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.

Be still: he shall turn to thee, and thou shalt rule over him.

And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go unto the plain. And it came to pass that, while they were in the plain, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.

You see, brethren,—jealousy and envy wrought fratricide.

Through jealousy our father Jacob ran from the[*](Jacob and Esau) face of Esau his brother.