3 And he was continuously in paradise, and the devil understood that I wanted to create another world, because Adam was lord on earth, to rule and control it. (2EN)
2 Enoch 31:3
Semantically similar passages
2 Enoch 29:2–4
2 And from the rock I cut off a great fire, and from the fire I created the orders of the incorporeal ten troops of angels, and their weapons are fiery and their raiment a burning flame, and I commanded that each one should stand in his order. Here Satanail wit… (2EN)
2 Esdras 7:45–47
45 I answered, “I said then, O Lord, and I say now: Blessed are those who are now alive and keep your commandments! (WEB) 46 But what about those for whom I prayed? For who is there of those who are alive who has not sinned, and who of the children of men hasn’t transgres… (WEB)
2 Esdras 7:10–12
10 I said, “That is so, Lord.” Then said he to me, “Even so also is Israel’s portion. (WEB) 11 I made the world for their sakes. What is now done was decreed when Adam transgressed my statutes. (WEB) 12 Then the entrances of this world were made narrow, sorrowful, and toilsome. The… (WEB)
Apocryphon of John 11:8–10
8 Because he shared his fire with them, he became their overlord. (APJ) 9 On account of the glorious power he possessed owing to his mother’s light, he named himself God, and he was disobedient to the place where he had originated. (APJ) 10 He further joined the seven powers insi… (APJ)
2 Baruch 4:6–7
6 the likeness of the tabernacle and all its vessels. And now, behold, it is preserved with Me, as also (2BA) 7 Paradise. Go. therefore, and do as I command thee.'] (2BA)
2 Enoch 30:11–13
11 And I gave him seven natures: to the flesh hearing, the eyes for sight, to the soul smell, the veins for touch, the blood for taste, the bones for endurance, to the intelligence sweetness (sc. enjoyment). (2EN) 12 I conceived a cunning saying to say, I created man from… (2EN)
2 Enoch 58:3–5
3 And Adam gave the names to all things living on earth. (2EN) 4 And the Lord appointed him ruler over all, and subjected to him all things under his hands, and made them dumb and made them dull that they be commanded of man, and be in subjection and obedience to him. (2EN) 5 Th… (2EN)
2 Baruch 4:2–4
2 [Dost thou think that this is that city of which I said: "On the palms of My hands have I graven (2BA) 3 thee"? This building now built in your midst is not that which is revealed with Me, that which was prepared beforehand here from the time when I took counsel to ma… (2BA)
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources