ κυριακῆς μέχρι πέμπτης ἑορτάσατε τὴν ἑορτὴν τῆς ἀναλήψεως τοῦ κυρίου, καθ᾽ ἣν πληρώσας πᾶσαν οἰκονομίαν καὶ διάταξιν ἀνῆλθεν πρὸς τὸν ἀποστείλαντα αὐτὸν θεὸν καὶ πατέρα, καθίσας ἐκ δεξιῶν τῆς δυνάμεως καὶ περιμένων, ἕως ἂν τεθῶσιν οἱ ἐχθροὶ αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ. ὃς καὶ ἐλεύσεται ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς, κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκροὺς καὶ ἀποδοῦναι ἑχάστῳ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ καὶ τότε ὄψονται τὸν ἀγαπητὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, ὃν ἐξεκέντησαν, καὶ ἐπιγνόντες αὐτὸν, κόψονται ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς φυλὴ κατὰ φυλὴν, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν κατ᾽ ἰδίαν. ### English translation (Claude) And again, counting forty days from the first Lord's day, from the Lord's day to the Thursday, celebrate the feast of the ascension of the Lord, on which, having fulfilled the whole dispensation and ordinance, he went up to God the Father who sent him, sitting at the right hand of the Power and waiting until his enemies are placed under his feet; who will also come at the consummation of the age with power and great glory, to judge the living and the dead and “to render to each according to his works”; and then “they will see” the beloved Son of God, “whom they pierced,” and recognizing him “they will mourn over themselves, tribe by tribe, and their wives by themselves.” ### Scripture references - Acts 1:3: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 26:64: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 110:1 (109:1 LXX): allusion, high confidence - Matt 24:30: allusion, high confidence - Matt 16:27: quotation, high confidence - Zech 12:10–12: quotation, high confidence - Rev 1:7: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 1:3, 9; Ps 110:1 (109:1 LXX); Matt 24:30; 16:27; Zech 12:10–12; Rev 1:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.2 (Funk 1:293–295; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-3 - Source: Funk 1:295 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Jews' annual reading of Lamentations and Baruch is taken as an unwitting lament over Christ. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ καὶ νῦν δεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς Γορπιαίου συναθροιζόμενοι τοὺς Θρήνους Ἱερεμίου ἀναγινώσκουσιν, ἐν οἷς εἴρηται· Πνεῦμα πρὸ προσώπου ἡμῶν Χριστὸς κύριος συνελήφθη ἐν ταῖς διαφθοραῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ τὸν Βαρούχ, ἐν ᾧ γέγραπται. Οὗτος ὃ θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὐ λογισθήσεται ἕτερος πρὸς αὐτόν᾽ ἐξεῦρεν πᾶσαν ὁδὸν ἐπιστήμης, καὶ ἔδειξεν αὐτὴν Ἰακὼβ τῷ παιδὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἰσραὴλ τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ· μετὰ ταῦτα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὦφθη καὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις συνανεστράφη. καὶ ὅταν ἀναγνῶσιν, κόπτονται καὶ θρηνοῦσιν, ὡς μὲν αὐτοὶ νομίζουσιν, τὴν ἐρημίαν τὴν ὑπὸ Ναβουχοδονόσορ γενομένην, ὡς δὲ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἔχει, προοίμια ποιοῦνται ἄκοντες τοῦ μέλλοντος αὐτοὺς καταλαμβάνειν πένθους. ### English translation (Claude) For even now, on the tenth of the month Gorpiaeus, they assemble and read the Lamentations of Jeremiah, in which it is said, “The breath of our face, Christ the Lord, was taken in their corruptions,” and Baruch, in which it is written, “This is our God; no other shall be reckoned beside him. He found out every way of knowledge and showed it to Jacob his servant and to Israel, who was beloved by him; afterward he appeared on earth and lived among men.” And when they read, they beat their breasts and lament, as they themselves suppose, over the desolation that took place under Nebuchadnezzar, but, as the truth is, they are unwillingly making a prelude to the mourning that is about to overtake them. ### Scripture references - Lam 4:20: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Bar 3:36-38 (Baruch): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The tenth of Gorpiaeus (late summer) is the Jewish fast for the destruction of the temple. Quotations: Lam 4:20; Bar 3:36–38. The polemic is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.3 (Funk 1:295; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-4 - Source: Funk 1:295 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Pentecost is a great feast recalling the gift of the Spirit and the first preaching. ### Greek text μετὰ δὲ δέκα ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήψεως, ἥτις ἀπὸ τῆς πρώτης κυριακῆς πεντηκοστὴ γίνεται, ἑορτὴ μεγάλη ὑμῖν ἔστω᾽ ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ ὥρᾳ τρίτῃ ἀπέστειλεν εἰς ἡμᾶς ὁ κύριος Ἰησοῦς τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, καὶ ἐπλήσθημεν αὐτοῦ τῆς ἐνεργείας καὶ γλώσσαις καιναῖς ἐλαλήσαμεν, καθὼς ἐκεῖνο ὑπήχει ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐκηρύξαμεν Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ ἔθνεσιν, αὐτὸν εἶναι τὸν Χριστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ τὸν ὡρισμένον ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ κριτὴν ζώντων καὶ νεκρῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And ten days after the ascension, which is the fiftieth from the first Lord's day, let there be a great feast for you; for on it, at the third hour, the Lord Jesus sent to us the gift of the Holy Spirit, and we were filled with his working and spoke with new tongues, as he prompted within us, and we preached to Jews and Gentiles that he is the Christ of God, appointed by him judge of the living and the dead. ### Scripture references - Acts 2:1–4: allusion, high confidence - Acts 2:15: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 10:42: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 2:1–4, 15; 10:42. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.4 (Funk 1:295; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-5 - Source: Funk 1:295 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Son appeared to the patriarchs in the Old Testament. ### Greek text τοῦτον Μωσῆς μαρτυρῶν ἔλεγεν, Ἔλαβεν κύριος παρὰ κυρίου πῦρ καὶ ἔβρεξεν. τοῦτον εἶδεν Ἰακὼβ ὡς ἄνθρωπον καὶ εἶπεν· Εἶδον θεὸν πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον, καὶ ἐσώθη μου ἡ ψυχή. τοῦτον Αβραὰμ ξενοδοχήσας κριτὴν ὡμολόγει καὶ ἑαυτοῦ κύριον. ### English translation (Claude) To him Moses bore witness, saying, “The Lord received fire from the Lord and rained it down.” Him Jacob saw as a man and said, “I have seen God face to face, and my soul was preserved.” Him Abraham entertained as a guest and confessed as judge and as his own Lord. ### Scripture references - Gen 19:24: quotation, high confidence - Gen 32:30: quotation, high confidence - Gen 18:1–25: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 19:24; 32:30; 18:1–25. These appearances are read as appearances of the Son. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.5 (Funk 1:295; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-6 - Source: Funk 1:295–297 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Moses saw the Son in the bush and foretold him as the prophet to come. ### Greek text τοῦτον Μωσῆς ἐπὶ τῆς βάτου τεθέαται᾽ περὶ τούτου ἐν Δευτερονομίῳ ἔλεγεν. Προφήτην ὑμῖν ἀναστήσει κύριος ὃ θεὸς ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν ὡς ἐμέ· αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε κατὰ πάντα, ὅσα τοῦ προφήτου ἐκείνου, ἐξολοθρευθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτῆς. ### English translation (Claude) Him Moses beheld in the bush; concerning him he said in Deuteronomy, “The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet from among your brothers like me; you shall listen to him in all things, whatever … of that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among its people.” ### Scripture references - Exod 3:2: allusion, high confidence - Deut 18:15: quotation, high confidence - Acts 3:22–23: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 3:2; quotation: Deut 18:15, 19 in the form of Acts 3:22–23. Words appear to be lost in the scan where “…” stands. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.6 (Funk 1:295–297; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-7 - Source: Funk 1:297 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Joshua worshiped the Son as commander of the Lord's army, and Samuel called priests and kings anointed after him. ### Greek text τοῦτον εἶδεν Ἰησοῦς ὁ τοῦ Ναυῆ στρατάρχην τῆς δυνάμεως κυρίου καθωπλισμένον, σύμμαχον εἰς Ἰεριχώ, ᾧ καὶ πεσὼν προσεκύνησεν, ὡς δοῦλος δεσπότῃ. τοῦτον Σαμουὴλ εἰδὼς, Χριστὸν θεοῦ, τοὺς ἱερεῖς καὶ τοὺς βασιλεῖς χριστοὺς ὠνόμαζεν. ### English translation (Claude) Him Joshua the son of Nun saw as “the commander of the army of the Lord,” fully armed, an ally against Jericho, and he fell down and worshiped him as a servant his master. Knowing him as the Christ of God, Samuel called the priests and the kings “christs.” ### Scripture references - Josh 5:13–15: allusion, high confidence - 1 Sam 12:3: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - Josh 5:13–15. The scan's word for “commander” is garbled and is read as στρατάρχην. 1 Sam 12:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.7 (Funk 1:297; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-8 - Source: Funk 1:297 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: David sang Psalm 45 of the Son. ### Greek text τοῦτον Δαυὶδ εἰδὼς ἔψαλλεν τὴν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ ᾠδὴν λέγων· ᾨδὴ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ, καὶ ἐπιφέρων εἰς πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἔφασκεν· Περίζωσαι τὴν ῥομφαίαν σου ἐπὶ τὸν μηρόν σου, δυνατέ, τῇ ὡραιότητί σου καὶ τῷ κάλλει σου, καὶ ἔντεινον καὶ κατευοδοῦ καὶ βασίλευε ἕνεκεν ἀληθείας καὶ πραότητος καὶ δικαιοσύνης, καὶ ὁδηγήσει σε θαυμαστῶς ἡ δεξιά σου· τὰ βέλη σου ἠκονημένα, δυνατέ, λαοὶ ὑποκάτω σου πεσοῦνται ἐν καρδίᾳ τῶν ἐχθρῶν τοῦ βασιλέως διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε, ὁ θεός, ὃ θεός σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου. ### English translation (Claude) Knowing him, David sang the song about him, saying, “A song for the beloved,” and, applying it to his person, he said: “Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one, in your comeliness and your beauty, and bend your bow and prosper and reign, for the sake of truth and meekness and righteousness, and your right hand shall guide you wonderfully. Your arrows are sharp, O mighty one; peoples shall fall under you, in the heart of the king's enemies. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.” ### Scripture references - Ps 45:1 (44:1 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 45:3–5 (44:4-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 45:7 (44:8 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Ps 45 title, 3–5, 7 (44:1, 4–6, 8 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.8 (Funk 1:297; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-9 - Source: Funk 1:297 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Solomon spoke of the Son as Wisdom in Proverbs 8 and 9. ### Greek text περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁ Σολομὼν ἔλεγεν ὡς ἐκ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, Κύριος ἔκτισέν με ἀρχὴν ὁδῶν αὐτοῦ εἰς ἔργα αὐτοῦ, πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐθεμελίωσέν με, ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸ τοῦ τὴν γῆν ποιῆσαι, πρὸ τοῦ προελθεῖν τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων, πρὸ τοῦ ὄρη ἑδρασθῆναι, πρὸ δὲ πάντων βουνῶν γεννᾷ με, καὶ πάλιν. Ἡ σοφία ᾠκοδόμησεν ἑαυτῇ οἶκον. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning him Solomon too said, as in his person: “The Lord created me as the beginning of his ways for his works; before the age he founded me; in the beginning, before he made the earth, before the springs of waters came forth, before the mountains were settled, and before all the hills, he begets me”; and again, “Wisdom has built herself a house.” ### Scripture references - Prov 8:22–25: quotation, high confidence - Prov 9:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Prov 8:22–25 (LXX, “created”); 9:1. Prov 8:22 was disputed in the fourth-century controversies; translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.9 (Funk 1:297; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-10 - Source: Funk 1:297 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Isaiah and Zechariah prophesied of the Son. ### Greek text περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἡσαΐας ἔλεγεν. Ἐξελεύσεται ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἄνθος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης ἀναβήσεται, καὶ ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαὶ καὶ ὃ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν, ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν, Ζαχαρίας δέ: Ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεύς σου ἔρχεται δίκαιος καὶ σῴζων, αὐτὸς πρᾶος καὶ ἐπιβεβηκὼς ἐπὶ ὄνον καὶ πῶλον υἱὸν ὑποζυγίου. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning him Isaiah too said, “A rod shall come forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower shall come up from the root; and there shall be the root of Jesse, and he who rises up to rule the nations; in him the nations shall hope”; and Zechariah, “Behold, your king comes, righteous and saving; he is meek, and mounted on a donkey and a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.” ### Scripture references - Isa 11:1: quotation, high confidence - Isa 11:10: quotation, high confidence - Zech 9:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Isa 11:1, 10; Zech 9:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.10 (Funk 1:297; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.11 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-11 - Source: Funk 1:297 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Daniel foresaw the Son of Man and the stone that filled the earth. ### Greek text τοῦτον Δανιὴλ υἱὸν ἀνθρώπου λέγει εἶναι, ἐρχόμενον πρὸς τὸν πατέρα, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κρίσιν καὶ τὴν τιμὴν παρ᾽ ἐκείνου ὑποδεχόμενον, καὶ λίθον ἀπὸ ὄρους ἄνευ χειρῶν τμηθέντα καὶ γενόμενον εἰς ὄρος μέγα καὶ πληρώσαντα πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, συντρίβοντα πολυαρχίαν τοπαρχιῶν καὶ πολυθείαν ἀθέων, κηρύσσοντα δὲ τὸν ἕνα θεὸν καὶ χειροτονοῦντα τὴν Ῥωμαίων μοναρχίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Daniel says that he is “a son of man” “coming” to the Father and receiving from him all judgment and honor, and “a stone cut out from a mountain without hands,” which became a great mountain and filled the whole earth, shattering the many rules of local principalities and the polytheism of the godless, and proclaiming the one God and appointing the monarchy of the Romans. ### Scripture references - Dan 7:13–14: allusion, high confidence - Dan 2:34–35: allusion, high confidence - Dan 2:45: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Dan 7:13–14; 2:34–35, 45. The stone's work is linked to the single rule of the Romans. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.11 (Funk 1:297; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-11). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-12 - Source: Funk 1:297–299 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Jeremiah, Ezekiel and all the prophets proclaim the Son as Christ and only-begotten God. ### Greek text περὶ τούτου καὶ Ἱερεμίας προφητεύων ἔλεγεν· Πνεῦμα πρὸ προσώπου ἡμῶν Χριστὸς κύριος συνελήφθη ἐν ταῖς διαφθοραῖς αὐτῶν, οὗ εἴπομεν· ἐν τῇ σκιᾷ αὐτοῦ ζησόμεθα ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν καὶ Ἰεζεκιὴλ δὲ καὶ οἱ καθεξῆς προφῆται πανταχοῦ, τοῦτον εἶναι Χριστὸν κύριον, βασιλέα, κριτήν, νομοθέτην, ἄγγελον τοῦ πατρός, μονογενῆ θεόν. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning him Jeremiah too, prophesying, said, “The breath of our face, Christ the Lord, was taken in their corruptions, of whom we said, In his shadow we shall live among the nations”; and Ezekiel too, and the prophets in succession, everywhere declare that he is the Christ, the Lord, King, Judge, Lawgiver, Angel of the Father, only-begotten God. ### Scripture references - Lam 4:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Lam 4:20, ascribed to Jeremiah. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.12 (Funk 1:297–299; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.13 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-13 - Source: Funk 1:299 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles preach the Son as God the Word, through whom the Father created all things. ### Greek text τοῦτον οὖν καὶ ἡμεῖς κηρύσσομεν ὑμῖν καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμεθα θεὸν λόγον, ὑπηρετούμενον τῷ θεῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ πατρὶ εἰς τὴν τῶν ὅλων δημιουργίαν· τούτῳ πιστεύοντες ζήσεσθε, ἀπιστοῦντες δὲ κολασθήσεσθε. ὁ γὰρ ἀπειθῶν τῷ υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται τὴν ζωήν, ἀλλ᾽ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μένει ἐπʼ αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) Him, then, we too proclaim to you and preach as God the Word, who ministers to his God and Father in the creation of all things; believing in him you will live, but disbelieving you will be punished. For “he who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” ### Scripture references - John 3:36: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The Son “ministers” (ὑπηρετούμενον) to his God and Father in creation: translated as written. Quotation: John 3:36. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.13 (Funk 1:299; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-13). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.14 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-14 - Source: Funk 1:299 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A week of feasting after Pentecost is followed by a week of fasting, after the examples of Moses, Elijah, Daniel and Hannah. ### Greek text μετὰ οὖν τὸ ἑορτάσαι ὑμᾶς τὴν πεντηκοστὴν ἑορτάσατε μίαν ἑβδομάδα, καὶ μετ᾽ ἐκείνην νηστεύσατε μίαν᾽ δίκαιον γὰρ καὶ εὐφρανθῆναι ἐπὶ τῇ ἐκ θεοῦ δωρεᾷ καὶ νηστεῦσαι μετὰ τὴν ἄνεσιν. καὶ γὰρ καὶ Μωσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας ἐνήστευσαν τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας, καὶ Δανιὴλ τρεῖς ἑβδομάδας ἡμερῶν ἄρτον ἐπιθυμιῶν οὐκ ἔφαγεν, καὶ κρέας καὶ οἶνος οὐκ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἡ μακαρία Ἄννα αἰτουμένη τὸν Σαμουὴλ λέγει. Οἶνον καὶ μέθυσμα οὐ πέπωκα, καὶ ἐκχεῶ τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐνώπιον κυρίου. ### English translation (Claude) After you have celebrated Pentecost, then, celebrate one week, and after that fast one; for it is right both to rejoice in the gift from God and to fast after the relaxation. [15] For Moses and Elijah fasted forty days, and “Daniel for three weeks of days ate no pleasant bread, and meat and wine did not enter his mouth”; and the blessed Hannah, asking for Samuel, says, “I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, and I will pour out my soul before the Lord.” ### Scripture references - Exod 34:28: allusion, high confidence - 1 Kgs 19:8: allusion, high confidence - Dan 10:2–3: quotation, high confidence - 1 Sam 1:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 15 was lost in the OCR; “[15]” marks where it begins. Exod 34:28; 1 Kgs 19:8; quotations: Dan 10:2–3; 1 Sam 1:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.14 (Funk 1:299; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-14). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.16 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-16 - Source: Funk 1:299 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Ninevites, Esther, Mordecai and Judith escaped danger by fasting. ### Greek text καὶ Νινευῖται, νηστεύσαντες τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας, τῆς ὀργῆς τὴν πεῖραν ἀπέφυγον, καὶ ᾿Εσθὴρ καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος καὶ Ἰουδὶθ τὴν τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἐπανάστασιν νηστεύσαντες ἀπέφυγον Ὀλοφέρνου καὶ Ἀμάν, καὶ Δαυὶδ λέγει᾽͵Τὰ γόνατά μου ἠσθένησαν ἀπὸ νηστείας, καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου ἠλλοιώθη δι᾽ ἔλαιον. ### English translation (Claude) And the Ninevites, fasting three days and three nights, escaped the trial of wrath; and Esther and Mordecai and Judith, by fasting, escaped the uprising of the ungodly, of Holofernes and Haman; and David says, “My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh is changed for want of oil.” ### Scripture references - Jonah 3:5–10: allusion, high confidence - Esth 4:16: allusion, high confidence - Ps 109:24 (108:24 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Jdt 8:6 (Judith): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Jonah 3:5–10; Esth 4:16; Jdt 4:9–13; 8:6; quotation: Ps 109:24 (108:24 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.16 (Funk 1:299; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-16). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.17 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-17 - Source: Funk 1:299–301 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful fast every Wednesday and Friday and give what they save to the poor. ### Greek text καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν νηστεύοντες αἰτεῖσθε παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τὰ αἰτήματα ὑμῶν. μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἑβδομάδα τῆς νηστείας πᾶσαν τετράδα καὶ πᾶσαν παρασκευὴν προστάσσομεν ὑμῖν νηστεύειν, καὶ τὴν περισσείαν ὑμῶν τῆς νηστείας πένησιν ἐπιχορηγεῖν. ### English translation (Claude) You too, then, when you fast, ask of God your petitions. [18] And after the week of fasting we command you to fast every Wednesday and every Friday, and to supply to the poor what you save by your fasting. ### Translation notes - The section number 18 was lost in the OCR; “[18]” marks where it begins. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.17 (Funk 1:299–301; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-17). ## Apostolic Constitutions 5.20.19 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-19 - Source: Funk 1:301 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: No one may fast on Sundays, at Pentecost or on the Lord's feasts. ### Greek text πᾶν μέντοι σάββατον ἄνευ τοῦ ἑνὸς καὶ πᾶσαν κυριακὴν ἐπιτελοῦντες συνόδους εὐφραίνεσθε· ἔνοχος γὰρ ἁμαρτίας ἔσται ὁ τὴν κυριακὴν νηστεύων, ἡμέραν ἀναστάσεως οὖσαν, ἢ τὴν πεντηκοστὴν ἢ ὅλως ἡμέραν ἑορτῆς κυρίου κατηφῶν· εὐφρανθῆναι γὰρ δεῖ ἐν αὐταῖς, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ πενθῆσαι. ### English translation (Claude) But keep festival on every Sabbath except the one, and on every Lord's day, holding assemblies; for he will be guilty of sin who fasts on the Lord's day, since it is the day of resurrection, or who is downcast at Pentecost or at any feast day of the Lord at all; for one must rejoice on them, not mourn. ### Translation notes - “Except the one”: Holy Saturday. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 5.20.19 (Funk 1:301; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-5-20-19). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:303 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops must flee heresies and schisms. ### Greek text Πρὸ πάντων φυλάσσεσθε, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι, τὰς δεινὰς καὶ χαλεπὰς καὶ ἀθεμίτους αἱρέσεις, φεύγοντες αὐτὰς ὥσπερ πῦρ φλέγον τοὺς αὐτῷ πλησιάζοντας. φεύγετε δὲ καὶ τὰ σχίσματα. οὔτε γὰρ πρὸς ἀνοσίους αἱρέσεις θεμιτὸν ἐκκλῖναι τὸν νοῦν, οὔτε τῶν ὁμογνωμόνων χωρίζεσθαι θεμιτὸν διὰ φιλαρχίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Above all, O bishops, guard against the terrible, grievous, and unlawful heresies, fleeing them as a fire that burns those who come near it. Flee also schisms. For it is neither lawful to turn the mind aside to unholy heresies, nor lawful, out of love of rule, to separate from those of the same mind. ### Translation notes - Book 6 reworks book 6 of the Didascalia. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.1.1 (Funk 1:303; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:303 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Dathan, Abiram, Korah and Miriam were punished for rebelling against Moses and Aaron. ### Greek text ταῦτα γὰρ καὶ τὸ παλαιόν τινες τολμήσαντες ἐπιχειρῆσαι οὐ διέφυγον τὴν τιμωρίαν. Δαθὰν γὰρ καὶ Ἀβειρὼν ἀντιπρόσωποι γενόμενοι Μωσεῖ κατεπόθησαν εἰς γῆν, Κορὲ δὲ καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ διακόσιοι πεντήκοντα, τῷ Ἀαρὼν διαστασιάσαντες, πυρὸς παρανάλωμα γεγόνασιν, Μαριὰμ δὲ ὡς ἑλληνοκοίτην ὀνειδίσασα Μωσῆν ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς ἀπεβλήθη ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας· ἔλεγεν γάρ, ὅτι γυναῖκα Μωῦσῆς Αἰθιόπισσαν ἔλαβεν. ### English translation (Claude) For some who of old dared to attempt these things did not escape punishment. For Dathan and Abiram, setting themselves against Moses, were swallowed up into the earth, and Korah and the two hundred and fifty with him, having risen in faction against Aaron, became fuel for fire; and Miriam, having reproached Moses as one who had lain with a foreign woman, was cast outside the camp for seven days; for she said that Moses had taken an Ethiopian wife. ### Scripture references - Num 16:31–35: allusion, high confidence - Num 12:1: allusion, high confidence - Num 12:14–15: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 16:31–35; 12:1, 10–15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.1.2 (Funk 1:303; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.1.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-1-3 - Source: Funk 1:303–305 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: King Uzziah was struck with leprosy for usurping the priesthood. ### Greek text οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ Ἀζαρίας ὁ καὶ Ὀζίας, οὗτος δὲ ἦν βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰούδα, κατατολμήσας τῆς ἱερωσύνης καὶ θυμιάσαι βουληθεὶς τὸ θυμίαμα, ὃ οὐ προσῆκον ἦν αὐτῷ, κωλυόμενος ὑπὸ Ἀζαρίου τοῦ ἀρχιερέως καὶ τῶν ὀγδοήκοντα ἱερέων καὶ μὴ ὑπακούσας, ἐξανέτειλεν λέπραν ἐν τῷ μετώπῳ καὶ ἔσπευσεν ἐξελθεῖν, ὅτι ἤλεγξεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος. ### English translation (Claude) And not only these, but also Azariah, also called Uzziah, who was king of Judah, daring to usurp the priesthood and wishing to burn the incense, which was not fitting for him, when he was forbidden by Azariah the high priest and the eighty priests and did not obey, broke out in leprosy on his forehead and hastened to go out, because the Lord had rebuked him. ### Scripture references - 2 Chr 26:16–20: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Chr 26:16–20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.1.3 (Funk 1:303–305; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-1-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:305 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Rebellion against priests is worse than rebellion against kings. ### Greek text Προσέχωμεν οὖν, ἀγαπητοί, τί τὸ κλέος τῶν στασιασάντων καὶ ποταπὴ ἡ ἀπόφασις αὐτῶν. εἰ γὰρ ὁ βασιλεῦσιν ἐπεγειρόμενος κολάσεως ἄξιος, κἂν υἱὸς ἢ, κἂν φίλος, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὃ ἱερεῦσιν ἐπανιστάμενος; ὅσῳ γὰρ ἱερωσύνη βασιλείας ἀμείνων, περὶ ψυχῆς ἔχουσα τὸν ἀγῶνα, τοσούτῳ καὶ βαρυτέραν ἔχει τὴν τιμωρίαν ὁ ταύτῃ τολμήσας ἀντομματεῖν, ἤπερ ὁ τῇ βασιλείᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) Let us consider, then, beloved, what the fame of those who rebelled was, and what sort of sentence was passed on them. For if he who rises against kings deserves punishment, even if he is a son or a friend, how much more he who rises up against priests? For as much as the priesthood is better than the kingship, having its contest concerning the soul, so much heavier is the punishment of him who dares to set himself against it than of him who does so against the kingship. ### Translation notes - The verb rendered “set himself against” is garbled in the scan (ἀντομματεῖν); translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.2.1 (Funk 1:305; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:305 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Rebels against David and against Moses were all punished. ### Greek text καίτοιγε οὐδὲ εἷς ἀτιμώρητος· οὔτε γὰρ Αβεσσαλὼμ καὶ Ἀβεδδαδὰν ἔμειναν ἀτιμώρητοι, οὔτε Κορὲ καὶ Δαθάν. οἱ μὲν γὰρ τῷ Δαυὶδ περὶ βασιλείας, οἱ δὲ τῷ Μωσῇ περὶ πρωτείων ἐπανέστησαν ἁμιλλώμενοι. ### English translation (Claude) And yet not one of them went unpunished; for neither Absalom and Abeddadan remained unpunished, nor Korah and Dathan. For the first rose up against David over the kingdom, the others against Moses over the primacy, as rivals. ### Translation notes - Abeddadan: the rebel of 2 Sam 20, whose words are quoted in 6.2.4 (Sheba in the Bible); the name is kept as printed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.2.2 (Funk 1:305; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-3 - Source: Funk 1:305 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Absalom slandered David as an unjust judge. ### Greek text καὶ ἐκακολόγουν ὃ μὲν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ Δαυὶδ τὸν πατέρα ὡς ἄδικον κριτήν, λέγων ἑκάστῳ: Οἱ λόγοι σου καλοί, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἀκουσόμενός σου καὶ δικαιώσας σε· τίς μὲ ποιήσει ἄρχοντα; ### English translation (Claude) And Absalom spoke evil of David his father as an unjust judge, saying to each one, “Your words are good, and there is no one to hear you and justify you; who will make me ruler?” ### Scripture references - 2 Sam 15:3–4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: 2 Sam 15:3–4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.2.3 (Funk 1:305; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-4 - Source: Funk 1:305 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Abeddadan rejected David, God's chosen king. ### Greek text ὁ δὲ Αβεδδαδάν. Οὐκ ἔστιν μοι, φησί, μερὶς ἐν Δαυὶδ οὐδὲ κληρονομία ἐν υἱῷ Ἰεσσαί, δῆλον ὡς ἀναξιοπαθῶν ἄρχεσθαι ὑπὸ Δαυίδ, περὶ οὗ εἶπεν ὁ θεός, ὅτι εὗρον Δαυὶδ τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαὶ ἄνδρα κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου, ὃς ποιήσει πάντα τὰ θελήματά μου ### English translation (Claude) And Abeddadan: “I have no portion,” he says, “in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jesse,” plainly resenting being ruled by David, of whom God said, “I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.” ### Scripture references - 2 Sam 20:1: quotation, high confidence - Acts 13:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: 2 Sam 20:1; Acts 13:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.2.4 (Funk 1:305; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-5 - Source: Funk 1:305 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Dathan, Abiram and Korah's company defied Moses. ### Greek text ὁ δὲ Δαθὰν καὶ Αβειρὼν καὶ οἱ Κορεῖται λέγοντες Μωσεῖ· Μὴ μικρόν, ὅτι ἀνήγαγες ἡμᾶς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, ἐκ γῆς ῥεούσης μέλι καὶ γάλα; καὶ τί ὅτι ἐξέκοψας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἡμῶν; καὶ σὺ ἄρχεις ἡμῶν; καὶ ἐπισυνέστησαν ἐπὶ αὐτὸν ἐκκλησίαν μεγάλην᾽ ### English translation (Claude) And Dathan and Abiram and the Korahites said to Moses, “Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of the land of Egypt, out of a land flowing with honey and milk? And why have you put out our eyes? And are you ruling over us?” And they raised a great assembly against him. ### Scripture references - Num 16:13–14: quotation, high confidence - Num 16:19: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Num 16:13–14; cf. 16:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.2.5 (Funk 1:305; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-6 - Source: Funk 1:305 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Korah's company disputed Aaron's priesthood. ### Greek text καὶ οἱ Κορεῖται· Μὴ Μωσεῖ λελάληκεν μόνῳ ὁ θεός; τί ὅτι τῷ Ἀαρὼν δέδωκεν τὴν ἀρχιερωσύνην μόνῳ; οὐχὶ πᾶσα ἡ συναγωγὴ κυρίου ἁγία; καὶ τί ὅτι Ἀαρὼν ἱερατεύει μόνος; ### English translation (Claude) And the Korahites: “Has God spoken to Moses alone? Why has he given the high priesthood to Aaron alone? Is not the whole congregation of the Lord holy? And why does Aaron alone serve as priest?” ### Scripture references - Num 12:2: allusion, high confidence - Num 16:3: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 12:2; 16:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.2.6 (Funk 1:305; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.2.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-7 - Source: Funk 1:305–309 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Moses, God's friend who worked wonders for Israel, was opposed by Korah and the Reubenites, whom the earth swallowed and fire consumed. ### Greek text καὶ πρὸ τούτων ἀλλος τις ἔλεγεν· Τίς σε κατέστησεν ἄρχοντα καὶ δικαστὴν ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς; καὶ ὡς τεῖχος τὰ ὕδατα ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν διαστήσαντα καὶ ὡς δι᾽ ἐρήμου ξηρᾶς τὸν λαὸν ἀγηοχότα καὶ βυθίσαντα Φαραὼ καὶ τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους καὶ πάντας τοὺς παρ᾽ αὐτῶν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν, τὸν γλυκάναντα πηγὴν αὐτοῖς διὰ ξύλου καὶ ἔκ πέτρας ἀκροτόμου προαγαγόντα αὐτοῖς ὕδωρ διψῶσιν, τὸν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ μαννοδοτήσαντα αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐξ ἀέρος κρεοδοτήσαντα, τὸν στῦλον πυρὸς ἐν νυκτὶ εἰς φωτισμὸν καὶ ὁδηγίαν παρεχόμενον αὐτοῖς καὶ στῦλον νεφέλης εἰς σκιασμὸν ἡμέρας διὰ τὸν ἐξ ἡλίου φλογμόν, τὸν νόμον θεοῦ ἐκ στόματος καὶ χειρὸς καὶ γραφῆς θεοῦ ἐν πλαξὶ λιθίναις κεκολαμμένον παρασχόμενον αὐτοῖς τελείου ἀριθμοῦ δεκάλογον, ᾧ ὁ θεὸς ἐνώπιος ἐνωπίῳ ὡμίλει, ὡσεί τις λαλήσαι πρὸς ἑαυτοῦ φίλον., περὶ οὗ εἶπεν· Καὶ οὐκ ἀνέστη προφήτης ὡς Μωσῆς. τούτῳ ἐπανέστησαν οἱ Κορεῖται καὶ οἱ Ῥουβηλῖται, καὶ λίθους ἔβαλον κατὰ τοῦ Μωσέως προσευχομένου καὶ λέγοντος· , Μὴ πρόσχῃς εἰς τὴν θυσίαν αὐτῶν, καὶ ὀφθεῖσα ἡ δόξα τοῦ θεοῦ τοὺς μὲν εἰς γῆν κατήνεγκεν, τοὺς δὲ πυρὶ κατέφλεξεν, καὶ οὕτως τοὺς ἀρχηγοὺς τῆς πλάνης τοῦ σχίσματος λέγοντας· Δῶμεν ἀρχηγὸν ἑαυτοῖς, Ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς καὶ κατέπιεν αὐτοὺς καὶ τὰς σκηνὰς αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν ἀποσκευὴν αὐτῶν, καὶ κατῆλθον εἰς ᾅδου ζῶντες, τοὺς δὲ Κορείτας ἀπώλεσεν διὰ πυρός. ### English translation (Claude) And before these another said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us?” … to him who had parted the waters on this side and that like a wall, and led the people as through a dry desert, and drowned Pharaoh and the Egyptians and all who were with them; who sweetened a spring for them by means of wood, and brought forth water for them from the sheer rock when they were thirsty; who gave them manna from heaven and meat from the air; who provided them with a pillar of fire at night for light and guidance and a pillar of cloud for shade by day because of the heat of the sun; who provided them with the law of God, from the mouth and hand and writing of God, engraved on tablets of stone, a decalogue of perfect number; “with whom God spoke face to face, as one would speak to his own friend”; of whom he said, “And there has not arisen a prophet like Moses.” [3.2] Against him the Korahites and the Reubenites rose up, and threw stones at Moses as he prayed and said, “Do not regard their sacrifice”; and the glory of God appeared and brought some down into the earth and burned up others with fire; and so the leaders of the error of the schism, who said, “Let us appoint a leader for ourselves”: “the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their tents and their belongings, and they went down alive into Hades; and the Korahites he destroyed by fire.” ### Scripture references - Exod 2:14: quotation, high confidence - Exod 14:21–28: allusion, high confidence - Exod 15:25: allusion, high confidence - Exod 17:6: allusion, high confidence - Exod 16:4: allusion, high confidence - Exod 16:13: allusion, high confidence - Exod 13:21: allusion, high confidence - Exod 31:18: allusion, high confidence - Exod 33:11: quotation, high confidence - Deut 34:10: quotation, high confidence - Num 14:10: allusion, medium confidence - Num 16:15: quotation, high confidence - Num 14:4: quotation, high confidence - Num 16:32–33: quotation, high confidence - Num 16:35: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The opening of chapter 3 (on the virtues of Moses and the plagues of Egypt) is missing from the scan; “…” marks the gap, and the rest of the chapter sits inside this ref. “[3.2]” marks the section numeral printed in it. - Exod 2:14; 14:21–28; 15:25; 17:6; 16:4, 13; 13:21; 31:18; 33:11; Deut 34:10; Num 14:10; 16:15; 14:4; 16:32–35. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.2.7 (Funk 1:305–309; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-2-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.4.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-4-1 - Source: Funk 1:309 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If schismatics were punished at once, heretics who blaspheme God's providence and creation will be punished more severely. ### Greek text Εἰ οὖν τοῖς διὰ φιλαρχίαν ἀποσχίσασιν παραυτίκα θεὸς ἐπήγαγεν τὴν τιμωρίαν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τοῖς αἱρέσεων ἀσεβῶν καθηγησαμένοις; οὐ σφοδροτέραν ἐπάξει τὴν τίσιν βλασφημοῦσιν αὐτοῦ τὴν πρόνοιαν ἢ τὴν δημιουργίαν; ### English translation (Claude) If, then, God at once brought punishment on those who split off out of love of rule, how much more on those who have led the way in ungodly heresies? Will he not bring a more severe penalty on those who blaspheme his providence or his creation? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.4.1 (Funk 1:309; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-4-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.4.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-4-2 - Source: Funk 1:309 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who originate false opinions lead the peoples to destruction. ### Greek text ἀλλ᾽ ὑμεῖς, ἀδελφοί, ἐκ τῆς γραφῆς παιδευόμενοι, φυλάσσεσθε μὴ ποιεῖν τὰ σχίσματα τῆς γνώμης μήτε μὴν τῆς ἑνώσεως ὑμῶν, ὅτι Oxoxol ἀπωλείας οἱ δόξης ἀθεμίτου ἄρξαντες καθίστανται τοῖς λαοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) But you, brothers, instructed from the Scripture, guard against making schisms of opinion or of your union, because those who originate an unlawful opinion are set up as marks of destruction for the peoples. ### Translation notes - The word rendered “marks” is garbled in the scan (Oxoxol, probably σκοποί); translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.4.2 (Funk 1:309; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-4-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.4.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-4-3 - Source: Funk 1:309 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The laity must keep away from those who teach against God's mind. ### Greek text ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ λαϊκοί, τοῖς τῇ γνώμῃ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐναντία δογματίσασιν μὴ πλησιάζετε μηδὲ κοινωνοὶ τῆς ἀσεβείας αὐτῶν γίνεσθε, λέγει γὰρ καὶ ὃ θεός· Ἀποσχίσθητε ἐκ μέσου τῶν ἀνδρῶν τούτων, ἵνα μὴ συναπόλησθε αὐτοῖς, καὶ πάλιν, Ἐξέλθετε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀφορίσθητε, λέγει κύριος, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἄπτεσθε, κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς. ### English translation (Claude) Likewise you laity too, do not draw near to those who teach doctrines contrary to the mind of God, nor become partners of their impiety; for God also says, “Separate yourselves from the midst of these men, so that you do not perish with them,” and again, “Come out from their midst and be separated, says the Lord, and touch nothing unclean, and I will receive you.” ### Scripture references - Num 16:21: quotation, medium confidence - Num 16:26: quotation, medium confidence - 2 Cor 6:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Num 16:21, 26; 2 Cor 6:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.4.3 (Funk 1:309; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/5-14-1/#p-6-4-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:309–311 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretics, who blaspheme God out of malice, are to be shunned. ### Greek text Φευκτέοι γάρ εἰσιν ὡς ἀληθῶς οἱ βλασφημοῦντες θεόν· οἱ μὲν γὰρ πλεῖστοι τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἄγνοιαν ἔχουσιν θεοῦ, οὗτοι δὲ κακόνοιαν ὡς θεομάχοι νοσοῦσιν ἐκ γὰρ τῆς κακίας τῶν αἱρεσιωτῶν ἐξῆλθεν μόλυσμα ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, ὥς φησιν Ἱερεμίας ὁ προφήτης. ### English translation (Claude) For those who blaspheme God are truly to be shunned; for most of the ungodly have ignorance of God, but these are sick with malice as fighters against God; for from the wickedness of the heretics “pollution has gone forth over all the earth,” as Jeremiah the prophet says. ### Scripture references - Jer 23:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Jer 23:15. A block of Funk's apparatus that the OCR placed in the middle of the word “heretics” is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.5.1 (Funk 1:309–311; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:311 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God has rejected the synagogue as he foretold through the prophets. ### Greek text ἀποβληθείσης γὰρ τῆς συναγωγῆς τῆς πονηρᾶς ὑπὸ κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ οἴκου ἀπορριφέντος ὑπ αὐτοῦ, καθώς πού φησιν, Ἐγκαταλέλοιπα τὸν οἶκόν μου, ἀφῆκα τὴν κληρονομίαν μου, καὶ πάλιν. Ἀνήσω τὸν ἀμπελῶνά μου, καὶ οὐ μὴ τμηθῇ οὐδ᾽ οὐ μὴ σκαφῇ, καὶ ἀναβήσεται εἰς αὐτὸν ὡς εἰς χέρσον ἄκανθα, καὶ ταῖς νεφέλαις ἐντελοῦμαι τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι εἰς αὐτὸν ὑετόν ### English translation (Claude) For since the wicked synagogue has been cast off by the Lord God and the house rejected by him, as he says somewhere, “I have forsaken my house, I have left my inheritance,” and again, “I will abandon my vineyard, and it shall not be pruned nor dug, and thorns shall come up on it as on waste land, and I will command the clouds not to rain rain upon it”; ### Scripture references - Jer 12:7: quotation, high confidence - Isa 5:6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The sentence continues in the next ref. Quotations: Jer 12:7; Isa 5:6. The polemic is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.5.2 (Funk 1:311; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.5.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-3 - Source: Funk 1:311–313 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God took his Spirit from Israel and filled and exalted his church. ### Greek text ἐγκαταλιπὼν οὖν τὸν λαὸν ὡς σκηνὴν ἐν ἀμπελῶνι καὶ ὡς ὀπωροφυλάκιον ἐν σικυηλάτῳ, ὡς πόλιν πολιορκουμένην, περιελὼν δὲ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καὶ τὸν προφητικὸν ὑετόν, ἐπλήρωσεν τὴν αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίαν πνευματικῆς χάριτος ὡς ποταμὸν Αἰγύπτου ἐν ἡμέραις νέων, καὶ ὑπερὕψωσεν αὐτὴν ὡς οἶκον ἐπὶ ὄρους ἢ ὡς ὄρος ὑπερφερές, ὡς ὄρος τετυρωμένον καὶ ὄρος πῖον, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησεν ὃ θεὸς κατοικεῖν ἐν αὐτῷ᾽ καὶ γὰρ ὁ κύριος κατασκηνώσει εἰς τέλος, καὶ ἐν τῷ Ἱερεμίᾳ λέγει· Θρόνος δόξης ὑψωμένος ἁγίασμα ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν Ἡσαΐᾳ λέγει, Ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις ἐμφανὲς τὸ ὄρος κυρίου, καὶ ὁ οἶκος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπ᾿ ἄκρων τῶν ὀρέων, καὶ ὑψωθήσεται ὑπεράνω τῶν βουνῶν. ### English translation (Claude) having therefore forsaken the people “like a booth in a vineyard and like a hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city,” and having taken from them also the Holy Spirit and the prophetic rain, he filled his own church with spiritual grace like the river of Egypt in the days of new produce, and exalted it like a house on a mountain, or like a towering mountain, a curdled mountain, a fat mountain, in which God was pleased to dwell; “for the Lord will dwell there to the end”; and in Jeremiah he says, “A throne of glory exalted is our sanctuary,” and in Isaiah he says, “In the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be manifest, and the house of God on the tops of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills.” ### Scripture references - Isa 1:8: quotation, high confidence - Ps 68:15–16 (67:16-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence - Jer 17:12: quotation, high confidence - Isa 2:2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 1:8; Ps 68:15–16 (67:16–17 LXX); Jer 17:12; Isa 2:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.5.3 (Funk 1:311–313; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.5.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-4 - Source: Funk 1:313 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Spirit and its gifts passed from Israel to the Gentile church. ### Greek text ἐπεὶ οὖν καὶ τὸν λαὸν ἐγκατἔλιπεν, καὶ τὸν ναὸν ἀφῆκεν ἔρημον, σχίσας τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ λαβὼν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον· Ἰδοὺ γάρ, φησίν, ἀφίεται ὑμῖν ὃ οἶκος ὑμῶν ἔρημος, καὶ δοὺς ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς τοὺς ἐξ ἐθνῶν τὴν πνευματικὴν χάριν, ὡς λέγει διὰ Ἰωήλ᾽ Καὶ ἔσται μετὰ ταῦτα, λέγει ὃ θεός, καὶ ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα, καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν, καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνύπνια ἐνυπνιασθήσονται πᾶσαν γὰρ δύναμιν λόγου καὶ ἐνέργειαν καὶ τὴν τοιάνδε ἐπισκοπὴν ἀπάρας ὃ θεὸς ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ, εἰς ὑμᾶς τοὺς ἐξ ἐθνῶν ἔθετο. ### English translation (Claude) Since, then, he forsook the people and left the temple desolate, “having torn the veil of the temple” and taken the Holy Spirit from them (“for behold,” he says, “your house is left to you desolate”), and gave the spiritual grace to you of the Gentiles, as he says through Joel, “And it shall be after these things,” says God, “I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons will prophesy, and your daughters will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams”: for God took away from that people every power of the word and of working, and such oversight, and placed it in you of the Gentiles. ### Scripture references - Matt 27:51: allusion, high confidence - Matt 23:38: quotation, high confidence - Joel 2:28 (3:1 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Acts 2:17: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 27:51; 23:38; Joel 2:28 (3:1 LXX), in the form of Acts 2:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.5.4 (Funk 1:313; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.5.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-5 - Source: Funk 1:313 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The devil now attacks the church with persecutions and heresies, as he tempted Job. ### Greek text διὰ γὰρ τοῦτο ζηλώσας καὶ ὁ διάβολος τὴν ἁγίαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκκλησίαν μετέστη εἰς ὑμᾶς, ἐπεγείρας ὑμῖν θλίψεις, διωγμούς, ἀκαταστασίας, βλασφημίας, σχίσματα, αἱρέσεις· ἐκεῖνον γὰρ τὸν λαὸν διὰ τῆς χριστοκτονίας εἰς ἑαυτὸν ὑπηγάγετο, ὑμᾶς δὲ ἀποστάντας αὐτοῦ τῆς ματαιότητος ἄλλοτε ἄλλως πειράζει, ὡς καὶ τὸν μακάριον Ἰώβ. ### English translation (Claude) For because of this the devil too, envious of the holy church of God, moved over to you, raising against you afflictions, persecutions, disorders, blasphemies, schisms, heresies. For that people he brought under his power through the killing of Christ, but you, who have departed from his vanity, he tempts at different times in different ways, as he did the blessed Job. ### Scripture references - Job 1:12: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - Job 1–2. The charge of the killing of Christ is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.5.5 (Funk 1:313; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.5.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-6 - Source: Funk 1:313 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Satan opposed the high priest Joshua and seeks to weaken the apostles' faith. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ τῷ μεγάλῳ ἀρχιερεῖ Ἰησοῦ τῷ τοῦ Ἰωσεδὲκ ἀντέκειτο, καὶ ἡμᾶς πολλάκις ἐξητήσατο ἐξυδαρωθῆναι, ὅπως ἐκλείπῃ ἡ πίστις ἡμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) For he opposed the great high priest Joshua the son of Jozadak, and he has often demanded to have us watered down, that our faith may fail. ### Scripture references - Zech 3:1: allusion, high confidence - Luke 22:31–32: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Zech 3:1; Luke 22:31–32. ἐξυδαρωθῆναι, “to be watered down,” stands where Luke has “to sift.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.5.6 (Funk 1:313; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.5.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-7 - Source: Funk 1:313 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ, who rebuked Satan for Joshua, prays for the faith of his apostles. ### Greek text ἀλλ᾽ ὃ ἡμέτερος κύριος καὶ διδάσκαλος, ἐν δίκῃ καταστήσας αὐτόν, ἔλεγεν αὐτῷ Ἐπιτιμήσαι ἐν σοὶ κύριος, διάβολε, καὶ ἐπιτιμήσαι κύριος ἐν σοὶ ὃ ἐκλεξάμενος τὴν Ἱερουσαλήμ· οὐκ ἰδοὺ τοῦτο ἐξεσπασμένον ὡς δαλός; καὶ ὁ εἰπὼν τότε τοῖς παρεστῶσιν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ, Περιέλετε τὰ ἱμάτια τὰ ῥυπαρὰ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπειπών· Ἰδοὺ ἀφήρηκα τὰς ἀνομίας σου ἀπὸ σοῦ, οὗτος ἐρεῖ καὶ νῦν, ὡς καὶ πάλαι συνηθροισμένων ἡμῶν ἔλεγεν περὶ ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἐδεήθην, ἵνα μὴ ἐκλίπῃ ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) But our Lord and Teacher, bringing him to judgment, said to him, “The Lord rebuke you, devil, and the Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you; is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” And he who then said to those standing by the high priest, “Take the filthy garments off him,” and added, “Behold, I have taken away your iniquities from you,” he will say now too, as he said of old about us when we were gathered together, “I have prayed that your faith may not fail.” ### Scripture references - Zech 3:2: quotation, high confidence - Zech 3:4: quotation, high confidence - Luke 22:32: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The speaker in Zechariah is identified with Christ. Quotations: Zech 3:2, 4; Luke 22:32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.5.7 (Funk 1:313; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-5-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:313 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: There were heresies among the Jews too. ### Greek text Εἶχεν μὲν οὖν καὶ ὃ ἰουδαϊκὸς ὄχλος αἱρέσεις κακίας. ### English translation (Claude) The Jewish multitude too, then, had wicked heresies. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.1 (Funk 1:313; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:313 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Sadducees deny the resurrection. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ καὶ Σαδδουκαῖοι ἐξ αὐτῶν οἱ μὴ ὁμολογοῦντες νεκρῶν ἀνάστασιν᾽ ### English translation (Claude) For the Sadducees were of them, who do not confess the resurrection of the dead; ### Scripture references - Acts 23:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Acts 23:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.2 (Funk 1:313; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-3 - Source: Funk 1:313–315 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Pharisees ascribe sin to chance and fate. ### Greek text καὶ Φαρισαῖοι οἱ τύχῃ καὶ εἱμαρμένῃ ἐπιγράφοντες τὴν τῶν ἁμαρτανόντων πρᾶξιν· ### English translation (Claude) and the Pharisees, who ascribe the conduct of sinners to chance and fate; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.3 (Funk 1:313–315; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:315 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Masbothaeans deny providence and the soul's immortality. ### Greek text καὶ Μασβωθαῖοι οἱ πρόνοιαν ἀρνούμενοι, ἐξ αὐτομάτου δὲ φορᾶς λέγοντες τὰ ὄντα συνεστάναι καὶ ψυχῆς τὴν ἀθανασίαν περικόπτοντες· ### English translation (Claude) and the Masbothaeans, who deny providence and say that things exist by spontaneous motion, and cut away the immortality of the soul; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.4 (Funk 1:315; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-5 - Source: Funk 1:315 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Hemerobaptists bathe and wash their vessels every day. ### Greek text καὶ Ἡμεροβαπτισταί, οἵτινες, καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν ἐὰν μὴ βαπτίσωνται, οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς κλίνας καὶ τοὺς πίνακας ἤτοι κρατῆρας καὶ ποτήρια καὶ καθίσματα, ἐὰν μὴ καθάρωσιν ὕδατι, οὐδενὶ χρῶνται· ### English translation (Claude) and the Hemerobaptists, who do not eat unless they bathe every day, and use none of their beds and dishes, bowls and cups and seats unless they cleanse them with water; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.5 (Funk 1:315; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-6 - Source: Funk 1:315 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Ebionites hold that Christ was a mere man, the son of Joseph and Mary. ### Greek text καὶ οἱ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν νῦν φανέντες Ἐβιωναῖοι, τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ψιλὸν ἄνθρωπον εἶναι βουλόμενοι, ἐξ ἡδονῆς ἀνδρὸς καὶ συμπλοκῆς Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Μαρίας αὐτὸν γεννῶντες· ### English translation (Claude) and the Ebionites, who have appeared among us now, who would have the Son of God be a mere man, making him born of the pleasure of a man and the union of Joseph and Mary; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.6 (Funk 1:315; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-7 - Source: Funk 1:315 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Essenes keep apart from all these and keep the ancestral customs. ### Greek text οἱ δὲ τούτων πάντων ἑαυτοὺς χωρίσαντες καὶ τὰ πάτρια φυλάσσοντές εἰσιν Ἔσσαῖοι. ### English translation (Claude) but those who have separated themselves from all these and keep the ancestral customs are the Essenes. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.7 (Funk 1:315; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.6.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-8 - Source: Funk 1:315 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The devil now works heresies and schisms in some who have gone out from the church. ### Greek text ταῦτα μὲν οὖν ἐν τῷ προτέρῳ λαῷ, καὶ νῦν ὃ πονηρός, σοφὸς ὧν τοῦ κακοποιῆσαι καὶ τὸ καλὸν ὅ,τι ποτέ ἐστιν ἀγνοῶν, ἐξ ἡμῶν τινας ἐκβαλὼν ἐνήργησεν ἐν αὐτοῖς αἱρέσεις καὶ σχίσματα. ### English translation (Claude) These things, then, were among the former people; and now the evil one, being wise to do evil and ignorant of whatever is good, has cast out some from among us and worked heresies and schisms in them. ### Scripture references - Jer 4:22: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Jer 4:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.6.8 (Funk 1:315; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-6-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:315 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The new heresies began with Simon the magician of Samaria. ### Greek text Ἡ δὲ καταρχὴ τῶν νέων αἱρέσεων γέγονεν οὕτως. Σίμωνά τινα ἀπὸ Γιτθῶν οὕτω καλουμένης κώμης Σαμαρέα, τῇ τέχνῃ μάγον, ἐνδυσάμενος ὃ διάβολος ὑπηρέτην αὐτοῦ τῆς μοχθηρᾶς γνώμης ἐποιήσατο. ### English translation (Claude) The beginning of the new heresies came about as follows. A certain Simon, a Samaritan from a village called Gitthae, a magician by trade, the devil put on and made the servant of his wicked purpose. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.7.1 (Funk 1:315; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:315–317 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Simon, baptized by Philip, tried to buy from the apostles the power to give the Spirit. ### Greek text ἡνίκα δὲ Φίλιππος ὃ συναπόστολος ἡμῶν τῇ τοῦ κυρίου δόσει καὶ τῇ τοῦ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ ἐνεργείᾳ δυνάμεις ἰαμάτων ἐπετέλει ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ, ὡς καταπλαγέντας τοὺς Σαμαρεῖς εἰς πίστιν ἐλθεῖν τοῦ τῶν ὅλων θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ καὶ βαπτίσασθαι εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, ἤδη δὲ καὶ αὐτοῦ τοῦ Σίμωνος σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα θεασαμένου ἄνευ μαγγανείας τινὸς γοητικῆς ἐπιτελούμενα καὶ εἰς θαῦμα καταπεσόντος, καὶ πιστεύσαντος καὶ βαπτισθέντος καὶ προσκαρτεροῦντος τῇ νηστείᾳ καὶ τῇ προσευχῇ ἀκούσαντες ἡμεῖς τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν ὑπάρξασαν Σαμαρεῦσι διὰ Φιλίππου, παρεγενόμεθα πρὸς αὐτοὺς καὶ πολὺ συμβαλλόμενοι τῷ λόγῳ τῆς διδασκαλίας, πᾶσι τοῖς βεβαπτισμένοις ἐπιτιθέντες τὰς χεῖρας εὐχαῖς τὸν τοῦ πνεύματος μετουσίαν ἐδωρούμεθα. ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων, ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν nA τὸ πνεῦμα τοῖς πιστεύουσιν, λαβὼν χρήματα προσήνεγκεν ἡμῖν λέγων· Δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην, ἵνα κἀγὼ ᾧ ἂν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας λαμβάνῃ πνεῦμα ἅγιον, βουλόμενος, ὡς τὸν Ἀδὰμ τῇ γεύσει τοῦ ξύλου τῆς κατ᾽ ἐπαγγελίαν ἀθανασίας ἐστέρησεν, οὕτως καὶ ἡμᾶς τῇ λήψει τῶν χρημάτων θέλξας τῆς δόσεως τοῦ θεοῦ περιγράψαι, ὅπως ἀντικαταλλαξάμενοι ἀποδώμεθα αὐτῷ χρημάτων τὴν ἀτίμητον τοῦ πνεύματος δωρεάν. ### English translation (Claude) When Philip our fellow apostle, by the gift of the Lord and the working of his Spirit, was performing powerful deeds of healing in Samaria, so that the Samaritans were astonished and came to faith in the God of all and the Lord Jesus and were baptized into his name; and when Simon himself too had seen signs and wonders performed without any magical trickery, and had fallen into amazement, and had believed and been baptized and continued in fasting and prayer: we, having heard of the grace of God that had come to the Samaritans through Philip, came to them, and contributing much in the word of teaching, we laid our hands on all the baptized and with prayers gave them a share in the Spirit. [3] And Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given to those who believed through the laying on of our hands, took money and offered it to us, saying, “Give me also this authority, so that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit”; wishing, as he had deprived Adam by the tasting of the tree of the immortality that had been promised, so also to bewitch us by the receiving of money and cut us off from the gift of God, so that, making an exchange, we might sell to him for money the priceless gift of the Spirit. ### Scripture references - Acts 8:5–17: allusion, high confidence - Acts 8:18–19: quotation, high confidence - Gen 3:6: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 3 was lost in the OCR; “[3]” marks where it begins. - Philip the evangelist is called a fellow apostle. Acts 8:5–24. The verb in “was given” is garbled in the scan; translated after Acts 8:18. Adam's fall is ascribed to the devil, whose servant Simon is. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.7.2 (Funk 1:315–317; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.7.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-4 - Source: Funk 1:317 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Peter rebuked Simon and called him to repentance. ### Greek text πάντων δὲ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ τούτῳ ταραχθέντων, ἀτενίσας ἐγὼ Πέτρος εἰς τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ κακοῦργον ὄφιν εἶπον τῷ Σίμωνι· Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι᾽ οὐκ ἔστι σοι μερὶς ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῇ πίστει ταύτῃ, ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ᾽ μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου· εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας θεωρῶ σε ὄντα. ### English translation (Claude) And when we were all troubled at this, I, Peter, fixing my eyes on the wicked serpent in him, said to Simon, “Your silver perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God through money; you have no part in this word nor lot in this faith, for your heart is not right before God. Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours and pray to God, if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you; for I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.” ### Scripture references - Acts 8:20–23: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Acts 8:20–23. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.7.4 (Funk 1:317; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.7.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-5 - Source: Funk 1:317 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Simon, afraid, asked the apostles to pray for him. ### Greek text ἀλλὰ τότε μὲν ὃ Σίμων ἔμφοβος γενόμενός φησιν᾽ Παρακαλῶ, δεήθητε ὑμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν κύριον, ὅπως μηδὲν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ ὧν εἰρήκατε ### English translation (Claude) Then indeed Simon, becoming afraid, said, “I beseech you, pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things you have said may come upon me.” ### Scripture references - Acts 8:24: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Acts 8:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.7.5 (Funk 1:317; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-7-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.8.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-8-1 - Source: Funk 1:317–319 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The devil raised up false apostles: Cleobius, Simon, Dositheus, Cerinthus, Marcus, Menander, Basilides and Saturninus. ### Greek text Ἡνίκα δὲ ἐξήλθομεν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν κηρύσσειν εἰς τὸν κόσμον τὸν λόγον τῆς ζωῆς, τότε ἐνήργησεν ὃ διάβολος εἰς τὸν λαόν, ἀποστεῖλαι ὀπίσω ἡμῶν ψευδαποστόλους εἰς βεβήλωσιν τοῦ λόγου· καὶ προεβάλοντο Κλεόβιόν τινα καὶ παρέζευξαν τῷ Σίμωνι, οὗτοι δὲ μαθητεύουσιν Δοσιθέῳ τινί, ὃν καὶ παρευδοκιμήσαντες ἐξώσαντο τῆς ἀρχῆς· εἶτα καὶ ἕτεροι ἑτέρων κατῆρξαν ἐκτόπων δογμάτων, Κήρινθος καὶ Μάρκος καὶ Μένανδρος καὶ Βασιλείδης καὶ Σατορνῖλος. ### English translation (Claude) But when we went out among the Gentiles to preach the word of life in the world, then the devil worked in the people to send false apostles after us for the profanation of the word; and they put forward a certain Cleobius and joined him with Simon. And these become disciples of a certain Dositheus, whom they also outdid and thrust out of the leadership. Then others again began other strange doctrines: Cerinthus and Marcus and Menander and Basilides and Saturninus. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.8.1 (Funk 1:317–319; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-8-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.8.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-8-2 - Source: Funk 1:319 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The heretics teach many gods, reject marriage or foods, or live in immorality. ### Greek text τούτων οἱ μὲν πολλοὺς θεούς, οἱ δὲ τρεῖς ἐναντίους, ἀνάρχους, ἀεὶ συνόντας ἑαυτοῖς, οἱ δὲ ἀπείρους καὶ ἀγνώστους δοξάζουσιν᾽ καὶ οἱ μὲν τὸν γάμον ἀθετοῦσιν, οὐκ εἶναι τοῦ θεοῦ ἔργον δοξάζοντες, ἄλλοι δέ τινα τῶν βρωμάτων βδελύσσονται, οἱ δὲ ἀναίδην ἐκπορνεύουσιν, οἷοι οἱ νῦν ψευδώνυμοι Νικολαῖται. ### English translation (Claude) Of these, some glorify many gods, others three that are opposed, without beginning, ever coexisting with one another, others infinite and unknown ones; and some reject marriage, holding that it is not the work of God, and others abhor certain foods, while others shamelessly commit sexual immorality, like the falsely named Nicolaitans of the present. ### Scripture references - Rev 2:6: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Rev 2:6, 15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.8.2 (Funk 1:319; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-8-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.9.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-1 - Source: Funk 1:319–321 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Peter defeated Simon in debate at Caesarea and drove him to Italy. ### Greek text Ὁ μέντοι Σίμων ἐμοὶ Πέτρῳ πρῶτον μὲν ἐν Καισαρείᾳ τῇ Στράτωνος, ἔνθα Κορνήλιος ὃ πιστὸς ἐπίστευσεν ὧν ἐθνικὸς ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν δι᾿ ἐμοῦ, συντυχών μοι ἐπειρᾶτο διαστρέφειν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, συμπαρόντων μοι τῶν ἱερῶν τέκνων, Ζακχαίου τοῦ ποτε τελώνου καὶ Βαρνάβα, καὶ Νικήτου καὶ Ἀκύλα ἀδελφῶν Κλήμεντος τοῦ Ῥωμαίων ἐπισκόπου τε καὶ πολίτου, μαθητευθέντος δὲ καὶ Παύλῳ τῷ συναποστόλῳ ἡμῶν καὶ συνεργῷ ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ: καὶ τρίτον ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν διαλεχθεὶς αὐτῷ εἰς τὸν περὶ προφήτου λόγον καὶ περὶ θεοῦ μοναρχίας, ἡττήσας αὐτὸν δυνάμει τοῦ κυρίου καὶ εἰς ἀφωνίαν καταβαλὼν φυγάδα κατέστησα εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Simon, then, first met me, Peter, in Caesarea of Strato, where the faithful Cornelius, being a Gentile, believed in the Lord Jesus through me, and he tried to pervert the word of God, there being present with me the holy children, Zacchaeus, once a tax collector, and Barnabas, and Nicetes and Aquila, brothers of Clement, bishop and citizen of the Romans, who was a disciple also of Paul our fellow apostle and fellow worker in the gospel; and having disputed with him a third time in their presence, concerning the word about the prophet and concerning the monarchy of God, I defeated him by the power of the Lord, and having reduced him to silence I put him to flight into Italy. ### Scripture references - Acts 10:1–48: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The companions and the debate at Caesarea follow the Pseudo-Clementine tradition (cf. the Recognitions and Homilies). Acts 10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.9.1 (Funk 1:319–321; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.9.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-2 - Source: Funk 1:321 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In Rome Simon misled many and promised to fly in the theater. ### Greek text γενόμενος δὲ ἐν Ῥώμῃ πολὺ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἔσκυλεν, πολλοὺς ἀνατρέπων καὶ ἑαυτῷ περιποιούμενος, τὰ δὲ ἔθνη ἐξιστῶν μαγικῇ ἐμπειρίᾳ καὶ δαιμόνων ἐνεργείᾳ, ὡς καί ποτε μέσης ἡμέρας προελθὼν εἰς τὸ θέατρον αὐτῶν, κελεύσας τοῖς δήμοις ἁρπαγῆναι κἀμέ, ἐν τῷ θεάτρῳ ἐπηγγέλλετο πτῆναι δι᾽ ἀέρος. ### English translation (Claude) And when he came to Rome, he greatly troubled the church, overturning many and winning them over to himself, and astonishing the Gentiles with magical skill and the working of demons, so that once, coming forward at midday into their theater and bidding the people to seize me too and bring me, he promised in the theater to fly through the air. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.9.2 (Funk 1:321; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.9.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-3 - Source: Funk 1:321 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As Simon flew with the demons' help, Peter prayed that he be brought down but not killed. ### Greek text πάντων δὲ ἐπὶ τούτῳ μετεώρων τυγχανόντων ἐγὼ προσηυχόμην καθ᾽ ἑαυτόν, καὶ δὴ μετεωρισθεὶς ὑπὸ δαιμόνων ἵπτατο μετάρσιος εἰς ἀέρα, λέγων εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀνιέναι κἀκεῖθεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ἀγαθὰ ἐπιχορηγήσειν· τῶν δὲ δήμων ἐπευφημούντων αὐτὸν ὡς θεόν, ἐκτείνας ἐγὼ τὰς χεῖρας εἰς οὐρανὸν σὺν αὐτῇ τῇ διανοίᾳ ἱκέτευον τὸν θεὸν διὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ῥῆξαι τὸν λυμεῶνα καὶ τὴν ἰσχὺν τῶν δαιμόνων περικόψαι ἐπ ἀπάτῃ καὶ ἀπωλείᾳ ἀνθρώπων κεχρημένων αὐτῇ, ῥάξαντα δὲ μὴ θανατῶσαι, ἀλλὰ συντρῖψαι. ### English translation (Claude) And while all were in suspense at this, I was praying by myself; and indeed, lifted up by demons, he flew aloft into the air, saying that he was ascending into the heavens and would supply good things to them from there. And as the people acclaimed him as a god, I stretched out my hands to heaven with my whole mind and besought God through the Lord Jesus to dash down the corrupter and to cut off the power of the demons, who were using it for the deceit and destruction of men, and, in dashing him down, not to kill him but to break him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.9.3 (Funk 1:321; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.9.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-4 - Source: Funk 1:321 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: At Peter's word the demons let Simon fall, and he broke his hip and feet. ### Greek text καὶ ὑπολαβών, ἀτενίσας εἶπον τῷ Σίμωνι: Εἰ θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος ἐγώ, ἀπόστολος ὁὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἀληθὴς καὶ διδάσκαλος εὐσεβείας, ἀλλ οὐ πλάνης, οἷος σὺ τρῶν; προστάσσω ταῖς πονηραῖς δυνάμεσιν τοῦ τῆς εὐσεβείας ἀποστάτου, ἐφ᾽ αἷς ὀχεῖται Σίμων ὃ μάγος, ἀφεῖναι τῆς κρατήσεως, ὅπως ἐξ ὕψους κατενεχθῇ εἰς γέλωτα τῶν ἀπατηθέντων ὑπ αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἰπόντος μου ταῦτα, περικοπεὶς τῶν δυνάμεων ὁ Σίμων κατηνέχθη μετὰ μεγάλου ἤχου καὶ ῥαγεὶς ἐξαίσιον συντρίβεται τὸ ἰσχίον καὶ τῶν ποδῶν τοὺς ταρσούς. ### English translation (Claude) And taking up the word, I fixed my eyes on Simon and said, “If I am a ‘man of God’ and a true apostle of Jesus Christ and a teacher of piety, not of error like you, Simon, I command the evil powers of the apostate from piety, by whom Simon the magician is carried, to let go their hold, so that he may be brought down from the height, to the mockery of those deceived by him.” And when I had said this, Simon, cut off from the powers, was brought down with a great crash, and being violently dashed he broke his hip and the soles of his feet. ### Translation notes - “Simon” in the address is a garbled word in the scan (τρῶν), read by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.9.4 (Funk 1:321; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.9.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-5 - Source: Funk 1:321 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The crowd confessed the one God, and many left Simon. ### Greek text καὶ φωνὴ τῶν ὄχλων λέγουσα· Εἷς ὁ θεός, ὃν Πέτρος δικαίως καταγγέλλει τῇ ἀληθείᾳ. μόνον· καὶ πολλοὶ ἀπέστησαν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, τινὲς δὲ ἄξιοι τῆς ἀπωλείας αὐτοῦ ὄντες RETE αὐτοῦ τῇ μοχθηρᾷ διδασκαλίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) And a voice of the crowds said, “There is one God, whom Peter rightly proclaims in truth, him alone.” And many withdrew from him; but some, being worthy of his destruction, remained in his wicked teaching. ### Translation notes - The verb rendered “remained” is garbled in the scan (RETE); translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.9.5 (Funk 1:321; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.9.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-6 - Source: Funk 1:321–323 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Simonian heresy took root in Rome. ### Greek text καὶ οὕτως πρώτη ἐπάγη ἡ τῶν Σιμωνιανῶν ἀθεωτάτη αἵρεσις ἐν Ῥώμῃ, καὶ διὰ τῶν λοιπῶν ψευδαποστόλων ἐνήργει ὁ διάβολος. ### English translation (Claude) And so the most godless heresy of the Simonians was first planted in Rome, and through the rest of the false apostles the devil was at work. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.9.6 (Funk 1:321–323; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-9-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:323 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The heretics deny the Creator, the Scriptures, providence, the resurrection and judgment. ### Greek text Τούτοις δὲ πᾶσιν ἐπίσης σκοπὸς ἦν εἷς καὶ ὃ αὐτὸς ἀθεότητος, τὸν μὲν παντοχράτορα θεὸν βλασφημεῖν, ἄγνωστον δοξάζειν καὶ μὴ εἶναι πατέρα τοῦ Χριστοῦ μηδὲ τοῦ κόσμου δημιουργόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἄλεκτον, ἄρρητον, ἀκατονόμαστον, αὐτογένεθλον· Νόμῳ καὶ Προφήταις μὴ χρᾶσθαι, πρόνοιαν μὴ εἶναι, ἀνάστασιν μὴ πιστεύειν, κρίσιν μὴ εἶναι καὶ ἀνταπόδοσιν, ψυχὴν ἀθάνατον μὴ ὑπάρχειν, ἡδονῇ χαίρειν μόνῃ καὶ πρὸς πᾶσαν θρησκείαν ἀδιαφόρως ἐκκλίνειν. ### English translation (Claude) And all these alike had one and the same aim of godlessness: to blaspheme the almighty God; to hold that he is unknown and not the Father of Christ nor the Maker of the world, but unspeakable, ineffable, unnameable, self-begotten; not to use the Law and the Prophets; that there is no providence; not to believe in the resurrection; that there is no judgment and recompense; that the soul is not immortal; to delight in pleasure alone and to turn aside indifferently to every worship. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.10.1 (Funk 1:323; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:323 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Some heretics forbid marriage, meat and wine, or treat animals as rational souls. ### Greek text οἱ μὲν γὰρ πλείους εἶναι θεοὺς λέγουσιν, οἱ δὲ τρεῖς ἀνάρχους, οἱ δὲ δύο ἀγεννήτους, οἱ δὲ αἰῶνας ἀπείρους· καὶ οἱ μὲν αὐτῶν ἀγαμίαν διδάσκουσιν καὶ κρεῶν ἀποχὴν καὶ οἴνου, βδελυκτὰ λέγοντες εἶναι καὶ γάμον καὶ παίδων γένεσιν καὶ βρωμάτων μετάληψιν, ἵν᾽ ὡς σεμνοὶ τινες τὴν πονηρὰν αὐτῶν γνώμην ὡς ἀξιόπιστον παραδεχθῆναι ποιήσωσιν· τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν νομοθετοῦσι κρεῶν ἀπέχεσθαι οὐχ ὡς ἀλόγων ζῴων, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς λογικὴν ἐχόντων ψυχὴν καὶ φόνου δίκην εἰσπράσσεσθαι μελλόντων τῶν ταῦτα κατατολμώντων σφάζειν. ### English translation (Claude) For some say that there are more gods, others three without beginning, others two unbegotten, others infinite aeons; and some of them teach abstinence from marriage, and from meat and wine, saying that marriage and the begetting of children and the partaking of food are abominable, so that, as holy persons, they may cause their wicked opinion to be accepted as trustworthy; and some of them legislate abstinence from meat not as from irrational animals, but as from animals that have a rational soul, and that those who dare to slaughter them will pay the penalty for murder. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 4:3: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 4:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.10.2 (Funk 1:323; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.10.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-3 - Source: Funk 1:323 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Some heretics keep the Jewish law and hold Jesus a mere prophet; others teach immorality. ### Greek text ἕτεροι δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἔλεγον μόνου δεῖν χοιρείου ἀπέχεσθαι, τὰ δὲ κατὰ νόμον καθαρὰ ἐσθίειν καὶ περιτέμνεσθαι νομίμως, πιστεύειν δὲ εἰς Ἰησοῦν ὡς εἰς ὅσιον ἄνδρα καὶ προφήτην ἄλλοι δὲ ἀναίδην ἐκπορνεύειν καὶ παρα- ### English translation (Claude) Others of them said that one must abstain only from pork, but eat what is clean according to the law, and be circumcised according to the law, and believe in Jesus as in a holy man and a prophet; and others taught to commit sexual immorality shamelessly and to misuse ### Translation notes - The sentence runs on into the next ref, where the OCR split a word. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.10.3 (Funk 1:323; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.10.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-4 - Source: Funk 1:323–325 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The libertine heretics are instruments of the devil. ### Greek text χρᾶσθαι τῇ σαρκὶ ἐδίδασκον καὶ διὰ πάσης ἀνοσιουργίας ἰέναι, ὡς οὕτως καὶ μόνως ἐκφεύξεσθαι τὴν ψυχὴν τοὺς κοσμικοὺς ἄρχοντας. οὗτοι δὲ πάντες τοῦ διαβόλου ὄργανα τυγχάνουσιν καὶ υἱοὶ ὀργῆς. ### English translation (Claude) the flesh, and to pass through every unholy deed, as if only so would the soul escape the rulers of the world. And all these are instruments of the devil and “sons of wrath.” ### Scripture references - Eph 2:3: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 2:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.10.4 (Funk 1:323–325; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-10-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-1 - Source: Funk 1:325 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles proclaim one eternal God, Lord of the Law and Prophets and Father of Christ. ### Greek text Ἡμεῖς δὲ , τέκνα θεοῦ καὶ υἱοὶ εἰρήνης, τὸν ἱερὸν καὶ εὐθῆ λόγον κηρύσσοντες τῆς εὐσεβείας, ἕνα μόνον θεὸν καταγγέλλομεν, νόμου καὶ προφητῶν κύριον, τῶν ὄντων δημιουργόν, τοῦ Χριστοῦ πατέρα, οὐκ αὐταίτιον καὶ αὐτογένεθλον, ὡς ἐκεῖνοι οἴονται, ἀλλ ἀΐδιον καὶ ἄναρχον καὶ φῶς οἰκοῦντα ἀπρόσιτον, οὐ δεύτερον ὄντα ἢ τρίτον ἢ πολλοστόν, ἀλλὰ μόνον ἀϊδίως, οὐκ ἄγνωστον ἢ ἄλεκτον, ἀλλὰ διὰ Νόμου καὶ Προφητῶν κηρυσσόμενον, παντοχράτορα, παντάρχην, παντεξούσιον. ### English translation (Claude) But we, “children of God” and “sons of peace,” proclaiming the holy and right word of piety, announce one only God, Lord of the Law and the Prophets, Maker of all that exists, Father of Christ; not self-caused and self-begotten, as they suppose, but eternal and without beginning and “dwelling in unapproachable light”; not second or third or one of many, but alone eternally; not unknown or unspeakable, but proclaimed through the Law and the Prophets; almighty, ruler of all, all-powerful; ### Scripture references - 1 John 3:1: allusion, medium confidence - Luke 10:6: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Tim 6:16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 John 3:1; Luke 10:6; 1 Tim 6:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.1 (Funk 1:325; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-2 - Source: Funk 1:325 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The one God is Father of one Son and, through Christ, maker of the Paraclete and the other orders. ### Greek text θεὸν καὶ πατέρα τοῦ μονογενοῦς καὶ πρωτοτόκου πάσης δημιουργίας, ἕνα θεὸν ἑνὸς υἱοῦ πατέρα, οὐ πλειόνων, ἑνὸς παρακλήτου διὰ Χριστοῦ, καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ταγμάτων ποιητήν᾽ ### English translation (Claude) God and Father of the only-begotten and firstborn of all creation; one God, Father of one Son, not of more; maker, through Christ, of one Paraclete and of the other orders; ### Scripture references - Col 1:15: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The Paraclete is listed among what the Father made through Christ: translated as written. Col 1:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.2 (Funk 1:325; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-3 - Source: Funk 1:325 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The one Creator rules, gives law, and will raise and judge through Christ. ### Greek text ἕνα δημιουργὸν διαφόρου κτίσεως διὰ Χριστοῦ ποιητήν, τὸν αὐτὸν προνοητήν, νομοθέτην δι᾽ αὐτοῦ, ἀναστάσεως αἴτιον καὶ κρίσεως καὶ ἀνταποδόσεως δι᾽ αὐτοῦ γενόμενον· ### English translation (Claude) one Creator, maker through Christ of a varied creation; the same the provider, lawgiver through him, the author, through him, of resurrection and judgment and recompense; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.3 (Funk 1:325; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-4 - Source: Funk 1:325 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ became man, lived without sin, suffered, died, rose, and ascended. ### Greek text τοῦτον αὐτὸν καὶ ἄνθρωπον εὐδοκήσαντα γενέσθαι καὶ πολιτευσάμενον ἄνευ ἁμαρτίας καὶ παθόντα καὶ ἀποθανόντα καὶ ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ ἀνελθόντα πρὸς τὸν ἀποστείλαντα. ### English translation (Claude) and that this same one was pleased to become man, and lived without sin, and suffered and died and rose from the dead and went up to him who sent him. ### Translation notes - “This same one” is Christ, named in the preceding ref. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.4 (Funk 1:325; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-5 - Source: Funk 1:325 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All God's creatures are good to eat. ### Greek text πᾶν κτίσμα θεοῦ καλόν φαμεν καὶ οὐδὲν βδελυκτόν, πᾶν τὸ πρὸς σύστασιν δικαίως μεταλαμβανόμενον ἄριστον· πάντα γὰρ κατὰ τὴν γραφὴν καλὰ λίαν. ### English translation (Claude) “Every creature of God is good,” we say, “and nothing is abominable”; everything that is rightly partaken of for sustenance is excellent; for according to the Scripture “all things” are “very good.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 4:4: quotation, high confidence - Gen 1:31: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 4:4; Gen 1:31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.5 (Funk 1:325; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-6 - Source: Funk 1:325 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Lawful marriage and childbearing are honorable, for God made male and female to increase the race. ### Greek text γάμον νόμιμον καὶ παίδων γένεσιν τίμιον καὶ ἀμόλυντον εἶναι πιστεύομεν ἐπ᾽ αὐξήσει γὰρ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων διαφορὰ σχημάτων διεπλάσθη ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ καὶ τῇ Εὔᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) We believe that lawful marriage and the begetting of children are honorable and undefiled; for the difference of forms was fashioned in Adam and Eve for the increase of the human race. ### Scripture references - Heb 13:4: allusion, high confidence - Gen 1:27–28: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Heb 13:4; Gen 1:27–28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.6 (Funk 1:325; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-7 - Source: Funk 1:325–327 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The soul is incorporeal, immortal, rational and free. ### Greek text ψυχὴν ἀσώματον ἐν ἡμῖν καὶ ἀθάνατον ὁμολογοῦμεν, ἀλλ οὐ φθαρτὴν ὡς τὰ σώματα, ἀλλ᾽ ἀθάνατον ὡς λογικὴν καὶ αὐτεξούσιον. ### English translation (Claude) We confess that the soul in us is incorporeal and immortal, not corruptible like bodies, but immortal, as rational and free. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.7 (Funk 1:325–327; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-8 - Source: Funk 1:327 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All unlawful and unnatural intercourse is abhorred. ### Greek text πᾶσαν μῖξιν παράνομον καὶ τὴν παρὰ φύσιν γινομένην ὑπό τίνων βδελυσσόμεθα ὡς ἀθέμιτον καὶ ἀνοσίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Every unlawful intercourse, and that which is practiced by some contrary to nature, we abhor as unlawful and unholy. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.8 (Funk 1:327; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.11.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-9 - Source: Funk 1:327 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The church confesses the resurrection, and Christ as God the Word and man, the expected one of Genesis 49. ### Greek text ἀνάστασιν γίνεσθαι ὁμολογοῦμεν δικαίων τε καὶ ἀδίκων καὶ μισθαποδοσίαν. τὸν Χριστὸν οὐ ψιλὸν ἄνθρωπον ὁμολογοῦμεν, ἀλλὰ θεὸν λόγον καὶ ἄνθρωπον, μεσίτην θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων ἀρχιερέα τοῦ πατρός· οὔτε μὴν μετὰ Ἰουδαίων περιτεμνόμεθα, εἰδότες, ὅτι ἐλήλυθεν ᾧ ἀπέκειτο, καὶ δι᾽ ὃν ἐφυλάσσετο τὰ γένη, ἡ προσδοκία τῶν ἐθνῶν, Ἰησοῦς ὃ Χριστὸς ὁ ἐξ Ἰούδα ἀνατείλας, ὃ ἐκ βλαστοῦ υἱός, τὸ ἐξ Ἰεσσαὶ ἄνθος, οὗ ἡ ἀρχὴ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὦμου. ### English translation (Claude) We confess that there will be a resurrection of righteous and unrighteous, and a recompense. [10] We confess that Christ is not a mere man, but God the Word and man, “mediator between God and men,” high priest of the Father. Nor yet are we circumcised with the Jews, knowing that “he has come for whom it was reserved,” and for whose sake the nations were kept, “the expectation of the nations,” Jesus the Christ, who sprang from Judah, the son from the shoot, “the flower from Jesse, whose rule is upon his shoulder.” ### Scripture references - Acts 24:15: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 2:5: quotation, high confidence - Gen 49:10: quotation, high confidence - Heb 7:14: allusion, medium confidence - Isa 11:1: allusion, high confidence - Isa 9:6 (9:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 10 was lost in the OCR; “[10]” marks where it begins. - Acts 24:15; 1 Tim 2:5; Gen 49:10 (LXX); Heb 7:14; Isa 11:1; 9:6 (9:5 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.11.9 (Funk 1:327; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-11-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-1 - Source: Funk 1:327 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: When the Judaizing heresy threatened the church, the twelve and James met in Jerusalem. ### Greek text ἐπεὶ τότε αὕτη ἣ αἵρεσις ἰσχυροτέρα πρὸς πλάνην ἔδοξεν εἶναι, καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ὅλης κινδυνευούσης, ἡμεῖς οἱ δώδεκα συνελθόντες εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ· ἀντὶ γὰρ τοῦ προδότου Ματθίας σὺν ἡμῖν κατεψηφίσθη ἀπόστολος εἶναι, λαβὼν τὸν κλῆρον Ἰούδα, ὡς εἴρηται· , Τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ λάβοι ἕτερος, ἐπεσκεπτόμεθα ἅμα Ἰακώβῳ τῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἀδελφῷ, τί γένηται· καὶ ἔδοξεν αὐτῷ τε καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις λόγους διδασκαλίας προσλαλῆσαι τῷ λαῷ. ### English translation (Claude) When that heresy then seemed stronger for leading astray, and the whole church was in danger, we the twelve came together in Jerusalem (for in place of the traitor, Matthias was voted with us to be an apostle, receiving the lot of Judas, as it is said, “Let another take his office”), and together with James the brother of the Lord we considered what should be done; and it seemed good to him and to the presbyters to speak words of teaching to the people. ### Scripture references - Acts 1:26: allusion, high confidence - Ps 109:8 (108:8 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Acts 1:20: quotation, medium confidence - Acts 15:6: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 1:20, 26; Ps 109:8 (108:8 LXX); Acts 15:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.1 (Funk 1:327; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-2 - Source: Funk 1:327–329 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Men from Judea taught the Gentile believers at Antioch that they must be circumcised to be saved. ### Greek text καὶ γάρ τινες κατελθόντες ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, ἐδίδασκον τοὺς ἐκεῖ, ἀδελφούς, λέγοντες, ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ περιτέμνησθε τῷ ἔθει Μωσέως καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ἔθεσιν οἷς διετάξατο περιπατῆτε, οὐ δύνασθε σωθῆναι. ### English translation (Claude) For “some who came down from Judea” to Antioch “were teaching the brothers there, saying that unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses” and walk in the other customs which he commanded, “you cannot be saved.” ### Scripture references - Acts 15:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 15:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.2 (Funk 1:327–329; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-3 - Source: Funk 1:329 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The church at Antioch sent men to the apostles in Jerusalem about circumcision. ### Greek text γενομένης οὖν στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως οὐχ ὀλίγης, οἱ ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ ἀδελφοί, γνόντες, ὅτι συνεληλύθαμεν πάντες περὶ τούτου ζητήσοντες, ἐξαπέστειλαν πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἄνδρας πιστοὺς καὶ τῶν γραφῶν εἰδήμονας, μαθεῖν περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου. οἱ δέ, παραγενόμενοι εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, ἀνήγγειλαν ἡμῖν τὰ ζητηθέντα καὶ ἐν τῇ Ἀντιοχέων ἐκκλησίᾳ, ὡς ὅτι τινὲς ἔλεγον, ὅτι δεῖ περιτέμνεσθαι καὶ τὰς ἄλλας ἁγνείας παραφυλάττειν. ### English translation (Claude) “And when there had been no small dissension and debate,” the brothers in Antioch, learning that we had all come together to inquire about this, sent to us faithful men, versed in the Scriptures, to learn about this question. “And they, having come to Jerusalem, reported” to us what had been debated in the church of the Antiochenes too, namely that some “were saying that one must be circumcised and keep” the other purifications. ### Scripture references - Acts 15:2: quotation, high confidence - Acts 15:4–5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 15:2, 4–5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.3 (Funk 1:329; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-4 - Source: Funk 1:329 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Peter reminded the council that God chose him to bring the gospel to the Gentiles. ### Greek text ἄλλων δὲ ἄλλο τι λεγόντων, ἐγὼ Πέτρος ἀναστὰς εἶπον πρὸς αὐτούς· Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε, ὅτι ἀφ᾽ ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων ἐν ὑμῖν ἐξελέξατο ὃ θεὸς διὰ τοῦ στόματός μου ἀκοῦσαι τὰ ἔθνη τὸν λόγον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου καὶ πιστεῦσαι· καὶ ὃ καρδιογνώστης θεὸς ἐμαρτύρησεν αὐτοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) And when others were saying other things, I, “Peter, stood up and said to them: Brothers, you know that from early days God chose among you that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe; and God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them.” ### Scripture references - Acts 15:7–8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Peter speaks. Acts 15:7–8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.4 (Funk 1:329; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-5 - Source: Funk 1:329 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: An angel told Cornelius to send for Peter. ### Greek text Κορνηλίῳ γάρ ποτε ἑκατοντάρχῃ Ῥωμαϊκῆς ἀρχῆς ὥφθη ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ περὶ ἐμοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ὅπως μεταστείληταί μὲ καὶ ἀκούσῃ ῥήματα ζωῆς ἐκ τοῦ στόματός μου· ὁ δὲ μετεπέμψατό μὲ ἀπὸ Ἰόππης εἰς Καισάρειαν τὴν Στράτωνος. ### English translation (Claude) For once an angel of the Lord appeared to Cornelius, a centurion of the Roman command, and spoke to him about me, that he should send for me and hear words of life from my mouth; and he sent for me from Joppa to Caesarea of Strato. ### Scripture references - Acts 10:3–8: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 10:3–8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.5 (Funk 1:329; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-6 - Source: Funk 1:329 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Peter tells his vision of the sheet with clean and unclean animals. ### Greek text ὁπότε δὲ ἔμελλον πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐκπορεύεσθαι, ἐβουλήθην τροφῆς μεταλαβεῖν· καὶ παρασκευαζόντων, ἤμην ἐν τῷ ὑπερῴῳ προσευχόμενος, καὶ θεωρῶ τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεωγότα καὶ τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς δεδεμένον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην λαμπρὰν καὶ καθιέμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἐν ᾧ ὑπῆρχεν πάντα τὰ τετράποδα καὶ τὰ ἑρπετὰ τῆς γῆς καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ· καὶ ἐγένετο φωνὴ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πρὸς μὲ λέγουσα Ἀναστάς, Πέτρε, θῦσον καὶ φάγε. κἀγὼ εἶπον· Μηδαμῶς, κύριε, ὅτι οὐδέποτε ἔφαγον πᾶν κοινὸν καὶ ἀκάθαρτον. καὶ ἐγένετο πάλιν φωνὴ ἔκ δευτέρου λέγουσα· Ἃ ὁ θεὸς ἐκαθάρισεν, σὺ μὴ κοίνου. τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς, καὶ ἀνελήφθη τὸ σκεῦος εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν. ### English translation (Claude) And when I was about to go out to him, I wished to take food; and while they were preparing it, I was in the upper room praying, and I see heaven opened, and a certain vessel bound by four corners like a bright sheet, “and let down upon the earth, in which were all the four-footed beasts and the creeping things of the earth and the birds of the heaven; and there came a voice” from heaven “to me, saying: Rise, Peter, kill and eat. And I said: By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything common and unclean. And a voice came again a second time, saying: What God has cleansed, do not call common. And this happened three times, and the vessel was taken up into heaven.” ### Scripture references - Acts 10:9–16: quotation, high confidence - Acts 11:5–10: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 10:9–16; 11:5–10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.6 (Funk 1:329; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-7 - Source: Funk 1:329 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Spirit told Peter to go with Cornelius's messengers. ### Greek text ὡς δὲ διηπόρουν, τί ἂν εἴη τὸ ὅραμα, εἶπέν μοι τὸ πνεῦμα᾽ Ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες ζητοῦσίν σε· ἀλλὰ ἀναστὰς πορεύθητι σὺν αὐτοῖς μηδὲν διακρινόμενος, διότι ἐγὼ ἀπέστειλα αὐτούς· οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ παρὰ τοῦ ἑκατοντάρχου. ### English translation (Claude) And as I was perplexed as to what the vision might be, the Spirit said to me: “Behold, men are seeking you; but rise and go with them, doubting nothing, for I have sent them.” And these were the men from the centurion. ### Scripture references - Acts 10:19–20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 10:17, 19–20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.7 (Funk 1:329; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-8 - Source: Funk 1:329–331 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Peter recalled the prophecies of the Gentiles' salvation. ### Greek text καὶ οὕτως ἀναλογισάμενος ἔγνων τὸ ῥῆμα κυρίου τὸ γεγραμμένον, ὅτι πᾶς, ὃς ἂν ἐπικαλέσηται τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου, σωθήσεται, καὶ πάλιν· Μνησθήσεται καὶ ἐπιστραφήσεται πρὸς κύριον πάντα τὰ πέρατα τῆς γῆς, καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ πᾶσαι αἱ πατριαὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὅτι τοῦ κυρίου ἡ βασιλεία, καὶ αὐτὸς δεσπόζει τῶν ἐθνῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And so, reflecting, I recognized the word of the Lord that is written, that “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved,” and again, “All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before him; for the kingdom is the Lord's, and he rules over the nations.” ### Scripture references - Joel 2:32 (3:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 22:27–28 (21:28-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Joel 2:32 (3:5 LXX); Ps 22:27–28 (21:28–29 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.8 (Funk 1:329–331; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.12.