# To Diognetus 5.16

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [To Diognetus](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/) (*Epistula ad Diognetum*)
- Date: ca. 150–200 (disputed) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 25:360; 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/5/16/

Summary: Punished for doing good, they rejoice.

## Greek text

ἀγαθοποιοῦντες ὡς κακοὶ κολάζονται· κολαζόμενοι χαίρουσιν ὡς ζωοποιούμενοι.

## English translation (Claude)

Doing good, they are punished as evildoers; being punished, they rejoice as those who are made alive.

## Scripture references

- 1 Pet 4:13: echo, low confidence

## Citation (SBL)

Diogn. 5.16 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/diognetus/5/16/).