6 And as we prayed, suddenly there appeared two men standing before the Lord (perhaps add, to the east) upon whom we were not able to look. (APE) 7 For there issued from their countenance a ray as of the sun, and their raiment was shining so as the eye of man never saw the like: for no mouth is able to declare nor heart to conceive the glory wherewith they were clad and the beauty of their countenance. (APE) 8 Whom when we saw we were astonied, for their bodies were whiter than any snow and redder than any rose. (APE)
Apocalypse of Peter 1:6–8
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