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-9 - Source: Funk 1:331–333 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Peter and James spoke at the Jerusalem council, which freed Gentile believers from circumcision and sent its decree. ### Greek text καὶ ὡς πανταχοῦ περὶ τῆς κλήσεως τῶν ἐθνῶν εἴρηται ἐννοήσας, ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθην σὺν αὐτοῖς καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀνδρός· καὶ ἔτι μου διαγγέλλοντος τὸν λόγον, ἐπέπεσεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐπὶ αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς παρόντας σὺν αὐτῷ, καθὼς καὶ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ· καὶ οὐθὲν διέκρινεν μεταξὺ ἡμῶν τε καὶ αὐτῶν, τῇ πίστει καθαρίσας τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν. καὶ ἔγνων ἐγώ, ὅτι οὐκ ἐστιν προσωπολήπτης ὃ θεός, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν παντὶ ἔθνει ὃ φοβούμενος αὐτὸν καὶ ἐργαζόμενος δικαιοσύνην δεκτὸς αὐτῷ ἐστιν᾽ ἐξέστησαν δὲ ἐπὶ τούτῳ καὶ οἱ ἐκ περιτομῆς πιστοί. Νῦν οὖν τί πειράζετε τὸν θεόν, ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγὸν βαρὺν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τῶν μαθητῶν, ὃν οὔτε ἡμεῖς οὔτε οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν ἰσχύσαμεν βαστάσαι; ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς χάριτος τοῦ κυρίου πιστεύομεν σωθῆναι, καθʼ ὃν τρόπον κἀκεῖνοι ἔλυσεν γὰρ ἡμᾶς ὃ κύριος ἐκ τῶν δεσμῶν καὶ ἠλάφρυνεν τὸ φορτίον ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν ζυγὸν τοῦ βάρους πραύτητι ἔλυσεν ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν. ταῦτα δέ μου εἰπόντος, ἐσίγησεν ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος ἀπεκρίθη δὲ Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ κυρίου ἀδελφὸς λέγων· Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου. Συμεὼν ἐξηγήσατο, καθὼς πρῶτον ὃ θεὸς ἐπεσκέψατο λαβεῖν ἐξ ἐθνῶν λαὸν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ᾽ καὶ τούτῳ συμφωνοῦσιν οἱ λόγοι τῶν προφητῶν, καθὼς γέγραπται· Μετὰ ταῦτα ἀναστρέψω καὶ ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν, καὶ τὰ κατεσκαμμένα αὐτῆς ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν, ὅπως ἂν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν κύριον καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐφ᾽ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπὶ αὐτούς, λέγει κύριος ὁ ποιῶν ταῦτα. γνωστὰ ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνός ἐστι τῷ θεῷ πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ· διὸ ἐγὼ κρίνω μὴ παρενοχλεῖν τοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐπιστρέφουσιν ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπιστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τοῦ ἀπέχεσθαι ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλισγημάτων τῶν ἐθνῶν, εἰδωλοθύτου καὶ πορνείας καὶ αἵματος καὶ πνικτοῦ ἅπερ καὶ τοῖς παλαιοῖς νενομοθέτητο τοῖς πρὸ τοῦ νόμου φυσικοῖς, Ἐνώς, Ἐνώχ, Νῶε, Μελχισεδέκ, Ἰὼβ καὶ εἴ τίς τοιοῦτος ἐγεγόνει. τότε ἔδοξεν ἡμῖν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις καὶ τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ Ἰακώβῳ καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις σὺν ὅλῃ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἐκλεξαμένους ἄνδρας ἐξ ἡμῶν αὐτῶν πέμψαι σὺν τοῖς περὶ Βαρνάβαν καὶ Παῦλον τὸν τῶν ἐθνῶν ἀπόστολον τὸν Ταρσέα καὶ Ἰούδαν τὸν καλούμενον Βαρσαββᾶν καὶ Σίλαν, ἄνδρας ἡγουμένους ἐν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς, γράψαντες διὰ χειρὸς αὐτῶν τάδε· Οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τοῖς κατὰ τὴν Ἀντιόχειαν καὶ Συρίαν καὶ Κιλικίαν ἀδελφοῖς τοῖς ἐξ ἐθνῶν χαίρειν. ἐπειδὴ ἠκούσαμεν, ὅτι τινὲς ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐτάραξαν ὑμᾶς λόγοις ἀνασκευάζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν, οἷς οὐ διεστειλάμεθα, ἔδοξεν ἡμῖν γενομένοις ὁμοθυμαδόν, ἐκλεξαμένους ἄνδρας ἐκπέμψαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς σὺν τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρνάβᾳ καὶ Παύλῳ, ἀνθρώποις παραδεδωκόσι τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ὑπὲρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, δ ὧν ἐπεστείλατε᾽ ἀπεστάλκαμεν δὲ μετ᾽ αὐτῶν Ἰούδαν καὶ Σίλαν, καὶ αὐτοὺς διὰ λόγου ἀπαγγέλλοντας τὰ αὐτά. ἔδοξεν γὰρ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι καὶ ἡμῖν μηθὲν πλέον ἐπιτίθεσθαι ὑμῖν βάρος πλὴν τούτων τῶν ἐπάναγκες, ἀπέχεσθαι εἰδωλοθύτου καὶ αἵματος καὶ πνικτοῦ καὶ πορνείας· ἐξ ὧν διατηροῦντες ἑαυτοὺς εὖ πράξετε. ἔρρωσθε. ### English translation (Claude) And perceiving how everywhere it is said about the calling of the Gentiles, I rose and went with them and entered the man's house; and “while I was still declaring the word, the Holy Spirit fell on him and on those present with him, as also on us at the beginning; and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith.” [10] And I knew “that God is not a respecter of persons, but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him”; and “the faithful of the circumcision” were amazed at this. [11] “Now therefore why do you test God by putting a heavy yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither we nor our fathers were able to bear? But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord, in the same way as they.” For the Lord loosed us from the bonds and lightened our burden, and in his gentleness loosed from us the yoke of heaviness. [12] And when I had said this, “all the multitude kept silence”; and James the brother of the Lord answered, saying: “Brothers, listen to me. Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for his name. And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written: After these things I will return and rebuild the tent of David that has fallen, and I will rebuild its ruins and set it up, so that the rest of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called, says the Lord who does these things. [13] Known from eternity to God are all his works. Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God, but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of the Gentiles, from what is offered to idols and from sexual immorality and from blood and from what is strangled”; which had also been laid down by law for the ancients before the law, who lived by nature: Enos, Enoch, Noah, Melchizedek, Job, and whoever else was such. [14] Then it seemed good to us the apostles and to James the bishop “and the presbyters with the whole church, to choose men from among ourselves and send them with” Barnabas and his company and Paul the apostle of the Gentiles, the man of Tarsus, “and Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leading men among the brothers, writing by their hand as follows: [15] The apostles and the presbyters and the brothers, to the brothers of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting. Since we have heard that some from among us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, to whom we gave no instructions, it seemed good to us, having come to one mind, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have given up their lives for our Lord Jesus Christ, about the things you wrote. We have sent with them Judas and Silas, who will themselves report the same things by word. For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: to abstain from what is offered to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from sexual immorality; if you keep yourselves from these you will do well. Farewell.” ### Scripture references - Acts 10:44–45: quotation, high confidence - Acts 15:8–9: quotation, high confidence - Acts 10:34–35: quotation, high confidence - Acts 15:10–11: quotation, high confidence - Matt 11:30: echo, low confidence - Acts 15:12–29: quotation, high confidence - Amos 9:11–12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10–15 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. - Acts 10:44–45; 15:8–29 (with additions, such as the yoke loosed by the Lord, and the ancients who kept these laws before Moses); Amos 9:11–12; Matt 11:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.12.9 (Funk 1:331–333; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-12-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.13.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-13-1 - Source: Funk 1:333 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After sending the letter, the apostles stayed on in Jerusalem. ### Greek text Τὴν μὲν οὖν ἐπιστολὴν ἐξαπεστείλαμεν, αὐτοὶ δὲ ἐν ἱκαναῖς ἡμέραις ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐπεμείναμεν· ἅμα συζητοῦντες πρὸς τὸ κοινωφελὲς εἰς διόρθωσιν. ### English translation (Claude) We sent the letter, then, and we ourselves remained in Jerusalem for a good number of days, inquiring together about what was for the common good, for correction. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.13.1 (Funk 1:333; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-13-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.13.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-13-2 - Source: Funk 1:333 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles warned the churches against those who fight Christ and Moses under their names. ### Greek text μετὰ δὲ χρόνον ἱκανὸν ἐπισκεψάμενοι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ στηρίξαντες αὐτοὺς τῷ λόγῳ τῆς εὐσεβείας, καὶ παρεγγυησάμενοι φεύγειν αὐτοὺς τοὺς ἐπ᾽ ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ καὶ Μωσέως πολεμοῦντας Χριστῷ καὶ Μωσεῖ, καὶ ἐν δορᾷ προβάτου τὸν λύκον κατακρύπτοντας· ### English translation (Claude) And after a considerable time, having visited the brothers and strengthened them by the word of piety, and charged them to flee those who in the name of Christ and of Moses make war on Christ and on Moses, and hide the wolf in a sheep's skin; ### Scripture references - Matt 7:15: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The sentence continues in the next refs. Cf. Matt 7:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.13.2 (Funk 1:333; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-13-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.13.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-13-3 - Source: Funk 1:333–335 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Such men are the false christs and false prophets of whom the Lord warned. ### Greek text οὗτοι γάρ εἰσι ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ ψευδαπόστολοι, πλάνοι καὶ φθορεῖς, ἀλωπέκων μερίδες καὶ χαμαιζήλων ἀμπέλων ἀφανισταί, δι᾽ οὓςψυγήσεται ἡ τῶν πολλῶν ἀγάπη ὁ δὲ ὑπομείνας εἰς τέλος ἀδιάστροφος, οὗτος σωθήσεται περὶ ὧν ἀσφαλιζόμενος ἡμᾶς ὁ κύριος παρήγγειλεν λέγων, Ἐλεύσονται πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄνθρωποι ἐν ἐνδύμασι προβάτων, ἔσωθεν δέ εἰσιν λύκοι ἅρπαγες· ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς, προσέχετε ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν· ἀναστήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ πλανήσουσι πολλούς· ### English translation (Claude) for these are false christs and false prophets and false apostles, deceivers and corrupters, “portions of foxes” and destroyers of low-growing “vines,” through whom “the love of many will grow cold; but he who endures to the end” without being perverted, “he will be saved”; concerning whom the Lord, making us safe, gave command, saying: “Men will come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves; by their fruits you will know them; beware of them; for false christs and false prophets will arise and will lead many astray.” ### Scripture references - Ps 63:10 (62:11 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Song 2:15: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 24:12–13: quotation, high confidence - Matt 7:15–16: quotation, high confidence - Matt 24:24: quotation, high confidence - Matt 24:11: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 63:10 (62:11 LXX); Song 2:15; Matt 24:12–13; 7:15–16; 24:24, 11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.13.3 (Funk 1:333–335; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-13-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.14.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-1 - Source: Funk 1:335 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The twelve, James and Paul wrote this catholic teaching for the bishops. ### Greek text Δι᾽ οὓς καὶ ἡμεῖς νῦν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ γενόμενοι, Πέτρος καὶ Ἀνδρέας, Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἰωάννης υἱοὶ Ζεβεδαίου, Φίλιππος καὶ Βαρθολομαῖος, Θωμᾶς καὶ Ματθαῖος, Ἰάκωβος Ἀλφαίου καὶ Λεββαῖος ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Θαδδαῖος, Σίμων ὁ Κανανίτης καὶ Ματθίας ὁ ἀντὶ Ἰούδα καταψηφισθεὶς σὺν ἡμῖν, Ἰάκωβός τε ὃ τοῦ κυρίου ἀδελφὸς καὶ Ἱεροσολύμων ἐπίσκοπος, καὶ Παῦλος ὁ τῶν ἐθνῶν διδάσκαλος, τὸ σκεῦος τῆς ἐκλογῆς ἄμα πάντες ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ γενόμενοι, ἐγράψαμεν ὑμῖν τὴν καθολικὴν ταύτην διδασκαλίαν εἰς ἐπιστηρισμὸν ὑμῶν τῶν τὴν καθόλου ἐπισκοπὴν πεπιστευμένων, ἐν ᾗ δηλοῦμεν ὑμῖν᾽ ### English translation (Claude) On their account we too, having now come together, Peter and Andrew, James and John the sons of Zebedee, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Lebbaeus surnamed Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananaean, and Matthias, who was voted in with us in place of Judas, and James the brother of the Lord and bishop of Jerusalem, and Paul, “the teacher of the Gentiles,” “the vessel of election”: all of us having come together, we have written to you this catholic teaching for the confirmation of you to whom the universal oversight has been entrusted, in which we make known to you ### Scripture references - Matt 10:2–4: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 1:26: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Tim 2:7: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 9:15: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The opening word is garbled in the scan (“4 ovc”, read as Δι᾽ οὓς, “on their account”). The sentence continues in the next refs. Matt 10:2–4; Acts 1:26; 1 Tim 2:7; Acts 9:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.14.1 (Funk 1:335; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.14.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-2 - Source: Funk 1:335 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The catholic teaching: worship the one God through Christ in the Spirit, use the Scriptures, and expect the resurrection and judgment. ### Greek text θεὸν παντοχράτορα ἕνα μόνον προσκυνεῖν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ παναγίῳ πνεύματι, καὶ ταῖς ἱεραῖς γραφαῖς χρῆσθαι, Νόμῳ καὶ Προφήταις, γονεῖς τιμᾶν, ἅπασαν ἔκθεσμον πρᾶξιν φεύγειν, ἀνάστασιν πιστεύειν καὶ κρίσιν καὶ ἀνταπόδοσιν προσδοκᾶν· ### English translation (Claude) that you are to worship one only God almighty, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in the all-holy Spirit; to use the holy Scriptures, the Law and the Prophets; to honor parents; to flee every unlawful deed; to believe in the resurrection and to expect judgment and recompense; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.14.2 (Funk 1:335; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.14.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-3 - Source: Funk 1:335 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God's creatures are to be received with thanks, and lawful marriage is blameless. ### Greek text καὶ τοῖς κτίσμασιν αὐτοῦ πᾶσιν εὐχαρίστως προσέρχεσθαι ὡς θεοῦ ἔργοις καὶ μηδὲν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἔχουσι φαῦλον, καὶ γαμεῖν νομίμως, ἄμεμπτος γὰρ ὃ τοιοῦτος γάμος, ὅτι καὶ παρὰ κυρίου ἁρμόζεται γυνὴ ἀνδρί, καὶ ὃ κύριος λέγει, Ὁ ποιήσας ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ εἶπεν ἕνεκεν τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν. ### English translation (Claude) and to approach all his creatures with thanksgiving, as works of God that have nothing evil in them; and to marry lawfully, for such marriage is blameless, since “a wife is joined to a husband by the Lord”; and the Lord says, “He who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said: For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” ### Scripture references - Prov 19:14: quotation, high confidence - Matt 19:4–5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Prov 19:14 (LXX); Matt 19:4–5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.14.3 (Funk 1:335; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.14.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-4 - Source: Funk 1:335–337 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A husband may not put away a blameless wife, for God joined them, but he must not keep a wife who has committed adultery. ### Greek text μήτε μὴν μετὰ γάμον ἐκβάλλειν ἀκατάγνωστον ἐξέστω. Φυλάξῃ γάρ, φησίν, τῷ πνεύματί σου καὶ γυναῖκα νεότητός σου μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς, ὅτι αὐτὴ κοινωνὸς βίου σου καὶ ὑπόλειμμα πνεύματός σου, καὶ ἐγὼ ἐποίησα καὶ οὐκ ἄλλος φάσκει γὰρ ὃ κύριος, ὅτι Ὃ ὁ θεὸς ἔζευξεν, ἄνθρωπος μὴ χωριζέτω ἡ γὰρ γυνὴ κοινωνός ἐστι βίου, ἑνουμένη εἰς ἕν σῶμα ἐκ δύο παρὰ θεοῦ· ὃ δὲ τὸ ἕν ἀνάπαλιν διαιρῶν εἰς δύο ἐχθρὸς δημιουργίας θεοῦ καὶ προνοίας τῆς ἐκείνου ἀντίπαλος, ὡσαύτως ὃ κατέχων τὴν παραφθαρεῖσαν καὶ παραφθείρασαν φύσεως θεσμὸν παράνομος, ἐπείπερ ὁ κατέχων μοιχαλίδα ἄφρων καὶ ἀσεβής· ἀπότεμνε γὰρ͵, αὐτήν΄, φησίν, ἀπὸ τῶν σαρκῶν σου οὐ γάρ ἐστι βοηθός, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπίβουλος, πρὸς ἄλλον ἀποκλίνασα τὴν διάνοιαν. ### English translation (Claude) Nor yet, after marriage, let it be lawful to put away a wife who is blameless. For “take heed,” it says, “to your spirit, and do not forsake the wife of your youth, for she is the partner of your life and the remnant of your spirit, and I made her, and not another.” For the Lord says, “What God has joined together, let man not separate.” For the wife is a partner of life, united by God into one body from two; and he who divides again into two what is one is an enemy of God's creation and an adversary of his providence. In the same way he who keeps a woman who has been corrupted and has committed corruption is a transgressor against the ordinance of nature, since “he who keeps an adulteress is foolish and impious”; for “cut her off,” it says, “from your flesh”; for she is not a helper but a plotter, having turned her mind to another. ### Scripture references - Mal 2:15: quotation, high confidence - Matt 19:6: quotation, high confidence - Prov 18:22: quotation, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Sir 25:26 (Sirach): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - On putting away a wife and keeping an adulteress: translated as written. Quotations: Mal 2:15 (LXX); Matt 19:6; Prov 18:22a (a line found only in the LXX); Sir 25:26. Stray marks in the scan inside the two quotations are removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.14.4 (Funk 1:335–337; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.14.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-5 - Source: Funk 1:337 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers need only the circumcision of the heart. ### Greek text μήτε δὲ περιτέμνεσθαι τὴν σάρκα, ἀρκεῖσθαι δὲ πιστοῖς τὴν τῆς καρδίας περιτομὴν ἐν πνεύματι Περιτμήθητε γάρ, φησίν, τῷ θεῷ ὑμῶν καὶ περιτέμνεσθε τὴν ἀκροβυστίαν τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) nor yet to circumcise the flesh, but for the faithful to be content with the circumcision of the heart in the spirit; for “be circumcised,” it says, “to your God, and circumcise the foreskin of your heart.” ### Scripture references - Rom 2:29: allusion, high confidence - Jer 4:4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 2:29; quotation: Jer 4:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.14.5 (Funk 1:337; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-14-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.15.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-1 - Source: Funk 1:337 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: There is one baptism, given by blameless priests in the name of the Trinity, not by heretics. ### Greek text Ὁμοίως καὶ βαπτίσματι ἑνὶ ἀρκεῖσθαι μόνῳ τῷ εἰς τὸν τοῦ κυρίου θάνατον δεδομένῳ, οὐ τῷ παρὰ τῶν δυσωνύμων αἱρετικῶν, ἀλλὰ τῷ παρὰ τῶν ἀμέμπτων ἱερέων δεδομένῳ εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος. ### English translation (Claude) Likewise, to be content with one baptism only, that which is given into the death of the Lord; not that given by the abominable heretics, but that given by blameless priests “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” ### Scripture references - Rom 6:3: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 28:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 6:3; Matt 28:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.15.1 (Funk 1:337; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.15.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-2 - Source: Funk 1:337 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretical baptism is not to be accepted, nor true baptism repeated. ### Greek text μήτε δὲ τὸ παρὰ τῶν ἀσεβῶν δεκτὸν ὑμῖν ἔστω, μήτε τὸ παρὰ τῶν ὁσίων ἀκυρούσθω διὰ δευτέρου. ὡς γὰρ εἷς ὁ θεὸς καὶ εἷς ὃ Χριστὸς καὶ εἷς ὁ παράκλητος, εἷς δὲ καὶ ὁ τοῦ κυρίου ἐν σώματι θάνατος, οὕτως ἕν ἔστω καὶ τὸ εἰς αὐτὸν διδόμενον βάπτισμαʼ οἱ δὲ παρὰ ἀσεβῶν δεχόμενοι μόλυσμα κοινωνοὶ τῆς γνώμης αὐτῶν γενήσονται. ### English translation (Claude) And let neither the baptism from the ungodly be accepted by you, nor that from the holy be annulled by a second. For as there is one God and one Christ and one Paraclete, and one also the death of the Lord in the body, so let the baptism given into him be one. But those who receive pollution from the ungodly will become partners in their opinion. ### Scripture references - Eph 4:5: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Eph 4:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.15.2 (Funk 1:337; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.15.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-3 - Source: Funk 1:337 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretical clergy are not priests, and their baptism defiles. ### Greek text οὐ γάρ εἰσιν ἐκεῖνοι ἱερεῖς· λέγει γὰρ πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ θεός· Ἐπεὶ καὶ σὺ ἀπώσω γνῶσιν, ἀπώσομαί σε κἀγὼ τοῦ ἱερατεύειν μοι. οὔτε μὴν οἱ βαπτισθέντες ὑπ αὐτῶν μεμύηνται, ἀλλὰ μεμολυσμένοι ὑπάρχουσιν, οὐκ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν λαμβάνοντες, ἀλλὰ δεσμὸν ἀσεβείας. ### English translation (Claude) For those men are not priests; for God says to them, “Since you have rejected knowledge, I too will reject you from serving as my priest.” Nor yet have those baptized by them been initiated, but they are defiled, receiving not forgiveness of sins but a bond of impiety. ### Scripture references - Hos 4:6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Hos 4:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.15.3 (Funk 1:337; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.15.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-4 - Source: Funk 1:337 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Rebaptizing the baptized insults the Father, the Son and the Spirit. ### Greek text οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ τοὺς μεμυημένους ἐκ δευτέρου βαπτίζειν πειρώμενοι ἀνασταυροῦσιν τὸν κύριον, ἀναιροῦσιν αὐτὸν ἐκ δευτέρου, γελῶσιν τὰ θεῖα, μυκτηρίζουσι τὰ ἅγια, ὑβρίζουσι τὸ πνεῦμα, τὸ αἷμα τὸ ἅγιον ὡς κοινὸν ἀτιμάζουσιν᾽ ἀσεβοῦσιν εἰς τὸν ἀποστείλαντα, εἰς τὸν παθόντα, εἰς τὸν μαρτυρήσαντα. ### English translation (Claude) And not only so, but those also who try to baptize a second time those who have been initiated crucify the Lord again, slay him a second time, laugh at divine things, mock holy things, insult the Spirit, dishonor the holy blood as common; they act impiously against him who sent, against him who suffered, against him who bore witness. ### Scripture references - Heb 6:6: allusion, high confidence - Heb 10:29: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Heb 6:6; 10:29. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.15.4 (Funk 1:337; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.15.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-5 - Source: Funk 1:337–339 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Whoever refuses baptism out of contempt will be condemned. ### Greek text ἀλλὰ καὶ ὁ ἐκ καταφρονήσεως μὴ βουλόμενος βαπτισθῆναι ὡς ἄπιστος κατακριθήσεται, καὶ ὀνειδισθήσεται ὡς ἀχάριστος καὶ ἀγνώμων· λέγει γὰρ ὃ κύριος· Ἐὰν μή τις βαπτισθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν, καὶ πάλιν: Ὁ πιστεύσας καὶ βαπτισθεὶς σωθήσεται, ὃ δὲ ἀπιστήσας κατακριθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) But he too who out of contempt is unwilling to be baptized will be condemned as an unbeliever, and reproached as ungrateful and senseless; for the Lord says, “Unless one is baptized of water and Spirit, he will not enter the kingdom of heaven,” and again, “He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who disbelieves will be condemned.” ### Scripture references - John 3:5: quotation, high confidence - Mark 16:16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - A block of Funk's apparatus that the OCR placed inside this sentence is removed. Quotations: John 3:5; Mark 16:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.15.5 (Funk 1:337–339; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.15.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-6 - Source: Funk 1:339 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Delaying baptism until death shows ignorance of God. ### Greek text ὃ δὲ λέγων, ὅτι ὅταν τελευτῶ βαπτίζομαι, ἵνα μὴ ἁμαρτήσω καὶ ῥυπανῶ τὸ βάπτισμα, οὗτος ἀγνοιαν θεοῦ ἔχει καὶ τῆς ἑαυτοῦ φύσεως ἐπιλήσμων τυγχάνει, Μὴ ἀναβάλλου γάρ, φησίν, ἐπιστρέψαι πρὸς κύριον οὐ γὰρ οἶδας, τί τέξεται ἡ ἐπιοῦσα. ### English translation (Claude) And he who says, “When I am dying I will be baptized, so that I may not sin and soil my baptism,” is ignorant of God and forgetful of his own nature; for “do not put off,” it says, “turning to the Lord; for you do not know what the coming day will bring forth.” ### Scripture references - Prov 27:1: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Sir 5:7 (Sirach): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Sir 5:7 with Prov 27:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.15.6 (Funk 1:339; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.15.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-7 - Source: Funk 1:339 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Infants are to be baptized and brought up in God's discipline. ### Greek text βαπτίζετε δὲ ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ νήπια, καὶ ἐκτρέφετε αὐτὰ ἐν παιδείᾳ καὶ νουθεσίᾳ θεοῦ· ἄφετε γάρ, φησί, ,τὰ παιδία ἔρχεσθαι πρὸς μὲ καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτά. ### English translation (Claude) And baptize your infants too, and “bring them up in the discipline and admonition of God”; for “let the children,” he says, “come to me, and do not hinder them.” ### Scripture references - Eph 6:4: quotation, high confidence - Matt 19:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 6:4; Matt 19:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.15.7 (Funk 1:339; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-15-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.16.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-1 - Source: Funk 1:339 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Books forged in the apostles' names are not to be accepted. ### Greek text Ταῦτα πάντα ἐπεστείλαμεν ὑμῖν, ἵνα εἰδέναι ἔχοιτε τὴν ἡμετέραν γνώμην, οἷα τίς ἐστιν. καὶ τὰ ἐπ᾽ ὀνόματι ἡμῶν παρὰ τῶν ἀσεβῶν καττυθέντα βιβλία μὴ παραδέχεσθε᾽ οὐ γὰρ τοῖς ὀνόμασιν χρὴ ὑμᾶς προσέχειν τῶν ἀποστόλων, ἀλλὰ τῇ φύσει τῶν πραγμάτων καὶ τῇ γνώμῃ τῇ ἀδιαστρόφῳ. ### English translation (Claude) All these things we have written to you, so that you may know what kind of opinion ours is. And do not accept the books patched together in our name by the ungodly; for you must not attend to the names of the apostles, but to the nature of the matters and to the undistorted opinion. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.16.1 (Funk 1:339; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.16.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-2 - Source: Funk 1:339 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Simon's followers circulate poisonous books under apostolic names. ### Greek text οἴδαμεν γάρ, ὅτι οἱ περὶ Σίμωνα καὶ Κλεύβιον ἰώδη συντάξαντες βιβλία ἐπ᾽ ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ καὶ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ περιφέρουσιν εἰς ἀπάτην ὑμῶν τῶν πεφιληκότων Χριστὸν καὶ ἡμᾶς τοὺς αὐτοῦ δούλους. ### English translation (Claude) For we know that the followers of Simon and Cleobius have composed poisonous books in the name of Christ and of his disciples and carry them about to deceive you who love Christ and us his servants. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.16.2 (Funk 1:339; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.16.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-3 - Source: Funk 1:339 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Apocryphal books under ancient names, like the heretics' books now, are hostile to the truth. ### Greek text καὶ ἐν τοῖς παλαιοῖς δέ τινες συνέγραψαν βιβλία ἀπόκρυφα Μωσέως καὶ Ἐνὼχ καὶ Ἀδάμ, Ἡσαΐου τε καὶ Δαυὶδ καὶ Ἠλία καὶ τῶν τριῶν πατριαρχῶν, φθοροποιὰ καὶ τῆς ἀληθείας ἐχθρά· τοιαῦτα καὶ νῦν ἐκύησαν οἱ δυσώνυμοι, διαβάλλοντες δημιουργίαν, γάμον, πρόνοιαν, τεκνογονίαν, νόμον, προφήτας· βάρβαρά τινα ὀνόματα ἐγγράφοντες καὶ ὡς αὐτοί φασιν ἀγγέλων, τὸ δ᾽ ἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δαιμόνων τῶν αὐτοῖς ὑπηχούντων. ### English translation (Claude) And among the ancients too some wrote apocryphal books of Moses and Enoch and Adam, of Isaiah and David and Elijah and the three patriarchs, destructive and hostile to the truth. Such things the infamous ones have now also produced, slandering creation, marriage, providence, the begetting of children, the law, the prophets; writing in certain barbarous names, of angels, as they themselves say, but, to speak the truth, of demons who prompt them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.16.3 (Funk 1:339; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.16.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-4 - Source: Funk 1:339 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful must flee the teaching of such books. ### Greek text ὧν ἀποφεύγετε τὴν διδασκαλίαν, ἵνα μὴ μετάσχητε τῆς τιμωρίας τῶν αὐτὰ συγγραψαμένων ἐπ ἀπάτῃ καὶ ἀπωλείᾳ τῶν πιστῶν καὶ ἀμέμπτων τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ μαθητῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Flee their teaching, so that you may not share in the punishment of those who composed them for the deception and destruction of the faithful and blameless disciples of the Lord Jesus. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.16.4 (Funk 1:339; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-16-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.17.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-1 - Source: Funk 1:339–341 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops, presbyters and deacons must have married only once and may not marry or remarry after ordination. ### Greek text ᾿Επίσκοπον καὶ πρεσβύτερον καὶ διάκονον εἴπομεν μονογάμους καθίστασθαι, κἂν ζῶσιν αὐτῶν αἱ γαμεταί, κἂν τεθνήκασιν, μὴ ἐξεῖναι δὲ αὐτοῖς μετὰ χειροτονίαν ἢ ἀγάμοις οὖσιν ἔτι ἐπὶ γάμον ἔρχεσθαι, ἢ γεγαμηκόσιν ἑτέραις συμπλέκεσθαι, ἀλλ᾽ ἀρκεῖσθαι ᾗ ἔχοντες ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὴν χειροτονίαν. ### English translation (Claude) We have said that a bishop, a presbyter and a deacon are to be appointed married only once, whether their wives are living or dead; and that it is not lawful for them after ordination, if they are unmarried, still to go on to marriage, or, if married, to be united with other women, but they are to be content with the wife they had when they came to ordination. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:2: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Tim 3:12: allusion, medium confidence - Titus 1:6: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “Married only once” renders μονογάμους. Cf. 1 Tim 3:2, 12; Titus 1:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.17.1 (Funk 1:339–341; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.17.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-2 - Source: Funk 1:341 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The lower clergy must also have married once, but may marry after entering the clergy. ### Greek text ὑπηρέτας δὲ καὶ ψαλτῳδοὺς καὶ ἀναγνώστας καὶ πυλωροὺς καὶ αὐτοὺς μὲν μονογάμους εἶναι κελεύομεν᾽ εἰ δὲ πρὸ γάμου εἰς κλῆρον παρέλθωσιν, ἐπιτρέπομεν αὐτοῖς γαμεῖν, εἴγε πρὸς τοῦτο πρόθεσιν ἔχουσιν, ἵνα μὴ ἁμαρτήσαντες κολάσεως τύχωσιν. ### English translation (Claude) And the ministers and singers and readers and doorkeepers, we command that they too be married only once; but if they enter the clergy before marriage, we permit them to marry, if they have an intention to do so, so that they may not sin and incur punishment. ### Translation notes - “Ministers” (ὑπηρέτας) are probably the subdeacons. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.17.2 (Funk 1:341; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.17.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-3 - Source: Funk 1:341 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Clergy may not marry a courtesan, a slave, a widow or a divorced woman. ### Greek text οὐδενὶ δὲ τῶν ἐν τῷ κλήρῳ κελεύομεν ἢ ἑταίραν ἢ οἰκέτιν ἢ χήραν καὶ ἐκβεβλημένην λαμβάνειν, ὡς καὶ ὃ Νόμος λέγει. ### English translation (Claude) And we command that none of those in the clergy take a courtesan or a household slave or “a widow or a woman who has been put away,” as the Law also says. ### Scripture references - Lev 21:7: allusion, high confidence - Lev 21:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 21:7, 14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.17.3 (Funk 1:341; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.17.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-4 - Source: Funk 1:341 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A deaconess must be a virgin or a once-married widow. ### Greek text διακόνισσα δὲ γινέσθω παρθένος ἁγνή· εἰ δὲ μήγε, κἂν χήρα μονόγαμος, πιστὴ καὶ τιμία. ### English translation (Claude) And let a deaconess be a chaste virgin; or if not, at least a widow married only once, faithful and honorable. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.17.4 (Funk 1:341; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-5-1/#p-6-17-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-1 - Source: Funk 1:341 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Penitents are received, catechumens baptized, and unrepentant heretics expelled and shunned. ### Greek text Τοὺς μετανοοῦντας προσδέχεσθε, τοῦτο γὰρ θέλημα θεοῦ ἐν Χριστοῦ τοὺς κατηχουμένους στοιχειώσαντες βαπτίσατε, τοὺς ἀθέους αἱρεσιώτας ἀμετανοήτως ἔχοντας διαστείλαντες ἀφορίσατε ἀπὸ τῶν πιστῶν καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκκηρύκτους ποιήσατε, καὶ παραγγείλατε τοῖς πιστοῖς παντοίως αὐτῶν ἀπέχεσθαι καὶ μήτε λόγῳ μήτε προσευχαῖς κοινωνεῖν αὐτοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) Receive those who repent, “for this is the will of God in Christ”; baptize the catechumens after instructing them in the first elements; set apart the godless heretics who remain unrepentant, separate them from the faithful and make them banished from the church of God, and charge the faithful to keep away from them in every way and to share with them neither in word nor in prayers. ### Scripture references - 1 Thess 5:18: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Thess 5:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.1 (Funk 1:341; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-2 - Source: Funk 1:341–343 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretics corrupt the flock and only pretend to piety. ### Greek text οὗτοι γάρ εἰσιν ἀντίδικοι καὶ ἐπίβουλοι τῆς ἐκκλησίας, οἱ διαφθείροντες τὸ ποίμνιον καὶ μολύνοντες τὴν κληρονομίαν, οἱ δοξόσοφοι καὶ παμπόνηροι, περὶ ὧν ἔλεγεν Σολομὼν ὃ σοφός, ὅτι δυσσεβοῦντες ὑποκρίνονται εὐσεβεῖν. Ἔστι γάρ, φησίν, ὁδός, ἣ δοκεῖ τισιν εὐθὴς εἶναι, τὰ δὲ τελευταῖα αὐτῆς βλέπει εἰς πυθμένα ᾅδου. ### English translation (Claude) For these are adversaries and plotters against the church, who corrupt the flock and defile the inheritance, the seemingly wise and utterly wicked, of whom Solomon the wise said that, acting impiously, they pretend to piety. “For there is a way,” he says, “which seems right to some, but its end looks to the depth of Hades.” ### Scripture references - Prov 14:12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Prov 14:12 (16:25). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.2 (Funk 1:341–343; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-3 - Source: Funk 1:343 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretics have blasphemed the Spirit and will not be forgiven. ### Greek text οὗτοί εἰσιν, περὶ ὧν ὃ κύριος πικρῶς καὶ ἀποτόμως ἀπεφήνατο λέγων, ὅτι εἰσὶν ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι, οἱ βλασφημήσαντες τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτος καὶ ἀποπτύσαντες τὴν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ δωρεὰν μετὰ τὴν χάριν, οἷς οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται οὔτε ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ οὔτε ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι, οἱ καὶ Ἰουδαίων δυσσεβέστεροι καὶ Ἑλλήνων ἀθεώτεροι᾽ ### English translation (Claude) These are those concerning whom the Lord declared bitterly and severely, saying that they are false christs and false teachers, who have blasphemed the Spirit of grace and spat out the gift from him after grace, “to whom it will not be forgiven either in this age or in the age to come”; more impious than the Jews and more godless than the Greeks; ### Scripture references - Matt 24:24: allusion, medium confidence - Heb 10:29: allusion, high confidence - Matt 12:32: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 24:24; Heb 10:29; Matt 12:32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.3 (Funk 1:343; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-4 - Source: Funk 1:343 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretics blaspheme the Father, Son and Spirit and abuse the Scriptures. ### Greek text οἱ θεὸν τὸν ἐπὶ πάντων βλασφημοῦντες καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ καταπατοῦντες καὶ τὴν διδασκαλίαν τοῦ πνεύματος διαπτύοντες, οἱ τοὺς θείους λόγους ἀρνούμενοι ἢ μεθʼ ὑποκρίσεως προσποιούμενοι δέχεσθαι, ἐφ᾽ ὕβρει θεοῦ καὶ ἀπάτῃ τῶν προσιόντων αὐτοῖς, οἱ τὰς ἱερὰς γραφὰς ἐνυβρίζοντες καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην ### English translation (Claude) who blaspheme God who is over all, and trample on his Son, and spit on the teaching of the Spirit; who deny the divine words, or pretend with hypocrisy to accept them, to insult God and to deceive those who come to them; who insult the holy Scriptures, and, as for righteousness, ### Scripture references - Heb 10:29: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The sentence runs on into the next ref. Heb 10:29. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.4 (Funk 1:343; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-5 - Source: Funk 1:343–345 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful must flee heretics, who ruin the church like foxes in a vineyard. ### Greek text τε ποτέ ἐστιν ἀγνοοῦντες, οἱ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ διαφθείροντες ὡς ἀλώπεκες μικροὶ ἀμπελῶνα καὶ μερίδες ἀλωπέκων γινόμενοι. οὓς φεύγειν ὑμᾶς παρακαλοῦμεν, ἵνα μὴ λάβητε βρόχους ταῖς ἑαυτῶν ψυχαῖς· Ὁ συμπορευόμενος γὰρ σοφοῖς σοφὸς ἔσται, ὃ δὲ συμπορευόμενος ἄφροσιν γνωσθήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) do not know what it ever is; who corrupt the church of God like “little foxes” a “vineyard,” and become “portions of foxes.” Them we exhort you to flee, so that you may not take snares to your own souls; “for he who walks with the wise will be wise, but he who walks with fools will be known.” ### Scripture references - Song 2:15: quotation, high confidence - Ps 63:10 (62:11 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Prov 22:25: allusion, medium confidence - Prov 13:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - A stray numeral (ς) in the scan is removed. Song 2:15; Ps 63:10 (62:11 LXX); Prov 22:25; quotation: Prov 13:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.5 (Funk 1:343–345; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-6 - Source: Funk 1:345 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As David hated God's enemies, the faithful must keep away from the wicked. ### Greek text οὔτε γὰρ κλέπτῃ δεῖ συντρέχειν, οὐδὲ μετὰ μοιχοῦ μερίδα τίθεσθαι, ἐπείπερ καὶ ὁ ὅσιος Δαυίδ φησιν, Κύριε, τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε ἐμίσησα καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ἐξετηκόμην, τέλειον μῖσος ἐμίσουν αὐτούς, εἰς ἐχθροὺς ἐγένοντό μοι. ### English translation (Claude) For one must not run with a thief nor cast one's lot with an adulterer, since the holy David too says, “Lord, I hated those who hate you, and I pined away over your enemies; I hated them with a perfect hatred; they became enemies to me.” ### Scripture references - Ps 50:18 (49:18 LXX): allusion, high confidence - Ps 139:21–22 (138:21-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 50:18 (49:18 LXX); quotation: Ps 139:21–22 (138:21–22 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.6 (Funk 1:345; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-7 - Source: Funk 1:345 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God rebuked Jehoshaphat for his alliances with wicked kings. ### Greek text καὶ τῷ Ἰωσαφὰτ ὃ θεὸς ὀνειδίζει διὰ τὴν πρὸς Ἀχαὰβ φιλίαν καὶ συμμαχίαν καὶ τὴν πρὸς Ὀχοζίαν, λέγων διὰ Ἰοὺ τοῦ προφήτου· Εἰ ἁμαρτωλῷ σὺ φιλιάζεις ἢ μισουμένῳ ὑπὸ κυρίου σὺ βοηθεῖς; διὰ τοῦτο ἐξαίφνης ὀργὴ κυρίου ἐγένετο ἐπὶ σέ, εἰ μὴ ὅτι εὑρέθη ἡ καρδία σου τελεία πρὸς κύριον, διὰ τοῦτο ἐφείσατό σου κύριος· πλὴν ὅτι διεκόπη τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ συνετρίβησαν αἱ νῆές σου. ### English translation (Claude) And God reproaches Jehoshaphat for his friendship and alliance with Ahab and with Ahaziah, saying through Jehu the prophet, “Do you make friends with a sinner, or help one hated by the Lord? For this reason wrath from the Lord came suddenly upon you; yet because your heart was found perfect toward the Lord, the Lord spared you; but your works were broken off and your ships were shattered.” ### Scripture references - 2 Chr 19:2–3: quotation, high confidence - 2 Chr 20:35–37: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: 2 Chr 19:2–3 combined with 20:37. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.7 (Funk 1:345; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-8 - Source: Funk 1:345 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful must avoid fellowship with heretics. ### Greek text φεύγετε οὖν τῆς κοινωνίας αὐτῶν, καὶ τῆς πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἰρήνης ἀλλότριοι τυγχάνετε᾽ περὶ αὐτῶν γὰρ ὃ προφήτης ἀπεφήνατο, λέγων, ὅτι Οὐκ ἔστιν χαίρειν τοῖς ἀσεβέσιν, λέγει κύριος. ### English translation (Claude) Flee, then, their fellowship, and be strangers to peace with them; for concerning them the prophet declared, saying, “There is no rejoicing for the ungodly, says the Lord.” ### Scripture references - Isa 48:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Isa 48:22 (57:21) LXX. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.8 (Funk 1:345; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-9 - Source: Funk 1:345 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretics will multiply before the end; the apostles healed some and cast out the incurable. ### Greek text οὗτοι γάρ εἰσιν οἱ κρύφιοι λύκοι, οἱ ἐνεοὶ κύνες οἱ οὐ δυνάμενοι ὑλακτεῖν, οἱ νῦν μὲν εἰσὶν ὀλίγοι, προκόψαντος δὲ τοῦ χρόνου καὶ τῆς συντελείας ἐγγιζούσης πλείονες καὶ χαλεπώτεροι ἔσονται, περὶ ὧν ὁ κύριος ἔλεγεν, ὅτι Ἆρα ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐλθὼν εὑρήσει τὴν πίστιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; καί· Διὰ τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν, καὶ ἐλεύσονται ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ δώσουσι σημεῖα ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὥστε εἰ δυνατόν καὶ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς ἀπατῆσαι, ὧν τῆς ἀπάτης ῥύσεται ἡμᾶς κύριος ὁ θεὸς διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν. καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἡμεῖς, διερχόμενοι τὰ ἔθνη καὶ ἐπιστηρίζοντες τὰς ἐκκλησίας, τοὺς μὲν ἐν πολλῇ νουθεσίᾳ καὶ λόγῳ ἰατικῷ ἐγιάσαρεες ἐπανηγάγομεν μέλλοντας ὅσον οὐδέπω θνήσκειν ἀπάτῃ, τοὺς δὲ ἀνιάτως ἔχοντας ἐξεβάλομεν τῆς ποίμνης, ἵνα μὴ ψωραλέας νόσου μεταδῶσιν καὶ τοῖς ὑγιαίνουσιν ἀρνίοις, ἀλλὰ καθαρὰ καὶ ἄχραντα, ὑγιῆ καὶ ἄσπιλα διαμείνῃ κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ. ### English translation (Claude) For these are the hidden wolves, the “dumb dogs that cannot bark,” who are now few, but as time advances and the consummation draws near they will be more numerous and more grievous; of whom the Lord said, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” and, “Because lawlessness is multiplied, the love of many will grow cold; and false christs and false prophets will come and will give signs in heaven, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect”; from whose deceit the Lord God will deliver us through Jesus Christ, our hope. [10] For we too, going through the nations and confirming the churches, brought back some with much admonition and healing words, having cured them when they were all but dying of the deception; but those who were incurable we cast out of the flock, so that they might not pass on their mangy disease to the healthy lambs, but that these might remain pure and undefiled, healthy and spotless to the Lord God. ### Scripture references - Isa 56:10: quotation, high confidence - Luke 18:8: quotation, high confidence - Matt 24:12: quotation, high confidence - Matt 24:24: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 1:1: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 10 was lost in the OCR; “[10]” marks where it begins. The word rendered “having cured” is garbled in the scan; translated by sense. - Isa 56:10; Luke 18:8; Matt 24:12, 24; 1 Tim 1:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.9 (Funk 1:345; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.18.11 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-11 - Source: Funk 1:345–347 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles sent this teaching to the bishops through Clement and other companions. ### Greek text καὶ ταῦτα κατὰ πόλιν πᾶσαν εἰς ὅλην τὴν οἰκουμένην πεποιήκαμεν, καταλιπόντες ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις καὶ λοιποῖς ἱερεῦσιν τήνδε τὴν καθολικὴν διδασκαλίαν ἀξίως καὶ δικαίως εἰς μνημόσυνον ἐπιστηρισμοῦ τοῖς πεπιστευκόσι θεῷ, διαπεμψάμενοι διὰ τοῦ συλλειτουργοῦ ἡμῶν Κλήμεντος τοῦ πιστοτάτου καὶ ὁμοψύχου τέκνου ἡμῶν ἐν κυρίῳ, ἅμα καὶ Βαρνάβᾳ καὶ Τιμοθέῳ τῷ ποθεινοτάτῳ υἱῷ καὶ Μάρκῳ τῷ γνησίῳ, σὺν οἷς καὶ Τίτον ὑμῖν γνωρίζομεν καὶ Λουκᾶν, Ἰάσωνά τε καὶ Λούκιον καὶ Σωσίπατρον. ### English translation (Claude) And these things we have done in every city throughout the whole world, leaving to you the bishops and the other priests this catholic teaching, worthily and justly, as a memorial of confirmation for those who have believed in God, sending it through our fellow minister Clement, our most faithful and like-minded child in the Lord, together with Barnabas and Timothy, our most dearly beloved son, and Mark, the genuine one; with whom we also commend to you Titus and Luke, Jason and Lucius and Sosipater. ### Scripture references - Rom 16:21: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Tim 4:11: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 16:21; 2 Tim 4:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.18.11 (Funk 1:345–347; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-18-11). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.19.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-1 - Source: Funk 1:347 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must give up the old ritual customs. ### Greek text Δι᾽ ὧν καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν ὑμᾶς ἐν κυρίῳ, ἀπέχεσθαι παλαιᾶς συνηθείας καὶ δεσμῶν ματαίων, ἀφορισμῶν, παρατηρήσεων, βρωμάτων διορισμοῦ, βαπτισμάτων καθημερινῶν· τὰ ἀρχαῖα γὰρ παρῆλθεν, ἰδοὺ γέγονεν καινὰ τὰ πάντα. ### English translation (Claude) Through them we also exhort you in the Lord to abstain from the old custom and vain bonds: separations, observances, distinctions of foods, daily washings; for “the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 5:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: 2 Cor 5:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.19.1 (Funk 1:347; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.19.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-2 - Source: Funk 1:347 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God gave a simple law, the Ten Commandments, to help the natural law. ### Greek text γνόντες γὰρ θεὸν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ τὴν σύμπασαν αὐτοῦ οἰκονομίαν ἀρχῆθεν γεγενημένην, ὅτι δέδωκεν νόμον ἁπλοῦν εἰς βοήθειαν τοῦ φυσικοῦ, καθαρόν, σωτήριον, ἅγιον, ἐν ᾧ καὶ τὸ ἴδιον ὄνομα ἐγκατέθετο, τέλειον, ἀνελλειπῆ, δέκα λογίων πλήρη, ἄμωμον, ἐπιστρέφοντα ψυχάς, οὗπερ καὶ ἐπιλαθομένους Ἑβραίους ὑπομιμνήσκει διὰ Μαλαχίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγων Μνήσθητε νόμου Μωσῆ, ἀνθρώπου τοῦ θεοῦ, ὃς ἐνετείλατο ὑμῖν προστάγματα καὶ δικαιώματα. ### English translation (Claude) For you have come to know God through Jesus Christ, and his whole dispensation from the beginning: that he gave a simple law to help the natural law, pure, saving, holy, in which he also set down his own name; perfect, lacking nothing, full of ten oracles, “blameless, converting souls”; which, when the Hebrews forgot it, he reminds them of through Malachi the prophet, saying, “Remember the law of Moses, the man of God, who commanded you ordinances and judgments.” ### Scripture references - Ps 19:7 (18:8 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Mal 4:4 (3:22 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 19:7 (18:8 LXX); quotation: Mal 4:4 (3:22 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.19.2 (Funk 1:347; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.19.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-3 - Source: Funk 1:347 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ honored the law by sending healed lepers to the priests. ### Greek text ὃς τοσοῦτόν ἐστιν ἅγιος καὶ δίκαιος, ὡς καὶ τὸν σωτῆρά ποτε, θεραπεύσαντα λεπρὸν ἕνα καὶ πάλιν ἐννέα, εἰπεῖν τῷ πρώτῳ᾽ Πορευθεὶς δεῖξον σεαυτὸν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ, καὶ προσένεγκε τὸ δῶρον, ὃ προσέταξεν Μωσῆς εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς, τοῖς δὲ ἐννέα πάλιν Πορευθέντες ἐπιδείξατε ἑαυτοὺς τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ### English translation (Claude) And this law is so holy and righteous that the Savior too, when he once healed one leper and again nine, said to the first, “Go, show yourself to the high priest and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them,” and again to the nine, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” ### Scripture references - Matt 8:4: quotation, high confidence - Luke 17:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The OCR split this ref from the next with footnote references, which are removed. Quotations: Matt 8:4; Luke 17:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.19.3 (Funk 1:347; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.19.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-4 - Source: Funk 1:347–349 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ fulfilled the law, and Moses and Elijah witnessed his transfiguration as his friends. ### Greek text οὐ γάρ που κατέλυσεν τὸν νόμον, ὡς Σίμων δοξάζει, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπλήρωσεν· λέγει γάρʼ Ἰῶτα ἕν ἢ μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου, ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται· οὐ γὰρ ἦλθον φησίν, καταλῦσαι τὸν νόμον ἢ τοὺς προφήτας, ἀλλὰ πληρῶσαι. καὶ γὰρ καὶ Μωσῆς, νομοθέτης ὁμοῦ καὶ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ προφήτης καὶ βασιλεύς, καὶ Ἠλίας ὃ ζηλωτὴς τῶν προφητῶν συνῆσαν ἐν τῇ μεταμορφώσει τοῦ κυρίου ἐν τῷ ὄρει μάρτυρες αὐτοῦ τῆς ἐνανθρωπήσεως καὶ τῶν παθημάτων, ὡς φίλοι Χριστοῦ καὶ οἰκεῖοι, ἀλλ᾽ οὐχ ὡς ἐχθροὶ ἢ ἀλλότριοι· ἐξ ὧν δείκνυται, ὅτι καὶ ὃ νόμος καλὸς καὶ ἅγιος καὶ οἱ προφῆται. ### English translation (Claude) For he did not abolish the law, as Simon thinks, but fulfilled it; for he says, “One iota or one stroke shall not pass from the law until all is accomplished; for I did not come,” he says, “to abolish the law or the prophets, but to fulfil.” [4] For Moses too, lawgiver and high priest and prophet and king together, and Elijah, the zealot among the prophets, were present at the Lord's transfiguration on the mountain as witnesses of his incarnation and his sufferings, as friends of Christ and members of his household, not as enemies or strangers; from which it is shown that both the law and the prophets are good and holy. ### Scripture references - Matt 5:18: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:17: quotation, high confidence - Matt 17:3: allusion, high confidence - Luke 9:30–31: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - A block of Funk's apparatus at the start of this ref is removed. A section numeral 4 is printed inside this ref; “[4]” marks it, and the numbering of this chapter in the scan is uncertain. - Quotations: Matt 5:18, 17. Matt 17:3; Luke 9:30–31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.19.4 (Funk 1:347–349; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-19-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-1 - Source: Funk 1:349 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The law proper is the Decalogue, given before the golden calf; the Simonians despise it. ### Greek text Νόμος δέ ἐστιν ἡ δεκάλογος, ἣν πρὸ τοῦ τὸν λαὸν μοσχοποιῆσαι τὸν παρ᾽ Αἰγυπτίοις Ἄπιν θεὸς αὐτοῖς ἐνομοθέτησεν ἀκουστῇ φωνῇ· οὗτος δὲ δίκαιός ἐστιν, διὸ καὶ νόμος λέγεται διὰ τὸ φύσει δικαίως τὰς κρίσεις ποιεῖσθαι· ὃν οἱ περὶ Σίμωνα φαυλίζουσιν, οἰόμενοι, μὴ κριθέντες ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὴν κόλασιν ἐκφεύγειν. ### English translation (Claude) Now the law is the Decalogue, which God gave them as law with an audible voice before the people made the calf, the Apis of the Egyptians; and this law is righteous, and for that reason it is also called law, because by nature it passes judgments justly; it is this law that the followers of Simon disparage, thinking that they will escape punishment if they are not judged by it. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:1–17: allusion, medium confidence - Exod 32:4: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:1–17; 32:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.1 (Funk 1:349; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-2 - Source: Funk 1:349 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Decalogue's law imposes no compulsion about altars. ### Greek text οὗτος ὃ νόμος ἀγαθός, ὅσιος, ἀκατανάγκαστος. φησὶν γάρ· Ἐὰν δὲ ποιήσῃς μοι θυσιαστήριον, ἐκ γῆς ποιήσεις μοι αὐτό. ### English translation (Claude) This law is good, holy, imposing no compulsion. For it says, “And if you make me an altar, you shall make it of earth for me.” ### Scripture references - Exod 20:24–25: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Exod 20:24–25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.2 (Funk 1:349; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-3 - Source: Funk 1:349–351 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sacrifice was permitted, not commanded. ### Greek text οὐχ εἶπεν. Ποίησον, ἀλλ᾽ Ἐὰν ποιήσῃς, οὐκ ἀνάγκην περιέθηκεν, ἀλλὰ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ἐπέτρεψεν ἅτε ἐλευθέρᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) It did not say, “Make one,” but “If you make one”; it did not lay on necessity, but left it to their power, as being free. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.3 (Funk 1:349–351; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-4 - Source: Funk 1:351 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God needs no sacrifice; he allowed it as the patriarchs had offered it freely by natural law. ### Greek text οὐ γὰρ θυσιῶν δέεται ὃ θεός, ἀνενδεὴς ὑπάρχων τῇ φύσει ἀλλὰ γινώσκων, καθάπερ καὶ ἤδη πρότερον τὸν φιλόθεον Ἄβελ καὶ Νῶε καὶ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ τοὺς καθεξῆς οὐκ αἰτηθέντας, φυσικῷ δὲ νόμῳ κινηθέντας ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτῶν προσενέγκαι θυσίαν θεῷ ἀπὸ γνώμης εὐχαρίστου, ἐπιτρέπει καὶ νῦν Ἑβραίοις, οὐ προστάσσων, ἀλλ᾽, εἰ βουληθῶσιν, συγχωρῶν καί, εἰ ἀπὸ ὀρθῆς προσοίσουσι γνώμης, εὐδοκῶν ἐπὶ ταῖς θυσίαις αὐτῶν. ### English translation (Claude) For God has no need of sacrifices, being by nature without need; but knowing that earlier too Abel, who loved God, and Noah and Abraham and those after them, without being asked, but moved by the natural law, offered sacrifice to God of themselves from a grateful mind, he now permits the Hebrews too, not commanding but allowing it if they wish, and being pleased with their sacrifices if they offer them from an upright mind. ### Scripture references - Gen 4:4: allusion, high confidence - Gen 8:20: allusion, high confidence - Gen 22:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 4:4; 8:20; 22:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.4 (Funk 1:351; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-5 - Source: Funk 1:351 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God accepts sacrifice without needing it. ### Greek text διὰ τοῦτό φησιν, Εἰ θύειν ἐπιθυμεῖς, οὐ δεομένῳ μοι θῦες οὐδενὸς γὰρ ἐν χρείᾳ καθέστηκα᾽· ἐμὴ γάρ ἔστιν ἡ οἰκουμένη καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς. ### English translation (Claude) For this reason he says, “If you desire to sacrifice, do not sacrifice to me as though I needed it, for I am in need of nothing”; “for the world is mine, and its fullness.” ### Scripture references - Ps 50:12 (49:12 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The first saying is unidentified; the second is Ps 50:12 (49:12 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.5 (Funk 1:351; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-6 - Source: Funk 1:351–353 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: When Israel forgot its Deliverer and made the golden calf, God bound it with the burden of the ritual law. ### Greek text ὁπότε δὲ οἱ τοῦ λαοῦ τούτων ἀμνήμονες ὑπῆρξαν, καὶ μόσχον ἀντὶ θεοῦ θεὸν ἐπεκαλέσαντο καὶ τούτῳ τὴν αἰτίαν τῆς ἐξ Αἰγύπτου πορείας ἐπέγραψαν λέγοντες· Οὗτοι οἱ θεοί σου, Ἰσραήλ, οἱ ἐξαγαγόντες σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, καὶ δυσσεβήσαντες͵εἰς ὁμοίωμα μόσχου ἐσθίοντος χόρτον ἀπηρνήσαντο θεὸν τὸν διὰ Μωσέως ἐπισκεψάμενον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ θλίψει αὐτῶν, τὸν τὰ σημεῖα ἐπὶ χειρὸς καὶ ῥάβδου ποιησάμενον, τὸν τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους δεκαπλήγῳ πατάξαντα, τὸν τὴν ἐρυθρὰν διελόντα θάλασσαν εἰς διαιρέσεις ὑδάτων, τὸν διαγαγόντα αὐτοὺς ἐν μέσῳ ὕδατος ὡς ἵππον ἐν πεδίῳ, τὸν τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπιβούλους βυθίσαντα, τὸν εἰς Μερρὰν τὴν πικρὰν πηγὴν γλυκάναντα, τὸν ἐκ πέτρας ἀκροτόμου καταγαγόντα ὕδωρ εἰς πλησμονὴν αὐτοῖς, τὸν στύλῳ νεφέλης καὶ στύλῳ πυρὸς σκιάζοντα αὐτοῖς διὰ θάλπος ἄμετρον καὶ φωτίζοντα καὶ ὁδηγοῦντα τοὺς οὐκ εἰδότας ὅπου πορευθῶσιν, τὸν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ μαννοδοτήσαντα αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐκ θαλάσσης κρεωδοτήσαντα ὀρτυγομήτραν, τὸν ἐν τῷ ὄρει νομοθετήσαντα αὐτοῖς, οὗ τῆς φωνῆς ἠξιώθησαν ἐπακοῦσαι· τοῦτον ἀπηρνήσαντο εἰπόντες τῷ Ἀαρών· Ποίησον ἡμῖν θεούς, οἱ προπορεύσονται ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐμοσχοποίησαν χωνευτὸν καὶ ἔθυσαν τῷ εἰδώλῳ᾽ διὸ ὀργισθεὶς ὁ θεός, ἅτε ἀχαριστηθεὶς ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν, ἔδησεν αὐτοὺς δεσμοῖς ἀλύτοις, στιβώσει φορτισμοῦ καὶ σκληρότητι κλοιοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) But when those of the people became forgetful of these things, and called on a calf as god instead of God, and ascribed to it the cause of their journey out of Egypt, saying, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt,” and, having acted impiously “into the likeness of a calf that eats grass,” denied God, who had visited them through Moses in their affliction, who had done the signs by hand and rod, who struck the Egyptians with ten plagues, who divided the Red Sea into divisions of waters, who led them through the midst of the water “like a horse on a plain,” who sank their enemies and those who plotted against them, who at Marah sweetened the bitter spring, who brought down water from the sheer rock to satisfy them, who with a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire shaded them because of the excessive heat and gave light and guidance to those who did not know where to go, who gave them manna from heaven and gave them meat from the sea, the quail, who gave them laws on the mountain, whose voice they were counted worthy to hear: him they denied, saying to Aaron, “Make us gods who will go before us,” and they made a molten calf and sacrificed to the idol. Therefore God was angry, as having been treated with ingratitude by them, and bound them with bonds that could not be loosed, with a crushing burden and the hardness of a collar. ### Scripture references - Exod 32:4: quotation, high confidence - Ps 106:20 (105:20 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Exod 3:16: echo, low confidence - Exod 14:21–28: allusion, high confidence - Isa 63:13: quotation, high confidence - Exod 15:23–25: allusion, high confidence - Exod 17:6: allusion, high confidence - Exod 13:21: allusion, high confidence - Exod 16:4: allusion, high confidence - Exod 16:13: allusion, high confidence - Exod 20:18–19: allusion, medium confidence - Exod 32:1: quotation, high confidence - Exod 32:6: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 32:1–8; Ps 106:20 (105:20 LXX); Exod 3:16; 7–12; 14:21–28; Isa 63:13; Exod 15:23–25; 17:6; 13:21; 16:4, 13; 19–20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.6 (Funk 1:351–353; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-7 - Source: Funk 1:353 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After the calf, sacrifice was commanded to keep Israel mindful of God. ### Greek text καὶ οὐκέτι εἶπεν. , Ἐὰν δὲ ποιῇς, ἀλλά Ποίησον θυσιαστήριον καὶ θῦε διηνεκῶς, ἐπιλήσμων γὰρ τυγχάνεις καὶ ἀχάριστος· ὁλοκαύτει οὖν συνεχῶς, ἵν᾽ ὑπομιμνήσκῃ μου· ### English translation (Claude) And he no longer said, “And if you make one,” but “Make an altar and sacrifice continually”; for you are forgetful and ungrateful; burn whole offerings continually, then, so that you may be reminded of me. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.7 (Funk 1:353; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-8 - Source: Funk 1:353 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Food laws were imposed because Israel misused its freedom, though every creature is good. ### Greek text ἐπειδὴ γὰρ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ κακῶς ἀπεχρήσω, ἀνάγκην ἐπιτίθημί σοι λοιπόν, καὶ βρωμάτων ἀφιστῶ τοιῶνδε καὶ ζώων σοι διαφορὰς καθαρῶν καὶ ἀκαθάρτων διαστέλλομαι, καίτοι παντὸς ζῴου καλοῦ τυγχάνοντος ἅτε ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ γενομένου· ### English translation (Claude) For since you misused your freedom, I now lay necessity upon you, and keep you from certain foods, and distinguish for you differences of animals, clean and unclean, although every animal is good, as having been made by me; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.8 (Funk 1:353; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-9 - Source: Funk 1:353 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The ritual laws and their penalties were meant to bring Israel back from polytheism to the one God of the natural law. ### Greek text καὶ ἀφορισμοὺς τοιούσδε σοι προστάσσω, καθαρισμούς, συνεχῆ βαπτίσματα, ῥαντισμούς, ἁγνείας τοιάσδε, ἀργίας διαφόρους᾽ καὶ τούτων ἐφ᾽ ἑκάστῳ, ἐὰν παρακούσῃς, τιμωρίαν ὁρίζω ὡς οἰκέτῃ ἀπειθεῖ, ὅπως πιεζόμενος καὶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κλοιοῦ ἀγχόμενος τῆς πολυθέου πλάνης ἐκστῆς, καὶ παρεὶς τὸ οὕτοι οἱ θεοί σου, Ἰσραήλ ὑπομνησθῆς τὸ ἄκουε, Ἰσραήλ, κύριος, ὃ θεός σου κύριος εἷς ἐστιν, καὶ ἀναδράμῃς ἐπ᾽ ἐκεῖνον τὸν νόμον τὸν ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ τῇ φύσει καταβληθέντα πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις· ἕνα μόνον ὑπάρχειν θεὸν ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς, καὶ τοῦτον ἀγαπᾶν ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας, καὶ πλὴν αὐτοῦ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι ἄλλον, μήτε ὄνομα θεῶν ἑτέρων ἐπὶ διανοίας λαμβάνειν μήτε προφέρειν γλώσσῃ διὰ στόματος. ### English translation (Claude) and I command for you such separations, purifications, continual washings, sprinklings, such purities, various rests. [10] And for each of these, if you disobey, I appoint a punishment, as for a disobedient household slave, so that, pressed and choked by the collar, you may depart from the error of many gods, and, leaving off “These are your gods, O Israel,” you may remember “Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is one Lord,” and run back to that law which was laid down by me in nature for all men: that there is only one God in heaven and on earth, and that one must “love him with all the heart and with all the strength and with all the mind,” and fear no other besides him, nor take the name of other gods into the mind nor utter it with the tongue through the mouth. ### Scripture references - Exod 32:4: quotation, high confidence - Deut 6:4–5: quotation, high confidence - Mark 12:30: allusion, medium confidence - Exod 23:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 10 was lost in the OCR; “[10]” marks where it begins. - Exod 32:4; Deut 6:4–5; Mark 12:30; Exod 23:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.9 (Funk 1:353; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.20.11 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-11 - Source: Funk 1:353–355 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The ritual law was given for Israel's hardness of heart. ### Greek text διὰ γὰρ τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν αὐτῶν ἐπέδησεν αὐτούς, ἵνα διὰ τοῦ θύειν καὶ ἀργεῖν καὶ ἁγνίζεσθαι καὶ τὰ τοιάδε παρατηρεῖσθαι εἰς ἔννοιαν ἔλθωσιν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ταῦτα διαταξαμένου αὐτοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) For because of their hardness of heart he bound them, so that by sacrificing and resting and purifying themselves and observing such things they might come to the thought of God, who ordained these things for them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.20.11 (Funk 1:353–355; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-20-11). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.21.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-21-1 - Source: Funk 1:355 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers, who obey freely, are released from the bonds of the ritual law. ### Greek text Ὑμῶν δὲ τῶν πιστευσάντων εἰς τὸν ἕνα θεὸν οὐκ ἀπὸ ἀνάγκης, ἀλλὰ ἀπὸ γνώμης ὑγιοῦς ὑπακουσάντων τῷ καλέσαντι· Μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, ὅτι βλέπουσιν, καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἀκούουσιν ἀνείθητε γὰρ τῶν δεσμῶν καὶ ἠλευθερώθητε δουλείας. ### English translation (Claude) But as for you, who have believed in the one God, not from necessity but from a sound mind, obeying him who called you: “Blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear”; for you have been released from the bonds and set free from slavery. ### Scripture references - Matt 13:16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 13:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.21.1 (Funk 1:355; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-21-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.21.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-21-2 - Source: Funk 1:355 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's friends are free, while the ordinances given to the disobedient seemed harsh to them and brought death. ### Greek text Οὐκέτι γὰρ φησίν, λέγω ὑμᾶς δούλους, ἀλλὰ φίλους, ὅτι πάντα, ἃ ἤκουσα παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου, ἐγνώρισα ὑμῖν: ἐκείνοις γὰρ μὴ θελήσασιν ἰδεῖν μήτε ἀκοῦσαι, οὐ στερήσει μορίων, ἀλλὰ κακίας ὑπερβολῇ, ἔδωκα προστάγματα οὐ καλὰ καὶ δικαιώματα, ἐν οἷς οὐ ζήσονται ἐν αὐτοῖς οὐ καλὰ δὲ τῷ σκοπῷ αὐτῶν, ἐπειδὴ καὶ οἱ καυτῆρες καὶ τὸ ξίφος καὶ τὰ φάρμακα ἐχθρὰ τοῖς οὐχ ὑγιαίνουσιν, ἀφύλακτα δὲ διὰ τὴν αὐτῶν παρακοήν, ὅθεν καὶ θάνατον αὐτοῖς ἐπάγει μὴ φυλασσόμενα. ### English translation (Claude) “For no longer,” he says, “do I call you slaves, but friends, because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.” For to them, who would neither see nor hear, not through lack of the organs but through excess of wickedness, “I gave ordinances that were not good, and judgments by which they will not live”; not good, that is, in their view, since cauteries and the knife and medicines are hostile to those who are not healthy; and unkept because of their disobedience, so that, not being kept, they also bring death on them. ### Scripture references - John 15:15: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 20:25: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: John 15:15; Ezek 20:25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.21.2 (Funk 1:355; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-21-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.22.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-1 - Source: Funk 1:355 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ confirmed the law, removed the heavier added ordinances, and set free the will. ### Greek text Ὑμεῖς οὖν μακάριοι, οἱ λυθέντες τῆς κατάρας. Χριστὸς γὰρ παραγενόμενος ὃ τοῦ θεοῦ υἱὸς τὸν νόμον κυρώσας ἐπλήρωσεν, τὰ ἐπείσακτα περιεῖλεν, εἰ καὶ μὴ πάντα, ἀλλά γε τὰ βαρύτερα, τὸν μὲν βεβαιώσας, τὰ δὲ παύσας· καὶ τὸ αὐτεξούσιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων πάλιν ἀφῆκεν ἐλεύθερον, οὐ προσκαίρῳ θανάτῳ δικάζων, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ἑτέρᾳ καταστάσει λογοθετῶν αὐτό. διὸ λέγει· Εἰ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἐρχέσθω, καὶ πάλιν. , Μὴ καὶ ὑμεῖς θέλετε ὑπάγειν; ### English translation (Claude) You, then, are blessed, who have been loosed from the curse. For Christ, the Son of God, when he came, confirmed and fulfilled the law, and took away the things that had been added, if not all, at least the heavier ones, establishing the one and ending the others; and he again set free the free will of men, not judging it by a temporary death, but holding it to account in another state. Therefore he says, “If anyone wishes to come after me, let him come,” and again, “Do you also wish to go away?” ### Scripture references - Gal 3:13: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 16:24: quotation, medium confidence - John 6:67: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gal 3:13; Matt 16:24; John 6:67. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.22.1 (Funk 1:355; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.22.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-2 - Source: Funk 1:355 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Even before Christ, God refused sacrifices offered without repentance. ### Greek text ἤδη δὲ καὶ πρὸ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ παρῃτεῖτο τὰς τοῦ λαοῦ θυσίας πολλάκις εἰς αὐτὸν ἐξαμαρτόντος καὶ οἰομένου διὰ θυσιῶν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ διὰ μετανοίας αὐτὸν ἐξευμενίζεσθαι. λέγει γὰρ οὕτως: Ἵνα τί μοι λίβανον ἐκ Σαβᾶ φέρεις καὶ κιννάμωμον ἐκ γῆς μακρόθεν; τὰ ὁλοκαυτώματα ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔστιν δεκτὰ καὶ αἱ θυσίαι ὑμῶν οὐχ ἥδυνάν μοι, καὶ ἑξῆς· Τὰ ὁλοκαυτώματα ὑμῶν συναγάγετε μετὰ τῶν θυσιῶν ὑμῶν καὶ φάγετε κρέα, ὅτι οὐκ ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν, ἡνίκα ἐξήγαγον ὑμᾶς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, περὶ ὁλοκαυτωμάτων καὶ θυσιῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And even before his coming he refused the sacrifices of the people, since they often sinned against him and thought to propitiate him by sacrifices and not by repentance. For he says thus: “Why do you bring me frankincense from Sheba and cinnamon from a distant land? Your whole burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices have not pleased me”; and further, “Gather your whole burnt offerings with your sacrifices and eat meat; for I did not command you, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt, concerning whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ### Scripture references - Jer 6:20: quotation, high confidence - Jer 7:21–22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Jer 6:20; 7:21–22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.22.2 (Funk 1:355; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.22.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-3 - Source: Funk 1:355–357 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Isaiah's rejection of empty sacrifices and feasts is quoted. ### Greek text καὶ διὰ Ἡσαΐου λέγει· Τί μοι πλῆθος τῶν θυσιῶν ὑμῶν; λέγει κύριος· πλήρης εἰμὶ ὁλοκαυτωμάτων κριῶν, καὶ στέαρ ἀρνῶν καὶ αἷμα ταύρων καὶ τράγων οὐ βούλομαι, οὐδ᾽ ἂν ἔρχησθε ὀφθῆναί μοι· τίς γὰρ ἐξεζήτησεν ταῦτα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν; πατεῖν τὴν αὐλήν μου οὐ προσθήσεσθε ἔτι᾽ ἐὰν φέρητέ μοι σεμίδαλιν, μάταιον, θυμίαμα βδέλυγμά μοί ἔστιν, τὰς νεομηνίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ σάββατα ὑμῶν καὶ ἡμέραν μεγάλην οὐκ ἀνέχομαι, νηστείαν καὶ ἀργίαν καὶ τὰς ἑορτὰς ὑμῶν μισεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐγενήθητέ μοι εἰς πλησμονήν. ### English translation (Claude) And through Isaiah he says: “What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord. I am full of whole burnt offerings of rams, and I do not want the fat of lambs and the blood of bulls and goats, nor should you come to appear before me; for who required these things from your hands? You shall no longer tread my court. If you bring me fine flour, it is vain; incense is an abomination to me; your new moons and your Sabbaths and the great day I cannot endure; your fasting and rest and your feasts my soul hates; you have become a surfeit to me.” ### Scripture references - Isa 1:11–14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Isa 1:11–14 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.22.3 (Funk 1:355–357; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.22.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-4 - Source: Funk 1:357 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prophets, Samuel and David all say God prefers obedience to sacrifice. ### Greek text καὶ διʼ ἑτέρου λέγει Ἀπόστησον ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ ἦχον ᾠδῶν σου, καὶ ψαλμὸν ὀργάνων σου οὐκ ἀκούσομαι. καὶ τῷ Σαοὺλ ὃ Σαμουὴλ λέγει θῦσαι νενομικότι Ἀγαθὴ ἀκοὴ ὑπὲρ θυσίαν, καὶ ἀκρόαμα ὑπὲρ στέαρ κριῶν ἰδοὺ γὰρ οὐ θέλει κύριος θυσίαν ὡς τὸ εἰσακούειν αὐτοῦ. καὶ διὰ τοῦ Δαυὶδ λέγει᾽Οὐ δέξομαι ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου σου μόσχους, οὐδὲ ἐκ τῶν ποιμνίων σου χιμάρους· ἐὰν πεινάσω, οὐ μή σοι εἴπω ἐμὴ γάρ ἐστιν ἡ οἰκουμένη καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς μὴ φάγομαι κρέα ταύρων ἢ αἷμα τράγων πίομαι; θῦσον τῷ θεῷ θυσίαν αἰνέσεως, καὶ ἀπόδος τῷ ὑψίστῳ τὰς εὐχάς σου. καὶ ἐν πάσαις δὲ ταῖς γραφαῖς ὁμοίως αὐτῶν τὰς θυσίας ἀπαναίνεται διὰ τὸ ἐξαμαρτεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς αὐτόν᾽ Θυσίαι γὰρ ἀσεβῶν βδέλυγμα παρὰ κυρίῳ, καὶ γὰρ παρανόμως προσφέρουσιν αὐτάς, καὶ πάλιν, Αἱ θυσίαι αὐτῶν ὡς ἄρτος πένθους αὐτοῖς, πάντες οἱ ἐσθίοντες αὐτὰς μολυνθήσονται. ### English translation (Claude) And through another he says, “Take away from me the sound of your songs, and I will not hear the psalm of your instruments.” And Samuel says to Saul, who had thought fit to sacrifice, “Obedience is good beyond sacrifice, and hearkening beyond the fat of rams”; for behold, “the Lord does not desire sacrifice as much as obedience to him.” And through David he says, “I will not take calves from your house, nor goats from your flocks; if I am hungry, I will not tell you; for the world is mine and its fullness. Shall I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? Sacrifice to God a sacrifice of praise, and pay your vows to the Most High.” And in all the Scriptures likewise he rejects their sacrifices, because they sinned against him; for “the sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord, for they offer them unlawfully,” and again, “Their sacrifices are to them like bread of mourning; all who eat them will be defiled.” ### Scripture references - Amos 5:23: quotation, high confidence - 1 Sam 15:22: quotation, high confidence - Ps 50:9 (49:9 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 50:12–14 (49:12-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 21:27: quotation, high confidence - Hos 9:4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Amos 5:23; 1 Sam 15:22; Ps 50:9, 12–14 (49:9, 12–14 LXX); Prov 21:27 (LXX); Hos 9:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.22.4 (Funk 1:357; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.22.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-5 - Source: Funk 1:357–359 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ ended blood sacrifices by first fulfilling the law himself. ### Greek text εἰ οὖν καὶ πρὸ τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ θυσίας καρδίαν καθαρὰν ἐπεζήτει καὶ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον, πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐλθὼν ἔπαυσεν ταύτας, φαμὲν δὴ τὰς δι᾽ αἱμάτων. ἔπαυσε δὲ αὐτὰς διὰ τοῦ πρότερον πληρῶσαι· καὶ γὰρ καὶ περιετμήθη καὶ ἐρραντίσθη, θυσίας τε προσήνεγκεν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώσεις καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ἐθισμοῖς ἐχρήσατο, καὶ ἐγένετο ὃ νομοθέτης αὐτὸς πλήρωμα τοῦ νόμου, οὐκ ἀνελὼν τὸν φυσικὸν νόμον, ἀλλὰ παύσας τὰ διὰ τῆς δευτερώσεως ἐπείσακτα, εἰ καὶ μὴ πάντα. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, even before his coming he sought, instead of sacrifice, “a clean heart and a contrite spirit,” much more did he, when he came, put an end to these, I mean the sacrifices by blood. And he ended them by first fulfilling them; for he was both circumcised and sprinkled, and offered sacrifices and whole burnt offerings, and observed the other customs; and the lawgiver himself became the fulfillment of the law, not taking away the natural law, but ending the things added through the second legislation, if not all of them. ### Scripture references - Ps 51:10 (50:12 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 51:17 (50:19 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Luke 2:21–24: allusion, medium confidence - Rom 10:4: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “The second legislation” (δευτέρωσις) is the work's name for the ritual laws added after the golden calf. Ps 51:10, 17 (50:12, 19 LXX); Luke 2:21–24; Rom 10:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.22.5 (Funk 1:357–359; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-22-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.23.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-1 - Source: Funk 1:359 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ confirmed the natural law of the one God and of love. ### Greek text Τόν τε γὰρ φυσικὸν νόμον οὐκ ἀνεῖλεν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐβεβαίωσεν. ὁ γὰρ εἰρηκὼς ἐν τῷ Νόμῳ· Κύριος ὃ θεός σου κύριος εἷς ἐστιν, ὃ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ λέγει, ἵνα γινώσκωσίν σε τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν θεόν, καὶ ὁ εἰρηκώς· Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ λέγει ἀνανεούμενος· Ἐντολὴν καινὴν δίδωμι ὑμῖν, ἵνα ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους. ### English translation (Claude) For he did not take away the natural law, but confirmed it. For he who said in the Law, “The Lord your God is one Lord,” the same says in the Gospel, “that they may know you, the only true God”; and he who said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” says in the Gospel, renewing it, “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another.” ### Scripture references - Deut 6:4: quotation, high confidence - John 17:3: quotation, high confidence - Lev 19:18: quotation, high confidence - John 13:34: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The OCR mixed the lines of the second half of this sentence; their order is restored by a logged correction. Quotations: Deut 6:4; John 17:3; Lev 19:18; John 13:34. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.23.1 (Funk 1:359; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.23.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-2 - Source: Funk 1:359 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ deepened the commandments against murder, adultery, theft, hatred and vengeance. ### Greek text ὃ φόνον τότε ἀπαγορεύσας, νῦν καὶ εἰκαίαν ὀργήν, ὃ μοιχείαν, νῦν καὶ ἐπιθυμίαν ἔκνομον· ὃ λῃστείαν, νῦν ἐμακάρισεν μᾶλλον τὸν ἐξ οἰκείων πόνων ἐπιχορηγοῦντα τοῖς δεομένοις, ὃ μῖσος, νῦν καὶ πρὸς ἐχθροὺς ἀγάπην, ὃ ἄμυναν, νῦν ἀνεξικακίαν, οὐκ ἀδίκου τῆς δικαίας ἀμύνης οὔσης, ἀλλὰ κρείττονος τῆς ἀνεξικακίας· οὔτε δὲ τὰ φυσικὰ πάθη ἐκκόπτειν ἐνομοθέτησεν, ἀλλὰ τὴν τούτων ἀμετρίαν. ### English translation (Claude) He who then forbade murder now forbids even causeless anger; he who forbade adultery, now even lawless desire; he who forbade robbery now rather pronounces blessed him who supplies the needy from his own labors; he who forbade hatred, now commands love even toward enemies; he who forbade vengeance, now forbearance; not that just vengeance is unjust, but that forbearance is better. Nor did he legislate to cut out the natural passions, but their excess. ### Scripture references - Matt 5:21–22: allusion, high confidence - Matt 5:27–28: allusion, high confidence - Eph 4:28: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 20:35: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 5:43–44: allusion, high confidence - Matt 5:38–39: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 5:21–22, 27–28; Eph 4:28; Acts 20:35; Matt 5:43–44, 38–39. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.23.2 (Funk 1:359; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.23.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-3 - Source: Funk 1:359–361 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ obeyed his parents and turned the Sabbath rest into daily thanksgiving. ### Greek text ὃ γονεῖς προστάξας τιμᾶν αὐτὸς τούτοις ὑπετάγη, ὁ σαββατίζειν δὲ ἀργίας νομοθετήσας διὰ τὴν τῶν νόμων μελέτην νῦν καθʼ ἡμέραν ἐκέλευσεν ἡμᾶς, ἀναλογιζομένους δημιουργίας καὶ προνοίας νόμον, εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ θεῷ. ### English translation (Claude) He who commanded to honor parents was himself subject to them; and he who legislated keeping the Sabbath by rest for the sake of meditation on the laws has now commanded us every day to consider the law of creation and of providence and to give thanks to God. ### Scripture references - Luke 2:51: allusion, high confidence - Exod 20:8–12: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 2:51; Exod 20:8–12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.23.3 (Funk 1:359–361; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.23.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-4 - Source: Funk 1:361 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ fulfilled and ended circumcision and forbade oaths. ### Greek text τὴν περιτομὴν ἔπαυσεν, εἰς ἑαυτὸν πληρώσας· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἦν ᾧ ἀπέκειτο, ἡ προσδοκία τῶν ἐθνῶν. ὁ εὐορκεῖν νομοθετήσας καὶ τὸ ἐπιορκεῖν ἀπαγορεύσας τὸ μηδ᾽ ὀμνῦναι παρήγγειλεν. ### English translation (Claude) He ended circumcision, having fulfilled it in himself; for he was the one “for whom it was reserved, the expectation of the nations.” He who legislated to swear truly and forbade perjury has commanded “not to swear at all.” ### Scripture references - Gen 49:10: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:33–34: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 49:10 (LXX); Matt 5:33–34. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.23.4 (Funk 1:361; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.23.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-5 - Source: Funk 1:361–363 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ replaced daily washings with one baptism, the tribe of Levi with the best of every nation, blood sacrifice with the bloodless Eucharist, and worship in one place with worship everywhere. ### Greek text τὸ βάπτισμα, τὴν θυσίαν, τὴν ἱερωσύνην, τὴν τοπικὴν λατρείαν ἑτέρως μετευυι ἀντὶ μὲν καθημερινοῦ ἓν μόνον δοὺς βάπτισμα τὸ εἰς τὸν αὐτοῦ θάνατον, ἀντὶ δὲ μιᾶς φυλῆς ἀφ ἑκάστου ἔθνους προστάξας τοὺς ἀρίστους εἰς ἱερωσύνην προχειρίζεσθαι, καὶ οὐ τὰ σώματα μωμοσκοπεῖσθαι, ἀλλὰ θρησκείαν καὶ βίους· ἀντὶ θυσίας τῆς δι᾽ αἱμάτων τὴν λογικὴν καὶ ἀναίμακτον καὶ τὴν μυστικήν, ἥτις εἰς τὸν θάνατον τοῦ κυρίου συμβόλων χάριν ἐπιτελεῖται, τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ αἵματος· ἀντὶ δὲ τοπικῆς λατρείας ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου μέχρι δυσμῶν ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ τῆς δεσποτείας αὐτοῦ προσέταξεν δοξάζεσθαι αὐτὸν. ### English translation (Claude) Baptism, sacrifice, priesthood and local worship he changed in different ways: instead of daily baptism he gave only one, that into his death; instead of one tribe, he commanded that the best from every nation be appointed to the priesthood, and that not their bodies be inspected for blemishes, but their religion and lives; instead of the sacrifice through blood, the rational and bloodless and mystical sacrifice, which is performed into the death of the Lord by way of symbols, of his body and blood; and instead of local worship, he commanded that he be glorified “from the rising of the sun to its setting in every place” of his dominion. ### Scripture references - Rom 6:3: allusion, medium confidence - Lev 21:17–23: allusion, medium confidence - Rom 12:1: echo, low confidence - Mal 1:11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The verb rendered “changed” is garbled in the scan (μετευυι); translated by sense. The Eucharist is called “rational, bloodless and mystical,” performed “by way of symbols” of the body and blood. Rom 6:3; Lev 21:17–23; Rom 12:1; quotation: Mal 1:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.23.5 (Funk 1:361–363; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.23.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-6 - Source: Funk 1:363 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ removed the bonds, not the law, which is to be meditated on always. ### Greek text οὐ νόμον οὖν περιεῖλεν ἀφ ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ δεσμά· περὶ γὰρ τοῦ νόμου καὶ Μωσῆς λέγει· Μελετήσεις τὸ ῥῆμα, ὃ ἐγώ σοι ἐντέλλομαι, καθήμενος ἐν οἴκῳ καὶ ἀνιστάμενος καὶ περιπατῶν ἐν ὁδῷ, καὶ ὁ Δαυὶδ λέγει· Ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσει ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός. ### English translation (Claude) So it was not the law that he took away from us, but the bonds; for concerning the law Moses too says, “You shall meditate on the word which I command you, sitting in the house and rising up and walking on the way”; and David says, “In the law of the Lord is his delight, and in his law he will meditate day and night.” ### Scripture references - Deut 6:6–7: quotation, high confidence - Ps 1:2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Deut 6:6–7; Ps 1:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.23.6 (Funk 1:363; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.23.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-7 - Source: Funk 1:363–365 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God wishes his people to live by his law. ### Greek text πανταχοῦ γὰρ ἐννόμους ἡμᾶς εἶναι βούλεται, ἀλλ᾽ οὐχὶ παρανόμους, Μακάριοι γάρ, φησίν, οἱ ἄμωμοι ἐν ὁδῷ, οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν νόμῳ κυρίου· μακάριοι οἱ ἐξερευνῶντες τὰ μαρτύρια αὐτοῦ, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ἐκζητήσουσιν αὐτόν, καὶ πάλιν. , Μακάριοί ἐσμεν, Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι τὰ ἀρεστὰ τῷ θεῷ ἡμῖν γνωστά ἐστιν, καὶ ὃ κύριός φησιν· Εἰ ταῦτα οἴδατε, μακάριοί ἐστε, ἐὰν ποιῆτε αὐτά. ### English translation (Claude) For everywhere he wishes us to be within the law, not outside it. “Blessed,” he says, “are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord; blessed are those who search out his testimonies; with a whole heart they will seek him”; and again, “Blessed are we, O Israel, because what is pleasing to God is known to us”; and the Lord says, “If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.” ### Scripture references - Ps 119:1–2 (118:1-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence - John 13:17: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Bar 4:4 (Baruch): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Ps 119:1–2 (118:1–2 LXX); Bar 4:4; John 13:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.23.7 (Funk 1:363–365; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-23-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.24.