9 This is the chief archon who procured a strong power from his mother, (APJ) 10 and he extricated himself from her, and moved away from the places where he had been born. (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 9:9–10
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Apocryphon of John 11:8–10
8 Because he shared his fire with them, he became their overlord. (APJ) 9 On account of the glorious power he possessed owing to his mother’s light, he named himself God, and he was disobedient to the place where he had originated. (APJ) 10 He further joined the seven powers insi… (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 12:2–4
2 Instead, when she had witnessed the evil that had occurred, and the theft her son had perpetrated, she repented, and she was overwhelmed by oblivion inside the darkness of ignorance, and she began to feel shame about. (APJ) 3 The movement, however, is ‘to go back and… (APJ) 4 … (APJ)
Apocryphon of John 14:1–3
1 However, all the angels and demons labored until they had formed the psychic body, and their creation was entirely inert and without movement for a prolonged time. (APJ) 2 When, however, the mother wished to regain the power she had granted to the chief archon, she en… (APJ)
Wisdom of Solomon 10:1–3
1 Wisdom guarded to the end the first formed father of the world, who was created alone, and delivered him out of his own transgression, (WEB) 2 and gave him strength to rule over all things. (WEB) 3 But when an unrighteous man fell away from her in his anger, he perished himsel… (WEB)
Testament of Judah 2:12–14
12 And on the third night an angel of the Lord smote him. (T12) 13 And he had not known her according to the evil craftiness of his mother, for he did not wish to have children by her. (T12) 14 In the days of the wedding feast I gave Onan to her in marriage; and he also in wickedne… (T12)
Book of Jubilees 32:31–33
31 And Rebecca went and returned to her house to his father Isaac, and Jacob sent by her hand rams and sheep and he-goats that she should prepare a meal for his father such as he desired. (JUB) 32 And he went after his mother till he came to the land of Kabratan, and he d… (JUB)
Apocryphon of John 9:2–4
2 She willed to bring forth a likeness from out of herself, apart from the agreement of the Spirit, who had not accepted it, and apart from her companion, and apart from his deliberation, and although the face of her maleness had not accepted this. (APJ) 3 Further, she… (APJ) 4 … (APJ)
Book of Jubilees 33:4–6
4 And he lay with her, and she awoke and saw, and behold Reuben was lying with her in the bed, and she uncovered the border of her covering and seized him, and cried out, and discovered that it was Reuben. (JUB) 5 And she was ashamed because of him, and released her han… (JUB)
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