1 Clement 53.1

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

Summary: A reminder from the scriptures they know well.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:98

Ἐπίστασθε γὰρ καὶ καλῶς ἐπίστασθε τὰς ἱερὰς γραφάς, ἀγαπητοί, καὶ ἐγκεκύφατε εἰς τὰ λόγια τοῦ θεοῦ. πρὸς ἀνάμνησιν οὖν ταῦτα γράφομεν.

For you know, and know well, the sacred scriptures, beloved, and you have looked into the oracles of God. So we write these things as a reminder.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:98 · 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. 53.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53/1/).

Plain text

1 Clem. 53.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/1-clement/53/1/).