Apocalypse of Peter 1:13–24

¹³ He saith to me: These are your (our) righteous brethren whose appearance ye did desire to see. (APE) ¹⁴ And I said unto him: And where are all the righteous? or of what sort is the world wherein they are, and possess this glory? (APE) ¹⁵ And the Lord showed me a very great region outside this world exceeding bright with light, and the air of that place illuminated with the beams of the sun, and the earth of itself flowering with blossoms that fade not, and full of spices and plants, fair-flowering and incorruptible, and bearing blessed fruit. (APE) ¹⁶ And so great was the blossom that the odour thereof was borne thence even unto us. (APE) ¹⁷ And the dwellers in that place were clad with the raiment of shining angels, and their raiment was like unto their land. (APE) ¹⁸ And angels ran round about them there. (APE) ¹⁹ And the glory of them that dwelt there was all equal, and with one voice they praised the Lord God, rejoicing in that place. (APE) ²⁰ The Lord saith unto us: This is the place of your leaders (or, high priests), the righteous men. (APE) ²¹ And I saw also another place over against that one, very squalid; and it was a place of punishment, and they that were punished and the angels that punished them had their raiment dark, according to the air of the place. (APE) ²² And some there were there hanging by their tongues; and these were they that blasphemed the way of righteousness, and under them was laid fire flaming and tormenting them. (APE) ²³ And there was a great lake full of flaming mire, wherein were certain men that turned away from righteousness; and angels, tormentors, were set over them. (APE) ²⁴ And there were also others, women, hanged by their hair above that mire which boiled up; and these were they that adorned themselves for adultery. And the men that were joined with them in the defilement of adultery were hanging by their feet, and had their heads hidden in the mire, and said: We believed not that we should come unto this place. (APE)