1 The teaching [of the] savior, and [the revelation] of the mysteries, [and the] sayings concealed in silence, [even these sayings that] he taught John, [his] disciple. (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 1:1
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Gospel of Thomas 1:1–2
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Apocryphon of John 21:2–3
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Secret Book of James 1:2–4
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Epistle to Diognetus 11:1–3
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Gospel of Judas 1:43–45
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Revelation 1:1–2
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Gospel of Thomas 1:82–84
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