Excerpts from Theodotus 85.2

Summary: Having conquered the evil angels in the flesh, he is served by angels.

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Greek text · Stählin 3:132

ὁ γὰρ ἀγγέλων ἐν σαρκὶ κρατήσας εὐλόγως ὑπʼ ἀγγέλων ἤδη δουλεύεται.

For the one who in the flesh overcame angels is fittingly served by angels.

Source: Stählin 3:132 · Otto Stählin, ed., Clemens Alexandrinus, vol. 3, Stromata Buch VII und VIII, Excerpta ex Theodoto, Eclogae propheticae, Quis dives salvetur, Fragmente, GCS 17 (Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1909) · Greek text: Otto Stählin, Clemens Alexandrinus 3 (GCS 17, 1909), digitized by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Translation: Claude translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-27 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Stählin (1909); made independently of existing English translations.
Topics: Christology

Clement of Alexandria, Exc. 85.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/clement-excerpta/85/2/).

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Clement of Alexandria, Exc. 85.2 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/clement-excerpta/85/2/).