36. Herakleonites. And they seem to talk fabulously about the eight, but in a different way, in comparison with Mark, Ptolemy, Valentinus, and others. In addition, those who die among them, at death, like Mark, are redeemed with oil, fragrant oil, and water, pronouncing over the head of the one who is supposedly redeemed, some invocations consisting of Jewish sayings.

37. Ophites. They glorify the serpent and consider it to be Christ, and the natural serpent, the reptile, is kept in some kind of box.

38. Kayans (Cainites). Together with other heresies that reject the law and Him who spoke in the law, they also think the same thing: they deny the resurrection of the flesh, they glorify Cain, saying that he is of a greater power; at the same time, Judah is also deified, as well as those who were with Korah, Dathan and Abiram, and even the Sodomites.

39. The Sethians. These, on the contrary, glorify Seth, claiming that he is descended from a higher Mother, who repented of having produced Cain. After Cain was rejected and Abel was killed, she came together with the Father on high, and produced the pure seed, Seth, from whom the whole human race was afterwards derived.

40. Archontics: these again attribute everything to many princes and say that from them came into being that which arose. They are also convicted of a certain shamelessness. They deny the resurrection of the flesh and reject the Old Testament. But they use both the Old and New Testaments, adapting each utterance to their views.

41. Cerdonians: they are descended from Cerdo, who took over Heracleo's error and added to his deception. Having migrated from Syria to Rome, he expounded his teaching during the time of Bishop Iginas. He preaches two principles, hostile to each other, and that Christ is not begotten. In the same way, he rejects the resurrection of the dead and the Old Testament.

42. Marcionites. Marcion, a native of Pontus, was the son of a bishop, but, having corrupted a maiden, fled, because he was excommunicated by his father from the church. Coming to Rome, he then asked repentance from those who were in charge of the church at that time, but not succeeding in this, he exalted himself against the faith and began to teach about the three principles: good, just, and evil, and that the New Testament is alien to the Old and Him who spoke in it. but also two, and three, after falls. For the dead catechumens, others are baptized among them. Women are also allowed to teach baptism without hindrance.

43. Lucianists. A certain Lucian, not the one who now lived in the time of Constantine, but more ancient, taught all things in agreement with Marcion. In addition, he taught, of course, something else besides Marcion.

44. The Apellians. And this Apellis teaches, like Marcion and Lucian: they condemn all creation and Him who created. But he did not introduce three principles, like these, but one, and recognized one God, the highest and ineffable, and that this One created another. And this one, he says, who was brought into being, turned out to be evil, and in his wickedness created the world.

45. The Sevirians. A certain Severus, following Apellis, again rejects wine and grapes, fabulously saying that they came from the dragon-like Satan and the earth, which copulated with each other. And he denies the woman, saying that she has its origin in the evil power. He introduces some names of princes and secret books. Like other heretics, he rejects the resurrection of the flesh and the Old Testament.

46. Tatiana. Tatian was a contemporary of the most holy martyr and philosopher Justin. After the death of Saint Justin, he was corrupted by the dogmas of Marcion and taught in the same way as him, adding something other than Marcion. It was said that he came from Mesopotamia.

These are the thirteen heresies of the first part of the second book.

In this third section of the second book there are eighteen heresies as follows.

47. The Encratites: Being a fragment of the heresy of Tatian, they also reject marriage, claiming that it is the work of Satan. They forbid any eating of animate things.