Gospel of the Egyptians

<Gospel of Peter Gospel of Matthias>

(Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.6.45.3; idem, Exc. ex Theod. 67)

GEg 1 Τῇ Σαλώμῃ ὁ κύριος πυνθανομένῃ· “μέχρι πότε θάνατος ἰσχύσει;” οὐχ ὡς κακοῦ τοῦ βίου ὄντος καὶ τῆς κτίσεως πονηρᾶς “μέχρις ἄν,” εἶπεν, “ὑμεῖς αἱ γυναίκες τίκτητε,” ἀλλ᾿ ὡς τὴνἀκολουθίαν τὴν φυσικὴν διδάσκων· γενέσει γὰρ πάντως ἕπεται καὶ φθορά.

Unto-the-one unto-a-Salômê the-one Authority-belonged unto-ascertaining; "unto-lest-whilst whither-also a-death it-force-holdeth?" Not as of-wedge-wedged of-the-one of-a-dureeationof-being and of-the-one of-a-befounding of-en-necessitated "unto-lest-whilst ever," it-had-said, "ye the-ones women ye-creation," other as to-the-one to-a-pathing-along-unto to-the-oneto-spawn-belonged-of veer-veerating; unto-a-becoming too-thus unto-all it-followeth, and a-degradedness.

(Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.9.63.1-2)

GEg 2 Οἱ δὲ ἀντιτασσόμενοι τῇ κτίσει τοῦ θεοῦ διὰ τῆς εὐφήμου ἐγκρατείας κἀκεῖνα λέγουσι τὰ πρὸς Σαλώμην εἰρημένα, ὧν πρότερον ἐμνήσθημεν. φέρεται δέ, οἶμαι, ἐν τῷ κατ᾿Αἰγυπτίους εὐαγγελίῳ. φασὶ γὰρ ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπεν ὁ σωτήρ· “ἦλθον καταλῦσαι τὰ ἔργα τῆς θηλείας.” θηλείας μὲν τῆς ἐπιθυμίας, ἔργα δὲ γένεσιν καὶ φθοράν.

The-ones then-also being-ever-a-one-arranged unto-the-one unto-a-befounding of-the-one of-a-Deity through of-the-one of-declared-in of-a-securing-in-of to-and-the-ones-thither they-forth, to-the-ones toward to-a-Salômê to-having-had-come-to-be-uttered, of-which to-more-before we-were-memoried-unto. It-be-beared then-also, I-which-belong, in unto-the-onedown to-Aiguptos-belonged unto-a-goodly-leadeeerlet. They-declare too-thus to-which-a-one it it-had-said, the-one a-Savior, "I-had-came to-have-loosed-down to-the-ones to-works of-the-one of-female." Of-female indeed of-the-one of-a-passioning-along-unto, to-works then-also to-a-becoming and to-a-degradedness.

(Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.9.64.1)

GEg 3 Ὅθεν εἰκότως περὶ συντελείας μηνύσαντος τοῦ λόγου ἡ Σαλώμη φησί· Μέχρι τίνος οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἀποθανοῦνται; ἄνθρωπον δὲ καλεῖ ἡ γραφὴ διχῶς, τόν τε φαινόμενον καὶ τὴνψυχήν, πάλιν τε αὖ τὸν σῳζόμενον καὶ τὸν μή. καὶ θάνατος ψυχῆς ἡ ἁμαρτία λέγεται. διὸ καὶ παρατετηρημένως ἀποκρίνεται ὁ κύριος· “μέχρις ἃ τίκτωσιν αἱ γυναίκες.”

Which-from unto-having-had-come-to-resemble about of-a-finishing-together-of of-having-en-memoried of-the-one of-a-forthee, the-one a-Salômê it-declareth, Unto-lest-whilst of-what-one the-ones mankinds they-shall-die-off? To-a-mankind then-also it-calleth-unto, the-one a-scribing, unto-split, to-the-one also to-being-manifested and to-the-one to-a-breathing, unto-furthered also again to-the-one to-being-saved-to and to-the-one lest. And a-death of-a-breathing the-one an-un-adjusting-along-unto it-be-forthed. Through-to-which and having-had-come-to-be-kept-beside it-be-separated-off, the-one Authority-belonged, "Unto-lest-whilst to-which they-might-creation, the-ones women."

(Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.9.66.1-2)

GEg 4 Τὶ δὲ οὐχὶ καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς τῶν πρὸς Σαλώμην εἰρημένων ἐπιφέρουσιν οἱ πάντα μᾶλλον ἢ τῷ κατὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν εὐαγγελικῷ στοιχήσαντες κανόνι; φαμένης γὰρ αὐτῆς· “καλῶς οὖνἐποίησα μὴ τεκοῦσα,” ὡς οὐ δεόντως τῆς γενέσεως παραλαμβανομένης, ἀμείβεται λέγων ὁ κύριος· “πᾶσαν φάγε βοτάνην, τὴν δὲ πικρίαν ἔχουσαν μὴ φάγῃς.”

To-what-one then-also unto-not and to-the-ones of-held of-the-ones toward to-a-Salômê of-having-had-come-to-be-uttered they-bear-upon, the-ones all, more-such or unto-the-one downto-the-one to-an-un-secluding-of unto-goodly-leadeeer-belonged-of having-belineated-unto unto-a-bar? Of-declaring too-thus of-it; "Unto-seemly accordingly I-did-unto lest having-had-creationed," as not unto-binded of-the-one of-a-becoming of-taking-beside, it-along-belong-stepped forthing, the-one Authority-belonged, "to-all thou-should-have-had-devoured to-a-pasturage, to-the-one then-also to-a-bittering-unto to-holding lest thou-might-have-had-devoured."

(Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.68)

GEg 5 βούλεσθαι γὰρ λέγειν τὸν κύριον ἐξηγοῦνται μετὰ μὲν τῶν πλειόνων τὸν δημιουργὸν εἶναι τὸν γενεσιουργὸν θεόν, μετὰ δὲ τοῦ ἑνὸς τοῦ ἐκλεκτοῦ τὸν σωτῆρα, ἄλλου δηλονότι θεοῦτοῦ ἀγαθοῦ υἱὸν πεφυκότα.

To-purpose too-thus to-forth to-the-one to-Authority-belonged they-lead-out-unto with indeed of-the-ones of-more-beyond to-the-one to-a-locality-worker to-be to-the-one to-becoming-worked to-a-Deity, with then-also of-the-one of-one of-the-one of-forthed-out to-the-one to-a-Savior, of-other unto-en-distincted of-a-Deity of-the-one of-excess-placed to-a-son to-having-had-come-to-spawn.

(Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.13.92.2-93.1; cf. GThom §22, §37; 2 Clem. 12:1-2; Gal 3:28)

GEg 6 διὰ τοῦτό τοι ὁ Κασσιανός φησι· “Πυνθανομένης τῆς Σαλώμης πότε γνωσθήσεται τὰ περὶ ὧν ἤρετο, ἔφη ὁ κύριος· ‘ὅταν τὸ τῆς αἰσχύνης ἔνδυμα πατήσητε καὶ ὅταν γένηται τὰ δύοἕν καὶ τὸ ἄρρεν μετὰ τῆς θηλείας οὔτε ἄρρεν οὔτε θῆλυ.’” πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ἐν τοῖς παραδεδομένοις ἡμῖν τέτταρσιν εὐαγγελίοις οὐκ ἔχομεν τὸ ῥητόν, ἀλλ᾿ ἐν τῷ κατ᾿ Αἰγυπτίους. ἔπειτα δὲἀγνοεῖν μοι δοκεῖ ὅτι θυμὸν μὲν ἄρρενα ὁρμήν, θήλειαν δὲ τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν αἰνίττεται, οἷς ἐνεργήσασι μετάνοια ἕπεται καὶ αἰσχύνη.

Through to-the-one-this unto-the-one the-one a-Kassianos it-declareth, "Of-ascertaining of-the-one of-a-Salômê whither-also it-shall-be-acquainted the-ones about of-which it-was-entreating, it-was-declaring, the-one Authority-belonged, 'Which-also-ever to-the-one of-the-one of-a-shamening to-a-sinking-in-to ye-might-have-treaded-unto and which-also-ever it-might-have-had-became, the-ones two one, and the-one male with of-the-one of-female not-also male not-also female.'" To-most-before indeed accordingly in unto-the-ones unto-having-had-come-to-be-given-beside unto-us unto-four unto-goodly-leadeeerlets not we-hold to-the-one to-uttered, other in unto-the-one down to-Aiguptos-belonged. Upon-if-to-the-ones then-also to-un-en-mull-unto unto-me it-thinketh-unto, to-which-a-one, to-a-passion indeed to-male to-a-stressing, to-female then-also to-the-one to-a-passioning-upon-unto, it-riddlereth,unto-which unto-having-worked-in-unto an-en-mulling-with-unto it-followeth, and a-shamening.

