Clement, writing about 95 C.E., put together bits of various writings that later became the Gospels. He mixed them together in a rather interesting way. Here is an example:
We should especially remember the words the Lord Jesus spoke when teaching about gentleness and patience. For he said: “Show mercy, that you may be shown mercy; forgive, that it may be forgiven you. As you do, so it will be done to you; as you give, so it will be given to you; as you judge, so you will be judged; as you show kindness, so will kindness be shown to you; the amount you dispense will be the amount you receive.” (1 Clem. 13:1–2)
I find this a statement about karma, among other things, or as Jesus might have said in his agricultural examples, it's about sowing and reaping.
Whatever we give out, either spiritually or mentally or physically, it creates an energy pattern that circulates and brings back to us the kind of energy we sent out.
I think Clement summed it up well. Wisdom comes to us across the ages.
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