# 2 Clement 5.3

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:134; 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/5/3/

Summary: Peter asks what if the wolves tear the lambs apart.

## Greek text

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος αὐτῷ λέγει· Ἐὰν οὖν διασπαράξωσιν οἱ λύκοι τὰ ἀρνία;

## English translation (Claude)

And Peter answered and said to him, “What if the wolves tear the lambs to pieces?”

## Translation notes

- This dialogue between Jesus and Peter (5.2–4) is not in the canonical Gospels; its source is unknown.

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 5.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/5/3/).