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-1 - Source: Funk 1:365 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The law of righteousness shines also through the believing Romans. ### Greek text Οὐ μόνον δὲ τὸν τῆς δικαιοσύνης νόμον δι᾿ ἡμῶν ἐπιδείκνυσθαι βούλεται, ἀλλὰ καὶ διὰ Ῥωμαίων εὐδόκησεν αὐτὸν φαίνεσθαι καὶ λάμπειν· καὶ γὰρ καὶ οὗτοι πιστεύσαντες ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον καὶ πολυθείας ἀπέστησαν καὶ ἀδικίας, καὶ τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς ἀποδέχονται καὶ τοὺς φαύλους κολάζουσιν. ### English translation (Claude) And he wishes the law of righteousness to be shown not only through us; he was pleased that it should appear and shine through the Romans too. For they too, believing in the Lord, have departed from polytheism and injustice, and they approve the good and punish the wicked. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.24.1 (Funk 1:365; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.24.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-2 - Source: Funk 1:365 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Romans keep the Jews subject, a slavery the Jews chose when they rejected Christ. ### Greek text Ἰουδαίους δὲ ὑποφόρους ἔχουσιν καὶ τοῖς ἰδίοις δικαιώμασιν οὐκ ἐῶσιν κεχρῆσθαι, ἐπειδὴ καὶ ἑκούσιον ἐπεσπάσαντο τὴν δουλείαν εἰπόντες· Οὐκ ἔχομεν βασιλέα εἰ μὴ καίσαρα καί· Ἐὰν μὴ ἀποκτείνωμεν, φησίν, τὸν Χριστόν, πάντες εἰς αὐτὸν πιστεύσουσιν, καὶ ἐλεύσονται οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι καὶ ἀροῦσιν ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν τόπον καὶ τὸ ἔθνος. ### English translation (Claude) But they hold the Jews as tributaries and do not allow them to use their own ordinances, since they too voluntarily drew slavery on themselves, saying, “We have no king but Caesar,” and, “If we do not kill,” they say, “the Christ, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” ### Scripture references - John 19:15: quotation, high confidence - John 11:48: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk prints the older chapter number 25 here; it is removed. Quotations: John 19:15; 11:48 (adapted). The polemic is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.24.2 (Funk 1:365; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.24.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-3 - Source: Funk 1:365 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Jews' words came true: the nations believed and the Jews lost their power and worship. ### Greek text καὶ ἄκοντες προεφήτευσαν᾽· καὶ γὰρ καὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ αὐτοὶ ὑπὸ Ῥωμαίων τῆς ἐξουσίας περιηρέθησαν καὶ τῆς νομικῆς λατρείας, κεκωλυμένοι δέ εἰσι καὶ ἀναιρεῖν οὓς ἂν θέλωσι καὶ θύειν ὅτε θέλωσιν. ### English translation (Claude) And unwillingly they prophesied; for the nations did believe in him, and they themselves were deprived by the Romans of their authority and of their legal worship, and they are prevented from killing whom they wish and from sacrificing when they wish. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.24.3 (Funk 1:365; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.24.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-4 - Source: Funk 1:365 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Unable to keep the law, the Jews fall under its curse. ### Greek text διὸ καὶ εἰσὶν ἐπικατάρατοι, μὴ δυνάμενοι ποιεῖν τὰ διατεταγμένα , Ἐπικατάρατος γάρ, φησίν, ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ νόμου, τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτά. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore they are also accursed, since they cannot do what was ordained; for “cursed,” it says, “is he who does not abide in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.” ### Scripture references - Gal 3:10: quotation, high confidence - Deut 27:26: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Gal 3:10 (Deut 27:26). The polemic is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.24.4 (Funk 1:365; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.24.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-5 - Source: Funk 1:365–367 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In the dispersion the Jews cannot keep the whole law. ### Greek text ἀδύνατον δέ ἐστιν ἐν διασπορᾷ μεταξὺ ἐθνῶν ὄντας πάντα τὰ τοῦ νόμου ἐπιτελεῖν αὐτούς· ἀπαγορεύει γὰρ αὐτοῖς ὁ θεῖος Μωσῆς. ### English translation (Claude) And it is impossible for them, being in the dispersion among the Gentiles, to perform all the things of the law; for the divine Moses forbids them. ### Scripture references - Deut 12:13–14: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - The sentence ends abruptly; what Moses forbids (to sacrifice outside the chosen place, Deut 12:13–14) may have been lost in the scan. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.24.5 (Funk 1:365–367; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-24-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.25.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-25-1 - Source: Funk 1:367 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians follow Christ and keep the Law and the Prophets through the gospel. ### Greek text Ἑπόμενοι οὖν Χριστῷ τὰς εὐλογίας κληρονομήσωμεν, νόμῳ καὶ προφήταις διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου στοιχήσωμεν, φύγωμεν τοὺς πολυθέους καὶ τοὺς χριστοκτόνους καὶ προφητοφόντας καὶ τοὺς δυσωνύμους καὶ ἀθέους αἱρεσιώτας. ### English translation (Claude) Following Christ, then, let us inherit the blessings; let us walk in step with the Law and the Prophets through the gospel; let us flee the polytheists and the Christ-killers and prophet-murderers and the infamous and godless heretics. ### Translation notes - The polemic is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.25.1 (Funk 1:367; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-25-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.25.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-25-2 - Source: Funk 1:367 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ as lawgiver may change ordinances, but the natural laws remain. ### Greek text πειθαρχήσωμεν Χριστῷ ὡς βασιλεῖ, ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχοντι μετατιθέναι διατάξεις διαφόρους, καὶ ἔχοντι ὡς νομοθέτῃ σοφίαν τοῦ διατάσσεσθαι διαφόρως, πανταχοῦ τῶν φυσικῶν ἀμεταθέτων φυλασσομένων. ### English translation (Claude) Let us obey Christ as king, as one who has authority to change various ordinances and who has, as lawgiver, wisdom to ordain in different ways, while the natural laws are everywhere kept unchanged. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.25.2 (Funk 1:367; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-25-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.26.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-26-1 - Source: Funk 1:367 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heretics who reject the Law and Prophets deny Christ's birth, cross, resurrection and eternal generation. ### Greek text Ἀπέχεσθε οὖν αἱρεσιωτῶν πάντων, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι καὶ λαϊκοί, τῶν φαυλιζόντων τὸν Νόμον καὶ τοὺς Προφήτας. θεῷ γὰρ παντοκράτορι ἐχθραίνοντες ἀπειθοῦσι, καὶ Χριστὸν οὐχ ὁμολογοῦσιν υἱὸν θεοῦ· ἀρνοῦνται γὰρ καὶ τὴν κατὰ σάρκα αὐτοῦ γέννησιν, τὸν σταυρὸν ἐπαισχύνονται, τὸ πάθος καὶ τὸν θάνατον ἀδοξοῦσι, τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἀγνοοῦσι, τὴν πρὸ αἰώνων αὐτοῦ γέννησιν περικόπτουσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Keep away, then, from all heretics, O bishops and laity, who disparage the Law and the Prophets. For being hostile to God almighty they disobey him, and they do not confess Christ as the Son of God; for they deny also his birth according to the flesh, are ashamed of the cross, hold the passion and death in dishonor, are ignorant of the resurrection, and cut away his generation before the ages. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.26.1 (Funk 1:367; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-26-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.26.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-26-2 - Source: Funk 1:367–369 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Some heretics make Christ a mere man; others make him Father, Son and Paraclete at once. ### Greek text τινὲς δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἑτέρως ἀσεβοῦσι, ψιλὸν ἄνθρωπον εἶναι φανταζόμενοι τὸν κύριον, ἐκ ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος αὐτὸν εἶναι νομίζοντες· ἕτεροι δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν αὐτὸν εἶναι τὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν ἐπὶ πάντων θεὸν ὑποπτεύουσιν, αὐτὸν ἑαυτοῦ πατέρα δοξάζοντες, αὐτὸν υἱὸν καὶ παράκλητον ὑποπτεύοντες· ὧν τί ἂν εἴη ἐναγέστερον; ### English translation (Claude) And some of them are impious in another way, imagining the Lord to be a mere man, thinking him to consist of soul and body; and others of them suppose that Jesus himself is the God over all, glorifying him as his own Father and supposing him to be Son and Paraclete; and what could be more abominable than this? ### Translation notes - The second error is the view that the Father, Son and Spirit are one person under three names. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.26.2 (Funk 1:367–369; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-26-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.26.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-26-3 - Source: Funk 1:369 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Some heretics condemn marriage and food and deny the bodily resurrection. ### Greek text ἄλλοι δ᾽ αὖ πάλιν ἐξ αὐτῶν βρώματά τινα φαυλίζουσιν, καὶ γάμον κακὸν σὺν παιδοποιΐᾳ λέγουσιν εἶναι διαβόλου τε μηχάνημα᾽ καὶ διὰ τὴν πονηρίαν αὐτῶν, ἀσεβεῖς ὄντες, οὐ θέλουσιν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῆναι, διὸ καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν διαβάλλουσιν, φάσκοντες, ὅτι σεμνοί τινες ἐσμὲν ἐσθίειν καὶ πίνειν μὴ βουλόμενοι, δαιμόνια δὲ ἄσαρκα φανταζόμενοι ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστήσεσθαι᾽ οἵτινες καταδικασθήσονται διʼ αἰῶνος ἐν τῷ αἰωνίῳ πυρί. φεύγετε οὖν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ συναπόλησθε ταῖς αὐτῶν ἀσεβείαις. ### English translation (Claude) And others of them again disparage certain foods, and say that marriage together with the begetting of children is evil and a device of the devil; and because of their wickedness, being impious, they do not wish to rise from the dead, and therefore they also slander the resurrection, saying, “We are holy people who do not wish to eat and drink,” and imagining that they will rise from the dead as fleshless demons. They will be condemned forever in the eternal fire. Flee from them, then, so that you may not perish with their impieties. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.26.3 (Funk 1:369; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-26-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-1 - Source: Funk 1:369–371 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who abstain from prayer and the Eucharist after bodily discharges show that they lack the Spirit. ### Greek text Εἰ δέ τινες παρατηρούμενοι φυλάσσουσιν ἔθιμα ἰουδαϊκά, γονορροίας, ὀνειρώξεις, πλησιασμοὺς τοὺς κατὰ νόμον, λεγέτωσαν ἡμῖν, εἰ ἐν αἷς ὥραις ἢ ἡμέραις ἕν τι τούτων ὑπομείνωσιν παρατηροῦνται προσεύξασθαι ἢ εὐχαριστίας μεταλαβεῖν ἢ βιβλίου θίγειν, καὶ ἐὰν συνθῶνται, δῆλον ὡς τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος κενοὶ τυγχάνουσιν τοῦ ἀεὶ παραμένοντος τοῖς πιστοῖς· περὶ γὰρ τῶν ὁσίων λέγει ὃ Σολομών, ἵν ἕκαστος ἑαυτὸν εὐτρεπίζῃ, ὅπως, ὅταν καθεύδῃ, φυλάσσῃ αὐτὸν καί, ὡς ἂν ἐγείρηται, συλλαλῇ αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) And if some, observing Jewish customs, keep watch over flux of semen, nocturnal emissions, lawful intercourse, let them tell us whether in the hours or days in which they undergo any of these things they refrain from praying or partaking of the Eucharist or touching a book; and if they agree, it is clear that they are empty of the Holy Spirit, who always remains with the faithful. For concerning the holy Solomon says that each one should prepare himself, “so that when he sleeps it may keep him, and when he rises it may talk with him.” ### Scripture references - Lev 15:16–18: allusion, medium confidence - Prov 6:22: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 15; quotation: Prov 6:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.1 (Funk 1:369–371; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-2 - Source: Funk 1:371 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A menstruating woman keeps the Spirit and should pray and receive the Eucharist. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ νομίζεις, ὦ γύναι, ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ἐν ἀφέδρῳ οὖσα τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος κενὴ τυγχάνειν, ἄρα τελευτήσασα ἐξαίφνης κενὴ πνεύματος καὶ ἀπαρρησίαστος τῆς πρὸς θεὸν ἐλπίδος ἀπελεύσῃ. ἢ τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα ἔχεις πάντως ἀχώριστον ἅτε μὴ ἐν τόπῳ ὄν, δεῖ δέ σοι προσευχῆς καὶ εὐχαριστίας καὶ τῆς τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐπιφοιτήσεως, ὡς οὐδὲν ἐν τούτῳ παρανομοῦσα. ### English translation (Claude) For if you think, O woman, that during the seven days you are in your separation you are empty of the Holy Spirit, then, if you die suddenly, you will depart empty of the Spirit and without confidence of hope toward God. Or else you certainly have the Spirit inseparable from you, since he is not in a place; but you need prayer and the Eucharist and the visitation of the Holy Spirit, since you do nothing unlawful in this. ### Scripture references - Lev 15:19: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Lev 15:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.2 (Funk 1:371; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-3 - Source: Funk 1:371 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only impiety and lawlessness, not bodily processes or lawful intercourse, separate the Holy Spirit. ### Greek text οὔτε γὰρ νόμιμος μίξις οὔτε λέχος οὔτε αἵματος φορά, οὐκ ὀνείρωξις μιᾶναι δύναται ἀνθρώπου φύσιν ἢ τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα χωρίσαι, ἢ μόνη ἀσέβεια καὶ παράνομος πρᾶξις. τὸ γὰρ ἅγιον πνεῦμα τοῖς κεκτημένοις αὐτὸ ἀεὶ παράμονόν ἐστιν, ἕως ἂν ὦσιν ἄξιοι, καὶ ὧν ἂν χωρισθῇ, τούτους ἐρήμους καθίστησιν καὶ τῷ πονηρῷ πνεύματι ἐκδύτους. ### English translation (Claude) For neither lawful intercourse, nor childbirth, nor the flow of blood, nor nocturnal emission can defile a man's nature or separate the Holy Spirit, but only impiety and lawless conduct. For the Holy Spirit remains always with those who have acquired him, as long as they are worthy; and those from whom he is separated he leaves desolate and stripped bare to the evil spirit. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.3 (Funk 1:371; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-4 - Source: Funk 1:371 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Every person is filled with either the Holy Spirit or the unclean spirit. ### Greek text πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ὃ μὲν τῷ πνεύματι πεπλήρωται τῷ ἁγίῳ, ὃ δὲ τῷ ἀκαθάρτῳ, καὶ οὐχ οἷόν τε φυγεῖν αὐτῶν ἑκάτερον, εἰ μὴ ἐναντίον τι πάθωσιν· ὅ τε γὰρ παράκλητος μισεῖ πᾶν ψεῦδος, ὅ τε διάβολος πᾶσαν ἀλήθειαν. ### English translation (Claude) And every man is filled either with the Holy Spirit or with the unclean one, and it is not possible to be free of both, unless one experiences the contrary; for the Paraclete hates every lie, and the devil all truth. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.4 (Funk 1:371; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-5 - Source: Funk 1:371–373 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The truly baptized are freed from the devil's spirit and guarded by the Holy Spirit while they do good. ### Greek text πᾶς δὲ βεβαπτισμένος κατὰ ἀλήθειαν τοῦ μὲν διαβολικοῦ πνεύματος κεχώρισται, τοῦ δὲ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐντὸς καθέστηκεν᾽ καὶ ἀγαθοεργοῦντι μὲν παραμένει τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, πληροῦν αὐτὸν σοφίας καὶ συνέσεως, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν πνεῦμα οὐκ ἐᾷ αὐτῷ πλησιάσαι, ἐπιτηροῦν αὐτοῦ τὰς ἐφόδους. ### English translation (Claude) And everyone who has been truly baptized has been separated from the diabolical spirit and has come to be within the Holy Spirit; and with one who does good the Holy Spirit remains, filling him with wisdom and understanding, and does not allow the evil spirit to come near him, watching over his approaches. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.5 (Funk 1:371–373; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-6 - Source: Funk 1:373 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A woman who stops praying during her period invites the unclean spirit. ### Greek text σὺ οὖν, ὦ γύναι, καθὼς λέγεις, εἰ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς ἀφέδρου κενὴ τυγχάνεις τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, τοῦ ἀκαθάρτου πεπλήρωσαι. μὴ προσευχομένη γὰρ μηδὲ ἀναγινώσκουσα ἄκοντα αὐτὸν προσκαλέσῃ· φιλεῖ γὰρ οὗτος τοὺς ἀχαρίστους, εἴ καί τις ἄλλος, τοὺς ῥᾳθύμους, τοὺς ἀμελεῖς, τοὺς ὑπνώδεις, ἐπειδὴ καὶ αὐτὸς ἀχαριστίᾳ κακόνοιαν νοσήσας ἐγυμνώθη παρὰ θεοῦ τῆς ἀξίας, ἀντὶ ἀρχαγγέλου διάβολος αἱρησάμενος εἶναι. ### English translation (Claude) You, then, O woman, if, as you say, you are empty of the Holy Spirit in the days of your separation, you are filled with the unclean one. For by not praying or reading you will call him to you even against your will; for he loves the ungrateful, if anyone does, the slothful, the negligent, the sleepy, since he himself too, sick with ill will through ingratitude, was stripped of his rank by God, having chosen to be a devil instead of an archangel. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.6 (Funk 1:373; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-7 - Source: Funk 1:373–375 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Women should pray and meditate on God's law without ritual purity observances. ### Greek text διὸ τῶν ματαίων ἀπόσχου λόγων, ὦ γύναι, καὶ ἔσο μεμνημένη πάντοτε θεοῦ τοῦ σε δημιουργήσαντος καὶ προσεύχου τούτῳ, ἐστὶν γὰρ σοῦ καὶ τῶν ὅλων κύριος· καὶ μελέτα τοὺς αὐτοῦ νόμους, μηθὲν παρατηρουμένη, μὴ κάθαρσιν φυσικήν, μὴ μίξιν νόμιμον, μὴ τοκετὸν ἢ ἀποβολήν, μὴ μῶμον σώματος, ἐπείπερ τὰ τοιαῦτα παρατηρήματα μωρῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐφευρέματα μάταια καὶ νοῦν οὐκ ἔχοντα. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore, O woman, abstain from vain words, and be always mindful of God who created you, and pray to him; for he is Lord of you and of all things; and meditate on his laws, observing nothing: not the natural purgation, not lawful intercourse, not childbirth or miscarriage, not a bodily blemish; since such observances are vain inventions of foolish men and have no sense in them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.7 (Funk 1:373–375; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.27.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-8 - Source: Funk 1:375 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only impiety and injustice, not contact with the dead or bodily processes, defile the soul. ### Greek text οὔτε δὲ κῆδος ἀνθρώπου οὔτε ὀστέον νεκροῦ οὔτε μνῆμα οὔτε τοιόνδε βρῶμα οὔτε ὀνειρωγμὸς μιᾶναι δύναται ἀνθρώπου ψυχήν, ἀλλὰ μόνη ἀσέβεια ἡ εἰς θεὸν καὶ παρανομία καὶ ἡ εἰς τὸν πλησίον ἀδικία, λέγω δὴ ἁρπαγὴ ἢ βία ἢ εἴ τι ἐναντίον τῆς αὐτοῦ δικαιοσύνης, μοιχεία ἢ πορνεία. ### English translation (Claude) Neither the burial of a man, nor the bone of a dead man, nor a tomb, nor any such food, nor nocturnal emission can defile a man's soul, but only impiety toward God and lawlessness and injustice toward one's neighbor, I mean robbery or violence, or anything contrary to his righteousness, adultery or sexual immorality. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.27.8 (Funk 1:375; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-27-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-1 - Source: Funk 1:375–377 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians do not abhor the dead or lawful intercourse, which God ordained, but reject unnatural and lawless acts. ### Greek text Ὅθεν τὰ τοιαῦτα περιϊστάμενοι παρατηρήματα φεύγετε, ἀγαπητοί· ἑλληνικὰ γὰρ τυγχάνει. οὔτε γὰρ τὸν τεθνεῶτα βδελυσσόμεθα, ὡς ἐκεῖνοι, ἐλπίζοντες αὐτὸν πάλιν ἀναβιῶναι, οὔτε τὴν νόμιμον μίξιν κακίζομεν· ἔθος γὰρ αὐτοῖς τὰ τοιαῦτα ἀσεβεῖν. θεοῦ γὰρ γνώμῃ ἀνδρὸς καὶ γυναικὸς συνέλευσις γίνεται ἡ μετὰ δικαιοσύνης· Ὁ ποιήσας γὰρ ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς, καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ εἶπεν· Αὐξάνεσθε καὶ πληθύνεσθε καὶ πληρώσατε τὴν γῆν. εἰ τοίνυν θεοῦ βουλήσει παραλλαγὴ σχημάτων γέγονεν πρὸς γένεσιν πλήθους, ἄρα κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ γνώμην καὶ ἡ συνέλευσις τοῦ ἄρρενος πρὸς τὸ θῆλυ, οὐκέτι δὲ καὶ ἡ παρὰ φύσιν βδελυκτὴ μῖξις ἢ ἡ παράνομος πρᾶξις, ἐχθρὰ θεοῦ ὑπάρχουσα. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore, beloved, shun and flee such observances, for they are pagan. For we do not abhor the dead, as they do, since we hope that he will live again; nor do we condemn lawful intercourse, for it is their custom to act impiously in such matters. For it is by the mind of God that the coming together of man and woman takes place, when it is with righteousness; “for he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,” and he blessed them and said, “Increase and multiply and fill the earth.” If, then, the difference of forms came about by the will of God for the generation of a multitude, then the coming together of male with female too is according to his mind; but not so the abominable intercourse contrary to nature, or lawless conduct, which is hostile to God. ### Scripture references - Matt 19:4: quotation, high confidence - Gen 1:27–28: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Funk prints the older chapter number 28 inside this ref; it is removed. Quotations: Matt 19:4; Gen 1:28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.28.1 (Funk 1:375–377; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-2 - Source: Funk 1:377 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sodomy and bestiality are against nature, adultery and sexual immorality against the law; all are punished. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ παρὰ φύσιν ἐστὶν ἡ Σοδόμων ἁμαρτία καὶ ἡ πρὸς ἄλογα, παράνομον δὲ μοιχεία καὶ πορνεία, ὧν τὰ μὲν ἀσεβήματα, τὰ δὲ ἀδικία καὶ τὸ τελευταῖον ἁμάρτημα, οὐδέτερον δὲ αὐτῶν ἀτιμώρητον κατὰ τὴν οἰκείαν διάθεσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For the sin of Sodom is contrary to nature, and so is that with beasts; but adultery and sexual immorality are against the law. Of these the former are impieties, the latter injustice and, in short, sin; and neither of them goes unpunished, according to its own character. ### Scripture references - Gen 19:4–5: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.28.2 (Funk 1:377; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-3 - Source: Funk 1:377 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Unnatural sins undo nature; adultery wrongs another's marriage; sexual immorality corrupts one's own flesh for pleasure. ### Greek text οἵ τε γὰρ πρῶτοι διάλυσιν κόσμου μηχανῶνται, τὰ κατὰ φύσιν παρὰ φύσιν ἐπιχειροῦντες ποιεῖν οἱ δὲ δεύτεροι οἱ μὲν ἀδικοῦσιν ἀλλοτρίους γάμους φθείροντες καὶ τὸ ὑπὸ θεοῦ γενόμενον ἕν διαιροῦσιν εἰς δύο τούς τε παῖδας ὑπόπτους καὶ τὸν φυσικὸν ἄνδρα εὐεπιβούλευτον, ἣ τε πορνεία φθορὰ τῆς οἰκείας ἐστὶ σαρκός, οὐκ ἐπὶ παιδοποιΐᾳ γινομένη, ἀλλ᾽ ἡδονῇ χαριζομένη τὸ πᾶν, ὅπερ ἐστὶν ἀκρασίας σύμβολον, ἀλλ οὐκ ἀρετῆς σημεῖον. ### English translation (Claude) For the first plot the dissolution of the world, attempting to make what is according to nature contrary to nature; and of the second, the adulterers do injustice, corrupting other men's marriages and dividing into two what God made one, making the children suspect and the natural husband open to plots; and sexual immorality is the corruption of one's own flesh, not taking place for the begetting of children but wholly gratifying pleasure, which is a token of incontinence, not a sign of virtue. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.28.3 (Funk 1:377; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-4 - Source: Funk 1:377 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The law forbids sodomy, bestiality, adultery and prostitution. ### Greek text ἀπηγόρευται δὲ τοῖς νόμοις ἅπαντα ταῦτα. φησὶν γὰρ τὰ λόγια οὕτως· Οὐ κοιμηθήσῃ μετὰ ἄρρενος κοίτην γυναικείαν, ἐπικατάρατος γὰρ ὃ τοιοῦτος καὶ λίθοις λιθοβολήσατε αὐτούς, βδέλυγμα ἐποίησαν. πάντα κοιμώμενον μετὰ κτήνους, ἀποκτείνατε αὐτόν, ἀνομίαν ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ λαῷ᾽ καὶ ἐάν τις γυναῖκα ὕπανδρον μιάνῃ, ἀποκτείνατε ἀμφοτέρους, ἀνομίαν ἐποίησαν, ἔνοχοί εἰσιν, ἀποθανέτωσαν, καὶ ἑξῆς· Οὐκ ἔσται πορνεύων ἐν υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται πορνεύουσα ἀπὸ θυγατέρων Ἰσραήλ᾽ οὐ προσοίσεις μίσθωμα πόρνης κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον οὔτε ἄλλαγμα κυνός· οὐ γὰρ ἁγναί, φησίν, εὐχαὶ ἐκ μισθώματος ἑταίρας. ### English translation (Claude) All these things are forbidden by the laws; for the oracles say thus: “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; for such a one is accursed, and stone them with stones; they have done an abomination. Everyone who lies with a beast, kill him; he has done lawlessness among the people. And if anyone defiles a married woman, kill them both; they have done lawlessness; they are guilty; let them die”; and further, “There shall be no one committing sexual immorality among the sons of Israel, and there shall be no woman committing sexual immorality among the daughters of Israel; you shall not bring the hire of a prostitute to the Lord your God to the altar, nor the price of a dog”; for “vows from the hire of a courtesan,” it says, “are not pure.” ### Scripture references - Lev 18:22: quotation, high confidence - Lev 20:13: quotation, high confidence - Lev 20:15: quotation, high confidence - Lev 20:10: quotation, high confidence - Deut 23:17–18 (23:18-Deut LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 19:13: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Lev 18:22; 20:13, 15, 10; Deut 23:17–18 (23:18–19 LXX); Prov 19:13 (LXX). The words are adapted and combined. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.28.4 (Funk 1:377; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-5 - Source: Funk 1:377 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The law honors marriage as blessed by God. ### Greek text ταῦτα μὲν ἀπηγόρευσαν οἱ νόμοι, τὸν δὲ γάμον ἐσέμνυναν, εὐλογημένον αὐτὸν ἀποκαλέσαντες, ἐπειδὴ καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεὸς ὃ συζεύξας τὸ θῆλυ τῷ ἄρρενι. λέγει δέ που καὶ ὁ σοφὸς Σολομών· Παρὰ κυρίου ἁρμόζεται γυνὴ ἀνδρί, καὶ ὁ Δαυὶδ λέγει Ἡ γυνή σου ὡς ἄμπελος εὐθηνοῦσα ἐν τοῖς κλίτεσι τῆς οἰκίας σου, οἱ υἱοί σου ὡς νεόφυτα ἐλαιῶν κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης σου· ἰδοὺ οὕτως εὐλογηθήσεται ἄνθρωπος ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν κύριον. ### English translation (Claude) These things the laws forbade, but they honored marriage, calling it blessed, since God, who joined the female to the male, blessed it. And the wise Solomon says somewhere, “A wife is joined to a husband by the Lord”; and David says, “Your wife is like a fruitful vine on the sides of your house, your sons like young olive plants around your table; behold, thus shall the man who fears the Lord be blessed.” ### Scripture references - Prov 19:14: quotation, high confidence - Ps 128:3–4 (127:3-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotations: Prov 19:14 (LXX); Ps 128:3–4 (127:3–4 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.28.5 (Funk 1:377; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-6 - Source: Funk 1:377 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Marriage and childbearing are honorable and pure. ### Greek text οὐκοῦν ὁ γάμος τίμιος καὶ σεμνὸς καὶ ἡ τῶν παίδων γένεσις καθαρά· οὐδὲν γὰρ κακὸν ἐν καλῷ ὑπάρχει. ### English translation (Claude) So “marriage is honorable” and dignified, and the begetting of children pure; for there is no evil in what is good. ### Scripture references - Heb 13:4: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Heb 13:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.28.6 (Funk 1:377; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-7 - Source: Funk 1:377–379 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Menstruation is not abominable, but husbands should abstain then and during pregnancy. ### Greek text οὔτε οὖν ἡ φυσικὴ κάθαρσις βδελυκτὴ θεῷ, ὃς αὐτὴν ᾠκονόμησεν συμβαίνειν γυναιξὶν ἐν τριακονθημέρῳ συστάσεως χάριν καὶ εὐρῳστίας ἀκινητοτέραις ὑπαρχούσαις, ἅτε ἐν οἰκίᾳ καθημέναις τὸ πλεῖον. οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ ὁ κύριος, τῆς αἱμορροούσης ἁψαμένης τοῦ σωτηρίου κρασπέδου ὑγείας χάριν, οὐκ ἠχθέσθη ἐπ᾿ αὐτῇ, οὔτε μὴν ὅλως ἠτιάσατο, τοὐναντίον δὲ καὶ ἰάσατο αὐτὴν φήσας· , Ἢ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε. καὶ φυσικῶν μὲν φαινομένων ταῖς γυναιξὶν οἱ ἄνδρες μὴ συνερχέσθωσαν προνοίας ἕνεκεν τῶν γεννωμένων᾽ ἀπεῖπεν γὰρ ὁ Νόμος· Πρὸς γυναῖκα γάρ, φησίν, ἐν ἀφέδρῳ οὖσαν οὐ προσεγγιεῖς. μήτε μὴν ἐγκυμονούσαις ὁμιλείτωσαν αὐταῖς· οὐκ ἐπὶ παίδων γὰρ γενέσει τοῦτο ποιοῦσιν, ἀλλ᾽ ἡδονῆς χάριν, οὐ δεῖ δὲ φιλήδονον τὸν φιλόθεον ὑπάρχειν. ### English translation (Claude) Nor, then, is the natural purgation abominable to God, who ordained that it should happen to women every thirty days for their constitution and health, since they are less active, sitting mostly in the house. And not only so, but in the Gospel too the Lord, when the woman with the flow of blood touched the saving fringe of his garment for the sake of health, was not angry with her nor blamed her at all, but on the contrary healed her, saying, “Your faith has saved you.” [8] And when the natural flows appear in their wives, let the husbands not come together with them, out of forethought for those to be born; for the Law forbade it: “You shall not approach a woman,” it says, “who is in her separation.” Nor let them have intercourse with them when they are pregnant; for they do this not for the begetting of children but for pleasure, and the lover of God must not be a lover of pleasure. ### Scripture references - Matt 9:20–22: allusion, high confidence - Lev 18:19: quotation, high confidence - 2 Tim 3:4: echo, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 8 was lost in the OCR; “[8]” marks where it begins. Matt 9:20–22; Lev 18:19; 2 Tim 3:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.28.7 (Funk 1:377–379; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-28-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.29.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-1 - Source: Funk 1:379 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Wives are to honor and serve their husbands, as Sarah did Abraham. ### Greek text Αἱ γυναῖκες, ὑποτάσσεσθε τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσι καὶ διὰ τιμῆς αὐτοὺς ἔχετε καὶ φόβῳ καὶ ἀγάπῃ δουλεύετε αὐτοῖς, ὡς ἡ ἁγία Σάρρα τὸν Αβραὰμ ἐτίμα οὐδὲ ἐξ ὀνόματος αὐτὸν ὑπομένουσα καλεῖν, ἀλλὰ κύριον αὐτὸν προσαγορεύουσα ἐν τῷ λέγειν· Ὁ δὲ κύριός μου πρεσβύτης. ### English translation (Claude) “Wives, be subject to your own husbands,” and hold them in honor, and serve them with fear and love, as the holy Sarah honored Abraham, not even bearing to call him by his name, but addressing him as lord when she said, “And my lord is old.” ### Scripture references - Eph 5:22: quotation, high confidence - 1 Pet 3:6: allusion, high confidence - Gen 18:12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 5:22; 1 Pet 3:6; Gen 18:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.29.1 (Funk 1:379; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.29.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-2 - Source: Funk 1:379 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Husbands are to love their wives as their own members. ### Greek text ὁμοίως οἱ ἄνδρες, στέργετε τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς ἴδια μέλη, ὡς κοινωνοὺς βίου καὶ συνεργοὺς πρὸς γένεσιν παίδων. Συνευφραίνου γάρ, φησίν, μετὰ γυναικὸς τῆς ἐκ νεότητός σου, ἔλαφος σῆς φιλίας καὶ πῶλος σῶν χαρίτων ὁμιλείτω σοι, ἡ δὲ ἰδία ἡγείσθω σου καὶ συνέστω σοι ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ· ἐν γὰρ τῇ ταύτης φιλίᾳ συμπεριφερόμενος πολλοστὸς ἔσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) Likewise, “husbands, love your own wives as your own members,” as partners in life and fellow workers for the begetting of children. “For rejoice,” it says, “with the wife of your youth; let the deer of your love and the colt of your graces keep company with you; let your own wife lead you and be with you at all times; for, carried along in her love, you will be blessed many times over.” ### Scripture references - Eph 5:28: quotation, high confidence - Prov 5:18–19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 5:28; quotation: Prov 5:18–19 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.29.2 (Funk 1:379; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.29.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-3 - Source: Funk 1:379 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God bears witness to the bond with the wife of one's youth. ### Greek text ἀγαπᾶτε οὖν αὐτὰς ὡς οἰκεῖα μέλη, ὡς ὑμέτερα σώματα· γέγραπται γὰρ οὕτως· Κύριος διεμαρτύρατο ἀνὰ μέσον σου καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον γυναικὸς νεότητός σου, καὶ αὕτη κοινωνός σου καὶ οὐκ ἄλλος ἐποίησεν, καὶ ὑπόλειμμα πνεύματός σου· καὶ φυλάξασθε τῷ πνεύματι ὑμῶν, καὶ γυναῖκα νεότητός σου μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς. ### English translation (Claude) Love them, then, as your own members, as your own bodies; for it is written thus: “The Lord bore witness between you and the wife of your youth, and she is your partner, and no other made her, and she is the remnant of your spirit; and take heed to your spirit, and do not forsake the wife of your youth.” ### Scripture references - Mal 2:14–15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Mal 2:14–15 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.29.3 (Funk 1:379; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.29.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-4 - Source: Funk 1:379–381 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Married couples may pray after intercourse without washing, but no washing cleanses adultery or prostitution. ### Greek text ἀνὴρ οὖν καὶ γυνή, νομίμῳ γάμῳ συνερχόμενοι καὶ ἐξ ἀλλήλων ἐγειρόμενοι, ἀπαρατηρήτως προσευχέσθωσαν᾽ καὶ μὴ λουσάμενοι καθαροί εἰσιν. ὃς δ᾽ ἂν ἀλλοτρίαν γυναῖκα ὑποφθείρας μιάνῃ ἢ συμμιανθῇ πόρνῃ, ἀναστὰς ἀπ᾿ αὐτῆς, οὐδ᾽ ἂν τὸ πέλαγος ὅλον καὶ τοὺς ποταμοὺς πάντας ἀπολούσηται, καθαρὸς εἶναι δυνήσεται. ### English translation (Claude) A husband and wife, then, who come together in lawful marriage and rise from one another, may pray without any observance; and even unwashed they are clean. But whoever corrupts and defiles another man's wife, or is defiled together with a prostitute, will not be able to be clean when he rises from her, not even if he washes himself in the whole sea and all the rivers. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.29.4 (Funk 1:379–381; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-18-1/#p-6-29-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-1 - Source: Funk 1:381 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians are not defiled by natural processes or contact with the dead. ### Greek text Μὴ παρατηρεῖσθε οὖν τὰ ἔννομα καὶ φυσικά, νομίζοντες μολύνεσθαι δι᾽ αὐτῶν, μηδὲ ἐπιζητεῖτε ἰουδαϊκοὺς ἀφορισμοὺς ἢ συνεχῆ βαπτίσματα ἢ καθαρισμοὺς ἐπὶ θίξει νεκροῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Do not, then, observe the things of the law and of nature, thinking that you are defiled by them; nor seek Jewish separations or continual washings or purifications on touching a dead body. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.1 (Funk 1:381; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-2 - Source: Funk 1:381 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful gather at the cemeteries to read, sing psalms and celebrate the Eucharist for the departed. ### Greek text ἀπαρατηρήτως δὲ συναθροίζεσθε ἐν τοῖς κοιμητηρίοις, τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τῶν ἱερῶν βιβλίων ποιούμενοι καὶ ψάλλοντες ὑπὲρ τῶν κεκοιμημένων μαρτύρων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος ἁγίων καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν τῶν ἐν κυρίῳ κεκοιμημένων, καὶ τὴν ἀντίτυπον τοῦ βασιλείου σώματος Χριστοῦ δεκτὴν εὐχαριστίαν προσφέρετε ἔν τε ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις ὑμῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς κοιμητηρίοις, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐξόδοις τῶν κεκοιμημένων ψάλλοντες προπέμπετε αὐτούς, ἐὰν ὦσιν πιστοὶ ἐν κυρίῳ. ### English translation (Claude) But without observances gather in the cemeteries, reading the holy books and singing psalms for the martyrs who have fallen asleep and for all the saints from the beginning and for your brothers who have fallen asleep in the Lord; and offer the acceptable Eucharist, the antitype of the royal body of Christ, both in your churches and in the cemeteries; and at the funerals of those who have fallen asleep escort them with psalms, if they were faithful in the Lord. ### Translation notes - The Eucharist is called “the antitype” (ἀντίτυπον) of Christ's royal body. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.2 (Funk 1:381; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-3 - Source: Funk 1:381 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Scripture honors the death and memory of the righteous. ### Greek text Τίμιος γὰρ ἐναντίον κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάλιν. Ἐπίστρεψον, ἡ ψυχή μου, εἰς τὴν ἀνάπαυσίν σου, ὅτι κύριος εὐεργέτησέν σε, καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις, Μνήμη δικαίων μετ᾽ ἐγκωμίων, καί· Δικαίων ψυχαὶ ἐν χειρὶ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For “precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones,” and again, “Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has done you good,” and in other places, “The memory of the righteous is with praises,” and, “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God.” ### Scripture references - Ps 116:15 (115:6 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 116:7 (114:7 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 10:7: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Wis 3:1 (Wisdom of Solomon): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Stray marks inside the first quotation in the scan are removed. Quotations: Ps 116:15 (115:6 LXX); 116:7 (114:7 LXX); Prov 10:7; Wis 3:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.3 (Funk 1:381; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-4 - Source: Funk 1:381–383 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Believers who die are not dead, for God is the God of the living. ### Greek text οἱ γὰρ θεῷ πεπιστευκότες, ἐὰν καὶ κοιμηθῶσιν, οὐκ εἰσὶν νεκροί· λέγει γὰρ ὃ σωτὴρ τοῖς Σαδδουκαίοις᾽ , Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τῶν νεκρῶν οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τὸ γεγραμμένον, ὅτι ἐγὼ ὃ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ ὃ θεὸς Ἰσαὰκ καὶ ὃ θεὸς Ἰακώβ; οὐκ ἔστιν οὖν ὃ θεὸς θεὸς νεκρῶν, ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For those who have believed in God, even if they fall asleep, are not dead; for the Savior says to the Sadducees, “But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what is written: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? God, then, is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.” ### Scripture references - Matt 22:31–32: quotation, high confidence - Luke 20:38: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Matt 22:31–32 with Luke 20:38. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.4 (Funk 1:381–383; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-5 - Source: Funk 1:383 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Elisha's bones raised a dead man, showing that the remains of saints are holy. ### Greek text οὔκουν τῶν παρὰ θεῷ ζώντων οὐδὲ τὰ λείψανα ἄτιμα. καὶ γὰρ Ἐλισσαῖος ὃ προφήτης μετὰ τὸ κοιμηθῆναι αὐτὸν νεκρὸν ἤγειρε πεφονευμένον ὑπὸ πειρατῶν Συρίας· ἔψαυσεν γὰρ τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ τῶν Ἐλισσαίου ὀστέων, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἔζησεν· οὐκ ἂν δὲ ἐγεγόνει τοῦτο, εἰ μὴ ἦν τὸ σῶμα Ἐλισσαίου ἅγιον. ### English translation (Claude) So even the remains of those who live with God are not without honor. For Elisha the prophet, after he had fallen asleep, raised a dead man who had been murdered by Syrian raiders; for his body touched the bones of Elisha, and he rose and lived; and this would not have happened unless the body of Elisha was holy. ### Scripture references - 2 Kgs 13:20–21: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Kgs 13:20–21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.5 (Funk 1:383; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-6 - Source: Funk 1:383 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Joseph embraced the dead Jacob, and Moses and Joshua carried Joseph's bones. ### Greek text καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ὃ σώφρων περιεπλέκετο τῷ Ἰακὼβ μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν ὄντι ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης, καὶ Μωσῆς καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ τοῦ Ναυῆ ἐπεφέροντο τὰ λείψανα τοῦ Ἰωσήφ, μολυσμὸν οὐχ ἡγούμενοι τοῦτο. ### English translation (Claude) And Joseph the chaste embraced Jacob after he had died, as he lay on his bed; and Moses and Joshua the son of Nun carried the remains of Joseph, not thinking this a defilement. ### Scripture references - Gen 50:1: allusion, high confidence - Exod 13:19: allusion, high confidence - Josh 24:32: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 50:1; Exod 13:19; Josh 24:32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.6 (Funk 1:383; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-7 - Source: Funk 1:383 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Touching the dead does not defile; holiness and chastity lead to immortality. ### Greek text ὅθεν καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι καὶ οἱ λοιποί, ἀπαρατηρήτως ἁπτόμενοι τῶν κεκοιμημένων μὴ νομίσητε μιαίνεσθαι, μηδὲ βδελύσσεσθε τὰ τούτων λείψανα, περιϊστάμενοι τὰς τοιαύτας παρατηρήσεις μωρὰς οὔσας· καὶ κοσμεῖτε ἑαυτοὺς ἐν ἁγιασμῷ καὶ σωφροσύνῃ, ὅπως μέτοχοι τῆς ἀθανασίας καὶ κοινωνοὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ γένησθε καὶ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ θεοῦ λάβητε, ἀναπαυόμενοι διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος αἰωνίως. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore you too, O bishops and the rest, when you touch those who have fallen asleep without observances, do not think that you are defiled, nor abhor their remains, but shun such observances as foolish; and adorn yourselves with holiness and chastity, so that you may become partakers of immortality and sharers in the kingdom of God and may receive the promise of God, resting eternally through Jesus Christ the Savior. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.7 (Funk 1:383; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-8 - Source: Funk 1:383 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The book closes with a doxology to God who speaks through Christ, crucified, risen and coming again. ### Greek text Τῷ οὖν δυναμένῳ ἀνοῖξαι τὰ ὦτα τῶν καρδιῶν ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ καταδέχεσθαι τὰ διηκονημένα τοῦ θεοῦ λόγια διά τε τοῦ εὐαγγελίου καὶ διὰ τῆς διδασκαλίας Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου, τοῦ σταυρωθέντος ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου καὶ Ἡρῴδου καὶ κοιμηθέντος καὶ ἀναστάντος ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ πάλιν ἐρχομένου ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος μετὰ δόξης καὶ δυνάμεως πολλῆς καὶ τοὺς μὲν νεκροὺς ἀνεγείροντος, τῷ κόσμῳ δὲ τέλος ἐπάγοντος, ἑχάστῳ δὲ τὰ πρὸς ἀξίαν ἀπονέμοντος᾽· ### English translation (Claude) To him, then, who is able to open the ears of your hearts to receive the oracles of God, ministered both through the gospel and through the teaching of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and Herod, and fell asleep and rose from the dead, and is “coming” again at the consummation of the age “with glory and great power,” raising the dead and bringing the world to an end and allotting to each according to his desert; ### Scripture references - Matt 24:30: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The sentence continues through 6.30.10. Matt 24:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.8 (Funk 1:383; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-9 - Source: Funk 1:383–385 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ ascended and sits at the right hand of the Father. ### Greek text τῷ δόντι ἡμῖν ἀρραβῶνα τῆς ἀναστάσεως ἑαυτὸν καὶ εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀναληφθέντι διὰ τῆς δυνάμεως τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾿ ὄψεσιν ἡμετέραις τοῖς συμφαγοῦσιν αὐτῷ καὶ συμπιοῦσιν ἐπὶ ἡμέρας τεσσαράκοντα μετὰ τὸ ἀναστῆναι αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ καθεσθέντι ἐκ δεξιῶν θρόνου τῆς μεγαλωσύνης τοῦ παντοκράτορος θεοῦ ἐπὶ τῶν Χερουβίμ, τῷ ἀκούσαντι· Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου ### English translation (Claude) to him who gave us himself as the pledge of the resurrection, and was taken up into the heavens by the power of his God and Father before the eyes of us who ate and drank with him for forty days after he rose from the dead, and “sat down at the right hand of the throne of the majesty” of God almighty upon the cherubim; who heard, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet”; ### Scripture references - Acts 10:41: allusion, high confidence - Acts 1:3: allusion, high confidence - Acts 1:9: allusion, high confidence - Heb 8:1: quotation, high confidence - Ps 110:1 (109:1 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 10:41; 1:3, 9; Heb 8:1; Ps 110:1 (109:1 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.9 (Funk 1:383–385; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 6.30.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-10 - Source: Funk 1:385 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Stephen saw Christ standing as high priest at God's right hand; the doxology ends book 6. ### Greek text ὃν ἐθεάσατο Στέφανος ὃ μακαριώτατος ἑστῶτα ἐκ δεξιῶν τῆς δυνάμεως, καὶ ἀναβοήσας εἶπεν· Ἰδοὺ θεωρῶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἀνεῳγμένους καὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν ἑστῶτα τοῦ θεοῦ ὡς ἀρχιερέα πάντων τῶν λογικῶν ταγμάτων, διʼ οὗ τὸ σέβας καὶ ἡ μεγαλωσύνη καὶ ἡ δόξα τῷ παντοκράτορι θεῷ καὶ νῦν καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) whom the most blessed Stephen saw standing at the right hand of the Power, and crying out said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God,” as high priest of all the rational orders; through whom be worship and majesty and glory to God almighty, both now and forever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Acts 7:55–56: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Acts 7:56. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 6.30.10 (Funk 1:385; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-6-30-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:386 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Moses, Elijah and Christ all set two ways before the people. ### Greek text Τοῦ νομοθέτου Μωσέως εἰρηκότος τοῖς Ἰσραηλίταις Ἰδοὺ δέδωκα πρὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς ζωῆς καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θανάτου, καὶ ἐπιφέροντος· Ἔκλεξαι τὴν ζωήν, ἵνα ζήσῃς, καὶ τοῦ προφήτου Ἠλία λέγοντος τῷ λαῷ Ἕως πότε χωλανεῖτε ἐπ᾽ ἀμφοτέραις ταῖς ἰγνύαις ὑμῶν; εἰ θεός ἐστι κύριος, πορεύεσθε ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, εἰκότως ἔλεγεν καὶ ὃ κύριος Ἰησοῦς· Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. ### English translation (Claude) Since Moses the lawgiver said to the Israelites, “Behold, I have set before your face the way of life and the way of death,” and added, “Choose life, that you may live,” and the prophet Elijah said to the people, “How long will you limp on both your hams? If the Lord is God, go after him,” the Lord Jesus too rightly said, “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other.” ### Scripture references - Deut 30:15: quotation, high confidence - Jer 21:8: quotation, medium confidence - Deut 30:19: quotation, high confidence - 1 Kgs 18:21: quotation, high confidence - Matt 6:24: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.1 (Didache): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Book 7 reworks the Didache in its first chapters (cf. Did. 1.1). Quotations: Deut 30:15, 19 with Jer 21:8; 1 Kgs 18:21; Matt 6:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.1.1 (Funk 1:386; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:386 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: There are two ways, of life and of death. ### Greek text ἀναγκαίως καὶ ἡμεῖς ἑπόμενοι τῷ διδασκάλῳ Χριστῷ, ὅς ἐστι σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων μάλιστα πιστῶν, φαμὲν ὡς δύο ὁδοί εἰσιν, μία τῆς ζωῆς καὶ μία τοῦ θανάτου. ### English translation (Claude) Necessarily we too, following our teacher Christ, “who is the Savior of all men, especially of the faithful,” say that there are two ways, one of life and one of death. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 4:10: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 4:10; cf. Did. 1.1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.1.2 (Funk 1:386; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.1.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-1-3 - Source: Funk 1:386–388 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The way of life is natural; the way of death was brought in by the devil. ### Greek text οὐδεμίαν δὲ σύγκρισιν ἔχουσιν πρὸς ἑαυτάς, πολὺ γὰρ τὸ διάφορον, μᾶλλον δὲ πάντη κεχωρισμέναι τυγχάνουσιν, καὶ φυσικὴ μὲν ἔστιν ἡ τῆς ζωῆς ὃδός, ἐπείσακτος δὲ ἡ τοῦ θανάτου, οὐ τοῦ κατὰ γνώμην θεοῦ ὑπάρξαντος, ἀλλὰ τοῦ ἐξ ἐπιβουλῆς τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου. ### English translation (Claude) And they bear no comparison with each other, for the difference is great, or rather they are altogether separate; and the way of life is natural, but that of death was brought in, not having come about by the mind of God, but from the plot of the alien one. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.1.3 (Funk 1:386–388; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-1-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:388 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The way of life is to love God and neighbor and not to do to others what one hates. ### Greek text Πρώτη οὖν τυγχάνει ἡ ὁδὸς τῆς ζωῆς· καὶ ἔστω· αὕτη, ἣν καὶ ὃ Νόμος διαγορεύει, ἀγαπᾶν κύριον τὸν θεὸν ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς τὸν ἕνα καὶ μόνον, παρ᾽ ὃν ἄλλος οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ τὸν πλησίον ὡς ἑαυτόν καὶ πᾶν, ὃ μὴ θέλεις γενέσθαι σοι, καὶ σὺ τοῦτο ἄλλῳ οὐ ποιήσεις. τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν· Ὃ σὺ μισεῖς, ἄλλῳ οὐ ποιήσεις. ### English translation (Claude) First, then, is the way of life; and it is this, which the Law also declares: “to love the Lord God with all the mind and with all the soul,” the one and only God, besides whom there is no other, “and your neighbor as yourself”; and “whatever you do not wish to happen to you, you too shall not do to another”; that is, “what you hate, you shall not do to another.” ### Scripture references - Deut 6:5: quotation, high confidence - Mark 12:32: allusion, medium confidence - Lev 19:18: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence - Tob 4:15 (Tobit): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 1.2. Deut 6:5; Mark 12:32; Lev 19:18; Tob 4:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.1 (Funk 1:388; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:388 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians love and pray for their enemies. ### Greek text εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμᾶς, προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς, ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν. ποία γὰρ ὑμῖν χάρις, ἐὰν φιλῆτε τοὺς φιλοῦντας ὑμᾶς; καὶ γὰρ καὶ οἱ ἐθνικοὶ τοῦτο ποιοῦσιν. ὑμεῖς δὲ φιλεῖτε τοὺς μισοῦντας ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἐχθρὸν οὐχ ἕξετε. ### English translation (Claude) “Bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you, love your enemies. For what credit is it to you if you love those who love you? For even the Gentiles do this. But you, love those who hate you, and you will have no enemy.” ### Scripture references - Luke 6:28: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:44: quotation, high confidence - Luke 6:32: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:47: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 1.3; Luke 6:28, 32; Matt 5:44, 46–47. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.2 (Funk 1:388; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-3 - Source: Funk 1:388 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: No one is to be hated, for all are God's works; only evil purposes are to be shunned. ### Greek text Οὐ μισήσεις γάρ, φησί, , πάντα ἄνθρωπον, οὐχ Αἰγύπτιον, οὐκ Ἰδουμαῖον, ἅπαντες γάρ εἰσιν τοῦ θεοῦ ἔργα. φεύγετε δὲ οὐ τὰς φύσεις, ἀλλὰ τὰς γνώμας τῶν πονηρῶν. ### English translation (Claude) “For you shall not hate,” it says, “any man, not an Egyptian, not an Edomite”; for all are God's works. Flee not the natures, but the purposes of the wicked. ### Scripture references - Deut 23:7: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.7 (Didache): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 23:7; cf. Did. 2.7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.3 (Funk 1:388; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-4 - Source: Funk 1:388 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians abstain from fleshly desires and do not retaliate. ### Greek text ἀπέχου τῶν σαρκικῶν καὶ κοσμικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν. ἐάν τίς σοι δῷ ῥάπισμα εἰς τὴν δεξιὰν σιαγόνα, στρέψον αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν ἄλλην, οὐ φαύλης οὔσης τῆς ἀμύνης, ἀλλὰ τιμιωτέρας τῆς ἀνεξικακίας. λέγει γὰρ ὃ Δαυίδʼ , Εἰ ἀνταπέδωκα τοῖς ἀνταποδιδοῦσί μοι κακά ### English translation (Claude) “Abstain from fleshly” and worldly “desires.” If anyone gives you a slap “on the right cheek, turn to him the other also”; not that retaliation is evil, but that forbearance is more honorable. For David says, “If I have repaid those who repaid me evil…” ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 2:11: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:39: quotation, high confidence - Ps 7:4 (7:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 1.4; 1 Pet 2:11; Matt 5:39; Ps 7:4 (7:5 LXX), cited only in its opening words. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.4 (Funk 1:388; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-5 - Source: Funk 1:388–390 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians give way to those who compel or rob them. ### Greek text ἐὰν ἀγγαρεύσῃ σέ τις μίλιον ἕν, ὕπαγε μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ δύο, καὶ τῷ θέλοντί σοι κριθῆναι καὶ τὸν χιτῶνά σου λαβεῖν, ἄφες αὐτῷ καὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἴροντος τὰ σὰ μὴ ἀπαίτει. ### English translation (Claude) If “anyone compels you to go one mile, go with him two; and to him who wishes to go to law with you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also”; and “from him who takes what is yours, do not ask it back.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:40–41: quotation, high confidence - Luke 6:30: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 1.4; Matt 5:40–41; Luke 6:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.5 (Funk 1:388–390; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-6 - Source: Funk 1:390 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians give and lend to all, as the Father gives to all. ### Greek text τῷ αἰτοῦντί σε δίδου, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ θέλοντος δανείσασθαι παρὰ σοῦ μὴ ἀποκλείσῃς τὴν χεῖρα, δίκαιος γὰρ ἀνὴρ οἰκτείρει καὶ κιχρᾷ πᾶσι γὰρ θέλει δίδοσθαι ὃ πατὴρ ,ὁ τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλων ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ τὸν ὑετὸν αὐτοῦ βρέχων ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους. ### English translation (Claude) “Give to him who asks you, and from him who wishes to borrow from you” do not shut your hand; for “a righteous man has pity and lends”; for the Father wishes gifts to be given to all, he “who makes his sun rise on the evil and the good and sends his rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:42: quotation, high confidence - Ps 112:5 (111:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:45: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 1.5 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 1.5; Matt 5:42; Ps 112:5 (111:5 LXX); Matt 5:45. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.6 (Funk 1:390; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-7 - Source: Funk 1:390 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Alms come from one's own labor, with preference for the saints. ### Greek text πᾶσιν οὖν δίκαιον διδόναι ἐξ οἰκείων πόνων· Τίμα· γάρ, φησί, τὸν κύριον ἀπὸ σῶν δικαίων πόνων προτιμητέον δὲ τοὺς ἁγίους. ### English translation (Claude) It is right, then, to give to all from one's own labors; for “honor the Lord,” it says, “from your righteous labors”; but the saints are to be preferred. ### Scripture references - Prov 3:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 3:9 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.7 (Funk 1:390; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-8 - Source: Funk 1:390 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Murder of the innocent is forbidden; just killing belongs to rulers alone. ### Greek text ,Οὐ φονεύσεις, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν οὐ φθερεῖς τὸν ὅμοιόν σοι ἄνθρωπον, διαλύεις γὰρ τὰ καλῶς γινόμεναʼ οὐχ ὡς παντὸς φόνου φαύλου τυγχάνοντος, ἀλλὰ μόνου τοῦ ἀθώου, τοῦ δ᾽ ἐνδίκου ἄρχουσι μόνοις ἀφωρισμένου. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall not murder”; that is, you shall not destroy a man like yourself, for you undo what was well made; not that every killing is wicked, but only that of the innocent, while just killing is reserved to rulers alone. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:13: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.2 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:13; cf. Did. 2.2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.8 (Funk 1:390; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.2.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-9 - Source: Funk 1:390–392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Adultery divides one flesh; the corruption of boys, sexual immorality and theft are forbidden, with biblical examples. ### Greek text Οὐ μοιχεύσεις, διαιρεῖς γὰρ μίαν σάρκα εἰς δύο , Ἔσονται γάρ, φησίν, οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν ἕν γάρ εἰσιν ἀνὴρ καὶ γυνὴ τῇ φύσει, τῇ συμπνοίᾳ, τῇ ἑνώσει, τῇ διαθέσει, τῷ βίῳ, τῷ τρόπῳ, κεχωρισμένοι δέ εἰσιν τῷ σχήματι καὶ τῷ ἀριθμῷ. οὐ παιδοφθορήσεις· παρὰ φύσιν γὰρ τὸ κακὸν ἐκ Σοδόμων φυέν, ἥτις πυρὸς θεηλάτου παρανάλωμα γέγονεν, ἐπικατάρατος δὲ ὃ τοιοῦτος καὶ ἐρεῖ πᾶς ὃ λαός· Γένοιτο, γένοιτο οὐ πορνεύσεις· Οὐκ ἔσται γάρ, φησίν, πορνεύων ἐν υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ. Οὐ κλέψεις Ἄχαρ γὰρ κλέψας ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν Ἱεριχῷ λίθοις βληθεὶς τοῦ ζῆν ὑπεξῆλθεν, καὶ Γιεζεῖ κλέψας καὶ ψευσάμενος ἐκληρονόμησεν τοῦ Νεεμὰν τὴν λέπραν, καὶ Ἰούδας κλέπτων τὰ τῶν πενήτων τὸν κύριον τῆς δόξης παρέδωκεν Ἰουδαίοις, καὶ μεταμεληθεὶς ἀπήγξατο καὶ ἐλάκησεν μέσος καὶ ἐξεχύθη πάντα τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ Ἀνανίας καὶ Σαπφείρα ἡ τούτου γυνή, κλέψαντες τὰ ἴδια καὶ πειράσαντες τὸ πνεῦμα κυρίου, παραχρῆμα ἀποφάσει Πέτρου τοῦ συναποστόλου ἡμῶν ἐθανατώθησαν. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall not commit adultery,” for you divide one flesh into two: “for the two,” it says, “shall become one flesh”; for husband and wife are one in nature, in harmony, in union, in disposition, in life, in manner, but they are separate in form and in number. [10] You shall not corrupt boys; for this evil, which sprang from Sodom, is contrary to nature, and Sodom became fuel for fire sent by God; and “accursed” is such a one, “and all the people shall say, So be it, so be it.” [11] You shall not commit sexual immorality; for “there shall be,” it says, “no one committing sexual immorality among the sons of Israel.” [12] “You shall not steal”; for Achan, having stolen in Israel at Jericho, was stoned and departed from life; and Gehazi, having stolen and lied, inherited the leprosy of Naaman; and Judas, stealing what belonged to the poor, betrayed the Lord of glory to the Jews, and repenting hanged himself, and “burst open in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out”; and Ananias and Sapphira his wife, having stolen their own property and tempted the Spirit of the Lord, were at once put to death by the sentence of Peter our fellow apostle. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:14: quotation, high confidence - Gen 2:24: quotation, high confidence - Gen 19:24: allusion, medium confidence - Deut 27:15: allusion, medium confidence - Deut 23:17: quotation, high confidence - Exod 20:15: quotation, high confidence - Josh 7:20–25: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 5:20–27: allusion, high confidence - John 12:6: allusion, high confidence - Matt 27:5: allusion, high confidence - Acts 1:18: quotation, high confidence - Acts 5:1–10: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.2 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10–12 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. - Cf. Did. 2.2. Exod 20:14; Gen 2:24; Gen 19:24; Deut 27:15–26; 23:17; Exod 20:15; Josh 7:20–25; 2 Kgs 5:20–27; John 12:6; Matt 27:5; Acts 1:18; 5:1–10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.2.9 (Funk 1:390–392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-2-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.3.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-1 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Magic and sorcery are forbidden. ### Greek text Οὐ μαγεύσεις, οὐ φαρμακεύσεις᾽ Φαρμακοὺς γάρ, φησίν, οὐ περιβιώσετε. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not practice magic, you shall not use sorcery; for “you shall not let sorcerers live,” it says. ### Scripture references - Exod 22:18: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 2.2; Exod 22:18 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.3.1 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.3.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-2 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Abortion and infanticide are forbidden and will be avenged. ### Greek text οὐ φονεύσεις τέκνον σου ἐν φθορᾷ, οὐδὲ τὸ γεννηθὲν ἀποκτενεῖς· πᾶν γὰρ τὸ ἐξεικονισμένον, ψυχὴν λαβὸν παρὰ θεοῦ, φονευθὲν ἐκδικηθήσεται, ἀδίκως ἀναιρεθέν. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not kill your child by abortion, nor kill what is born; for everything that has been formed and has received a soul from God, if killed, will be avenged, as having been unjustly destroyed. ### Scripture references - Exod 21:22–23: echo, low confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 2.2; cf. Exod 21:22–23. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.3.2 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.3.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-3 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Coveting a neighbor's goods is forbidden. ### Greek text Οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὰ τοῦ πλησίον σου, οἷον τὴν γυναῖκα ἢ τὸν παῖδα ἢ τὸν βοῦν ἢ τὸν ἀγρόν. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall not covet the things of your neighbor,” such as “his wife, or his slave, or his ox, or his field.” ### Scripture references - Exod 20:17: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 2.2; Exod 20:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.3.3 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.3.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-4 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians should not swear at all, or at least swear truly. ### Greek text οὐκ ἐπιορκήσεις, ἐρρέθη γὰρ μὴ ὀμόσαι ὅλως εἰ δὲ μήγε, κἂν εὐορκήσῃς, ὅτι ἐπαινεθήσεται πᾶς ὁ ὀμνύων ἐν αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall not swear falsely,” for it was said, “not to swear at all”; but if not, at least swear truly, because “everyone who swears by him shall be praised.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:33–34: quotation, high confidence - Ps 63:11 (62:12 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 2.3; Matt 5:33–34; Ps 63:11 (62:12 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.3.4 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.3.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-5 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: False witness is forbidden. ### Greek text οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις, ὅτι ὃ συκοφαντῶν πένητα παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall not bear false witness,” because “he who slanders the poor provokes his Maker.” ### Scripture references - Exod 20:16: quotation, high confidence - Prov 14:31: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Did. 2.3; Exod 20:16; Prov 14:31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.3.5 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-3-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.4.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-1 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Evil-speaking and grudges are forbidden. ### Greek text Οὐ κακολογήσεις Μὴ ἀγάπα γάρ, φησί, κακολογεῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῆς, οὐδὲ μνησικακήσεις᾽ ὁδοὶ γὰρ μνησικάκων εἰς θάνατον. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not speak evil; for “do not love to speak evil,” it says, “lest you be removed”; nor shall you bear grudges; for “the ways of those who bear grudges lead to death.” ### Scripture references - Prov 20:13: quotation, high confidence - Prov 12:28: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.3 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.3. Quotations: Prov 20:13 (LXX); 12:28 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.4.1 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.4.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-2 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Double-mindedness and double speech are forbidden. ### Greek text οὐκ ἔσῃ δίγνωμος οὐδὲ δίγλωσσος· παγὶς γὰρ ἰσχυρὰ ἀνδρὶ τὰ ἴδια χείλη, καὶ ἀνὴρ γλωσσώδης οὐ κατευθυνθήσεται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not be double-minded nor double-tongued; for “a man's own lips are a strong snare to him,” and “a talkative man will not prosper on the earth.” ### Scripture references - Prov 6:2: quotation, high confidence - Ps 140:11 (139:12 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.4. Quotations: Prov 6:2; Ps 140:11 (139:12 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.4.2 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.4.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-3 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Idle words must be accounted for. ### Greek text οὐκ ἔσται ὁ λόγος σου κενός· περὶ παντὸς γὰρ λόγου ἀργοῦ δώσετε λόγον. ### English translation (Claude) Your word shall not be empty; for “of every idle word you will give an account.” ### Scripture references - Matt 12:36: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.5 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.5. Matt 12:36. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.4.3 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.4.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-4 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Lying is forbidden. ### Greek text οὐ ψεύσῃ· Ἀπολεῖς γάρ, φησί, πάντας τοὺς λαλοῦντας τὸ ψεῦδος. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not lie; for “you will destroy,” it says, “all who speak falsehood.” ### Scripture references - Ps 5:6 (5:7 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.5 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.5. Ps 5:6 (5:7 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.4.4 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.4.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-5 - Source: Funk 1:392 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Covetousness and rapacity are forbidden. ### Greek text οὐκ ἔσῃ πλεονέκτης οὐδὲ ἅρπαξ Οὐαὶ γάρ, φησίν, ὁ πλεονεκτῶν τὸν πλησίον πλεονεξίαν κακήν. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not be covetous nor rapacious; for “woe,” it says, “to him who covets against his neighbor with evil covetousness.” ### Scripture references - Hab 2:9: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.6 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.6. Hab 2:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.4.5 (Funk 1:392; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.4.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-6 - Source: Funk 1:392–394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Hypocrisy is forbidden. ### Greek text οὐκ ἔσῃ ὑποκριτής, ἵνα μὴ τὸ μέρος σου μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ᾖ. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not be a hypocrite, so that “your portion” may not be “with them.” ### Scripture references - Matt 24:51: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.6 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.6. Matt 24:51. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.4.6 (Funk 1:392–394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-4-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Malice and arrogance are forbidden. ### Greek text Οὐκ ἔσῃ κακοήθης οὐδὲ ὑπερήφανος· Ὑπερηφάνοις γὰρ ὁ θεὸς ἀντιτάσσεται. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not be malicious nor arrogant; for “God opposes the arrogant.” ### Scripture references - Jas 4:6: quotation, high confidence - 1 Pet 5:5: quotation, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.6 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.6. Jas 4:6; 1 Pet 5:5 (Prov 3:34). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.5.1 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Judges must not show partiality. ### Greek text οὐ λήψῃ πρόσωπον ἐν κρίσει, ὅτι τοῦ κυρίου ἡ κρίσις. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall not show partiality in judgment, for the judgment is the Lord's.” ### Scripture references - Deut 1:17: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 1:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.5.2 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.5.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-3 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Hatred is forbidden, but a brother is to be reproved. ### Greek text οὐ μισήσεις πάντα ἄνθρωπον. ἐλεγμῷ ἐλέγξεις τὸν ἀδελφόν σου καὶ οὐ λήψῃ δι᾽ αὐτὸν ἁμαρτίαν, καὶ ἔλεγχε σοφὸν καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not hate any man; “you shall surely reprove your brother and not incur sin because of him,” and “reprove a wise man, and he will love you.” ### Scripture references - Lev 19:17: quotation, high confidence - Prov 9:8: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 2.7 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 2.7. Quotations: Lev 19:17; Prov 9:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.5.3 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.5.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-4 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Every evil and its likeness are to be fled. ### Greek text φεῦγε ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ παντὸς ὁμοίου αὐτῷ᾽ Ἀπέχου γάρ, φησίν, ἀπὸ ἀδίκου, καὶ τρόμος οὐκ ἐγγιεῖ σοι. ### English translation (Claude) Flee from every evil and from everything like it; for “keep away,” it says, “from the unjust, and trembling will not come near you.” ### Scripture references - Isa 54:14: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.1. Quotation: Isa 54:14 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.5.4 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.5.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-5 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Anger and envy led Cain, Saul and Joab to murder and persecution. ### Greek text μὴ γίνου ὀργίλος μηδὲ βάσκανος μηδὲ ζηλωτὴς μηδὲ μανικὸς μηδὲ θρασύς, μὴ πάθῃς τὰ τοῦ Καὶν καὶ τὰ τοῦ Σαοὺλ καὶ τὰ τοῦ Ἰωάβ· ὅτι ὃς μὲν ἀπέκτεινεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἄβελ διὰ τὸ πρόκριτον αὐτὸν εὑρεθῆναι παρὰ θεῷ καὶ διὰ τὸ προσδεχθῆναι τὴν θυσίαν αὐτοῦ, ὃς δὲ τὸν ὅσιον Δαυὶδ ἐδίωκεν νικήσαντα Γολιάθ τὸν Φιλισταῖον, ζηλώσας ἐπὶ τῇ τῶν χορευτριῶν εὐφημίᾳ, ὃς δὲ τοὺς δύο στρατηλάτας ἀνεῖλεν, τὸν Ἀβεννὴρ τὸν τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἀμεσσὰ τὸν τοῦ Ἰούδα. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be wrathful nor envious nor jealous nor frenzied nor rash, lest you suffer the fate of Cain and of Saul and of Joab; for the first killed his brother Abel because Abel was found preferred before God and because his sacrifice was accepted; the second persecuted the holy David, who had conquered Goliath the Philistine, being jealous at the praise of the dancing women; and the third killed the two generals, Abner of Israel and Amasa of Judah. ### Scripture references - Gen 4:4–8: allusion, high confidence - 1 Sam 18:6–11: allusion, high confidence - 2 Sam 3:27: allusion, high confidence - 2 Sam 20:10: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.2 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.2. Gen 4:4–8; 1 Sam 18:6–11; 2 Sam 3:27; 20:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.5.5 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-5-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Augury leads to idolatry and is forbidden. ### Greek text Μὴ γίνου οἰωνοσκόπος, ὅτι ὁδηγεῖ πρὸς εἰδωλολατρείαν᾽ Οἰώνισμα δέ, φησὶν ὁ Σαμουήλ, ἁμαρτία ἐστίν, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται οἰωνισμὸς ἐν Ἰακὼβ οὐδὲ μαντεία ἐν Ἰσραήλ. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be an augur, because it leads to idolatry; “for augury,” says Samuel, “is sin,” and “there shall be no augury in Jacob nor divination in Israel.” ### Scripture references - 1 Sam 15:23: quotation, high confidence - Num 23:23: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.4. Quotations: 1 Sam 15:23; Num 23:23. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.6.1 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Enchantments, omens and divination are forbidden. ### Greek text οὐκ ἔσῃ ἐπάδων ἢ περικαθαίρων τὸν υἱόν σου, οὐ κληδονιεῖς οὐδὲ οἰωνισθήσῃ οὐδὲ ὀρνεοσκοπήσεις οὐδὲ μαθήσῃ μαθήματα πονηρά· ταῦτα γὰρ ἅπαντα καὶ ὃ νόμος ἀπεῖπεν. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not use enchantments or purifications on your son; you shall not practice omens, nor take auguries, nor observe birds, nor learn evil arts; for all these things the law too forbade. ### Scripture references - Deut 18:10–11: allusion, high confidence - Lev 19:26: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.4. Deut 18:10–11; Lev 19:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.6.2 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.6.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-3 - Source: Funk 1:394 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Desire for evil leads to many sins. ### Greek text μὴ γίνου ἐπιθυμητὴς κακῶν, ὁδηγηθήσῃ γὰρ εἰς ἀμετρίαν ἁμαρτημάτων. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be a desirer of evil things, for you will be led into immeasurable sins. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.3 (Didache): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.6.3 (Funk 1:394; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:394–396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Foul talk, roving eyes and drunkenness lead to immorality. ### Greek text οὐκ ἔσῃ αἰσχρολόγος οὐδὲ Qupóg9aAuoc οὐδὲ μέθυσος· ἐκ γὰρ τούτων πορνεῖαι καὶ μοιχεῖαι γίνονται. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not be foul-mouthed, nor have roving eyes, nor be a drunkard; for from these come sexual immoralities and adulteries. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.3. The word rendered “have roving eyes” is garbled in the scan; translated by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.6.4 (Funk 1:394–396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.6.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-5 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Love of money is forbidden. ### Greek text μὴ γίνου φιλάργυρος, ἵνα μὴ ἀντὶ θεοῦ δουλεύσῃς τῷ μαμωνᾷ. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be a lover of money, so that you may not serve mammon instead of God. ### Scripture references - Matt 6:24: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.5 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.5. Matt 6:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.6.5 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.6.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-6 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Vainglory breeds arrogance; David's humility is the example. ### Greek text μὴ γίνου κενόδοξος μηδὲ μετέωρος μηδὲ ὑψηλόφρων, ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἁπάντων ἀλαζονεῖαι γεννῶνται· μνήσθητι τοῦ εἰπόντος· Κύριε, οὐχ ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία μου, οὐδὲ ἐμετεωρίσθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, οὐδὲ ἐπορεύθην ἐν μεγάλοις οὐδὲ ἐν θαυμασίοις ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ εἰ μὴ ἐταπεινοφρόνουν. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be vainglorious nor haughty nor high-minded; for from all these arrogance is born. Remember him who said, “Lord, my heart was not lifted up, nor were my eyes raised, nor did I walk in great things nor in wonders beyond me, but I was humble-minded.” ### Scripture references - Ps 131:1–2 (130:1-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.5 (Didache): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.5, 9. Quotation: Ps 131:1–2 (130:1–2 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.6.6 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-6-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Grumbling is forbidden. ### Greek text Μὴ γίνου γόγγυσος, μνησθεὶς τῆς τιμωρίας ἧς ὑπέστησαν οἱ καταγογγύσαντες Μωσέως. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be a grumbler, remembering the punishment that those underwent who grumbled against Moses. ### Scripture references - Num 14:27–37: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Cor 10:10: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.6 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.6. Num 14:27–37; 1 Cor 10:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.7.1 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Self-will and such vices lead to blasphemy. ### Greek text μὴ ἔσο αὐθάδης μηδὲ πονηρόφρων μηδὲ σκληροκάρδιος μηδὲ θυμώδης μηδὲ μικρόψυχος· πάντα γὰρ ταῦτα ὁδηγεῖ πρὸς βλασφημίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be self-willed nor evil-minded nor hard-hearted nor passionate nor faint-hearted; for all these lead to blasphemy. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.6 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.7.2 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.7.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-7-3 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The meek, like Moses and David, will inherit the earth. ### Greek text ἴσθε δὲ πρᾶος ὡς Μωσῆς καὶ Δαυίδ, ἐπεὶ οἱ πραεῖς κληρονομήσουσιν τὴν γῆν. ### English translation (Claude) But be meek, like Moses and David, since “the meek shall inherit the earth.” ### Scripture references - Num 12:3: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 37:11 (36:11 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:5: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.7 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.7. Num 12:3; Ps 37:11 (36:11 LXX); Matt 5:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.7.3 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-7-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.8.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-1 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Patience is great understanding. ### Greek text Γίνου μακρόθυμος· ὃ γὰρ τοιοῦτος πολὺς ἐν φρονήσει, ἐπείπερ ὁ ὀλιγόψυχος ἰσχυρὸς ἄφρων. ### English translation (Claude) Be patient; for such a one is “great in understanding,” since “the faint-hearted is mightily foolish.” ### Scripture references - Prov 14:29: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.8 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.8. Prov 14:29 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.8.1 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.8.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-2 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The merciful are blessed. ### Greek text γίνου ἐλεήμων· μακάριοι γὰρ οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται. ### English translation (Claude) Be merciful; for “blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” ### Scripture references - Matt 5:7: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.8 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.8. Matt 5:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.8.2 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.8.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-3 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Be guileless and quiet, trembling at God's words. ### Greek text ἔσο ἄκακος, ἥσυχος, ἀγαθός, τρέμων τοὺς λόγους τοῦ θεοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Be guileless, quiet, good, trembling at the words of God. ### Scripture references - Isa 66:2: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.8 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.8; Isa 66:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.8.3 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.8.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-4 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Self-exaltation, like the Pharisee's, is forbidden. ### Greek text οὐχ ὑψώσεις σεαυτὸν ὡς ὁ Φαρισαῖος, ὅτι πᾶς ὃ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ τὸ ὑψηλὸν ἐν ἀνθρώποις βδέλυγμα παρὰ θεῷ. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not exalt yourself like the Pharisee, because “everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,” and “what is exalted among men is an abomination before God.” ### Scripture references - Luke 18:11–14: quotation, high confidence - Luke 16:15: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.9 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.9. Luke 18:11–14; 16:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.8.4 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.8.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-5 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Rashness leads into evils. ### Greek text οὐ δώσεις τῇ ψυχῇ σου θράσος, ὅτι ἀνὴρ θρασὺς ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not give boldness to your soul, because “a bold man will fall into evils.” ### Scripture references - Prov 13:17: quotation, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.9 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.9. Prov 13:17 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.8.5 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.8.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-6 - Source: Funk 1:396 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Keep company with the wise and righteous. ### Greek text οὐ συμπορεύσῃ μετὰ ἀφρόνων, ἀλλὰ μετὰ σοφῶν καὶ δικαίων. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not walk with fools, but with the wise and righteous. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.9 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.8.6 (Funk 1:396; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.8.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-7 - Source: Funk 1:396–398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sufferings are to be accepted, for God rewards them as he did Job and Lazarus. ### Greek text τὰ συμβαίνοντα σοι πάθη εὐμενῶς δέχου καὶ τὰς περιστάσεις ἀλύπως, εἰδώς, ὅτι μισθός σοι παρὰ θεοῦ δοθήσεται ὡς τῷ Ἰὼβ καὶ τῷ Λαζάρῳ. ### English translation (Claude) Receive kindly the sufferings that befall you, and hardships without grief, knowing that a reward will be given you by God, as to Job and to Lazarus. ### Scripture references - Job 42:10: allusion, medium confidence - Luke 16:22–25: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 3.10 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 3.10. Job 42:10–17; Luke 16:22–25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.8.7 (Funk 1:396–398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-8-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.9.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-9-1 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The teacher of God's word is to be honored, for God is present in that teaching. ### Greek text Τὸν λαλοῦντά σοι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ δοξάσεις, μνησθήσῃ δὲ αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, τιμήσεις δὲ αὐτὸν οὐχ ὡς γενέσεως αἴτιον, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς τοῦ εὖ εἶναί σοι πρόξενον γενόμενον. ὅπου γὰρ ἡ περὶ θεοῦ διδασκαλία, ἐκεῖ ὁ θεὸς πάρεστιν. ### English translation (Claude) “Him who speaks to you the word of God” you shall glorify, and you shall remember him day and night, and you shall honor him, not as the cause of your birth, but as having become the means of your well-being; for where the teaching about God is, there God is present. ### Scripture references - Heb 13:7: quotation, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.1; Heb 13:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.9.1 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-9-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.9.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-9-2 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Seek the company of the saints daily. ### Greek text ἐκζητήσεις καθ᾽ ἡμέραν τὸ πρόσωπον τῶν ἁγίων, ἵν ἐπαναπαύῃ τοῖς λόγοις αὐτῶν. ### English translation (Claude) You shall seek out daily the faces of the saints, so that you may find rest in their words. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.9.2 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-9-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Schism against the saints is forbidden. ### Greek text Οὐ ποιήσεις σχίσματα πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους, μνησθεὶς τῶν Κορειτῶν. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not make schisms against the saints, remembering the Korahites. ### Scripture references - Num 16:1–35: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.3; Num 16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.10.1 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Make peace between those who quarrel. ### Greek text εἰρηνεύσεις μαχομένους ὡς Μωσῆς, συναλλάσσων εἰς φιλίαν. ### English translation (Claude) You shall make peace between those who quarrel, as Moses did, reconciling them to friendship. ### Scripture references - Acts 7:26: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.3; Exod 2:13; Acts 7:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.10.2 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.10.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-3 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Judge justly. ### Greek text κρινεῖς δικαίως· τοῦ γὰρ κυρίου ἡ κρίσις. ### English translation (Claude) You shall judge justly; “for the judgment is the Lord's.” ### Scripture references - Deut 1:17: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.3; Deut 1:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.10.3 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.10.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-4 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Transgressions are to be reproved without partiality, as the prophets reproved kings. ### Greek text οὐ λήψῃ πρόσωπον ἐλέγξαι ἐπὶ παραπτώματι, ὡς Ἠλίας καὶ Μιχαίας τὸν Ἀχαάβ καὶ Ἀβδεμέλεχ ὃ Αἰθίοψ τὸν Σεδεκίαν καὶ Νάθαν τὸν Δαυίδ καὶ Ἰωάννης τὸν Ἡρώδην. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not show partiality in reproving a transgression, as Elijah and Micaiah did not with Ahab, nor Ebed-melech the Ethiopian with Zedekiah, nor Nathan with David, nor John with Herod. ### Scripture references - 1 Kgs 21:20: allusion, high confidence - 1 Kgs 22:17: allusion, high confidence - Jer 38:7–9: allusion, high confidence - 2 Sam 12:7: allusion, high confidence - Mark 6:18: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.3. 1 Kgs 21:20; 22:17; Jer 38:7–9; 2 Sam 12:7; Mark 6:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.10.4 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-10-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.11.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-11-1 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer must be without doubting. ### Greek text Μὴ γίνου δίψυχος ἐν προσευχῇ σου, εἰ ἔσται ἢ οὐ· λέγει γὰρ ὁ κύριος ἐμοὶ Πέτρῳ ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης· Ὀλιγόπιστε, εἰς τί ἐδίστασας; ### English translation (Claude) Do not be double-minded in your prayer, whether it will be or not; for the Lord says to me, Peter, on the sea, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” ### Scripture references - Matt 14:31: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.4. Matt 14:31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.11.1 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-11-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.12.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-1 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Be as ready to give as to receive. ### Greek text Μὴ γίνου πρὸς μὲν τὸ λαβεῖν ἐκτείνων τὴν χεῖρα, πρὸς δὲ τὸ δοῦναι συστέλλων. ### English translation (Claude) Do not be one who stretches out the hand to receive but draws it in when it comes to giving. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.5 (Didache): quotation, high confidence - Sir 4:31 (Sirach): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.5; Sir 4:31. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.12.1 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.12.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-2 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Almsgiving ransoms sins. ### Greek text ἐὰν ἔχῃς, διὰ τῶν χειρῶν σου δός, ἵνα ἐργάσῃ εἰς λύτρωσιν ἁμαρτιῶν σου, ἐλεημοσύναις γὰρ καὶ πίστεσιν ἀποκαθαίρονται ἁμαρτίαι. ### English translation (Claude) If you have something through the work of your hands, give, so that you may work for the ransom of your sins; for “by almsgiving and faithfulness sins are purged away.” ### Scripture references - Prov 16:6: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.6 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.6. Quotation: Prov 16:6 (15:27a LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.12.2 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.12.