1 I, however, asked: “Lord, where did the vile spirit originate?” (APJ) 2 He then said to me: “The Mother-Father, who is abundant in mercy, the holy Spirit in every mode, the one who is merciful and «28» who shows compassion for all of you — that is, Reflection of Radiant Providence — he raised up the seed of the perfect race, and its intellect, and the eternal light of the Man. (APJ) 3 When the chief archon became aware that they were loftier than him in the height, and that they surpass him in intellect, he then desired to grasp their objective, unaware that they surpassed him in intellect, and that he would be unable to grasp them. (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 19:1–3
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2 Esdras 4:1–3
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Apocryphon of John 18:1–3
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2 Esdras 5:37–39
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Odes of Solomon 36:2–4
2 And made me stand on my feet in the height of the Lord, before His perfection and His glory, while I was praising Him by the composition of His songs. (ODE) 3 The Spirit brought me forth before the face of the Lord: and, although a son of man, I was named the Illumina… (ODE)
2 Esdras 4:10–12
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