Clement of Rome, The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, Kirsopp Lake (Translator), 28

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[1] Since then all things are seen and heard by¹ him, let us fear him, and leave off from foul desires of evil deeds, that we may be sheltered by his mercy from the judgments to come.

[2] For whither can any of us fly from his mighty hand? And what world shall receive those who seek to desert from him?

[3] For the Writing² says in one place: Where shall I go and where shall I hide from thy presence? If I ascend into heaven thou art there, if I depart to the ends of the earth there is thy right hand; If I make my bed in the abyss there is thy spirit.

[4] Whither then shall a man depart or where shall he escape from him who embraces all things?

The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. Clement of Rome. Kirsopp Lake (Translator). London. 1912.

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The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians (English) (Clement of Rome. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912.)

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Epistula I ad Corinthios First1KGreek (Clement of Rome. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912.) — 28 focus

[1] Πάντων οὖν βλεπομένων καὶ ἀκουομένων, φοβηθῶμεν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀπολίπωμεν φαύλων ἔργων μιαρὰς ἐπιθυμίας, ἵνα τῷ ἐλέει αὐτοῦσκεπασθῶμεν ἀπὸ τῶν μελλόντων κριμάτων.

[2] ποῦ γάρ τις ἡμῶν δύναται φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς κραταιᾶς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ; ποῖος δὲ κόσμος δέξεταί τινα τῶν αὐτομολούντων ¹ ἀπ̓ αὐτοῦ;

[3] λέγει γάρ που τὸ γραφεῖον: Ποῦ ἀφήξω καὶ ποῦ κρυβήσομαι ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου; ἐὰν ἀναβῶ εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, σὺ ἐκεῖ εἶ: ἐὰν ἀπέλθω εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα τῆς γῆς. ἐκεῖ ἡ δεξιά σου: ἐὰν καταστρώσω εἰς τὰς ἀβύσσους, ἐκεῖ τὸ πνεῦμά σου.

[4] ποῖ οὖν τις ἀπέλθῃ ἢ ποῦ ἀποδράσῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐμπεριέχοντος;

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The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

1. The omniscience of God

2. An accurate quotation of an unintelligible sentence, τὸ γραφεῖον means the third division of the Jewish bible, sometimes called the Hagiographa; it was in a sense Scripture but not considered as important as the Law and the Prophets.

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