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.

The Master, brethren, is in need of nothing: he[*](Let the wrongdoers confess their sins) asks nothing of anyone, save that confession be made to him.

For David the chosen says:—I will confess to the Lord, and it shall please him more than a young calf that groweth horns and hoofs: let the poor see it and be glad.

And again he says Sacrifice to God a sacrifice of praise, and pay to the Highest thy vows; and call upon me in the day of thy affliction, and I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me.

For the sacrifice of God is a broken spirit.

For you have understanding, you have a good[*](The example of Moses) understanding of the sacred Scriptures, beloved, and you have studied the oracles of God. Therefore we write these things to remind you.