1 Clement

About this text

A letter from the church in Rome to the church in Corinth, addressing internal conflicts and calling for unity and humility. Attributed to Clement of Rome.

Significance

One of the earliest examples of one church exercising authority over another. Nearly made it into some canons.

Key excerpts

"Let us fix our eyes on the blood of Christ and understand how precious it is to his Father, because being poured out for our salvation, it brought the grace of repentance to the whole world."

Scripture cross-references

• 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 — Paul addressing divisions in Corinth — Clement writes about the same problem
• Hebrews 12:2 — "Fix our eyes on Jesus" — similar language

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This text is one of 19 in the Early Christian Writings (Non-Canonical) category, and one of 62 across the entire library.