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.

For whither can any of us fly from his mighty hand? And what world shall receive those who seek to desert from him?

For the Writing[*](An accurate quotation of an unintelligible sentence, τὸ γραφεῖον means the third division of the Jewish bible, sometimes called the Hagiographa; it was in a sense Scripture but not considered as important as the Law and the Prophets.) says in one place: Where shall I go and where shall I hide from thy presence? If I ascend into heaven thou art there, if I depart to the ends of the earth there is thy right hand; If I make my bed in the abyss there is thy spirit.

Whither then shall a man depart or where shall he escape from him who embraces all things?