1 Clement 45.3

Clement of Rome · 1 Clement · ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) · Rome · Read in context

Summary: Scripture never shows the righteous rejected by the holy.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:86

ἐπίστασθε, ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄδικον οὐδὲ παραπεποιημένον γέγραπται ἐν αὐταῖς. οὐχ εὑρήσετε δικαίους ἀποβεβλημένους ἀπὸ ὁσίων ἀνδρῶν.

You know that nothing unjust or falsified has been written in them. You will not find righteous people cast out by holy men.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:86 · 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 translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.
Topics: Scripture and canon

1 Clem. 45.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/45/3/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 45.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/45/3/).