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-3 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Give to the poor without hesitation, for the Lord repays. ### Greek text οὐ διστάσεις δοῦναι πτωχῷ, οὐδὲ διδοὺς γογγύσεις᾽ γνώσῃ γάρ, τίς ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ μισθοῦ ἀνταποδότης· Ὁ ἐλεῶν γάρ, φησίν, πτωχὸν κυρίῳ δανείζει, κατὰ δὲ τὸ δόμα αὐτοῦ, οὕτως ἀνταποδοθήσεται αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not hesitate to give to the poor, nor grumble when you give; for you will know who is the rewarder of the wage; for “he who has mercy on the poor lends to the Lord, and according to his gift so will it be repaid to him.” ### Scripture references - Prov 19:17: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.7 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.7. Quotation: Prov 19:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.12.3 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.12.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-4 - Source: Funk 1:398 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The sentence begun here continues in ref 7.12.7. ### Greek text οὐκ ### English translation (Claude) You shall not ### Translation notes - The OCR printed into this ref the parallel text of the Didache (Did. 4.1–4) from the lower part of Funk's page; it is removed. The Constitutions' sentence continues in 7.12.7 (“turn away from one in need …”). Refs 7.12.5 and 7.12.6 contain only that parallel Didache text (Did. 4.5–6) and are not translated. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.12.4 (Funk 1:398; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.12.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-7 - Source: Funk 1:398–400 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Do not turn from the needy; share everything with your brother. ### Greek text ἀποστραφήσῃ ἐνδεόμενον· Ὃς φράσσει γάρ, φησί, τὰ ὦτα αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ εἰσακοῦσαι τοῦ δεομένου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπικαλέσεται, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ εἰσακούων αὐτοῦ. κοινωνήσεις εἰς πάντα τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου καὶ οὐκ ἐρεῖς ἴδια εἶναι, κοινὴ γὰρ ἡ μετάληψις παρὰ θεοῦ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις παρεσκευάσθη. ### English translation (Claude) turn away from one in need; for “whoever stops his ears,” it says, “so as not to hear the one in need, he too will call, and there will be no one to hear him.” You shall share all things with your brother and shall not say they are your own; for the common partaking was prepared by God for all men. ### Scripture references - Prov 21:13: quotation, high confidence - Acts 4:32: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.8 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - This ref continues the sentence begun in 7.12.4. Its opening words in the scan (Did. 4.7, from Funk's parallel Didache text) are removed, and so is a stray numeral. Quotation: Prov 21:13; cf. Did. 4.8; Acts 4:32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.12.7 (Funk 1:398–400; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-12-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.13.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-13-1 - Source: Funk 1:400 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Parents must teach their children the fear of God; masters must not be harsh, and slaves must obey. ### Greek text Οὐκ ἀρεῖς τὴν χεῖρά σου ἀπὸ τοῦ υἱοῦ σου ἢ ἀπὸ τῆς θυγατρός σου, ἀλλὰ ἀπὸ νεότητος αὐτῶν διδάξεις αὐτοὺς τὸν φόβον τοῦ θεοῦ· Παίδευε γάρ, φησί, τὸν υἱόν σου, οὕτως γὰρ ἔσται σοι εὔελπις. οὐκ ἐπιτάξεις δούλῳ σου ἢ παιδίσκῃ τοῖς ἐπὶ τὸν αὐτὸν θεὸν πεποιθόσιν ἐν πικρίᾳ ψυχῆς, μή ποτε στενάξουσιν ἐπὶ σοὶ καὶ ἔσται σοι ὀργὴ παρὰ θεοῦ. καὶ ὑμεῖς, οἱ δοῦλοι, ὑποτάγητε τοῖς κυρίοις ὑμῶν ὡς τύπῳ θεοῦ ἐν αἰσχύνῃ καὶ φόβῳ, ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not withhold your hand from your son or from your daughter, but from their youth you shall teach them the fear of God; for “discipline your son,” it says, “for so he will be of good hope to you.” [2] You shall not give orders to your slave or your maidservant, who trust in the same God, “in bitterness of soul,” lest they groan against you and wrath come upon you from God. [3] And you, slaves, be subject to your masters as to a figure of God, with modesty and fear, “as to the Lord and not to men.” ### Scripture references - Prov 19:18: quotation, high confidence - Eph 6:5–7: quotation, high confidence - Col 3:22: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.9-11 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 2 and 3 (with an older chapter number) were lost in the OCR; “[2]” and “[3]” mark where they begin. The opening words of the quotation are garbled in the scan and are read by sense. - Cf. Did. 4.9–11. Prov 19:18; Eph 6:5–7; Col 3:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.13.1 (Funk 1:400; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-13-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.14.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-14-1 - Source: Funk 1:400 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Hate hypocrisy and do what pleases the Lord. ### Greek text Μισήσεις πᾶσαν ὑπόκρισιν, καὶ πᾶν, ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ ἀρεστὸν κυρίῳ, ποιήσεις. ### English translation (Claude) You shall hate all hypocrisy, and whatever is pleasing to the Lord you shall do. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.12 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.14.1 (Funk 1:400; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-14-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.14.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-14-2 - Source: Funk 1:400 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Keep the Lord's commandments unaltered and confess your sins. ### Greek text οὐ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς ἐντολὰς κυρίου, φυλάξεις δέ, ἃ παρέλαβες παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ, μήτε προστιθεὶς ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς μήτε ἀφαιρῶν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν· Οὐ προσθήσεις γὰρ τοῖς λόγοις αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ ἐλέγξῃ σε καὶ ψευδὴς γένη. ἐξομολογήσῃ κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου τὰ ἁμαρτήματά σου καὶ οὐκέτι προσθήσεις ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς, ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται παρὰ κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ σου, ὃς οὐ βούλεται τὸν θάνατον τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὴν μετάνοιαν ### English translation (Claude) You shall not forsake “the commandments of the Lord,” but you shall guard what you received from him, “neither adding” to them “nor taking away” from them; for “you shall not add to his words, lest he reprove you and you become a liar.” [3] You shall confess your sins to the Lord your God, and you shall add to them no more, so that it may be well with you before the Lord your God, “who does not desire the death of the sinner, but his repentance.” ### Scripture references - Deut 4:2: quotation, high confidence - Deut 12:32: allusion, medium confidence - Prov 30:6: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 33:11: quotation, medium confidence - Ezek 18:23: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.13-14 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 3 was lost in the OCR; “[3]” marks where it begins. - Cf. Did. 4.13–14. Deut 4:2; 12:32; Prov 30:6; Ezek 18:23; 33:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.14.2 (Funk 1:400; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-14-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.15.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-15-1 - Source: Funk 1:400–402 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Honor father and mother. ### Greek text Τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου θεραπεύσεις ὡς αἰτίους σοι γενέσεως, ἵνα γένῃ μακροχρόνιος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἧς κύριος ὁ θεός σου δίδωσί σοι. ### English translation (Claude) “You shall care for your father and your mother” as the causes of your birth, so that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God gives you. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:12: quotation, high confidence - Eph 6:2–3: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:12; Eph 6:2–3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.15.1 (Funk 1:400–402; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-15-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.15.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-15-2 - Source: Funk 1:402 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Do not neglect your kin. ### Greek text τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου καὶ τοὺς συγγενεῖς σου μὴ ὑπερίδῃς· τοὺς γὰρ οἰκείους τοῦ σπέρματός σου οὐχ ὑπερόψει. ### English translation (Claude) Do not overlook your brothers and your kinsmen; for “you shall not disregard those of your own seed.” ### Scripture references - Isa 58:7: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 58:7 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.15.2 (Funk 1:402; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-15-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.16.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-16-1 - Source: Funk 1:402 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Fear the king, honor his officials, and pay taxes willingly. ### Greek text Τὸν βασιλέα φοβηθήσῃ, εἰδώς, ὅτι τοῦ κυρίου ἐστὶν ἡ χειροτονία· τοὺς ἄρχοντας αὐτοῦ τιμήσεις ὡς λειτουργοὺς θεοῦ, ἔκδικοι γάρ εἰσιν πάσης ἀδικίας οἷς ἀποτίσατε τέλος, φόρον καὶ πᾶσαν εἰσφορὰν εὐγνωμόνως. ### English translation (Claude) You shall fear the king, knowing that his appointment is the Lord's; you shall honor his rulers as “ministers of God, for they are avengers of all injustice”; to whom pay tax, tribute, and every contribution with good will. ### Scripture references - Rom 13:4: quotation, high confidence - Rom 13:7: allusion, high confidence - 1 Pet 2:17: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 13:1–7; 1 Pet 2:17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.16.1 (Funk 1:402; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-16-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.17.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-17-1 - Source: Funk 1:402 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Do not pray while holding bitterness. ### Greek text Οὐ προσελεύσῃ ἐπὶ προσευχήν σου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρίας σου, πρὶν ἂν λύσης τὴν πικρίαν σου. ### English translation (Claude) You shall not come to your prayer on the day of your wickedness, before you have put away your bitterness. ### Scripture references - Matt 5:23–24: echo, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.14 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.14; Matt 5:23–24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.17.1 (Funk 1:402; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-17-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.17.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-17-2 - Source: Funk 1:402 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The way of life ends with a blessing. ### Greek text αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ὁδὸς τῆς ζωῆς, ἧς γένοιτο ἐντὸς ὑμᾶς εὑρεθῆναι διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) This is the way of life; may it be granted you to be found within it, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 4.14 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 4.14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.17.2 (Funk 1:402; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-17-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.18.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-18-1 - Source: Funk 1:402 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The way of death is ignorance of God and every vice. ### Greek text Ἡ δὲ ὁδὸς τοῦ θανάτου ἐστὶν ἐν πράξεσι πονηραῖς θεωρουμένη᾽ ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ ἄγνοια τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πολλῶν θεῶν ἐπεισαγωγή, Ó ὧν φόνοι, μοιχεῖαι, πορνεῖαι, ἐπιορκίαι, ἐπιθυμίαι παράνομοι, κλοπαί εἰδωλολατρεῖαι, μαγίαι, φαρμακεῖαι, ἁρπαγαί, ψευδομαρτυρίαι, ὑποκρίσεις, διπλοκαρδίαι, δόλος, ὑπερηφανία, κακία, αὐθάδεια, πλεονεξία, αἰσχρολογία, ζηλοτυπία, θρασύτης, ὑψηλοφροσύνη, ἀλαζονεία ἀφοβία, διωγμὸς ἀγαθῶν, ἀληθείας ἔχθρα, ψεύδους ἀγάπη, ἄγνοια δικαιοσύνης. ### English translation (Claude) But the way of death is seen in wicked deeds; for in it is ignorance of God and the bringing in of many gods, from which come “murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities,” perjuries, lawless desires, “thefts,” idolatries, magic, sorcery, robberies, “false witness,” hypocrisies, double-heartedness, “deceit, arrogance, malice,” self-will, “covetousness,” foul talk, jealousy, rashness, haughtiness, “boastfulness,” fearlessness, persecution of the good, hatred of the truth, love of falsehood, ignorance of righteousness. ### Scripture references - Mark 7:21–22: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 5.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 5.1; Mark 7:21–22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.18.1 (Funk 1:402; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-18-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.18.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-18-2 - Source: Funk 1:402–404 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those on the way of death love evil and oppress the poor. ### Greek text οἱ γὰρ τούτων ποιηταὶ οὐ κολλῶνται ἀγαθῷ οὐδὲ κρίσει δικαίᾳ, ἀγρυπνοῦσιν οὐκ εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς τὸ πονηρόν᾽ ὧν μακρὰν πραότης καὶ ὑπομονή, μάταια ἀγαπῶντες, διώκοντες ἀνταπόδομα, οὐκ ἐλεοῦντες πτωχόν, οὐ πονοῦντες ἐπὶ καταπονουμένῳ, οὐ γινώσκοντες τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτούς, φονεῖς τέκνων, φθορεῖς πλάσματος θεοῦ, ἀποστρεφόμενοι ἐνδεόμενον, καταπονοῦντες θλιβόμενον, πλουσίων παράκλητοι, πενήτων ὑπερόπται, πανθαμάρτητοι. ῥυσθείητε, τέκνα, ἀπὸ τούτων ἁπάντων. ### English translation (Claude) For those who do these things do not “cling to the good” nor to righteous judgment; they keep vigil not for the good but for evil; far from them are meekness and patience; “loving vain things, pursuing reward,” not pitying the poor, not toiling for the oppressed, not knowing him who made them, “murderers of children,” corrupters of God's handiwork, turning away the needy, oppressing the afflicted, advocates of the rich, despisers of the poor, utterly sinful. May you be delivered, children, from all these. ### Scripture references - Rom 12:9: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 5.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 5.2; Rom 12:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.18.2 (Funk 1:402–404; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-18-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.19.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-19-1 - Source: Funk 1:404 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Do not turn aside from piety. ### Greek text Ὅρα, μή τίς σε πλανήσῃ ἀπὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας· Οὐκ ἐκκλινεῖς γάρ, φησίν, ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς δεξιὰ ἢ εὐώνυμα, ἵνα συνῇς ἐν πᾶσιν οἷς ἐὰν πράσσῃς οὗ γὰρ ἂν ἐκτραπῇς ἔξω τῆς εὐθείας ὁδοῦ, δυσσεβήσεις. ### English translation (Claude) “See that no one leads you astray” from piety; “for you shall not turn aside,” it says, “from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have understanding in all that you do”; for if you turn aside from the straight way, you will act impiously. ### Scripture references - Deut 5:32: quotation, high confidence - Josh 1:7: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 6.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 6.1. Deut 5:32; Josh 1:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.19.1 (Funk 1:404; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-19-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.20.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-20-1 - Source: Funk 1:404 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All foods may be eaten except blood; what comes out of the mouth defiles. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ βρωμάτων λέγει σοι ὃ κύριος· Τὰ ἀγαθὰ τῆς γῆς φάγεσθε καί ,Πᾶν κρέας ἔδεσθε ὡς λάχανα χλόης, τὸ δὲ αἷμα ἐκχεεῖς· οὐ γὰρ τὰ εἰσερχόμενα εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἐκπορευόμενα λέγω δὴ βλασφημίαι, καταλαλιαὶ καὶ εἴ τι τοιοῦτον. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning foods the Lord says to you, “You shall eat the good things of the land,” and “every meat you shall eat like green herbs, but the blood you shall pour out”; for “it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out,” I mean “blasphemies,” slanders, and anything of that kind. ### Scripture references - Isa 1:19: quotation, high confidence - Gen 9:3–4: allusion, high confidence - Deut 12:15–16: allusion, high confidence - Matt 15:11: quotation, high confidence - Matt 15:19: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 6.3 (Didache): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 6.3. Isa 1:19; Gen 9:3–4; Deut 12:15–16; Matt 15:11, 19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.20.1 (Funk 1:404; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-20-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.20.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-20-2 - Source: Funk 1:404 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The good things of the earth are God's gifts. ### Greek text σὺ δὲ φάγῃ τὸν μυελὸν τῆς γῆς μετὰ δικαιοσύνης, ὅτι εἴ τι καλόν, αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἴ τι ἀγαθόν, αὐτοῦ᾽ σῖτος νεανίσκοις καὶ οἶνος εὐωδιάζων παρθένοις· τίς γὰρ φάγεται ἢ τίς πίεται πάρεξ αὐτοῦ; ### English translation (Claude) But you, “eat the marrow of the land” with righteousness; for “if there is anything fair, it is his, and if anything good, it is his: grain for young men and fragrant wine for maidens”; for “who will eat or who will drink apart from him?” ### Scripture references - Gen 45:18: quotation, high confidence - Zech 9:17: quotation, high confidence - Eccl 2:25: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 45:18; Zech 9:17 (LXX); Eccl 2:25 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.20.2 (Funk 1:404; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-20-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.21.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-21-1 - Source: Funk 1:404 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Food offered to idols must be avoided. ### Greek text ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν εἰδωλοθύτων φεύγετε ἐπὶ τιμῇ γὰρ δαιμόνων θύουσι ταῦτα, ἐφ᾽ ὕβρει δηλαδὴ τοῦ μόνου θεοῦ· ὅπως μὴ γένησθε κοινωνοὶ δαιμόνων. ### English translation (Claude) But flee from things sacrificed to idols; for they sacrifice them in honor of demons, that is, in insult to the only God; so that you may not become “partners of demons.” ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 10:20: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 6.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 6.3; 1 Cor 10:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.21.1 (Funk 1:404; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-21-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.22.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-1 - Source: Funk 1:404–406 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Baptism is given in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, as Christ commanded. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ βαπτίσματος, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε ἢ πρεσβύτερε, ἤδη μὲν καὶ πρότερον διεταξάμεθα, καὶ νῦν δέ φαμεν, ὅτι οὕτως βαπτίσεις, ὡς ὁ κύριος διετάξατο ἡμῖν λέγων· Πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα, ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· τοῦ ἀποστείλαντος πατρός, τοῦ ἐλθόντος Χριστοῦ, τοῦ μαρτυρήσαντος παρακλήτου. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning baptism, O bishop or presbyter, we have already given directions before, and now too we say that you shall baptize thus, as the Lord commanded us, saying, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you”: of the Father who sent, of Christ who came, of the Paraclete who bore witness. ### Scripture references - Matt 28:19–20: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 7.1 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 7.1; Matt 28:19–20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.22.1 (Funk 1:404–406; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.22.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-2 - Source: Funk 1:406 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Baptism is given with oil, water and chrism, each with its meaning. ### Greek text κρίσεις δὲ πρῶτον ἐλαίῳ ἁγίῳ, ἔπειτα βαπτίσεις ὕδατι, καὶ τελευταῖον σφραγίσεις μύρῳ, ἵνα τὸ μὲν χρῖσμα μετοχὴ ᾖ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, τὸ δὲ ὕδωρ σύμβολον τοῦ θανάτου, τὸ δὲ μύρον σφραγὶς τῶν συνθηκῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And you shall first anoint with holy oil, then baptize with water, and finally seal with chrism, so that the anointing may be a participation of the Holy Spirit, the water a symbol of the death, and the chrism a seal of the covenants. ### Translation notes - “Chrism” renders μύρον, the perfumed oil of the final sealing. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.22.2 (Funk 1:406; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.22.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-3 - Source: Funk 1:406 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If oil and chrism are lacking, water suffices. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ μήτε ἔλαιον ᾖ μήτε μύρον, ἀρκεῖ τὸ ὕδωρ καὶ πρὸς χρῖσιν καὶ πρὸς σφραγῖδα καὶ πρὸς ὁμολογίαν τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ἤτοι συναποθνήσκοντος. ### English translation (Claude) But if there is neither oil nor chrism, water suffices both for anointing and for sealing and for the confession of him who died, that is, of one who is dying with him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.22.3 (Funk 1:406; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.22.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-4 - Source: Funk 1:406 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The candidate fasts before baptism, as Christ fasted after his. ### Greek text πρὸ δὲ τοῦ βαπτίσματος νηστευσάτω ὁ βαπτιζόμενος· καὶ γὰρ ὁ κύριος πρῶτον βαπτισθεὶς ὑπὸ Ἰωάννου καὶ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον αὐλισθεὶς μετέπειτα, ἐνήστευσεν τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας καὶ τεσσαράκοντα νύκτας. ### English translation (Claude) And before baptism let the one being baptized fast; for the Lord too, after first being baptized by John and afterwards “lodging in the wilderness,” “fasted forty days and forty nights.” ### Scripture references - Matt 3:16: allusion, high confidence - Matt 4:2: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 7.4 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 7.4; Matt 3:16; 4:1–2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.22.4 (Funk 1:406; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.22.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-5 - Source: Funk 1:406 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ, being pure, was baptized and fasted as an example for us. ### Greek text ἐβαπτίσθη δὲ καὶ ἐνήστευσεν οὐκ αὐτὸς ἀπορυπώσεως ἢ νηστείας χρείαν ἔχων ἢ καθάρσεως, ὃ τῇ φύσει καθαρὸς καὶ ἅγιος, ἀλλ ἵνα καὶ Ἰωάννῃ ἀλήθειαν προσμαρτυρήσῃ καὶ ἡμῖν ὑπογραμμὸν παράσχηται. ### English translation (Claude) And he was baptized and fasted, not because he himself had need of washing or fasting or purification, he who is by nature pure and holy, but so that he might both bear witness to the truth for John and provide an example for us. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.22.5 (Funk 1:406; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.22.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-6 - Source: Funk 1:406–408 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ fasted after baptism by his own authority, but believers must fast before it. ### Greek text οὐκοῦν ὃ μὲν κύριος οὐχ εἰς ἑαυτοῦ πάθος ἐβαπτίσατο ἢ θάνατον ἢ ἀνάστασιν, οὐδέπω γὰρ οὐδὲν τούτων ἐγεγόνει, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς διάταξιν ἑτέραν διὸ καὶ ἀπ᾽ ἐξουσίας μετὰ τὸ βάπτισμα νηστεύει ὡς κύριος Ἰωάννου· ὃ δὲ εἰς τὸν αὐτοῦ θάνατον μυούμενος πρότερον ὀφείλει νηστεῦσαι καὶ τότε βαπτίσασθαι, οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον τὸν συνταφέντα καὶ συναναστάντα παρ᾽ αὐτὴν τὴν ἀνάστασιν κατηφεῖν· οὐ γὰρ κύριος ὃ ἄνθρωπος τῆς διατάξεως τῆς τοῦ σωτῆρος, ἐπείπερ ὃ μὲν δεσπότης, ὃ δὲ ὑπήκοος. ### English translation (Claude) Now the Lord was not baptized into his own passion or death or resurrection, for none of these had yet taken place, but for another ordinance; therefore he also fasts after his baptism, by his own authority, as the Lord of John. But he who is initiated “into his death” ought first to fast and then be baptized; for it is not right that one who has been buried with him and has risen with him should be downcast at the very resurrection. For man is not lord of the Savior's ordinance, since the one is master and the other subject. ### Scripture references - Rom 6:3–4: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 6:3–4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.22.6 (Funk 1:406–408; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-22-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.23.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-1 - Source: Funk 1:408 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians must not fast on the days the hypocrites fast. ### Greek text Αἱ δὲ νηστεῖαι ὑμῶν μὴ ἔστωσαν μετὰ τῶν ὑποκριτῶν, νηστεύουσι γὰρ δευτέρᾳ σαββάτων καὶ πέμπτῃ. ### English translation (Claude) Let your fasts not be with those of the hypocrites; for they fast on the second and the fifth day of the week. ### Scripture references - Matt 6:16: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 8.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 8.1; Matt 6:16. The “hypocrites” are those who fast on Monday and Thursday, the Jewish fast days. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.23.1 (Funk 1:408; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.23.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-2 - Source: Funk 1:408 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christians fast on Wednesday and Friday for the betrayal and the passion. ### Greek text ὑμεῖς δὲ ἢ τὰς πέντε νηστεύσατε ἡμέρας, ἢ τετράδα καὶ παρασκευήν, ὅτι τῇ μὲν τετράδι ἡ κρίσις ἐξῆλθεν ἡ κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου, Ἰούδα χρήμασιν ἐπαγγειλαμένου τὴν προδοσίαν· τῇ δὲ παρασκευῇ, ὅτι ἔπαθεν ὃ κύριος ἐν αὐτῇ πάθος τὸ διὰ σταυροῦ ὑπὸ Ποντίου Πιλάτου. ### English translation (Claude) But you, either fast the five days, or Wednesday and Friday: on Wednesday because the judgment went out against the Lord, when Judas promised the betrayal for money; and on Friday because on it the Lord suffered the passion of the cross under Pontius Pilate. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 8.1 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 8.1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.23.2 (Funk 1:408; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.23.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-3 - Source: Funk 1:408 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Sabbath and Sunday are feasts of creation and resurrection. ### Greek text τὸ σάββατον μέντοι καὶ τὴν κυριακὴν ἑορτάζετε, ὅτι τὸ μὲν δημιουργίας ἐστὶν ὑπόμνημα, τὸ δὲ ἀναστάσεως. ### English translation (Claude) But keep festival on the Sabbath and on the Lord's day, because the one is a memorial of creation, the other of the resurrection. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.23.3 (Funk 1:408; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.23.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-4 - Source: Funk 1:408 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only Holy Saturday is a fast, since the Creator lay in the tomb. ### Greek text ἓν δὲ μόνον σάββατον ὑμῖν φυλακτέον ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ, τὸ τῆς τοῦ κυρίου ταφῆς, ὅπερ νηστεύειν προσῆκεν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐχ ἑορτάζειν· ἐν ὅσῳ γὰρ ὁ δημιουργὸς ὑπὸ γῆν τυγχάνει, ἰσχυρότερον τὸ περὶ αὐτοῦ πένθος τῆς κατὰ τὴν δημιουργίαν χαρᾶς, ὅτι ὃ δημιουργὸς τῶν ἑαυτοῦ δημιουργημάτων φύσει τε καὶ ἀξίᾳ τιμιώτερος. ### English translation (Claude) But one Sabbath only in the whole year is to be kept by you, that of the Lord's burial, on which it is fitting to fast, not to keep festival; for as long as the Creator is under the earth, the mourning for him is stronger than the joy over creation, because the Creator is more honorable, in nature and in dignity, than his own creatures. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.23.4 (Funk 1:408; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-23-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.24.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-24-1 - Source: Funk 1:408–410 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Lord's Prayer is to be prayed as Christ taught. ### Greek text Ὅταν δὲ προσεύχησθε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταί ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ὃ κύριος ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ διετάξατο, οὕτως προσεύχεσθε· Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὃ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημα σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον, καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν, καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ, ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, but as the Lord commanded us in the Gospel, so pray: “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also on earth; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one”; for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Matt 6:5: allusion, high confidence - Matt 6:9–13: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 8.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 8.2. Matt 6:5, 9–13. The end of the doxology is garbled in the scan and is read as “forever.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.24.1 (Funk 1:408–410; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-24-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.24.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-24-2 - Source: Funk 1:410 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Lord's Prayer is said three times a day by those worthy to call God Father. ### Greek text τρὶς τῆς ἡμέρας οὕτως προσεύχεσθε, προπαρασκευάζοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἀξίους τῆς υἱοθεσίας τοῦ πατρός, ἵνα μή, ἀναξίως ὑμῶν αὐτὸν πατέρα καλούντων, ὀνειδισθῆτε ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὡς καὶ ὃ Ἰσραὴλ ὅ ποτε πρωτότοκος υἱὸς ἤκουσεν, ὅτι εἰ πατήρ εἶμι ἐγώ, ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ δόξα μου; καὶ εἰ κύριός εἶμι, ποῦ ἐστιν ὃ φόβος μου; ### English translation (Claude) Pray thus three times a day, preparing yourselves to be worthy of adoption by the Father, so that, if you call him Father unworthily, you may not be reproached by him, as Israel too, once his firstborn son, heard: “If I am a father, where is my glory? And if I am a lord, where is my fear?” ### Scripture references - Exod 4:22: allusion, medium confidence - Mal 1:6: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 8.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 8.3. Exod 4:22; Mal 1:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.24.2 (Funk 1:410; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-24-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.24.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-24-3 - Source: Funk 1:410 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Children's holiness honors their father; God's name is blasphemed by the unworthy. ### Greek text δόξα γὰρ πατέρων ὁσιότης παίδων, καὶ τιμὴ δεσποτῶν οἰκετῶν φόβος, ὥσπερ οὖν τὸ ἐναντίον ἀδοξία καὶ ἀναρχία· Δι᾽ ὑμᾶς γάρ, φησίν, τὸ ὄνομά μου βλασφημεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For the glory of fathers is the holiness of children, and the honor of masters is the fear of servants, just as the contrary is dishonor and disorder; for “because of you,” it says, “my name is blasphemed among the Gentiles.” ### Scripture references - Isa 52:5: quotation, high confidence - Rom 2:24: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 52:5; Rom 2:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.24.3 (Funk 1:410; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-24-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.25.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-1 - Source: Funk 1:410 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The eucharistic thanksgivings are introduced. ### Greek text Γίνεσθε δὲ πάντοτε εὐχάριστοι, ὡς πιστοὶ καὶ εὐγνώμονες δοῦλοι, περὶ μὲν τῆς εὐχαριστίας οὕτω λέγοντες· ### English translation (Claude) And be always thankful, as faithful and grateful servants, saying thus concerning the eucharist: ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 9.1 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 9.1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.25.1 (Funk 1:410; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.25.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-2 - Source: Funk 1:410 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Thanks are given for life through Jesus, sent, crucified, raised and glorified. ### Greek text Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ τῆς ζωῆς ἧς ἐγνώρισας ἡμῖν διὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου, δι᾿ οὗ καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐποίησας καὶ τῶν ὅλων προνοεῖς, ὃν καὶ ἀπέστειλας ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τῇ ἡμετέρᾳ γενέσθαι ἄνθρωπον, ὃν καὶ συνεχώρησας παθεῖν καὶ ἀποθανεῖν, ὃν καὶ ἀναστήσας εὐδόκησας δοξάσαι καὶ ἐκάθισας ἐκ δεξιῶν σου, δι᾽ οὗ καὶ ἐπηγγείλω ἡμῖν τὴν ἀνάστασιν τῶν νεκρῶν. ### English translation (Claude) “We give you thanks, our Father, for the life which you made known to us through Jesus your Servant, through whom you also made all things and care for the whole universe; whom you also sent for our salvation to become man; whom you also permitted to suffer and to die; whom you also raised and were pleased to glorify, and seated at your right hand; through whom you also promised us the resurrection of the dead. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 9.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 9.3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.25.2 (Funk 1:410; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.25.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-3 - Source: Funk 1:410 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As the bread was gathered into one loaf, so may the church be gathered into the kingdom. ### Greek text σὺ δέσποτα παντοκράτορ, θεὲ αἰώνιε, ὥσπερ ἦν τοῦτο διεσκορπισμένον καὶ συναχθὲν ἐγένετο εἷς ἄρτος, οὕτως συνάγαγέ σου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἀπὸ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς εἰς τὴν σὴν βασιλείαν. ### English translation (Claude) You, almighty Master, eternal God, as this was scattered and, being gathered together, became one loaf, so gather your church from the ends of the earth into your kingdom. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 9.4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 9.4. The OCR printed after this sentence the parallel text of the Didache (Did. 8.2–9.3) from the lower part of Funk's page; it is removed. Ref 7.25.4 contains only that parallel Didache text (Did. 9.4) and is not translated. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.25.3 (Funk 1:410; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.25.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-5 - Source: Funk 1:410–412 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Thanks are given for Christ's blood and body; only the baptized may partake. ### Greek text ἔτι εὐχαριστοῦμεν, πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ τοῦ τιμίου αἵματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἐκχυθέντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν καὶ τοῦ τιμίου σώματος, οὗ καὶ ἀντίτυπα ταῦτα ἐπιτελοῦμεν, αὐτοῦ διαταξαμένου ἡμῖν καταγγέλλειν τὸν αὐτοῦ θάνατον᾿ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ γάρ σοι καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. μηδεὶς δὲ ἐσθιέτω ἐξ αὐτῶν τῶν ἀμυήτων, ἀλλὰ μόνοι οἱ βεβαπτισμένοι εἰς τὸν τοῦ κυρίου θάνατον. ### English translation (Claude) [4] We give thanks further, our Father, for the precious blood of Jesus Christ, which was poured out for us, and for the precious body, of which we also celebrate these antitypes, he himself having commanded us “to proclaim his death”; for through him glory is yours forever. Amen. [5] Let none of the uninitiated eat of these, but only those who have been baptized into the death of the Lord. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 11:26: quotation, high confidence - Rom 6:3: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 9.5 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The opening words of this ref in the scan (Did. 9.5, from Funk's parallel Didache text) are removed; the ref holds sections 4 and 5 of the chapter, marked “[4]” and “[5]”. The bread and cup are called “antitypes” of the body and blood. 1 Cor 11:26; cf. Did. 9.5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.25.5 (Funk 1:410–412; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.25.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-6 - Source: Funk 1:412 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: An unbaptized person who partakes in secret eats judgment. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις ἀμύητος κρύψας ἑαυτὸν μεταλάβοι, κρίμα αἰώνιον φάγεται, ὅτι μὴ ὧν τῆς εἰς Χριστὸν πίστεως μετέλαβεν ὧν οὐ θέμις, εἰς τιμωρίαν ἑαυτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone uninitiated conceals himself and partakes, he will “eat eternal judgment,” because, not being of the faith in Christ, he has partaken of what is not lawful for him, to his own punishment. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 11:29: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 11:29. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.25.6 (Funk 1:412; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.25.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-7 - Source: Funk 1:412 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One who partakes in ignorance is to be instructed and baptized at once. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις κατὰ ἄγνοιαν μεταλάβοι, τοῦτον τάχιον στοιχειώσαντες μυήσατε, ὅπως μὴ καταφρονητὴς ἐξέλθοι. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone partakes through ignorance, instruct him quickly in the first elements and initiate him, so that he may not go out as a despiser. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.25.7 (Funk 1:412; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-25-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.26.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-1 - Source: Funk 1:412 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The thanksgiving after communion is introduced. ### Greek text Μετὰ δὲ τὴν μετάληψιν οὕτως εὐχαριστήσατε· ### English translation (Claude) And after the partaking give thanks thus: ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 10.1 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 10.1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.26.1 (Funk 1:412; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.26.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-2 - Source: Funk 1:412 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Thanks are given for God's name and the gifts given through Jesus. ### Greek text Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου ὀνόματός σου οὗ κατεσκήνωσας ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς γνώσεως καὶ πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ ἀθανασίας ἧς ἔδωκας ἡμῖν διὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου. ### English translation (Claude) “We give you thanks, O God and Father of Jesus our Savior, for your holy name, which you made to dwell among us, and for the knowledge and faith and love and immortality which you gave us through Jesus your Servant. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 10.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 10.2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.26.2 (Funk 1:412; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.26.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-3 - Source: Funk 1:412–414 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Creator of all, God of the patriarchs, is thanked. ### Greek text σὺ δέσποτα παντοκράτορ, ὁ θεὸς τῶν ὅλων, ἔκτισας τὸν κόσμον καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ διʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ νόμον κατεφύτευσας ἐν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ τὰ πρὸς μετάληψιν προευτρέπισας ἀνθρώποις· ὁ θεὸς τῶν ἁγίων καὶ ἀμέμπτων πατέρων ἡμῶν, Αβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακώβ, τῶν πιστῶν δούλων σου, ὃ δυνατὸς θεός, ὃ πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινὸς ### English translation (Claude) You, almighty Master, the God of all, created the world and the things in it through him, and planted a law in our souls, and prepared beforehand for men the things for their partaking; O God of our holy and blameless fathers, Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, your faithful servants; O mighty God, faithful and true … ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 10.3 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 10.3. The prayer breaks off in the scan after “true”; lines appear to be lost (“…”). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.26.3 (Funk 1:412–414; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.26.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-4 - Source: Funk 1:414 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to remember, deliver, perfect and gather his church. ### Greek text αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν δι᾽ αὐτοῦ μνήσθητι τῆς ἁγίας σου ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, ἣν περιεποιήσω τῷ τιμίῳ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, καὶ ῥῦσαι αὐτὴν ἀπὸ παντὸς πονηροῦ καὶ τελείωσον αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου καὶ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, καὶ συνάγαγε πάντας ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν σὴν βασιλείαν, ἣν ἡτοίμασας αὐτῇ. ### English translation (Claude) through him remember even now this your holy church, which you purchased with the precious blood of your Christ, and deliver it from all evil, and perfect it in your love and your truth, and gather us all into your kingdom, which you have prepared for it. ### Scripture references - Acts 20:28: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 10.5 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 10.5; Acts 20:28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.26.4 (Funk 1:414; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.26.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-5 - Source: Funk 1:414 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The thanksgiving ends with Hosanna to the Son of David, God manifested in the flesh. ### Greek text ,μαραναθά: ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυίδ, εὐλογημένος ὃ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου, θεὸς κύριος ὁ ἐπιφανεὶς ἡμῖν ἐν σαρκί. ### English translation (Claude) Maranatha. Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, God the Lord, who was manifested to us in the flesh.” ### Scripture references - Matt 21:9: quotation, high confidence - Ps 118:26–27 (117:26-Ps LXX): quotation, medium confidence - 1 Tim 3:16: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 10.6 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 10.6. “Maranatha” may have been read into this line by the OCR from Funk's parallel Didache text. Matt 21:9; Ps 118:26–27 (117:26–27 LXX); 1 Tim 3:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.26.5 (Funk 1:414; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.26.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-6 - Source: Funk 1:414 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The holy may draw near; the presbyters too may give thanks. ### Greek text Εἴ τις ἅγιος, προσερχέσθω· εἰ δέ τις οὐκ ἔστιν, γινέσθω διὰ μετανοίας. ἐπιτρέπετε δὲ καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις ὑμῶν εὐχαριστεῖν. ### English translation (Claude) If anyone is holy, let him draw near; but if anyone is not, let him become so through repentance. And permit your presbyters too to give thanks. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 10.6-7 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 10.6–7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.26.6 (Funk 1:414; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-26-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.27.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-27-1 - Source: Funk 1:414 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The thanksgiving over the chrism is introduced. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ τοῦ μύρου οὕτως εὐχαριστήσατε· ### English translation (Claude) Concerning the chrism give thanks thus: ### Translation notes - “Chrism” renders μύρον. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.27.1 (Funk 1:414; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-27-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.27.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-27-2 - Source: Funk 1:414 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Thanks are given for the chrism and for immortality. ### Greek text Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, θεὲ δημιουργὲ τῶν ὅλων, καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐωδίας τοῦ μύρου καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀθανάτου αἰῶνος οὗ ἐγνώρισας ἡμῖν διὰ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δόξα καὶ ἡ δύναμις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) “We give you thanks, God, Creator of all things, both for the fragrance of the chrism and for the immortal age which you made known to us through Jesus your Servant; for yours is the glory and the power forever. Amen.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.27.2 (Funk 1:414; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-27-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.28.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-1 - Source: Funk 1:414 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: One who gives thanks in this way is received as a disciple. ### Greek text Ὃς ἐὰν ἐλθὼν οὕτως εὐχαριστῇ, προσδέξασθε αὐτὸν ὡς Χριστοῦ μαθητήν. ### English translation (Claude) Whoever comes and gives thanks thus, receive him as a disciple of Christ. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 11.1 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 11.1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.28.1 (Funk 1:414; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.28.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-2 - Source: Funk 1:414–416 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A teacher of another doctrine may not give thanks. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ ἄλλην διδαχὴν κηρύσσῃ παρ᾽ ἣν ὑμῖν παρέδωκεν ὁ Χριστὸς δι᾿ ἡμῶν, τῷ τοιούτῳ μὴ συγχωρεῖτε εὐχαριστεῖν᾽ ὑβρίζει γὰρ ὃ τοιοῦτος τὸν θεὸν ἤπερ δοξάζει. ### English translation (Claude) But if he preaches another teaching beside that which Christ delivered to you through us, do not permit such a one to give thanks; for such a one insults God rather than glorifies him. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 11.2 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 11.2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.28.2 (Funk 1:414–416; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.28.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-3 - Source: Funk 1:416 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Visitors are received after testing. ### Greek text πᾶς δὲ ὁ ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς, δοκιμασθείς, οὕτως δεχέσθω· σύνεσιν γὰρ ἔχετε, καὶ δύνασθε γνῶναι δεξιὰν καὶ ἀριστερὰν καὶ διακρῖναι ψευδοδιδασκάλους διδασκάλων. ### English translation (Claude) And let everyone who comes to you be received thus, after being tested; for you have understanding and are able “to know the right hand and the left” and to distinguish false teachers from teachers. ### Scripture references - Jonah 4:11: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 12.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 12.1; Jonah 4:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.28.3 (Funk 1:416; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.28.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-4 - Source: Funk 1:416 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: True teachers are to be supported; false teachers helped in need but not heeded or prayed with. ### Greek text ἐλθόντι μέντοι τῷ διδασκάλῳ ἐκ ψυχῆς ἐπιχορηγήσατε τὰ δέοντα τῷ δὲ ψευδοδιδασκάλῳ δώσετε μὲν τὰ πρὸς χρείαν, οὐ παραδέξεσθε δὲ αὐτοῦ τὴν πλάνην, οὔτε μὴν συμπροσεύξησθε αὐτῷ, ἵνα μὴ συμμιανθῆτε αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) When a teacher comes, supply him from the heart with what he needs; and to the false teacher you will give what he needs for his necessity, but you shall not accept his error, nor pray with him, so that you may not be defiled with him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.28.4 (Funk 1:416; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.28.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-5 - Source: Funk 1:416 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: True prophets and teachers deserve support. ### Greek text πᾶς προφήτης ἀληθινὸς ἢ διδάσκαλος ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄξιός ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς ὡς ἐργάτης λόγου δικαιοσύνης. ### English translation (Claude) Every true prophet or teacher who comes to you is worthy of his food, as a “worker” of the word of righteousness. ### Scripture references - Matt 10:10: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 13.1-2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 13.1–2; Matt 10:10. A fragment of Funk's parallel Didache text (Did. 11.6) at the end of this ref in the scan is removed. Refs 7.28.7 and 7.28.9 contain only that parallel Didache text (Did. 11.7–13.1) and are not translated. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.28.5 (Funk 1:416; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-28-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.29.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-29-1 - Source: Funk 1:418 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Firstfruits are given to the priests, and God will bless the giver. ### Greek text Πᾶσαν ἀπαρχὴν γεννημάτων ληνοῦ, ἅλωνος βοῶν τε καὶ προβάτων δώσεις τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν, ἵνα εὐλογηθῶσιν αἱ ἀποθῆκαι τῶν ταμιείων σου καὶ τὰ ἐκφόρια τῆς γῆς σου, καὶ στηριχθῆς σίτῳ καὶ οἴνῳ καὶ ἐλαίῳ, καὶ αὐξηθῇ τὰ βουκόλια τῶν βοῶν σου καὶ τὰ ποίμνια τῶν προβάτων σου. ### English translation (Claude) All the firstfruits of the produce of the winepress and of the threshing floor, of oxen and of sheep, you shall give to the priests, so that “the storehouses of your treasuries and the produce of your land may be blessed, and you may be strengthened with grain and wine” and oil, and “the herds of your cattle and the flocks of your sheep may increase.” ### Scripture references - Deut 28:4–5: allusion, high confidence - Deut 28:8: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 4:7 (4:8 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 13.3 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 13.3. Deut 28:4–5, 8, 11; Ps 4:7 (4:8 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.29.1 (Funk 1:418; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-29-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.29.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-29-2 - Source: Funk 1:418 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Tithes go to orphans, widows, the poor and strangers. ### Greek text πᾶσαν δεκάτην δώσεις τῷ ὀρφανῷ καὶ τῇ χήρᾳ, τῷ πτωχῷ καὶ τῷ προσηλύτῳ. ### English translation (Claude) All the tithe you shall give to the orphan and the widow, to the poor and the stranger. ### Scripture references - Deut 26:12: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 14:28–29; 26:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.29.2 (Funk 1:418; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-29-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.29.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-29-3 - Source: Funk 1:418 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Food firstfruits go to the priests, other firstfruits to orphans and widows. ### Greek text πᾶσαν ἀπαρχὴν ἄρτων θερμῶν, κεραμίου οἴνου ἢ ἐλαίου ἢ μέλιτος ἢ ἀκροδρύων, σταφυλῆς ἢ τῶν ἄλλων τὴν ἀπαρχὴν δώσεις τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν, ἀργυρίου δὲ καὶ ἱματισμοῦ καὶ παντὸς κτήματος τῷ ὀρφανῷ καὶ τῇ χήρᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) All the firstfruits of hot loaves, of a jar of wine or oil or honey or fruits, of grapes or of other things, you shall give the firstfruits to the priests; but those of silver and clothing and every possession, to the orphan and the widow. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 13.5-7 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 13.5–7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.29.3 (Funk 1:418; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-29-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.30.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-30-1 - Source: Funk 1:418 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful assemble every Sunday to give thanks. ### Greek text Τὴν ἀναστάσιμον τοῦ κυρίου ἡμέραν, τὴν κυριακήν φαμεν, συνέρχεσθε ἀδιαλείπτως, εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ θεῷ καὶ ἐξομολογούμενοι ἐφ᾽ οἷς εὐηργέτησεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς διὰ Χριστοῦ ῥυσάμενος ἀγνοίας, πλάνης, δεσμῶν᾽ ### English translation (Claude) On the day of the Lord's resurrection, the Lord's day I mean, assemble without fail, giving thanks to God and confessing the benefits God has bestowed on us through Christ, delivering us from ignorance, error and bonds, ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 14.1 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 14.1. The sentence continues in the next ref. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.30.1 (Funk 1:418; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-30-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.30.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-30-2 - Source: Funk 1:418–420 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sunday worship is the pure sacrifice foretold by Malachi. ### Greek text ὅπως ἄμεμπτος ᾖ ἡ θυσία ὑμῶν καὶ εὐανάφορος θεῷ, τῷ εἰπόντι περὶ τῆς οἰκουμενικῆς αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίας, ὅτι Ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ μοι προσενεχθήσεται θυμίαμα καὶ θυσία καθαρά, ὅτι βασιλεὺς μέγας ἐγώ εἰμι, λέγει κύριος παντοχράτωρ, καὶ τὸ ὄνομά μου θαυμαστὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν. ### English translation (Claude) so that your sacrifice may be blameless and acceptable to God, who said of his universal church, “In every place incense will be offered to me and a pure sacrifice; for I am a great king, says the Lord” almighty, “and my name is wonderful among the nations.” ### Scripture references - Mal 1:11: quotation, high confidence - Mal 1:14: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 14.3 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 14.3. Quotation: Mal 1:11, 14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.30.2 (Funk 1:418–420; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-30-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.31.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-1 - Source: Funk 1:420 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bishops, presbyters and deacons must be tested men of good character, able to teach. ### Greek text Προχειρίσασθε δὲ ἐπισκόπους ἀξίους τοῦ κυρίου καὶ πρεσβυτέρους καὶ διακόνους, ἄνδρας εὐλαβεῖς, δικαίους, πραεῖς, ἀφιλαργύρους, φιλαλήθεις, δεδοκιμασμένους, ὁσίους, ἀπροσωπολήπτους, δυναμένους διδάσκειν τὸν λόγον τῆς εὐσεβείας, ὀρθοτομοῦντας ἐν τοῖς τοῦ κυρίου δόγμασιν. ### English translation (Claude) Appoint bishops worthy of the Lord, and presbyters and deacons, devout men, just, meek, free from the love of money, lovers of truth, tested, holy, impartial, able to teach the word of piety, rightly dividing the doctrines of the Lord. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:2–3: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Tim 2:15: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 15.1 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 15.1; 1 Tim 3:2–3; 2 Tim 2:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.31.1 (Funk 1:420; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.31.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-2 - Source: Funk 1:420 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The clergy are to be honored as fathers. ### Greek text ὑμεῖς δὲ τιμᾶτε τούτους ὡς πατέρας, ὡς κυρίους, ὡς εὐεργέτας, ὡς τοῦ εὖ εἶναι αἰτίους. ### English translation (Claude) And you, honor them as fathers, as lords, as benefactors, as the causes of your well-being. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 15.2 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 15.2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.31.2 (Funk 1:420; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.31.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-3 - Source: Funk 1:420 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Reproof is to be given patiently and kindly. ### Greek text ἐλέγχετε δὲ ἀλλήλους, μὴ ἐν ὀργῇ, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν μακροθυμίᾳ μετὰ χρηστότητος καὶ εἰρήνης. ### English translation (Claude) And reprove one another, not in anger, but in patience, with kindness and peace. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 15.3 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 15.3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.31.3 (Funk 1:420; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.31.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-4 - Source: Funk 1:420 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Keep all the Lord's commands. ### Greek text πάντα τὰ προστεταγμένα ὑμῖν ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου φυλάξατε. ### English translation (Claude) Keep all the things commanded you by the Lord. ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 15.4 (Didache): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 15.4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.31.4 (Funk 1:420; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.31.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-5 - Source: Funk 1:420 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Watch, for the Lord will come at an unexpected hour. ### Greek text Γρηγορεῖτε ὑπὲρ τῆς ζωῆς ὑμῶν. ἔστωσαν αἱ ὀσφύες ὑμῶν περιεζωσμέναι καὶ οἱ λύχνοι καιόμενοι, καὶ ὑμεῖς ὅμοιοι ἀνθρώποις προσδεχομένοις τὸν κύριον ἑαυτῶν, πότε ἥξει, ἑσπέρας ἢ πρωὶ ἢ ἀλεκτοροφωνίας ἢ μεσονυκτίου· ᾗ γὰρ ὥρᾳ οὐ προσδοκῶσιν, ἐλεύσεται ὃ κύριος, καὶ ἐὰν αὐτῷ ἀνοίξωσιν, μακάριοι οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι, ὅτι εὑρέθησαν γρηγοροῦντες᾽ ὅτι περιζώσεται καὶ ἀνακλινεῖ αὐτοὺς καὶ παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) “Watch” over your life. “Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, and you like men waiting for their lord, when he will come, in the evening or in the morning or at cockcrow or at midnight; for at an hour when they do not expect it the Lord will come, and if they open to him, blessed are those servants, because they were found watching; for he will gird himself and make them recline, and will come and serve them.” ### Scripture references - Luke 12:35–37: quotation, high confidence - Mark 13:35: quotation, high confidence - Matt 24:44: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 16.1 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 16.1; Luke 12:35–37; Mark 13:35; Matt 24:44. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.31.5 (Funk 1:420; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.31.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-6 - Source: Funk 1:420–422 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Stay sober and faithful to the end. ### Greek text νήφετε οὖν καὶ προσεύχεσθε μὴ ὑπνῶσαι εἰς θάνατον οὐ γὰρ ὀνήσει ὑμᾶς τὰ πρότερα κατορθώματα, ἐὰν εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ὑμῶν ἀποπλανηθῆτε τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἀληθοῦς. ### English translation (Claude) Be sober, then, and pray not to fall asleep unto death; for your former good deeds will not profit you if in your last times you wander from the true faith. ### Scripture references - Ps 13:3 (12:4 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 16.2 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 16.2; Ps 13:3 (12:4 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.31.6 (Funk 1:420–422; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-31-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.32.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-1 - Source: Funk 1:422 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In the last days false prophets will multiply and love grow cold. ### Greek text Ἐν γὰρ ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις πληθυνθήσονται οἱ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ οἱ φθορεῖς τοῦ λόγου, καὶ στραφήσονται τὰ πρόβατα εἰς λύκους καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη εἰς μῖσος᾽ πληθυνθείσης γὰρ τῆς ἀνομίας, ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν, μισήσουσιν γὰρ ἀλλήλους οἱ ἄνθρωποι καὶ διώξουσιν καὶ προδώσουσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For in the last days the false prophets and the corrupters of the word will be multiplied, and the sheep will be turned into wolves and love into hatred; for when lawlessness is multiplied, “the love of many will grow cold”; for men will hate one another and persecute and betray. ### Scripture references - Matt 24:10–12: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 16.3-4 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 16.3–4; Matt 24:10–12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.32.1 (Funk 1:422; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.32.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-2 - Source: Funk 1:422 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deceiver of the world will appear and be slain by Christ. ### Greek text καὶ τότε φανήσεται ὃ κοσμοπλάνος, ὃ τῆς ἀληθείας ἐχθρός, ὁ τοῦ ψεύδους προστάτης, ὃν ὃ κύριος Ἰησοῦς ἀνελεῖ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὁ διὰ χειλέων ἀναιρῶν ἀσεβῆ· καὶ πολλοὶ σκανδαλισθήσονται ἐπὶ αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ὑπομείναντες εἰς τέλος, οὗτοι σωθήσονται. ### English translation (Claude) And then the deceiver of the world will appear, the enemy of the truth, the champion of falsehood, whom the Lord Jesus “will slay with the spirit of his mouth,” he who slays the ungodly with his lips; and “many will be offended” at him, “but those who endure to the end, they will be saved.” ### Scripture references - 2 Thess 2:8: quotation, high confidence - Isa 11:4: allusion, high confidence - Matt 24:10: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 24:13: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 16.4-5 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 16.4–5; 2 Thess 2:8; Isa 11:4; Matt 24:10, 13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.32.2 (Funk 1:422; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.32.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-3 - Source: Funk 1:422 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The sign of the Son of Man and the trumpet will precede the resurrection. ### Greek text καὶ τότε φανήσεται τὸ σημεῖον τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, εἶτα φωνὴ σάλπιγγος ἔσται διʼ ἀρχαγγέλου καὶ μεταξὺ ἀναβίωσις τῶν κεκοιμημένων. ### English translation (Claude) And then “the sign” of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, then there will be “the sound of the trumpet” through an archangel, and in between the return to life of those who have fallen asleep. ### Scripture references - Matt 24:30–31: quotation, high confidence - 1 Thess 4:16: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 16.6 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 16.6; Matt 24:30–31; 1 Thess 4:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.32.3 (Funk 1:422; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.32.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-4 - Source: Funk 1:422 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Lord will come with his saints on the clouds to judge. ### Greek text καὶ τότε ἥξει ὁ κύριος καὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν συσσεισμῷ ἐπάνω τῶν νεφελῶν. μετ ἀγγέλων δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ θρόνου βασιλείας, κατακρῖναι τὸν κοσμοπλάνον διάβολον καὶ ἀποδοῦναι ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὴν πρᾶξιν αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) And “then the Lord will come, and all the saints with him,” with a shaking, “upon the clouds,” with the angels of his power, on the throne of the kingdom, to condemn the devil, the deceiver of the world, and “to render to each according to his deeds.” ### Scripture references - Zech 14:5: quotation, high confidence - Matt 24:30: quotation, high confidence - 2 Thess 1:7: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 16:27: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Did. 16.7-8 (Didache): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Did. 16.7–8; Zech 14:5; Matt 24:30; 2 Thess 1:7; Matt 16:27. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.32.4 (Funk 1:422; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.32.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-5 - Source: Funk 1:422–424 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The wicked go to punishment, the righteous to eternal life. ### Greek text τότε ἀπελεύσονται οἱ μὲν πονηροὶ εἰς αἰώνιον κόλασιν, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι πορεύσονται εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, κληρονομοῦντες ἐκεῖνα, ἃ ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ εἶδεν καὶ οὖς οὐκ ἤκουσεν καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἀνέβη, ἃ ἡτοίμασεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν, καὶ χαρήσονται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) Then “the wicked will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life,” inheriting those things “which eye has not seen and ear has not heard and have not entered into the heart of man, which God has prepared for those who love him”; and they will rejoice in the kingdom of God, which is in Christ Jesus. ### Scripture references - Matt 25:46: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 2:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 25:46; 1 Cor 2:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.32.5 (Funk 1:422–424; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/6-30-1/#p-7-32-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-1 - Source: Funk 1:424 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A series of prayers is introduced. ### Greek text Τοσούτων δὲ ἠξιωμένοι τῶν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθῶν, γενώμεθα αὐτοῦ ἱκέται, ἐπικαλούμενοι αὐτὸν διὰ συνεχοῦς δεήσεως καὶ λέγοντες· ### English translation (Claude) Having been counted worthy of so many good things from him, let us become his suppliants, calling on him with continual prayer and saying: ### Translation notes - Chapters 33–38 contain a series of prayers. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.33.1 (Funk 1:424; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-2 - Source: Funk 1:424 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God, the God of the fathers, who knows every heart, receives the prayers of all the world. ### Greek text Αἰώνιε σῶτερ ἡμῶν, ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν θεῶν, ὁ ὢν μόνος παντοχράτωρ καὶ κύριος, ὁ θεὸς πάντων τῶν ὄντων καὶ θεὸς τῶν ἁγίων καὶ ἀμέμπτων πατέρων ἡμῶν τῶν πρὸ ἡμῶν, ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακώβ, ὁ ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων, ὃ μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος, ᾧ πᾶσα γυμνοφανὴς βλέπεται καρδία καὶ πᾶν κρύφιον ἐνθύμημα ἀποκαλύπτεται᾽ πρὸς σὲ βοῶσιν ψυχαὶ δικαίων, ἐπὶ σοὶ πεποίθασιν ἐλπίδες ὁσίων, ὃ τῶν ἀμέμπτων πατήρ, ὃ τῶν μετ᾽ εὐθύτητος ἐπικαλουμένων δὲ ἐπήκοος, ὃ καὶ σιωπωμένας ἐπιστάμενος ἐντεύξεις (χωρεῖ γὰρ μέχρι σπλάγχνων ἀνθρωπίνων ἡ σὴ πρόνοια, καὶ διὰ συνειδήσεως ἐρευνᾷς ἑκάστου τὴν γνώμην), καὶ κατὰ πᾶν κλίμα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὸ διὰ προσευχῆς καὶ λόγων ἀναπέμπεταί σοι θυμίαμα. ### English translation (Claude) “Our eternal Savior, the King of gods, who alone are almighty and Lord, the God of all things that are, and the God of our holy and blameless fathers before us, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, merciful and compassionate, long-suffering and abounding in mercy; to whom every heart is seen laid bare and every hidden thought is revealed; to you the souls of the righteous cry, in you the hopes of the holy have trusted; Father of the blameless, who hear those who call on you with uprightness, who know even petitions left unspoken (for your providence reaches to the inward parts of men, and through the conscience you search the mind of each), and in every region of the world the incense of prayer and words is sent up to you; ### Scripture references - Exod 3:6: quotation, high confidence - Exod 34:6: allusion, high confidence - Ps 103:8 (102:8 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Heb 4:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Add Esth C.23 (Additions to Esther): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “King of gods”: cf. Add Esth 4:17r (C 23). Exod 3:6; 34:6; Ps 103:8 (102:8 LXX); Heb 4:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.33.2 (Funk 1:424; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-3 - Source: Funk 1:424 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: This age is a contest of righteousness in which only a faithful conscience endures. ### Greek text ὁ τὸν παρόντα αἰῶνα στάδιον δικαιοσύνης ἐνστησάμενος, πᾶσι δὲ ἀνοίξας πύλην ἐλεημοσύνης, ὑποδείξας δὲ ἑκάστῳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων διὰ τῆς ἐμφύτου γνώσεως καὶ φυσικῆς κρίσεως καὶ ἐκ τῆς τοῦ νόμου ὑποφωνήσεως, ὡς πλούτου μὲν οὐκ ἀΐδιον τὸ κτῆμα, εὐπρεπείας οὐκ ἀέναον τὸ κάλλος, δυνάμεως εὐδιάλυτος ἡ ἰσχὺς καὶ ἀτμὸς μὲν καὶ ματαιότης τὰ σύνολα μόνη δὲ συνείδησις πίστεως ἀνύπουλος διαμένει διὰ μέσων οὐρανῶν μετὰ ἀληθείας ἀνερχομένη, τῆς μελλούσης τρυφῆς δεξιὰν ἀπολαμβάνει, ἅμα καὶ πρὸ τοῦ παραστῆναι τὴν ὑπόσχεσιν τῆς παλιγγενεσίας αὐτὴ ἡ ψυχὴ τῇ ἐλπίδι γαυρουμένη εὐφραίνεται. ### English translation (Claude) you who have set up the present age as a racecourse of righteousness, and have opened to all the gate of mercy, and have shown each man, through innate knowledge and natural judgment and from the prompting of the law, that the possession of wealth is not everlasting, the beauty of comeliness not perpetual, the strength of power easily dissolved, and all things together vapor and “vanity”; but only the conscience of faith remains unfeigned, ascending with truth through the midst of the heavens, and receives the right hand of the delight to come; and even before the promise of the rebirth is fulfilled, the soul itself rejoices, exulting in hope. ### Scripture references - Eccl 1:2: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Eccl 1:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.33.3 (Funk 1:424; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-4 - Source: Funk 1:424 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God guided Abraham from the beginning. ### Greek text ἐξ ὑπαρχῆς γὰρ τοῦ προπάτορος ἡμῶν Ἀβραὰμ μεταποιουμένου τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς ἀληθείας, δραματισμῷ ὡδήγησας, διδάξας, ### English translation (Claude) For from the beginning, when our forefather Abraham was turning to the way of truth, you guided him by a vision, teaching ### Scripture references - Gen 15:1: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The sentence continues in the next ref. Gen 12:1–3; 15:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.33.4 (Funk 1:424; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-5 - Source: Funk 1:424–426 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God guided Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and made his covenant with them. ### Greek text τι ποτέ ἐστιν ὃ αἰὼν οὗτος· καὶ τῆς μὲν γνώσεως αὐτοῦ προώδευσεν ἡ πίστις, τῆς δὲ πίστεως ἀκόλουθος ἦν ἡ συνθήκη· εἶπας γάρ· Ποιήσω τὸ σπέρμα σου ὡς τοὺς ἀστέρας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὡς τὴν ἄμμον τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης. ἀλλὰ μὴν καὶ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ αὐτῷ δωρησάμενος καὶ ὅμοιον αὐτὸν εἰδὼς ἐκείνου τῷ τρόπῳ, καὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπεκλήθης θεὸς εἰπών· Ἔσομαι σου θεὸς καὶ τοῦ σπέρματός σου μετὰ σέ· καὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακὼβ ἐπὶ Μεσοποταμίαν στελλομένου, δείξας τὸν Χριστόν, δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐλάλησας εἰπών· Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι μετὰ σοῦ καὶ αὐξανῶ σε καὶ πληθυνῶ σε σφόδρα. ### English translation (Claude) what this age is; and faith advanced from his knowledge, and the covenant followed upon his faith; for you said, “I will make your seed like the stars of heaven and like the sand on the shore of the sea.” [5] And moreover, having given him Isaac and knowing him to be like that man in character, you were called his God too, saying, “I will be your God and the God of your seed after you”; and when our father Jacob was being sent to Mesopotamia, you showed him the Christ and spoke through him, saying, “Behold, I am with you, and I will increase you and multiply you exceedingly.” ### Scripture references - Gen 22:17: quotation, high confidence - Gen 17:7: quotation, high confidence - Gen 28:15: quotation, medium confidence - Gen 48:4: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 5 was lost in the OCR; “[5]” marks where it begins. Gen 22:17; 17:7; 28:15; 48:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.33.5 (Funk 1:424–426; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-6 - Source: Funk 1:426 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God revealed his name to Moses at the bush. ### Greek text καὶ οὕτως εἶπας πρὸς Μωϋσῆν τὸν πιστὸν καὶ ἅγιόν σου θεράποντα ἐπὶ τῆς ὀπτασίας τῆς βάτου: Ἐγώ εἰμι ὃ ὦν, τοῦτό μοι ὄνομα αἰώνιον καὶ μνημόσυνον γενεαῖς γενεῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And so you said to Moses, your faithful and holy servant, at the vision of the bush, “I am He Who Is; this is my eternal name and my memorial for generations of generations.” ### Scripture references - Exod 3:14–15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 3:14–15 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.33.6 (Funk 1:426; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.33.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-7 - Source: Funk 1:426 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer ends blessing God, defender of Abraham's race. ### Greek text ὑπέρμαχε γένους Ἀβραάμ, εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. ### English translation (Claude) Defender of the race of Abraham, blessed are you forever. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.33.7 (Funk 1:426; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-33-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-1 - Source: Funk 1:426 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is blessed for creating all things through Christ. ### Greek text Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, κύριε βασιλεῦ τῶν αἰώνων, ὃ διὰ Χριστοῦ ποιήσας τὰ ὅλα καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀρχῇ κοσμήσας τὰ ἀκατασκεύαστα, ὃ διαχωρίσας ὕδατα ὑδάτων στερεώματι καὶ πνεῦμα ζωτικὸν τούτοις ἐμβαλών, ὁ γῆν ἑδράσας καὶ οὐρανὸν ἐκτείνας καὶ τὴν ἑκάστου τῶν κτισμάτων ἀκριβῆ διάταξιν κοσμήσας. ### English translation (Claude) Blessed are you, O Lord, “King of the ages,” who through Christ made all things, and through him in the beginning set in order what was unformed; who divided waters from waters by a firmament and put a life-giving spirit into them; who founded the earth and stretched out the heaven, and set in order the exact arrangement of each of the creatures. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 1:17: quotation, medium confidence - Gen 1:2: allusion, medium confidence - Gen 1:6–7: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 1:17; Gen 1:2, 6–7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.1 (Funk 1:426; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-2 - Source: Funk 1:426 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God's design made the heavens, sun, moon, day and night, and gathered the waters. ### Greek text σῇ γὰρ ἐνθυμήσει, δέσποτα, κόσμος πεφαίδρυται, οὐρανὸς δὲ ὡς καμάρα πεπηγμένος ἠγλάϊσται ἄστροις ἕνεκεν παραμυθίας τοῦ σκότους, φῶς δὲ καὶ ἥλιος εἰς ἡμέρας καὶ καρπῶν γονὴν γεγένηνται, σελήνη δὲ εἰς καιρῶν τροπὴν αὔξουσα καὶ μειουμένη, καὶ νὺξ ὠνομάζετο καὶ ἡμέρα προσηγορεύετο, στερέωμα δὲ διὰ μέσων τῶν ἀβύσσων ἐδείκνυτο καὶ εἶπας συναχθῆναι τὰ ὕδατα καὶ ὀφθῆναι τὴν ξηράν. ### English translation (Claude) For by your design, Master, the world has been made bright; and heaven, fixed “like a vault,” has been adorned with stars to comfort the darkness; and light and the sun came to be for the days and for the bringing forth of fruits; and the moon, waxing and waning, for the change of seasons; and night was named and day was called; and the firmament was shown in the midst of the abysses; “and you said that the waters should be gathered and the dry land appear.” ### Scripture references - Isa 40:22: allusion, medium confidence - Gen 1:3–10: allusion, high confidence - Gen 1:14–16: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 40:22 (LXX); Gen 1:3–10, 14–16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.2 (Funk 1:426; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-3 - Source: Funk 1:426 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God restrains the sea and made it a path for creatures and ships. ### Greek text αὐτὴν δὲ τὴν θάλασσαν πῶς ἂν τις ἐκφράσειεν; ἥτις ἔρχεται μὲν ἀπὸ πελάγους μαινομένη, παλινδρομεῖ δὲ ἀπὸ ψάμμου τῇ σῇ προσταγῇ κωλυομένη εἶπες γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ συντριβήσεσθαι αὐτῆς τὰ κύματα, ζώοις δὲ μικροῖς καὶ μεγάλοις καὶ πλοίοις πορευτὴν αὐτὴν ἐποίησας. ### English translation (Claude) And the sea itself, who could describe it? It comes raging from the deep, but runs back from the sand, restrained by your command; for you said that “its waves would be broken within it,” and you made it passable “for living things small and great, and for ships.” ### Scripture references - Job 38:11: quotation, high confidence - Ps 104:25–26 (103:25-Ps LXX): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Job 38:11; Ps 104:25–26 (103:25–26 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.3 (Funk 1:426; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-4 - Source: Funk 1:426 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The earth bloomed and the luminaries keep their ordered courses. ### Greek text εἶτ᾽ ἐχλοαίνετο γῆ, παντοίοις ἄνθεσι καταγραφομένη καὶ ποικιλίᾳ δένδρων διαφόρων· παμφαεῖς τε φωστῆρες τούτων τιθηνοί, ἀπαράβατον σώζοντες τὸν δόλιχον καὶ κατ᾽ οὐδὲν παραλλάσσοντες τῆς σῆς προσταγῆς, ἀλλ᾽ ὅπη ἂν κελεύσῃς, ταύτῃ ἀνίσχουσι καὶ δύουσιν εἰς σημεῖα καιρῶν καὶ ἐνιαυτῶν, ἀμειβόμενοι τὴν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὑπηρεσίαν. ### English translation (Claude) Then the earth grew green, painted with flowers of every kind and with a variety of different trees; and the all-shining luminaries, their nurses, keep their course without transgression and in nothing depart from your command, but wherever you bid, there they rise and set, for signs of seasons and years, repaying the service of men. ### Scripture references - Gen 1:11–18: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 1:11–18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.4 (Funk 1:426; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-5 - Source: Funk 1:426–428 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God made the animals and provides for each kind. ### Greek text ἔπειτα διαφόρων ζώων κατεσκευάζετο γένη, χερσαίων, ἐνύδρων, ἀεροπόρων, ἀμφιβίων, καὶ τῆς σῆς προνοίας ἡ ἔντεχνος σοφία τὴν κατάλληλον ἑκάστῳ πρόνοιαν δωρεῖται᾽ ὥσπερ γὰρ διάφορα γένη οὐκ ἠτόνησεν παραγαγεῖν, οὕτως οὐδὲ διάφορον πρόνοιαν ἑκάστου ποιήσασθαι κατωλιγώρησεν. ### English translation (Claude) Then the kinds of various animals were fashioned, of land, of water, of air, amphibious; and the skilled wisdom of your providence gives each its fitting provision; for as it did not fail to bring forth different kinds, so it did not neglect to make a different provision for each. ### Scripture references - Gen 1:20–25: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 1:20–25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.5 (Funk 1:426–428; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-6 - Source: Funk 1:428 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Man, made in God's image with body, soul and mind, crowns creation. ### Greek text καὶ τέλος τῆς δημιουργίας τὸ λογικὸν ζῶον, τὸν κοσμοπολίτην, τῇ σῇ σοφίᾳ διαταξάμενος κατεσκεύασας εἰπών· Ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ᾽ εἰκόνα καὶ καθʼ ὁμοίωσιν ἡμετέραν, κόσμου κόσμον αὐτὸν ἀναδείξας, ἐκ μὲν τῶν τεσσάρων σωμάτων διαπλάσας αὐτῷ τὸ σῶμα, κατασκευάσας δ᾽ αὐτῷ τὴν ψυχὴν ἐκ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος, αἴσθησιν δὲ πένταθλον αὐτῷ χαρισάμενος καὶ νοῦν τὸν τῆς ψυχῆς ἡνίοχον ταῖς αἰσθήσεσιν ἐπιστήσας. ### English translation (Claude) And as the goal of creation, having given command to your Wisdom, you fashioned the rational living being, the citizen of the world, saying, “Let us make man according to our image and likeness,” showing him forth as the adornment of the world; forming his body for him from the four elements, and fashioning his soul for him out of what was not, granting him a fivefold sense, and setting over the senses the mind, the charioteer of the soul. ### Scripture references - Gen 1:26: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Your Wisdom: the Son, to whom the Father speaks in Gen 1:26 (cf. 5.7.20). - Gen 1:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.6 (Funk 1:428; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-7 - Source: Funk 1:428 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: No one can worthily describe God's works in the weather. ### Greek text καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσι τούτοις, δέσποτα κύριε, τίς ἐπαξίως διηγήσεται νεφῶν ὀμβροτόχων φοράν, ἀστραπῆς ἔκλαμψιν, βροντῶν πάταγον, εἰς τροφῆς χορηγίαν καταλλήλου καὶ κρᾶσιν ἀέρων παναρμόνιον; ### English translation (Claude) And besides all these, Master Lord, who can worthily describe the movement of rain-bearing clouds, the flash of lightning, the crash of thunder, for the supply of fitting food and the all-harmonious blending of the airs? ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.7 (Funk 1:428; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.34.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-8 - Source: Funk 1:428 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God punished man's disobedience with death but promised rebirth through Christ. ### Greek text παρακούσαντα δὲ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐμμίσθου ζωῆς ἐστέρησας, οὐκ εἰς τὸ παντελὲς ἀφανίσας, ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ πρὸς ὀλίγον κοιμίσας, ὅρκῳ εἰς παλιγγενεσίαν ἐκάλεσας, ὅρον θανάτου ἔλυσας, ὃ ζωοποιὸς τῶν νεκρῶν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And when man disobeyed, you deprived him of the life that was his reward, not destroying him utterly, but putting him to sleep for a little while by time; by an oath you called him to rebirth, you loosed the bond of death, you who give life to the dead, through Jesus Christ our hope. ### Scripture references - Gen 3:19: allusion, medium confidence - Heb 6:17: echo, low confidence - 1 Tim 1:1: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 3:19; Heb 6:17; 1 Tim 1:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.34.8 (Funk 1:428; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-34-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-1 - Source: Funk 1:428 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is great and patient, calling sinners to repentance. ### Greek text Μέγας εἶ, κύριε παντοκράτορ, καὶ μεγάλη ἡ ἰσχύς σου καὶ τῆς συνέσεως σου οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός κτίστα, σωτήρ, πλούσιε ἐν χάρισιν, μακρόθυμε καὶ ἐλέους χορηγέ, ὃ μὴ ἀφιστῶν τῶν σῶν κτισμάτων τὴν σωτηρίαν· φύσει γὰρ ἀγαθὸς ὑπάρχεις, φείδῃ δὲ ἁμαρτανόντων, εἰς μετάνοιαν προσκαλούμενος· οἰκτίρμων γὰρ σοῦ ἡ νουθέτησις. πῶς γὰρ ἂν ὑπέστημεν ἐπειγομένην ἀπαιτούμενοι κρίσιν, ὁπότε μακροθυμούμενοι μόλις ἀνανεύομεν τῆς ἀσθενείας; ### English translation (Claude) “Great are you, O Lord almighty, and great is your strength, and of your understanding there is no number”; Creator, Savior, rich in graces, long-suffering and giver of mercy, who do not keep salvation away from your creatures; for you are good by nature, and you spare sinners, calling them to repentance; for your admonition is compassionate. For how could we have stood, if we were called to an immediate judgment, when, though treated with long-suffering, we scarcely lift our heads from our weakness? ### Scripture references - Ps 147:5 (146:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 147:5 (146:5 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.1 (Funk 1:428; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-2 - Source: Funk 1:428–430 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Heaven, earth and sea proclaim God's might. ### Greek text σοῦ τὸ κράτος ἀνήγγειλαν οἱ οὐρανοὶ καὶ γῆ κραδαινομένη τὴν ἀσφάλειαν ἐπ᾽ οὐδενὸς κρεμαμένη. θάλασσα κυμαινομένη καὶ μυρίαν βόσκουσα ζώων ἀγέλην πεπέδηται ἄμμῳ, τὴν σὴν βούλησιν πεφρικυῖα, καὶ πάντας ἀναγκάζει βοᾶν· Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, κύριε᾽ πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας, ἐπληρώθη ἡ γῆ τῆς κτίσεως σου. ### English translation (Claude) The heavens have proclaimed your might, and the earth, shaken and hanging on nothing, your steadfastness; the sea, surging and feeding a countless herd of living things, is bound by the sand, trembling at your will, and compels all to cry out, “How great are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is filled with your creation.” ### Scripture references - Ps 19:1 (18:2 LXX): allusion, high confidence - Job 26:7: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 104:24 (103:24 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - A footnote reference printed in the text (Ps 18:2) is removed. Ps 19:1 (18:2 LXX); Job 26:7; quotation: Ps 104:24 (103:24 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.2 (Funk 1:428–430; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-3 - Source: Funk 1:430 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All the orders of angels praise God with the threefold Holy. ### Greek text καὶ στρατὸς ἀγγέλων φλεγόμενος καὶ πνεύματα νοερὰ λέγουσιν, Εἷς ἅγιος τῷ φελμουνί, καὶ Σεραφὶμ ἅγια ἅμα τοῖς Χερουβὶμ τοῖς ἑξαπτερύγοις σοι τὴν ἐπινίκιον ᾠδὴν ψάλλοντα ἀσιγήτοις φωναῖς βοῶσιν· , Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος κύριος Σαβαώθ·, πλήρης ὃ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ τῆς δόξης σου, καὶ τὰ ἕτερα τῶν ταγμάτων πλήθη, ἀρχάγγελοι, θρόνοι, κυριότητες, ἀρχαί, ἐξουσίαι, δυνάμεις, ἐπιβοῶντα λέγουσιν, Εὐλογημένη ἡ δόξα κυρίου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) And the army of angels, aflame, and the intellectual spirits say, “One holy one to Phelmouni”; and the holy Seraphim together with the six-winged Cherubim, singing to you the song of victory, cry out with never-silent voices, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts; heaven and earth are full of your glory”; and the multitudes of the other orders, archangels, “thrones, dominions, principalities, authorities,” powers, cry aloud and say, “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.” ### Scripture references - Dan 8:13: quotation, medium confidence - Isa 6:2–3: quotation, high confidence - Col 1:16: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 3:12: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - “Phelmouni” is the LXX transliteration in Dan 8:13 (a Hebrew word for “a certain one”); the word is garbled in the scan and read after Daniel. Isa 6:2–3; Col 1:16; Eph 1:21; Ezek 3:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.3 (Funk 1:430; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-4 - Source: Funk 1:430 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The church on earth joins the heavenly praise. ### Greek text Ἰσραὴλ δέ, ἡ ἐπίγειός σου ἐκκλησία ἡ ἐξ ἐθνῶν, ταῖς κατ᾽ οὐρανὸν δυνάμεσιν ἀμιλλωμένη νυκτὶ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ ἐν καρδίᾳ πλήρει καὶ ψυχῇ θελούσῃ ψάλλει· Τὸ ἅρμα τοῦ θεοῦ μυριοπλάσιον, χιλιάδες εὐθηνούντων, κύριος ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐν Σιναΐ, ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ. ### English translation (Claude) And Israel, your church on earth taken from the Gentiles, vying night and day with the powers in heaven, “with a full heart and a willing soul” sings, “The chariot of God is ten-thousandfold, thousands of those who prosper; the Lord is among them in Sinai, in the holy place.” ### Scripture references - 1 Chr 28:9: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 68:17 (67:18 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Chr 28:9; Ps 68:17 (67:18 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.4 (Funk 1:430; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-5 - Source: Funk 1:430 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All creation testifies to its Maker. ### Greek text οἶδεν οὐρανὸς τὸν ἐπὶ μηδενὸς αὐτὸν καμαρώσαντα ὡς λιθόκυβον καὶ γῆν καὶ ὕδωρ ἑαυτοῖς ἑνώσαντα, καὶ ἀέρα διαχέαντα ζωοτρόφον, καὶ τούτῳ πῦρ συμπλέξαντα εἰς θάλπος καὶ σκότους παραμυθίαν ἐκπλήσσει χορὸς ἀστέρων τὸν ἀριθμήσαντα σημαίνων καὶ τὸν ὀνομάσαντα δεικνύων, ζῶα τὸν ψυχώσαντα, δένδρα τὸν ἐκφύσαντα· ἅπερ ἅπαντα τῷ σῷ λόγῳ γενόμενα παριστᾷ τῆς σῆς δυνάμεως τὸ κράτος. ### English translation (Claude) Heaven knows him who arched it over nothing “like a vault of stone,” and joined earth and water to one another, and poured out the life-sustaining air, and interwove fire with it for warmth and comfort in darkness. The chorus of stars strikes with wonder, signifying him who numbered them and showing him who named them; the animals show him who gave them life, the trees him who made them grow; all of which, having come to be by your word, display the might of your power. ### Scripture references - Isa 40:22: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 147:4 (146:4 LXX): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 40:22 (LXX); Ps 147:4 (146:4 LXX). The phrase “like a vault of stone” is garbled in the scan and read by sense. