Clement of Rome
1st century · AD 99 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 130 passages
One of the earliest Christian writers after the apostles. His letter to the church at Corinth urges unity, humility, and order among believers.
In his own words on 1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12
Let us reverence the Lord Jesus Christ, whose blood was given for us; let us esteem those who have the rule over us; let us honour the aged among us; let us train up the young men in the fear of God; let us direct our wives to that which is good.
Letter to the Corinthians (Clement)
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.