# 2 Clement 2.4

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:130; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 128–161 (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/2-clement/2/4/

Summary: Another scripture: Christ came to call sinners.

## Greek text

καὶ ἑτέρα δὲ γραφὴ λέγει, ὅτι οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς·

## English translation (Claude)

And another scripture also says, “I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

## Scripture references

- Matt 9:13: quotation, high confidence
- Mark 2:17: quotation, high confidence
- Luke 5:32: echo, medium confidence

## Translation notes

- A saying of Jesus is cited as “scripture” (γραφή), one of the earliest such uses for a Gospel.

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 2.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/2/4/).