570、“神的儿子”表示信之教义。这从“儿子”的含义清楚可知，在刚才和前一章（5:4）已说明，“儿子”表示教会的真理。教会的真理是指教义。这些教义就本身而言是真理，因为此处论述的这些人从自上古之人那里传给他们的东西中获得它们。正因如此，他们被称为“神的儿子”；还因为相对于他们来说，恶欲被称为“人的女儿”。此处描述了该教会成员的性质，即：他们将神圣的教会真理浸没于自己的恶欲，从而玷污它们；并以这种方式确认他们强烈信服的假设。谁都能通过观察发生在自己和他人身上的事判断出这种情况是如何发生的：那些说服自己相信某种观念的人也会通过他们以之为真理的一切，包括主圣言中的事物，来确认这种观念。因为当人们坚持自己已经接受并确信的假设时，他们就会使一切事物都赞同并支持它们。任何人越爱自己，就变得越不可动摇。这个种族就是如此，关于他们，蒙主的神性怜悯，等到论述他们的可怕说服时再予以论述；说来奇怪，他们的说服是这样：它们从不被允许通过推理流入，只能从恶欲流入；否则，它们就会杀死在场的其他灵人的全部理性。由此清楚可知“神的儿子看见人的女儿甚好，就在其中随意挑选，为自己娶作妻子”这句话表示什么，即：他们将信之教义与恶欲联结起来，事实上与每一个这种欲望联结起来。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]570. The symbolism of the sons of God as the teachings of faith is established by the symbolism of sons, dealt with just above and in verse 4 of the last chapter [489], where sons symbolized the church's truth.
The church has truth in the form of doctrinal teachings. Because the people described in the present chapter received them by word of mouth from the earliest people, these teachings were true in the abstract. It is for this reason that they are called the sons of God, and also because of their relation to the desires called the daughters of humankind.
This verse is describing those people's character, showing that they immersed the church's truth — which is holy — in their cravings and in this way defiled it. In doing so they reinforced their own firmly held assumptions.
The way these matters stand is something we can all evaluate by looking at ourselves and the people around us. When we convince ourselves of some idea, we prove its truth to ourselves by the use of every seemingly valid argument — even by arguments that come from the Lord's Word. As long as we cling to our adopted principles and persuasions, we force everything into agreement and harmony with them. The more we dote on ourselves, the more rigidly we stick by those ideas.
Such a description fits the race of people under discussion here. More will be said about them below [573, 580-586a, 607:3, 619-637, 659-662, 792-813], by the Lord's divine mercy, in a further description of their hideous delusions. Surprising to say, these delusions are such that those people are never allowed to influence others with their rationalizations; if they did, they would kill all rational power in the spirits around them. They are allowed to influence others only with their desires.
Now it is clear what is meant by the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they were good, and they took wives for themselves from among all whom they chose. The meaning is that they forged ties between the teachings of faith and their cravings — cravings of any kind whatever.
Potts(1905-1910) 570
570. That by the "sons of God" are signified doctrinal things of faith, is evident from the signification of "sons" (concerning which just above, and also in the preceding chapter, verse 4, where "sons" signify the truths of the church). The truths of the church are doctrinal things, which regarded in themselves were truths because those here treated of had them by tradition from the most ancient people, and therefore they are called the "sons of God;" they are so called also relatively, because cupidities are called the "daughters of man." The quality of the members of this church is here described, namely, that they immersed the truths of the church, which were holy, in their cupidities, and thereby defiled them; and in this way they confirmed the principles of which they were so strongly persuaded. How this occurred may be easily conceived by anyone, from observing what passes in himself and others: those who persuade themselves in regard to any subject, confirm themselves in such persuasion by everything which they imagine to be true, even by what they find contained in the Word of the Lord; for while they cling to principles which they have received, and have become persuaded of, they make everything favor and assent to them. And the more anyone is under the influence of self-love, the more firmly he holds them. Such was this race, concerning whom of the Lord's Divine mercy hereafter, when we come to treat of their direful persuasions, which strange to say are such that they are never allowed to flow in by reasonings, but only from cupidities, for otherwise they would kill everything rational in the spirits present. Hence it appears what is signified by the "sons of God seeing the daughters of man, that they were good, and taking to themselves wives of all that they chose" namely, that they conjoined the doctrinal things of faith with their cupidities, in fact with any cupidities.
Elliott(1983-1999) 570
570. The sons of God' means doctrinal matters concerning faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'sons', dealt with just above, and also from verse 4 of the previous chapter, where 'sons' meant the truths of the Church. Truths of the Church are matters of doctrine. These regarded in themselves were truths because those who are the subject here possessed them through what had been handed down to them from the most ancient people. It is for this reason that they are called 'the sons of God', and also because in relation to them evil desires are called 'the daughters of man'. Here it is describing the character of those people, that is to say, they were people who immersed the truths of the Church, which are holy, in their own desires, and in so doing polluted them, while at the same time confirming assumptions of which they were thoroughly persuaded. Anyone can judge what the situation must have been from what he finds in himself and in others. People who persuade themselves of any idea also confirm themselves in that idea by everything which they imagine to be the truth, including things in the Word of the Lord. For when people cling to the assumptions they have adopted and of which they are persuaded, they make everything favour and support them. And the more anyone loves himself, the more immovable he becomes. The character of those people will in the Lord's Divine mercy be described later on along with their dreadful persuasions, which are such that, miraculously, they are never allowed to flow in by their reasonings - for if they do they slay the entire rationality of other spirits present - but only from their evil desires. From this it is clear what the statement means about the sons of God seeing the daughters of man that they were fair, and their taking wives for themselves from all whom they chose, namely that they joined doctrinal matters concerning faith to evil desires, indeed to every such desire.
Latin(1748-1756) 570
570. Quod per 'filios Dei' significentur doctrinalia fidei, constat a significatione 'filiorum,' de qua mox prius, et cap. praec. ad vers. 4, ubi 'filii' significarunt vera Ecclesiae; vera Ecclesiae sunt doctrinalia; quae, quia illi de quibus, per traditiones habuerunt ab antiquissimis, in se spectata vera fuerunt; quare vocantur 'filii Dei,' et quoque respective quia cupiditates vocantur 'filiae hominis.' Quales fuerunt, hic describitur, nempe quod vera Ecclesiae quae sancta, immerserint suis cupiditatibus, et sic conspurcaverint; inde quoque persuasissima sua principia confirmarunt: hoc quomodo se habet quisque potest judicare a se et aliis; qui de aliqua re sibi persuadent, ii se confirmant ab omni quod verum esse putant, etiam ab illis quae in Verbo Domini; nam cum in principiis captis et persuasis haerent, tunc faciunt ut omnia faveant et assentiantur, et quo magis quis se amat, eo magis obfirmat se; haec gens talis fuit, de qua ex Divina Domini Misericordia, in sequentibus; ubi etiam de diris eorum persuasionibus quae, mirum, tales sunt ut nusquam liceat eis a ratiociniis influere, tunc necant omne rationale spirituum praesentium, sed solum ex cupiditatibus. Inde constat quid significat 'quod filii Dei viderint filias hominis, quod horae, et acceperint sibi uxores ab omnibus quas eligebant,' quod nempe doctrinalia fidei conjunxerint cum cupiditatibus, et quidem cum quibuscumque.