# 1 Clement 47.3

- 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 24:90; 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/47/3/

Summary: Paul rebuked their factions over Paul, Cephas, and Apollos.

## Greek text

ἐπʼ ἀληθείας πνευματικῶς ἐπέστειλεν ὑμῖν περὶ ἑαυτοῦ τε καὶ Κηφᾶ τε καὶ Ἀπολλώ, διὰ τὸ καὶ τότε προσκλίσεις ὑμᾶς πεποιῆσθαι.

## English translation (Claude)

Truly, he wrote to you by the Spirit about himself and Cephas and Apollos, because even then you had formed factions.

## Scripture references

- 1 Cor 1:12: allusion, high confidence
- 1 Cor 3:4: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

1 Clem. 47.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/47/3/).