Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved? 42.10

Clement of Alexandria · Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved? · ca. 190–210 · Alexandria · Read in context

Summary: John mourned, reproached himself for his choice of guardian, and rode off at once to find the young man.

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Greek text · Stählin 3:189

καταρρηξάμενος τὴν ἐσθῆτα ὁ ἀπόστολος καὶ μετὰ μεγάλης οἰμωγῆς πληξάμενος τὴν κεφαλήν. »καλόν γε« ἔφη »φύλακα τῆς τἀδελφοῦ ψυχῆς κατέλιπον· ἀλλʼ ἵππος ἤδη μοι παρέστω καὶ ἡγεμὼν γενέσθω μοί τις τῆς ὁδοῦ.« ἤλαυνεν, ὥσπερ εἶχεν, αὐτόθεν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας.

English · Claude translation

The apostle tore his clothes and, beating his head with great lamentation, said, “A fine guardian of the brother's soul I left! But let a horse be brought to me now, and let someone guide me on the way.” He rode off, just as he was, straight from the church.

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Source: Stählin 3:189 · 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: Ethics

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Clement of Alexandria, Quis div. 42.10 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/clement-quis-dives/42/10/).

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Clement of Alexandria, Quis div. 42.10 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/clement-quis-dives/42/10/).

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