# 2 Clement 9.3

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [2 Clement](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/) (*Clementis ad Corinthios epistula secunda*)
- Date: ca. 100–150 (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:140–142; 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/9/3/

Summary: Guard the flesh as God's temple.

## Greek text

δεῖ οὖν ἡμᾶς ὡς ναὸν θεοῦ φυλάσσειν τὴν σάρκα·

## English translation (Claude)

We must, then, guard the flesh as a temple of God.

## Scripture references

- 1 Cor 6:19: allusion, medium confidence
- 1 Cor 3:16: allusion, medium confidence

## Citation (SBL)

2 Clem. 9.3 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/2-clement/9/3/).