bearing of the Epistle of Clement upon the
question of the currency and authority of the Synoptic Gospels?
There are two passages of some length which are without doubt
evangelical quotations, though whether they are derived from the
Canonical Gospels or not may be doubted.

The first passage occurs in c. xiii. It will be necessary to give
it in full with the Synoptic parallels, in order to appreciate the
exact amount of difference and resemblance which it presents.

_Matt._ v. 7, vi. 14, |_Clem. ad Cor._ c. xiii. |_Luke_ vi. 36, 37, 31,
vii. 12,2. | | vi. 38, 37, 38.
| [Especially re- |
| membering the word |
| of the Lord Jesus |
| which he spake ... |
| For thus he said:] |
v. 7. Blessed are | Pity ye, that ye may | vi. 36. Be ye mer-
the pitiful, for they | be pitied: forgive, | ciful, etc. vi. 37. Ac-
shall be pitied. vi. | that it may be for- | quit, and ye shall be
14. For if ye for | given unto you. As | acquitted. vi. 3 1.
give men their tres- | ye do, so shall it | And as ye would
passes, etc. vii. 12. | be done unto you: | that they should do
All things therefore | as ye give, so shall | unto you, do ye
whatsoever ye would | it be given. unto you: | also unto them like
that men should do | as ye judge, so shall | wise. vi. 38. Give,
unto you, even so do | it be judged unto | and it shall be given
ye unto them. vii. 2. | you: as ye are kind, | unto you. vi. 3 7.
For with what judg- | so shall kindness be | And judge not, and
ment ye judge, ye | shown unto you: | ye shall not be
shall be judged: and | | judged.
with what measure | with what measure | For with what
ye mete, it shall be | ye mete, with it shall | measure ye mete, it
measured unto you. | it be measured unto | shall be measured
| you. | unto you again.

[GREEK TABLE]
_Matt._ v. 7, vi. 14, |_Clem. ad Cor._ c. xiii. |_Luke_ vi. 36, 37, 31,
vii. 12,2. | | vi. 38, 37, 38.
| |
v.7. makarioi hoi |eleeite hina eleaethaete.| vi. 36. ginesthe
eleaemones hoti autoi | |oiktirmon