# To Diognetus 4.3

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [To Diognetus](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/) (*Epistula ad Diognetum*)
- Date: ca. 150–200 (disputed) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 25:356; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 2, LCL 25 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1913), 350–379 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/4/3/

Summary: God does not forbid doing good on the Sabbath.

## Greek text

τὸ δὲ καταψεύδεσθαι θεοῦ ὡς κωλύοντος ἐν τῇ τῶν σαββάτων ἡμέρᾳ καλόν τι ποιεῖν, πῶς οὐκ ἀσεβές;

## English translation (Claude)

And to lie against God as though he forbade doing anything good on the Sabbath day, how is that not impious?

## Scripture references

- Matt 12:12: echo, medium confidence
- Mark 3:4: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Diogn. 4.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/4/3/).