Epístola dos Apóstolos 13

1Ora, o que ele nos revelou é isto, o qual falou: Aconteceu que, quando tive o intento de vir para cá da parte do Pai de todas as coisas, e passei pelos céus, revesti-me então da sabedoria do Pai, e vesti o poder de sua fortaleza. Estive no céu, e passei pelos arcanjos e pelos anjos em sua semelhança, tal como se eu fora um deles, por entre os principados e potestades. Passei por entre eles porque possuía a sabedoria daquele que me havia enviado. Ora, o príncipe supremo dos anjos é Miguel; e Gabriel, Uriel e Rafael seguiram-me até o quinto firmamento, porquanto pensavam em seu coração que eu fosse um deles; tal poder me fora dado por meu Pai. E naquele dia adornei os arcanjos com voz maravilhosa, para que fossem ao altar do Pai e servissem e cumprissem o ministério até que eu voltasse a ele. E assim formei a semelhança pela minha sabedoria; pois me fiz tudo em todos, para que louvasse a dispensação do Pai e cumprisse a glória daquele que me enviou, e voltasse para ele.

1Now that which he revealed unto us is this, which he spake: It came to pass when I was about (minded) to come hither from the Father of all things, and passed through the heavens, then did I put on the wisdom of the Father, and I put on the power of his might. I was in heaven, and I passed by the archangels and the angels in their likeness, like as if I were one of them, among the princedoms and powers. I passed through them because I possessed the wisdom of him that had sent me. Now the chief captain of the angels, is Michael, and Gabriel and Uriel and Raphael followed me unto the fifth firmament (heaven), for they thought in their heart that I was one of them; such power was given me of my Father. And on that day did I adorn the archangels with a wonderful voice (so Copt.: Eth., Lat., I made them quake--amazed them), so that they should go unto the altar of the Father and serve and fulfil the ministry until I should return unto him. And so wrought I the likeness by my wisdom; for I became all things in all, that I might praise the dispensation of the Father and fulfil the glory of him that sent me (the verbs might well be transposed) and return unto him.