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.5 (Funk 1:430; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-6 - Source: Funk 1:430 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Every person owes God a hymn through Christ. ### Greek text διὸ καὶ ὀφείλει πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ἐξ αὐτῶν τῶν στέρνων σοὶ διὰ Χριστοῦ τὸν ὑπὲρ πάντων ὕμνον ἀναπέμπειν, διὰ σὲ τῶν ἁπάντων κρατῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Therefore every man ought to send up to you, through Christ, from his very breast the hymn on behalf of all, since through you he rules over all things. ### Scripture references - Gen 1:28: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Gen 1:28. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.6 (Funk 1:430; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-7 - Source: Funk 1:430–432 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God's eternal might delivers his people. ### Greek text σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὃ χρηστὸς ἐν εὐεργεσίαις καὶ φιλόδωρος ἐν οἰκτιρμοῖς, ὁ μόνος παντοχράτωρ᾽ ὅτε γὰρ θέλεις, πάρεστί σοι τὸ δύνασθαι· τὸ γὰρ σὸν αἰώνιον κράτος καὶ φλόγα καταψύχει καὶ λέοντας φιμοῖ καὶ κήτη καταπραῦνει καὶ νοσοῦντας ἐγείρει καὶ δυνάμεις μετατρέπει καὶ στρατὸν ἐχθρῶν καὶ λαὸν ἀριθμούμενον ἐν τῷ ὑπερηφανεύεσθαι καταστρώννυσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For you are kind in benefactions and generous in compassions, the only almighty one; for when you will, the power is at hand; for your eternal might cools flame and muzzles lions and calms sea monsters and raises the sick and overturns powers and lays low the army of enemies and a people numbered in arrogance. ### Scripture references - Dan 3:25: allusion, medium confidence - Dan 6:22: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Kgs 19:35: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Sam 24:1–15: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Dan 3; 6; Jonah 2; 2 Kgs 19:35; 2 Sam 24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.7 (Funk 1:430–432; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-8 - Source: Funk 1:432 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is everywhere and unbounded, the only God. ### Greek text σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὃ ἐπὶ γῆς, ὃ ἐν θαλάσσῃ, ὃ ἐν περατουμένοις ὑπὸ μηδενὸς περατούμενος, τῆς γὰρ μεγαλοσύνης σου οὐκ ἔστιν πέρας. μὴ γὰρ ἡμέτερόν ἐστιν τοῦτο, δέσποτα, τοῦ θεράποντός σου λόγιόν ἐστιν φάσκοντος᾽ , Καὶ γνώσῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, ὅτι κύριος ὃ θεός σου, θεὸς ἐν οὐρανῷ ἄνω καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς κάτω, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι πλὴν αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) You are he who is in heaven, he who is on earth, he who is in the sea, he who is in things bounded, yourself bounded by nothing; “for of your majesty there is no limit.” For this is not our word, Master, but the oracle of your servant, who says, “And you shall know in your heart that the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above and on earth below, and there is none other besides him.” ### Scripture references - Ps 145:3 (144:3 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Deut 4:39: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 145:3 (144:3 LXX); Deut 4:39. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.8 (Funk 1:432; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.35.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-9 - Source: Funk 1:432 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God alone is holy, and his attributes are without limit; he is the Father of Christ, through whom he created all things. ### Greek text οὐδὲ γὰρ ἔστι θεὸς πλὴν σοῦ μόνου, ἅγιος οὐκ ἔστι πλὴν σοῦ, κύριος θεὸς γνώσεων, θεὸς ἁγίων, ἅγιος ὑπὲρ πάντας ἁγίους, οἱ γὰρ ἡγιασμένοι ὑπὸ τὰς χεῖράς σού εἰσιν· ἔνδοξος καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος, ἀόρατος τῇ φύσει, ἀνεξιχνίαστος κρίμασιν· οὗ ἀνενδεὴς ἡ ζωή, ἄτρεπτος καὶ ἀνελλιπὴς ἡ διαμονή, ἀκάματος ἡ ἐνέργεια, ἀπερίγραφος ἡ μεγαλειότης, ἀέναος ἡ εὐπρέπεια, ἀπρόσιτος ἡ κατοικία, ἀμετανάστευτος ἡ κατασκήνωσις, ἄναρχος ἡ γνῶσις, ἀναλλοίωτος ἡ ἀλήθεια, ἀμεσίτευτον τὸ ἔργον, ἀνεπιβούλευτον τὸ κράτος, ἀδιάδοχος ἡ μοναρχία, ἀτελεύτητος ἡ βασιλεία, ἀνανταγώνιστος ἡ ἰσχύς, πολυάριθμος ἡ στρατιά. σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὃ σοφίας πατήρ, ὃ δημιουργίας τῆς διὰ μεσίτου κτίστης ὡς αἴτιος, ὃ προνοίας χορηγός, ὁ νόμων δοτήρ, ὁ ἐνδείας πληρωτής, ὃ τῶν ἀσεβῶν τιμωρὸς καὶ τῶν δικαίων μισθαποδότης, ὁ τοῦ Χριστοῦ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ καὶ τῶν εἰς αὐτὸν εὐσεβούντων κύριος, οὗ ἀδιάψευστος ἡ ἐπαγγελία, ἀδωροδόκητος ἡ κρίσις, ἀμετάπιστος ἡ γνώμη, ἄπαυστος ἡ εὐσέβεια, ἀΐδιος ἡ εὐχαριστία, δι᾽ οὗ σοι καὶ ἡ ἐπάξιος προσκύνησις ὀφείλεται παρὰ πάσης λογικῆς καὶ ἁγίας φύσεως. ### English translation (Claude) For there is no God besides you alone; there is none holy besides you, “the Lord, the God of knowledge,” God of the holy ones, holy above all holy ones; for “those who are sanctified are under your hands”; glorious and highly exalted; invisible in nature, unsearchable in judgments; whose life is without need, whose permanence is unchangeable and unfailing, whose activity is tireless, whose greatness is unbounded, whose beauty is everlasting, whose dwelling is inaccessible, whose habitation is unmovable, whose knowledge is without beginning, whose truth is unalterable, whose work needs no intermediary, whose might cannot be plotted against, whose monarchy has no successor, whose kingdom is without end, whose strength has no rival, whose army is very numerous. [10] For you are the Father of wisdom, the Creator, as cause, of the creation made through a mediator, the giver of providence, the giver of laws, the filler of need, the punisher of the ungodly and the rewarder of the righteous, the God and Father of Christ and the Lord of those who are pious toward him; whose promise is infallible, whose judgment is incorruptible, whose purpose is unalterable, whose piety is unceasing, whose thanksgiving is everlasting; through whom worthy adoration is owed to you from every rational and holy nature. ### Scripture references - 1 Sam 2:3: quotation, high confidence - Deut 33:3: quotation, high confidence - Rom 11:33: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Tim 6:16: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 10 was lost in the OCR; “[10]” marks where it begins. - The Father is “Creator, as cause,” of the creation made through the Son as mediator: translated as written. 1 Sam 2:3; Deut 33:3; Rom 11:33; 1 Tim 6:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.35.9 (Funk 1:432; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-35-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.36.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-1 - Source: Funk 1:432–434 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God appointed the Sabbath and the feasts as memorials of creation and of Wisdom. ### Greek text Κύριε παντοκράτορ, κόσμον ἔκτισας διὰ Χριστοῦ καὶ σάββατον ὥρισας εἰς μνήμην τούτου, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ κατέπαυσας ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων εἰς μελέτην τῶν σῶν νόμων, καὶ ἑορτὰς διετάξω εἰς εὐφροσύνην τῶν ἡμετέρων ψυχῶν, ὅπως εἰς μνήμην ἐρχώμεθα τῆς ὑπὸ σοῦ κτισθείσης σοφίας· ### English translation (Claude) Lord almighty, you created the world through Christ and appointed the Sabbath in memory of this, because on it you made us rest from our works, for meditation on your laws; and you ordained feasts for the gladness of our souls, so that we might come to the remembrance of the Wisdom created by you: ### Scripture references - Gen 2:2–3: allusion, high confidence - Prov 8:22: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - “The Wisdom created by you” is the Son (cf. Prov 8:22); translated as written. Gen 2:2–3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.36.1 (Funk 1:432–434; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.36.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-2 - Source: Funk 1:434 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The feasts recall Christ's birth, baptism, passion and resurrection; Sunday celebrates his victory over death. ### Greek text ὡς δι᾽ ἡμᾶς γένεσιν ὑπέστη τὴν διὰ γυναικός, ἐπεφάνη τῷ βίῳ ἀναδεικνὺς ἑαυτὸν ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι, ὡς θεός ἐστι καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃ φανείς, ἔπαθεν δι᾽ ἡμᾶς σῇ συγχωρήσει καὶ ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἀνέστη σῷ κράτει· διὸ καὶ τὴν ἀναστάσιμον ἑορτὴν πανηγυρίζοντες τῇ κυριακῇ χαίρομεν ἐπὶ τῷ νικήσαντι μὲν τὸν θάνατον, φωτίσαντι δὲ ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν· διʼ αὐτοῦ γὰρ προσηγάγου τὰ ἔθνη ἑαυτῷ εἰς λαὸν περιούσιον, τὸν ἀληθινὸν Ἰσραήλ, τὸν θεοφιλῆ, τὸν ὁρῶντα θεόν. ### English translation (Claude) how for our sake he underwent birth through a woman; appeared in life, showing himself in his baptism to be God and man, he who appeared; suffered for our sake by your permission, and died, and rose by your might. Therefore we too, celebrating the feast of the resurrection on the Lord's day, rejoice in him who conquered death and “brought to light life and incorruption”; for through him you brought the Gentiles to yourself as “a special people,” the true Israel, beloved of God, who sees God. ### Scripture references - Gal 4:4: allusion, high confidence - 2 Tim 1:10: quotation, high confidence - Titus 2:14: quotation, medium confidence - Exod 19:5: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Gal 4:4; 2 Tim 1:10; Titus 2:14; Exod 19:5. “Who sees God” plays on the name Israel. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.36.2 (Funk 1:434; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.36.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-3 - Source: Funk 1:434 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God brought Israel out of Egypt and cared for it in the wilderness. ### Greek text σὺ γάρ, κύριε, καὶ τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν ἐξήγαγες ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου καὶ ἐρρύσω ἐκ καμίνου σιδηρᾶς καὶ ἐκ πηλοῦ καὶ πλινθουργίας, ἐλυτρώσω ἐκ χειρὸς Φαραῶ καὶ τῶν ὑπ᾽ αὐτὸν καὶ διὰ θαλάσσης ὡς διὰ ξηρᾶς αὐτοὺς παρήγαγες καὶ ἐτροποφόρησας αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ παντοίοις ἀγαθοῖς. ### English translation (Claude) For you, Lord, also “brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt” and rescued them “from the iron furnace” and from clay and brickmaking; you redeemed them from the hand of Pharaoh and those under him, and led them through the sea as through dry land, and “bore with them in the wilderness” with all kinds of good things. ### Scripture references - Deut 4:20: quotation, high confidence - Exod 1:14: allusion, high confidence - Exod 14:21–22: allusion, high confidence - Acts 13:18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 4:20; Exod 1:14; Acts 13:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.36.3 (Funk 1:434; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.36.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-4 - Source: Funk 1:434 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Sabbath and the sabbatical cycles were given for piety, not idleness. ### Greek text νόμον αὐτοῖς ἐδωρήσω δέκα λογίων σῇ φωνῇ φθεγχθέντα καὶ χειρὶ σῇ καταγραφέντα᾽ σαββατίζειν ἐνετείλω, οὐ πρόφασιν ἀργίας διδούς, ἀλλ ἀφορμὴν εὐσεβείας, εἰς γνῶσιν τῆς σῆς δυνάμεως, εἰς κώλυσιν κακῶν ὡς ἐν ἱερῷ καθείρξας περιβόλῳ διδασκαλίας χάριν εἰς ἀγαλλίαμα ἑβδομάδος· διὰ τοῦτο ἑβδομὰς μία καὶ ἑβδομάδες ἑπτὰ καὶ μὴν ἔβδομος καὶ ἐνιαυτὸς ἕβδομος καὶ τούτου κατὰ ἀνακύκλησιν ἔτος πεντηκοστὸν εἰς ἄφεσιν. ### English translation (Claude) You gave them the law of ten oracles, uttered by your voice and written by your hand; you commanded them to keep the Sabbath, giving not an excuse for idleness but an occasion for piety, for the knowledge of your power, for the prevention of evils, shutting them in as within a sacred enclosure for the sake of teaching, for the exultation of the seventh day; for this reason there is one week, and seven weeks, and a seventh month, and a seventh year, and, in its cycle, the fiftieth year for release. ### Scripture references - Exod 20:1–17: allusion, medium confidence - Lev 23:15–16: allusion, medium confidence - Lev 25:4: allusion, medium confidence - Lev 25:10: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:1–17; Lev 23:15–16; 25:4, 10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.36.4 (Funk 1:434; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.36.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-5 - Source: Funk 1:434 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Sabbath is the rest and completion of creation and a day of grateful praise. ### Greek text ὅπως μηδεμίαν ἔχωσιν πρόφασιν ἄνθρωποι ἄγνοιαν σκήψασθαι, τούτου χάριν πᾶν σάββατον ἐπέτρεψας ἀργεῖν, ὅπως μηδὲ λόγον τις ἐν ὀργῇ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ προέσθαι θελήσῃ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων· σάββατον γάρ ἐστιν κατάπαυσις δημιουργίας, τελείωσις κόσμου, νόμων ζήτησις, αἶνος εἰς θεὸν εὐχάριστος ὑπὲρ ὧν ἀνθρώποις ἐδωρήσατο. ### English translation (Claude) So that men might have no excuse to plead ignorance, for this reason you permitted every Sabbath to be a day of rest, so that no one would even wish to let a word go from his mouth in anger on the day of the Sabbaths; for the Sabbath is the rest of creation, the completion of the world, the search into the laws, grateful praise to God for what he has given to men. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.36.5 (Funk 1:434; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.36.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-6 - Source: Funk 1:434–436 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Sunday surpasses all feasts, for it shows forth Christ and calls for thanksgiving. ### Greek text ὧν ἁπάντων ἡ κυριακὴ προὔχουσα, αὐτὸν τὸν μεσίτην, τὸν προνοητήν, τὸν νομοθέτην, τὸν ἀναστάσεως αἴτιον, τὸν πρωτότοκον πάσης κτίσεως, τὸν θεὸν λόγον καὶ ἄνθρωπον τὸν ἐκ Μαρίας γεννηθέντα μόνον δίχα ἀνδρός, τὸν πολιτευσάμενον ὁσίως, τὸν σταυρωθέντα ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου καὶ ἀποθανόντα καὶ ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν ὑποδεικνύουσα, ὡς κυριακὴ παρακελεύεται σοί, δέσποτα, τὴν ὑπὲρ πάντων εὐχαριστίαν προσφέρειν. ### English translation (Claude) Of all which the Lord's day is preeminent, showing forth the Mediator himself, the Provider, the Lawgiver, the cause of resurrection, “the firstborn of all creation, God the Word” and man, born of Mary alone without a man, who lived in holiness, who was crucified under Pontius Pilate and died and rose from the dead; and as the Lord's day it bids us offer you, Master, the thanksgiving for all things. ### Scripture references - Col 1:15: quotation, high confidence - John 1:1: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Col 1:15; John 1:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.36.6 (Funk 1:434–436; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.36.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-7 - Source: Funk 1:436 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The grace of the Lord's day surpasses every gift. ### Greek text αὕτη γὰρ ἡ ὑπὸ σοῦ παρασχεθεῖσα χάρις, ἥτις διὰ μέγεθος πᾶσαν εὐεργεσίαν ἐκάλυψεν. ### English translation (Claude) For this is the grace granted by you, which by its greatness has covered every benefaction. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.36.7 (Funk 1:436; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-36-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-1 - Source: Funk 1:436 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God, who fulfilled his promises in Christ, is asked to receive the prayers of the Gentile church. ### Greek text Ὁ τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τὰς διὰ τῶν προφητῶν πληρώσας καὶ ἐλεήσας τὴν Σιὼν καὶ οἰκτειρήσας τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ τῷ τὸν θρόνον Δαυὶδ τοῦ παιδός σου ἀνυψῶσαι ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς τῇ γενέσει τοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἐκ σπέρματος αὐτοῦ τὸ κατὰ σάρκα γεννηθέντος ἐκ μόνης παρθένου· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα ὃ θεός, πρόσδεξαι τὰς διὰ χειλέων δεήσεις τοῦ λαοῦ σου τοῦ ἐξ ἐθνῶν, τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων σε ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς προσεδέξω τὰ δῶρα τῶν δικαίων ἐν ταῖς γενεαῖς αὐτῶν. ### English translation (Claude) You who fulfilled the promises made through the prophets, and had mercy on Zion and compassion on Jerusalem by exalting the throne of David your servant in her midst through the birth of Christ, who was born “of his seed according to the flesh” of a virgin alone: you yourself, Master God, now too receive the petitions from the lips of your people from the Gentiles, “who call on you in truth,” as you received the gifts of the righteous in their generations. ### Scripture references - Luke 1:32: allusion, medium confidence - Rom 1:3: quotation, high confidence - Ps 145:18 (144:18 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 1:32; Rom 1:3; Ps 145:18 (144:18 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.37.1 (Funk 1:436; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-2 - Source: Funk 1:436 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God received the sacrifices and prayers of the righteous from Abel to Samuel. ### Greek text Ἄβελ ἐν πρώτοις τὴν θυσίαν ἐπεῖδες καὶ προσεδέξω, Νῶε ἐξελθόντος τῆς κιβωτοῦ, Ἀβραὰμ μετὰ τὸ ἐξελθεῖν ἐκ γῆς Χαλδαίων, Ἰσαὰκ ἐν τῷ φρέατι τοῦ ὅρκου, Ἰακὼβ ἐν Βηθλεέμ, Μωσέως ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Ἀαρὼν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ζώντων καὶ τῶν τεθνεώτων, Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναυῆ ἐν Γαλγάλοις, Γεδεὼν ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας καὶ τῶν πόκων πρὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, Μανωὲ καὶ τῆς αὐτοῦ γυναικὸς ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ, Σαμψὼν ἐν τῷ δίψει πρὸ τῆς πλημμελείας, Ἰεφθάε ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ πρὸ τῆς ἀκρίτου ἐπαγγελίας, Βαρὰκ καὶ Δεββώρας ἐπὶ τοῦ Σισάρα, Σαμουὴλ ἐν Μασσηφά· ### English translation (Claude) First you looked upon and received the sacrifice of Abel; of Noah when he came out of the ark; of Abraham after he came out of the land of the Chaldeans; of Isaac at the well of the oath; of Jacob in Bethlehem; of Moses in the wilderness; of Aaron between the living and the dead; of Joshua the son of Nun in Gilgal; of Gideon on the rock and with the fleeces, before his sin; of Manoah and his wife in the field; of Samson in his thirst, before his offense; of Jephthah in the war, before his rash vow; of Barak and Deborah against Sisera; of Samuel in Mizpah; ### Scripture references - Gen 4:4: allusion, high confidence - Gen 8:20: allusion, high confidence - Gen 12:7–8: allusion, medium confidence - Gen 26:23–25: allusion, medium confidence - Gen 35:1–7: allusion, low confidence - Num 16:46–48: allusion, high confidence - Josh 5:10: allusion, medium confidence - Judg 6:20–21: allusion, high confidence - Judg 6:36–40: allusion, high confidence - Judg 13:19–20: allusion, high confidence - Judg 15:18–19: allusion, high confidence - Judg 11:30–31: allusion, high confidence - Judg 4:14–16: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Sam 7:9: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - “Bethlehem” stands where Bethel would be expected (Gen 35:1–7). Gen 4:4; 8:20; 12:7–8; 26:23–25; Num 16:46–48; Josh 5:10; Judg 6:20–21, 36–40; 8:27; 13:19–20; 15:18–19; 11:30–31; 4–5; 1 Sam 7:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.37.2 (Funk 1:436; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-3 - Source: Funk 1:436 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The list continues from David to Ezra. ### Greek text Δαυὶδ ἐν ἅλῳ Ὀρνὰ τοῦ Ἰεβουσαίου, Σολομῶνος ἐν Γαβαὼν καὶ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, Ἠλία ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῷ Καρμηλίῳ, Ἐλισσαίου ἐπὶ τῆς ἀτεκνούσης πηγῆς, Ἰωσαφὰτ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ, Ἐζεκία ἐν ἀρρωστίᾳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Σενναχηρείμ, Μανασσῆ Ν ἐν γῇ Χαλδαίων μετὰ τὴν πλημμέλειαν, Ἰωσία ἐν τῷ Φασσᾶ, Ἔσδρα ἐν τῇ ἐπανόδῳ· ### English translation (Claude) of David at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite; of Solomon in Gibeon and in Jerusalem; of Elijah on Mount Carmel; of Elisha at the barren spring; of Jehoshaphat in war; of Hezekiah in sickness and against Sennacherib; of Manasseh in the land of the Chaldeans after his offense; of Josiah at the Passover; of Ezra at the return; ### Scripture references - 1 Chr 21:26–28: allusion, high confidence - 1 Kgs 3:4: allusion, high confidence - 1 Kgs 8:62–64: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Kgs 18:36–38: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 2:19–22: allusion, high confidence - 2 Chr 20:5–12: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Kgs 20:1–11: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 19:14–19: allusion, high confidence - 2 Chr 33:11–13: allusion, high confidence - 2 Chr 35:1–19: allusion, high confidence - Ezra 6:16–22: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Pr Man 1-15 (Prayer of Manasseh): allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Chr 21:26–28; 1 Kgs 3:4; 8:62–64; 18:36–38; 2 Kgs 2:19–22; 2 Chr 20; 2 Kgs 20:1–11; 19:14–19; 2 Chr 33:11–13; 35:1–19; Ezra 6:16–22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.37.3 (Funk 1:436; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-4 - Source: Funk 1:436–438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The list ends with Daniel, Jonah, the three youths, Hannah, Nehemiah, the Maccabees and Jael. ### Greek text Δανιὴλ ἐν τῷ λάκκῳ τῶν λεόντων, Ἰωνᾶ ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους, τῶν τριῶν παίδων ἐν καμίνῳ πυρός, Ἄννας ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ ἐνώπιον τῆς κιβωτοῦ, Νεεμία ἐπὶ τῇ ἀνεγέρσει τῶν τειχῶν καὶ τοῦ Ζοροβάβελ, Ματταθία καὶ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ζήλῳ σου, Ἰαὴλ ἐν εὐλογίαις. ### English translation (Claude) of Daniel in the lions' den; of Jonah in the belly of the sea monster; of the three youths in the furnace of fire; of Hannah in the tabernacle before the ark; of Nehemiah at the rebuilding of the walls, and of Zerubbabel; of Mattathias and his sons in your zeal; of Jael in blessings. ### Scripture references - Dan 6:10: allusion, medium confidence - Jonah 2:1–9: allusion, high confidence - Dan 3:19–27: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Sam 1:9–11: allusion, high confidence - Neh 4:9: allusion, low confidence - Ezra 3:2: allusion, low confidence - Judg 5:24: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - 1 Macc 2:15-28 (1 Maccabees): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Dan 6; Jonah 2; Dan 3; 1 Sam 1:9–11; Neh 2–6; Ezra 3; 1 Macc 2; Judg 5:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.37.4 (Funk 1:436–438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.37.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-5 - Source: Funk 1:438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to receive the church's prayers through Christ in the Spirit. ### Greek text καὶ νῦν οὖν πρόσδεξαι τὰς τοῦ λαοῦ σου προσευχὰς μετ᾽ ἐπιγνώσεως σοι διὰ Χριστοῦ προσφερομένας ἐν τῷ πνεύματι. ### English translation (Claude) And now, then, receive the prayers of your people, offered to you with knowledge through Christ in the Spirit. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.37.5 (Funk 1:438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-37-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-1 - Source: Funk 1:438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Thanks are given for God's unfailing mercies. ### Greek text Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι περὶ πάντων, δέσποτα παντοκράτορ, ὅτι οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπες τὰ ἐλέη σου καὶ τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ καθʼ ἑκάστην γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν σώζεις, ῥύῃ, ἀντιλαμβάνῃ, σκεπάζεις. ### English translation (Claude) We give you thanks for all things, almighty Master, because you have not taken away your mercies and your compassions from us, but in every generation and generation you save, deliver, help, protect. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.1 (Funk 1:438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-2 - Source: Funk 1:438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God helped his people in every age. ### Greek text ἀντελάβου γὰρ ἐν ἡμέραις Ἐνὼς καὶ Ἐνώχ, ἐν ἡμέραις Μωσῆ καὶ Ἰησοῦ, ἐν ἡμέραις τῶν κριτῶν, ἐν ἡμέραις Σαμουὴλ καὶ Ἠλία καὶ τῶν προφητῶν, ἐν ἡμέραις Δαυὶδ καὶ τῶν βασιλέων, ἐν ἡμέραις Ἐσθὴρ καὶ Μαρδοχαίου, ἐν ἡμέραις Ἰουδίθ, ἐν ἡμέραις Ἰούδα Μακκαβαίου καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For you helped in the days of Enos and Enoch, in the days of Moses and Joshua, in the days of the judges, in the days of Samuel and Elijah and the prophets, in the days of David and the kings, in the days of Esther and Mordecai, in the days of Judith, in the days of Judas Maccabeus and his brothers. ### Extrabiblical texts - Jdt 13:1-20 (Judith): allusion, low confidence - 1 Macc 3:1-9 (1 Maccabees): allusion, low confidence ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.2 (Funk 1:438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-3 - Source: Funk 1:438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God helps the church now through Christ the high priest. ### Greek text καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν ἀντελάβου ἡμῶν διὰ τοῦ μεγάλου σου ἀρχιερέως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου· καὶ ἀπὸ μαχαίρας γὰρ ἐρρύσατο καὶ ἐκ λιμοῦ ἐξείλατο διαθρέψας, ἐκ νόσου ἰάσατο, ἐκ γλώσσης πονηρᾶς ἐσκέπασεν. ### English translation (Claude) And in our days too you have helped us through your great high priest Jesus Christ your Servant; for he rescued us from the sword, and delivered us from famine, nourishing us; he healed us from disease, he sheltered us from an evil tongue. ### Scripture references - Job 5:20–21: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Job 5:20–21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.3 (Funk 1:438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-4 - Source: Funk 1:438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is thanked for the gifts of speech and the senses. ### Greek text περὶ πάντων σοι διὰ Χριστοῦ εὐχαριστοῦμεν, ὁ καὶ φωνὴν ἔναρθρον εἰς ἐξομολόγησιν δωρησάμενος καὶ γλῶσσαν εὐάρμοστον δίκην πλήκτρου ὡς ὄργανον ὑποθείς, καὶ γεῦσιν πρόσφορον καὶ ἁφὴν κατάλληλον καὶ ὅρασιν θέας καὶ ἀκοὴν φωνῆς καὶ ὄσφρησιν ἀτμῶν καὶ χεῖρας εἰς ἔργον καὶ πόδας πρὸς ὁδοιπορίαν. ### English translation (Claude) For all things we give you thanks through Christ, you who also gave us articulate voice for confession, and placed under it a well-tuned tongue like a plectrum, as an instrument; and fitting taste and suitable touch, and sight for seeing and hearing for sound and smell for scents, and hands for work and feet for walking. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.4 (Funk 1:438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-5 - Source: Funk 1:438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God forms man in the womb, gives him an immortal soul, and promises resurrection. ### Greek text καὶ ταῦτα πάντα ἐκ μικρᾶς σταγόνος διαπλάσας ἐν μήτρᾳ καὶ ψυχὴν ἀθάνατον μετὰ τὴν μόρφωσιν χαρίζῃ καὶ προάγεις εἰς φῶς τὸ λογικὸν ζῶον, τὸν ἄνθρωπον· νόμοις ἐπαίδευσας, δικαιώμασιν ἐφαίδρυνας᾽ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐπάγων διάλυσιν, τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἐπηγγείλω. ### English translation (Claude) And having formed all these from a small drop in the womb, you grant an immortal soul after the shaping, and bring forth into the light the rational living being, man; you instructed him by laws, you made him bright with ordinances; bringing on dissolution for a little while, you promised the resurrection. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.5 (Funk 1:438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-6 - Source: Funk 1:438 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: No life suffices to thank God worthily. ### Greek text ποῖος τοιγαροῦν αὐτάρκης βίος, αἰώνων δὲ μῆκος πόσον διαρκέσει ἀνθρώποις πρὸς εὐχαριστίαν; ἢ τὸ μὲν πρὸς ἀξίαν ἀδύνατον, τὸ δὲ κατὰ δύναμιν εὐαγές. ### English translation (Claude) What life, then, is sufficient, and how great a length of ages will suffice for men for thanksgiving? To do it worthily is impossible, but to do it according to our ability is holy. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.6 (Funk 1:438; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-7 - Source: Funk 1:438–440 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God freed us from error through Christ and gave the Spirit. ### Greek text ἐρρύσω γὰρ ἀσεβείας πολυθέων, καὶ χριστοκτόνων αἱρέσεως ἐξείλω, πεπλανημένης ἀγνοίας ἠλευθέρωσας᾽ τὸν Χριστὸν ἀπέστειλας εἰς ἀνθρώπους ὡς ἄνθρωπον, θεὸν ὄντα μονογενῆ, τὸν παράκλητον ἐνῴκισας ἡμῖν, ἀγγέλους ἐπέστησας, τὸν διάβολον ἤσχυνας· οὐκ ὄντας ἐποίησας, γενομένους φυλάσσεις, ζωὴν ἐπιμετρεῖς, χορηγεῖς τροφήν, μετάνοιαν ἐπηγγείλω. ### English translation (Claude) For you rescued us from the impiety of the polytheists, delivered us from the heresy of the Christ-killers, freed us from wandering ignorance; you sent Christ among men as a man, though he is the only-begotten God; you made the Paraclete dwell in us, set angels over us, put the devil to shame; you made us when we were not, you guard us now that we have come to be, you measure out life, you supply food, you promised repentance. ### Translation notes - The polemic is the work's own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.7 (Funk 1:438–440; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-8 - Source: Funk 1:440 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer ends with a doxology. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ ἁπάντων σοι ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ σέβας διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) For all these things to you be glory and reverence through Jesus Christ, now and always and forever. Amen. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.8 (Funk 1:440; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.38.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-9 - Source: Funk 1:440 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayers close with a blessing. ### Greek text ταῦτα μελετᾶτε, ἀδελφοί, καὶ εἴη ὃ κύριος μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, τοῦ καὶ αὐτὸν ἀποστείλαντος καὶ ἡμᾶς δι᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐλευθερώσαντος ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης, καὶ ζωὴν ἐπαγγειλαμένου τοῖς δι᾽ αὐτοῦ πιστεύσασιν εἰς τὸν τῶν ὅλων θεόν. ### English translation (Claude) Meditate on these things, brothers, and may the Lord be with you on earth and in the kingdom of his Father, who also sent him and through him “set us free from the slavery of corruption into the freedom of glory,” and promised life to those who through him have believed in the God of all. ### Scripture references - Rom 8:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 8:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.38.9 (Funk 1:440; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-38-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.39.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-1 - Source: Funk 1:440 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The instruction of catechumens is introduced. ### Greek text Ὅπως μὲν οὖν ὀφείλουσι ζῆν οἱ κατὰ Χριστὸν μεμυημένοι καὶ οἵας εὐχαριστίας ἀναπέμπειν τῷ θεῷ διὰ Χριστοῦ, εἴρηται διὰ τῶν προλαβόντων δίκαιον δὲ μηδὲ τοὺς ἀμυήτους καταλιπεῖν ἀβοηθήτους. ### English translation (Claude) How, then, those who have been initiated according to Christ ought to live, and what thanksgivings they ought to send up to God through Christ, has been said in what precedes; but it is right not to leave the uninitiated without help either. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.39.1 (Funk 1:440; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.39.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-2 - Source: Funk 1:440 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Catechumens are taught about the Father, the Son, the Spirit, creation, providence and human nature. ### Greek text Ὁ μέλλων τοίνυν κατηχεῖσθαι τὸν λόγον τῆς εὐσεβείας παιδευέσθω πρὸ τοῦ βαπτίσματος τὴν περὶ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀγεννήτου γνῶσιν, τὴν περὶ υἱοῦ μονογενοῦς ἐπίγνωσιν, τὴν περὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος πληροφορίαν· μανθανέτω δημιουργίας διαφόρου τάξιν, προνοίας εἱρμόν, νομοθεσίας διαφόρου δικαιωτήρια᾽ παιδευέσθω, διὰ τί κόσμος γέγονεν καὶ διʼ ὃ κοσμοπολίτης ὃ ἄνθρωπος κατέστη᾽ ἐπιγινωσκέτω τὴν ἑαυτοῦ φύσιν, οἵα τις ὑπάρχει. ### English translation (Claude) Let him, then, who is to be catechized in the word of piety be taught before baptism the knowledge of the unbegotten God, the understanding of the only-begotten Son, the full assurance concerning the Holy Spirit; let him learn the order of the varied creation, the sequence of providence, the tribunals of the various legislation; let him be taught why the world came to be and for what reason man was made a citizen of the world; let him come to know his own nature, of what kind it is. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.39.2 (Funk 1:440; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.39.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-3 - Source: Funk 1:440–442 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Catechumens learn the history of God's judgments and of the saints. ### Greek text παιδευέσθω, ὅπως ὃ θεὸς τοὺς πονηροὺς ἐκόλασεν ὕδατι καὶ πυρί, τοὺς δὲ ἁγίους ἐδόξασεν καθʼ ἑκάστην γενεάν, λέγω δὴ τὸν Σήθ, τὸν Ἐνώς, τὸν Ἐνώχ, τὸν Νῶε, τὸν Ἀβραὰμ καὶ τοὺς ἐκγόνους αὐτοῦ, τὸν Μελχισεδὲκ καὶ τὸν Ἰὼβ καὶ τὸν Μωσέα, Ἰησοῦν τε καὶ Χαλὲβ καὶ Φινεὲς τὸν ἱερέα καὶ τοὺς καθʼ ἑκάστην γενεὰν ὁσίους, ὅπως τε προνοούμενος οὐκ ἀπεστράφη ὁ θεὸς τὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων γένος, ἀλλ᾽ ἀπὸ πλάνης καὶ ματαιότητος εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας ἐκάλει κατὰ διαφόρους καιρούς, ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας καὶ ἀσεβείας εἰς ἐλευθερίαν καὶ εὐσέβειαν ἐπανάγων, ἀπὸ ἀδικίας εἰς δικαιοσύνην, ἀπὸ θανάτου αἰωνίου εἰς ζωὴν ἀΐδιον. ### English translation (Claude) Let him be taught how God punished the wicked with water and fire, and glorified the saints in each generation, I mean Seth, Enos, Enoch, Noah, Abraham and his descendants, Melchizedek and Job and Moses, Joshua and Caleb and Phinehas the priest, and the holy ones of each generation; and how, providing for it, God did not turn away from the human race, but called it at various times from error and vanity “to the knowledge of the truth,” leading it back from slavery and impiety to freedom and piety, from injustice to righteousness, from eternal death to everlasting life. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 2:4: quotation, high confidence - Gen 7:21–23: allusion, low confidence - Gen 19:24: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 2:4. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.39.3 (Funk 1:440–442; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.39.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-4 - Source: Funk 1:442 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The catechist gives thanks for Christ's saving work and teaches the incarnation, passion, resurrection and ascension. ### Greek text ταῦτα καὶ τὰ τούτοις ἀκόλουθα μανθανέτω ἐν τῇ κατηχήσει ὃ προσιών. προσκυνείτω δὲ ὁ χειροθετῶν αὐτὸν τὸν θεὸν τὸν τῶν ὅλων δεσπότην, εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ τοῦ πλάσματος, ὅτι κατέπεμψεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ Χριστόν, ἵνα σώσῃ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐξαλείψας τὰς ἀνομίας, καὶ ἵνα ἀφῇ τὰς ἀσεβείας καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας καὶ καθαρίσῃ ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος, ἁγιάσῃ δὲ τὸν ἄνθρωπον κατ᾽ εὐδοκίαν τῆς χρηστότητος αὐτοῦ, συνετίσῃ δὲ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ φωτίσῃ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ εἰς κατανόησιν τῶν θαυμασίων αὐτοῦ, γνωρίσῃ αὐτῷ τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης, ὅπως ἂν μισήσῃ πᾶσαν ὁδὸν ἀδικίας, πορεύηται δὲ τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς ἀληθείας εἰς τὸ καταξιωθῆναι αὐτὸν τοῦ λουτροῦ τῆς παλιγγενεσίας εἰς υἱοθεσίαν τὴν ἐν Χριστῷ ἵνα σύμφυτος γενόμενος ἐν τῇ ὁμοιότητι τοῦ θανάτου τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι τῆς ἐνδόξου κοινωνίας νεκρωθῇ μὲν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ζήσῃ δὲ τῷ θεῷ κατά τε νοῦν καὶ λόγον καὶ πρᾶξιν, καὶ ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ τῶν ζώντων συναριθμηθῇ. καὶ μετὰ τὴν εὐχαριστίαν ταύτην παιδευσάτω αὐτὸν τὰ περὶ τῆς τοῦ κυρίου ἐνανθρωπήσεως, τά τε περὶ τοῦ πάθους αὐτοῦ καὶ τῆς ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστάσεως καὶ ἀναλήψεως. ### English translation (Claude) Let him who comes forward learn these things, and what follows from them, in his catechesis. And let him who lays hands on him worship God, the Master of all, giving thanks for his creature, that he sent down his Son, the only-begotten Christ, to save man by blotting out his iniquities, and to forgive his impieties and sins and “cleanse him from all defilement of flesh and spirit,” and to sanctify man according to the good pleasure of his kindness, and to give understanding of his will, and to “enlighten the eyes of his heart” to perceive his wonders, and to make known to him the judgments of righteousness, so that he may “hate every way of injustice” and walk “in the way of truth,” that he may be counted worthy of “the washing of regeneration for the adoption in Christ,” so that, “having become united in the likeness of the death of Christ,” in the hope of glorious fellowship, he may die to sin and “live to God” in mind and word and deed, and be numbered in the book of the living. [5] And after this thanksgiving let him instruct him in what concerns the Lord's incarnation, and in what concerns his passion and his resurrection from the dead and ascension. ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 7:1: quotation, high confidence - Eph 1:18: quotation, high confidence - Ps 119:104 (118:104 LXX): quotation, medium confidence - Titus 3:5: quotation, high confidence - Rom 6:5: quotation, high confidence - Rom 6:10–11: quotation, high confidence - Phil 4:3: allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 5 was lost in the OCR; “[5]” marks where it begins. - 2 Cor 7:1; Eph 1:18; Ps 119:104 (118:104 LXX); Titus 3:5; Rom 6:5, 10–11; Phil 4:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.39.4 (Funk 1:442; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-39-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.40.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-40-1 - Source: Funk 1:442–444 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Before baptism the candidate learns to renounce the devil and join Christ. ### Greek text Καὶ ὅταν ἢ πρὸς αὐτὸ λοιπὸν τὸ βαπτισθῆναι ὃ κατηχηθείς, μανθανέτω τὰ περὶ τῆς ἀποταγῆς τοῦ διαβόλου καὶ τὰ περὶ τῆς συνταγῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ· δεῖ γὰρ αὐτὸν πρῶτον μὲν ἀποσχέσθαι τῶν ἐναντίων καὶ τότε ἐντὸς γενέσθαι τῶν μυστηρίων, προκαθάραντα ἑαυτοῦ τὴν καρδίαν πάσης κακονοίας σπίλου τε καὶ ῥυτίδος καὶ τότε τῶν ἁγίων μεταλαχεῖν. ### English translation (Claude) And when the one who has been catechized is at the point of being baptized, let him learn about the renunciation of the devil and the enrollment with Christ; for he must first abstain from what is contrary and then come within the mysteries, having first cleansed his heart of every stain and wrinkle of ill will, and then partake of the holy things. ### Scripture references - Eph 5:27: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 5:27. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.40.1 (Funk 1:442–444; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-40-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.40.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-40-2 - Source: Funk 1:444 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Impiety must be cleared before piety is sown and baptism given. ### Greek text ὡς γὰρ γεωργὸς ἄριστος ἐκκαθαίρει τὴν ἄρουραν πρότερον τῶν ὑπερφυουσῶν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀκανθῶν καὶ τότε σπείρει τὸν πυρόν, οὕτως δεῖ καὶ ὑμᾶς, πρότερον πᾶσαν ἀσέβειαν ἐξελόντας ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν, τότε τὴν εὐσέβειαν αὐτοῖς ἐγκαταβάλλεσθαι καὶ τοῦ βαπτίσματος ἀξιῶσαι. ### English translation (Claude) For as an excellent farmer first clears his field of the thorns growing up in it and then sows the wheat, so you too must first remove all impiety from them, and then sow piety in them and count them worthy of baptism. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.40.2 (Funk 1:444; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-40-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.40.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-40-3 - Source: Funk 1:444 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ commanded teaching before baptism. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ καὶ ὃ κύριος ἡμῶν οὕτως ἡμῖν παρήνεσεν εἰπών· Μαθητεύσατε πρότερον᾽ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ τότε ἐπήγαγεν τὸ καὶ βαπτίσατε αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος. ### English translation (Claude) For our Lord too exhorted us thus, saying first, “Make disciples of all nations,” and then he added, “and baptize them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” ### Scripture references - Matt 28:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 28:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.40.3 (Funk 1:444; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-40-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-1 - Source: Funk 1:444 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The renunciation is introduced. ### Greek text Ἀπαγγελλέτω οὖν ὃ βαπτιζόμενος ἐν τῷ ἀποτάσσεσθαι· ### English translation (Claude) Let the one being baptized, then, declare in his renunciation: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.41.1 (Funk 1:444; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-2 - Source: Funk 1:444 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The candidate renounces Satan and all his works. ### Greek text ἀποτάσσομαι τῷ σατανᾷ καὶ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ταῖς πομπαῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ ταῖς λατρείαις αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ καὶ ταῖς ἐφευρέσεσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ὑπ᾽ αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) “I renounce Satan, and his works, and his pomps, and his worships, and his angels, and his inventions, and all that are under him.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.41.2 (Funk 1:444; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-3 - Source: Funk 1:444 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The candidate enrolls with Christ. ### Greek text μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἀποταγὴν συντασσόμενος λεγέτω, ὅτι καὶ συντάσσομαι τῷ Χριστῷ· ### English translation (Claude) And after the renunciation, enrolling himself, let him say: “And I enroll myself with Christ; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.41.3 (Funk 1:444; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-4 - Source: Funk 1:444–446 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The baptismal creed confesses the one unbegotten God, the Father. ### Greek text καὶ πιστεύω καὶ βαπτίζομαι εἰς ἕνα ἀγέννητον μόνον ἀληθινὸν θεὸν παντοκράτορα, τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, κτίστην καὶ δημιουργὸν τῶν ἁπάντων, ἐξ οὗ τὰ πάντα ### English translation (Claude) and I believe and am baptized into one unbegotten, only true God almighty, the Father of Christ, Creator and Maker of all things, from whom are all things; ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 8:6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 8:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.41.4 (Funk 1:444–446; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-5 - Source: Funk 1:446 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The creed confesses the Son, begotten before the ages, not created, through whom all things were made. ### Greek text καὶ εἰς τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν τὸν Χριστόν, τὸν μονογενῆ αὐτοῦ υἱόν, τὸν πρωτότοκον πάσης κτίσεως, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων εὐδοκίᾳ τοῦ πατρὸς γεννηθέντα, οὐ κτισθέντα, δι᾽ οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο τὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὁρατά τε καὶ ἀόρατα ### English translation (Claude) and into the Lord Jesus the Christ, his only-begotten Son, “the firstborn of all creation,” who was begotten before the ages by the good pleasure of the Father, not created, “through whom all things” came to be, those in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible; ### Scripture references - Col 1:15–16: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 8:6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The Son is begotten “by the good pleasure of the Father”: translated as written. Col 1:15–16; 1 Cor 8:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.41.5 (Funk 1:446; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-6 - Source: Funk 1:446 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The creed confesses Christ's incarnation, death, resurrection, ascension and coming. ### Greek text τὸν ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν κατελθόντα ἐξ οὐρανῶν καὶ σάρκα ἀναλαβόντα, ἐκ τῆς ἁγίας παρθένου Μαρίας γεννηθέντα, καὶ πολιτευσάμενον ὁσίως κατὰ τοὺς νόμους τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ σταυρωθέντα ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου καὶ ἀποθανόντα ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν μετὰ τὸ παθεῖν τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ καθεσθέντα ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ πατρός, καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόμενον ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος μετὰ δόξης, κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς, οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος ### English translation (Claude) who in the last days came down from the heavens and took flesh, and was born of the holy virgin Mary, and lived in holiness according to the laws of his God and Father, and was crucified under Pontius Pilate and died for us, and rose from the dead after his passion on the third day, and went up into the heavens and sat down at the right hand of the Father, and is coming again at the consummation of the age with glory, to judge the living and the dead; “of whose kingdom there shall be no end.” ### Scripture references - Luke 1:33: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 1:33. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.41.6 (Funk 1:446; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.41.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-7 - Source: Funk 1:446–448 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The creed confesses the Holy Spirit, the church, the resurrection, forgiveness and eternal life. ### Greek text βαπτίζομαι καὶ εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τὸν παράκλητον, τὸ ἐνεργῆσαν ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀπ αἰῶνος ἁγίοις, ὕστερον δὲ ἀποσταλὲν καὶ τοῖς ἀποστόλοις παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς κατὰ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ μετὰ τοὺς ἀποστόλους δὲ πᾶσι τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ ἁγίᾳ καθολικῇ καὶ ἀποστολικῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ· εἰς σαρκός ἀνάστασιν καὶ εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ εἰς βασιλείαν οὐρανῶν καὶ εἰς ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ### English translation (Claude) I am baptized also into the Holy Spirit, that is, the Paraclete, who worked in all the saints from the beginning, and was afterwards sent also to the apostles from the Father according to the promise of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ, and after the apostles to all who believe in the holy catholic and apostolic church; [8] into the resurrection of the flesh, and into the forgiveness of sins, and into the kingdom of heaven, and into the life of the age to come.” ### Translation notes - The section number 8 was lost in the OCR; “[8]” marks where it begins. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.41.7 (Funk 1:446–448; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-41-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.42.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-42-1 - Source: Funk 1:448 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After the profession comes the anointing with oil. ### Greek text Καὶ μετὰ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν ταύτην κατ᾽ ἀκολουθίαν ἔρχεται καὶ εἰς τὴν τοῦ ἐλαίου χρῖσιν. ### English translation (Claude) And after this profession he comes, in due order, to the anointing with oil. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.42.1 (Funk 1:448; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-42-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.42.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-42-2 - Source: Funk 1:448 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The priest blesses the oil. ### Greek text εὐλογεῖται δὲ τοῦτο παρὰ τοῦ ἱερέως εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ προκατασκευὴν τοῦ βαπτίσματος. ### English translation (Claude) And this is blessed by the priest for the forgiveness of sins and as a preparation for baptism. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.42.2 (Funk 1:448; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-42-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.42.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-42-3 - Source: Funk 1:448 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The priest asks the Father to sanctify the oil in Jesus' name. ### Greek text ἐπικαλεῖται γὰρ οὗτος τὸν ἀγέννητον θεόν, τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, τὸν βασιλέα πάσης αἰσθητῆς καὶ νοητῆς φύσεως, ἵνα ἁγιάσῃ τὸ ἔλαιον τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ καὶ δώσῃ χάριν πνευματικὴν καὶ δύναμιν ἐνεργητικήν, ἄφεσίν τε ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ προπαρασκευὴν ὁμολογίας βαπτίσματος, ὥστε τὸν χριόμενον ἀπολυθέντα πάσης ἀσεβείας ἄξιον γενέσθαι τῆς μυήσεως κατ᾽ ἐντολὴν τοῦ μονογενοῦς. ### English translation (Claude) For he calls on the unbegotten God, the Father of Christ, the King of every sensible and intelligible nature, to sanctify the oil “in the name of the Lord Jesus,” and to give spiritual grace and effective power, and forgiveness of sins and preparation for the confession of baptism, so that the one anointed, freed from all impiety, may become worthy of initiation according to the command of the Only-begotten. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.42.3 (Funk 1:448; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-42-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.43.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-1 - Source: Funk 1:448 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The blessing of the water is introduced. ### Greek text Εἶτα ἔρχεται εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ. ### English translation (Claude) Then he comes to the water. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.43.1 (Funk 1:448; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.43.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-2 - Source: Funk 1:448 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The priest thanks the Father for sending his Son to become man. ### Greek text εὐλογεῖ καὶ δοξάζει τὸν δεσπότην θεὸν τὸν παντοχράτορα, τὸν πατέρα τοῦ μονογενοῦς θεοῦ, εὐχαριστῶν ὃ ἱερεύς, ὅτι ἀπέστειλεν ἐνανθρωπῆσαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ δι᾽ ἡμᾶς, ἵνα ἡμᾶς σώσῃ, ὅτι ἠνέσχετο τῆς ἐνανθρωπήσεως ὑπήκοον αὐτὸν γενέσθαι ἐν πᾶσι, κηρῦξαι βασιλείαν οὐρανῶν, ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, νεκρῶν ἀνάστασιν. ### English translation (Claude) The priest blesses and glorifies the Master, God almighty, the Father of the only-begotten God, giving thanks that he sent his Son to become man for our sake, to save us; that he permitted him in his becoming man to become obedient in all things, “to preach the kingdom of heaven, forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the dead.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.43.2 (Funk 1:448; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.43.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-3 - Source: Funk 1:448 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The priest worships the Son, who died for all on the cross. ### Greek text ἐπὶ τούτοις προσκυνεῖ αὐτὸν τὸν μονογενῆ θεὸν μετ᾽ αὐτὸν καὶ δι᾽ αὐτόν, εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ τῷ ἀναδέξασθαι αὐτὸν τὸν ὑπὲρ πάντων θάνατον διὰ τοῦ σταυροῦ, οὗ τύπον ἔδωκεν τὸ βάπτισμα τῆς παλιγγενεσίας. ### English translation (Claude) Besides these things, he worships the only-begotten God himself, after him and because of him, giving thanks to him that he took upon himself death for all through the cross, of which he gave the baptism of regeneration as a figure. ### Translation notes - The Son is worshiped “after him and because of him,” that is, after and because of the Father: translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.43.3 (Funk 1:448; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.43.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-4 - Source: Funk 1:448–450 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God's providence cared for Adam and his descendants and at last sent his Son. ### Greek text δοξάζει τε, ὅτι ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ θεὸς ὁ τῶν ὅλων κύριος ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι οὐκ ἀπέρριψεν τὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων γένος, ἀλλὰ διαφόροις καιροῖς διαφόρους προνοίας ἐποιήσατο, τῷ Ἀδὰμ αὐτῷ ἐν παραδείσῳ πρῶτον μὲν τρυφῆς λόγῳ τὸν παράδεισον οἰκητήριον δούς, ἔπειτα προνοίας λόγῳ ἐντολὴν ποιησάμενος, ἁμαρτόντα δὲ δικαιοσύνῃ ἐξώσας. ἀγαθότητι δὲ μὴ ἀπορρίψας εἰς τὸ παντελές, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ἐξ αὐτοῦ κατὰ διαδοχὴν διαφόρως παιδεύσας· δι᾽ ὃν ἐπὶ τὸ τέρμα τοῦ αἰῶνος ἀπέστειλεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἄνθρωπον γενέσθαι δι᾽ ἀνθρώπους καὶ πάντα τὰ ἀνθρώπινα πάθη ἀναδέξασθαι χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας. ### English translation (Claude) And he glorifies him that in the name of Christ God, the Lord of all, in the Holy Spirit, did not reject the human race, but at various times made various provisions: to Adam himself in paradise, first by way of delight giving paradise as a dwelling, then by way of providence giving a commandment, and when he sinned driving him out in justice, but in goodness not rejecting him altogether, but instructing also those descended from him in succession in various ways; for whose sake, at the end of the age, he sent his Son to become man for the sake of men and to take on all human passions without sin. ### Scripture references - Gen 2:8: allusion, medium confidence - Gen 2:16–17: allusion, medium confidence - Gen 3:23: allusion, medium confidence - Heb 4:15: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Stray marks in the scan are removed. Gen 2:8, 16–17; 3:23; Heb 4:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.43.4 (Funk 1:448–450; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.43.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-5 - Source: Funk 1:450 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The priest prays over the water that the baptized may die and rise with Christ. ### Greek text αὐτὸν οὖν καὶ νῦν παρακαλείτω ὃ ἱερεὺς πρὸς τῷ βαπτίσματι καὶ λεγέτω, ὅτι Κάτιδε ἐξ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἁγίασον τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦτο, δὸς δὲ χάριν καὶ δύναμιν, ὥστε τὸν βαπτιζόμενον κατ᾽ ἐντολὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου αὐτῷ συσταυρωθῆναι καὶ συναποθανεῖν καὶ συνταφῆναι καὶ συναναστῆναι εἰς υἱοθεσίαν τὴν ἐν αὐτῷ, τῷ νεκρωθῆναι μὲν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ζῆσαι δὲ τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ. ### English translation (Claude) Him, then, let the priest now too call upon at the baptism and say: “Look down from heaven and sanctify this water, and give grace and power, so that the one baptized according to the command of your Christ may be crucified with him and die with him and be buried with him and rise with him into the adoption that is in him, by dying to sin and living to righteousness.” ### Scripture references - Rom 6:4–6: allusion, high confidence - 1 Pet 2:24: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 6:4–11; 1 Pet 2:24. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.43.5 (Funk 1:450; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-43-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.44.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-44-1 - Source: Funk 1:450 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After baptism the newly baptized is anointed with chrism. ### Greek text Καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο, βαπτίσας αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος χρισάτω μύρῳ ἐπιλέγων. ### English translation (Claude) And after this, having baptized him “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” let him anoint him with chrism, saying: ### Scripture references - Matt 28:19: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 28:19. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.44.1 (Funk 1:450; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-44-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.44.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-44-2 - Source: Funk 1:450 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer over the chrism asks that the fragrance of Christ remain in the baptized. ### Greek text Κύριε ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἀγέννητος καὶ ἀδέσποτος, ὁ τῶν ὅλων κύριος, ὃ τὴν ὀσμὴν τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν εὔοσμον παρασχόμενος· σὺ καὶ νῦν τοῦτο τὸ μύρον δὸς ἐνεργὲς γενέσθαι ἐπὶ τῷ βαπτιζομένῳ, ὥστε βεβαίαν καὶ πάγιον ἐν αὐτῷ τὴν εὐωδίαν μεῖναι τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, καὶ συναποθανόντα αὐτὸν συναναστῆναι καὶ συζῆσαι αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) “O Lord God, unbegotten and without master, Lord of all, who made the fragrance of the knowledge of the gospel sweet-smelling among all the nations: grant now too that this chrism may be effective upon the one baptized, so that the sweet savor of your Christ may remain firm and fixed in him, and that, having died with him, he may rise and live with him.” ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 2:14–15: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Cor 2:14–15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.44.2 (Funk 1:450; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-44-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.44.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-44-3 - Source: Funk 1:450 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Without the priest's invocation, baptism is a mere bodily washing. ### Greek text ταῦτα καὶ τὰ τούτοις ἀκόλουθα λεγέτω ἑκάστου γὰρ ἡ δύναμις τῆς χειροθεσίας ἐστὶν αὕτη. ἐὰν γὰρ μὴ εἰς ἕκαστον τούτων ἐπίκλησις γένηται παρὰ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς ἱερέως τοιαύτη τις, εἰς ὕδωρ μόνον καταβαίνει ὃ βαπτιζόμενος ὡς οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ ἀποτίθεται μόνον τὸν ῥύπον τοῦ σώματος, οὐ τὸν ῥύπον τῆς ψυχῆς. ### English translation (Claude) Let him say these things and what follows from them; for this is the power of the laying on of hands for each. For if such an invocation is not made over each of these by the pious priest, the one baptized merely goes down into the water like the Jews, and puts away only the filth of the body, not the filth of the soul. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 3:21: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 3:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.44.3 (Funk 1:450; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-44-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.45.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-1 - Source: Funk 1:450 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The newly baptized stands to pray the Lord's Prayer as one risen with Christ. ### Greek text Μετὰ τοῦτο ἑστὼς προσευχέσθω τὴν εὐχήν, ἣν ἐδίδαξεν ἡμᾶς ὃ κύριος. ἀναγκαίως δὲ τὸν ἀναστάντα δεῖ ἑστάναι καὶ προσεύχεσθαι διὰ τὸ τὸν ἐγειρόμενον ὄρθιον εἶναι· καὶ αὐτὸς οὖν συναποθανὼν τῷ Χριστῷ καὶ συνεγερθεὶς ἕστηκεν. ### English translation (Claude) After this let him stand and pray the prayer which the Lord taught us. And he who has risen must necessarily stand and pray, because he who is raised stands upright; so he too, having died with Christ and been raised with him, stands. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.45.1 (Funk 1:450; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.45.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-2 - Source: Funk 1:450–452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer is made toward the east, as at the dedication of Solomon's temple. ### Greek text προσευχέσθω δὲ κατὰ ἀνατολάς· καὶ γὰρ καὶ τοῦτο γέγραπται ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ τῶν Παραλειπομένων, ὅτι μετὰ τὸ συντελεσθῆναι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ κυρίου ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως Σολομῶνος ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ ἐγκαινισμῷ οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ λευῖται καὶ οἱ ψαλτῳδοὶ μετὰ κυμβάλων καὶ ψαλτηρίων εἱστήκεισαν κατὰ ἀνατολάς, αἰνοῦντες καὶ ἐξομολογούμενοι καὶ λέγοντες· Αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον, ὅτι ἀγαθός, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) And let him pray toward the east; for this too is written in the second book of Chronicles, that after the temple of the Lord was completed by King Solomon, at its very dedication “the priests and the Levites and the singers with cymbals and harps stood toward the east, praising and confessing and saying: Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.” ### Scripture references - 2 Chr 5:12–13: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Chr 5:12–13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.45.2 (Funk 1:450–452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.45.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-3 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The newly baptized asks for purity and the Spirit's visitation. ### Greek text προσευχέσθω δὲ ταῦτα μετὰ τὴν προτέραν εὐχὴν λέγων᾽ Ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὃ πατὴρ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ σου, δός μοι σῶμα ἄσπιλον, καρδίαν καθαράν, νοῦν ἐγρήγορον, γνῶσιν ἀπλανῆ, πνεύματος ἁγίου ἐπιφοίτησιν πρὸς κτῆσιν καὶ πληροφορίαν τῆς ἀληθείας διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, διʼ οὗ σοι δόξα ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) And after the former prayer let him pray these words, saying: “O God almighty, the Father of your Christ, your only-begotten Son, give me a spotless body, a pure heart, a watchful mind, unerring knowledge, the visitation of the Holy Spirit for the possession and full assurance of the truth, through your Christ, through whom be glory to you in the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Ps 51:10 (50:12 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 51:10 (50:12 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.45.3 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.45.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-4 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The rules for catechumens end. ### Greek text ταῦτα καὶ περὶ τῶν κατηχουμένων δίκαιον ἡγησάμεθα διατάξασθαι. ### English translation (Claude) These things too we have thought it right to ordain concerning the catechumens. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.45.4 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-45-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-1 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A list of bishops ordained by the apostles follows. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ τῶν ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν χειροτονηθέντων ἐπισκόπων ἐν τῇ ζωῇ τῇ ἡμετέρᾳ γνωρίζομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι εἰσὶν οὗτοι. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning the bishops ordained by us in our lifetime, we make known to you that they are these. ### Translation notes - The list is the work's own and is not historically reliable throughout. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.1 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-2 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The first bishops of Jerusalem were James, Simeon and Judas. ### Greek text Ἱεροσολύμων μὲν Ἰάκωβος ὃ τοῦ κυρίου ἀδελφός, οὗ τελευτήσαντος δεύτερος Συμεὼν ὃ τοῦ Κλωπᾶ, μεθ᾽ ὃν τρίτος Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου· ### English translation (Claude) Of Jerusalem, James the brother of the Lord; and when he died, the second was Simeon the son of Clopas; after whom the third was Judas the son of James; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.2 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-3 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The first bishops of Caesarea were Zacchaeus, Cornelius and Theophilus. ### Greek text Καισαρείας δὲ τῆς Παλαιστίνης πρότερον μὲν Ζακχαῖος ὁ ποτε τελώνης, μεθ᾽ ὃν Κορνήλιος καὶ τρίτος Θεόφιλος· ### English translation (Claude) of Caesarea of Palestine, first Zacchaeus, once a tax collector; after him Cornelius, and third Theophilus; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.3 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-4 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Euodius and Ignatius were the first bishops of Antioch. ### Greek text Ἀντιοχείας δὲ Εὐόδιος μὲν ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ Πέτρου, Ἰγνάτιος δὲ ὑπὸ Παύλου· ### English translation (Claude) of Antioch, Euodius, ordained by me, Peter, and Ignatius by Paul; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.4 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-5 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Annianus and Avilius were the first bishops of Alexandria. ### Greek text τῆς δὲ Ἀλεξανδρέων Ἀννιανὸς πρῶτος ὑπὸ Μάρκου τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοῦ κεχειροτόνηται, δεύτερος δὲ Ἀβίλιος ὑπὸ Λουκᾶ καὶ αὐτοῦ εὐαγγελιστοῦ· ### English translation (Claude) of the church of the Alexandrians, Annianus was first ordained by Mark the evangelist, and the second, Avilius, by Luke, also an evangelist; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.5 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-6 - Source: Funk 1:452 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Linus and Clement were the first bishops of Rome. ### Greek text τῆς δὲ Ῥωμαίων ἐκκλησίας Λῖνος μὲν ὁ Κλαυδίας πρῶτος ὑπὸ Παύλου, Κλήμης δὲ μετὰ τὸν Λίνου θάνατον ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ Πέτρου δεύτερος κεχειροτόνηται᾽ ### English translation (Claude) of the church of the Romans, Linus the son of Claudia was first ordained by Paul, and Clement, after the death of Linus, was ordained second, by me, Peter; ### Scripture references - 2 Tim 4:21: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Tim 4:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.6 (Funk 1:452; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-7 - Source: Funk 1:452–454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Timothy and John were bishops of Ephesus. ### Greek text τῆς δὲ Ἐφέσου Τιμόθεος μὲν ὑπὸ Παύλου, Ἰωάννης δὲ ὑπ᾽ ἐμοῦ Ἰωάννου· ### English translation (Claude) of Ephesus, Timothy, ordained by Paul, and John, by me, John; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.7 (Funk 1:452–454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-8 - Source: Funk 1:454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The first bishops of Smyrna are listed. ### Greek text Σμύρνης δὲ Ἀρίστων πρῶτος, μεθʼ ὃν Στραταίας ὃ Λωΐδος καὶ τρίτος Ἀρίστων· ### English translation (Claude) of Smyrna, Ariston first, after him Strataeas the son of Lois, and third Ariston; ### Translation notes - The names are garbled in the scan and read as Λωΐδος and Ἀρίστων. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.8 (Funk 1:454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-9 - Source: Funk 1:454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Gaius and Demetrius were bishops of Pergamum and Philadelphia. ### Greek text Περγάμου δὲ Γάϊος καὶ Φιλαδελφείας Δημήτριος ὑπ ἐμοῦ· ### English translation (Claude) of Pergamum, Gaius; and of Philadelphia, Demetrius, by me; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.9 (Funk 1:454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-10 - Source: Funk 1:454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Paul ordained bishops in Cenchreae, Crete, Athens and Tripolis. ### Greek text ὑπὸ δὲ Παύλου Λούκιος Κεγχρεῶν καὶ τῆς Κρήτης ὁ Τίτος· Διονύσιος δὲ ἐν Ἀθήναις, τῆς δὲ ἐν Φοινίκῃ Τριπόλεως Μαρθόνης᾽· ### English translation (Claude) and by Paul, Lucius of Cenchreae, and Titus of Crete; [11] Dionysius in Athens; and of Tripolis in Phoenicia, Marathones; ### Scripture references - Titus 1:5: allusion, medium confidence - Acts 17:34: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 11 was lost in the OCR; “[11]” marks where it begins. Acts 17:34; Titus 1:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.10 (Funk 1:454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-12 - Source: Funk 1:454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Archippus and Philemon were bishops of Laodicea and Colossae. ### Greek text τῆς δὲ ἐν Φρυγίᾳ Λαοδικείας Ἄρχιππος, Κολασσαέων δὲ Φιλήμων· ### English translation (Claude) of Laodicea in Phrygia, Archippus; and of the Colossians, Philemon; ### Scripture references - Col 4:17: allusion, medium confidence - Phlm 1:1–2: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Col 4:17; Phlm 1–2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.12 (Funk 1:454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.13 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-13 - Source: Funk 1:454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Onesimus and Crescens were bishops in Macedonia and Galatia. ### Greek text Βεροίας δὲ τῆς κατὰ Μακεδονίαν Ὀνήσιμος ὃ Φιλήμονος, Κρήσκης δὲ τῶν κατὰ Γαλατίαν ἐκκλησιῶν. ### English translation (Claude) of Beroea in Macedonia, Onesimus, Philemon's servant; and Crescens of the churches in Galatia; ### Scripture references - Phlm 1:10: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Tim 4:10: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Phlm 10; 2 Tim 4:10. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.13 (Funk 1:454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-13). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.46.14 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-14 - Source: Funk 1:454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The list ends with an exhortation and Christ's promise to be with his church. ### Greek text Ἀκύλας δὲ καὶ Νικήτης τῶν κατὰ Ἀσίαν παροικιῶν, Κρίσπος δὲ τῆς κατὰ Αἴγιναν ἐκκλησίας. οὗτοι οἱ ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν ἐμπιστευθέντες τὰς ἐν κυρίῳ παροικίας, ὧν τῆς διδασκαλίας μνημονεύοντες πάντοτε παραφυλάσσεσθε τοὺς ἡμετέρους λόγους· καὶ εἴη ὃ κύριος μεθʼ ὑμῶν νῦν τε καὶ εἰς ἀτελευτήτους χρόνους, ὡς αὐτὸς εἴρηκεν ἡμῖν μέλλων ἀναλαμβάνεσθαι πρὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ θεὸν καὶ πατέρα, Ἰδοὺ γάρ, φησίν, , ἐγὼ μεθʼ ὑμῶν εἶμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) Aquila and Nicetes of the communities in Asia; and Crispus of the church in Aegina. [15] These are those entrusted by us with the communities in the Lord; remembering their teaching, always keep our words; and may the Lord be with you now and for endless times, as he himself said to us when he was about to be taken up to his own God and Father: “For behold,” he says, “I am with you all the days until the consummation of the age.” Amen. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 1:14: allusion, low confidence - Matt 28:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 15 was lost in the OCR; “[15]” marks where it begins. 1 Cor 1:14; Matt 28:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.46.14 (Funk 1:454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-46-14). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.47.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-47-1 - Source: Funk 1:454 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The morning hymn begins with the angels' song. ### Greek text Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. ### English translation (Claude) “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.” ### Scripture references - Luke 2:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Chapter 47 is a morning hymn, an early form of the Gloria in excelsis. Luke 2:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.47.1 (Funk 1:454; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-47-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.47.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-47-2 - Source: Funk 1:454–456 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The hymn praises the unbegotten Father through the high priest. ### Greek text αἰνοῦμέν σε, ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε, δοξολογοῦμέν σε, προσκυνοῦμέν σε διὰ τοῦ μεγάλου ἀρχιερέως, σὲ τὸν ὄντα θεὸν ἀγέννητον ἕνα, ἀπρόσιτον μόνον, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν, κύριε βασιλεῦ ἐπουράνιε, θεὲ πάτερ παντοκράτορ. ### English translation (Claude) We praise you, we hymn you, we bless you, we glorify you, we worship you through the great high priest, you who are the one unbegotten God, alone inaccessible, for your great glory, O Lord, heavenly King, God the Father almighty. ### Translation notes - Worship is offered to the Father “through the great high priest”: translated as written. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.47.2 (Funk 1:454–456; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-47-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.47.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-47-3 - Source: Funk 1:456 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The morning hymn ends with praise through Christ, the Lamb of God. ### Greek text κύριε ὃ θεὸς ὁ πατὴρ τοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἀμώμου ἀμνοῦ, ὃς αἴρει τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῶν Χερουβίμ: ὅτι σὺ μόνος ἅγιος, σὺ μόνος κύριος Ἰησοῦς, Χριστὸς τοῦ θεοῦ πάσης γενητῆς φύσεως, τοῦ βασιλέως ἡμῶν, δι᾽ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας. ### English translation (Claude) O Lord God, the Father of Christ, the spotless Lamb “who takes away the sin of the world,” receive our prayer, you “who are seated upon the Cherubim”; for you alone are holy, you alone are the Lord, Jesus, the Christ of the God of all originate nature, our King, through whom be glory, honor and reverence to you. ### Scripture references - John 1:29: quotation, high confidence - Ps 80:1 (79:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The text is translated as printed; its wording of the second half of the hymn differs from later forms of the Gloria. John 1:29; Ps 80:1 (79:2 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.47.3 (Funk 1:456; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-47-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.48.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-1 - Source: Funk 1:456 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The evening hymn begins with Psalm 113. ### Greek text Αἰνεῖτε, παῖδες, κύριον, αἰνεῖτε τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου. ### English translation (Claude) “Praise the Lord, you servants, praise the name of the Lord.” ### Scripture references - Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Chapter 48 is an evening hymn. Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.48.1 (Funk 1:456; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.48.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-2 - Source: Funk 1:456 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Father is praised for his glory. ### Greek text αἰνοῦμέν σε, ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν, κύριε βασιλεῦ ὃ πατὴρ τοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἀμώμου , ἀμνοῦ, ὃς αἴρει τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου· ### English translation (Claude) We praise you, we hymn you, we bless you for your great glory, O Lord, King, the Father of Christ, the spotless Lamb “who takes away the sin of the world.” ### Scripture references - John 1:29: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 1:29. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.48.2 (Funk 1:456; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.48.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-3 - Source: Funk 1:456–458 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Praise is offered to the Father through the Son in the Spirit. ### Greek text σοὶ πρέπει αἶνος, σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος, σοὶ δόξα πρέπει τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ διὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) To you belongs praise, “to you belongs a hymn,” to you belongs glory, to the God and Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Ps 65:1 (64:2 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Footnote references printed in the text (to John and Ps 64:2) are removed. Ps 65:1 (64:2 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.48.3 (Funk 1:456–458; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.48.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-4 - Source: Funk 1:458 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The hymn ends with the Song of Simeon. ### Greek text Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ, ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου, ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν, φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ. ### English translation (Claude) “Now you let your servant depart, Master, according to your word, in peace; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all the peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel.” ### Scripture references - Luke 2:29–32: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 2:29–32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.48.4 (Funk 1:458; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-33-1/#p-7-48-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 7.49.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-7-49-1 - Source: Funk 1:458 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A grace at meals closes book 7. ### Greek text Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, κύριε ὁ τρέφων μὲ ἐκ νεότητός μου, ὃ διδοὺς τροφὴν πάσῃ σαρκί πλήρωσον χαρᾶς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν, ἵνα πάντοτε πᾶσαν αὐτάρκειαν ἔχοντες περισσεύωμεν εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν, διʼ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) “Blessed are you, O Lord, who have nourished me from my youth, who give food to all flesh; fill our hearts with joy and gladness, so that, always having all sufficiency, we may abound in every good work” in Christ Jesus our Lord, through whom be glory, honor and might to you forever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Gen 48:15: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 136:25 (135:25 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Acts 14:17: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Cor 9:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Gen 48:15; Ps 136:25 (135:25 LXX); Acts 14:17; 2 Cor 9:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 7.49.1 (Funk 1:458; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-7-49-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-1 - Source: Funk 1:460 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ promised his believers spiritual gifts and signs. ### Greek text Τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τὸ μέγα τῆς εὐσεβείας ἡμῖν παραδιδόντος μυστήριον καὶ προσκαλουμένου Ἰουδαίους τε καὶ Ἕλληνας εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ ἑνὸς καὶ μόνου ἀληθινοῦ θεοῦ, καθὼς αὐτός που φησὶν εὐχαριστῶν ἐπὶ τῇ σωτηρίᾳ τῶν πιστευσάντων. Ἐφανέρωσά σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, τὸ ἔργον, ὃ ἔδωκάς μοι, ἐτελείωσα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν λέγοντος τῷ πατρί Πάτερ ἅγιε, εἰ καὶ ὃ κόσμος σε οὐκ ἔγνω, ἀλλ᾽ ἐγώ σε ἔγνων καὶ οὗτοί σε ἔγνωσαν, εἰκότως, ὡς ἂν τετελειωμένων ἡμῶν, φησὶ πᾶσιν ἅμα περὶ τῶν ἐξ αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος διδομένων χαρισμάτων· Σημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασιν ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσιν, γλώσσαις λαλήσουσιν καιναῖς, ὄφεις ἀροῦσιν· κἂν θανάσιμόν τι πίωσιν, οὐ μὴ αὐτοὺς βλάψει· ἐπὶ ἀρρώστους χεῖρας ἐπιθήσουσιν, καὶ καλῶς ἕξουσιν· ### English translation (Claude) Since our God and Savior Jesus Christ handed down to us the great mystery of piety and called both Jews and Greeks to the knowledge of the one and only true God, as he himself says somewhere, giving thanks for the salvation of those who believed, “I have made your name known to men; I have finished the work which you gave me,” and says to the Father concerning us, “Holy Father, although the world has not known you, yet I have known you, and these have known you,” he rightly says to us all together, as to men made perfect, concerning the gifts given by him through the Spirit: “And these signs will follow those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues, they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:16: allusion, high confidence - John 17:6: quotation, high confidence - John 17:4: quotation, high confidence - John 17:25: quotation, high confidence - Mark 16:17–18: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Book 8 deals with gifts, ordinations and church rules; it reworks the Apostolic Tradition in its later chapters. 1 Tim 3:16; John 17:4, 6, 25; Mark 16:17–18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.1 (Funk 1:460; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-2 - Source: Funk 1:460 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The gifts were given for the persuasion of unbelievers. ### Greek text τούτων τῶν χαρισμάτων πρότερον μὲν ἡμῖν δοθέντων τοῖς ἀποστόλοις μέλλουσιν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον καταγγέλλειν πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει, ἔπειτα τοῖς δι᾽ ἡμῶν πιστεύσασιν ἀναγκαίως χορηγουμένων, οὐχ εἰς τὴν τῶν ἐνεργούντων ὠφέλειαν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς τὴν τῶν ἀπίστων συγκατάθεσιν, ἵνα οὓς οὐκ ἔπεισεν ὁ λόγος, τούτους ἡ τῶν σημείων δυσωπήσῃ δύναμις. ### English translation (Claude) These gifts were first given to us the apostles, who were about “to proclaim the gospel to all creation,” and then of necessity supplied to those who believed through us, not for the benefit of those who work them, but for the persuasion of the unbelievers, so that those whom the word did not persuade the power of the signs might put to shame. ### Scripture references - Mark 16:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Mark 16:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.2 (Funk 1:460; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-3 - Source: Funk 1:460–462 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Signs serve unbelievers; believers should rejoice that their names are written in heaven. ### Greek text τὰ γὰρ σημεῖα οὐ τοῖς πιστοῖς ἡμῖν, ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἀπίστοις Ἰουδαίων τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων· οὔτε γὰρ τὸ δαίμονας ἐκβάλλειν ἡμέτερον κέρδος, ἀλλὰ τῶν ἐνεργείᾳ Χριστοῦ καθαιρομένων, καθὼς αὐτός που παιδεύων ἡμᾶς ὃ κύριος δείκνυσι λέγων. Μὴ χαίρετε, ὅτι τὰ πνεύματα ὑμῖν ὑπακούουσιν, ἀλλὰ χαίρετε, ὅτι τὰ ὀνόματα ὑμῶν γέγραπται ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ἐπειδὴ τὸ μὲν αὐτοῦ δυνάμει γίνεται, τὸ δὲ ἡμετέρᾳ εὐνοίᾳ καὶ σπουδῇ, δῆλον ὅτι βοηθουμένοις ὑπ αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) For “signs are” not “for” us “the believers, but for the unbelievers,” both Jews and Greeks; for neither is casting out demons our gain, but that of those cleansed by the working of Christ, as the Lord himself shows somewhere when he teaches us, saying, “Do not rejoice that the spirits obey you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven”; since the one happens by his power, the other by our good will and zeal, clearly helped by him. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 14:22: quotation, high confidence - Luke 10:20: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 14:22; Luke 10:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.3 (Funk 1:460–462; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-4 - Source: Funk 1:462 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Not every believer works signs; the gift is given where it serves the salvation of unbelievers. ### Greek text οὐκ ἐπάναγκες οὖν πάντα πιστὸν δαίμονας ἐκβάλλειν ἢ νεκροὺς ἀνιστᾶν ἢ γλώσσαις λαλεῖν, ἀλλὰ τὸν ἀξιωθέντα χαρίσματος ἐπί τινι αἰτίᾳ χρησίμῃ εἰς σωτηρίαν τῶν ἀπίστων, δυσωπουμένων πολλάκις οὐ τὴν τῶν λόγων ἀπόδειξιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν τῶν σημείων ἐνέργειαν, ἀξίων ὄντων σωτηρίας. ### English translation (Claude) It is not necessary, then, that every believer cast out demons or raise the dead or speak with tongues, but only one who has been counted worthy of a gift for some cause useful for the salvation of unbelievers, who are often put to shame not by the demonstration of words but by the working of signs, when they are worthy of salvation. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.4 (Funk 1:462; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-5 - Source: Funk 1:462 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Wonders do not convince all the ungodly. ### Greek text οὐδὲ γὰρ πάντες οἱ ἀσεβεῖς ὑπὸ τῶν θαυμάτων ἐντρέπονται᾽ καὶ τούτου μάρτυς αὐτὸς ὁ θεός, ὡς ὅταν λέγῃ ἐν τῷ Νόμῳ, ὅτι ἐν ἑτερογλώσσοις λαλήσω τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ καὶ ἐν χείλεσιν ἑτέροις, καὶ οὐ μὴ πιστεύσωσιν. ### English translation (Claude) For not all the ungodly are put to shame by wonders; and God himself is witness of this, as when he says in the Law, “With other tongues I will speak to this people, and with other lips, and they will not believe.” ### Scripture references - Isa 28:11–12: quotation, medium confidence - 1 Cor 14:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Quotation: Isa 28:11–12 in the form of 1 Cor 14:21, which calls it “the Law.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.5 (Funk 1:462; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-6 - Source: Funk 1:462 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Neither Pharaoh's Egyptians nor the Jews of Christ's time believed despite great signs. ### Greek text οὔτε γὰρ οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι ἐπίστευσαν τῷ θεῷ, Μωῦσέως τοσαῦτα σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα πεποιηκότος, οὔτε τὸ πλῆθος τῶν Ἰουδαίων τῷ ὡς Μωσεῖ Χριστῷ πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν ἐν αὐτοῖς θεραπεύσαντι καὶ οὔτε ἐκείνους ἐδυσώπησεν ῥάβδος ψυχουμένη εἰς ὄφιν καὶ χεὶρ λευκαινομένη καὶ Νεῖλος αἱματούμενος, οὔτε τούτους τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέποντες καὶ χωλοὶ περιπατοῦντες καὶ νεκροὶ ἀνιστάμενοι· καὶ τῷ μὲν ἀνθίσταντο Ἰαννὴς καὶ Ἰαμβρής, τῷ δὲ Ἄννας καὶ Καϊάφας. ### English translation (Claude) For neither did the Egyptians believe God, though Moses had done so many signs and wonders, nor did the multitude of the Jews believe Christ, who like Moses “healed every disease and every sickness among them”; and neither did the rod turned into a living serpent and the hand made white and the Nile turned to blood shame the former, nor did “the blind receiving sight and the lame walking and the dead rising” shame the latter; and Jannes and Jambres opposed the one, Annas and Caiaphas the other. ### Scripture references - Exod 4:2–9: allusion, high confidence - Exod 7:20: allusion, high confidence - Matt 4:23: quotation, high confidence - Matt 11:5: quotation, high confidence - 2 Tim 3:8: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Jan. Jam. (Jannes and Jambres): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 4:2–9; 7:20; Matt 4:23; 11:5; 2 Tim 3:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.6 (Funk 1:462; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-7 - Source: Funk 1:462 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God works signs for the well-disposed, by his own will. ### Greek text οὕτως οὐ πάντας δυσωπεῖ τὰ σημεῖα, ἀλλὰ μόνους τοὺς εὐγνώμονας, ὧν καὶ χάριν εὐδοκεῖ ὃ θεὸς ἐπιτελεῖσθαι δυνάμεις ὡς σοφὸς οἰκονόμος, οὐ τῇ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἰσχύϊ, ἀλλὰ τῇ ἑαυτοῦ βουλήσει. ### English translation (Claude) So signs do not shame everyone, but only the well-disposed, for whose sake God is pleased to have mighty works done, as a wise steward, not by the strength of men but by his own will. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.7 (Funk 1:462; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-8 - Source: Funk 1:462 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those with gifts must not exalt themselves. ### Greek text ταῦτα δέ φαμεν ἐπὶ τῷ μὴ ἐπαίρεσθαι τοὺς λαβόντας χαρίσματα τοιάδε κατὰ τῶν μὴ λαβόντων. ### English translation (Claude) And we say these things so that those who have received such gifts may not exalt themselves over those who have not. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.8 (Funk 1:462; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.1.