6 “How [was] the savior [appointed], and why was he dispatched [to the world] by [his Father, and who is his] Father, who [dispatched him, and to what kind] of aeon is [it to which we will go]? (APJ) 7 Because what did he [mean, saying to us]: ‘That aeon to [which you will go is the] kind that is an [indestructible] aeon’? (APJ) 8 [He, however, did not] inform us about [what kind it is].” (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 1:6–8
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Apocryphon of John 3:21–23
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Apocryphon of John 18:11–13
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Apocryphon of John 18:5–7
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Apocryphon of John 3:33–34
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