Didache 9.1

Anonymous · Didache · ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) · place unknown · Read in context

Summary: Instructions for the Eucharist begin.

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Greek text · Lake, LCL 24:322

Περὶ δὲ τῆς εὐχαριστίας, οὕτως εὐχαριστήσατε·

Now concerning the Eucharist, give thanks in this way.

Source: Lake, LCL 24:322 · Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 308–333 · 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 translation (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26 · Translated by Claude from the Greek text of Lake (LCL 24, 1912); made independently of existing English translations.
Topics: Eucharist, Prayer

“The Eucharist … give thanks” (εὐχαριστίας … εὐχαριστήσατε): the noun names the rite, the verb means “give thanks” (see the glossary). Whether chapters 9–10 describe the Eucharist proper or a community meal is debated.

Did. 9.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/didache/9/1/).

Plain text

Did. 9.1 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/didache/9/1/).