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-9 - Source: Funk 1:462–464 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Every believer has some spiritual gift. ### Greek text χαρίσματα δὲ λέγομεν τὰ διὰ τῶν σημείων, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος πιστεύσας διὰ Χριστοῦ εἰς τὸν θεόν, ὃς οὐκ εἴληφεν χάρισμα πνευματικόν. ### English translation (Claude) And by gifts we mean those shown through signs, since there is no man who has believed in God through Christ who has not received “a spiritual gift.” ### Scripture references - Rom 1:11: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 1:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.1.9 (Funk 1:462–464; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-1-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-1 - Source: Funk 1:464–466 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Faith itself is a gift; wonder-workers must not despise others, as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, Elijah and Daniel did not; clergy and laity depend on one another. ### Greek text αὐτό τε γὰρ τὸ ἀπαλλαγῆναι πολυθέου ἀσεβείας καὶ πιστεῦσαι τῷ πατρὶ διὰ Χριστοῦ χάρισμά ἐστι θεοῦ, τό τε ἀπορρίψαι τὸ ἰουδαϊκὸν κάλυμμα καὶ πιστεῦσαι, ὅτι εὐδοκίᾳ θεοῦ ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων μονογενὴς ἐν ὑστέρῳ καιρῷ ἐκ παρθένου γεγέννηται δίχα ὁμιλίας ἀνδρός, καὶ ὅτι ἐπολιτεύσατο ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἄνευ ἁμαρτίας πληρώσας πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην τὴν τοῦ νόμου, καὶ ὅτι συγχωρήσει θεοῦ σταυρὸν ὑπέμεινεν αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας ὃ θεὸς λόγος, καὶ ὅτι ἀπέθανεν καὶ ἐτάφη καὶ ἀνέστη διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν καὶ μετὰ τὴν ἀνάστασιν, τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας παραμείνας τοῖς ἀποστόλοις καὶ πληρώσας πᾶσαν διάταξιν, ἀνελήφθη ἐπ᾽ ὄψεσιν αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ἀποστείλαντα αὐτὸν θεὸν καὶ πατέρα. ὁ ταῦτα πιστεύσας, οὐχ ἁπλῶς οὐδὲ ἀλόγως, ἀλλὰ κρίσει καὶ πληροφορίᾳ, χάρισμα εἴληφεν ἐκ θεοῦ, ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ ὃ πάσης αἱρέσεως ἀπαλλαγείς. μὴ οὖν τις τῶν ποιούντων σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα κρινέτω τινὰ τῶν πιστῶν μὴ ἀξιωθέντα ἐνεργεῖν· διάφορὰ γάρ ἐστιν τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ χαρίσματα παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ διδόμενα, καὶ σὺ μὲν εἴληφας τοῦτο, ἐκεῖνος δὲ ἄλλο τι, ἢ γὰρ λόγον σοφίας ἢ γνώσεως ἢ διακρίσεως πνευμάτων ἢ πρόγνωσιν τῶν μελλόντων ἢ λόγον διδακτικὸν ἢ ἀνεξικακίαν ἢ ἐγκράτειαν ἔννομον. καὶ γὰρ Μωῦσῆς, ὁ τοῦ θεοῦ ἄνθρωπος, ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ ἐπιτελῶν τὰ σημεῖα οὐ κατεπήρθη τῶν ὁμοφύλων, καὶ θεὸς· κληθεὶς οὐκ ἠλαζονεύσατο κατὰ τοῦ ἰδίου προφήτου Ἀαρών. ἀλλ᾽ οὔτε ὁ τοῦ Ναυῆ Ἰησοῦς, ἡγησάμενος μετ᾽ αὐτὸν τοῦ λαοῦ κἂν τῷ πρὸς Ἰεβουσαίους πολέμῳ στήσας τὸν ἥλιον κατὰ Γαβαὼν καὶ τὴν σελήνην κατὰ φάραγγα Αἰλὼν διὰ τὸ μὴ αὐταρκεῖν πρὸς τὴν νίκην τὴν ἡμέραν, ἐπήρθη κατὰ τοῦ Φινεὲς ἢ τοῦ Χαλέβʼ οὔτε Σαμουὴλ τοσαῦτα παράδοξα ποιήσας παρ᾽ οὐδὲν ἡγήσατο τὸν θεοφιλῆ Δαυίδ, καίτοι ἀμφότεροι προφῆται καὶ ὃ μὲν ἀρχιερεύς, ὃ δὲ βασιλεύς. καὶ ἑπτὰ χιλιάδων ὑπαρχουσῶν ἐν ᾿Ισραὴλ ἁγίων τῶν μὴ καμψάντων γόνυ τῇ Βάαλ μόνος Ἠλίας ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ὃ τούτου μαθητὴς Ἐλισσαῖος θαυματοποιοὶ γεγένηνται, ἀλλ οὔτε Ἠλίας τὸν οἰκονόμον Ἀβδιοὺ ἐξεμυκτήρισεν φοβούμενον μὲν τὸν θεόν, οὐ ποιοῦντα δὲ σημεῖα, οὔτε Ἐλισσαῖος τὸν ἑαυτοῦ μαθητὴν φρίττοντα τοὺς πολεμίους ὑπερεῖδεν. ἀλλὰ γὰρ οὔτε Δανιὴλ ὃ σοφὸς ῥυσθεὶς δεύτερον ἐκ στόματος λεόντων, οὔτε οἱ τρεῖς παῖδες ἐκ καμίνου πυρὸς ἐξουδένωσαν τοὺς λοιποὺς τῶν ὁμοφύλων ἠπίσταντο γάρ, ὅτι οὐ τῇ οἰκείᾳ δυνάμει περιεγένοντο τῶν δεινῶν, ἀλλὰ τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ ἰσχύϊ, καὶ σημεῖα ἐπετέλουν καὶ τῶν δυσχερῶν ἀπηλλάττοντο. οὐκοῦν μηδεὶς ὑμῶν ἐπαιρέσθω κατὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ, κἂν προφήτης ᾖ κἂν θαυματοποιός᾽· εἰ γὰρ δοθῇ μηκέτι εἶναί που ἄπιστον, περιττὴ λοιπὸν ἔσται πᾶσα σημείων ἐνέργεια. τὸ μὲν γὰρ εἶναι εὐσεβῆ ἐκ τῆς τοῦ τινος εὐνοίας, τὸ δὲ θαυματοποιεῖν ἐκ τῆς τοῦ ἐνεργοῦντος δυνάμεως᾽ ὧν τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς ὁρᾷ, τὸ δὲ δεύτερον θεὸν τὸν ἐνεργοῦντα δι᾽ ἃς προείπομεν αἰτίας. οὐκοῦν μήτε βασιλεὺς ἐξουθενείτω τοὺς ὑπ᾽ αὐτὸν στρατηγούς, μήτε ἄρχοντες τοὺς ὑπηκόους μὴ ὄντων γὰρ τῶν ἀρχομένων περιττοὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες, καὶ μὴ ὄντων στρατηγῶν οὐ στήσεται βασιλεία. ἀλλὰ μηδὲ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπαιρέσθω κατὰ τῶν διακόνων ἢ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, μήτε μὴν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι κατὰ τοῦ λαοῦ: ἐξ ἀλλήλων γάρ ἐστιν ἡ σύστασις τοῦ συναθροίσματος. ὅ τε γὰρ ἐπίσκοπος καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροί τινών εἰσιν ἱερεῖς, καὶ οἱ λαϊκοί τινών εἰσιν λαϊκοί᾽ καὶ τὸ μὲν εἶναι χριστιανὸν ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν, τὸ δὲ ἀπόστολον ἢ ἐπίσκοπον ἢ ἄλλο τι οὐκ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῖν, ἀλλ ἐπὶ τῷ διδόντι θεῷ τὰ χαρίσματα. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον εἰρήσθω διὰ τοὺς ἀξιωθέντας χαρισμάτων ἢ ἀξιωμάτων. Ἐκεῖνο δὲ προστίθεμεν τῷ λόγῳ, ὅτι οὔτε πᾶς ὃ προφητεύων ὅσιος οὔτε πᾶς ὁ δαίμονας ἐλαύνων ἅγιος. ### English translation (Claude) [1.10] For the very being freed from polytheistic impiety and believing in the Father through Christ is a gift of God; and so is casting off the Jewish veil and believing that by the good pleasure of God the Only-begotten, who was before the ages, was born in later time of a virgin without intercourse with a man; and that he lived as a man without sin, “fulfilling all the righteousness” of the law; and that by God's permission God the Word endured the cross, despising the shame; and that he died and was buried and rose within three days, and after the resurrection, having remained with the apostles forty days and having completed every ordinance, was taken up before their eyes to God the Father who sent him. [11] He who believes these things, not simply nor without reason, but with judgment and full assurance, has received a gift from God, and so has he who has been freed from every heresy. [12] Let not anyone, then, of those who work signs and wonders judge any of the faithful who has not been counted worthy to work them; for the gifts of God given by him through Christ are various, and you have received this one, and he another: either “a word of wisdom, or of knowledge, or discernment of spirits,” or foreknowledge of things to come, or a word of teaching, or forbearance, or lawful self-control. [13] For Moses too, “the man of God,” when he performed the signs in Egypt, was not exalted over those of his own race, and when he was called “god” he did not boast over his own prophet Aaron. [14] Nor did Joshua the son of Nun, who led the people after him, exalt himself over Phinehas or Caleb, even when in the war against the Jebusites he “made the sun stand still at Gibeon and the moon at the valley of Aijalon,” because the day was not enough for the victory; nor did Samuel, who did so many marvels, think the beloved David of no account, although both were prophets, and the one was a high priest and the other a king. [15] And of the “seven thousand” holy ones in Israel “who had not bowed the knee to Baal,” Elijah alone among them and his disciple Elisha became wonder-workers; but neither did Elijah mock the steward Obadiah, who feared God but did not work signs, nor did Elisha despise his own disciple who trembled at the enemies. [16] Nor indeed did Daniel the wise, when rescued a second time from the mouth of the lions, nor the three youths from the furnace of fire, despise the rest of their own race; for they knew that it was not by their own power that they had overcome the dangers, but by the strength of God, and that they both worked signs and were freed from their troubles. [17] Let none of you, then, exalt himself over his brother, even if he is a prophet, even if he is a wonder-worker; for if it were granted that there is no longer an unbeliever anywhere, all working of signs would thenceforth be superfluous. [18] For to be pious comes from one's own good will, but to work wonders from the power of him who works them; of which the first concerns ourselves, the second God, who works them for the reasons we stated before. [19] Let not a king, then, despise the generals under him, nor rulers their subjects; for if there were none to be ruled, the rulers would be superfluous, and if there were no generals, the kingdom would not stand. [20] Nor let a bishop exalt himself over the deacons or the presbyters, nor yet the presbyters over the people; for the constitution of the assembly is from one another. [21] For the bishop and the presbyters are priests of certain people, and the laity are the laity of certain people; and to be a Christian depends on us, but to be an apostle or a bishop or anything else does not depend on us, but on God who gives the gifts. [22] Let so much, then, be said on account of those who have been counted worthy of gifts or of ranks. [2.1] And we add this to our discourse, that neither is everyone who prophesies holy, nor everyone who drives out demons a saint. ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 3:14–16: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 3:15: quotation, high confidence - Heb 12:2: allusion, high confidence - Acts 1:3: allusion, high confidence - Acts 1:9: allusion, high confidence - 1 Cor 12:8–10: quotation, high confidence - Deut 33:1: quotation, high confidence - Exod 7:1: allusion, high confidence - Josh 10:12: quotation, high confidence - 1 Kgs 19:18: quotation, high confidence - Rom 11:4: quotation, medium confidence - 1 Kgs 18:3–12: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 6:15–17: allusion, high confidence - Dan 6:22: allusion, medium confidence - Dan 3:26: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The OCR lost the section numbers 10–22 of chapter 1 and the number of chapter 2; this ref holds 8.1.10–22 and the beginning of chapter 2, marked “[1.10]” … “[22]” and “[2.1]”. A block of Funk's apparatus printed inside section 15 is removed. - Matt 3:15; Heb 12:2; Acts 1:3, 9; 2 Cor 3:14–16; 1 Cor 12:8–10; Deut 33:1; Exod 7:1; Josh 10:12; 1 Kgs 19:18 (Rom 11:4); 1 Kgs 18:3–12; 2 Kgs 6:15–17; Dan 6; 3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.1 (Funk 1:464–466; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-2 - Source: Funk 1:466 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The sentence begun here continues in ref 8.2.3. ### Greek text καὶ γὰρ ### English translation (Claude) For indeed ### Translation notes - Footnote references printed after these words in the scan are removed; the sentence continues in 8.2.3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.2 (Funk 1:466; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-3 - Source: Funk 1:466–468 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prophecy and exorcism do not make the ungodly holy, as Balaam and Caiaphas show. ### Greek text καὶ Βαλαὰμ ὁ τοῦ Βεὼρ ὃ μάντις προεφήτευσεν δυσσεβὴς ὧν καὶ Καϊάφας ὁ ψευδώνυμος ἀρχιερεύς, πολλὰ δὲ καὶ ὃ διάβολος προλέγει καὶ οἱ ἀμφ᾽ αὐτὸν δαίμονες καὶ οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο μέτεστιν αὐτοῖς εὐσεβείας σπινθήρ, ἀγνοίᾳ γάρ εἰσιν πεπιεσμένοι δι᾿ ἑκούσιον μοχθηρίαν. δῆλον οὖν, ὅτι οἱ ἀσεβεῖς, κἂν προφητεύωσιν, οὐ καλύπτουσιν διὰ τῆς προφητείας τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἀσέβειαν, οὐδὲ οἱ δαίμονας ἐλαύνοντες ἐκ τῆς τούτων ὑποχωρήσεως ὁσιωθήσονται ἀλλήλους γὰρ ἀπατῶσιν, καθάπερ οἱ τὰς παιδιὰς γέλωτος ἕνεκα ἐπιδεικνύμενοι, καὶ τοὺς προσανέχοντας αὐτοῖς ἀπολλύουσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Balaam too, the son of Beor, the soothsayer, prophesied though he was impious, and so did Caiaphas, the falsely named high priest; and the devil too foretells many things, and the demons around him, and not on that account do they have a spark of piety; for they are weighed down by ignorance through their willful wickedness. [3] It is clear, then, that the ungodly, even if they prophesy, do not cover their impiety by their prophecy; nor will those who drive out demons be made holy by the demons' departure; for they deceive one another, like those who put on games for the sake of laughter, and they destroy those who give heed to them. ### Scripture references - Num 24:1–9: allusion, medium confidence - John 11:51: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - This ref continues the sentence begun in 8.2.2; footnote references at its start in the scan are removed. The section number 3 was lost in the OCR; “[3]” marks where it begins. Num 22–24; John 11:51. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.3 (Funk 1:466–468; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-4 - Source: Funk 1:468 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: An impious king is a tyrant, and an ignorant or malicious bishop is no bishop. ### Greek text οὔτε δὲ βασιλεὺς δυσσεβὴς ἔτι βασιλεὺς ὑπάρχει, ἀλλὰ τύραννος, οὔτε ἐπίσκοπος ἀγνοίᾳ ἢ κακονοίᾳ πεπιεσμένος ἔτι ἐπίσκοπός ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ ψευδώνυμος, οὐ παρὰ θεοῦ, ἀλλὰ παρὰ ἀνθρώπων προβληθείς, ὡς Ἀνανίας καὶ Σαμαίας ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ Σεδεκίας καὶ Ἀχιὰβ οἱ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι ψευδοπροφῆται. ### English translation (Claude) Nor is an impious king still a king, but a tyrant; nor is a bishop weighed down by ignorance or ill will still a bishop, but falsely named, appointed not by God but by men, like Hananiah and Shemaiah in Jerusalem, and Zedekiah and Ahab, the false prophets in Babylon. ### Scripture references - Jer 28:1–17: allusion, medium confidence - Jer 29:21–24: allusion, high confidence - Jer 29:31–32: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Jer 28:1–17; 29:21–32. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.4 (Funk 1:468; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-5 - Source: Funk 1:468 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Balaam, Caiaphas, the sons of Sceva and impious kings were all punished. ### Greek text ἀλλὰ καὶ Βαλαὰμ ὃ μάντις τιμωρίαν ἔτισε διαφθείρας τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐν τῷ Βεελφεγώρ, καὶ Καϊάφας ὕστερον αὐτοφονευτὴς ἑαυτοῦ γέγονεν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σκευᾶ ἐπιχειροῦντες δαίμονας ἐλαύνειν ὑπ αὐτῶν τραυματίαι γενόμενοι ἔφυγον ἀπρεπῶς, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ τοῦ Ἰούδα ἀσεβήσαντες παντοίας τιμωρίας ἔτισαν. ### English translation (Claude) But Balaam the soothsayer paid the penalty for having corrupted Israel at Baal-peor, and Caiaphas afterward became his own murderer, and the sons of Sceva, attempting to drive out demons, were wounded by them and fled in disgrace, and the kings of Israel and of Judah who acted impiously paid penalties of every kind. ### Scripture references - Num 31:8: allusion, high confidence - Num 31:16: allusion, high confidence - Acts 19:14–16: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The suicide of Caiaphas is not reported in Scripture. Num 31:8, 16; Acts 19:14–16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.5 (Funk 1:468; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-6 - Source: Funk 1:468 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: False bishops and presbyters will not escape God's judgment. ### Greek text δῆλον οὖν, ὡς καὶ οἱ ψευδώνυμοι ἐπίσκοποι καὶ πρεσβύτεροι οὐκ ἐκφεύξονται τὴν παρὰ θεοῦ δίκην· ῥηθήσεται γὰρ αὐτοῖς καὶ νῦν· Ὑμεῖς οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ φαυλίζοντές μου τὸ ὄνομα, παραδώσω ὑμᾶς εἰς σφαγὴν ὡς Σεδεκίαν καὶ Ἀχιάβ, οὓς ἀπετηγάνισεν βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος, ὥς φησιν Ἱερεμίας ὃ προφήτης. ### English translation (Claude) It is clear, then, that falsely named bishops and presbyters will not escape the judgment of God; for it will be said to them now too, “You priests who despise my name, I will hand you over to slaughter like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon fried in a pan,” as Jeremiah the prophet says. ### Scripture references - Mal 1:6: quotation, high confidence - Jer 29:22 (36:22 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The words combine Mal 1:6 with Jer 29:22 (36:22 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.6 (Funk 1:468; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-7 - Source: Funk 1:468 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: True prophecy is honored, but God removes grace from the proud. ### Greek text ταῦτα δέ φαμεν οὐ τὰς ἀληθεῖς προφητείας ἐξουθενοῦντες, ἴσμεν γὰρ αὐτὰς κατ᾽ ἐπίπνοιαν θεοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις ἐνεργεῖσθαι, ἀλλὰ τὸ θράσος τῶν ἀλαζονευομένων καταστέλλοντες καὶ προστιθέντες ἐκεῖνο, ὅτι τῶν τοιούτων θεὸς περιαιρεῖ τὴν χάριν· ὑπερηφάνοις γὰρ ὁ θεὸς ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσι χάριν. ### English translation (Claude) We say these things not despising true prophecies, for we know that they are worked in the holy by the inspiration of God, but restraining the boldness of the boastful, and adding this, that God takes away grace from such people; for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 5:5: quotation, high confidence - Jas 4:6: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 5:5; Jas 4:6. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.7 (Funk 1:468; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-8 - Source: Funk 1:468–474 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop is chosen by all the people, questioned three times before them, and ordained by three bishops with the Gospels held over his head. ### Greek text Σίλας μὲν οὖν καὶ ἐκκλησιαστικοῦ τύπου, συμπαρόντος ἡμῖν καὶ τοῦ τῆς ἐκλογῆς σκεύους Παύλου τοῦ συναποστόλου ἡμῶν καὶ Ἰακώβου τοῦ ἐπισκόπου καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ διακόνων. πρῶτος οὖν ἐγώ φημι Πέτρος ἐπίσκοπον χειροτονεῖσθαι, ὡς ἐν τοῖς προλαβοῦσιν ἅμα πάντες διεταξάμεθα, ἐν πᾶσιν ἄμεμπτον, ὑπὸ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐκλελεγμένον. οὗ ὀνομασθέντος καὶ ἀρέσαντος συνελθὼν ὃ λαὸς ἅμα τῷ πρεσβυτερίῳ καὶ τοῖς παροῦσιν ἐπισκόποις ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κυριακῇ, ὃ πρόκριτος τῶν λοιπῶν ἐρωτάτω τὸ πρεσβυτέριον καὶ τὸν λαόν, εἰ αὐτός ἐστιν, ὃν αἰτοῦνται εἰς ἄρχοντα. καὶ ἐπινευσάντων προσεπερωτάτω, εἰ μαρτυρεῖται ὑπὸ πάντων ἄξιος εἶναι τῆς μεγάλης ταύτης καὶ λαμπρᾶς ἡγεμονίας, εἰ τὰ κατὰ τὴν εἰς θεὸν αὐτῷ εὐσέβειαν κατώρθωται, εἰ τὰ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους δίκαια πεφύλακται, εἰ τὰ κατὰ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ καλῶς ᾠκονόμηται, εἰ τὰ κατὰ τὸν βίον ἀνεπιλήπτως. καὶ πάντων ἅμα κατὰ ἀλήθειαν, ἀλλ᾿ οὐ κατὰ πρόληψιν μαρτυρησάντων τοιοῦτον αὐτὸν εἶναι, ὡς ἐπὶ δικαστῇ θεῷ καὶ Χριστῷ, παρόντος δηλαδὴ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων καὶ λειτουργικῶν πνευμάτων, ἐκ τρίτου πάλιν πυθέσθωσαν, εἰ ἄξιός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς τῆς λειτουργίας, ἵνα ἐπὶ στόματος δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων σταθήσεται πᾶν ῥῆμα. καὶ συνθεμένων αὐτῶν ἐκ τρίτου ἄξιον εἶναι, ἀπαιτείσθωσαν οἱ πάντες σύνθημα, καὶ δόντες προθύμως ἀκουέσθωσαν. καὶ σιωπῆς γενομένης εἷς τῶν πρώτων ἐπισκόπων ἅμα καὶ δυσὶν ἑτέροις πλησίον τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου ἑστώς, τῶν λοιπῶν ἐπισκόπων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων σιωπῇ προσευχομένων, τῶν δὲ διακόνων τὰ θεῖα Εὐαγγέλια ἐπὶ τῆς τοῦ χειροτονουμένου κεφαλῆς ἀνεπτυγμένα κατεχόντων, λεγέτω πρὸς θεόν· ### English translation (Claude) Silas, then, and … of the ecclesiastical form, there being present with us also “the vessel of election,” Paul our fellow apostle, and James the bishop, and the rest of the presbyters and the seven deacons. [4.2] First, then, I, Peter, say that a bishop is to be ordained, as we all together ordained in what precedes, one blameless in all things, chosen by all the people. [4.3] And when he has been named and approved, let the people assemble with the presbytery and the bishops who are present, on the Lord's day, and let the chief among them ask the presbytery and the people whether this is the one they ask for as their ruler. [4.4] And when they have assented, let him ask further whether he is testified by all to be worthy of this great and illustrious leadership; whether his piety toward God has been rightly ordered; whether justice toward men has been kept; whether the affairs of his household have been well managed; whether his life has been blameless. [4.5] And when all together have testified according to truth, and not according to prejudice, that he is such, as before God and Christ as judge, the Holy Spirit too being present, and all the holy and ministering spirits, let them ask again a third time whether he is truly worthy of the ministry, so that “by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established”; and when they have agreed a third time that he is worthy, let all be asked for their sign of assent, and when they give it readily, let them be heard. [4.6] And when silence has fallen, let one of the chief bishops, together with two others, standing near the altar, while the rest of the bishops and presbyters pray in silence and the deacons hold the divine Gospels open over the head of the one being ordained, say to God: ### Scripture references - Acts 9:15: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 3:2–7: allusion, medium confidence - Deut 19:15: quotation, high confidence - 2 Cor 13:1: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The scan lost the text between the first words of this section (“Silas, then, and …”) and the last words of 8.4.1 (“… of the ecclesiastical form”): the rest of chapter 2, all of chapter 3 and most of 4.1 (“…” marks the gap). The text that remains sits inside this ref; “[4.2]” etc. mark the section numerals of chapter 4. - 1 Tim 3:2–7; Deut 19:15; 2 Cor 13:1; Acts 9:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.2.8 (Funk 1:468–474; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-2-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.5.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-5-1 - Source: Funk 1:474 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer of episcopal ordination begins by praising the unbegotten God. ### Greek text Ὁ ὤν, δέσποτα κύριε ὁ θεὸς ὃ παντοχράτωρ, ὃ μόνος ἀγέννητος καὶ ἀβασίλευτος, ὁ ἀεὶ ὢν καὶ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων ὑπάρχων, ὁ πάντη ἀνενδεὴς καὶ πάσης αἰτίας καὶ γενέσεως ἀρετῶν, ὃ μόνος ἀληθινός, ὁ μόνος σοφός, ὁ ὢν μόνος ὕψιστος, ὃ τῇ φύσει ἀόρατος, οὗ ἡ γνῶσις ἄναρχος, ὃ μόνος ἀγαθὸς καὶ ἀσύγκριτος, ὁ τὰ πάντα εἰδὼς πρὶν γενέσεως αὐτῶν, ὁ τῶν κρυπτῶν γνώστης, ὃ ἀπρόσιτος, ὃ ἀδέσποτος· ### English translation (Claude) “O you who are, Master, Lord God almighty, who alone are unbegotten and subject to no king; who always are and existed before the ages; who are in every way without need, and above every cause and origin; who alone are true, who alone are wise, who alone are most high; invisible by nature; whose knowledge is without beginning; who alone are good and incomparable; who know all things before they come to be, knower of hidden things; inaccessible; without master; ### Extrabiblical texts - Sus 42 (Susanna): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The word rendered “above” is garbled in the scan (ἀρετῶν). “Who know all things before they come to be, knower of hidden things”: Sus 42. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.5.1 (Funk 1:474; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-5-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.5.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-5-2 - Source: Funk 1:474 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is praised as Father of the only-begotten Son and Maker of all through him. ### Greek text ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ σου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, ὁ δημιουργὸς τῶν ὅλων δι᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὃ προνοητής, ὃ κηδεμών, ὁ πατὴρ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν καὶ θεὸς πάσης παρακλήσεως, ὃ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν ### English translation (Claude) God and Father of your only-begotten Son, our God and Savior; Maker of all things through him; provider; guardian; “the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who dwell on high and look upon the lowly”; ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 1:3: quotation, high confidence - Ps 113:5–6 (112:5-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Cor 1:3; Ps 113:5–6 (112:5–6 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.5.2 (Funk 1:474; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-5-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.5.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-5-3 - Source: Funk 1:474–478 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The ordination prayer asks the Spirit for the new bishop, who then offers the sacrifice, is enthroned, greets the church and preaches. ### Greek text σὺ ὃ δοὺς ὅρους ἐκκλησίας διὰ τῆς ἐνσάρκου παρουσίας τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου ὑπὸ μάρτυρι τῷ παρακλήτῳ διὰ τῶν σῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ ἡμῶν τῶν χάριτι σῇ παρεστώτων ἐπισκόπων, ὁ προορίσας ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἱερεῖς εἰς ἐπιστασίαν λαοῦ σου, καρδιογνῶστα θεέ, ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τόνδε, ὃν ἐξελέξω εἰς ἐπίσκοπον, ποιμαίνειν τὴν ἁγίαν σου ποίμνην καὶ ἀρχιερατεύειν σοι, ἀμέμπτως λειτουργοῦντα νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας καὶ ἐξιλασκόμενόν σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν σωζομένων καὶ προσφέρειν σοι τὰ δῶρα τῆς ἁγίας σου ἐκκλησίας. δὸς αὐτῷ, δέσποτα παντοκράτορ, διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου τὴν μετουσίαν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, ὥστε ἔχειν ἐξουσίαν ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας κατὰ τὴν ἐντολήν σου, διδόναι κλήρους κατὰ τὸ πρόσταγμά σου, λύειν δὲ πάντα σύνδεσμον κατὰ τὴν ἐξουσίαν, ἣν ἔδωκας τοῖς ἀποστόλοις, εὐαρεστεῖν δὲ σοι ἐν πραότητι καὶ καθαρᾷ καρδίᾳ, ἀτρέπτως, ἀμέμπτως, ἀνεγκλήτως προσφέροντά σοι καθαρὰν καὶ ἀναίμακτον θυσίαν, ἣν διὰ Χριστοῦ διετάξω, τὸ μυστήριον τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης, εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας διὰ τοῦ ἁγίου παιδός σου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, διʼ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. καὶ ταῦτα ἐπευξαμένου οἱ λοιποὶ ἱερεῖς ἐπιλεγέτωσαν᾽ Ἀμήν, καὶ σὺν αὐτοῖς ἅπας ὃ λαός. καὶ μετὰ τὴν προσευχὴν εἷς τῶν ἐπισκόπων ἀναφερέτω τὴν θυσίαν ἐπὶ τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ χειροτονηθέντος. καὶ τῇ ἕωθεν ἐνθρονιζέσθω εἰς τὸν αὐτῷ διαφέροντα τόπον παρὰ τῶν λοιπῶν ἐπισκόπων, πάντων αὐτὸν φιλησάντων τῷ ἐν κυρίῳ φιλήματι. καὶ μετὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Νόμου καὶ τῶν Προφητῶν, τῶν τε Ἐπιστολῶν ἡμῶν καὶ τῶν Πράξεων καὶ τῶν Εὐαγγελίων ἀσπασάσθω ὃ χειροτονηθεὶς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, λέγων· Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς καὶ ἡ κοινωνία τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν, καὶ πάντες ἀποκρινέσθωσαν· Καὶ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματός σου. καὶ μετὰ τὴν πρόσρησιν προσλαλησάτω τῷ λαῷ λόγους παρακλήσεως. ### English translation (Claude) you who gave the rules of the church through the incarnate coming of your Christ, with the Paraclete as witness, through your apostles and through us, the bishops who stand here by your grace; who from the beginning foreordained priests for the oversight of your people … God who knows the heart, upon this your servant, whom you have chosen as bishop, to shepherd your holy flock and to serve you as high priest, ministering blamelessly night and day and propitiating your face, to gather the number of those being saved and to offer you the gifts of your holy church. [7] Grant him, almighty Master, through your Christ, a share of the Holy Spirit, so that he may have authority “to forgive sins” according to your command, to assign clerical lots according to your ordinance, “to loose every bond” according to the authority you gave to the apostles, and to please you in meekness and with a pure heart, steadfastly, blamelessly, irreproachably offering you the “pure” and bloodless “sacrifice,” which you ordained through Christ, the mystery of the new covenant, “for a sweet-smelling savor,” through your holy Servant Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, through whom be glory, honor and reverence to you in the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.” [8] And when he has prayed these things, let the rest of the priests say “Amen,” and with them all the people. [9] And after the prayer let one of the bishops lift up the sacrifice upon the hands of the one ordained. [10] And on the following morning let him be enthroned by the rest of the bishops in the place that belongs to him, all of them kissing him with the kiss in the Lord. [11] And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, and of our Epistles and the Acts and the Gospels, let the one ordained greet the church, saying, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God the Father and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all”; and let all answer, “And with your spirit.” [12] And after the greeting let him address words of exhortation to the people. ### Scripture references - Acts 1:24: allusion, medium confidence - John 20:23: allusion, high confidence - Matt 18:18: allusion, high confidence - Mal 1:11: allusion, high confidence - Eph 5:2: quotation, medium confidence - 2 Cor 13:13: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 3 (Apostolic Tradition): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Sections 4–6 of this chapter appear to be lost in the scan (“…”); the sentence breaks off before “upon this your servant.” The section numbers 7–12 were lost in the OCR; “[7]” etc. mark where each begins. - Acts 1:24; Matt 18:18; John 20:23; Mal 1:11; Eph 5:2; 2 Cor 13:13. The ordination prayer reworks Apostolic Tradition 3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.5.3 (Funk 1:474–478; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-5-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-1 - Source: Funk 1:478 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Andrew gives the order of the liturgy that follows. ### Greek text Καὶ πληρώσαντος αὐτοῦ τὸν τῆς διδασκαλίας λόγον φημὶ ἐγὼ Ἀνδρέας ὃ ἀδελφὸς Πέτρου· ### English translation (Claude) And when he has completed the word of teaching, I, Andrew, the brother of Peter, say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.1 (Funk 1:478; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-2 - Source: Funk 1:478 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon dismisses the hearers and unbelievers. ### Greek text Ἀναστάντων ἁπάντων ὃ διάκονος ἐφ᾽ ὑψηλοῦ τινος ἀνελθὼν κηρυττέτω· Μήτις τῶν ἀκροωμένων, μήτις τῶν ἀπίστων. ### English translation (Claude) When all have stood up, let the deacon go up to some high place and proclaim: “Let none of the hearers, let none of the unbelievers remain.” ### Translation notes - The verb “remain” is implied. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.2 (Funk 1:478; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-3 - Source: Funk 1:478 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The catechumens are bidden to pray. ### Greek text καὶ ἡσυχίας γενομένης λεγέτω· Εὔξασθε, οἱ κατηχούμενοι. ### English translation (Claude) And when there is quiet, let him say: “Pray, you catechumens.” ### Translation notes - Funk prints the older chapter number 6 here; it is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.3 (Funk 1:478; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-4 - Source: Funk 1:478 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful pray for the catechumens, led by the deacon. ### Greek text καὶ πάντες οἱ πιστοὶ κατὰ διάνοιαν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν προσευχέσθωσαν λέγοντες Κύριε ἐλέησον. διακονείτω δὲ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν λέγων· ### English translation (Claude) And let all the faithful pray for them in their mind, saying “Lord, have mercy”; and let the deacon lead the prayer for them, saying: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.4 (Funk 1:478; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-5 - Source: Funk 1:478 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon leads the prayer for the catechumens. ### Greek text Ὑπὲρ τῶν κατηχουμένων πάντες ἐκτενῶς τὸν θεὸν παρακαλέσωμεν, ἵνα ὃ ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος εὐμενῶς εἰσακούσῃ τῶν δεήσεων αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν παρακλήσεων, καὶ προσδεξάμενος αὐτῶν τὴν ἱκεσίαν ἀντιλάβηται αὐτῶν καὶ δῷ αὐτοῖς τὰ αἰτήματα τῶν καρδιῶν αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον, ἀποκαλύψῃ αὐτοῖς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ, φωτίσῃ αὐτοὺς καὶ συνετίσῃ, παιδεύσῃ αὐτοὺς τὴν θεογνωσίαν, διδάξῃ αὐτοὺς τὰ προστάγματα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα, ἐγκαταφυτεύσῃ ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸν ἁγνὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ σωτήριον φόβον, διανοίξῃ τὰ ὦτα τῶν καρδιῶν αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ καταγίνεσθαι ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός· ### English translation (Claude) “For the catechumens let us all earnestly beseech God, that he who is good and loves mankind may graciously hear their prayers and their supplications, and, receiving their petition, may help them and grant them the requests of their hearts for their good; reveal to them the gospel of his Christ; enlighten them and give them understanding; instruct them in the knowledge of God; teach them his commandments and his ordinances; implant in them his pure and saving fear; open the ears of their hearts to occupy themselves with his law day and night; ### Scripture references - Ps 20:4 (19:5 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Ps 1:2: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Chapters 6–15 give the order of the eucharistic liturgy. Ps 20:4 (19:5 LXX); Ps 1:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.5 (Funk 1:478; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-6 - Source: Funk 1:478 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer asks that the catechumens be cleansed and brought to baptism. ### Greek text βεβαιώσῃ δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ εὐσεβείᾳ, ἑνώσῃ καὶ ἐγκαταριθμήσῃ αὐτοὺς τῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ ποιμνίῳ, καταξιώσας αὐτοὺς τοῦ λουτροῦ τῆς παλιγγενεσίας, τοῦ ἐνδύματος τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, τῆς ὄντως ζωῆς· ῥύσηται δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ πάσης ἀσεβείας καὶ μὴ δῷ τόπον τῷ ἀλλοτρίῳ κατ᾽ αὐτῶν, καθαρίσῃ δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος, ἐνοικήσῃ τε ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσῃ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ, εὐλογήσῃ τὰς εἰσόδους αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς ἐξόδους καὶ κατευθύνῃ αὐτοῖς τὰ προκείμενα εἰς τὸ συμφέρον. ### English translation (Claude) and establish them in piety, unite and number them with his holy flock, counting them worthy of “the washing of regeneration,” of the garment of incorruption, of the true life; and deliver them from all impiety, and give no place to the adversary against them, and “cleanse them from all defilement of flesh and spirit,” and “dwell in them and walk among them” through his Christ; “bless their goings in and their goings out and direct for them” what lies before them for their good. ### Scripture references - Titus 3:5: quotation, high confidence - Eph 4:27: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Cor 7:1: quotation, high confidence - 2 Cor 6:16: quotation, high confidence - Deut 28:6: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 121:8 (120:8 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Titus 3:5; Eph 4:27; 2 Cor 7:1; 6:16; Deut 28:6; Ps 121:8 (120:8 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.6 (Funk 1:478; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-7 - Source: Funk 1:478–480 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer that the catechumens may be forgiven and admitted to the mysteries. ### Greek text ἔτι ἐκτενῶς ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν, ἵνα ἀφέσεως τυχόντες τῶν πλημμελημάτων διὰ τῆς μυήσεως ἀξιωθῶσιν τῶν ἁγίων μυστηρίων καὶ τῆς μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων διαμονῆς. ### English translation (Claude) Let us still earnestly supplicate for them, that, having obtained forgiveness of their transgressions through initiation, they may be counted worthy of the holy mysteries and of abiding with the saints. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.7 (Funk 1:478–480; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-8 - Source: Funk 1:480 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The catechumens rise, pray for peace, and bow for the blessing. ### Greek text ἐγείρεσθε, οἱ κατηχούμενοι· τὴν εἰρήνην τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ αἰτήσασθε, εἰρηνικὴν τὴν ἡμέραν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον καὶ πάντα τὸν χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ὑμῶν, χριστιανὰ ὑμῶν τὰ τέλη, ἵλεω καὶ εὐμενῆ τὸν θεόν, ἄφεσιν πλημμελημάτων᾽ ἑαυτοὺς τῷ μόνῳ ἀγεννήτῳ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ παράθεσθε. κλίνατε καὶ εὐλογεῖσθε. ### English translation (Claude) Rise, you catechumens; ask for the peace of God through his Christ, a day of peace free from sin, and all the time of your life likewise, Christian ends for you, God gracious and kind, forgiveness of transgressions; commend yourselves to the only unbegotten God through his Christ. Bow down and receive the blessing.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.8 (Funk 1:480; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.6.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-9 - Source: Funk 1:480 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The people answer “Lord, have mercy”; the bishop blesses the catechumens, and they are dismissed. ### Greek text ἐφ᾽ ἑκάστῳ δὲ τούτων ὧν ὃ διάκονος προσφωνεῖ, ὡς προείπομεν, λεγέτω ὁ λαός· Κύριε ἐλέησον, καὶ πρὸ πάντων τὰ παιδία. κλινόντων δὲ αὐτῶν τὰς κεφαλὰς εὐλογείτω αὐτοὺς ὃ χειροτονηθεὶς ἐπίσκοπος εὐλογίαν τοιάνδεʼ Ὁ θεὸς ὃ παντοχράτωρ, ὃ ἀγέννητος καὶ ἀπρόσιτος, ὃ μόνος ἀληθινὸς θεός, ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ σου, ὃ θεὸς τοῦ παρακλήτου καὶ τῶν ὅλων κύριος, ὃ διὰ Χριστοῦ διδασκάλους τοὺς μαθητὰς ἐπιστήσας πρὸς μάθησιν τῆς εὐσεβείας· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου τοὺς κατηχουμένους τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, καὶ δὸς αὐτοῖς καρδίαν καινὴν καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸ εἰδέναι σὲ καὶ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου ἐν καρδίᾳ πλήρει καὶ ψυχῇ θελούσῃ καταξίωσον αὐτοὺς τῆς ἁγίας μυήσεως καὶ ἕνωσον τῇ ἁγίᾳ σου ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ μετόχους ποίησον τῶν θείων μυστηρίων διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν, τοῦ ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἀποθανόντος, δι᾿ οὗ σοι δόξα καὶ τὸ σέβας ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω: Προέλθετε, οἱ κατηχούμενοι, ἐν εἰρήνῃ. ### English translation (Claude) And at each of the things the deacon proclaims, as we said before, let the people say “Lord, have mercy,” and above all the children. [10] And as they bow their heads, let the bishop who has been ordained bless them with this blessing: [11] “O God almighty, unbegotten and inaccessible, the only true God, the God and Father of your Christ, your only-begotten Son, the God of the Paraclete and Lord of all, who through Christ set the disciples as teachers for the learning of piety: [12] look now also upon your servants who are being instructed in the gospel of your Christ, and give them a new heart, and renew a right spirit within them, so that they may know you and do your will with a full heart and a willing soul. [13] Count them worthy of the holy initiation, and unite them to your holy church, and make them partakers of the divine mysteries, through Jesus Christ, our hope, who died for them, through whom be glory and reverence to you in the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” [14] And after this let the deacon say, “Go out, you catechumens, in peace.” ### Scripture references - Ezek 36:26: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 51:10 (50:12 LXX): quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 1:1: quotation, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - 2 Macc 1:3 (2 Maccabees): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10–14 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. - The Father is called “the God of the Paraclete”: translated as written. Ezek 36:26; Ps 51:10 (50:12 LXX); 2 Macc 1:3; 1 Tim 1:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.6.9 (Funk 1:480; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-6-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-1 - Source: Funk 1:480 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayers for the possessed follow. ### Greek text Καὶ μετὰ τὸ ἐξελθεῖν αὐτοὺς λεγέτω· ### English translation (Claude) And after they have gone out, let him say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.1 (Funk 1:480; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-2 - Source: Funk 1:480–482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon leads prayer for those troubled by unclean spirits. ### Greek text Εὔξασθε, οἱ ἐνεργούμενοι ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων. ἐκτενῶς πάντες ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ φιλάνθρωπος θεὸς διὰ Χριστοῦ ἐπιτιμήσῃ τοῖς ἀκαθάρτοις καὶ πονηροῖς πνεύμασιν καὶ ῥύσηται τοὺς αὐτοῦ ἱκέτας ἀπὸ τῆς τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου καταδυναστείας᾽ ὁ ἐπιτιμήσας τῷ λεγεῶνι τῶν δαιμόνων καὶ τῷ ἀρχεκάκῳ διαβόλῳ, ἐπιτιμήσῃ αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν τοῖς ἀποστάταις τῆς εὐσεβείας καὶ ῥύσηται τὰ ἑαυτοῦ πλάσματα ἀπὸ τῆς ἐνεργείας αὐτῶν καὶ καθαρίσῃ αὐτά, ἃ μετὰ πολλῆς σοφίας ἐποίησεν. ### English translation (Claude) “Pray, you who are troubled by unclean spirits. Let us all earnestly pray for them, that God who loves mankind may through Christ rebuke the unclean and evil spirits and deliver his suppliants from the tyranny of the adversary; may he who rebuked the legion of demons and the devil, the prince of evil, himself now too rebuke the apostates from piety, and deliver his own creatures from their working, and cleanse those whom he made with much wisdom. ### Scripture references - Mark 5:9: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Mark 5:9; Luke 8:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.2 (Funk 1:480–482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-3 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The possessed bow for the blessing. ### Greek text ἔτι ἐκτενῶς ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν δεηθῶμεν· σῶσον καὶ ἀνάστησον αὐτούς, ὃ θεός, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου. κλίνατε, οἱ ἐνεργούμενοι, καὶ εὐλογεῖσθε. ### English translation (Claude) Let us still earnestly pray for them: save them and raise them up, O God, by your power. Bow down, you who are troubled, and receive the blessing.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.3 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-4 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's prayer over the possessed is introduced. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχέσθω λέγων· ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop pray over them, saying: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.4 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-5 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer recalls Christ's victory over the devil. ### Greek text Ὁ τὸν ἰσχυρὸν δήσας καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ διαρπάσας, ὃ δοὺς ἡμῖν ἐξουσίαν πατεῖν ἐπάνω ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, ὁ τὸν ἀνθρωποκτόνον ὄφιν δεσμώτην παραδοὺς ἡμῖν ὡς στρουθίον παιδίοις, ὃν φρίττει καὶ τρέμει πάντα ἀπὸ προσώπου δυνάμεώς σου, ὃ ῥήξας αὐτὸν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ εἰς γῆν, οὐ τοπικῷ ῥήγματι, ἀλλὰ ἀπὸ τιμῆς εἰς ἀτιμίαν δι᾽ ἑκούσιον αὐτοῦ κακόνοιαν. ### English translation (Claude) “You who bound the strong man and plundered all his goods; who gave us authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy; who handed over to us the man-slaying serpent bound, like a sparrow to children; at whom all things shudder and tremble before the face of your power; who cast him down like lightning from heaven to earth, not by a fall in place but from honor to dishonor, because of his willful ill will; ### Scripture references - Matt 12:29: allusion, high confidence - Luke 10:19: quotation, high confidence - Job 41:5 (40:29 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Luke 10:18: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Pr Man 4 (Prayer of Manasseh): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The prayer is addressed to the Son (see 8.7.8). Matt 12:29; Luke 10:19; Job 41:5 (40:29 LXX); Pr Man 4; Luke 10:18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.5 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-6 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Christ's power is praised. ### Greek text οὗ τὸ βλέμμα ξηραίνει ἀβύσσους καὶ ἡ ἀπειλὴ τήκει ὄρη καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὃν αἰνεῖ τὰ νήπια καὶ εὐλογεῖ τὰ θηλάζοντα, ὃν ὑμνοῦσιν καὶ προσκυνοῦσιν ἄγγελοι· ### English translation (Claude) whose look dries up the abysses, and whose threat melts mountains, and whose “truth remains forever”; whom infants praise and sucklings bless; whom angels hymn and worship; ### Scripture references - Ps 117:2 (116:2 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 8:2 (8:3 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Matt 21:16: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 117:2 (116:2 LXX); Ps 8:2 (8:3 LXX); Matt 21:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.6 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-7 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Son is praised in the words of the Psalms and Prophets. ### Greek text Ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ ποιῶν αὐτὴν τρέμειν, ὃ ἁπτόμενος τῶν ὀρέων καὶ καπνίζονται, ἀπειλῶν θαλάσσῃ καὶ ξηραίνων αὐτὴν καὶ πάντας τοὺς ποταμοὺς αὐτῆς ἐξερημῶν, οὗ νεφέλαι κονιορτὸς τῶν ποδῶν, ὃ περιπατῶν ἐπὶ θαλάσσης ὡς ἐπ᾽ ἐδάφους ### English translation (Claude) who “looks upon the earth and makes it tremble, who touches the mountains and they smoke; who threatens the sea and dries it up, and makes all its rivers desolate; whose clouds are the dust of his feet; who walks upon the sea as upon solid ground”: ### Scripture references - Ps 104:32 (103:32 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Nah 1:4: quotation, high confidence - Nah 1:3: quotation, high confidence - Job 9:8: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 104:32 (103:32 LXX); Nah 1:4, 3; Job 9:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.7 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-8 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The Son is asked to rebuke the evil spirits. ### Greek text μονογενῇ θεέ, μεγάλου πατρὸς υἱέ, ἐπιτίμησον τοῖς πονηροῖς πνεύμασιν καὶ ῥῦσαι τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου ἐκ τῆς τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου πνεύματος ἐνεργείας, ὅτι σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ διὰ σοῦ τῷ σῷ πατρὶ ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) only-begotten God, Son of the great Father, rebuke the evil spirits and deliver “the works of your hands” from the working of the alien spirit; for to you be glory, honor and reverence, and through you to your Father, in the Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Ps 138:8 (137:8 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 138:8 (137:8 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.8 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.7.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-9 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The possessed are dismissed. ### Greek text καὶ ὁ διάκονος λεγέτωʼ Προέλθετε, οἱ ἐνεργούμενοι. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say, “Go out, you who are troubled.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.7.9 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-7-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.8.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-1 - Source: Funk 1:482 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayers for candidates for baptism follow. ### Greek text Καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοὺς προσφωνείτω: ### English translation (Claude) And after them let him proclaim: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.8.1 (Funk 1:482; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.8.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-2 - Source: Funk 1:482–484 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful pray for the candidates for baptism. ### Greek text Εὔξασθε, οἱ φωτιζόμενοι. ἐκτενῶς οἱ πιστοὶ πάντες ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν παρακαλέσωμεν, ὅπως ὁ κύριος καταξιώσῃ αὐτούς, μυηθέντας εἰς τὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ θάνατον, συναναστῆναι αὐτῷ καὶ μετόχους γενέσθαι τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ καὶ κοινωνοὺς τῶν μυστηρίων αὐτοῦ, ἑνώσῃ καὶ συγκαταλέξῃ αὐτοὺς μετὰ τῶν σωζομένων ἐν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) “Pray, you who are to be enlightened. Let all of us the faithful earnestly beseech for them, that the Lord may count them worthy, when they have been initiated into the death of Christ, to rise with him and become partakers of his kingdom and sharers in his mysteries; may he unite and enroll them with those who are being saved in his holy church. ### Translation notes - “Those who are to be enlightened” (φωτιζόμενοι) are the candidates for baptism. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.8.2 (Funk 1:482–484; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.8.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-3 - Source: Funk 1:484 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for the candidates continues. ### Greek text ἔτι ἐκτενῶς ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν δεηθῶμεν· σῶσον καὶ ἀνάστησον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ σῇ χάριτι. ### English translation (Claude) Let us still earnestly pray for them: save them and raise them up by your grace.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.8.3 (Funk 1:484; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.8.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-4 - Source: Funk 1:484 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The candidates bow for the bishop's blessing. ### Greek text κατασφραγισάμενοι τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ, κλίναντες εὐλογείσθωσαν παρὰ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου τήνδε τὴν εὐλογίαν· ### English translation (Claude) Having sealed themselves to God through his Christ, let them bow and receive from the bishop this blessing: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.8.4 (Funk 1:484; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.8.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-5 - Source: Funk 1:484 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop asks God to sanctify and prepare those about to be baptized. ### Greek text Ὁ προειπὼν διὰ τῶν ἁγίων σου προφητῶν τοῖς μυομένοις᾽ Λούσασθε, καθαροὶ γένεσθε, καὶ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ νομοθετήσας τὴν πνευματικὴν ἀναγέννησιν αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τοὺς βαπτιζομένους καὶ εὐλόγησον αὐτοὺς καὶ ἁγίασον, καὶ παρασκεύασον ἀξίους γενέσθαι τῆς πνευματικῆς σου δωρεᾶς καὶ τῆς ἀληθινῆς σου υἱοθεσίας, τῶν πνευματικῶν σου μυστηρίων, τῆς μετὰ τῶν σωζομένων ἐπισυναγωγῆς διὰ Χριστοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, διʼ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) “You who proclaimed beforehand through your holy prophets to those being initiated, ‘Wash yourselves, become clean,’ and through Christ gave the law of the spiritual regeneration: look now too upon those being baptized, and bless and sanctify them, and prepare them to become worthy of your spiritual gift and of your true adoption, of your spiritual mysteries, of the gathering together with those who are being saved, through Christ our Savior, through whom be glory, honor and reverence to you in the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Isa 1:16: quotation, high confidence - John 3:5: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 1:16; John 3:5. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.8.5 (Funk 1:484; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.8.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-6 - Source: Funk 1:484 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The candidates are dismissed. ### Greek text καὶ λεγέτω ὁ διάκονος· Προέλθετε, οἱ φωτιζόμενοι. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say, “Go out, you who are to be enlightened.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.8.6 (Funk 1:484; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-8-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-1 - Source: Funk 1:484 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayers for the penitents follow. ### Greek text Καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο κηρυττέτω. ### English translation (Claude) And after this let him proclaim: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.1 (Funk 1:484; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-2 - Source: Funk 1:484 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon leads prayer for the penitents. ### Greek text Εὔξασθε, οἱ ἐν μετανοίᾳ. ἐκτενῶς πάντες ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν μετανοίᾳ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν παρακαλέσωμεν, ὅπως ὃ φιλοικτίρμων θεὸς ὑποδείξῃ αὐτοῖς ὁδὸν μετανοίας, προσδέξηται αὐτῶν τὴν παλινῳδίαν καὶ τὴν ἐξομολόγησιν, καὶ συντρίψῃ τὸν σατανᾶν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν ἐν τάχει καὶ λυτρώσηται αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς παγίδος τοῦ διαβόλου καὶ τῆς ἐπηρείας τῶν δαιμόνων, καὶ ἐξέληται αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀθεμίτου λόγου καὶ πάσης ἀτόπου πράξεως καὶ πονηρᾶς ἐννοίας· ### English translation (Claude) “Pray, you who are in penance. Let us all earnestly beseech for our brothers who are in penance, that God who loves compassion may show them the way of repentance, accept their recantation and confession, and crush Satan under their feet quickly, and redeem them from the snare of the devil and the abuse of the demons, and rescue them from every unlawful word and every improper deed and evil thought; ### Scripture references - Rom 16:20: quotation, high confidence - 2 Tim 2:26: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - “In penance” renders ἐν μετανοίᾳ, here the church's discipline for those excluded from communion. Rom 16:20; 2 Tim 2:26. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.2 (Funk 1:484; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-3 - Source: Funk 1:484–486 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer that the penitents be forgiven and restored. ### Greek text συγχωρήσῃ δὲ αὐτοῖς πάντα τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν τά τε ἑκούσια καὶ τὰ ἀκούσια καὶ ἐξαλείψῃ τὸ κατ᾽ αὐτῶν χειρόγραφον καὶ ἐγγράψηται αὐτοὺς ἐν βίβλῳ ζωῆς, καθάρῃ δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος καὶ ἑνώσῃ αὐτοὺς ἀποκαταστήσας εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν αὐτοῦ ποίμνην᾽ ### English translation (Claude) and forgive them all their transgressions, both voluntary and involuntary, and “blot out the handwriting against them,” and “write them in the book of life,” and “cleanse them from all defilement of flesh and spirit,” and unite them, restoring them to his holy flock; ### Scripture references - Col 2:14: quotation, high confidence - Phil 4:3: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Cor 7:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Col 2:14; Phil 4:3; 2 Cor 7:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.3 (Funk 1:484–486; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-4 - Source: Funk 1:486 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: No one is free from sin. ### Greek text ὅτι αὐτὸς γινώσκει τὸ πλάσμα ἡμῶν, ὅτι τίς καυχήσεται ἁγνὴν ἔχειν καρδίαν, ἢ τίς παρρησιάσεται καθαρὸς εἶναι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας; πάντες γάρ ἐσμεν ἐν ἐπιτιμίοις. ### English translation (Claude) for “he knows our frame”; for “who will boast of having a pure heart, or who will be bold to say that he is clean from sin? For” we “all” are liable to penalties. ### Scripture references - Ps 103:14 (102:14 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Prov 20:9: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 103:14 (102:14 LXX); Prov 20:9 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.4 (Funk 1:486; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-5 - Source: Funk 1:486 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer that the penitents may be restored to communion and eternal life. ### Greek text ἔτι ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ἐκτενέστερον δεηθῶμεν, ὅτι χαρὰ γίνεται ἐν οὐρανῷ ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι, ὅπως ἀποστραφέντες πᾶν ἔργον ἀθέμιτον προσοικειωθῶσιν πάσῃ πράξει ἀγαθῇ, ἵνα ὃ φιλάνθρωπος θεὸς ᾗ τάχος εὐμενῶς προσδεξάμενος αὐτῶν τὰς λιτάς, ἀποκαταστήσῃ αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν προτέραν ἀξίαν καὶ ἀποδώσῃ αὐτοῖς τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικοῦ στηρίξῃ αὐτούς, ἵνα μηκέτι σαλευθῶσιν τὰ διαβήματα αὐτῶν, ἀλλὰ καταξιωθῶσιν κοινωνοὶ γενέσθαι τῶν ἁγίων αὐτοῦ ἱερῶν καὶ μέτοχοι τῶν θείων μυστηρίων, ἵνα ἄξιοι ἀποφανθέντες τῆς υἱοθεσίας τύχωσιν τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς. ### English translation (Claude) Let us pray for them still more earnestly, because “there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents,” that, turning away from every unlawful work, they may be joined to every good deed, so that God who loves mankind, receiving their supplications graciously and with all speed, may restore them to their former rank and “give back to them the joy of salvation and establish them with a guiding spirit,” so that “their steps may no longer be shaken,” but they may be counted worthy to become sharers in his holy rites and partakers of the divine mysteries, so that, shown worthy of the adoption, they may obtain eternal life. ### Scripture references - Luke 15:7: quotation, high confidence - Ps 51:12 (50:14 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 17:5 (16:5 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 15:7; Ps 51:12 (50:14 LXX); Ps 17:5 (16:5 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.5 (Funk 1:486; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-6 - Source: Funk 1:486 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The penitents bow for the blessing. ### Greek text ἔτι ἐκτενῶς πάντες ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν εἴπωμεν᾽ κύριε ἐλέησον· σῶσον αὐτούς, ὁ θεός, καὶ ἀνάστησον τῷ ἐλέει σου. ἀναστάντες τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ κλίνατε καὶ εὐλογεῖσθε. ### English translation (Claude) Let us all still earnestly say for them: Lord, have mercy. Save them, O God, and raise them up by your mercy. Rise up to God through his Christ; bow down and receive the blessing.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.6 (Funk 1:486; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-7 - Source: Funk 1:486 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's prayer for the penitents is introduced. ### Greek text ἐπευχέσθω οὖν ὁ ἐπίσκοπος τοιάδε· ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop, then, pray thus: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.7 (Funk 1:486; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-8 - Source: Funk 1:486 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop prays to God, who wills the sinner's repentance. ### Greek text Παντοκράτορ θεὲ αἰώνιε, δέσποτα τῶν ὅλων, κτίστα καὶ πρύτανι τῶν πάντων, ὁ τὸν ἄνθρωπον κόσμου κόσμον ἀναδείξας διὰ Χριστοῦ καὶ νόμον δοὺς αὐτῷ ἔμφυτον καὶ γραπτὸν πρὸς τὸ ζῆν αὐτὸν ἐνθέσμως ὡς λογικόν, καὶ ἁμαρτόντι ὑποθήκην δοὺς πρὸς μετάνοιαν τὴν σαυτοῦ ἀγαθότητα᾽ ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τοὺς κεκλικότας σοι αὐχένα ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος, ὅτι οὐ βούλει τὸν θάνατον τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὴν μετάνοιαν, ὥστε ἀποστρέψαι αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ τῆς πονηρᾶς καὶ ζῆν. ### English translation (Claude) “Almighty, eternal God, Master of all, Creator and Governor of all things, who through Christ showed forth man as the ornament of the world, and gave him a law both innate and written, so that he might live lawfully as a rational being, and when he sinned gave him your own goodness as a pledge for repentance: look upon those who have bowed to you the neck of soul and body, because ‘you do not desire the death of the sinner, but his repentance, so that he may turn from his evil way and live.’ ### Scripture references - Ezek 33:11: quotation, high confidence - Ezek 18:23: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ezek 18:23; 33:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.8 (Funk 1:486; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-9 - Source: Funk 1:486–488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God, who forgave Nineveh and the prodigal son, is asked to receive the penitents. ### Greek text ὃ Νινευιτῶν προσδεξάμενος τὴν μετάνοιαν, ὁ θέλων πάντας ἀνθρώπους σωθῆναι καὶ εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας ἐλθεῖν, ὃ τὸν υἱὸν προσδεξάμενος τὸν καταφαγόντα τὸν βίον αὐτοῦ ἀσώτως πατρικοῖς σπλάγχνοις διὰ τὴν μετάνοιαν, αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν πρόσδεξαι τῶν ἱκετῶν σου τὴν μετάγνωσιν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν, ὃς οὐχ ἁμαρτήσεταί σοι· ἐὰν γὰρ ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃ, κύριε, κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὃ ἱλασμός ἐστιν. ### English translation (Claude) You who accepted the repentance of the Ninevites, who wish all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth, who received with fatherly compassion, because of his repentance, the son who had devoured his living in prodigal living: receive now too the change of mind of your suppliants; for there is no one who will not sin against you; for ‘if you, Lord, mark iniquities, O Lord, who will stand? For with you is propitiation.’ ### Scripture references - Jonah 3:10: allusion, high confidence - 1 Tim 2:4: quotation, high confidence - Luke 15:13: quotation, high confidence - Luke 15:20: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Kgs 8:46: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 130:3–4 (129:3-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Jonah 3:10; 1 Tim 2:4; Luke 15:13, 20; 1 Kgs 8:46; Ps 130:3–4 (129:3–4 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.9 (Funk 1:486–488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.9.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-10 - Source: Funk 1:488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The penitents are blessed and dismissed. ### Greek text καὶ ἀποκατάστησον αὐτοὺς τῇ ἁγίᾳ σου ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐν τῇ προτέρᾳ ἀξίᾳ καὶ τιμῇ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, διʼ οὗ σοι δόξα καὶ προσκύνησις ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. καὶ ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω· Ἀπολύεσθε, οἱ ἐν μετανοίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) And restore them to your holy church in their former rank and honor, through Christ, our God and Savior, through whom be glory and worship to you in the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” [11] And let the deacon say, “Be dismissed, you who are in penance.” ### Translation notes - The section number 11 was lost in the OCR; “[11]” marks where it begins. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.9.10 (Funk 1:488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-9-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-1 - Source: Funk 1:488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayers of the faithful follow. ### Greek text Καὶ προστιθέτω· ### English translation (Claude) And let him add: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.1 (Funk 1:488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-2 - Source: Funk 1:488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful kneel for the great intercession. ### Greek text Μήτις τῶν μὴ δυναμένων προσελθέτω. ὅσοι πιστοί, κλίνωμεν γόνυ· δεηθῶμεν τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ, πάντες συντόνως τὸν θεὸν διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ παρακαλέσωμεν. ### English translation (Claude) “Let none of those who may not, come forward. As many as are faithful, let us bend the knee; let us pray to God through his Christ; let us all intently beseech God through his Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.2 (Funk 1:488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-3 - Source: Funk 1:488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for the peace of the world and the churches. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης καὶ τῆς εὐσταθείας τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τῶν ἁγίων ἐκκλησιῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ τῶν ὅλων θεὸς ἀΐδιον καὶ ἀναφαίρετον τὴν ἑαυτοῦ εἰρήνην ἡμῖν παράσχοιτο, ἵνα ἐν πληροφορίᾳ τῆς κατ᾽ εὐσέβειαν ἀρετῆς διατελοῦντας ἡμᾶς συντηρήσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For the peace and stability of the world and of the holy churches let us pray, that the God of all may grant us his everlasting peace that cannot be taken away, so that he may keep us persevering in the fullness of the virtue that accords with piety. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.3 (Funk 1:488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-4 - Source: Funk 1:488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for the catholic church throughout the world. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁγίας καθολικῆς καὶ ἀποστολικῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἀπὸ περάτων ἕως περάτων δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος ἄσειστον αὐτὴν καὶ ἀκλυδώνιστον διαφυλάξῃ καὶ διατηρήσῃ μέχρι τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος τεθεμελιωμένην ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν. ### English translation (Claude) For the holy catholic and apostolic church from one end of the earth to the other let us pray, that the Lord may preserve and keep it unshaken and free from storms “until the consummation of the age,” “founded upon the rock.” ### Scripture references - Matt 28:20: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 16:18: allusion, medium confidence - Matt 7:25: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 28:20; 16:18; 7:25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.4 (Funk 1:488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-5 - Source: Funk 1:488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for the local congregation. ### Greek text καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐνθάδε ἁγίας παροικίας δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως καταξιώσῃ ἡμᾶς ὃ τῶν ὅλων κύριος ἀνενδότως τὴν ἐπουράνιον αὐτοῦ ἐλπίδα μεταδιώκειν καὶ ἀδιάλειπτον αὐτῷ τῆς δεήσεως ἀποδιδόναι τὴν ὀφειλήν. ### English translation (Claude) And for the holy community here let us pray, that the Lord of all may count us worthy to pursue his heavenly hope without slackening and to pay him without ceasing the debt of prayer. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.5 (Funk 1:488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-6 - Source: Funk 1:488 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for all orthodox bishops. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ πάσης ἐπισκοπῆς τῆς ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν τῶν ὀρθοτομούντων τὸν λόγον τῆς σῆς ἀληθείας δεηθῶμεν. ### English translation (Claude) For every episcopate under heaven of those who “rightly divide the word of your truth” let us pray. ### Scripture references - 2 Tim 2:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Tim 2:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.6 (Funk 1:488; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-7 - Source: Funk 1:488–490 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for the bishops of Jerusalem, Rome, Antioch and Alexandria, and for the presbyters. ### Greek text καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ὑμῶν Ἰακώβου καὶ τῶν παροικιῶν αὐτοῦ δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ἡμῶν Κλήμεντος καὶ τῶν παροικιῶν αὐτοῦ δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ἡμῶν Εὐοδίου καὶ τῶν παροικιῶν αὐτοῦ δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ἡμῶν Ἀννιανοῦ καὶ τῶν παροικιῶν αὐτοῦ δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ οἰκτίρμων θεὸς χαρίσηται αὐτοὺς ταῖς ἁγίαις αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίαις σώους, ἐντίμους, μακροημερεύοντας, καὶ τίμιον αὐτοῖς τὸ γῆρας παράσχηται ἐν εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ. καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἡμῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος ῥύσηται αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀτόπου καὶ πονηροῦ πράγματος καὶ σῶον καὶ ἔντιμον τὸ πρεσβυτέριον αὐτοῖς παράσχοι. ### English translation (Claude) And for your bishop James and his communities let us pray; for our bishop Clement and his communities let us pray; for our bishop Euodius and his communities let us pray; for our bishop Annianus and his communities let us pray; that the compassionate God may grant them to his holy churches safe, honored, living long, and give them “an honorable old age” in piety and righteousness. [8] And for our presbyters let us pray, that the Lord may deliver them from every improper and evil deed and grant them a sound and honored presbyterate. ### Extrabiblical texts - Wis 4:8 (Wisdom of Solomon): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 8 was lost in the OCR; “[8]” marks where it begins. Wis 4:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.7 (Funk 1:488–490; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-9 - Source: Funk 1:490 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for deacons, lower clergy, virgins, widows, orphans and married people. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας καὶ ὑπηρεσίας δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος ἄμεμπτον αὐτοῖς τὴν διακονίαν παράσχηται. ὑπὲρ ἀναγνωστῶν, ψαλτῶν, παρθένων, χηρῶν τε καὶ ὀρφανῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν συζυγίαις καὶ τεκνογονίαις δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος τοὺς πάντας αὐτοὺς ἐλεήσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For the whole diaconate and ministry in Christ let us pray, that the Lord may grant them a blameless ministry. [10] For readers, singers, virgins, widows and orphans let us pray; for those in marriage and in childbearing let us pray, that the Lord may have mercy on them all. ### Translation notes - The section number 10 was lost in the OCR; “[10]” marks where it begins. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.9 (Funk 1:490; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.11 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-11 - Source: Funk 1:490 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for eunuchs and the continent. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ εὐνούχων ὁσίως πορευομένων δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν ἐγκρατείᾳ καὶ εὐλαβείᾳ δεηθῶμεν. ### English translation (Claude) For eunuchs who walk in holiness let us pray; for those who live in continence and piety let us pray. ### Scripture references - Matt 19:12: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Matt 19:12. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.11 (Funk 1:490; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-11). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-12 - Source: Funk 1:490 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for those who give alms and offerings, and for the newly baptized. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων ἐν τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ ποιούντων τοῖς πένησιν τὰς ἐλεημοσύνας δεηθῶμεν, καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν τὰς θυσίας καὶ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς προσφερόντων κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ πανάγαθος θεὸς ἀμείψηται αὐτοὺς ταῖς ἐπουρανίαις αὐτοῦ δωρεαῖς καὶ δῷ αὐτοῖς ἐν τῷ παρόντι ἑκατονταπλασίονα καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ χαρίσηται αὐτοῖς ἀντὶ τῶν προσκαίρων τὰ αἰώνια, ἀντὶ τῶν ἐπιγείων τὰ ἐπουράνια. ὑπὲρ τῶν νεοφωτίστων ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος στηρίξῃ αὐτοὺς καὶ βεβαιώσῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For those who bear fruit in the holy church and give alms to the poor let us pray; and for those who offer sacrifices and firstfruits to the Lord our God let us pray, that God who is all good may repay them with his heavenly gifts, and give them a hundredfold in the present time and in the age to come eternal life, and grant them the eternal instead of the temporal, the heavenly instead of the earthly. [13] For our newly enlightened brothers let us pray, that the Lord may strengthen and confirm them. ### Scripture references - Mark 10:30: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 13 was lost in the OCR; “[13]” marks where it begins. Mark 10:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.12 (Funk 1:490; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.10.14 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-14 - Source: Funk 1:490–492 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The intercession continues for the sick, travelers, prisoners, slaves, enemies, the lapsed, children and one another. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν ἀρρωστίᾳ ἐξεταζομένων ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος ῥύσηται αὐτοὺς πάσης νόσου καὶ πάσης μαλακίας καὶ σώους ἀποκαταστήσῃ τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίᾳ. ὑπὲρ πλεόντων καὶ ὁδοιπορούντων δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν μετάλλοις καὶ ἐξορίαις καὶ φυλακαῖς καὶ δεσμοῖς ὄντων διὰ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν πικρᾷ δουλείᾳ καταπονουμένων δεηθῶμεν. ὑπὲρ ἐχθρῶν καὶ μισούντων ἡμᾶς δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τῶν διωκόντων ἡμᾶς διὰ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος πραῦνας τὸν θυμὸν αὐτῶν διασκεδάσῃ τὴν καθʼ ἡμῶν ὀργήν. ὑπὲρ τῶν ἔξω ὄντων καὶ πεπλανημένων δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος αὐτοὺς ἐπιστρέψῃ. τῶν νηπίων τῆς ἐκκλησίας μνημονεύσωμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος τελειώσας αὐτὰ ἐν τῷ φόβῳ αὐτοῦ εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας ἀγάγοι. ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος διατηρήσῃ ἡμᾶς καὶ φυλάξῃ τῇ αὐτοῦ χάριτι εἰς τέλος καὶ ῥύσηται ἡμᾶς τοῦ πονηροῦ καὶ πάντων τῶν σκανδάλων τῶν ἐργαζομένων τὴν ἀνομίαν καὶ σώσῃ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐπουράνιον. ὑπὲρ πάσης ψυχῆς χριστιανῆς δεηθῶμεν. σῶσον καὶ ἀνάστησον ἡμᾶς, ὃ θεός, τῷ ἐλέει σου. ἐγειρώμεθα· δεηθέντες ἐκτενῶς ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους τῷ ζῶντι θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ παραθώμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) For our brothers who are tried by sickness let us pray, that the Lord may deliver them from “every disease and every sickness” and restore them sound to his holy church. [15] For those who sail and travel let us pray; for those who are in the mines and in exile and in prisons and in bonds for the name of the Lord let us pray; for those worn down in bitter slavery let us pray. [16] For our enemies and those who hate us let us pray; for those who “persecute us for the name of the Lord” let us pray, that the Lord may soften their anger and scatter their wrath against us. [17] For those who are outside and have gone astray let us pray, that the Lord may convert them. [18] Let us remember the infants of the church, that the Lord may perfect them in his fear and bring them “to the measure of maturity.” [19] For one another let us pray, that the Lord may keep and guard us by his grace to the end, and “deliver us from the evil one” and from all the stumbling blocks “of those who work lawlessness,” and save us into his heavenly kingdom. [20] For every Christian soul let us pray. [21] Save us and raise us up, O God, by your mercy. [22] Let us rise; having prayed earnestly, let us commend ourselves and one another to the living God through his Christ.” ### Scripture references - Matt 4:23: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:44: allusion, high confidence - Eph 4:13: quotation, medium confidence - Matt 6:13: quotation, high confidence - Matt 13:41: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 15–22 were lost in the OCR; “[15]” etc. mark where each begins. Matt 4:23; 5:44; Eph 4:13; Matt 6:13; 13:41. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.10.14 (Funk 1:490–492; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/7-49-1/#p-8-10-14). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-1 - Source: Funk 1:492 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's prayer over the faithful is introduced. ### Greek text Ἐπευχέσθω οὖν ὃ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ λεγέτω. ### English translation (Claude) Let the high priest, then, pray and say: ### Translation notes - “The high priest” is the bishop. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.1 (Funk 1:492; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-2 - Source: Funk 1:492 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop addresses God, who revealed his name through Christ. ### Greek text Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὕψιστε ὃ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν, ἅγιε ἐν ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενε, ἄναρχε, μόναρχε, ὁ διὰ Χριστοῦ κήρυγμα γνώσεως δοὺς ἡμῖν εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν τῆς σῆς δόξης καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματός σου οὗ ἐφανέρωσεν ἡμῖν εἰς κατάληψιν· ### English translation (Claude) “Lord almighty, Most High, who dwell on high, Holy One who rest among the holy, without beginning, sole ruler, who through Christ gave us the preaching of knowledge for the knowledge of your glory and of your name, which he made known to us for our comprehension: ### Scripture references - Isa 57:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Isa 57:15 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.2 (Funk 1:492; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-3 - Source: Funk 1:492 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to redeem his flock and grant it fear and love of him. ### Greek text αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε διʼ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ ποίμνιόν σου τοῦτο καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτὸ πάσης ἀγνοίας καὶ πονηρᾶς πράξεως, καὶ δὸς φόβῳ φοβεῖσθαί σε καὶ ἀγάπῃ ἀγαπᾶν σε καὶ στέλλεσθαι ἀπὸ προσώπου δόξης σου· ### English translation (Claude) look now too through him upon this your flock, and redeem it from all ignorance and evil deed, and grant it to fear you with fear and to love you with love, and to stand in awe before the face of your glory; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.3 (Funk 1:492; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-4 - Source: Funk 1:492 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to keep his people holy and complete. ### Greek text εὐμενὴς αὐτοῖς γενοῦ καὶ ἵλεως καὶ ἐπήκοος ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ φύλαξον αὐτοὺς ἀτρέπτους, ἀμέμπτους, ἀνεγκλήτους, ἵνα ὦσιν ἅγιοι σώματι καὶ ψυχῇ, μὴ ἔχοντες σπῖλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ὦσιν ἄρτιοι καὶ μηδεὶς ἐν αὐτοῖς ἢ κολοβὸς ἢ ἀτελής. ### English translation (Claude) be gracious and merciful to them and attentive to their prayers, and keep them steadfast, blameless, irreproachable, that they may be holy in body and soul, “having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing,” but that they may be complete, and none among them maimed or imperfect. ### Scripture references - Eph 5:27: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 5:27. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.4 (Funk 1:492; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-5 - Source: Funk 1:492 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to protect the people he redeemed through Christ's blood. ### Greek text ἀρωγὲ δυνατὲ ἀπροσωπόληπτε, γενοῦ ἀντιλήπτωρ τοῦ λαοῦ σου τούτου, ὃν ἐξελέξω ἐκ μυριάδων, ὃν ἐξηγόρασας τῷ τιμίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου αἵματι, προστάτης, ἐπίκουρος, ταμίας, φύλαξ, τεῖχος ἐρυμνότατον, φραγμὸς ἀσφαλείας, ὅτι ἐκ τῆς σῆς χειρὸς οὐδεὶς ἁρπάσαι δύναται οὐδὲ γὰρ ἔστι θεὸς ὥσπερ σὺ ἕτερος, ὅτι ἐν σοὶ ἡ ὑπομονὴ ἡμῶν. ### English translation (Claude) Mighty helper, who show no partiality, be the protector of this your people, whom you chose from myriads, whom you redeemed with the precious blood of your Christ: protector, helper, steward, guardian, strongest wall, fence of safety; for “no one can snatch from your hand”; for there is no other God like you; for in you is our endurance. ### Scripture references - 1 Pet 1:19: allusion, medium confidence - John 10:28–29: quotation, high confidence - Ps 39:7 (38:8 LXX): echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Pet 1:19; John 10:28–29; Ps 39:7 (38:8 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.5 (Funk 1:492; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-6 - Source: Funk 1:492–494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop asks that the people be sanctified, protected and brought to eternal life. ### Greek text ἁγίασον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, ὅτι ὃ λόγος ὁ σὸς ἀλήθειά ἐστιν, ἀπροσχάριστε, ἀπαραλόγιστε· ῥῦσαι αὐτοὺς πάσης νόσου καὶ πάσης μαλακίας, παντὸς παραπτώματος, πάσης ἐπηρείας καὶ ἀπάτης, ἀπὸ φόβου ἐχθροῦ, ἀπὸ βέλους πετομένου ἡμέρας, ἀπὸ πράγματος ἐν σκότει διαπορευομένου καὶ καταξίωσον αὐτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ σου, τῷ υἱῷ σου τῷ μονογενεῖ, τῷ θεῷ καὶ σωτῆρι ἡμῶν, δι᾽ οὗ σοι δόξα καὶ σέβας ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) Sanctify them in your truth, “for your word is truth,” you who are beyond flattery and beyond deceit; deliver them from “every disease and every sickness,” from every transgression, from all abuse and deceit, from “fear of the enemy, from the arrow that flies by day, from the thing that walks in darkness”; and count them worthy of the eternal life that is in your Christ, your only-begotten Son, our God and Savior, through whom be glory and reverence to you in the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - John 17:17: quotation, high confidence - Matt 4:23: quotation, high confidence - Ps 64:1 (63:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence - Ps 91:5–6 (90:5-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - John 17:17; Matt 4:23; Ps 64:1 (63:2 LXX); Ps 91:5–6 (90:5–6 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.6 (Funk 1:492–494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-7 - Source: Funk 1:494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon calls for attention. ### Greek text Καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο λεγέτω ὃ διάκονος· Πρόσχωμεν. ### English translation (Claude) And after this let the deacon say, “Let us attend.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.7 (Funk 1:494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-8 - Source: Funk 1:494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop greets the people with the peace. ### Greek text καὶ ἀσπαζέσθω ὃ ἐπίσκοπος τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ λεγέτω· Ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν, καὶ ὃ λαὸς ἀποκρινάσθω· Καὶ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματός σου. ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop greet the church and say, “The peace of God be with you all”; and let the people answer, “And with your spirit.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.8 (Funk 1:494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-9 - Source: Funk 1:494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The kiss of peace is exchanged. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ διάκονος εἰπάτω πᾶσιν· Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ, καὶ ἀσπαζέσθωσαν οἱ τοῦ κλήρου τὸν ἐπίσκοπον, οἱ λαϊκοὶ ἄνδρες τοὺς λαϊκούς, αἱ γυναῖκες τὰς γυναῖκας. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say to all, “Greet one another with a holy kiss”; and let the clergy greet the bishop, the laymen the laymen, the women the women. ### Scripture references - Rom 16:16: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 16:16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.9 (Funk 1:494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.10 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-10 - Source: Funk 1:494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Deacons keep order and guard the doors during the anaphora. ### Greek text τὰ παιδία δὲ στηκέτωσαν πρὸς τῷ βήματι, καὶ διάκονος αὐτοῖς ἕτερος ἔστω ἐφεστώς, ὅπως μὴ ἀτακτῶσιν· καὶ ἄλλοι διάκονοι περιπατείτωσαν καὶ σκοπείτωσαν τοὺς ἄνδρας καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας, ὅπως μὴ θόρυβός τις γένηται καὶ μή τις νεύσῃ ἢ ψιθυρίσῃ ἢ νυστάξη. οἱ δὲ διάκονοι ἱστάσθωσαν εἰς τὰς τῶν ἀνδρῶν θύρας καὶ οἱ ὑποδιάκονοι εἰς τὰς τῶν γυναικῶν, ὅπως μὴ τις ἐξέλθοι μήτε ἀνοιχθείη ἡ θύρα, κἂν πιστός τις ᾖ, κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τῆς ἀναφορᾶς. ### English translation (Claude) And let the children stand by the bema, and let another deacon stand over them, so that they may not be disorderly; and let other deacons walk about and watch the men and the women, so that no tumult may arise and no one may nod or whisper or doze. [11] And let the deacons stand at the men's doors and the subdeacons at the women's, so that no one may go out and no door be opened, even for one of the faithful, during the time of the anaphora. ### Translation notes - The section number 11 was lost in the OCR; “[11]” marks where it begins. The anaphora (ἀναφορά) is the eucharistic prayer of offering. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.10 (Funk 1:494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-10). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.11.12 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-12 - Source: Funk 1:494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The priests wash their hands as a sign of purity. ### Greek text εἷς δὲ ὑποδιάκονος διδότω ἀπόρρυψιν χειρῶν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν, σύμβολον καθαρότητος ψυχῶν θεῷ ἀνακειμένων. ### English translation (Claude) And let one subdeacon give water for washing the hands to the priests, as a symbol of the purity of souls devoted to God. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.11.12 (Funk 1:494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-11-12). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.12.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-1 - Source: Funk 1:494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: James gives the order of the anaphora. ### Greek text Φημὶ δὴ κἀγὼ Ἰάκωβος, ὁ ἀδελφὸς Ἰωάννου τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, ἵνα εὐθὺς ὃ διάκονος λέγῃ ### English translation (Claude) And I, James, the brother of John the son of Zebedee, say that the deacon should at once say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.12.1 (Funk 1:494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.12.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-2 - Source: Funk 1:494 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: All but the faithful are dismissed before the offering. ### Greek text Μή τις τῶν κατηχουμένων, μή τις τῶν ἀκροωμένων, μή τις τῶν ἀπίστων, μή τις τῶν ἑτεροδόξων. οἱ τὴν πρώτην εὐχὴν εὐχόμενοι προσέλθετε· τὰ παιδία προσλαμβάνεσθε, αἱ μητέρες· μή τις κατά τινος, μή τις ἐν ὑποκρίσει· ὀρθοὶ πρὸς κύριον μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐστῶτες ὦμεν προσφέρειν. ### English translation (Claude) “Let none of the catechumens, none of the hearers, none of the unbelievers, none of the heterodox remain. You who have prayed the first prayer, come forward. Mothers, take your children. Let no one have anything against anyone; let no one be in hypocrisy. Let us stand upright before the Lord with fear and trembling, to offer.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.12.2 (Funk 1:494; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.12.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-3 - Source: Funk 1:494–496 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The gifts are brought to the altar, with presbyters and deacons in attendance. ### Greek text ὧν γενομένων οἱ διάκονοι προσαγέτωσαν τὰ δῶρα τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων στηκέτωσαν, ὡς ἂν μαθηταὶ παρεστῶτες διδασκάλῳ᾽ δύο δὲ διάκονοι ἐξ ἑκατέρων τῶν μερῶν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου κατεχέτωσαν ἐξ ὑμένων λεπτῶν ῥιπίδιον ἢ πτερὸν ταῶνος ἢ ὀθόνης, καὶ ἠρέμα ἀποσοβείτωσαν τὰ μικρὰ τῶν ἱπταμένων ζώων, ὅπως ἂν μὴ ἐγχρίμπτωνται εἰς τὰ κύπελλα. ### English translation (Claude) When this has been done, let the deacons bring the gifts to the bishop at the altar, and let the presbyters stand on his right and on his left, as disciples standing by a teacher; and let two deacons, on each side of the altar, hold a fan made of thin membranes, or of peacock feathers, or of linen, and gently drive away the small flying creatures, so that they may not fall into the cups. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.12.3 (Funk 1:494–496; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.12.