# 2 Clement 3.5

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:132; 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/3/5/

Summary: Isaiah: honoring God with the lips alone.

## Greek text

λέγει δὲ καὶ ἐν τῷ Ἡσαΐᾳ· Ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἄπεστιν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.

## English translation (Claude)

And he says also in Isaiah, “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.”

## Scripture references

- Isa 29:13: quotation, high confidence
- Matt 15:8: echo, medium confidence
- Mark 7:6: echo, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 3.5 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/3/5/).