8 Because he shared his fire with them, he became their overlord. (APJ) 9 On account of the glorious power he possessed owing to his mother’s light, he named himself God, and he was disobedient to the place where he had originated. (APJ) 10 He further joined the seven powers inside his thought together with the authorities who were with him, and when he spoke, it happened, and he named each of the powers, beginning with the highest: (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 11:8–10
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