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-4 - Source: Funk 1:496–514 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The anaphora praises God for creation and the history of salvation, joins the angels' Holy, recalls Christ's incarnation and passion, offers the bread and cup, calls down the Holy Spirit, and intercedes for the whole church and world. ### Greek text εὐξάμενος διὰ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου υἱοῦ, αὐτὸν δὲ πρὸ πάντων αἰώνων γεννήσας βουλήσει καὶ δυνάμει καὶ ἀγαθότητι ἀμεσιτεύτως, υἱὸν μονογενῆ, λόγον θεόν, σοφίαν ζῶσαν, πρωτότοκον πάσης κτίσεως, ἄγγελον τῆς μεγάλης βουλῆς σου, ἀρχιερέα σόν, βασιλέα δὲ καὶ κύριον πάσης νοητῆς καὶ αἰσθητῆς φύσεως, τὸν πρὸ πάντων, διʼ οὗ τὰ πάντα. σὺ γάρ, θεὲ αἰώνιε, διʼ αὐτοῦ τὰ πάντα πεποίηκας καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ τῆς προσηκούσης προνοίας τὰ ὅλα ἀξιοῖς· διʼ οὗ γὰρ τὸ εἶναι ἐχαρίσω, δι᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ εὖ εἶναι ἐδωρήσω᾽ ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ σου, ὃ διʼ αὐτοῦ πρὸ πάντων ποιήσας τὰ Χερουβὶμ καὶ τὰ Σεραφίμ, αἰῶνάς τε καὶ στρατιάς, δυνάμεις τε καὶ ἐξουσίας, ἀρχάς τε καὶ θρόνους, ἀρχαγγέλους τε καὶ ἀγγέλους, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα πάντα ποιήσας διʼ αὐτοῦ τὸν φαινόμενον τοῦτον κόσμον καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ. σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ τὸν οὐρανὸν ὡς καμάραν στήσας καὶ ὡς δέρριν ἐκτείνας καὶ τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ οὐδενὸς ἱδρύσας γνώμῃ μόνῃ, ὃ πήξας στερέωμα καὶ νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν κατασκευάσας, ὃ ἐξαγαγὼν φῶς ἐκ θησαυρῶν καὶ τῇ τούτου συστολῇ ἐπαγαγὼν τὸ σκότος εἰς ἀνάπαυλαν τῶν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ κινουμένων ζώων, ὃ τὸν ἥλιον τάξας εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς ἡμέρας ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ τὴν σελήνην εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς νυκτὸς καὶ τὸν χορὸν τῶν ἀστέρων ἐν οὐρανῷ καταγράψας εἰς αἶνον τῆς σῆς μεγαλοπρεπείας· ὁ ποιήσας ὕδωρ πρὸς πόσιν καὶ κάθαρσιν, ἀέρα ζωτικὸν πρὸς εἰσπνοὴν καὶ ἀναπνοὴν καὶ φωνῆς ἀπόδοσιν διὰ γλώττης πληττούσης τὸν ἀέρα καὶ ἀκοὴν συνεργουμένην ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὡς ἐπαΐειν εἰσδεχομένην τὴν προσπίπτουσαν αὐτῇ λαλιάν᾽ ὃ ποιήσας πῦρ πρὸς σκότους παραμυθίαν, πρὸς ἐνδείας ἀναπλήρωσιν καὶ τὸ θερμαίνεσθαι ἡμᾶς καὶ φωτίζεσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ· ὃ τὴν μεγάλην θάλασσαν χωρίσας τῆς γῆς καὶ τὴν μὲν ἀναδείξας πλωτήν, τὴν δὲ ποσὶ βάσιμον ποιήσας, καὶ τὴν μὲν ζώοις μικροῖς καὶ μεγάλοις· πληθύνας, τὴν δὲ ἡμέροις καὶ ἀτιθάσσοις πληρώσας, φυτοῖς τε διαφόροις στέψας καὶ βοτάναις στεφανώσας καὶ ἄνθεσι καλλύνας καὶ σπέρμασι πλουτίσας᾽· ὃ συστησάμενος ἄβυσσον καὶ μέγα κύτος αὐτῇ περιθείς, ἁλμυρῶν ὑδάτων σεσωρευμένα πελάγη, περιφράξας δὲ αὐτὴν πύλαις ἄμμου λεπτοτάτης᾽ ὃ πνεύμασί ποτε μὲν αὐτὴν κορυφῶν εἰς ὀρέων μέγεθος, ποτὲ δὲ στρωννύων αὐτὴν εἰς πεδίον, καί ποτε μὲν ἐκμαίνων χειμῶνι, ποτὲ δὲ πραὔνων γαλήνῃ ὡς ναυσιπόροις πλωτῆρσιν εὔκολον εἶναι πρὸς πορείαν· ὃ ποταμοῖς διαζώσας τὸν ὑπὸ σοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ γενόμενον κόσμον καὶ χειμάρροις ἐπικλύσας καὶ πηγαῖς ἀενάοις μεθύσας, ὄρεσιν δὲ περισφίγξας εἰς ἕδραν ἀτρεμῆ γῆς ἀσφαλεστάτην. ἐπλήρωσας γάρ σου τὸν κόσμον καὶ διεκόσμησας αὐτὸν βοτάναις εὐόσμοις καὶ ἰασίμοις, ζώοις πολλοῖς καὶ διαφόροις, ἀλκίμοις καὶ ἀσθενεστέροις, ἐδωδίμοις καὶ ἐνεργοῖς, ἡμέροις καὶ ἀτιθάσσοις, ἑρπετῶν συριγμοῖς, πτηνῶν ποικίλων κλαγγαῖς, ἐνιαυτῶν κύκλοις, μηνῶν καὶ ἡμερῶν ἀριθμοῖς, τροπῶν τάξεσιν, νεφῶν ὀμβροτόχων διαδρομαῖς εἰς καρπῶν γονὰς καὶ ζώων σύστασιν, σταθμὸν ἀνέμων διαπνεόντων ὅτε προσταχθῶσιν παρὰ σοῦ, τῶν φυτῶν καὶ τῶν βοτανῶν τὸ πλῆθος. καὶ οὐ μόνον τὸν κόσμον ἐδημιούργησας, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν κοσμοπολίτην ἄνθρωπον ἐν αὐτῷ ἐποίησας, κόσμου κόσμον αὐτὸν ἀναδείξας· εἶπας γὰρ τῇ σῇ σοφίᾳ· Ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ᾽ εἰκόνα ἡμετέραν καὶ καθ᾽ ὁμοίωσιν, καὶ ἀρχέτωσαν τῶν ἰχθύων τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. διὸ καὶ πεποίηκας αὐτὸν ἐκ ψυχῆς ἀθανάτου καὶ σώματος σκεδαστοῦ, τῆς μὲν ἐκ τοῦ μὴ ὄντος, τοῦ δὲ ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων στοιχείων· καὶ δέδωκας αὐτῷ κατὰ μὲν τὴν ψυχὴν τὴν λογικὴν διάγνωσιν, εὐσεβείας καὶ ἀσεβείας διάκρισιν, δικαίου καὶ ἀδίκου παρατήρησιν, κατὰ δὲ τὸ σῶμα τὴν πένταθλον ἐχαρίσω αἴσθησιν καὶ τὴν μεταβατικὴν κίνησιν. σὺ γάρ, θεὲ παντοκράτορ, διὰ Χριστοῦ, παράδεισον ἐν Ἐδὲμ κατὰ ἀνατολὰς ἐφύτευσας παντοίων φυτῶν ἐδωδίμων κόσμῳ, καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ, ὡς ἂν ἐν ἑστίᾳ πολυτελεῖ, εἰσήγαγες αὐτόν, κἂν τῷ ποιεῖν νόμον δέδωκας αὐτῷ ἔμφυτον, ὅπως οἴκοθεν καὶ παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ ἔχοι τὰ σπέρματα τῆς θεογνωσίας. εἰσαγαγὼν δὲ εἰς τὸν τῆς τρυφῆς παράδεισον πάντων μὲν ἀνῆκας αὐτῷ τὴν ἐξουσίαν πρὸς μετάληψιν, ἑνὸς δὲ μόνου τὴν γεῦσιν ἀπεῖπας ἐπ᾽ ἐλπίδι κρειττόνων, ἵνα, ἐὰν φυλάξῃ τὴν ἐντολήν, μισθὸν ταύτης τὴν ἀθανασίαν κομίσηται. ἀμελήσαντα δὲ τῆς ἐντολῆς καὶ γευσάμενον ἀπηγορευμένου καρποῦ ἀπάτῃ ὄφεως καὶ συμβουλίᾳ γυναικὸς τοῦ μὲν παραδείσου δικαίως ἐξῶσας αὐτόν, ἀγαθότητι δὲ εἰς τὸ παντελὲς ἀπολλύμενον οὐχ ὑπερεῖδες, σὸν γὰρ ἦν δημιούργημα, ἀλλὰ καθυποτάξας αὐτῷ τὴν κτίσιν δέδωκας αὐτῷ οἰκείοις ἱδρῶσιν καὶ πόνοις πορίζειν ἑαυτῷ τὴν τροφήν, σοῦ πάντα φύοντος καὶ αὔξοντος καὶ πεπαίνοντος· χρόνῳ δὲ πρὸς ὀλίγον αὐτὸν κοιμίσας ὅρκῳ εἰς παλιγγενεσίαν ἐκάλεσας, ὅρον θανάτου λύσας ζωὴν ἐξ ἀναστάσεως ἐπηγγείλω. καὶ οὐ τοῦτο μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς ἐξ αὐτοῦ εἰς πλῆθος ἀνάριθμον χέας, τοὺς ἐμμείναντάς σοι ἐδόξασας, τοὺς δὲ ἀποστάντας σου ἐκόλασας, καὶ τοῦ μὲν Ἄβελ ὡς ὁσίου προσδεξάμενος τὴν θυσίαν, τοῦ δὲ ἀδελφοκτόνου Καὶν ἀποστραφεὶς τὸ δῶρον ὡς ἐναγοῦς· καὶ πρὸς τούτοις τὸν Σὴθ καὶ τὸν Ἐνῶς προσελάβου καὶ τὸν Ἐνὼχ μετατέθεικας. σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὃ δημιουργὸς τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ τῆς ζωῆς χορηγὸς καὶ τῆς ἐνδείας πληρωτὴς καὶ τῶν νόμων δοτὴρ καὶ τῶν φυλαττόντων αὐτοὺς μισθαποδότης καὶ τῶν παραβαινόντων αὐτοὺς ἔκδικος, ὃ τὸν μέγαν κατακλυσμὸν ἐπαγαγὼν τῷ κόσμῳ διὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν ἀσεβησάντων, καὶ τὸν δίκαιον Νῶε ῥυσάμενος ἐκ τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ ἐν λάρνακι σὺν ὀκτὼ ψυχαῖς, τέλος μὲν τῶν παρῳχηκότων, ἀρχὴν δὲ τῶν μελλόντων ἐπιγίνεσθαι᾽ ὃ τὸ φοβερὸν πῦρ κατὰ τῆς Σοδομηνῆς πενταπόλεως ἐξάψας καὶ γῆν καρποφόρον εἰς ἅλμην θέμενος ἀπὸ κακίας τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ τὸν ὅσιον Λὼτ ἐξαρπάσας τοῦ ἐμπρησμοῦ. σὺ εἶ ὃ τὸν Ἀβραὰμ ῥυσάμενος προγονικῆς ἀσεβείας καὶ κληρονόμον τοῦ κόσμου καταστήσας καὶ ἐμφανίσας αὐτῷ τὸν Χριστόν σου, ὁ τὸν Μελχισεδὲκ ἀρχιερέα σῆς λατρείας προχειρισάμενος, τὸν πολύτλαν θεράποντά σου Ἰὼβ νικητὴν τοῦ ἀρχεκάκου ὄφεως ἀναδείξας, τὸν Ἰσαὰκ ἐπαγγελίας υἱὸν ποιησάμενος, τὸν Ἰακὼβ πατέρα δώδεκα παίδων καὶ τοὺς ἐξ αὐτοῦ εἰς πλῆθος χέας καὶ εἰσαγαγὼν εἰς Αἴγυπτον ἐν ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε ψυχαῖς. σύ, κύριε, τὸν Ἰωσὴφ οὐχ ὑπερεῖδες, ἀλλὰ μισθὸν τῆς διὰ σὲ σωφροσύνης ἔδωκας αὐτῷ τὸ τῶν Αἰγυπτίων ἄρχειν᾽ σύ, κύριε, Ἑβραίους ὑπὸ Αἰγυπτίων καταπονουμένους οὐ περιεῖδες διὰ τὰς πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας αὐτῶν ἐπαγγελίας, ἀλλ᾿ ἐρρύσω, κολάσας Αἰγυπτίους. παραφθειράντων δὲ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν φυσικὸν νόμον καὶ τὴν κτίσιν ποτὲ μὲν αὐτόματον νομισάντων, ποτὲ δὲ πλεῖον ἢ δεῖ τιμησάντων καὶ σοί, τῷ θεῷ τῶν πάντων, συνταττόντων, οὐκ εἴασας πλανᾶσθαι, ἀλλὰ ἀναδείξας τὸν ἅγιόν σου θεράποντα Μωύσῆν, διʼ αὐτοῦ πρὸς βοήθειαν τοῦ φυσικοῦ τὸν γραπτὸν νόμον δέδωκας, καὶ τὴν κτίσιν ἔδειξας σὸν ἔργον εἶναι, τὴν δὲ πολύθεον πλάνην ἐξώρισας· τὸν Ἀαρὼν καὶ τοὺς ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἱερατικῇ τιμῇ ἐδόξασας, Ἑβραίους ἁμαρτόντας ἐκόλασας, ἐπιστρέφοντας ἐδέξω. τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους δεκαπλήγῳ ἐτιμωρήσω, θάλασσαν διελὼν Ἰσραηλίτας διεβίβασας, Αἰγυπτίους ἐπιδιώξαντας ὑποβρυχίους ἀπώλεσας, ξύλῳ πικρὸν ὕδωρ ἐγλύκανας, ἐκ πέτρας ἀκροτόμου ὕδωρ ἀνέχεας, ἐξ οὐρανοῦ τὸ μάννα ὗσας, τροφὴν ἐξ ἀέρος ὀρτυγομήτραν, στῦλον πυρὸς τὴν νύκτα πρὸς φωτισμὸν καὶ στῦλον νεφέλης ἡμέρας πρὸς σκιασμὸν θάλπους· τὸν Ἰησοῦν στρατηγὸν ἀναδείξας, ἑπτὰ ἔθνη Χαναναίων δι᾽ αὐτοῦ καθεῖλες, Ἰορδάνην διέρρηξας, τοὺς ποταμοὺς Ἠθὰμ ἐξήρανας τείχη κατέρρηξας ἄνευ μηχανημάτων καὶ χειρὸς ἀνθρωπίνης. ὑπὲρ ἁπάντων σοι ἡ δόξα, δέσποτα παντοκράτορ. σὲ προσκυνοῦσιν ἀνάριθμοι στρατιαὶ ἀγγέλων, ἀρχαγγέλων, θρόνων, κυριοτήτων, ἀρχῶν, ἐξουσιῶν, δυνάμεων, στρατιῶν αἰωνίων. τὰ Χερουβὶμ καὶ τὰ ἑξαπτέρυγα Σεραφὶμ ταῖς μὲν δυσὶν κατακαλύπτοντα τοὺς πόδας, ταῖς δὲ δυσὶ τὰς κεφαλάς, ταῖς δὲ δυσὶ πετόμενα, καὶ λέγοντα ἅμα χιλίαις χιλιάσιν ἀρχαγγέλων καὶ μυρίαις μυριάσιν ἀγγέλων ἀκαταπαύστως καὶ ἀσιγήτως βοώσαις, καὶ πᾶς ὃ λαὸς ἅμα εἰπάτω· Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος κύριος Σαβαώθ, πλήρης ὃ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ᾽ εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. Καὶ ὃ ἀρχιερεὺς ἑξῆς λεγέτω· Ἅγιος γὰρ εἶ ὡς ἀληθῶς καὶ πανάγιος, ὕψιστος καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. ἅγιος δὲ καὶ ὁ μονογενής σου υἱός, ὃ κύριος ἡμῶν καὶ θεὸς Ἰησοῦς ὃ Χριστός, ὃς εἰς πάντα ὑπηρετησάμενός σοι τῷ θεῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ πατρὶ εἴς τε δημιουργίαν διάφορον καὶ πρόνοιαν κατάλληλον οὐ περιεῖδεν τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπολλύμενον, ἀλλὰ μετὰ φυσικὸν νόμον, μετὰ νομικὴν παραίνεσιν, μετὰ προφητικοὺς ἐλέγχους καὶ τὰς τῶν ἀγγέλων ἐπιστασίας παραφθειρόντων σὺν τῷ θετῷ καὶ τὸν φυσικὸν νόμον καὶ τῆς μνήμης ἐκβαλλόντων τὸν κατακλυσμόν, τὴν ἐκπύρωσιν, τὰς κατ᾽ Αἰγυπτίων πληγάς, τὰς κατὰ Παλαιστινῶν σφαγάς, καὶ μελλόντων ὅσον οὐδέπω ἀπόλλυσθαι πάντων) εὐδόκησεν αὐτὸς γνώμῃ σῇ, ὃ δημιουργὸς ἀνθρώπου ἄνθρωπος γενέσθαι, ὃ νομοθέτης ὑπὸ νόμους, ὃ ἀρχιερεὺς ἱερεῖον, ὃ ποιμὴν πρόβατον· καὶ ἐξευμενίσατό σε τὸν ἑαυτοῦ θεὸν καὶ πατέρα καὶ τῷ κόσμῳ κατήλλαξεν καὶ τῆς ἐπικειμένης ὀργῆς τοὺς πάντας ἠλευθέρωσεν γενόμενος ἐκ παρθένου, γενόμενος ἐν σαρκὶ ὁ θεὸς λόγος, ὁ ἀγαπητὸς υἱός, ὃ πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως, κατὰ τὰς περὶ αὐτοῦ ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ προρρηθείσας προφητείας ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυὶδ καὶ Ἀβραάμ, φυλῆς Ἰούδα· καὶ γέγονεν ἐν μήτρᾳ παρθένου ὃ διαπλάσσων πάντας τοὺς γεννωμένους, καὶ ἐσαρκώθη ὁ ἄσαρκος, ὃ ἀχρόνως γεννηθεὶς ἐν χρόνῳ γεγέννηται. πολιτευσάμενος ὁσίως καὶ παιδεύσας ἐνθέσμως, πᾶσαν νόσον καὶ πᾶσαν μαλακίαν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀπελάσας, σημεῖά τε καὶ τέρατα ἐν τῷ λαῷ ποιήσας, τροφῆς καὶ ποτοῦ καὶ ὕπνου μεταλαβὼν ὃ τρέφων πάντας τοὺς χρήζοντας τροφῆς καὶ ἐμπιπλῶν πᾶν ζῶον εὐδοκίας, ἐφανέρωσέν σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῖς ἀγνοοῦσιν αὐτό, τὴν ἄγνοιαν ἐφυγάδευσεν, τὴν εὐσέβειαν ἀνεζωπύρωσεν, τὸ θέλημά σου ἐπλήρωσεν, τὸ ἔργον ὃ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐτελείωσεν. καὶ ταῦτα πάντα κατορθώσας, χερσὶν ἀνόμων κατασχεθεὶς ἱερέων καὶ ἀρχιερέων ψευδωνύμων καὶ λαοῦ παρανόμου προδοσίᾳ τοῦ τὴν κακίαν νοσήσαντος καὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τῆς ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστάσεως καὶ τῆς εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἐπανόδου καὶ τῆς μελλούσης αὐτοῦ δευτέρας παρουσίας, ἐν ᾗ ἔρχεται μετὰ δόξης καὶ δυνάμεως κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκροὺς καὶ ἀποδοῦναι ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ, προσφέρομέν σοι, τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ θεῷ, κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ διάταξιν τὸν ἄρτον τοῦτον καὶ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο, εὐχαριστοῦντές σοι δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐφ᾽ οἷς κατηξίωσας ἡμᾶς ἑστάναι ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ ἱερατεύειν σοι· καὶ ἀξιοῦμέν σε, ὅπως εὐμενῶς ἐπιβλέψῃς ἐπὶ τὰ προκείμενα δῶρα ταῦτα ἐνώπιόν σου, σὺ ὃ ἀνενδεὴς θεός, καὶ εὐδοκήσῃς ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῖς εἰς τιμὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου καὶ καταπέμψῃς τὸ ἅγιόν σου πνεῦμα ἐπὶ τὴν θυσίαν ταύτην, τὸν μάρτυρα τῶν παθημάτων τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, ὅπως ἀποφήνῃ τὸν ἄρτον τοῦτον σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου καὶ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο αἷμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου· ἵνα οἱ μεταλαβόντες αὐτοῦ βεβαιωθῶσιν πρὸς εὐσέβειαν, ἀφέσεως ἁμαρτημάτων τύχωσιν, τοῦ διαβόλου καὶ τῆς πλάνης αὐτοῦ ῥυσθῶσιν, πνεύματος ἁγίου πληρωθῶσιν, ἄξιοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου γένωνται, ζωῆς αἰωνίου τύχωσιν, σοῦ καταλλαγέντος αὐτοῖς, δέσποτα παντοκράτορ. ἔτι δεόμεθά σου, κύριε, καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁγίας σου ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἀπὸ περάτων ἕως περάτων, ἣν περιεποιήσω τῷ τιμίῳ αἵματι τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, ὅπως αὐτὴν διαφυλάξῃς ἄσειστον καὶ ἀκλυδώνιστον ἄχρι τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ὑπὲρ πάσης ἐπισκοπῆς τῆς ὀρθοτομούσης τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας. ἔτι παρακαλοῦμέν σε καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐμῆς τοῦ προσφέροντός σοι οὐδενίας καὶ ὑπὲρ παντὸς τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου, ὑπὲρ τῶν διακόνων καὶ παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου, ἵνα πάντας σοφίσας πνεύματος ἁγίου πληρώσῃς. ἔτι παρακαλοῦμέν σε, κύριε, ὑπὲρ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ καὶ παντὸς τοῦ στρατοπέδου, ἵνα εἰρηνεύωνται τὰ πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ὅπως ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ καὶ ὁμονοίᾳ διάγοντες τὸν πάντα χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν δοξάζωμέν σε διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν. ἔτι προσφέρομέν σοι καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος εὐαρεστησάντων σοι ἁγίων, πατριαρχῶν, προφητῶν, δικαίων, ἀποστόλων, μαρτύρων, ὁμολογητῶν, ἐπισκόπων, πρεσβυτέρων, διακόνων, ὑποδιακόνων, ἀναγνωστῶν, ψαλτῶν, παρθένων, χηρῶν, λαϊκῶν καὶ πάντων ὧν αὐτὸς ἐπίστασαι τὰ ὀνόματα. ἔτι προσφέρομέν σοι ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, ἵνα ἀναδείξῃς αὐτὸν εἰς ἔπαινον τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον. ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν παρθενίᾳ καὶ ἁγνείᾳ, ὑπὲρ τῶν χηρῶν τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν σεμνοῖς γάμοις καὶ τεκνογονίαις, ὑπὲρ τῶν νηπίων τοῦ λαοῦ σου, ὅπως μηδένα ἡμῶν ἀπόβλητον ποιήσῃς. ἔτι ἀξιοῦμέν σε καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης καὶ τῶν ἐνοικούντων, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν ἀρρωστίαις, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν πικρᾷ δουλείᾳ, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν ἐξορίαις, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν δημεύσει, ὑπὲρ πλεόντων καὶ ὁδοιπορούντων, ὅπως πάντων ἐπίκουρος γένῃ, πάντων βοηθὸς καὶ ἀντιλήπτωρ. ἔτι παρακαλοῦμέν σε ὑπὲρ τῶν μισούντων ἡμᾶς καὶ διωκόντων ἡμᾶς διὰ τὸ ὄνομά σου, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἔξω ὄντων καὶ πεπλανημένων, ὅπως ἐπιστρέψῃς αὐτοὺς εἰς ἀγαθὸν καὶ τὸν θυμὸν αὐτῶν πραὔνῃς. ἔτι παρακαλοῦμέν σὲ καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν κατηχουμένων τῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν χειμαζομένων ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν μετανοίᾳ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, ὅπως τοὺς μὲν τελειώσῃς ἐν τῇ πίστει, τοὺς δὲ καθαρίσῃς ἐκ τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ πονηροῦ, τῶν δὲ τὴν μετάνοιαν προσδέξῃ, καὶ συγχωρήσῃς καὶ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἡμῖν τὰ παραπτώματα ἡμῶν. ἔτι προσφέρομέν σοι καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐκρασίας τοῦ ἀέρος καὶ τῆς εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν, ὅπως ἀνελλειπῶς μεταλαμβάνοντες τῶν παρὰ σοῦ ἀγαθῶν αἰνῶμέν σε ἀπαύστως τὸν διδόντα τροφὴν πάσῃ σαρκί. ἔτι παρακαλοῦμέν σε καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν δι᾽ εὔλογον αἰτίαν ἀπόντων, ὅπως ἅπαντας ἡμᾶς διατηρήσας ἐν τῇ εὐσεβείᾳ ἐπισυναγάγῃς ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, τοῦ θεοῦ πάσης αἰσθητῆς καὶ νοητῆς φύσεως, τοῦ βασιλέως ἡμῶν, ἀτρέπτους, ἀμέμπτους, ἀνεγκλήτους᾽ ὅτι σοὶ πᾶσα δόξα, σέβας καὶ εὐχαριστία, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ πατρὶ καὶ τῷ υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀνελλειπεῖς καὶ ἀτελευτήτους αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς λεγέτω· Ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) Having prayed … [7] … through your only-begotten Son; and him you begot before all ages, by will and power and goodness, without intermediary, “the only-begotten Son, God the Word,” living Wisdom, “the firstborn of all creation, the angel of your great counsel,” your high priest, but King and Lord of every intelligible and sensible nature, “who is before all things, through whom are all things.” [8] For you, eternal God, made all things through him, and through him you count the universe worthy of fitting providence; for through whom you granted being, through him you also gave well-being: God and Father of your only-begotten Son, who through him made before all things the Cherubim and the Seraphim, ages and hosts, powers and “authorities, principalities and thrones,” archangels and angels, and after all these made through him this visible world and all that is in it. [9] For you are he who “set up the heaven like a vault” and “stretched it out like a skin,” and “founded the earth upon nothing” by your will alone; who fixed the firmament and fashioned night and day; who brought light out of the treasuries and, by its withdrawal, brought on darkness for the rest of the living things that move in the world; who appointed the sun in heaven “to rule the day” and the moon “to rule the night,” and inscribed the chorus of stars in heaven for the praise of your magnificence; [10] who made water for drinking and cleansing, life-giving air for breathing in and out and for the utterance of the voice by the tongue striking the air, and hearing assisted by it, so as to perceive the speech that falls upon it; [11] who made fire for the comfort of darkness, for the supply of need, and so that we might be warmed and lighted by it; [12] who separated the great sea from the land, and made the one navigable and the other passable on foot, and filled the one “with living things small and great” and the other with tame and wild ones, and crowned it with various plants and garlanded it with herbs and beautified it with flowers and enriched it with seeds; [13] who established the abyss and set a great hollow around it, heaped-up seas of salt waters, and “fenced it in with gates” of finest sand; who sometimes raises it by winds to the height of mountains and sometimes spreads it flat as a plain, sometimes maddens it with storm and sometimes calms it with stillness, so that it may be easy for seafarers to sail; [14] who girded with rivers the world made by you through Christ, and flooded it with torrents, and watered it with ever-flowing springs, and bound it round with mountains as an immovable and most secure seat for the earth. [15] For you filled your world and adorned it with fragrant and healing herbs, with many and various living things, strong and weaker, for food and for work, tame and wild; with the hissing of serpents, the cries of many-colored birds, the cycles of years, the numbers of months and days, the orders of the seasons, the courses of rain-bearing clouds for the bringing forth of fruits and the sustenance of living things, “the balance of the winds” that blow when commanded by you, the multitude of plants and herbs. [16] And not only did you create the world, but you also made man in it, the citizen of the world, showing him forth as the ornament of the world; for you said to your Wisdom, “Let us make man according to our image and according to likeness, and let them rule the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven.” [17] Therefore you made him of an immortal soul and a dissoluble body, the one out of nothing, the other out of the four elements; and you gave him, as to the soul, rational discernment, the distinguishing of piety and impiety, the observing of the just and unjust; and as to the body you granted him the fivefold sense and the power of moving from place to place. [18] For you, God almighty, through Christ planted a paradise in Eden toward the east, adorned with all kinds of edible plants, and into it, as into a costly home, you brought him; and in making him you gave him an innate law, so that he might have from within and of himself the seeds of the knowledge of God. [19] And having brought him into “the paradise of delight,” you gave him authority to partake of all things, but forbade him to taste of one alone, in the hope of better things, so that, if he kept the commandment, he might receive immortality as its reward. [20] But when he neglected the commandment and tasted the forbidden fruit, through the deceit of the serpent and the counsel of the woman, you justly drove him out of paradise; yet in your goodness you did not overlook him when he was perishing utterly, for he was your workmanship, but, having subjected creation to him, you granted him to provide food for himself by his own sweat and labors, while you make all things grow and increase and ripen; and having laid him to sleep for a little while, you called him by an oath to rebirth; loosing the bond of death you promised life from the resurrection. [21] And not only this, but you also poured out his descendants into a countless multitude; you glorified those who remained with you and punished those who fell away from you; you accepted the sacrifice of Abel as holy, and turned away from the gift of Cain the fratricide as accursed; and besides these you received Seth and Enos and “translated Enoch.” [22] For you are the Creator of men and the giver of life and the filler of need and the giver of laws, the rewarder of those who keep them and the avenger of those who transgress them; who “brought the great flood upon the world” because of the multitude of those who acted impiously, and rescued righteous Noah from the flood in an ark with “eight souls,” the end of those that had passed away and the beginning of those that were to come; who kindled the fearful fire against the Pentapolis of Sodom, and “made a fruitful land a salt waste because of the wickedness of those who dwelt in it,” and snatched holy Lot from the burning. [23] You are he who rescued Abraham from the impiety of his forefathers, and made him heir of the world, and showed him your Christ; who appointed Melchizedek high priest of your worship; who showed forth your much-enduring servant Job as conqueror of the serpent, the prince of evil; who made Isaac the son of the promise, and Jacob the father of twelve sons, and poured out his descendants into a multitude and brought them into Egypt “with seventy-five souls.” [24] You, Lord, did not overlook Joseph, but gave him, as the reward of his chastity for your sake, rule over the Egyptians; you, Lord, did not disregard the Hebrews oppressed by the Egyptians, because of the promises to their fathers, but delivered them, punishing the Egyptians. [25] And when men corrupted the natural law, and sometimes thought creation self-produced, and sometimes honored it more than they ought and ranked it with you, the God of all things, you did not allow them to wander astray, but showing forth your holy servant Moses, through him you gave the written law to help the natural one, and showed that creation is your work, and banished the error of many gods; you glorified Aaron and his descendants with priestly honor; you punished the Hebrews when they sinned and received them when they returned. [26] You punished the Egyptians with ten plagues; dividing the sea, you brought the Israelites through; you destroyed the pursuing Egyptians under the water; you sweetened bitter water with wood; you poured out water from the sheer rock; you rained manna from heaven, and food from the air, the quail; “a pillar of fire by night” for light “and a pillar of cloud by day” for shade from the heat; you showed forth Joshua as general and through him overthrew seven nations of the Canaanites; you “split the Jordan, dried up the rivers of Etham”; you threw down walls without engines or human hand. [27] For all things be glory to you, almighty Master. You are worshiped by countless hosts of angels, archangels, “thrones, dominions, principalities, authorities,” powers, eternal hosts; “the Cherubim and the six-winged Seraphim, with two wings covering their feet, with two their heads, and with two flying,” and saying, together with thousand thousands of archangels and ten thousand times ten thousand angels, crying without ceasing and without silence (and let all the people say with them): “Holy, holy, holy Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are full of his glory; blessed be he forever. Amen.” [28] And let the high priest say next: [29] “For you are truly holy and all-holy, Most High “and highly exalted forever.” [30] Holy too is your only-begotten Son, our Lord and God Jesus the Christ, who, ministering to you, his God and Father, in all things, in varied creation and fitting providence, did not overlook the human race perishing; but after the natural law, after the exhortation of the law, after the prophetic reproofs and the oversight of the angels (when men were corrupting both the positive and the natural law and casting out of memory the flood, the burning, the plagues upon the Egyptians, the slaughters of the Palestinians, and all were about to perish at any moment), he himself was pleased, by your will, he the Creator of man, to become man; the Lawgiver, to be under laws; the High Priest, to be the victim; the Shepherd, to be a sheep. [31] And he propitiated you, his own God and Father, and reconciled you to the world, and freed all from the wrath that lay upon them, being born of a virgin, “God the Word having come to be in flesh, the beloved Son, the firstborn of all creation,” according to the prophecies foretold about him by himself, “of the seed of David” and Abraham, of the tribe of Judah; and he who fashions all who are born came to be in the womb of a virgin, and the fleshless was made flesh, and he who was begotten timelessly was born in time. [32] Having lived in holiness and taught lawfully, having driven away from men “every disease and every sickness,” having done “signs and wonders among the people,” having partaken of food and drink and sleep, he who nourishes all who need food “and fills every living thing with good pleasure,” he “manifested your name” to those who did not know it, drove away ignorance, rekindled piety, fulfilled your will, “finished the work which you gave him.” [33] And having accomplished all these things, he was seized by the hands of the lawless, of falsely named priests and high priests and of a lawless people, through the betrayal of him who was sick with wickedness … [38] … and his death and resurrection from the dead and return into the heavens and his future second coming, in which “he comes with glory and power to judge the living and the dead” “and to render to each according to his works,” we offer you, the King and God, according to his ordinance, this bread and this cup, “giving thanks to you through him” that you have counted us worthy to stand before you and to serve you as priests. [39] And we ask you to look graciously upon these gifts set before you, you God who need nothing, and to be well pleased with them for the honor of your Christ, and to send down your Holy Spirit upon this sacrifice, “the witness of the sufferings of the Lord Jesus,” so that he may show this bread to be the body of your Christ and this cup the blood of your Christ, so that those who partake of it may be confirmed in piety, obtain forgiveness of sins, be delivered from the devil and his deceit, be filled with the Holy Spirit, become worthy of your Christ, and obtain eternal life, you being reconciled to them, almighty Master. [40] We pray you further, Lord, also for your holy church from one end of the earth to the other, “which you purchased with the precious blood” of your Christ, that you may keep it unshaken and free from storms “until the consummation of the age”; and for every episcopate “that rightly divides the word of truth.” [41] We beseech you further also for my nothingness, who offer to you, and for the whole presbytery, for the deacons and all the clergy, that, making them all wise, you may fill them with the Holy Spirit. [42] We further “beseech” you, Lord, “for the king and those in authority” and the whole army, that our affairs may be at peace, so that, spending all the time of our life in quietness and concord, we may glorify you through “Jesus Christ our hope.” [43] We offer to you further also for all the saints who have pleased you from the beginning, patriarchs, prophets, righteous men, apostles, martyrs, confessors, bishops, presbyters, deacons, subdeacons, readers, singers, virgins, widows, laymen, and all whose names you yourself know. [44] We offer to you further for this people, that you may show it forth, to the praise of your Christ, as “a royal priesthood, a holy nation”; for those in virginity and purity; for the widows of the church; for those in honorable marriages and in childbearing; for the infants of your people, that you may make none of us a castaway. [45] We ask you further also for this city and those who dwell in it, for those in sicknesses, for those in bitter slavery, for those in exile, for those whose goods have been confiscated, for those who sail and travel, that you may be the helper of all, the “help and protector” of all. [46] We beseech you further for “those who hate us and persecute us for your name's sake,” for those who are outside and have gone astray, that you may convert them to good and soften their anger. [47] We beseech you further also for the catechumens of the church, and for those vexed by the adversary, and for our brothers in penance, that you may perfect the first in the faith, cleanse the second from the working of the evil one, accept the repentance of the third, and forgive both them and us our transgressions. [48] We offer to you further also for good temperature of the air and fruitfulness of the crops, so that, partaking without lack of the good things that come from you, we may praise you without ceasing, “who give food to all flesh.” [49] We beseech you further also for those who are absent for a good reason, that, keeping us all in piety, you may gather us together in the kingdom of your Christ, the God of every sensible and intelligible nature, our King, steadfast, blameless, irreproachable; [50] for to you be all glory, reverence and thanksgiving, honor and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and always and to the unfailing and endless ages of ages.” [51] And let all the people say, “Amen.” ### Scripture references - Isa 9:6 (9:5 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Col 1:15–17: quotation, high confidence - John 1:1: allusion, high confidence - John 1:3: allusion, high confidence - Isa 40:22: quotation, high confidence - Ps 104:2 (103:2 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Job 26:7: quotation, high confidence - Gen 1:16: quotation, high confidence - Job 38:8–11: allusion, high confidence - Ps 104:25 (103:25 LXX): quotation, medium confidence - Ps 135:7 (134:7 LXX): allusion, low confidence - Gen 1:26: quotation, high confidence - Gen 2:8: allusion, high confidence - Gen 2:16–17: allusion, high confidence - Gen 3:1–24: allusion, high confidence - Gen 4:4–5: allusion, high confidence - Gen 5:24: quotation, high confidence - Gen 6:17: quotation, medium confidence - 1 Pet 3:20: quotation, high confidence - Gen 19:24: allusion, high confidence - Ps 107:34 (106:34 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Gen 19:29: allusion, medium confidence - Rom 4:13: allusion, high confidence - Gen 14:18: allusion, high confidence - Acts 7:14: quotation, high confidence - Gen 39:7–12: allusion, medium confidence - Exod 15:25: allusion, high confidence - Exod 17:6: allusion, high confidence - Exod 13:21: quotation, high confidence - Ps 74:15 (73:15 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Josh 6:20: allusion, high confidence - Isa 6:2–3: quotation, high confidence - Dan 7:10: allusion, high confidence - Ps 97:9 (96:9 LXX): quotation, medium confidence - Matt 4:23: quotation, high confidence - Acts 2:22: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 145:16 (144:16 LXX): quotation, high confidence - John 17:6: quotation, high confidence - John 17:4: quotation, high confidence - Matt 16:27: quotation, high confidence - 2 Tim 4:1: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Pet 4:13: echo, low confidence - Acts 20:28: quotation, high confidence - 2 Tim 2:15: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 2:1–2: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 1:1: quotation, medium confidence - 1 Pet 2:9: quotation, high confidence - Matt 5:44: quotation, high confidence - Ps 136:25 (135:25 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The scan lost much of this chapter. Only the first word of section 4 (“Having prayed”) and the end of section 7 survive before section 8, and sections 34–38 (from the betrayal through the account of the Last Supper to the beginning of the remembrance) are lost; “…” marks the gaps. The section numbers that survive were lost in the OCR and are marked “[8]” … “[51]”. A block of Funk's apparatus inside section 18 is removed. - The Son is begotten “by will,” “ministers” to his God and Father, and “propitiated” his God and Father: translated as written. The epiclesis asks the Spirit to “show” (ἀποφήνῃ) the bread to be the body of Christ. - Isa 9:6 (9:5 LXX); Col 1:15–17; John 1:1, 3; Isa 40:22; Ps 104:2; Job 26:7; Gen 1:16; Ps 136:8–9; Job 38:8–11; Ps 104:25; Gen 1:26; 2:8, 15–17; 3; 4:4–5; 5:24; 7; 1 Pet 3:20; Gen 19:24; Ps 107:34; Gen 19:29; Rom 4:13; Gen 14:18; Acts 7:14; Gen 39; Exod 7–14; 15:25; 17:6; 16; 13:21; Josh 3; Ps 74:15; Josh 6:20; Isa 6:2–3; Dan 7:10; Ps 97:9; Mark 1:34; Acts 2:22; Ps 145:16; John 17:4, 6; Acts 20:28; 2 Tim 2:15; 1 Tim 2:1–2; 1 Pet 2:9; Matt 5:44; Ps 136:25; Matt 16:27; 2 Tim 4:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.12.4 (Funk 1:496–514; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-12-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-1 - Source: Funk 1:514 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop gives the peace after the anaphora. ### Greek text Καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος εἰπάτω· Ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ θεοῦ εἴη μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς λεγέτω· Καὶ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματός σου. ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop say, “The peace of God be with you all”; and let all the people say, “And with your spirit.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.1 (Funk 1:514; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-2 - Source: Funk 1:514 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon leads a second intercession. ### Greek text καὶ ὁ διάκονος κηρυσσέτω πάλιν· ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon proclaim again: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.2 (Funk 1:514; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-3 - Source: Funk 1:514 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer that God receive the offered gift on his heavenly altar. ### Greek text Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι δεηθῶμεν τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ᾽ ὑπὲρ τοῦ δώρου τοῦ προσκομισθέντος κυρίῳ τῷ θεῷ ἡμῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ ἀγαθὸς θεὸς προσδέξηται αὐτὸ διὰ τῆς μεσιτείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ ἐπουράνιον αὐτοῦ θυσιαστήριον͵ εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας. ### English translation (Claude) “Again and again let us pray to God through his Christ. For the gift offered to the Lord our God let us pray, that the good God may receive it through the mediation of his Christ upon his heavenly altar, “for a sweet-smelling savor.” ### Scripture references - Eph 5:2: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 5:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.3 (Funk 1:514; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-4 - Source: Funk 1:514 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for the church and its clergy. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ταύτης καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ δεηθῶμεν᾽· ὑπὲρ πάσης ἐπισκοπῆς, παντὸς πρεσβυτερίου, πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας καὶ ὑπηρεσίας, παντὸς τοῦ πληρώματος τῆς ἐκκλησίας δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὃ κύριος πάντας διατηρήσῃ καὶ διαφυλάξῃ. ### English translation (Claude) For this church and people let us pray. For every episcopate, every presbytery, all the diaconate and ministry in Christ, the whole fullness of the church let us pray, that the Lord may keep and guard all. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.4 (Funk 1:514; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-5 - Source: Funk 1:514 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for rulers, for the sake of peace. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ δεηθῶμεν ἵνα εἰρηνεύωνται τὰ πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ὅπως ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον ἔχοντες διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι. ### English translation (Claude) “For kings and those in authority let us pray,” that our affairs may be at peace, “so that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and dignity.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 2:2: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 2:2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.5 (Funk 1:514; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-6 - Source: Funk 1:514 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The martyrs and the faithful departed are remembered. ### Greek text τῶν ἁγίων μαρτύρων μνημονεύσωμεν, ὅπως κοινωνοὶ γενέσθαι τῆς ἀθλήσεως αὐτῶν καταξιωθῶμεν· ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν πίστει ἀναπαυσαμένων δεηθῶμεν. ### English translation (Claude) Let us remember the holy martyrs, that we may be counted worthy to become partakers of their contest. For those who have fallen asleep in faith let us pray. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.6 (Funk 1:514; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-7 - Source: Funk 1:514–516 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for good weather and harvests. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ τῆς εὐκρασίας τῶν ἀέρων καὶ τελεσφορίας τῶν καρπῶν δεηθῶμεν. ### English translation (Claude) For good temperature of the airs and the ripening of the crops let us pray. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.7 (Funk 1:514–516; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-8 - Source: Funk 1:516 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for the newly baptized and for one another. ### Greek text ὑπὲρ τῶν νεοφωτίστων δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως βεβαιωθῶσιν ἐν τῇ πίστει· πάντες ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων παρακαλέσωμεν. ### English translation (Claude) For the newly enlightened let us pray, that they may be confirmed in the faith. Let all beseech for one another. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.8 (Funk 1:516; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.13.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-9 - Source: Funk 1:516–518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: After the bishop's prayer and “Holy things for the holy,” all receive communion in order, the bishop giving the body and the deacon the cup. ### Greek text ἀνάστησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ θεός, ἐν τῇ χάριτί σου. ἀναστάντες ἑαυτοὺς τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ παραθώμεθα. καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος λεγέτω· Ὁ θεὸς ὃ μέγας καὶ μεγαλώνυμος, ὃ μέγας τῇ βουλῇ καὶ κραταιὸς τοῖς ἔργοις, ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ ἁγίου παιδός σου Ἰησοῦ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, ἐπίβλεψον ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ ποίμνιόν σου τοῦτο, ὃ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐξελέξω εἰς δόξαν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου· καὶ ἁγιάσας ἡμῶν τὸ σῶμα καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν καταξίωσον, καθαροὺς γενομένους ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος, τυχεῖν τῶν προκειμένων ἀγαθῶν᾽· καὶ μηδένα ἡμῶν ἀνάξιον κρίνῃς, ἀλλὰ βοηθὸς ἡμῶν γενοῦ, ἀντιλήπτωρ, ὑπερασπιστὴς διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμή, αἶνος, δοξολογία, εὐχαριστία καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. καὶ μετὰ τὸ πάντας εἰπεῖν· Ἀμήν, ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω· Πρόσχωμεν. καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος προσφωνησάτω τῷ λαῷ οὕτω· Τὰ ἅγια τοῖς ἁγίοις. καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὑπακουέτω· Εἷς ἅγιος, εἷς κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ πατρὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκίαʼ ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ Δαυίδ, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου· θεὸς κύριος καὶ ἐπεφάνη ἐν ἡμῖν, ὡσαννὰ ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο μεταλαμβανέτω ὃ ἐπίσκοπος, ἔπειτα οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ διάκονοι καὶ οἱ ὑποδιάκονοι καὶ οἱ ἀναγνῶσται καὶ οἱ ψάλται καὶ οἱ ἀσκηταί, καὶ ἐν ταῖς γυναιξὶν αἱ διάκοναι καὶ αἱ παρθένοι καὶ αἱ χῆραι, εἶτα τὰ παιδία, καὶ τότε πᾶς ὁ λαὸς κατὰ τάξιν μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ εὐλαβείας ἄνευ θορύβου. καὶ ὁ μὲν ἐπίσκοπος διδότω τὴν προσφορὰν λέγων· Σῶμα Χριστοῦ, καὶ ὃ δεχόμενος λεγέτω· Ἀμήν· ὃ δὲ διάκονος κατεχέτω τὸ ποτήριον καὶ ἐπιδιδοὺς λεγέτω᾽ Αἷμα Χριστοῦ, ποτήριον ζωῆς, καὶ ὁ πίνων λεγέτω Ἀμήν. ψαλμὸς δὲ λεγέσθω λγ΄ ἐν τῷ μεταλαμβάνειν πάντας τοὺς λοιπούς. καὶ ὅταν πάντες μεταλάβωσιν καὶ πᾶσαι, λαβόντες οἱ διάκονοι τὰ περισσεύσαντα εἰσφερέτωσαν εἰς τὰ παστοφόρια. ### English translation (Claude) Raise us up, O God, in your grace. Having risen, let us commend ourselves to God through his Christ.” [10] And let the bishop say: “O God, great and great of name, ‘great in counsel and mighty in works,’ the God and Father of ‘your holy Servant Jesus’ our Savior: look upon us and upon this your flock, which you chose through him for the glory of your name; and having sanctified our body and soul, count us worthy, ‘made clean from all defilement of flesh and spirit,’ to obtain the good things set before us; and judge none of us unworthy, but be our helper, protector and defender, through your Christ, with whom be glory, honor, praise, doxology and thanksgiving to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” [11] And after all have said “Amen,” let the deacon say, “Let us attend.” [12] And let the bishop address the people thus: “Holy things for the holy.” [13] And let the people answer: “One is holy, one is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father, blessed forever. Amen. ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.’ ‘Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord’; ‘God is the Lord, and he has appeared’ among us; ‘hosanna in the highest.’” [14] And after this let the bishop partake, then the presbyters and the deacons and the subdeacons and the readers and the singers and the ascetics, and among the women the deaconesses and the virgins and the widows, then the children, and then all the people in order, with reverence and devotion, without tumult. [15] And let the bishop give the offering, saying, “The body of Christ”; and let the one who receives say, “Amen.” And let the deacon hold the cup and, giving it, say, “The blood of Christ, the cup of life”; and let the one who drinks say, “Amen.” [16] And let Psalm 33 be said while all the rest are partaking. [17] And when all the men and all the women have partaken, let the deacons take what remains and carry it into the pastophoria. ### Scripture references - Jer 32:19 (39:19 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Acts 4:27: quotation, medium confidence - 2 Cor 7:1: quotation, high confidence - Phil 2:11: allusion, high confidence - Luke 2:14: quotation, high confidence - Matt 21:9: quotation, high confidence - Ps 118:26–27 (117:26-Ps LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 34:8 (33:9 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10–17 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. Stray marks and footnote references in the scan are removed. - Psalm 33 in the Greek numbering is Psalm 34 (“Taste and see that the Lord is good”). The pastophoria are the sacristies. Jer 32:19 (39:19 LXX); Acts 4:27, 30; 2 Cor 7:1; Phil 2:11; Luke 2:14; Matt 21:9; Ps 118:26–27 (117:26–27 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.13.9 (Funk 1:516–518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-13-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.14.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-14-1 - Source: Funk 1:518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer after communion is introduced. ### Greek text Καὶ ὃ διάκονος λεγέτω παυσαμένου τοῦ ψάλλοντος· ### English translation (Claude) And when the singer has ceased, let the deacon say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.14.1 (Funk 1:518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-14-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.14.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-14-2 - Source: Funk 1:518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful give thanks for communion and pray that it bring salvation. ### Greek text Μεταλαβόντες τοῦ τιμίου σώματος καὶ τοῦ τιμίου αἵματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ εὐχαριστήσωμεν τῷ καταξιώσαντι ἡμᾶς μεταλαβεῖν τῶν ἁγίων αὐτοῦ μυστηρίων, καὶ παρακαλέσωμεν μὴ εἰς κρίμα, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῖν γενέσθαι, εἰς ὠφέλειαν ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος, εἰς φυλακὴν εὐσεβείας, εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν, εἰς ζωὴν τοῦ μέλλοντος αἰῶνος. ### English translation (Claude) “Having partaken of the precious body and the precious blood of Christ, let us give thanks to him who counted us worthy to partake of his holy mysteries, and let us beseech that they may be to us not for judgment but for salvation, for the benefit of soul and body, for the guarding of piety, for the forgiveness of sins, for the life of the age to come. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 11:29: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 11:29, 34. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.14.2 (Funk 1:518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-14-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.14.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-14-3 - Source: Funk 1:518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful commend themselves to God. ### Greek text ἐγειρώμεθα· ἐν χάριτι Χριστοῦ ἑαυτοὺς τῷ μόνῳ ἀγεννήτῳ θεῷ καὶ τῷ Χριστῷ αὐτοῦ παραθώμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) Let us rise; in the grace of Christ let us commend ourselves to the only unbegotten God and to his Christ.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.14.3 (Funk 1:518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-14-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-1 - Source: Funk 1:518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's thanksgiving after communion is introduced. ### Greek text Καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος εὐχαριστείτω· ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop give thanks: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.1 (Funk 1:518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-2 - Source: Funk 1:518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop thanks God for the gift of the holy mysteries. ### Greek text Δέσποτα ὁ θεὸς ὃ παντοχράτωρ, ὃ πατὴρ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου τοῦ εὐλογητοῦ παιδός, ὁ τῶν μετ᾽ εὐθύτητος ἐπικαλουμένων σε ἐπήκοος, ὃ καὶ τῶν σιωπώντων ἐπιστάμενος τὰς ἐντεύξεις· εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, ὅτι κατηξίωσας ἡμᾶς μεταλαβεῖν τῶν ἁγίων σου μυστηρίων, ἃ παρέσχου ἡμῖν εἰς πληροφορίαν τῶν καλῶς ἐγνωσμένων, εἰς φυλακὴν τῆς εὐσεβείας, εἰς ἄφεσιν πλημμελημάτων, ὅτι τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου ἐπικέκληται ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ σοὶ προσῳκειώμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) “Master, God almighty, the Father of your Christ, your blessed Servant, who hear those who call on you with uprightness, who know even the petitions of those who are silent: we thank you that you have counted us worthy to partake of your holy mysteries, which you have given us for the full assurance of what we have rightly known, for the guarding of piety, for the forgiveness of transgressions; for the name of your Christ has been called upon us, and we have been made your own. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.2 (Funk 1:518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-3 - Source: Funk 1:518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop asks God to unite and confirm the communicants. ### Greek text ὃ χωρίσας ἡμᾶς τῆς τῶν ἀσεβῶν κοινωνίας, ἕνωσον ἡμᾶς μετὰ τῶν καθωσιωμένων σοι, στήριξον ἡμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ τῇ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐπιφοιτήσει, τὰ ἀγνοούμενα ἀποκάλυψον, τὰ λείποντα προσαναπλήρωσον, τὰ ἐγνωσμένα κράτυνον. ### English translation (Claude) you who separated us from the fellowship of the ungodly, unite us with those who are consecrated to you; confirm us in the truth by the visitation of the Holy Spirit; reveal what we do not know, supply what is lacking, strengthen what we know. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.3 (Funk 1:518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-4 - Source: Funk 1:518 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for priests, rulers, harvests and the conversion of the erring. ### Greek text τοὺς ἱερεῖς ἀμώμους διαφύλαξον ἐν τῇ λατρείᾳ σου, τοὺς βασιλεῖς διατήρησον ἐν εἰρήνῃ, τοὺς ἄρχοντας ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, τοὺς ἀέρας ἐν εὐχρασίᾳ, τοὺς καρποὺς ἐν εὐφορίᾳ, τὸν κόσμον ἐν παναλκεῖ προνοίᾳ· τὰ ἔθνη τὰ πολεμικὰ πράϋνον, τὰ πεπλανημένα ἐπίστρεψον. ### English translation (Claude) Keep the priests blameless in your worship; preserve the kings in peace, the rulers in justice, the airs in good temperature, the crops in fruitfulness, the world in your all-powerful providence; tame the warlike nations, convert those who have gone astray. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.4 (Funk 1:518; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-5 - Source: Funk 1:518–520 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayer for every order of the faithful and for the kingdom. ### Greek text τὸν λαόν σου ἁγίασον, τοὺς ἐν παρθενίᾳ διατήρησον, τοὺς ἐν γάμῳ διαφύλαξον ἐν πίστει, τοὺς ἐν ἁγνείᾳ ἐνδυνάμωσον, τὰ νήπια ἅδρυνον, τοὺς νεοτελεῖς βεβαίωσον, τοὺς ἐν κατηχήσει παίδευσον καὶ τῆς μυήσεως ἀξίους ἀνάδειξον, καὶ πάντας ἡμᾶς ἐπισυνάγαγε εἰς τὴν τῶν οὐρανῶν βασιλείαν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) Sanctify your people; preserve those in virginity; guard those in marriage in faith; strengthen those in chastity; bring the infants to maturity; confirm the newly initiated; instruct those in catechesis and show them worthy of initiation; and gather us all into the kingdom of heaven in Christ Jesus our Lord, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.5 (Funk 1:518–520; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-6 - Source: Funk 1:520 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The people bow for the final blessing. ### Greek text καὶ ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω· Τῷ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ κλίνατε καὶ εὐλογεῖσθε. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say, “Bow down to God through his Christ and receive the blessing.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.6 (Funk 1:520; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-7 - Source: Funk 1:520 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's final blessing praises God's transcendence and asks protection for the people. ### Greek text καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχέσθω λέγων· Ὁ θεὸς ὃ παντοκράτορ, ὁ ἀληθινὸς καὶ ἀσύγκριτος, ὃ πανταχοῦ ὧν καὶ τοῖς πᾶσι παρὼν καὶ ἐν οὐδενὶ ὡς ἐνόν τι ὑπάρχων, ὃ τόποις μὴ περιγραφόμενος, ὃ χρόνοις μὴ παλαιούμενος, ὃ αἰῶσιν μὴ περατούμενος, ὃ λόγοις μὴ παραγόμενος, ὃ γενέσει μὴ ὑποκείμενος, ὃ φυλακῆς μὴ δεόμενος, ὃ φθορᾶς ἀνώτερος, ὃ τροπῆς ἀνεπίδεκτος, ὁ φύσει ἀναλλοίωτος, ὁ φῶς οἰκῶν ἀπρόσιτον, ὃ τῇ φύσει ἀόρατος, ὁ γνωστὸς πάσαις ταῖς μετ᾽ εὐνοίας ἐκζητούσαις σε λογικαῖς φύσεσιν, ὃ καταλαμβανόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ἐν εὐνοίᾳ ἐπιζητούντων σε, ὃ θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ ἀληθινῶς ὁρῶντος, τοῦ εἰς Χριστὸν πιστεύσαντος λαοῦ σου· εὐμενὴς γενόμενος ἐπάκουσόν μου διὰ τὸ ὄνομά σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τούς σοι κεκλικότας τοὺς ἑαυτῶν αὐχένας, καὶ δὸς αὐτοῖς τὰ αἰτήματα τῶν καρδιῶν αὐτῶν τὰ ἐπὶ συμφέροντι καὶ μηδένα αὐτῶν ἀπόβλητον ποιήσῃς ἐκ τῆς βασιλείας σου, ἀλλὰ ἁγίασον αὐτούς, φρούρησον, σκέπασον, ἀντιλαβοῦ, ῥῦσαι τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου, παντὸς ἐχθροῦ, τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν φύλαξον, τὰς εἰσόδους αὐτῶν καὶ τὰς ἐξόδους φρούρησον ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop pray, saying: “O God almighty, true and incomparable, who are everywhere and present to all things, and are in nothing as a thing contained in it; not bounded by places, not grown old by times, not limited by ages, not led astray by words; not subject to generation, needing no guard; above corruption, incapable of change, unalterable by nature; ‘who dwell in unapproachable light,’ invisible by nature; known to all rational natures that seek you with good will, apprehended by those who search for you with good will; the God of Israel, your people that truly sees, that has believed in Christ: [8] be gracious and hear me for your name's sake, and bless those who have bowed their necks to you, and ‘grant them the requests of their hearts’ that are for their good, and make none of them a castaway from your kingdom; but sanctify, guard, shelter, help them, deliver them from the adversary, from every enemy; keep their houses, guard ‘their goings in and their goings out’; ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 6:16: quotation, high confidence - Ps 20:4 (19:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence - Ps 121:8 (120:8 LXX): quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 8 was lost in the OCR; “[8]” marks where it begins. “That truly sees” plays on the name Israel. 1 Tim 6:16; Ps 20:4 (19:5 LXX); Ps 121:8 (120:8 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.7 (Funk 1:520; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.15.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-9 - Source: Funk 1:520 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The liturgy ends with a doxology and the dismissal. ### Greek text ὅτι σοὶ δόξα, αἶνος, μεγαλοπρέπεια, σέβας, προσκύνησις καὶ τῷ σῷ παιδὶ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Χριστῷ σου, τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν καὶ θεῷ καὶ βασιλεῖ, καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν. καὶ ὃ διάκονος ἐρεῖ᾽ Ἀπολύεσθε ἐν εἰρήνῃ. ταῦτα περὶ τῆς μυστικῆς λατρείας διατασσόμεθα ἡμεῖς οἱ ἀπόστολοι ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ τοῖς διακόνοις. ### English translation (Claude) for to you be glory, praise, majesty, reverence, worship, and to your Servant Jesus your Christ, our Lord and God and King, and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.” [10] And the deacon will say, “Depart in peace.” [11] These things concerning the mystical worship we the apostles ordain for you, the bishops and the presbyters and the deacons. ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10 and 11 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” and “[11]” mark where they begin. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.15.9 (Funk 1:520; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-15-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.16.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-1 - Source: Funk 1:520–522 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: John gives the rite for ordaining presbyters. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ χειροτονίας πρεσβυτέρων ἐγὼ ὁ φιλούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου διατάσσομαι ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning the ordination of presbyters, I, the one loved by the Lord, ordain for you the bishops. ### Extrabiblical texts - Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 7 (Apostolic Tradition): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The speaker is John. Cf. Apostolic Tradition 7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.16.1 (Funk 1:520–522; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.16.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-2 - Source: Funk 1:522 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop lays his hand on the presbyter's head. ### Greek text πρεσβύτερον χειροτονῶν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς ἐπιτίθει αὐτός, τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου παρεστῶτός σοι καὶ τῶν διακόνων, καὶ εὐχόμενος λέγε᾽ ### English translation (Claude) When you ordain a presbyter, O bishop, lay your hand on his head yourself, with the presbytery and the deacons standing by you, and pray, saying: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.16.2 (Funk 1:522; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.16.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-3 - Source: Funk 1:522 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The ordination prayer asks God to increase the church and its leaders. ### Greek text Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὃ θεὸς ἡμῶν ὁ διὰ Χριστοῦ τὰ πάντα δημιουργήσας καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ τῶν ὅλων προνοῶν καταλλήλως· ᾧ γὰρ δύναμις διάφορα ποιῆσαι, τούτῳ δύναμις καὶ διαφόρως προνοῆσαι᾽ διὰ γὰρ αὐτοῦ, ὃ θεός, προνοεῖς τῶν μὲν ἀθανάτων φυλακῇ μόνῃ, τῶν δὲ θνητῶν διαδοχῇ, τῆς ψυχῆς φροντίδι νόμων, τοῦ σώματος ἀναπληρώσει τῆς ἐνδείας· αὐτὸς οὖν καὶ νῦν ἐπίβλεψον ἐπὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἐκκλησίαν καὶ αὔξησον αὐτήν, καὶ πλήθυνον τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ προεστῶτας καὶ δὸς δύναμιν πρὸς τὸ κοπιᾶν αὐτοὺς λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ λαοῦ σου. ### English translation (Claude) “Lord almighty, our God, who through Christ created all things and through him provide fittingly for the universe; for he who has power to make different things has power also to provide for them in different ways; for through him, O God, you provide for immortal beings by preservation alone, for mortal ones by succession, for the soul by care for laws, for the body by the supply of its need: look, then, now too upon your holy church, and increase it, and multiply those who preside in it, and give them power to labor in word and work for the building up of your people. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.16.3 (Funk 1:522; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.16.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-4 - Source: Funk 1:522 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to fill the new presbyter with the Spirit, as he did Moses' elders. ### Greek text αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τοῦτον τὸν ψήφῳ καὶ κρίσει τοῦ κλήρου παντὸς εἰς πρεσβυτέριον ἐπιδοθέντα, καὶ ἔμπλησον αὐτὸν πνεῦμα χάριτος καὶ συμβουλίας τοῦ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι καὶ κυβερνᾶν τὸν λαόν σου ἐν καθαρᾷ καρδίᾳ, ὃν τρόπον ἐπεῖδες ἐπὶ λαὸν ἐκλογῆς σου καὶ προσέταξας Μωσεῖ αἱρήσασθαι πρεσβυτέρους, οὓς ἐνέπλησας πνεύματος. ### English translation (Claude) Look now too upon this your servant, who has been put forward for the presbyterate by the vote and judgment of the whole clergy, and fill him with the spirit of grace and counsel, to help and govern your people with a pure heart, as you looked upon your chosen people and commanded Moses to choose elders, whom you filled with the spirit. ### Scripture references - Zech 12:10: allusion, medium confidence - Num 11:16–17: allusion, high confidence - Num 11:25: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Zech 12:10; Num 11:16–17, 25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.16.4 (Funk 1:522; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.16.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-5 - Source: Funk 1:522 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The presbyter is to heal, teach and perform the sacred rites. ### Greek text καὶ νῦν, κύριε, παράσχου ἀνελλιπὲς τηρῶν ἐν ἡμῖν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς χάριτός σου, ὅπως, πλησθεὶς ἐνεργημάτων ἰατικῶν καὶ λόγου διδακτικοῦ, ἐν πραότητι παιδεύῃ σου τὸν λαὸν καὶ δουλεύῃ σοι εἰλικρινῶς ἐν καθαρᾷ διανοίᾳ καὶ ψυχῇ θελούσῃ, καὶ τὰς ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ σου ἱερουργίας ἀμώμους ἐκτελῇ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) And now, Lord, grant this, keeping unfailing in us the spirit of your grace, so that, filled with works of healing and the word of teaching, he may instruct your people in meekness and serve you sincerely ‘with a pure mind and a willing soul,’ and perform blamelessly the sacred rites for your people, through your Christ, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Extrabiblical texts - 2 Macc 1:3 (2 Maccabees): allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 2 Macc 1:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.16.5 (Funk 1:522; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-16-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.17.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-17-1 - Source: Funk 1:522 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Philip gives the rite for ordaining deacons. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ χειροτονίας διακόνων ἐγὼ Φίλιππος διατάσσομαι. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning the ordination of deacons, I, Philip, ordain: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.17.1 (Funk 1:522; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-17-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.17.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-17-2 - Source: Funk 1:522 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop lays hands on the deacon. ### Greek text διάκονον καταστήσεις, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ἐπιθεὶς αὐτῷ τὰς χεῖρας, παρεστῶτός σοι παντὸς τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου καὶ τῶν διακόνων, καὶ ἐπευξάμενος ἐρεῖς ### English translation (Claude) You shall appoint a deacon, O bishop, by laying your hands on him, with the whole presbytery and the deacons standing by you, and praying you shall say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.17.2 (Funk 1:522; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-17-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.18.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-18-1 - Source: Funk 1:522–524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The ordination prayer for a deacon begins. ### Greek text Ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ὃ ἀληθινός καὶ ἀψευδής, ὁ πλουτῶν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἐπικαλουμένους σε ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, ὁ φοβερὸς ἐν βουλαῖς, ὁ σοφὸς διανοίᾳ, ὁ κραταιὸς καὶ μέγας ### English translation (Claude) “O God almighty, true and without falsehood, ‘who are rich toward all who call on you’ in truth, ‘fearful in counsels, wise in understanding, mighty and great’: ### Scripture references - Rom 10:12: quotation, high confidence - Ps 145:18 (144:18 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Jer 32:19 (39:19 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 10:12; Ps 145:18 (144:18 LXX); Jer 32:18–19 (39:18–19 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.18.1 (Funk 1:522–524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-18-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.18.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-18-2 - Source: Funk 1:524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to fill the deacon with the Spirit, as he did Stephen. ### Greek text εἰσάκουσον προσευχῆς ἡμῶν, κύριε, καὶ ἐνώτισαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐπίφανον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τόνδε, τὸν προχειριζόμενον σοι εἰς διακονίαν, καὶ πλῆσον αὐτὸν πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως, ὡς ἔπλησας Στέφανον τὸν μάρτυρα καὶ μιμητὴν τῶν παθημάτων τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου· ### English translation (Claude) ‘hear our prayer, O Lord, and give ear to our supplication,’ and ‘make your face shine upon’ this ‘your servant,’ who is being appointed for you to the diaconate, and fill him with the Spirit and power, as you filled Stephen, the martyr and imitator of the sufferings of your Christ; ### Scripture references - Ps 39:12 (38:13 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Ps 31:16 (30:17 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Acts 6:5: allusion, high confidence - Acts 6:8: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 39:12 (38:13 LXX); 31:16 (30:17 LXX); Acts 6:5, 8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.18.2 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-18-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.18.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-18-3 - Source: Funk 1:524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon who serves well may rise to a higher rank. ### Greek text καὶ καταξίωσον αὐτόν, εὐαρέστως λειτουργήσαντα τὴν ἐγχειρισθεῖσαν αὐτῷ διακονίαν ἀτρέπτως, ἀμέμπτως, ἀνεγκλήτως, μείζονος ἀξιωθῆναι βαθμοῦ διὰ τῆς μεσιτείας τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας᾽ ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) and count him worthy, when he has ministered acceptably, steadfastly, blamelessly and irreproachably the diaconate entrusted to him, to be counted worthy of a higher rank, through the mediation of your only-begotten Son, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 3:13: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 3:13. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.18.3 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-18-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.19.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-19-1 - Source: Funk 1:524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Bartholomew gives the rite for a deaconess. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ διακονίσσης Βαρθολομαῖος διατάσσομαι. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning a deaconess, I, Bartholomew, ordain: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.19.1 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-19-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.19.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-19-2 - Source: Funk 1:524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop lays hands on the deaconess. ### Greek text ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ἐπιθήσεις αὐτῇ τὰς χεῖρας, παρεστῶτος τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου καὶ τῶν διακόνων καὶ τῶν διακονισσῶν, καὶ ἐρεῖς· ### English translation (Claude) O bishop, you shall lay your hands on her, with the presbytery and the deacons and the deaconesses standing by, and you shall say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.19.2 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-19-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.20.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-20-1 - Source: Funk 1:524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God, who filled prophetesses with the Spirit and had women keep the sanctuary gates, is invoked for the deaconess. ### Greek text Ὁ θεὸς ὃ αἰώνιος, ὁ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃ ἀνδρὸς καὶ γυναικὸς δημιουργός, ὃ πληρώσας πνεύματος Μαριὰμ καὶ Δεββῶραν καὶ Ἄνναν καὶ Ὀλδάν, ὃ μὴ ἀπαξιώσας τὸν μονογενῆ σου υἱὸν γεννηθῆναι ἐκ γυναικός, ὃ καὶ ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου καὶ ἐν τῷ ναῷ προχειρισάμενος τὰς φρουροὺς τῶν ἁγίων σου πυλῶν· ### English translation (Claude) “O eternal God, ‘the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,’ Creator of man and woman, who filled with the Spirit Miriam and Deborah and Hannah and Huldah, who did not disdain that your only-begotten Son should be born of a woman, who also in the tent of witness and in the temple appointed women as keepers of your holy gates: ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 1:3: quotation, medium confidence - Exod 15:20: allusion, high confidence - Judg 4:4: allusion, high confidence - 1 Sam 2:1: allusion, medium confidence - 2 Kgs 22:14: allusion, high confidence - Gal 4:4: allusion, high confidence - Exod 38:8: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Sam 2:22: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Cor 1:3; Exod 15:20; Judg 4:4; 1 Sam 2:1; 2 Kgs 22:14; Gal 4:4; Exod 38:8; 1 Sam 2:22. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.20.1 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-20-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.20.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-20-2 - Source: Funk 1:524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to give the deaconess the Holy Spirit for her work. ### Greek text αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὴν δούλην σου τήνδε τὴν προχειριζομένην εἰς διακονίαν, καὶ δὸς αὐτῇ πνεῦμα ἅγιον καὶ καθάρισον αὐτὴν ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ σαρκὸς καὶ πνεύματος πρὸς τὸ ἐπαξίως ἐπιτελεῖν αὐτὴν τὸ ἐγχειρισθὲν αὐτῇ ἔργον εἰς δόξαν σὴν καὶ ἔπαινον τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα καὶ προσκύνησις καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) look now too upon this your handmaid, who is being appointed to the diaconate, and give her the Holy Spirit, and ‘cleanse her from all defilement of flesh and spirit,’ so that she may worthily accomplish the work entrusted to her, to your glory and the praise of your Christ, with whom be glory and worship to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - 2 Cor 7:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Cor 7:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.20.2 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-11-1/#p-8-20-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.21.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-1 - Source: Funk 1:524 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Thomas gives the rite for subdeacons. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ ὑποδιακόνων ἐγὼ Θωμᾶς διατάσσομαι ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning subdeacons, I, Thomas, ordain for you the bishops: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.21.1 (Funk 1:524; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.21.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-2 - Source: Funk 1:524–526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop lays hands on the subdeacon. ### Greek text ὑποδιάκονον χειροτονῶν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ἐπιθήσεις ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ τὰς χεῖρας καὶ ἐρεῖς· ### English translation (Claude) When you ordain a subdeacon, O bishop, you shall lay your hands on him and say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.21.2 (Funk 1:524–526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.21.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-3 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God, who appointed guardians of the sanctuary vessels, is invoked. ### Greek text Δέσποτα θεέ, οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς δημιουργὲ καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς, ὁ καὶ ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ τοῦ μαρτυρίου τοὺς νεωκόρους ἀναδείξας τῶν ἁγίων σου σκευῶν φύλακας ### English translation (Claude) “Master God, Creator of heaven and earth and of all that is in them, who also in the tent of witness appointed the temple-servants as guardians of your holy vessels: ### Scripture references - Num 3:31: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Num 3:31; 18:3. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.21.3 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.21.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-4 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The subdeacon is to handle the sacred vessels worthily. ### Greek text αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἐπίβλεψον ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τόνδε, τὸν προχειρισθέντα ὑποδιάκονον, καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ πνεῦμα ἅγιον πρὸς τὸ ἐπαξίως ἐφάπτεσθαι τῶν λειτουργικῶν σου σκευῶν καὶ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου διαπαντὸς διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθʼ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) look now too upon this your servant, who has been appointed subdeacon, and give him the Holy Spirit, so that he may worthily handle your liturgical vessels and do your will always, through your Christ, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.21.4 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-21-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.22.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-1 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Matthew gives the rite for readers. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ ἀναγνωστῶν ἐγὼ Ματθαῖος ὁ καὶ Λευὶς ὅ ποτε τελώνης διατάσσομαι. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning readers, I, Matthew, also called Levi, once a tax collector, ordain: ### Scripture references - Matt 9:9: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 9:9; Mark 2:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.22.1 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.22.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-2 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop lays his hand on the reader. ### Greek text ἀναγνώστην προχείρισαι ἐπιθεὶς αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα, καὶ ἐπευξάμενος πρὸς τὸν θεὸν λέγε· ### English translation (Claude) Appoint a reader by laying your hand on him, and praying to God say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.22.2 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.22.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-3 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God is asked to give the reader a prophetic spirit. ### Greek text Ὁ θεὸς ὁ αἰώνιος, ὃ πολὺς ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς, ὁ τὴν τοῦ κόσμου σύστασιν διὰ τῶν ἐνεργουμένων φανεροποιήσας καὶ τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν σου διαφυλάττων· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τὸν ἐγχειριζόμενον τὰς ἁγίας σου γραφὰς ἀναγινώσκειν τῷ λαῷ σου, καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ πνεῦμα ἅγιον, πνεῦμα προφητικόν· ### English translation (Claude) “O eternal God, abundant ‘in mercy and compassion,’ who made manifest the constitution of the world through the things that are wrought, and who guard the number of your elect: look now too upon your servant who is entrusted with reading your holy Scriptures to your people, and give him the Holy Spirit, a prophetic spirit; ### Scripture references - Ps 86:15 (85:15 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Rom 1:20: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 86:15 (85:15 LXX); Rom 1:20. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.22.3 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.22.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-4 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God, who made Ezra wise to read the law, is asked to make the reader wise. ### Greek text ὃ σοφίσας Ἔσδραν τὸν θεράποντά σου ἐπὶ τὸ ἀναγινώσκειν τοὺς νόμους σου τῷ λαῷ σου, καὶ νῦν παρακαλούμενος ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν σόφισον τὸν δοῦλόν σου καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ, ἀκατάγνωστον διανύσαντα τὸ ἐγχειρισθὲν αὐτῷ ἔργον, ἄξιον ἀναδειχθῆναι μείζονος βαθμοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) you who made Ezra your servant wise to read your laws to your people, now too, at our entreaty, make your servant wise, and grant that, when he has completed blamelessly the work entrusted to him, he may be shown worthy of a higher rank, through Christ, with whom be glory and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Neh 8:1–8: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Neh 8:1–8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.22.4 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-22-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.23.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-1 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: James son of Alphaeus legislates on confessors. ### Greek text Ἰάκωβος δὲ ὁ Ἀλφαίου κἀγὼ διατάσσομαι περὶ ὁμολογητῶν. ### English translation (Claude) And I, James the son of Alphaeus, ordain concerning confessors: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.23.1 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.23.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-2 - Source: Funk 1:526 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Confessors are honored but not ordained by virtue of their confession. ### Greek text ὁμολογητὴς οὐ χειροτονεῖται, γνώμης γὰρ τοῦτο καὶ ὑπομονῆς᾽ τιμῆς δὲ μεγάλης ἐπάξιος ὡς ὁμολογήσας τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν καὶ βασιλέων. ### English translation (Claude) A confessor is not ordained, for this is a matter of will and endurance; but he is worthy of great honor, as having confessed the name of God and of his Christ “before nations and kings.” ### Scripture references - Acts 9:15: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 9 (Apostolic Tradition): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Acts 9:15. Contrast Apostolic Tradition 9, where a confessor has the rank of presbyter without the laying on of hands. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.23.2 (Funk 1:526; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.23.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-3 - Source: Funk 1:526–528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A confessor needed for the clergy is ordained. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ χρεία αὐτοῦ ᾖ εἰς ἐπίσκοπον ἢ πρεσβύτερον ἢ διάκονον, χειροτονεῖται. ### English translation (Claude) But if he is needed as a bishop or presbyter or deacon, he is ordained. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.23.3 (Funk 1:526–528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.23.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-4 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A confessor who claims clerical rank without ordination is deposed. ### Greek text εἰ δέ τις ὁμολογητὴς μὴ χειροτονηθεὶς ἁρπάσῃ ἑαυτῷ ἀξίωμά τι τοιοῦτον ὡς διὰ τὴν ὁμολογίαν, οὗτος καθαιρείσθω καὶ ἀποβαλλέσθω· οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν, ἐπείπερ ἤρνηται τὴν Χριστοῦ διάταξιν καὶ ἔστιν ἀπίστου χείρων. ### English translation (Claude) And if any confessor who has not been ordained seizes for himself any such rank on account of his confession, let him be deposed and cast out; for he is not such, since he has denied the ordinance of Christ, and “is worse than an unbeliever.” ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:8: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 5:8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.23.4 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-23-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.24.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-24-1 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: James legislates on virgins. ### Greek text Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ παρθένων. ### English translation (Claude) The same, concerning virgins: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.24.1 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-24-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.24.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-24-2 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Virgins are not ordained; virginity is a free choice that does not disparage marriage. ### Greek text παρθένος οὐ χειροτονεῖται, ἐπιταγὴν γὰρ κυρίου οὐκ ἔχομεν· γνώμης γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἔπαθλον, οὐκ ἐπὶ διαβολῇ τοῦ γάμου, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπὶ σχολῇ τῆς εὐσεβείας. ### English translation (Claude) A virgin is not ordained, for “we have no command of the Lord”; for the prize belongs to the will, not as a slander against marriage but for the sake of leisure for piety. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 7:25: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 7:25. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.24.2 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-24-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.25.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-1 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Lebbaeus legislates on widows. ### Greek text Κἀγὼ Λεββαῖος ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Θαδδαῖος τάδε περὶ χηρῶν διατάσσομαι. ### English translation (Claude) And I, Lebbaeus, surnamed Thaddaeus, ordain these things concerning widows: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.25.1 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.25.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-2 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A widow of long standing and good life is enrolled among the widows, not ordained. ### Greek text χήρα οὐ χειροτονεῖται, ἀλλ᾿ εἰ μὲν ἐκ πολλοῦ ἀπέβαλεν τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ σωφρόνως καὶ ἀκαταγνώστως ἔζησεν καὶ τῶν οἰκείων ἄριστα ἐπεμελήθη, ὡς Ἰουδὶθ καὶ Ἄννα αἱ σεμνόταται, κατατασσέσθω εἰς τὸ χηρικόν. ### English translation (Claude) A widow is not ordained; but if she lost her husband long ago, and has lived chastely and blamelessly, and has taken excellent care of her household, like Judith and Hannah, most worthy of reverence, let her be enrolled in the order of widows. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:9–10: allusion, medium confidence - Luke 2:36–37: allusion, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Jdt 8:4-8 (Judith): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 5:9–10; Luke 2:36–37; Jdt 8:4–8. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.25.2 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.25.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-3 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A recently widowed woman must first be tested by time. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ νεωστὶ ἀπέβαλεν τὸν ὁμόζυγον, μὴ πιστευέσθω, ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ νεότης κρινέσθω᾽ τὰ γὰρ πάθη ἔσθ᾽ ὅτε καὶ συγγηρᾷ ἀνθρώποις, μὴ ὑπὸ κρείττονος χαλινοῦ εἰργόμενα. ### English translation (Claude) But if she has recently lost her spouse, let her not be trusted, but let her youth be judged by time; for the passions sometimes grow old together with men, if they are not restrained by a stronger bridle. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:11: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. 1 Tim 5:11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.25.3 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-25-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.26.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-1 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Lebbaeus legislates on exorcists. ### Greek text Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ ἐπορκιστοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) The same, concerning an exorcist: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.26.1 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.26.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-2 - Source: Funk 1:528 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Exorcists are not ordained, for their gift comes from God and is evident to all. ### Greek text ἐπορκιστὴς οὐ χειροτονεῖται, εὐνοίας γὰρ ἑκουσίου τὸ ἔπαθλον καὶ χάριτος θεοῦ διὰ Χριστοῦ ἐπιφοιτήσει τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος· ὃ γὰρ λαβὼν χάρισμα ἰαμάτων δι᾽ ἀποκαλύψεως ὑπὸ θεοῦ ἀναδείκνυται, φανερᾶς οὔσης πᾶσιν τῆς ἐν αὐτῷ χάριτος. ### English translation (Claude) An exorcist is not ordained; for the prize belongs to voluntary good will and to the grace of God through Christ by the visitation of the Holy Spirit; for he who has received a gift of healing is shown forth by God through revelation, the grace in him being manifest to all. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 12:9: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 12:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.26.2 (Funk 1:528; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.26.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-3 - Source: Funk 1:528–530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: An exorcist needed for the clergy is ordained. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ χρεία αὐτοῦ γένηται εἰς ἐπίσκοπον ἢ πρεσβύτερον ἢ διάκονον, χειροτονεῖται. ### English translation (Claude) But if he is needed as a bishop or presbyter or deacon, he is ordained. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.26.3 (Funk 1:528–530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-26-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.27.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-1 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Simon legislates on the number of bishops required to ordain a bishop. ### Greek text Σίμων δὲ ὁ Κανανίτης κἀγὼ διατάσσομαι, ὑπὸ πόσων ὀφείλει χειροτονεῖσθαι ὃ ἐπίσκοπος. ### English translation (Claude) And I, Simon the Cananaean, ordain by how many a bishop ought to be ordained. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.27.1 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.27.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-2 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A bishop must be ordained by at least two bishops. ### Greek text ἐπίσκοπος ὑπὸ τριῶν ἢ δύο ἐπισκόπων χειροτονείσθωʼ ἐὰν δέ τις ὑπὸ ἑνὸς χειροτονηθῇ ἐπισκόπου, καθαιρείσθω καὶ αὐτὸς καὶ ὃ χειροτονήσας αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) Let a bishop be ordained by three or two bishops; and if anyone is ordained by one bishop, let both him and the one who ordained him be deposed. ### Translation notes - Cf. Apostolic Canon 1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.27.2 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.27.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-3 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: In necessity one bishop may ordain with the written consent of others. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ ἀνάγκη καταλάβῃ ὑπὸ ἑνὸς χειροτονηθῆναι διὰ τὸ μὴ δύνασθαι πλείονας παραγενέσθαι, διωγμοῦ ὄντος ἢ ἄλλης τοιαύτης αἰτίας, ψήφισμα κομιζέτω τῆς ἐπιτροπῆς πλειόνων ἐπισκόπων. ### English translation (Claude) But if necessity compels him to be ordained by one, because more cannot be present, there being persecution or some other such cause, let him bring a decree of permission from more bishops. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.27.3 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-27-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-1 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Rules on the powers of each order follow. ### Greek text Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ κανόνων. ### English translation (Claude) The same, concerning canons: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.1 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-2 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop blesses, ordains and offers, and may depose any cleric but a bishop. ### Greek text ἐπίσκοπος εὐλογεῖ, οὐκ εὐλογεῖται· χειροθετεῖ, χειροτονεῖ, προσφέρει· εὐλογίαν παρὰ ἐπισκόπων λαμβάνει, παρὰ δὲ πρεσβυτέρων οὐδαμῶς. ἐπίσκοπος καθαιρεῖ πάντα κληρικὸν ἄξιον ὄντα καθαιρέσεως πλὴν ἐπισκόπου᾽ μόνος γὰρ οὐχ οἷός τε. ### English translation (Claude) A bishop blesses, he is not blessed; he lays on hands, ordains, offers; he receives a blessing from bishops, but by no means from presbyters. A bishop deposes every cleric who deserves deposition, except a bishop; for that he cannot do alone. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.2 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-3 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The presbyter blesses and excommunicates but does not ordain or depose. ### Greek text πρεσβύτερος εὐλογεῖ, οὐκ εὐλογεῖται, εὐλογίας δέχεται παρὰ ἐπισκόπου καὶ συμπρεσβυτέρου, ὡσαύτως ἐπιδίδωσιν συμπρεσβυτέρῳ· χειροθετεῖ, οὐ χειροτονεῖ, οὐ καθαιρεῖ, ἀφορίζει δὲ τοὺς ὑποβεβηκότας, ἐὰν ὦσιν ὑπεύθυνοι τῇ τοιαύτῃ τιμωρίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) A presbyter blesses, he is not blessed; he receives blessings from a bishop and from a fellow presbyter, and likewise gives them to a fellow presbyter; he lays on hands, he does not ordain; he does not depose, but he excommunicates those under him, if they are liable to such a penalty. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.3 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-4 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon neither blesses, baptizes nor offers, but distributes communion. ### Greek text διάκονος οὐκ εὐλογεῖ· οὐ δίδωσιν εὐλογίαν, λαμβάνει δὲ παρὰ ἐπισκόπου καὶ πρεσβυτέρου· οὐ βαπτίζει, οὐ προσφέρειʼ τοῦ δὲ ἐπισκόπου προσενεγκόντος ἢ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου, αὐτὸς ἐπιδίδωσιν τῷ λαῷ, οὐχ ὡς ἱερεύς, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς διακονούμενος ἱερεῦσιν. ### English translation (Claude) A deacon does not bless, does not give a blessing, but receives one from a bishop and a presbyter; he does not baptize, does not offer; but when the bishop or the presbyter has offered, he himself gives to the people, not as a priest, but as one who ministers to priests. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.4 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-5 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Only deacons may do a deacon's work. ### Greek text τῶν δὲ ἄλλων κληρικῶν τὸ τοῦ διακόνου ἔργον ποιῆσαι οὐδενὶ ἐξόν. ### English translation (Claude) And it is lawful for none of the other clergy to do the work of a deacon. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.5 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-6 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deaconess keeps the doors and assists at the baptism of women. ### Greek text διακόνισσα οὐκ εὐλογεῖ, ἀλλ᾽ οὐδέ τι ὧν ποιοῦσιν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἢ οἱ διάκονοι ἐπιτελεῖ, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ τοῦ φυλάττειν τὰς θύρας καὶ ἐξυπηρετεῖσθαι τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις ἐν τῷ βαπτίζεσθαι τὰς γυναῖκας διὰ τὸ εὐπρεπές. ### English translation (Claude) A deaconess does not bless, nor does she perform any of the things that the presbyters or the deacons do, except to keep the doors and to assist the presbyters when women are baptized, for the sake of decency. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.6 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-7 - Source: Funk 1:530 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A deacon may excommunicate the lower clergy when no presbyter is present. ### Greek text διάκονος ἀφορίζει ὑποδιάκονον, ἀναγνώστην, ψάλτην, διακόνισσαν, ἐὰν ᾖ τι τοιοῦτον μὴ παρόντος πρεσβυτέρου. ### English translation (Claude) A deacon excommunicates a subdeacon, a reader, a singer, a deaconess, if there is any such cause, when no presbyter is present. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.7 (Funk 1:530; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.28.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-8 - Source: Funk 1:530–532 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The lower clergy may not excommunicate. ### Greek text ὑποδιακόνῳ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἀφορίσαι, οὔτε μὴν ἀναγνώστῃ οὔτε ψάλτῃ οὔτε διακονίσσῃ, οὐ κληρικόν, οὐ λαϊκόν· ὑπηρέται γάρ εἰσιν διακόνων. ### English translation (Claude) It is not lawful for a subdeacon to excommunicate, nor yet for a reader or a singer or a deaconess, either a cleric or a layman; for they are servants of the deacons. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.28.8 (Funk 1:530–532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-28-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.29.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-1 - Source: Funk 1:532 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Matthias gives the blessing of water and oil. ### Greek text Περὶ δὲ ὕδατος καὶ ἐλαίου ἐγὼ Ματθίας διατάσσομαι. ### English translation (Claude) Concerning water and oil, I, Matthias, ordain: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.29.1 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.29.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-2 - Source: Funk 1:532 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop, or in his absence a presbyter, blesses water and oil. ### Greek text εὐλογείτω ὃ ἐπίσκοπος τὸ ὕδωρ ἢ τὸ ἔλαιον᾽ ἐὰν δὲ μὴ παρῇ, εὐλογείτω ὃ πρεσβύτερος παρεστῶτος τοῦ διακόνου· ἐπὰν δὲ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος παρῇ, παριστάσθω ὁ πρεσβύτερος καὶ ὃ διάκονος. ### English translation (Claude) Let the bishop bless the water or the oil; and if he is not present, let the presbyter bless it, with the deacon standing by; and when the bishop is present, let the presbyter and the deacon stand by. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.29.2 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.29.