8 She also surrounded him with a shining cloud, and she erected a throne in the midst of the cloud, so that none could see him, apart from the holy Spirit — whose name is the Mother of the Living — and she called his name Yaltabaoth. (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 9:8
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Apocryphon of John 12:7–9
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