{"attribution":"The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers (T. & T. Clark, 1870), edited and translated by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson; independent electronic transcription: David King and the Online Proofreading Team, Project Gutenberg ebook 77576.","author":"Clement of Rome","date_end":100,"date_evidence_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77576/pg77576-images.html#clement-corinthians","date_label":"Late 1st century AD (traditionally c. 95–100)","date_start":95,"edition_permalink":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77576","edition_year":1870,"id":"clement-pg1870-reviewed-28","license":"Public domain historical English translation; Project Gutenberg reuse terms","license_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html","original_ebook_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77576/pg77576-images.html","provenance_note":"The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers, Ante-Nicene Christian Library, volume I. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1870. Independently transcribed by David King and the Online Proofreading Team from Internet Archive images, as stated by Project Gutenberg. Existing complete English paragraphs; original whitespace, pagination and footnote markers normalized. No new translation, summary or word substitution.","references":[{"book":"PRO","chapter":20,"kind":"exposition","verse":27}],"reuse_notice":"This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg™ License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.","reuse_notice_license_url":"https://testimonia.studiochrist.org/gutenberg-license.txt","section":"Chapter XXI","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/77576/pg77576-images.html#r88","text_changes":"Whitespace normalized; source pagination and footnote reference markers removed. English wording unchanged.","translator":"Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson (First Clement; ANCL edition)","verification":{"method":"inspected source paragraph and verse context; SHA-256 locked","paragraph_indices":[28],"raw_source":"raw/fathers/clement-first-corinthians-pg1870.html","reference_basis":"Clement uses the searching candle to explain that thoughts are not hidden from God and to urge obedience. Original note88 identifies Proverbs20:27. The wording Spirit of the Lord is retained as printed rather than corrected to another translation.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-10","source_sha256":"5cef11d737d7f5d65aa99f44ca2d8e967d725f3bed872960330e88c0905597a9","text_sha256":"dee2bba999c228faf2152cd1e762d783b96b1e40ac3381c52069107aced0627c"},"verified":true,"work":"First Epistle to the Corinthians","work_id":"clement-first-corinthians"}