# 1 Clement 12.7

- Author: [Clement of Rome](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/clement-of-rome/)
- Work: [1 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/) (*Epistula I ad Corinthios*)
- Date: ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:28; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 8–121 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912-1913), digitized 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/1-clement/12/7/

Summary: Rahab's scarlet cord foreshadowed redemption through Christ's blood.

## Greek text

καὶ προσέθεντο αὐτῇ δοῦναι σημεῖον, ὅπως ἐκκρεμάσῃ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτῆς κόκκινον, πρόδηλον ποιοῦντες, ὅτι διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ κυρίου λύτρωσις ἔσται πᾶσιν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν καὶ ἐλπίζουσιν ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν.

## English translation (Claude)

And they went on to give her a sign: that she should hang out a scarlet thread from her house, making it plain that through the blood of the Lord there will be redemption for all who believe and hope in God.

## Scripture references

- Josh 2:18: allusion, high confidence

## Translation notes

- The earliest known Christian reading of Rahab's scarlet cord as a sign of Christ's blood.

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 12.7 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/12/7/).