# 2 Clement 5.4

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:134; 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/5/4/

Summary: Jesus: do not fear those who kill the body, but God who judges.

## Greek text

εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ Πέτρῳ· Μὴ φοβείσθωσαν τὰ ἀρνία τοὺς λύκους μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν αὐτά· καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ φοβεῖσθε τοὺς ἀποκτέννοντας ὑμᾶς καὶ μηδὲν ὑμῖν δυναμένους ποιεῖν, ἀλλὰ φοβεῖσθε τὸν μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν ὑμᾶς ἔχοντα ἐξουσίαν ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος τοῦ βαλεῖν εἰς γέενναν πυρός.

## English translation (Claude)

Jesus said to Peter, “Let the lambs not fear the wolves after they are dead. And you, do not fear those who kill you and can do nothing more to you, but fear him who after you are dead has power over soul and body to cast them into the Gehenna of fire.”

## Scripture references

- Matt 10:28: allusion, high confidence
- Luke 12:4: allusion, high confidence
- Luke 12:5: allusion, high confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 5.4 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/5/4/).