2 Reflection appeared to them in the mode of a light, and she roused their thinking, but when ‹Y›aldabaoth realized that they had withdrawn from him, he cursed his earth. (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 17:2
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Apocryphon of John 15:3–5
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Apocryphon of John 15:8–10
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Apocryphon of John 14:3–5
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Apocryphon of John 16:2–4
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Apocryphon of John 11:17–18
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Apocryphon of John 14:8–9
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Apocryphon of John 6:1–2
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Apocryphon of John 9:1–2
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