4 He concocted a plot with his authorities, who are his powers, and together they committed adultery with Sophia; and bitter Destiny was begotten by them, the final inconstant fetter, being of a vacillating kind, and it is more durable and stronger than she with whom the gods joined (in adultery), and the angels, and the demons, and all the generations up to the present day, because from that Destiny issued forth all transgression, and injustice, and blasphemy, and the fetter of oblivion and ignorance, and every stern command with grievous transgressions, and overwhelming fears. (APJ) 5 In this way also all of creation was blinded, so that they would not know God who is over all of them, and on account of the fetter of oblivion their sins were concealed, because they are fettered with measurements and times and moments, given that it is the universal overlord. (APJ) 6 He then regretted everything that had transpired because of him. (APJ) 7 This time he conspired to bring a flood «29» on the productions of humanity, but the greatness of the radiant Providence notified Noah, and he preached to all the seed of the children of humanity, but those who were strangers to him did not heed him. (APJ) 8 It was not as Moses said, ‘They hid themselves in an ark,’ but they hid themselves in a place — not only Noah, but many other people also from the unmoving race. (APJ) 9 They entered a place and concealed themselves inside a radiant cloud, and he was aware of his authority, and she who pertains to the light accompanied him. (APJ) 10 She had shone on them because he had caused darkness to cover all the earth, and he concocted a plot together with his powers. (APJ) 11 He dispatched his angels to the daughters of men, to take some for themselves, even to raise up seed for their pleasure, and they were at first unsuccessful. (APJ) 12 When they had not succeeded, they again assembled and together concocted a plot. (APJ) 13 They created a vile spirit resembling the Spirit who had descended, in order thereby to defile souls, and the angels transformed their likeness into the likeness of their mates, making them to be full of the spirit of darkness, which for them they had mixed together with evil. (APJ) 14 They presented gold and silver, and a gift even of copper and iron, and objects of every kind of metal, and they led the people following them «30» into great troubles by leading them astray with a plethora of tricks. (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 19:4–14
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