It came to pass then, when Jesus had finished speaking these words unto his disciples, that Andrew came forward and said: My Lord, I am in wonder and marvel exceedingly, how men of the world and in bodies of matter shall come forth from this world and pass through all these spaces and all these orders and all these heavens, and precede all the powers and all the angels and all the archangels and inherit the Light-kingdom.
2Jesus answered and said unto Andrew: Ye think concerning these things according to the manner of the world and according to the flesh, but ye understand not according to the spirit. For in sooth, Andrew, ye and all your brethren and companions are not of this world, nor are ye of the matter of the rulers.
3For ye are from the same Mixture from which I am come forth, and the powers and the light which are in you, have come forth from the same height. And all men who shall receive the mysteries of the Light and purify themselves from all the sins of the world and all the matters therein, they shall be purified from all the sins of the world and shall be refined into pure light.
4And when they come out of the body, they will pass through all the regions of the rulers and all the regions of the Light, and will precede all the powers and will inherit the Light-kingdom, because they have received the mysteries of the Light and have accomplished them.
5And they will be higher than all the powers, for the mysteries which they have received are higher than all the powers and all the regions. For this cause, therefore, Andrew, marvel not, for all who shall receive the mysteries of the Light, will be kings with me in my kingdom.