2 Esdras 2:44-46

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁴⁴ Then I asked an angel, ‘Who are these, my lord?’ ⁴⁵ He answered and said to me, ‘These are they who have put off mortal clothing and have put on the immortal, and have confessed the name of God. Now they are being crowned, and receive palms.’ ⁴⁶ Then I said to the angel, ‘Who is that young man who is placing crowns on them and putting palms in their hands?’