Genesis 6:2 Douay-Rheims

The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

Philoxenus of Mabbug

c. A.D. 450–523 Patristic

Now this is the first lust which conquered the world, and because of it the first transgression of the law took place. And in its train the children of Seth also came to fornication, so that they were rejected from the household of God thereby. For the lust of the belly is the captain of the host of the left side, and to it are fettered all the hosts of sin; and as captains of hosts go forth to war at the head of their companies against the enemy, even so also doth it, as the captain of the host of all wickedness, go forth to war against that which is good.

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A.D. 523 · on Gen 6:2 (13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 11 -- On Abstinence)

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