1 Clement

J. B. Lightfoot · Translated text

1 Clem. 27

With this hope therefore let our souls be bound unto Him that is faithful in His promises and that is righteous in His judgments.

He that commanded not to lie, much more shall He Himself not lie: for nothing is impossible with God save to lie.

Therefore let our faith in Him be kindled within us, and let us understand that all things are nigh unto Him.

By a word of His majesty He compacted the universe; and by a word He can destroy it.

Who shall say unto Him, What hast thou done? or who shall resist the might of His strength? When He listeth, and as He listeth, He will do all things; and nothing shall pass away of those things that He hath decreed.

All things are in His sight, and nothing escapeth His counsel,

seeing that The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth His handiwork. Day uttereth word unto day, and night proclaimeth knowledge unto night; and there are neither words nor speeches, whose voices are not heard.

Read in this edition: source locators and uncertainty marks are retained. Square brackets can mark gaps or editorial interventions; headings and supplied subtitles belong to the edition. Coverage and cautions

About this reading layout

Source wording, punctuation, paragraph boundaries and supplied line breaks are retained. Long prose also has editorial reading breaks at sentence boundaries. Substantial passages already enclosed in double quotation marks are set apart; this does not identify their source or establish a connection.

These added breaks are reading aids, not claims about the original manuscript’s layout. Poetry is lineated only where the downloaded text supplies line breaks. References and edition notes remain with their text.