# 1 Clement 34.3

- 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 24:64; 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/34/3/

Summary: The Lord comes with his reward.

## Greek text

προλέγει γὰρ ἡμῖν· Ἰδοὺ ὁ κύριος, καὶ ὁ μισθὸς αὐτοῦ πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, ἀποδοῦναι ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ.

## English translation (Claude)

For he tells us in advance: “Behold, the Lord, and his reward is before his face, to pay each according to his work.”

## Scripture references

- Isa 40:10: quotation, high confidence
- Isa 62:11: allusion, medium confidence
- Prov 24:12: allusion, medium confidence
- Rev 22:12: allusion, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 34.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/34/3/).