4 her thought did not remain barren, and she produced from herself something that was incomplete and that differed from her own appearance, because she had created him apart from her companion, and he differed from the appearance of his mother, because he possesses a different form. (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 9:4
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Apocryphon of John 16:1–3
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Gospel of Philip 1:32–34
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Gospel of Philip 1:93–95
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Apocryphon of John 6:1–3
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Book of Enoch 106:4–6
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2 Esdras 5:48–50
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Apocryphon of John 11:17–18
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