Note: it-was-entreating : from EROMAI, uncontracted form of ERWTAW.

(Clement of Alexandria, Stromata 3.15.97.4; cf. 1 Cor 7:25-40)

GEg 7 Πάλιν ὁ κύριός φησιν· “ὁ γήμας μὴ ἐκβαλλέτω καὶ ὁ μὴ γαμήσας μὴ γαμείτω.”

Unto-furthered the-one Authority-belonged it-declareth, The-one having-married lest it-should-cast-out and the-one lest having-married-unto lest it-should-marry-unto.

Note: having-married (GHMAS) : from GAMW.

(Clement of Alexandria, Exc. ex Theod. 67; cf. 1 Cor 7:12-16; 1 Tim 2:15)

GEg 8 καὶ ὅταν ὁ σωτὴρ πρὸς Σαλώμην λέγῃ μέχρι τότε εἶναι θάνατον, ἄχρις ἂν αἱ γυναίκες τίκτωσιν, οὐ τὴν γένεσιν κακίζων ἔλεγεν, ἀναγκαίαν οὖσαν διὰ τὴν σωτηρίαν τῶν πιστευόντων.

And which-also-ever the-one a-Savior toward to-a-Salômê it-might-forth unto-lest-whilst to-the-one-which-also to-be to-a-death, unto-whilst ever the-ones women they-might-creation,not to-the-one to-a-becoming wedge-wedging-to it-was-forthing, to-up-arm-belonged to-being through to-the-one to-a-savioring-unto of-the-ones of-trusting-of.

(Hippolytus, Refut. 5.7.8-9)

GEg 9 τὰς δὲ ἐξαλλαγὰς ταῦτας τὰς ποικίλας ἐν τῷ ἐπιγραφομένῳ κατ᾿ Αἰγυπτίους εὐαγγελίῳ κειμένας ἔχουσιν.

To-the-ones then-also to-otherings-out to-the-ones-these to-the-ones to-varied in unto-the-one unto-being-scribed-upon down to-Aiguptos-belonged unto-a-goodly-leadeeerlet to-being-situated they-hold.

Note: they-hold : apparently referring to the ones that accept these nonmainstream Biblical writings.

(Epiphanius, Pan. haer. 62.2)

GEg 10 τὴν δὲ πᾶσαν αὐτῶν πλάνην καὶ τὴν τῆς πλάνης αὐτῶν δύναμιν ἔχουσιν ἐξ ἀποκρύφων τινῶν, μάλιστα ἀπὸ τοῦ καλουμένου Αἰγυπτίου εὐαγγελίου, ᾧ τινὲς τὸ ὄνομα ἐπέθεντοτοῦτο.

To-the-one then-also to-all of-them to-a-wandering and to-the-one of-the-one of-a-wandering of-them to-an-ability they-hold out of-hidened-off of-ones, most-such off of-the-one of-being-calling-unto of-Aiguptos-belonged of-a-leadeeerlet, unto-which ones to-the-one to-a-naming-to they-placed-upon to-the-one-this.

Note: they-hold : apparently referring to the ones that accept these nonmainstream Biblical writings.

(2 Clem. 12:1-2)

GEg 11 ἐπερωτηθεὶς γὰρ αὐτὸς ὁ κύριος ὑπό τινος, πότε ἥξει αὐτοῦ ἡ βασιλεία, εἶπεν· “Ὅταν ἔσται τὰ δύο ἕν, καὶ τὸ ἔξω ὡς τὸ ἔσω, καὶ τὸ ἄρσεν μετὰ τῆς θηλείας, οὔτε ἄρσεν οὔτε θῆλυ.”

Having-been-upon-entreated-unto too-thus it the-one Authority-belonged under of-a-one, whither-also it-shall-arrive of-it the-one a-ruling-of, it-had-said, "Which-also-ever it-shall-bethe-ones two one, and the-one out-unto-which as the-one into-unto-which, and the-one male with of-the-one of-female, not-also male not-also female."