14 Drawing himself down to death,he clothed himself in eternal life,stripped himself of the perishable rags,and clothed himself in incorruptibility,which no one can take from him. (GTR) 15 When he entered the empty realms of terror, he passed through those who were stripped by forgetfulness, being knowledge and completion, proclaiming the things that are in the heart [21][…] teach those who will [receive teaching]. (GTR) 16 Now those who will receive teaching [are] the living who are written in the Book of the Living. They receive teaching about themselves, and they receive it from the Father, returning to him again. (GTR)
Gospel of Truth 1:14–16
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