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.
You see, brethren,—jealousy and envy wrought fratricide.
Through jealousy our father Jacob ran from the[*](Jacob and Esau) face of Esau his brother.
Jealousy made Joseph[*](Joseph) to be persecuted to the death, and come into slavery.
Jealousy forced Moses to fly from the face of[*](Moses) Pharaoh, King of Egypt, when his fellow countryman
said to him, Who made thee a judge or a ruler over us? Wouldest thou slay me as thou didst slay the Egyptian yesterday?Through[*](Aaron and Miriam) jealousy Aaron and Miriam were lodged outside the camp.
Jealousy brought down Dathan and[*](Dathan and Abiram) Abiram alive into Hades, because they rebelled against Moses the servant of God.
Through jealousy David incurred envy not only from[*](David) strangers, but suffered persecution even from Saul, King of Israel.