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-3 - Source: Funk 1:532 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The prayer asks God to give the water and oil power to heal and drive out demons. ### Greek text λεγέτω δὲ οὕτως· Κύριε Σαβαώθ, ὁ θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, κτίστα τῶν ὑδάτων καὶ χορηγὲ τοῦ ἐλαίου, οἰκτίρμον καὶ φιλάνθρωπε, ὁ δοὺς τὸ ὕδωρ πρὸς πόσιν καὶ κάθαρσιν, καὶ ἔλαιον τοῦ ἱλαρῦναι πρόσωπον εἰς ἀγαλλίαμα εὐφροσύνης· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν διὰ Χριστοῦ ἁγίασον τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦτο καὶ τὸ ἔλαιον ἐπ᾽ ὀνόματι τοῦ προσκομίσαντος ἢ τῆς προσκομισάσης, καὶ δὸς δύναμιν ὑγείας ἐμποιητικήν, νόσων ἀπελαστικήν, δαιμόνων φυγαδευτικήν, πάσης ἐπιβουλῆς διωκτικὴν διὰ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) And let him say thus: “Lord of hosts, God of powers, Creator of the waters and giver of oil, compassionate and loving mankind, who gave water for drinking and cleansing, and ‘oil to make the face cheerful,’ for the exultation of gladness: sanctify now too through Christ this water and this oil, in the name of the man or the woman who has brought it, and give it power to produce health, drive away diseases, put demons to flight, ward off every plot, through ‘Christ our hope,’ with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Ps 104:15 (103:15 LXX): quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 1:1: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 104:15 (103:15 LXX); 1 Tim 1:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.29.3 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-29-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.30.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-30-1 - Source: Funk 1:532 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Matthias legislates on firstfruits and tithes. ### Greek text Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ ἀπαρχῶν καὶ δεκατῶν. ### English translation (Claude) The same, concerning firstfruits and tithes: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.30.1 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-30-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.30.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-30-2 - Source: Funk 1:532 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Firstfruits support the bishop, presbyters and deacons; tithes support the other clergy, virgins, widows and the poor. ### Greek text ἔτι προστάσσω πᾶσαν ἀπαρχὴν προσκομίζεσθαι τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ καὶ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις καὶ τοῖς διακόνοις εἰς διατροφὴν αὐτῶν, πᾶσαν δὲ δεκάτην προσφέρεσθαι εἰς διατροφὴν τῶν λοιπῶν κληρικῶν καὶ τῶν παρθένων καὶ τῶν χηρῶν καὶ τῶν ἐν πενίᾳ ἐξεταζομένων· αἱ γὰρ ἀπαρχαὶ τῶν ἱερέων εἰσὶν καὶ τῶν αὐτοῖς ἐξυπηρετουμένων διακόνων. ### English translation (Claude) I further ordain that all firstfruits be brought to the bishop and the presbyters and the deacons for their sustenance, and that all the tithe be offered for the sustenance of the rest of the clergy and of the virgins and the widows and those tried by poverty; for the firstfruits belong to the priests and to the deacons who minister to them. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.30.2 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-30-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.31.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-1 - Source: Funk 1:532 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Matthias legislates on the leftover blessings. ### Greek text Ὁ αὐτὸς περὶ περισσευμάτων. ### English translation (Claude) The same, concerning what remains: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.31.1 (Funk 1:532; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.31.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-2 - Source: Funk 1:532–534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Leftover blessed bread is shared among the clergy by rank. ### Greek text τὰς περισσευούσας ἐν τοῖς μυστικοῖς εὐλογίας κατὰ γνώμην τοῦ ἐπισκόπου ἢ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων οἱ διάκονοι διανεμέτωσαν τῷ κλήρῳ, τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ μέρη τέσσαρα, πρεσβυτέρῳ μέρη τρία, διακόνῳ μέρη δύο, τοῖς δὲ ἄλλοις, ὑποδιακόνοις ἢ ἀναγνώσταις ἢ ψάλταις ἢ διακονίσσαις, μέρος ἕν. ### English translation (Claude) The eulogiae left over at the mysteries let the deacons distribute to the clergy, at the discretion of the bishop or the presbyters: to the bishop four parts, to a presbyter three parts, to a deacon two parts, and to the others, subdeacons or readers or singers or deaconesses, one part. ### Translation notes - The eulogiae (εὐλογίαι) are the blessed portions left over from the offering. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.31.2 (Funk 1:532–534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.31.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-3 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Each order is honored by rank, for the church teaches good order. ### Greek text Τοῦτο γὰρ καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἕχαστον τιμᾶσθαι κατὰ τὴν αὐτοῦ ἀξίαν· ἡ γὰρ ἐκκλησία οὐκ ἀταξίας, ἀλλ᾽ εὐταξίας ἐστὶ διδασκαλεῖον. ### English translation (Claude) “For this is good and acceptable before God,” that each be honored according to his rank; for the church is a school not of disorder but of good order. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 2:3: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 14:33: allusion, medium confidence - 1 Cor 14:40: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 2:3; 1 Cor 14:33, 40. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.31.3 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-31-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-1 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Paul gives the rules for admitting converts. ### Greek text Κἀγὼ Παῦλος ὁ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐλάχιστος, τάδε διατάσσομαι ὑμῖν τοῖς ἐπισκόποις καὶ πρεσβυτέροις περὶ κανόνων. ### English translation (Claude) And I, Paul, “the least of the apostles,” ordain these things for you the bishops and presbyters concerning canons. ### Scripture references - 1 Cor 15:9: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 15-16 (Apostolic Tradition): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Cor 15:9. Chapter 32 reworks Apostolic Tradition 15–16. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.1 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-2 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: New inquirers are examined on their motives, conduct and status. ### Greek text οἱ πρώτως προσιόντες τῷ μυστηρίῳ τῆς εὐσεβείας διὰ τῶν διακόνων προσαγέσθωσαν τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ ἢ τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις, καὶ τὰς αἰτίας ἐξεταζέσθωσαν, οὗ χάριν προσῆλθον τῷ κυριακῷ λόγῳ, οἵ τε προσενεγκόντες μαρτυρείτωσαν αὐτοῖς, ἀκριβώσαντες τὰ κατ᾽ αὐτούς. ἐξεταζέσθωσαν δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ τρόποι καὶ ὃ βίος καὶ εἰ δοῦλοί εἰσιν ἢ ἐλεύθεροι. ### English translation (Claude) Those who come for the first time to the mystery of piety, let them be brought by the deacons to the bishop or to the presbyters, and let them be examined as to the reasons for which they have come to the Lord's word; and let those who brought them testify about them, having inquired carefully into their affairs. And let their manners and their life be examined, and whether they are slaves or free. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.2 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-3 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A slave's admission depends on his master's testimony, if the master is a believer. ### Greek text καὶ ἐὰν ἦ τις δοῦλος, ἐρωτάσθω, οὗ δεσπότου, καὶ ἐὰν πιστοῦ δοῦλος ᾖ, ἐρωτάσθω ὃ κύριος αὐτοῦ, εἰ μαρτυρεῖ αὐτῷ᾽ ἐὰν δὲ μή, ἀποβαλλέσθω, ἕως ἂν ἑαυτὸν ἄξιον ἐπιδείξῃ τῷ δεσπότῃ· εἰ δὲ μαρτυρεῖ αὐτῷ, προσδεχέσθω. εἰ δὲ ἐθνικοῦ ᾖ οἰκέτης, διδασκέσθω εὐαρεστεῖν τῷ δεσπότῃ, ἵνα μὴ βλασφημῆται ὁ λόγος. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone is a slave, let him be asked whose slave he is; and if he is the slave of a believer, let his master be asked whether he testifies for him; if not, let him be rejected until he shows himself worthy to his master; but if he testifies for him, let him be received. But if he is the household slave of a pagan, let him be taught “to please his master, so that the word may not be blasphemed.” ### Scripture references - Titus 2:9: quotation, high confidence - 1 Tim 6:1: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Titus 2:9; 1 Tim 6:1. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.3 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-4 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Married converts must be faithful; the unmarried must avoid immorality and marry lawfully. ### Greek text εἰ μὲν οὖν ἔχει γυναῖκα ἢ ἡ γυνὴ ἄνδρα, διδασκέσθωσαν ἀρκεῖσθαι ἑαυτοῖς· εἰ δὲ ἄγαμοί εἰσιν, μανθανέτωσαν μὴ πορνεύειν, ἀλλὰ γαμεῖν νόμῳ. ### English translation (Claude) If, then, he has a wife or she a husband, let them be taught to be content with each other; and if they are unmarried, let them learn not to commit sexual immorality but to marry lawfully. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.4 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-5 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: A believing master who does not let his slaves marry is excommunicated. ### Greek text εἰ δὲ ὃ δεσπότης αὐτοῦ, πιστὸς ὧν καὶ εἰδώς, ὅτι πορνεύει, οὐ δίδωσιν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα ἢ τῇ γυναικὶ ἄνδρα, ἀφοριζέσθω. ### English translation (Claude) But if his master, being a believer and knowing that he commits sexual immorality, does not give him a wife, or the woman a husband, let him be excommunicated. ### Translation notes - “Let him be excommunicated” refers to the master. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.5 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-6 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The possessed are taught but not admitted to communion until cleansed. ### Greek text ἐὰν δέ τις δαίμονα ἔχῃ, διδασκέσθω μὲν τὴν εὐσέβειαν, μὴ προσδεχέσθω δὲ εἰς κοινωνίαν, πρὶν ἂν καθαρισθῇ᾽ εἰ δὲ θάνατος κατεπείγοι, προσδεχέσθω. ### English translation (Claude) And if anyone has a demon, let him be taught piety, but not received into communion until he has been cleansed; but if death is imminent, let him be received. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.6 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-7 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Brothel-keepers and prostitutes must give up their trade. ### Greek text εἴ τις πορνοβοσκός, ἢ παυσάσθω τοῦ μαστροπεύειν ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. πόρνη προσιοῦσα ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. ### English translation (Claude) If anyone is a brothel-keeper, let him either cease from pandering or be rejected. A prostitute who comes, let her either cease or be rejected. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.7 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-8 - Source: Funk 1:534 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Idol-makers must give up their trade. ### Greek text εἰδωλοποιὸς προσιὼν ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. ### English translation (Claude) A maker of idols who comes, let him either cease or be rejected. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.8 (Funk 1:534; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.32.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-9 - Source: Funk 1:534–538 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Actors, gladiators, soldiers, magicians, concubines and others are admitted only on giving up their practices; catechumens are instructed for three years. ### Greek text τῶν ἐπὶ σκηνῆς ἐάν τις προσίῃ ἀνὴρ ἢ γυνὴ ἢ ἡνίοχος ἢ μονομάχος ἢ σταδιοδρόμος ἢ λουδεμπιστὴς ἢ ὀλυμπικὸς ἢ χοραύλης ἢ κιθαριστὴς ἢ λυριστὴς ἢ ὃ τὴν ὄρχησιν ἐπιδεικνύμενος ἢ κάπηλος, ἢ παυσάσθωσαν ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθωσαν. στρατιώτης προσιὼν διδασκέσθω μὴ ἀδικεῖν, μὴ συκοφαντεῖν, ἀρκεῖσθαι δὲ τοῖς διδομένοις ὀψωνίοις πειθόμενος προσδεχέσθω, ἀντιλέγων δὲ ἀποβαλλέσθω. ἀῤῥητοποιός, κίναιδος, βλάξ, μάγος, ἐπαοιδός, ἀστρολόγος, μάντις, θηρεπῳδός, λῶταξ, ὀχλαγωγός, περιάμματα ποιῶν, περικαθαίρων, οἰωνιστής, συμβολοδείκτης, παλμῶν ἑρμηνεύς, φυλαττόμενος ἐν συναντήσει λώβας ὄψεως ἢ ποδῶν ἢ ὀρνίθων ἢ γαλῶν ἢ ἐπιφωνήσεων ἢ παρακροαμάτων συμβολικῶν, χρόνῳ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν, δυσέκνιπτος γὰρ ἡ κακία· παυσάμενοι οὖν προσδεχέσθωσαν, μὴ πειθόμενοι δὲ ἀποβαλλέσθωσαν. παλλακή τινος ἀπίστου δούλη, ἐκείνῳ μόνῳ σχολάζουσα, προσδεχέσθω· εἰ δὲ καὶ πρὸς ἄλλους ἀσελγαίνει, ἀποβαλλέσθω. πιστὸς ἐὰν ἔχῃ παλλακήν, εἰ μὲν δούλην, παυσάσθω καὶ νόμῳ γαμείτω, εἰ δὲ ἐλευθέραν, ἐκγαμείτω αὐτὴν νόμῳ· εἰ δὲ μή, ἀποβαλλέσθω. (ἐὰν δὲ καὶ πιστὴ δούλῳ συναφθῇ, ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω.) ἑλληνικοῖς τις ἔθεσιν ἐξακολουθῶν ἢ ἰουδαϊκοῖς μύθοις ἢ μεταθέσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. θεατρομανίᾳ εἰ τις πρόσκειται ἢ κυνηγίοις ἢ ἱπποδρομίοις ἢ ἀγῶσιν, ἢ παυσάσθω ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθω. ὁ μέλλων κατηχεῖσθαι τρία ἔτη κατηχείσθω᾽ εἰ δὲ σπουδαῖός τις ἢ καὶ εὔνοιαν ἔχῃ περὶ τὸ πρᾶγμα, προσδεχέσθω, ὅτι οὐχ ὃ χρόνος, ἀλλ ὃ τρόπος κρίνεται. ὃ διδάσκων εἰ καὶ λαϊκὸς ᾖ, ἔμπειρος δὲ τοῦ λόγου καὶ τὸν τρόπον σεμνός, διδασκέτω· ἔσονται γὰρ πάντες διδακτοὶ θεοῦ. Πᾶς πιστὸς ἢ πιστὴ ἕωθεν ἀναστάντες ἐξ ὕπνου πρὸ τοῦ ἔργον ἐπιτελέσαι νιψάμενοι προσευχέσθωσαν᾽ εἰ δέ τις λόγου κατήχησις γένηται, προτιμησάτωσαν τοῦ ἔργου τὸν λόγον τῆς εὐσεβείας. ὃ πιστὸς ἢ ἡ πιστὴ τοῖς οἰκέταις εὐμενῶς προσεχέτωσαν, καθὼς καὶ ἐν τοῖς προλαβοῦσιν διεταξάμεθα καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐπιστολαῖς ἐδιδάξαμεν. ### English translation (Claude) If anyone of those on the stage comes, man or woman, or a charioteer or a gladiator or a runner or a trainer of gladiators or an Olympic competitor or a flute player for the chorus or a cithara player or a lyre player or one who performs dances or a tavern keeper, let them either cease or be rejected. [10] A soldier who comes, let him be taught “not to do injustice, not to accuse falsely, but to be content with the wages given”; if he obeys, let him be received, but if he objects, let him be rejected. [11] One who commits unspeakable acts, a sodomite, an effeminate man, a magician, an enchanter, an astrologer, a soothsayer, a charmer of beasts, a juggler, a crowd-drawer, a maker of amulets, one who performs purifications, an augur, an interpreter of signs, an interpreter of twitchings, one who on meeting someone watches for defects of the eye or the feet, or for birds or weasels, or for utterances or sounds as omens: let these be tested by time, for the wickedness is hard to wash out; if they cease, let them be received, but if they do not obey, let them be rejected. [12] A concubine, the slave of some unbeliever, who devotes herself to him alone, let her be received; but if she is wanton with others as well, let her be rejected. [13] A believer who has a concubine, if she is a slave, let him cease and marry lawfully; if she is free, let him marry her lawfully; and if not, let him be rejected. (And if a believing woman is joined to a slave, let her either cease or be rejected.) [14] One who follows pagan customs or Jewish fables, let him either change his mind or be rejected. [15] If anyone is devoted to madness for the theater or to hunting shows or horse races or contests, let him either cease or be rejected. [16] Let him who is to be catechized be catechized for three years; but if anyone is earnest and has good will toward the matter, let him be received, because it is not the time but the manner of life that is judged. [17] He who teaches, even if he is a layman, if he is experienced in the word and dignified in manner, let him teach; “for they shall all be taught by God.” [18] Let every believing man or woman, rising from sleep at dawn, before doing any work, wash and pray; and if there is any catechesis of the word, let them prefer the word of piety to their work. [19] Let the believing man or woman treat their household slaves kindly, as we have ordained in what precedes and have taught in our letters. ### Scripture references - Luke 3:14: quotation, high confidence - Titus 1:14: allusion, medium confidence - John 6:45: quotation, high confidence - Isa 54:13: quotation, medium confidence - Eph 6:9: allusion, medium confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 16-17 (Apostolic Tradition): allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10–19 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. The meaning of some trades in the list (λουδεμπιστής, “trainer of gladiators”) is uncertain. - Cf. Apostolic Tradition 16–17, 41. Luke 3:14; Titus 1:14; John 6:45 (Isa 54:13); Eph 6:9. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.32.9 (Funk 1:534–538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-32-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-1 - Source: Funk 1:538 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Paul and Peter legislate on slaves' days of rest. ### Greek text Ἐγὼ Παῦλος καὶ ἐγὼ Πέτρος διατασσόμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) I, Paul, and I, Peter, ordain: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.1 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-2 - Source: Funk 1:538 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves rest on Saturday and Sunday to attend church. ### Greek text ἐργαζέσθωσαν οἱ δοῦλοι πέντε ἡμέρας, σάββατον δὲ καὶ κυριακὴν σχολαζέτωσαν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ διὰ τὴν διδασκαλίαν τῆς εὐσεβείας· τὸ μὲν γὰρ σάββατον εἴπομεν δημιουργίας λόγον ἔχειν, τὴν δὲ κυριακὴν ἀναστάσεως. ### English translation (Claude) Let the slaves work five days, but on the Sabbath and the Lord's day let them have leisure in the church for the teaching of piety; for we have said that the Sabbath has the meaning of creation, and the Lord's day that of the resurrection. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.2 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-3 - Source: Funk 1:538 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves rest during Holy Week and Easter week. ### Greek text τὴν μεγάλην ἑβδομάδα πᾶσαν καὶ τὴν μετ᾽ αὐτὴν ἀργείτωσαν οἱ δοῦλοι, ὅτι ἡ μὲν πάθους ἐστίν, ἡ δὲ ἀναστάσεως, καὶ χρεία διδασκαλίας, τίς ὁ παθὼν καὶ ἀναστὰς ἢ τίς ὁ συγχωρήσας ἢ καὶ ἀναστήσας. ### English translation (Claude) The whole of the great week and the week after it let the slaves rest, because the one is the week of the passion and the other of the resurrection, and there is need of teaching who it is that suffered and rose, and who it is that permitted it and raised him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.3 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-4 - Source: Funk 1:538 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves rest on the Ascension. ### Greek text τὴν ἀνάληψιν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὸ πέρας τῆς κατὰ Χριστὸν οἰκονομίας. ### English translation (Claude) On the Ascension let them rest, because of the completion of the dispensation in Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.4 (Funk 1:538; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-5 - Source: Funk 1:538–540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves rest on Pentecost. ### Greek text τὴν πεντηκοστὴν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὴν παρουσίαν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος τὴν δωρηθεῖσαν τοῖς πιστεύσασιν εἰς Χριστόν. ### English translation (Claude) On Pentecost let them rest, because of the coming of the Holy Spirit given to those who have believed in Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.5 (Funk 1:538–540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-6 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves rest on Christmas. ### Greek text τὴν τῶν γενεθλίων ἑορτὴν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὸ ἐν αὐτῇ τὴν ἀπροσδόκητον χάριν δεδόσθαι ἀνθρώποις, γεννηθῆναι τὸν τοῦ θεοῦ λόγον Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐκ Μαρίας τῆς παρθένου ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ κόσμου. ### English translation (Claude) On the feast of the Nativity let them rest, because on it the unexpected grace was given to men, that the Word of God, Jesus Christ, was born of Mary the virgin for the salvation of the world. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.6 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-7 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves rest on the Epiphany and the apostles' days. ### Greek text τὴν τῶν ἐπιφανίων ἑορτὴν ἀργείτωσαν διὰ τὸ ἐν αὐτῇ ἀνάδειξιν γεγενῆσθαι τῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ θεότητος, μαρτυρήσαντος αὐτῷ τοῦ πατρὸς ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι καὶ τοῦ παρακλήτου ἐν εἴδει περιστερᾶς ὑποδείξαντος τοῖς παρεστῶσι τὸν μαρτυρηθέντα. τὰς ἡμέρας τῶν ἀποστόλων ἀργείτωσαν᾽· διδάσκαλοι γὰρ ὑμῶν εἰς Χριστὸν κατέστησαν καὶ πνεύματος ὑμᾶς ἠξίωσαν ἁγίου. ### English translation (Claude) On the feast of the Epiphany let them rest, because on it took place the manifestation of the divinity of Christ, the Father bearing witness to him at the baptism and the Paraclete, in the form of a dove, pointing out to those standing by the one to whom witness was borne. [8] On the days of the apostles let them rest; for they were appointed your teachers unto Christ and counted you worthy of the Holy Spirit. ### Scripture references - Matt 3:16–17: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section number 8 was lost in the OCR; “[8]” marks where it begins. Matt 3:16–17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.7 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.33.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-9 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Slaves rest on the feasts of Stephen and the martyrs. ### Greek text τὴν ἡμέραν Στεφάνου τοῦ πρωτομάρτυρος ἀργείτωσαν καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν ἁγίων μαρτύρων τῶν προτιμησάντων Χριστὸν τῆς ἑαυτῶν ζωῆς. ### English translation (Claude) On the day of Stephen the first martyr let them rest, and of the other holy martyrs who preferred Christ to their own life. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.33.9 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-33-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-1 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The hours of daily prayer are set. ### Greek text Εὐχὰς ἐπιτελεῖτε ὄρθρου καὶ τρίτῃ ὥρᾳ καὶ ἕκτῃ καὶ ἐνάτῃ καὶ ἑσπέρᾳ καὶ ἀλεκτοροφωνίᾳ᾽ ### English translation (Claude) Offer prayers at dawn, and at the third hour and the sixth and the ninth, and in the evening, and at cockcrow: ### Extrabiblical texts - Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 41 (Apostolic Tradition): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Apostolic Tradition 41. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.1 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-2 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Morning prayer gives thanks for the light. ### Greek text ὄρθρου μὲν εὐχαριστοῦντες, ὅτι ἐφώτισεν ὑμῖν ὁ κύριος, παραγαγὼν τὴν νύκτα καὶ ἐπαγαγὼν τὴν ἡμέραν ### English translation (Claude) at dawn, giving thanks that the Lord has given you light, having led away the night and brought on the day; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.2 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-3 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The third hour recalls Christ's sentence. ### Greek text τρίτῃ δέ, ὅτε ἀπόφασιν ἐν αὐτῇ ὑπὸ Πιλάτου ἔλαβεν ὃ κύριος· ### English translation (Claude) at the third hour, because at it the Lord received his sentence from Pilate; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.3 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-4 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The sixth hour recalls the crucifixion. ### Greek text ἕκτῃ δέ, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῇ ἐσταυρώθη· ### English translation (Claude) at the sixth, because at it he was crucified; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.4 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-5 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The ninth hour recalls the trembling of creation at the crucifixion. ### Greek text ἐνάτῃ δέ, ὅτι πάντα κεκίνητο τοῦ δεσπότου σταυρουμένου, φρίττοντα τὴν τόλμαν τῶν δυσσεβῶν Ἰουδαίων, μὴ φέροντα τοῦ κυρίου τὴν ὕβριν᾽ ### English translation (Claude) at the ninth, because all things were shaken when the Master was crucified, shuddering at the audacity of the impious Jews and not bearing the outrage done to the Lord; ### Scripture references - Matt 27:51: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - The polemic is the work's own. Matt 27:51. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.5 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-6 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Evening prayer gives thanks for rest. ### Greek text ἑσπέρᾳ δὲ εὐχαριστοῦντες, ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀνάπαυσιν ἔδωκεν τῶν μεθημερινῶν κόπων τὴν νύκτα· ### English translation (Claude) in the evening, giving thanks that he has given you the night for rest from the labors of the day; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.6 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-7 - Source: Funk 1:540 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Cockcrow prayer welcomes the day. ### Greek text ἀλεκτρυόνων δὲ κραυγῇ διὰ τὸ τὴν ὥραν εὐαγγελίζεσθαι τὴν παρουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας εἰς ἐργασίαν τῶν τοῦ φωτὸς ἔργων. ### English translation (Claude) and at the crowing of the cocks, because that hour brings the good news of the coming of the day for the doing of the works of the light. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.7 (Funk 1:540; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-8 - Source: Funk 1:540–542 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: If the church cannot be used, the faithful gather in a house. ### Greek text εἰ μὴ δυνατὸν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ προϊέναι διὰ τοὺς ἀπίστους, κατ᾽ οἶκον συνάξεις, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε, ἵνα μὴ εἰσέρχηται εὐσεβὴς εἰς ἐκκλησίαν ἀσεβῶν· οὐχ ὁ τόπος γὰρ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἁγιάζει, ἀλλ᾽ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τὸν τόπον. ### English translation (Claude) If it is not possible to go out to the church because of the unbelievers, you shall gather in a house, O bishop, so that a pious man may not enter a church of the ungodly; for it is not the place that sanctifies the man, but the man the place. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.8 (Funk 1:540–542; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.34.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-9 - Source: Funk 1:542 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Places held by the ungodly are to be avoided; prayer with catechumens or heretics is forbidden. ### Greek text ἐὰν δὲ ἀσεβεῖς κατέχωσιν τὸν τόπον, φευκτέος σοι ἔστω διὰ τὸ βεβηλῶσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν· ὡς γὰρ οἱ ὅσιοι ἱερεῖς ἁγιάζουσιν, οὕτως οἱ ἐναγεῖς μιαίνουσιν. εἰ μήτε ἐν οἴκῳ ἅμα μήτε ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ συναθροισθῆναι δυνατόν, ἕκαστος παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ ψαλλέτω, ἀναγινωσκέτω, προσευχέσθω, ἢ καὶ ἅμα δύο ἢ τρεῖς· Ὅπου γὰρ ἂν ὦσι, φησὶν ὃ κύριος, δύο ἢ τρεῖς συνηγμένοι ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου, ἐκεῖ εἰμὶ ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν. πιστὸς μετὰ κατηχουμένου μήτε κατ᾽ οἶκον προσευχέσθω᾽ οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον τὸν μεμυημένον μετὰ τοῦ ἀμυήτου συμμολύνεσθαι. εὐσεβὴς μετὰ αἱρετικοῦ μήτε κατ᾽ οἶκον συμπροσευχέσθω· τίς γὰρ κοινωνία φωτὶ πρὸς σκότος; πιστὸς ἢ πιστὴ δούλοις συναφθέντες ἢ ἀφιστάσθωσαν ἢ ἀποβαλλέσθωσαν. ### English translation (Claude) And if the ungodly occupy the place, you must flee it, because it has been profaned by them; for as holy priests sanctify, so the polluted defile. [10] If it is possible to assemble neither together in a house nor in a church, let each one sing psalms, read and pray by himself, or two or three together; “for where two or three,” says the Lord, “are gathered in my name, there I am in their midst.” [11] Let a believer not pray with a catechumen, not even in a house; for it is not right that the initiated be defiled together with the uninitiated. [12] Let a pious man not pray with a heretic, not even in a house; “for what fellowship has light with darkness?” [13] A believing man or woman who is joined to slaves, let them either separate or be rejected. ### Scripture references - Matt 18:20: quotation, high confidence - 2 Cor 6:14: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10–13 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. “Joined to slaves”: in a sexual union. Matt 18:20; 2 Cor 6:14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.34.9 (Funk 1:542; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-34-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.35.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-35-1 - Source: Funk 1:542–544 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: James gives the order of evening and morning prayer. ### Greek text Κἀγὼ Ἰάκωβος, ἀδελφὸς μὲν κατὰ σάρκα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δοῦλος δὲ ὡς θεοῦ μονογενοῦς, ἐπίσκοπος δὲ ὑπ αὐτοῦ τοῦ κυρίου καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων Ἱεροσολύμων χειροτονηθείς, τάδε φημί. ### English translation (Claude) And I, James, brother of Christ according to the flesh, but his servant as the servant of the only-begotten God, ordained bishop of Jerusalem by the Lord himself and by the apostles, say this: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.35.1 (Funk 1:542–544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-35-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.35.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-35-2 - Source: Funk 1:544 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: At evening the church gathers; the lamp-lighting psalm is followed by prayers for the catechumens and others. ### Greek text ἑσπέρας γενομένης συναθροίσεις τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ὦ ἐπίσκοπε· καὶ μετὰ τὸ ῥηθῆναι τὸν ἐπιλύχνιον ψαλμὸν προσφωνησάτω ὃ διάκονος ὑπὲρ τῶν κατηχουμένων καὶ χειμαζομένων καὶ τῶν φωτιζομένων καὶ τῶν ἐν μετανοίᾳ, ὡς προείπομεν. ### English translation (Claude) When evening has come, you shall assemble the church, O bishop; and after the lamp-lighting psalm has been said, let the deacon bid prayers for the catechumens and the vexed and the candidates for baptism and those in penance, as we said before. ### Scripture references - Ps 141:2 (140:2 LXX): allusion, low confidence ### Translation notes - The lamp-lighting psalm is Ps 141 (140 LXX), as Funk's note says. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.35.2 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-35-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.36.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-1 - Source: Funk 1:544 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The deacon leads the evening prayer of the faithful. ### Greek text Μετὰ δὲ τὸ ἀπολυθῆναι αὐτοὺς ὁ διάκονος ἐρεῖ· Ὅσοι πιστοί, δεηθῶμεν τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ μετὰ τὸ προσφωνῆσαι αὐτὸν τὰ τῆς πρώτης εὐχῆς ἐρεῖ: ### English translation (Claude) And after they have been dismissed, the deacon will say, “As many as are faithful, let us pray to the Lord”; and after he has bidden the petitions of the first prayer, he will say: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.36.1 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.36.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-2 - Source: Funk 1:544 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Petition for salvation. ### Greek text Σῶσον καὶ ἀνάστησον ἡμᾶς, ὃ θεός, διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου. ### English translation (Claude) “Save us and raise us up, O God, through your Christ. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.36.2 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.36.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-3 - Source: Funk 1:544 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful ask for a peaceful evening and night. ### Greek text ἀναστάντες αἰτησώμεθα τὰ ἐλέη τοῦ κυρίου καὶ τοὺς οἰκτιρμοὺς αὐτοῦ, τὸν ἄγγελον τὸν ἐπὶ τῆς εἰρήνης, τὰ καλὰ καὶ τὰ συμφέροντα, χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη, τὴν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν νύκτα εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον, καὶ πάντα τὸν χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἀκατάγνωστον αἰτησώμεθα᾽ ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους τῷ ζῶντι θεῷ διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ παραθώμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) Having risen, let us ask for the mercies of the Lord and his compassions, the angel of peace, what is good and profitable, Christian ends, the evening and the night peaceful and free from sin, and let us ask that all the time of our life may be blameless; let us commend ourselves and one another to the living God through his Christ.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.36.3 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-36-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.37.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-1 - Source: Funk 1:544 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's evening prayer is introduced. ### Greek text Καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχόμενος λεγέτω· ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop pray, saying: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.37.1 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.37.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-2 - Source: Funk 1:544 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The evening thanksgiving praises God, maker of day and night. ### Greek text Ὁ ἄναρχος θεὸς καὶ ἀτελεύτητος, ὃ τῶν ὅλων ποιητὴς διὰ Χριστοῦ καὶ κηδεμών, πρὸ δὲ πάντων αὐτοῦ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ, ὃ τοῦ πνεύματος κύριος καὶ τῶν νοητῶν καὶ αἰσθητῶν βασιλεύς, ὁ ποιήσας ἡμέραν πρὸς ἔργα φωτὸς καὶ νύκτα εἰς ἀνάπαυσιν τῆς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν· σὴ γὰρ ἐστιν ἡ ἡμέρα καὶ σή ἐστιν ἡ νύξ, σὺ κατηρτίσω φαῦσιν καὶ ἥλιον αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα φιλάνθρωπε καὶ πανάγαθε, εὐμενῶς πρόσδεξαι τὴν ἑσπερινὴν εὐχαριστίαν ἡμῶν ταύτην. ### English translation (Claude) “O God without beginning and without end, Maker of all things through Christ and their guardian, but before all things his God and Father, the Lord of the Spirit and King of intelligible and sensible things, who made the day for the works of light and the night for the rest of our weakness; for ‘the day is yours and the night is yours; you prepared the light and the sun’: now too, Master who love mankind and are all good, graciously receive this our evening thanksgiving. ### Scripture references - Ps 74:16 (73:16 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The Father is called “the Lord of the Spirit”: translated as written. Ps 74:16 (73:16 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.37.2 (Funk 1:544; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.37.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-3 - Source: Funk 1:544–546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop asks for a peaceful night and eternal life. ### Greek text ὁ διαγαγὼν ἡμᾶς τὸ μῆκος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ ἀγαγὼν ἐπὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς τῆς νυκτός, φύλαξον ἡμᾶς διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου· εἰρηνικὴν παράσχου τὴν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν νύκτα ἀναμάρτητον, καὶ καταξίωσον ἡμᾶς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, δι᾽ οὗ σοι δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) You who have brought us through the length of the day and led us to the beginning of the night, keep us through your Christ; grant us a peaceful evening and a night free from sin, and count us worthy of eternal life through your Christ, through whom be glory, honor and reverence to you in the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Translation notes - A block of Funk's footnotes and apparatus printed inside the last sentence is removed. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.37.3 (Funk 1:544–546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.37.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-4 - Source: Funk 1:546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The people bow for the bishop's blessing. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ διάκονος λεγέτω Κλίνατε τῇ χειροθεσίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say, “Bow down for the laying on of hands.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.37.4 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.37.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-5 - Source: Funk 1:546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The evening blessing praises God, who made man and appointed rulers and priests. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος λεγέτω᾽ Θεὲ πατέρων καὶ κύριε τοῦ ἐλέους, ὁ τῇ σοφίᾳ σου κατασκευάσας ἄνθρωπον, τὸ λογικὸν ζῶον τὸ θεοφιλὲς τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς, καὶ δοὺς αὐτῷ τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς χθονὸς ἄρχειν, καὶ καταστήσας γνώμῃ σῇ ἄρχοντας καὶ ἱερεῖς, τοὺς μὲν πρὸς ἀσφάλειαν τῆς ζωῆς, τοὺς δὲ πρὸς λατρείαν ἔννομον· ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop say: “God of the fathers and Lord of mercy, who fashioned man by your wisdom, the rational living being, beloved of God among those on earth, and gave him rule over the things on the earth, and by your will appointed rulers and priests, the former for the security of life, the latter for lawful worship: ### Extrabiblical texts - Wis 9:1-2 (Wisdom of Solomon): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Wis 9:1–2. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.37.5 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.37.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-6 - Source: Funk 1:546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop blesses the people through Christ. ### Greek text αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἐπικάμφθητι, κύριε παντοκράτορ, καὶ ἐπίφανον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου, τοὺς κάμψαντας αὐχένα καρδίας αὐτῶν, καὶ εὐλόγησον αὐτοὺς διὰ Χριστοῦ, δι᾽ οὗ ἐφώτισας ἡμᾶς φῶς γνώσεως καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας ἡμῖν σαυτόν, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ καὶ ἡ ἐπάξιος ὀφείλεται προσκύνησις παρὰ πάσης λογικῆς καὶ ἁγίας φύσεως καὶ πνεύματι τῷ παρακλήτῳ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) now too bend down, Lord almighty, and ‘make your face shine upon your people,’ who have bowed the neck of their hearts, and bless them through Christ, through whom you enlightened us with the light of knowledge and revealed yourself to us, with whom the worthy adoration is owed to you from every rational and holy nature, and to the Spirit, the Paraclete, forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Num 6:25: allusion, high confidence - Ps 80:3 (79:4 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Num 6:25; Ps 80:3 (79:4 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.37.6 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.37.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-7 - Source: Funk 1:546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The evening service is dismissed. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ διάκονος λεγέτω· Προέλθετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say, “Go forth in peace.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.37.7 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-37-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.38.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-1 - Source: Funk 1:546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Morning prayer follows the same pattern. ### Greek text Ὡσαύτως ὄρθρου ὁ διάκονος μετὰ τὸ ῥηθῆναι τὸν ὀρθρινὸν καὶ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτὸν τοὺς κατηχουμένους καὶ χειμαζομένους καὶ βαπτιζομένους καὶ τοὺς ἐν μετανοίᾳ καὶ τὴν ὀφειλομένην ποιήσασθαι προσφώνησιν, ἵνα μὴ πάλιν λέγωμεν τὰ αὐτά, ἐπιφερέτω μετὰ τὸ Σῶσον αὐτούς, ὃ θεός, καὶ ἀνάστησον ἐν τῇ χάριτί σου: ### English translation (Claude) Likewise in the morning, after the morning psalm has been said, and he has dismissed the catechumens and the vexed and those being baptized and those in penance, and made the bidding that is due, so that we may not say the same things again, let the deacon add, after “Save them, O God, and raise them up by your grace”: ### Translation notes - The morning psalm is Ps 63 (62 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.38.1 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.38.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-2 - Source: Funk 1:546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The faithful ask for a peaceful day. ### Greek text Αἰτησώμεθα παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου τὰ ἐλέη αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς, τὸν ὄρθρον τοῦτον καὶ τὴν ἡμέραν εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον καὶ πάντα τὸν χρόνον τῆς παρεπιδημίας ἡμῶν, τὸν ἄγγελον τὸν ἐπὶ τῆς εἰρήνης, χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη, ἵλεων καὶ εὐμενῆ τὸν θεόν᾽ ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους τῷ ζῶντι θεῷ διὰ τοῦ μονογενοῦς αὐτοῦ παραθώμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) “Let us ask of the Lord his mercies and compassions, this morning and this day peaceful and free from sin, and all the time of our sojourning, the angel of peace, Christian ends, God gracious and kind; let us commend ourselves and one another to the living God through his only-begotten.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.38.2 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.38.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-3 - Source: Funk 1:546 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's morning prayer is introduced. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχόμενος λεγέτω· ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop pray, saying: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.38.3 (Funk 1:546; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.38.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-4 - Source: Funk 1:546–548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The morning prayer asks God's mercy on those who worship him alone. ### Greek text Ὁ θεὸς τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ πάσης σαρκός, ὃ ἀσύγκριτος καὶ ἀπροσδεής, ὃ δοὺς τὸν ἥλιον εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας, τὴν δὲ σελήνην καὶ τὰ ἄστρα εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς νυκτός· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς εὐμενέσιν ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ πρόσδεξαι τὰς ἑωθινὰς ἡμῶν εὐχαριστίας καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς· οὐ γὰρ διεπετάσαμεν τὰς χεῖρας ἡμῶν πρὸς θεὸν ἀλλότριον. ### English translation (Claude) “O God of spirits and of all flesh, incomparable and without need, who gave the sun to rule the day, and the moon and the stars to rule the night: look now too upon us with gracious eyes, and receive our morning thanksgivings, and have mercy on us; for we have not spread out our hands to a strange god. ### Scripture references - Num 16:22: quotation, high confidence - Num 27:16: quotation, medium confidence - Gen 1:16: allusion, high confidence - Ps 136:8–9 (135:8-Ps LXX): allusion, medium confidence - Ps 44:20 (43:21 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - A footnote reference printed in the text is removed. Num 16:22; 27:16; Gen 1:16; Ps 136:8–9; Ps 44:20 (43:21 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.38.4 (Funk 1:546–548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.38.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-5 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God, who gave being and well-being through Christ, is asked for eternal life. ### Greek text Οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν θεὸς πρόσφατος, ἀλλὰ σὺ ὁ αἰώνιος καὶ ἀτελεύτητος᾽ ὃ τὸ εἶναι ἡμῖν διὰ Χριστοῦ παρασχόμενος καὶ τὸ εὖ εἶναι διʼ αὐτοῦ δωρησάμενος, αὐτὸς ἡμᾶς δι᾽ αὐτοῦ καταξίωσον καὶ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα καὶ τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) For ‘there is not among us a new god,’ but you, the eternal and endless; you who granted us being through Christ and bestowed well-being through him, count us worthy through him also of eternal life, with whom be glory and honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.38.5 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-38-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.39.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-1 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The people bow for the morning blessing. ### Greek text Καὶ ὃ διάκονος λεγέτω· Κλίνατε τῇ χειροθεσίᾳ. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say, “Bow down for the laying on of hands.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.39.1 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.39.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-2 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop's morning blessing is introduced. ### Greek text καὶ ὃ ἐπίσκοπος ἐπευχέσθω λέγων· ### English translation (Claude) And let the bishop pray, saying: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.39.2 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.39.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-3 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The blessing addresses the faithful God, protector of the poor. ### Greek text Ὁ θεὸς ὃ πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός, ὁ ποιῶν ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας καὶ μυριάδας τοῖς ἀγαπῶσίν σε, ὃ φίλος ταπεινῶν καὶ πενήτων προστάτης, οὗ πάντα ἐν χρείᾳ καθέστηκεν, ὅτι τὰ σύμπαντα δοῦλα σου· ### English translation (Claude) “O God, faithful and true, ‘who show mercy to thousands’ and ten thousands ‘of those who love you,’ friend of the humble and protector of the poor, of whom all things stand in need, because all things are your servants: ### Scripture references - Exod 20:6: quotation, high confidence - Ps 119:91 (118:91 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Exod 20:6; Ps 119:91 (118:91 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.39.3 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.39.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-4 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The bishop blesses the people and asks God to guard them. ### Greek text ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου τοῦτον, τοὺς κεκλικότας σοι τὰς ἑαυτῶν κεφαλάς, καὶ εὐλόγησον αὐτοὺς εὐλογίαν πνευματικήν, φύλαξον αὐτοὺς ὡς κόρην ὀφθαλμοῦ, διατήρησον αὐτοὺς ἐν εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ, καὶ καταξίωσον αὐτοὺς τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ σου παιδί, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) look upon this your people, who have bowed their heads to you, and bless them with a spiritual blessing, ‘guard them as the apple of the eye,’ preserve them in piety and righteousness, and count them worthy of eternal life in Christ Jesus your beloved Servant, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Eph 1:3: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 17:8 (16:8 LXX): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Eph 1:3; Ps 17:8 (16:8 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.39.4 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.39.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-5 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The morning service is dismissed. ### Greek text καὶ ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω· Προέλθετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ. ### English translation (Claude) And let the deacon say, “Go forth in peace.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.39.5 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-39-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.40.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-1 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The thanksgiving over firstfruits is introduced. ### Greek text Ἐπὶ δὲ ταῖς προσφερομέναις ἀπαρχαῖς οὕτως εὐχαριστείτω ὃ ἐπίσκοπος᾽ ### English translation (Claude) And over the firstfruits that are offered let the bishop give thanks thus: ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.40.1 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.40.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-2 - Source: Funk 1:548 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Thanks are given for the firstfruits. ### Greek text Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, κύριε παντοκράτορ, δημιουργὲ τῶν ὅλων καὶ προνοητά, διὰ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου παιδὸς Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν, ἐπὶ ταῖς προσενεχθείσαις σοι ἀπαρχαῖς, οὐχ ὅσον ὀφείλομεν, ἀλλ᾽ ὅσον δυνάμεθα. ### English translation (Claude) “We give you thanks, Lord almighty, Creator and Provider of all things, through your only-begotten Servant Jesus Christ our Lord, for the firstfruits offered to you, not as much as we ought, but as much as we are able. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.40.2 (Funk 1:548; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.40.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-3 - Source: Funk 1:548–550 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God provides food for every creature and for man. ### Greek text τίς γὰρ ἀνθρώπων ἐπαξίως εὐχαριστῆσαί σοι δύναται ὑπὲρ ὧν δέδωκας αὐτοῖς εἰς μετάληψιν; Ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ὃ πάντα τελεσφορήσας διὰ τοῦ λόγου σου καὶ κελεύσας τῇ γῇ παντοδαποὺς ἐκφῦσαι καρποὺς εἰς εὐφροσύνην καὶ τροφὴν ἡμετέραν, ὃ δοὺς τοῖς νωθεστέροις καὶ βληχώδεσιν χιλόν, ποηφάγοις χλόην, καὶ τοῖς μὲν κρέα, τοῖς δὲ σπέρματα, ἡμῖν δὲ σῖτον τὴν πρόσφορον καὶ κατάλληλον τροφὴν καὶ ἕτερα διάφορα, τὰ μὲν πρὸς χρῆσιν, τὰ δὲ πρὸς ὑγείαν, τὰ δὲ πρὸς τέρψιν. ### English translation (Claude) For who among men can worthily give you thanks for what you have given them to partake of? O God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and of all the saints, who brought all things to maturity by your word, and bade the earth bring forth all kinds of fruits for our gladness and food; who gave to the duller and bleating creatures fodder, to grazing animals green grass, to some meat and to others seeds, and to us grain, the suitable and fitting food, and various other things, some for use, some for health, some for pleasure. ### Scripture references - Ps 104:14 (103:14 LXX): allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 104:14 (103:14 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.40.3 (Funk 1:548–550; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.40.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-4 - Source: Funk 1:550 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The thanksgiving ends with a doxology. ### Greek text ἐπὶ τούτοις οὖν ἅπασιν ὑμνητὸς ὑπάρχεις τῆς εἰς πάντας εὐεργεσίας διὰ Χριστοῦ, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) For all these things, then, you are to be hymned, for your beneficence to all through Christ, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.40.4 (Funk 1:550; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-40-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.41.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-41-1 - Source: Funk 1:550–552 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Prayers for the departed ask that they rest with the patriarchs, and the bishop blesses the living. ### Greek text Ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναπαυσαμένων μετὰ τὸ προσφωνῆσαι τὰ τῆς πρώτης εὐχῆς, ἵνα μὴ πάλιν λέγωμεν, ὃ διάκονος προσθήσει καὶ ταῦτα· Καὶ ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀναπαυσαμένων ἐν Χριστῷ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν δεηθῶμεν, ὑπὲρ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦδε ἢ τῆσδε δεηθῶμεν, ὅπως ὁ φιλάνθρωπος θεὸς προσδεξάμενος αὐτοῦ τὴν ψυχὴν ἀφήσῃ αὐτῷ πᾶν ἁμάρτημα ἑκούσιον καὶ ἀκούσιον, καὶ ἵλεως καὶ εὐμενὴς γενόμενος κατατάξῃ εἰς χώραν εὐσεβῶν ἀνειμένων εἰς κόλπους Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος εὐαρεστησάντων καὶ ποιησάντων τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, ἔνθα ἀπέδρα ὀδύνη καὶ λύπη καὶ στεναγμός. ἐγειρώμεθα· ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους τῷ ἀϊδίῳ θεῷ διὰ τοῦ ἐν ἀρχῇ λόγου παραθώμεθα. καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος λεγέτω· Ὁ τῇ φύσει ἀθάνατος καὶ ἀτελεύτητος, παρ᾽ οὗ πᾶν ἀθάνατον καὶ θνητὸν γέγονεν, ὁ τὸ λογικὸν τοῦτο ζῶον τὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν κοσμοπολίτην θνητὸν ἐκ κατασκευῆς ποιήσας καὶ ἀνάστασιν ἐπαγγειλάμενος, ὁ τὸν Ἐνὼχ καὶ τὸν Ἠλίαν θανάτου πεῖραν μὴ ἐάσας λαβεῖν· ὁ θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ οὐχ ὡς νεκρῶν, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς ζώντων θεὸς εἶ ὅτι πάντων αἱ ψυχαὶ παρὰ σοὶ ζῶσιν καὶ τῶν δικαίων τὰ πνεύματα ἐν τῇ χειρί σού εἰσιν, ὧν οὐ μὴ ἅψηται βάσανος· πάντες γὰρ οἱ ἡγιασμένοι ὑπὸ τὰς χεῖράς σού εἰσιν· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τόνδε, ὃν ἐξελέξω καὶ προσελάβου εἰς ἑτέραν λῆξιν, καὶ συγχώρησον αὐτῷ, εἴ τι ἄκων ἢ ἑκὼν ἐξήμαρτεν, καὶ ἀγγέλους εὐμενεῖς παράστησον αὐτῷ· καὶ κατάταξον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ τῶν πατριαρχῶν καὶ τῶν προφητῶν καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνός σοι εὐαρεστησάντων, ὅπου οὐκ ἔνι λύπη καὶ ὀδύνη καὶ στεναγμός, ἀλλὰ χῶρος εὐσεβῶν ἀνειμένος καὶ γῆ εὐθέων σοὶ ἀνακειμένη καὶ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ ὁρώντων τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, μεθʼ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας, εὐχαριστία καὶ προσκύνησις καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. καὶ ὁ διάκονος λεγέτω· Κλίνατε καὶ εὐλογεῖσθε. καὶ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος εὐχαριστείτω ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν λέγων τάδε· Σῶσον, κύριε, τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, ἣν περιεποιήσω τῷ τιμίῳ αἵματι· τοῦ Χριστοῦ σου, καὶ ποίμανον αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τὴν δεξιάν σου καὶ σκέπασον αὐτοὺς ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγάς σου, καὶ δὸς αὐτοῖς τὸν ἀγῶνα τελέσαι τὸν καλόν, τὸν δρόμον ἀνῦσαι, τὴν πίστιν τηρῆσαι· ἀτρέπτως, ἀμέμπτως, ἀνεγκλήτως, διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ σου παιδός, μεθ᾽ οὗ σοὶ δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ σέβας καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ πνεύματι εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) And for those who have fallen asleep in Christ, after the bidding of the petitions of the first prayer, so that we may not repeat them, the deacon shall add these also: [2] “And for our brothers who have fallen asleep in Christ let us pray; for the repose of this man or this woman let us pray, that God who loves mankind, receiving his soul, may forgive him every sin, voluntary and involuntary, and, being gracious and kind, may place him in the land of the pious who are at rest, in the bosom of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, with all those who from the beginning have pleased him and done his will, where ‘pain and grief and sighing have fled away.’ Let us rise; let us commend ourselves and one another to the eternal God through ‘the Word who was in the beginning.’” [3] And let the bishop say: [4] “You who are by nature immortal and without end, from whom everything immortal and mortal has come to be; who made this rational living being, man, the citizen of the world, mortal by his constitution, and promised resurrection; who did not allow Enoch and Elijah to taste death: ‘the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob,’ you are God not as of the dead but as of the living; for the souls of all live with you, and ‘the spirits of the righteous are in your hand, and no torment will touch them’; for ‘all who have been sanctified are under your hands.’ [5] Look now too upon this your servant, whom you have chosen and received into another lot, and forgive him if he has sinned willingly or unwillingly, and set kindly angels by him, and place him in the bosom of the patriarchs and the prophets and the apostles and of all who from the beginning have pleased you, where there is no ‘grief or pain or sighing,’ but a place of the pious at rest and a land of the upright dedicated to you, and of those who see in it the glory of your Christ, with whom be glory, honor and reverence, thanksgiving and worship to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” [6] And let the deacon say, “Bow down and receive the blessing.” [7] And let the bishop give thanks for them, saying this: [8] “‘Save your people,’ Lord, ‘and bless your inheritance,’ which you purchased with the precious blood of your Christ; and shepherd them under your right hand, and shelter them under your wings, and grant them ‘to fight the good fight, to finish the course, to keep the faith,’ steadfastly, blamelessly, irreproachably, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your beloved Servant, with whom be glory, honor and reverence to you and to the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.” ### Scripture references - Isa 35:10: quotation, high confidence - Luke 16:22: allusion, medium confidence - John 1:1: quotation, medium confidence - Gen 5:24: allusion, high confidence - 2 Kgs 2:11: allusion, high confidence - Matt 22:32: allusion, high confidence - Deut 33:3: quotation, high confidence - Ps 28:9 (27:9 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Acts 20:28: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 17:8 (16:8 LXX): allusion, medium confidence - 2 Tim 4:7: quotation, high confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Wis 3:1 (Wisdom of Solomon): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 2–8 (with an older chapter number) were lost in the OCR; “[2]” etc. mark where each begins. Stray marks in the scan are removed. - Isa 35:10; Luke 16:22; John 1:1; Gen 5:24; 2 Kgs 2:11; Matt 22:32; Wis 3:1; Deut 33:3; Ps 28:9 (27:9 LXX); Acts 20:28; Ps 17:8; 2 Tim 4:7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.41.1 (Funk 1:550–552; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-41-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.42.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-1 - Source: Funk 1:552 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The dead are commemorated on the third day. ### Greek text Ἐπιτελείσθω δὲ τρίτα τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἐν ψαλμοῖς καὶ ἀναγνώσμασιν καὶ προσευχαῖς διὰ τὸν διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν ἐγερθέντα, ### English translation (Claude) And let the third day of those who have fallen asleep be celebrated with psalms and readings and prayers, because of him who rose within three days; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.42.1 (Funk 1:552; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.42.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-2 - Source: Funk 1:552 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: And on the ninth day. ### Greek text καὶ ἔνατα εἰς ὑπόμνησιν τῶν περιόντων καὶ τῶν κεκοιμημένων, ### English translation (Claude) and the ninth, in remembrance of the living and of those who have fallen asleep; ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.42.2 (Funk 1:552; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.42.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-3 - Source: Funk 1:552–554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: And on the fortieth day, as Israel mourned Moses. ### Greek text καὶ τεσσαρακοστὰ κατὰ τὸν παλαιὸν τύπον· Μωσῆν γὰρ οὕτως ὃ λαὸς ἐπένθησεν, ### English translation (Claude) and the fortieth, according to the ancient type; for so the people mourned Moses; ### Scripture references - Deut 34:8: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Deut 34:8 gives thirty days. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.42.3 (Funk 1:552–554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.42.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-4 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: And on the anniversary. ### Greek text καὶ ἐνιαύσια ὑπὲρ μνείας αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) and the anniversary, in memory of him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.42.4 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.42.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-5 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Alms are given from the dead person's goods. ### Greek text καὶ διδόσθω ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτοῦ πένησιν εἰς ἀνάμνησιν αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) And let something be given from his possessions to the poor in remembrance of him. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.42.5 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-42-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.43.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-1 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Alms do not profit the ungodly dead. ### Greek text Ταῦτα δὲ περὶ εὐσεβῶν λέγομεν· περὶ γὰρ ἀσεβῶν ἐὰν τὰ τοῦ κόσμου δῷς πένησιν, οὐδὲν ὀνήσεις αὐτόν. ### English translation (Claude) These things we say concerning the pious; for concerning the ungodly, even if you give the world's goods to the poor, you will not profit him at all. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.43.1 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.43.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-2 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God's judgment on the ungodly does not change after death. ### Greek text ᾧ γὰρ περιόντι ἐχθρὸν ἦν τὸ θεῖον, δῆλον ὅτι καὶ μεταστάντι· οὐ γὰρ ἔστιν ἀδικία παρ αὐτῷ. ### English translation (Claude) For to whom the divine was hostile while he lived, clearly it is so also when he has departed; “for there is no injustice with him.” ### Scripture references - Rom 9:14: allusion, medium confidence - Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX): quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Rom 9:14; Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.43.2 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.43.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-3 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: God judges each by his works. ### Greek text Δίκαιος γὰρ ὁ κύριος καὶ δικαιοσύνας ἠγάπησεν, καί· Ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος καὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ. ### English translation (Claude) “For the Lord is righteous and has loved righteousness,” and, “Behold the man and his work.” ### Scripture references - Ps 11:7 (10:7 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Isa 62:11: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 11:7 (10:7 LXX); Isa 62:11 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.43.3 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-43-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.44.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-1 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Clergy at memorial meals must be sober and orderly. ### Greek text Ἐν δὲ ταῖς μνείαις αὐτῶν καλούμενοι μετὰ εὐταξίας ἑστιᾶσθε καὶ φόβου θεοῦ, ὡς δυνάμενοι καὶ πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ τῶν μεταστάντων. πρεσβύτεροι γὰρ καὶ διάκονοι Χριστοῦ ὑπάρχοντες, νήφειν ὀφείλετε πάντοτε καὶ πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς καὶ πρὸς ἑτέρους, ἵνα δύνησθε τοὺς ἀτακτοῦντας νουθετεῖν. ### English translation (Claude) And when you are invited to their memorials, feast with good order and the fear of God, as men able also to intercede for those who have departed. For since you are presbyters and deacons of Christ, you ought always to be sober, both toward yourselves and toward others, so that you may be able to admonish the disorderly. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.44.1 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.44.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-2 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As rulers of the church, presbyters and deacons must avoid drunkenness. ### Greek text λέγει δὲ ἡ γραφή· Οἱ δυνάσται θυμώδεις εἰσίν· οἶνον μὴ πινέτωσαν, ἵνα μὴ πιόντες ἐπιλάθωνται τῆς σοφίας καὶ ὀρθὰ κρίνειν οὐ μὴ δύνωνται. οὐκοῦν καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ οἱ διάκονοι μετὰ θεὸν τὸν παντοκράτορα καὶ τὸν ἠγαπημένον αὐτοῦ υἱὸν δυνάσται ὑπάρχουσι τῆς ἐκκλησίας. ### English translation (Claude) And the Scripture says, “Rulers are passionate; let them not drink wine, lest when they have drunk they forget wisdom and cannot judge rightly.” Therefore the presbyters and the deacons too, after God almighty and his beloved Son, are the rulers of the church. ### Scripture references - Prov 31:4–5: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 31:4–5 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.44.2 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.44.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-3 - Source: Funk 1:554 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Wine is permitted, but not drunkenness. ### Greek text τοῦτο δέ φαμεν, οὐχ ἵνα μὴ πίνωσιν, ἄλλως γὰρ ἔστιν ὑβρίσαι τὸ ὑπὸ θεοῦ γενόμενον εἰς εὐφροσύνην, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα μὴ παροινῶσιν. οὐ γὰρ εἶπεν ἡ γραφὴ μὴ πίνειν οἶνον, ἀλλὰ τί φησιν; , Μὴ πῖνε οἶνον εἰς μέθην, καὶ πάλιν· Ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου ### English translation (Claude) And we say this, not that they should not drink, for otherwise that would be to insult what God made for gladness, but that they should not be drunk. For the Scripture did not say not to drink wine; but what does it say? “Do not drink wine to drunkenness,” and again, “Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard.” ### Scripture references - Prov 26:9: quotation, high confidence - Ps 104:15 (103:15 LXX): echo, low confidence ### Extrabiblical texts - Tob 4:15 (Tobit): quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Tob 4:15; Prov 26:9 (LXX); cf. Ps 104:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.44.3 (Funk 1:554; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.44.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-4 - Source: Funk 1:554–556 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The warning against drunkenness applies to all Christians. ### Greek text τοῦτο δὲ οὐ περὶ τῶν ἐν κλήρῳ μόνον φαμέν, ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ παντὸς λαϊκοῦ χριστιανοῦ, ἐφ᾽ οὗ ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. καὶ αὐτοῖς γὰρ εἴρηται· Τίνι οὐαί; τίνι θόρυβος; τίνι ἀηδίαι καὶ λέσχαι; τίνος πελιδνοὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοί; τίνι συντρίμματα διακενῆς; οὐ τῶν ἐγχρονιζόντων ἐν οἴνῳ καὶ τῶν κατασκοπουμένων, ποῦ πότοι γίνονται; ### English translation (Claude) And we say this not only of those in the clergy, but also of every Christian layman, upon whom the name of our Lord Jesus Christ has been called. For to them too it has been said, “Who has woe? Who has tumult? Who has strife and gossip? Whose eyes are livid? Who has wounds without cause? Is it not those who linger over wine, and those who look out for where drinking parties are held?” ### Scripture references - Prov 23:29–30: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Prov 23:29–30 (LXX). ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.44.4 (Funk 1:554–556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-44-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.45.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-45-1 - Source: Funk 1:556 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Those who flee persecution to avoid denial must be received. ### Greek text Τοὺς διωκομένους διὰ πίστιν καὶ πόλιν ἐκ πόλεως φεύγοντας διὰ τὸ μεμνῆσθαι τῶν λόγων τοῦ κυρίου προσλαμβάνεσθεʼ ἐπιστάμενοι γάρ, ὅτι τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον, ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής, ἀποδιδράσκουσιν καὶ τὴν ἁρπαγὴν τῶν ὑπαρχόντων προΐενται, ἵνα ἀνεξάρνητον ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Χριστοῦ διατηρήσωσιν. ### English translation (Claude) Receive those who are persecuted for the faith and flee from city to city because they remember the words of the Lord; for knowing that “the spirit is willing but the flesh weak,” they run away and let their possessions be seized, so that they may keep the name of Christ undenied in themselves. ### Scripture references - Matt 10:23: allusion, high confidence - Matt 26:41: quotation, high confidence - Heb 10:34: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Matt 10:23; 26:41; Heb 10:34. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.45.1 (Funk 1:556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-45-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.45.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-45-2 - Source: Funk 1:556 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The persecuted are to be helped in their needs. ### Greek text ἐπικουρεῖτε οὖν αὐτοῖς τὰ πρὸς τὰς χρείας, ἐντολὴν κυριακὴν πληροῦντες. ### English translation (Claude) Help them, then, with what they need, fulfilling the Lord's commandment. ### Scripture references - Matt 25:35: echo, low confidence ### Translation notes - Cf. Matt 25:35. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.45.2 (Funk 1:556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-21-1/#p-8-45-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-1 - Source: Funk 1:556 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Each must keep to the rank given him, for the orders are God's. ### Greek text Ἐκεῖνο δὲ κοινῇ πάντες παραγγέλλομεν, ἕκαστον ἐμμένειν τῇ τάξει τῇ δοθείσῃ αὐτῷ καὶ μὴ ὑπερβαίνειν τοὺς ὅρους· οὐ γάρ εἰσιν ἡμέτεροι, ἀλλὰ τοῦ θεοῦ. Ὁ ὑμῶν γάρ, φησὶν ὃ κύριος, ἀκούων ἐμοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ ὃ ἐμοῦ ἀκούων ἀκούει τοῦ ἀποστείλαντός με· καὶ ὃ ὑμᾶς ἀθετῶν ἐμὲ ἀθετεῖ, ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με. ### English translation (Claude) And this we all together charge, that each remain in the rank given to him and not overstep the limits; for they are not ours but God's. “For he who hears you,” says the Lord, “hears me, and he who hears me hears him who sent me; and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.” ### Scripture references - Luke 10:16: quotation, high confidence - Matt 10:40: allusion, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Luke 10:16; Matt 10:40. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.1 (Funk 1:556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-2 - Source: Funk 1:556 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: As creation keeps its bounds, the clergy must keep the order set for them. ### Greek text εἰ γὰρ τὰ ἄψυχα γενόμενα τὴν εὐταξίαν ἀποσῴζει, οἷον νύξ, ἡμέρα, ἥλιος, σελήνη, ἄστρα, στοιχεῖα, τροπαί, μῆνες, ἑβδομάδες, ἡμέραι, ὧραι, καὶ δουλεύει τῇ διατυπωθείσῃ χρείᾳ κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον· Ὅριον ἔθου, ὃ οὐ παρελεύσεται, καὶ πάλιν περὶ τῆς θαλάσσης· Ἐθέμην αὐτῇ ὅρια περιθεὶς κλεῖθρα καὶ πύλας, εἶπα δὲ αὐτῇ μέχρι τούτου ἐλεύσῃ καὶ οὐχ ὑπερβήσῃ πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς οὐδὲν ὀφείλετε τολμᾶν παρακινεῖν τῶν ὑμῖν κατὰ γνώμην θεοῦ παρ᾽ ἡμῶν ὁρισθέντων; ### English translation (Claude) For if lifeless created things keep good order (night, day, sun, moon, stars, elements, seasons, months, weeks, days, hours) and serve the purpose appointed for them, according to what is said, “You set a limit, which it shall not pass,” and again concerning the sea, “I set bounds for it, placing bars and gates around it, and I said to it, Thus far you shall come and not pass beyond”: how much more ought you not to dare to disturb any of the things determined for you by us according to the mind of God? ### Scripture references - Ps 104:9 (103:9 LXX): quotation, high confidence - Job 38:10–11: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Ps 104:9 (103:9 LXX); Job 38:10–11. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.2 (Funk 1:556; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-3 - Source: Funk 1:556–558 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Usurping clerical functions provokes God, as Korah and Uzziah found. ### Greek text ἀλλ᾽ ἐπειδὴ πάρεργον οἱ πολλοὶ καὶ τοῦτο ἡγήσαντο εἶναι, συγχέειν δὲ τὰς τάξεις καὶ τὴν ἐφ᾽ ἑκάστου χειροτονίαν παρακινεῖν τολμῶσιν, ὑφαρπάζοντες ἑαυτοῖς ἀξιώματα τὰ μὴ δεδομένα καὶ ἐπιτρέποντες ἑαυτοῖς τυραννικῶς, ἃ μὴ ἔχουσιν ἐξουσίαν διδόναι, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο παροργίζουσι μὲν θεόν, ὥσπερ οἱ Κορεῖται καὶ ὃ βασιλεὺς Ὀζίας, παρ᾽ ἀξίαν ἐπιθέμενοι ἄνευ θεοῦ τῇ ἀρχιερωσύνῃ καὶ γενόμενοι οἱ μὲν πυρίφλεκτοι, ὃ δὲ κατὰ τοῦ μετώπου λεπρός, παροξύνουσι δὲ καὶ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν διαταξάμενον, λυποῦσι δὲ καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἀκυροῦντες αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν· ### English translation (Claude) But since most people have thought this too a trifle, and dare to confuse the orders and disturb the ordination proper to each, seizing for themselves ranks not given them, and tyrannically permitting themselves what they have no authority to give, and by this they provoke God, like the Korahites and King Uzziah, who laid hands on the high priesthood beyond their rank and without God and became, the former burned with fire, the latter leprous on the forehead; and they provoke Christ Jesus also, who ordained it, and “grieve the Holy Spirit” too, annulling his testimony: ### Scripture references - Num 16:35: allusion, high confidence - 2 Chr 26:19: allusion, high confidence - Eph 4:30: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 16:35; 2 Chr 26:19; Eph 4:30. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.3 (Funk 1:556–558; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-3). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.4 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-4 - Source: Funk 1:558 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles warn against those who offer sacrifice without authority. ### Greek text εἰκότως τὸν ἐπηρτημένον κίνδυνον τοῖς τὰ τοιαῦτα πράττουσι προϊδόμενοι καὶ τὴν εἰς τὰς θυσίας καὶ εὐχαριστίας ἀμέλειαν ἐκ τοῦ ὑφ᾽ ὧν μὴ χρὴ προσαγομένας ἀσεβῶς, παιδιὰν ἡγουμένων τὴν ἀρχιερατικὴν τιμήν, ἥτις μίμησιν περιέχει τοῦ μεγάλου ἀρχιερέως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ βασιλέως ἡμῶν, ἀνάγκην ἔσχομεν καὶ τοῦτο παραινέσαι, ἤδη γάρ τινες ἐξετράπησαν ὀπίσω τῆς ἑαυτῶν ματαιότητος. ### English translation (Claude) we, rightly foreseeing the danger that hangs over those who do such things, and the neglect of the sacrifices and eucharists, which are offered impiously by those who should not offer them, men who think the high-priestly honor a game, though it contains an imitation of the great High Priest Jesus Christ our King, have found it necessary to give this exhortation also; for already some “have turned aside after” their own vanity. ### Scripture references - 1 Tim 5:15: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Tim 5:15. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.4 (Funk 1:558; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-4). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.5 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-5 - Source: Funk 1:558 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Moses distinguished the duties of high priests, priests and Levites. ### Greek text λέγομεν δὲ ὡς, Μωσῆς ὃ τοῦ θεοῦ θεράπων, ᾧ ὁ θεὸς ἐνώπιος ἐνωπίῳ ὡμίλει, ὡς εἴ τις λαλήσει πρὸς ἑαυτοῦ φίλον, ᾧ εἶπεν· Οἷδά σε παρὰ πάντας· ᾧ κατὰ πρόσωπον ὡμίλει καὶ οὐ δι᾽ ἀδήλων ἢ ἐνυπνίων ἢ ἀγγέλων ἢ αἰνιγμάτων· οὗτος, ἡνίκα τὴν θείαν νομοθεσίαν διετάσσετο, διεῖλεν, τίνα μὲν χρὴ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχιερέων ἐπιτελεῖσθαι, τίνα δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν ἱερέων, τίνα δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν λευιτῶν, ἑκάστῳ τὴν οἰκείαν καὶ ἀνήκουσαν τῇ λειτουργίᾳ θρησκείαν ἀπονείμας. ### English translation (Claude) And we say that Moses, “the servant of God,” with whom God “spoke face to face, as a man would speak to his own friend,” to whom he said, “I know you above all,” with whom he spoke face to face and not through obscure things or dreams or angels or riddles: he, when he was ordaining the divine legislation, distinguished what must be performed by the high priests, what by the priests, and what by the Levites, assigning to each the service proper to his ministry and belonging to it. ### Scripture references - Num 12:7–8: allusion, high confidence - Exod 33:11: quotation, high confidence - Exod 33:17: quotation, medium confidence ### Translation notes - Num 12:7–8; Exod 33:11, 17. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.5 (Funk 1:558; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-5). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.6 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-6 - Source: Funk 1:558 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Under Moses each order kept to its own functions on pain of death. ### Greek text καὶ ἅπερ μὲν τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν προσετέτακτο ἐπιτελεῖν, τούτοις τοὺς ἱερέας οὐ θεμιτὸν ἦν προσιέναι, ἅπερ δὲ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ὥριστο, τούτοις οἱ λευῖται οὐ προσῄεσαν, ἀλλ᾽ ἕκαστοι ἅσπερ παρειλήφεισαν ὑπηρεσίας περιγεγραμμένας ἐφύλαττον· εἰ δὲ τις πέρα τῆς παραδόσεως προσιέναι ἐβούλετο, θάνατος ἦν τὸ ἐπιτίμιον. ### English translation (Claude) And what the high priests had been commanded to perform, it was not lawful for the priests to approach; and what had been appointed to the priests, the Levites did not approach; but each kept the ministries they had received, as they were defined; and if anyone wished to go beyond the tradition, death was the penalty. ### Scripture references - Num 18:1–7: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - Num 18:1–7. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.6 (Funk 1:558; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-6). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.7 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-7 - Source: Funk 1:558 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Saul was condemned for sacrificing without Samuel. ### Greek text τοῦτο δὲ μάλιστα διέδειξεν καὶ ἡ κατὰ τὸν Σαοὺλ πεῖρα, ὃς θῦσαι νενομικὼς δίχα τοῦ προφήτου καὶ ἀρχιερέως Σαμουὴλ ἔσπασεν εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἁμαρτίαν καὶ κατάραν ἀναπόβλητον, καὶ οὐδὲ τὸ κεχρῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς βασιλέα ἐδυσώπησε τὸν προφήτην. ### English translation (Claude) And this the case of Saul showed above all, who, having thought fit to sacrifice without the prophet and high priest Samuel, drew upon himself sin and a curse that could not be cast off, and not even his having been anointed king by Samuel moved the prophet. ### Scripture references - 1 Sam 13:8–14: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 1 Sam 13:8–14. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.7 (Funk 1:558; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-7). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.8 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-8 - Source: Funk 1:558–560 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Uzziah lost his kingship for usurping the priesthood. ### Greek text ἐνεργεστέρᾳ δὲ τῇ πράξει διέδειξεν ὃ θεὸς ἐν τοῖς κατὰ τὸν Ὀζίαν οὐκ ἐν μελλησμῷ τὰς ἐπὶ τῇ παρανομίᾳ εἰσπραξάμενος δίκας· καὶ ὁ τῆς ἀρχιερωσύνης καταμανεὶς καὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἀλλότριος κατέστη. ### English translation (Claude) And God showed it by a more effective deed in the case of Uzziah, exacting the penalty for his lawlessness without delay; and he who raged after the high priesthood became a stranger to the kingship as well. ### Scripture references - 2 Chr 26:16–21: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - 2 Chr 26:16–21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.8 (Funk 1:558–560; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-8). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.9 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-9 - Source: Funk 1:560–564 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles ordained bishops, presbyters and deacons for distinct functions; no one may usurp a higher office, and even Stephen kept to his diaconate. ### Greek text τὰ δὲ ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν ἴσως οὐκ ἀγνοεῖτε. ἴστε γὰρ πάντως ἐπισκόπους παρ᾽ ἡμῶν ὀνομασθέντας καὶ πρεσβυτέρους καὶ διακόνους εὐχῇ καὶ χειρῶν ἐπιθέσει, τῇ διαφορᾷ τῶν ὀνομάτων καὶ τὴν διαφορὰν τῶν πραγμάτων δεικνύοντας· οὐ γὰρ ὁ βουλόμενος παρ᾽ ἡμῖν ἐπλήρου τὴν χεῖρα, ὥσπερ ἐπὶ τῆς κιβδήλου τῶν δαμάλεων ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱεροβοὰμ παρακεκομμένης ἱερωσύνης, ἀλλ᾽ ὁ καλούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ. εἰ μὲν γὰρ μὴ θεσμός τις ἦν καὶ τάξεων διαφορά, ἤρκει ἂν δι᾽ ἑνὸς ὀνόματος τὰ ὅλα τελεῖσθαι᾽ ἀλλ ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου διδαχθέντες ἀκολουθίαν πραγμάτων, τοῖς μὲν ἐπισκόποις τὰ τῆς ἀρχιερωσύνης ἐνείμαμεν, τοῖς δὲ πρεσβυτέροις τὰ τῆς ἱερωσύνης, τοῖς δὲ διακόνοις τὰ τῆς πρὸς ἀμφοτέρους διακονίας, ἵν᾽ ᾖ καθαρῶς τὰ τῆς θρησκείας ἐπιτελούμενα. οὔτε γὰρ διακόνῳ προσφέρειν θυσίαν θεμιτὸν ἢ βαπτίζειν ἢ εὐλογίαν μικρὰν ἢ μεγάλην ποιεῖσθαι, οὔτε πρεσβύτερον χειροτονίας ἐπιτελεῖν· οὐ γὰρ ὅσιον ἀνεστράφθαι τὴν τάξιν. Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ὃ θεὸς ἀκαταστασίας, ἵνα οἱ ὑποβεβηκότες τὰ τῶν κρειττόνων τυραννικῶς σφετερίζωνται, νομοθεσίαν καινὴν ἀναπλάττοντες ἐπὶ κακῷ τῷ ἑαυτῶν, ἀγνοοῦντες, ὅτι σκληρὸν αὐτοῖς τὸ πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν. οὐ γὰρ ἡμᾶς ἢ τοὺς ἐπισκόπους πολεμοῦσιν οἱ τοιοῦτοι, ἀλλὰ τὸν τῶν πάντων ἐπίσκοπον καὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀρχιερέα, Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν. ὑπὸ Μωσέως μὲν γὰρ τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτου ἀρχιερεῖς κατεστάθησαν καὶ ἱερεῖς καὶ λευῖται, ὑπὸ δὲ τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν ἡμεῖς οἱ δεκατρεῖς ἀπόστολοι, ὑπὸ δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγὼ Ἰάκωβος καὶ ἐγὼ Κλήμης καὶ σὺν ἡμῖν ἕτεροι, ἵνα μὴ πάντας πάλιν καταλέγωμεν, κοινῇ δὲ ὑπὸ πάντων ἡμῶν πρεσβύτεροι καὶ διάκονοι καὶ ὑποδιάκονοι καὶ ἀναγνῶσται. πρῶτος τοίνυν τῇ φύσει ἀρχιερεὺς ὃ μονογενὴς Χριστός, οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τὴν τιμὴν ἁρπάσας, ἀλλὰ παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς κατασταθείς᾽ ὃς γενόμενος ἄνθρωπος διʼ ἡμᾶς καὶ τὴν πνευματικὴν θυσίαν προσφέρων τῷ θεῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ πατρὶ πρὸ τοῦ πάθους, ἡμῖν διετάξατο μόνοις τοῦτο ποιεῖν, καίτοι ὄντων σὺν ἡμῖν καὶ ἑτέρων τῶν εἰς αὐτὸν πεπιστευκότων· ἀλλ οὐ πάντως πᾶς ὃ πιστεύσας ἤδη καὶ ἱερεὺς κατέστη ἢ ἀρχιερατικῆς ἀξίας ἔτυχεν. μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἀνάληψιν αὐτοῦ ἡμεῖς προσενεγκόντες κατὰ τὴν διάταξιν αὐτοῦ θυσίαν καθαρὰν καὶ ἀναίμακτον, προεχειρισάμεθα ἐπισκόπους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους καὶ διακόνους ἑπτὰ τὸν ἀριθμόν. ὧν εἷς ἦν Στέφανος ὃ μακάριος μάρτυς, οὐκ ἀπολειπόμενος ἡμῶν κατὰ τὴν πρὸς θεὸν εὔνοιαν, ὃς τοσοῦτον τὴν θεοσέβειαν τῇ πίστει ἐνεδείξατο καὶ τὴν εἰς τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἀγάπην, ὡς ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ δοῦναι καὶ τὴν ψυχήν, πρὸς τῶν κυριοκτόνων Ἰουδαίων λίθοις βληθείς. ἀλλ΄ ὅμως ὃ τοιοῦτος καὶ τηλικοῦτος ἀνήρ, ὁ τῷ πνεύματι ζέων, ὃ τὸν Χριστὸν ὁρῶν ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὰς οὐρανίας πύλας ἀνεῳγμένας, οὐδαμοῦ φαίνεται τοῖς μὴ ἀνήκουσιν τῇ διακονίᾳ χρησάμενος, ἢ θυσίαν ἀνενεγκὼν ἢ χεῖρας ἐπιθείς τινι, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῆς διακονίας τάγμα φυλάξας μέχρι τέλους· οὕτω γὰρ ἔπρεπεν τῷ τοῦ Χριστοῦ μάρτυρι τὴν εὐταξίαν ἀποσώζειν. εἰ δὲ Φίλιππον τὸν διάκονον ἡμῶν καὶ Ἀνανίαν τὸν πιστὸν ἀδελφὸν αἰτιῶνταί τινες, ὅτι ὃ μὲν τὸν εὐνοῦχον ἐβάπτισεν, ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ Παῦλον, ἀγνοοῦσιν αὐτοί, ὃ λέγομεν ἡμεῖς. εἴπομεν γάρ, ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τις ἁρπάζει τὸ ἱερατικὸν ἀξίωμα, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ λαμβάνει ὡς Μελχισεδὲκ καὶ Ἰώβ, ἢ παρὰ ἀρχιερέως ὡς Ἀαρὼν παρὰ Μωσέως· οὐκοῦν καὶ Φίλιππος καὶ Ἀνανίας οὐχ ἑαυτοὺς προείλοντο, ἀλλ ὑπὸ τοῦ Χριστοῦ προεχειρίσθησαν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τοῦ ἀσυγκρίτου. ### English translation (Claude) And what has happened among us you perhaps do not ignore. For you know well that bishops and presbyters and deacons have been named by us with prayer and the laying on of hands, showing by the difference of the names the difference of the functions; for among us it is not “whoever wished” who “filled his hand,” as with the counterfeit priesthood of the heifers under Jeroboam, “but he who is called by God.” [10] For if there were no institution and distinction of orders, it would have sufficed for all things to be performed under one name; but having been taught by the Lord the sequence of things, we assigned to the bishops the functions of the high priesthood, to the presbyters those of the priesthood, and to the deacons the ministry to both, so that the things of worship may be performed in purity. [11] For neither is it lawful for a deacon to offer the sacrifice or to baptize or to give a blessing small or great, nor for a presbyter to perform ordinations; for it is not holy for the order to be inverted. [12] “For God is not a God of disorder,” that inferiors should tyrannically appropriate the functions of their superiors, fabricating a new legislation to their own harm, not knowing that “it is hard for them to kick against the goads.” For such men make war not on us or on the bishops, but on the Bishop of all and the High Priest of the Father, Christ Jesus our Lord. [13] For by Moses, most beloved of God, high priests and priests and Levites were appointed; by our Savior, we the thirteen apostles; by the apostles, I James and I Clement and others with us, so that we need not list them all again; and by all of us together, presbyters and deacons and subdeacons and readers. [14] The first High Priest by nature, then, is the only-begotten Christ, “who did not seize the honor for himself,” but was appointed by the Father; who, having become man for our sake and offering the spiritual sacrifice to his God and Father before his passion, commanded us alone to do this, although there were with us others also who had believed in him; but not every one who has believed has thereby been made a priest or obtained high-priestly rank. [15] And after his ascension we, having offered the pure and bloodless sacrifice according to his ordinance, appointed bishops and presbyters, and deacons seven in number. [16] One of them was Stephen, the blessed martyr, not behind us in good will toward God, who showed such piety in his faith and such love for our Lord Jesus Christ that he gave even his life for him, being stoned by the Jews who killed the Lord. Yet such and so great a man, “fervent in spirit,” who saw Christ at the right hand of God and the heavenly gates opened, is nowhere seen to have done what did not belong to the diaconate, either offering a sacrifice or laying hands on anyone, but kept the order of the diaconate to the end; for so it was fitting for the martyr of Christ to keep good order. [17] And if some blame Philip our deacon and Ananias the faithful brother, because the one baptized the eunuch and the other me, Paul, they themselves do not know what we are saying. For we said that “no one takes” the priestly rank “for himself, but” receives it “either from God,” like Melchizedek and Job, or from a high priest, “as Aaron” from Moses; so Philip and Ananias did not appoint themselves, but were appointed by Christ, the incomparable High Priest. ### Scripture references - 1 Kgs 13:33: quotation, high confidence - 1 Kgs 12:28–31: allusion, high confidence - Exod 28:41: allusion, medium confidence - Heb 5:4: quotation, high confidence - 1 Cor 14:33: quotation, high confidence - Acts 26:14: quotation, high confidence - 1 Pet 2:25: allusion, medium confidence - Heb 5:5: quotation, high confidence - Acts 6:5: allusion, high confidence - Acts 7:55–56: allusion, high confidence - Acts 7:59: allusion, high confidence - Rom 12:11: quotation, medium confidence - Acts 8:38: allusion, high confidence - Acts 9:17–18: allusion, high confidence ### Translation notes - The section numbers 10–17 were lost in the OCR; “[10]” etc. mark where each begins. “The thirteen apostles” counts Paul. The charge against the Jews is the work's own. - Exod 28:41; 1 Kgs 12:28–31; 13:33; Heb 5:4–5; 1 Cor 14:33; Acts 26:14; 1 Pet 2:25; Acts 6:5; 7:55–60; Rom 12:11; Acts 18:25; 8:38; 9:17–18. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.46.9 (Funk 1:560–564; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-46-9). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.48.1 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-48-1 - Source: Funk 1:592 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The apostles close their ordinances on canons. ### Greek text Ταῦτα καὶ περὶ κανόνων ὑμῖν διατετάχθω παρ᾽ ἡμῶν, ὦ ἐπίσκοποι. ### English translation (Claude) These things too concerning canons have been ordained for you by us, O bishops. ### Translation notes - Chapter 47 (the Apostolic Canons) is a separate work on this site. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.48.1 (Funk 1:592; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-48-1). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.48.2 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-48-2 - Source: Funk 1:592 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: Obedience brings salvation and peace; disobedience, punishment and strife. ### Greek text ὑμεῖς δὲ ἐμμένοντες μὲν αὐτοῖς σωθήσεσθε καὶ εἰρήνην ἕξετε· ἀπειθοῦντες δὲ κολασθήσεσθε καὶ πόλεμον μετ᾽ ἀλλήλων ἀΐδιον ἕξετε, δίκην τῆς ἀνηκοΐας τὴν προσήκουσαν τιννῦντες. ### English translation (Claude) And if you abide by them, you will be saved and have peace; but if you disobey, you will be punished and will have everlasting war with one another, paying the fitting penalty for disobedience. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.48.2 (Funk 1:592; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-48-2). ## Apostolic Constitutions 8.48.3 - URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-48-3 - Source: Funk 1:592–594 - Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 Summary: The work ends with a blessing and doxology. ### Greek text θεὸς δὲ ὃ μόνος ἀγέννητος καὶ τῶν ὅλων διὰ Χριστοῦ ποιητὴς πάντας ὑμᾶς διὰ τῆς εἰρήνης ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ ἑνώσει, καταρτίσει εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἀτρέπτους, ἀμέμπτους, ἀνεγκλήτους, καταξιώσει τε τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς σὺν ἡμῖν διὰ τῆς μεσιτείας τοῦ ἠγαπημένου παιδὸς αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, μεθʼ οὗ ἡ δόξα αὐτῷ τῷ ἐπὶ πάντων θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ ἐν ἁγίῳ πνεύματι τῷ παρακλήτῳ νῦν τε καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων· ἀμήν. ### English translation (Claude) And may God, the only unbegotten and Maker of all things through Christ, unite you all through peace in the Holy Spirit, “perfect you for every good work,” steadfast, blameless, irreproachable, and count you worthy of eternal life with us, through the mediation of his beloved Servant Jesus Christ, our God and Savior, with whom be glory to him, the God and Father over all, in the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, both now and always and forever and ever. Amen. ### Scripture references - Heb 13:21: quotation, high confidence ### Translation notes - Heb 13:21. ### Citation (SBL) Const. ap. 8.48.3 (Funk 1:592–594; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/constitutiones-apostolorum/8-46-1/#p-8-48-3).