The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

Pope St Clement I († AD 99) · PG 1, 217–221

  1. 1. The Salutation. Praise of the Corinthians Before the Breaking Forth of Schism Among Them
  2. 2. Praise of the Corinthians Continued
  3. 3. The Sad State of the Corinthian Church After Sedition Arose in It from Envy and Emulation
  4. 4. Many Evils Have Already Flowed from This Source in Ancient Times
  5. 5. No Less Evils Have Arisen from the Same Source in the Most Recent Times. The Martyrdom of Peter and Paul
  6. 6. Continuation. Several Other Martyrs
  7. 7. An Exhortation to Repentance
  8. 8. Continuation Respecting Repentance
  9. 9. Examples of the Saints
  10. 10. Continuation of the Above
  11. 11. Continuation. Lot
  12. 12. The Rewards of Faith and Hospitality. Rahab
  13. 13. An Exhortation to Humility
  14. 14. We Should Obey God Rather Than the Authors of Sedition
  15. 15. We Must Adhere to Those Who Cultivate Peace, Not to Those Who Merely Pretend to Do So
  16. 16. Christ as an Example of Humility
  17. 17. The Saints as Examples of Humility
  18. 18. David as an Example of Humility
  19. 19. Imitating These Examples, Let Us Seek After Peace
  20. 20. The Peace and Harmony of the Universe
  21. 21. Let Us Obey God, and Not the Authors of Sedition
  22. 22. These Exhortations are Confirmed by the Christian Faith, Which Proclaims the Misery of Sinful Conduct
  23. 23. Be Humble, and Believe that Christ Will Come Again
  24. 24. God Continually Shows Us in Nature that There Will Be a Resurrection
  25. 25. The Phœnix an Emblem of Our Resurrection
  26. 26. We Shall Rise Again, Then, as the Scripture Also Testifies
  27. 27. In the Hope of the Resurrection, Let Us Cleave to the Omnipotent and Omniscient God
  28. 28. God Sees All Things: Therefore Let Us Avoid Transgression
  29. 29. Let Us Also Draw Near to God in Purity of Heart
  30. 30. Let Us Do Those Things that Please God, and Flee from Those He Hates, that We May Be Blessed
  31. 31. Let Us See by What Means We May Obtain the Divine Blessing
  32. 32. We are Justified Not by Our Own Works, But by Faith
  33. 33. But Let Us Not Give Up the Practice of Good Works and Love. God Himself is an Example to Us of Good Works
  34. 34. Great is the Reward of Good Works with God. Joined Together in Harmony, Let Us Implore that Reward from Him
  35. 35. Immense is This Reward. How Shall We Obtain It?
  36. 36. All Blessings are Given to Us Through Christ
  37. 37. Christ is Our Leader, and We His Soldiers
  38. 38. Let the Members of the Church Submit Themselves, and No One Exalt Himself Above Another
  39. 39. There is No Reason for Self-Conceit
  40. 40. Let Us Preserve in the Church the Order Appointed by God
  41. 41. Continuation of the Same Subject
  42. 42. The Order of Ministers in the Church
  43. 43. Moses of Old Stilled the Contention Which Arose Concerning the Priestly Dignity
  44. 44. The Ordinances of the Apostles, that There Might Be No Contention Respecting the Priestly Office
  45. 45. It is the Part of the Wicked to Vex the Righteous
  46. 46. Let Us Cleave to the Righteous: Your Strife is Pernicious
  47. 47. Your Recent Discord is Worse Than the Former Which Took Place in the Times of Paul
  48. 48. Let Us Return to the Practice of Brotherly Love
  49. 49. The Praise of Love
  50. 50. Let Us Pray to Be Thought Worthy of Love
  51. 51. Let the Partakers in Strife Acknowledge Their Sins
  52. 52. Such a Confession is Pleasing to God
  53. 53. The Love of Moses Towards His People
  54. 54. He Who is Full of Love Will Incur Every Loss, that Peace May Be Restored to the Church
  55. 55. Examples of Such Love
  56. 56. Let Us Admonish and Correct One Another
  57. 57. Let the Authors of Sedition Submit Themselves
  58. 58. Submission the Precursor of Salvation
  59. 59. Warning Against Disobedience. Prayer
  60. 60. Prayer Continued
  61. 61. Prayer Continued—For Rulers and Governors. Conclusion
  62. 62. Summary and Conclusory—Concerning Godliness
  63. 63. Hortatory, Letter Sent by Special Messengers
  64. 64. Blessings Sought for All that Call Upon God
  65. 65. The Corinthians are Exhorted Speedily to Send Back Word that Peace Has Been Restored. The Benediction

Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, A. Cleveland Coxe (eds.), Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1885-1896. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Ante-Nicene Fathers). Greek: First1KGreek transcription of public-domain editions, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Open Greek and Latin).

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