1 "Hear now concerning the stones that go to the building The stones that are squared and white, and that fit together in their joints, these are the apostles and bishops and teachers and deacons, who walked after the holiness of God, and exercised their office of bishop and teacher and deacon in purity and sanctity for the elect of God, some of them already fallen on sleep, and others still living. And because they always agreed with one another, they both had peace among themselves and listened one to another. Therefore their joinings fit together in the building of the tower." (HER)
Visions 13:1
Semantically similar passages
Parables 92:3–5
3 Hear," saith he, "likewise the names of the women that wear the black garments. Of these also four are more powerful than the rest; the first is Unbelief; the second, Intemperance; the third, Disobedience; the fourth, Deceit; and their followers are called, S… (HER)
Parables 90:4–6
4 As many stones," saith he, "as thou sawest enter into the building of the tower, being given in by their hands and waiting for the building, they have been clothed in the power of these virgins. (HER) 5 For this cause thou seest the tower made a single stone with the… (HER) 6 … (HER)
Parables 95:2–4
2 If then he that ought to do good committeth wickedness, does he not seem to do greater wickedness than the man that knoweth not God? Therefore they that have not known God, and commit wickedness, are condemned to death; but they that have known God and seen H… (HER)
Visions 12:1–3
1 I answered and said unto her, "Lady, this thing is great and marvelous. But the six young men that build, who are they, lady?" "These are the holy angels of God, that were created first of all, unto whom the Lord delivered all His creation to increase and to… (HER) 2 … (HER)
Parables 94:3–5
3 "First, Sir," say I, "show me this, why the mountains being so various, yet, when their stones were set into the building, became bright and of one color, just like the stones that had come up from the deep." (HER) 4 "Because," saith he, "all the nations that dwell un… (HER)
Ignatius to the Ephesians 9:1–2
1 But I have learned that certain persons passed through you from yonder, bringing evil doctrine; whom ye suffered not to sow seed in you, for ye stopped your ears, so that ye might not receive the seed sown by them; forasmuch as ye are stones of a temple, whic… (IGN)
Parables 102:1–2
1 "And from the eighth mountain, where were the many springs, and all the creatures of the Lord did drink of the springs, they that believed are such as these; (HER) 2 apostles and teachers, who preached unto the whole world, and who taught the word of the Lord in sober… (HER)
Parables 80:2–4
2 For the virgins standing round the gate told the men to hasten to build the tower. Now the virgins had spread out their hands, as if they would take something from the men. (HER) 3 And the six men ordered stones to come up from a certain deep place, and to go to the b… (HER)
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources