Clement of Rome: The gifts we have been given are for the good of our neighbor

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“And so, let our whole body be healthy in Christ Jesus, and let each person be subject to his neighbor, in accordance with the gracious gift he has received.” 1 Clement 38.1

Clement, Bishop of Rome (c. 96), wrote a letter to the church in Corinth. This an excerpt from that letter included in the collection known as “The Apostolic Fathers” of the Early Church.