²⁰⁶ Literally, "use one subjection."

²⁰⁷ I. omits "Jesus."

²⁰⁸ Literally, "according as he has been placed in his charism."

²⁰⁹ I. thmeleitw (attend to).

²¹⁰ Comp. Prov. xxvii. 2.

²¹¹ The MS. is here slightly torn, and we are left to conjecture.

²¹² Comp. Ps. cxxxix. 15.

²¹³ I omits kai asunetoi (and without understanding).

²¹⁴ Literally, "and silly and uninstructed."

²¹⁵ Literally, "a breath."

²¹⁶ Or, "has perceived."

²¹⁷ Some render, "they perished at the gates."

²¹⁸ Job iv. 16-18, 19-21, v. 1-5, xv. 15.

²¹⁹ Some join kata kairouj tetagmenouj, "at stated times," to the next sentence.

²²⁰ Literally, "to His will."

²²¹ I. euaresteitw (be well-pleasing).

²²² Or, "consider."

²²³ Or, "by the command of."

²²⁴ A. "the Christ," I. "Christ."

²²⁵ I. omits.

²²⁶ Literally, "both things were done."

²²⁷ Or, "confirmed by."

²²⁸ Or, "having tested them in spirit."

²²⁹ Or, "overseers."

²³⁰ Or, "servants."

²³¹ Isa. lx. 17, Sept.; but the text is here altered by Clement. The LXX. have, "I will give thy rulers in peace, and thy overseers in righteousness."

²³² Num. xii. 10; Heb. iii. 5.

²³³ Literally, "every tribe being written according to its name."

²³⁴ see Num xvii

²³⁵ Literally, "on account of the title of the oversight " Some understand this to mean, "in regard to the dignity of the episcopate;" and others simply, "on account of the oversight " I for epinomh gives epidomh Bryennius conjectures epidoxh, which perhaps, may be rendered "Succession" (diadoxh)

²³⁶ The meaning of this passage is much controverted Some render, "left a list of other approved persons;" while others translate the unusual word epinomh, which causes the difficulty, by "testamentary direction," and many others deem the text corrupt We have given what seems the simplest version of the text as it stands

²³⁷ i e the apostles

²³⁸ Or, "oversight "

²³⁹ Literally "presented the offerings "

²⁴⁰ Or, "Ye perceive "

²⁴¹ Or, "For "

²⁴² Dan. vi. 16.

²⁴³ Dan. iii. 20.

²⁴⁴ Literally, "worshipped."

²⁴⁵ Literally, "serve."

²⁴⁶ Or, "lifted up." I. eggrafoi (inscribed).

²⁴⁷ Literally, "to each examples it is right that we should cleave."

²⁴⁸ Not found in Scripture.

²⁴⁹ Literally, "be."

²⁵⁰ Or, "thou wilt overthrow."

²⁵¹ Ps. xviii. 25, 26.

²⁵² Or. "war." Comp. James iv. 1.

²⁵³ Comp. Eph. iv. 4-6.

²⁵⁴ Rom. xii. 5.

²⁵⁵ This clause is wanting in the text.

²⁵⁶ This clause is wanting in the text.

²⁵⁷ Comp. Matt. xviii 6, xxvi. 24; Mark ix. 42; Luke xvii. 2.

²⁵⁸ Literally, "in the beginning of the gospel."

²⁵⁹ Or. "spiritually."

²⁶⁰ 1 Cor. iii. 13, etc.

²⁶¹ Or, "inclinations for one above another." I. prosklhseij (summonses) throughout for proskliseis.

²⁶² Literally, "of conduct in Christ." I. agaph (love).

²⁶³ Or, "aliens from us,"i.e. the Gentiles.

²⁶⁴ Literally, "remove."

²⁶⁵ Literally, "becoming merciful"

²⁶⁶ Ps. cxviii. 19, 20.

²⁶⁷ James v. 20; 1 Pet. iv. 8.

²⁶⁸ Comp. 1 Cor. xiii. 4. etc.