Apocrypha · Chapter 86 of 114
Visions and Mandates
Then he examined the white and round stones and said to me: 'What shall we do with these?'
2'Lord,' said I, 'I do not know.' 'Do you not see,' said he, 'that they are very smooth and cannot fit with the others?'
3'We need to cut them and make them square, even if they become small.' And when we cut them, they became bright and were placed in the building.
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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.