# 1 Clement 13.2

- 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 24:30; 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/13/2/

Summary: Jesus's sayings on mercy, forgiveness, and judgment.

## Greek text

οὕτως γὰρ εἶπεν· Ἐλεᾶτε, ἵνα ἐλεηθῆτε· ἀφίετε, ἵνα ἀφεθῇ ὑμῖν· ὡς ποιεῖτε, οὕτω ποιηθήσεται ὑμῖν· ὡς δίδοτε, οὕτως δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ὡς κρίνετε, οὕτως κριθήσεσθε· ὡς χρηστεύεσθε, οὕτως χρηστευθήσεται ὑμῖν· ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε, ἐν αὐτῷ μετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν.

## English translation (Claude)

For he spoke thus: “Show mercy, that you may be shown mercy; forgive, that it may be forgiven you. As you do, so it will be done to you; as you give, so it will be given to you; as you judge, so you will be judged; as you show kindness, so kindness will be shown to you; with the measure you measure, it will be measured to you.”

## Scripture references

- Matt 5:7: allusion, medium confidence
- Matt 6:14: allusion, medium confidence
- Matt 7:1: allusion, high confidence
- Matt 7:2: allusion, high confidence
- Matt 7:12: allusion, medium confidence
- Luke 6:31: allusion, medium confidence
- Luke 6:36: allusion, medium confidence
- Luke 6:37: allusion, high confidence
- Luke 6:38: allusion, high confidence

## Translation notes

- This form of the sayings is not found in any Gospel; it combines phrases like Matt 5:7; 6:14; 7:1–2, 12 and Luke 6:31, 36–38, perhaps from oral tradition or another collection.

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 13.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/13/2/).