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Apocrypha · Chapter 30 of 114

The Shepherd of Hermas 30

Visions and Mandates

SIXTH COMMANDMENT: I command you, he said, to have faith and fear God.

2I said: Lord, I hear that there are two angels with man, one of righteousness and one of wickedness.

3He said: Yes, there are. But you must fear the angel of righteousness. And when anger comes to you, or bitterness, know that he is in you.

4And also the desire for many actions, and extravagance, and drunkenness, and various delights that are not good. If these things enter your heart, know that the angel of wickedness is with you.

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About The Shepherd of Hermas

Visions, commandments and parables received by a former slave in Rome, debating whether there is a second chance after grave sin. It was read as Scripture in several ancient churches.