33 [not] because it belongs to him, but because he bestows [the light] that is beyond measure and comprehension. (APJ) 34 [How can I speak] with you of him, [given that] his [aeon] is beyond destruction, in repose, and abiding in [silence, resting], existing before [everything, because he] is the leader of [all] aeons, [and] he is the one who grants them strength with his goodness? (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 3:33–34
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