The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)

Clement of Rome. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912.

Be still: he shall turn to thee, and thou shalt rule over him.

And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go unto the plain. And it came to pass that, while they were in the plain, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.

You see, brethren,—jealousy and envy wrought fratricide.

Through jealousy our father Jacob ran from the[*](Jacob and Esau) face of Esau his brother.

Jealousy made Joseph[*](Joseph) to be persecuted to the death, and come into slavery.

Jealousy forced Moses to fly from the face of[*](Moses) Pharaoh, King of Egypt, when his fellow countryman

said to him, Who made thee a judge or a ruler over us? Wouldest thou slay me as thou didst slay the Egyptian yesterday?

Through[*](Aaron and Miriam) jealousy Aaron and Miriam were lodged outside the camp.

Jealousy brought down Dathan and[*](Dathan and Abiram) Abiram alive into Hades, because they rebelled against Moses the servant of God.