,pistis ,sophia ,,pistis ,,sophia ,,literally ,,translated ,,from ,,the ,,coptic ,,by ,,george ,,horner ,,with ,,an ,,introduction ,,by ,f4 ,,legge1 ,f4,s4,a4 ,,london ,,society ,,for ,,promoting ,,christian ,,knowledge ,,new ,,york ,,and ,,toronto3 ,,the ,,macmillan ,,co4 ,printed in ,great ,britain #aibd ,,preface ,the history of ,gnosticism1 which may be defined as the belief that man's place in the next world is determined by the knowledge of it that he acquires in this1 goes back probably to the very dawn of our civilisation2 but its importance for most of us is mainly centred round the first three centuries of our ,era4 ,not even ,christianity1 as ,amlineau quotes from ,pascal1 was able at once to make an angel out of a beast2 and no sooner did it emerge from its first home in ,juda into the broader light of the ,roman ,empire than there sprang up within it many more or less secret schools which sought to combine the truths of the new religion with some of the most pernicious superstitions of the old4 ,until lately1 however1 our knowledge of the teaching of these post-,christian ,gnostics has been limited to the statements of their opponents4 ,before the close of the second century1 ,irenaeus and ,tertullian had written against them2 and1 some two hundred years later1 ,epiphanius1 then ,bishop of ,constantia in ,cyprus1 repeated their accusations in his huge ,panarion1 with some doubtful additions of his own in a form which at least has the merit of restoring for us a great part of the lost ,greek text of ,irenaeus4 ,these writers were avowed heresy-hunters1 keenly alive to the danger to ,christianity in the doctrines which they exposed1 and therefore necessarily inclined to believe the worst that could be said against them4 ,but granting the ,fathers' entire good faith in the matter--and that of ,irenaeus and ,tertullian at least is undoubted--there was one cogent reason why their account of ,gnostic teaching had to be received with suspicion4 ,the leaders of the ,gnostics did not teach openly but in secret and by a method of initiation and allegory which was directly copied from the ,mysteries then current in the ,pagan world2 and such of their writings as fell into the hands of the ,catholics were therefore not likely to give any clear view of their doctrine without prolonged study and comparison4 ,hence the heresiologists1 while dwelling upon minor points which seemed strange and absurd to those who had not the key to their meaning1 exaggerated the differences between the different teachers and ignored for the most part the many features of their teaching which they had in common4 ,in the words of one who certainly had no leaning towards the error which the ,fathers belabour3 8444 they took minor and unimportant details and magnified them1 and treated them as the essentials of a system or systems4444 ,the essential principles were largely the same throughout1 the difference was chiefly in regard to details4 ,it is this conduct on the part of the ,fathers that gives us such a distorted and often ridiculous view of ,gnosticism40#a ,it is true that ,clement of ,alexandria and his friend ,origen1 writing in the birthplace of post-,christian ,gnosticism1 afford us a more tolerant and philosophical idea of ,gnostical teaching1 and have even preserved for us some precious extracts from the writings of the school of ,valentinus1 the great leader--who at one time nearly attained to the ,primacy of the ,catholic ,church2 but save for this1 it was not until the middle of the nineteenth century that we had any chance of studying ,gnosticism from the works of its adherents4 ,the discovery in #ahdj of an almost complete copy of ,hippolytus' ,philosophumena gave us for the first time sufficient excerpts from those writings to enable us to judge of their style and form2 and the publication in #ahea of ,schwartze's text of the ,pistis ,sophia first made it known to the world of scholars that there were in the ,museums of ,london and ,oxford ,coptic ,,mss4 undoubtedly written by ,gnostics for ,gnostics4 ,it is the longer and more important of these which forms the subject of the following pages4 ,the value of our text for the study of the early days of ,christianity can hardly be overrated4 ,if ,i am right in my conclusions1 the main part of the documents which it contains are actually from the school of ,valentinus1 the heresiarch just mentioned who flourished in the reign of ,hadrian and ,antoninus ,pius1 and one of them was certainly written before the ,fourth ,gospel was known to the ,christian communities of the ,east4 ,hence it is to be placed among the earliest ,christian writings1 and follows immediately in point of date on the ,synoptics and other writings of the ,apostolic ,age4 ,both this and the other documents in the ,,ms4 show also how these heretical schools used to wring and twist ,scripture for their purpose1 how closely their teaching was linked with the ,egyptian and other religions of the pre-,christian world1 and how surely1 in spite of some good and even noble elements1 it was bound to end as they did in what the late ,professor ,tylor styled with justice 8one of the most pernicious delusions which ever vexed mankind1 the belief in magic40 ,as ,i am dealing with this at more length in the ,introduction1 ,i will say nothing further about it here2 but ,i may point out that the outlandish names and words in the later documents of our text have not yet been fully elucidated1 and that it is probable that many of its episodes are intended to bear an allegorical interpretation4 ,the use of words in a double sense is also one of the many means adopted by the writers in order to conceal their meaning from the profane1 and this should be constantly borne in mind by the reader4 ,f4 ,l4 ,footnote #a3 ,a4 ,c4 ,mc,giffert1 ,prolegomena to ,church ,history of ,eusebius in ,schaff and ,wace4 ,select ,library of ,nicene and post-,nicene ,fathers4 ,i4 p4 #agi1 n4 #ag4 ,the literal translation follows the order of the words as far as possible1 and with common verbs very seldom uses the passive form for which the ,coptic employs the third person plural1 and occasionally requires the preposition denoting the agent4 ,there are two words for 8and10 one meaning addition and the other being the common preposition 8with40 ,as a general rule the meaning 8with0 is kept1 and very rarely in the translation 8together0 precedes 8with0 to show that it is not 8and40 8,and10 8with0 are often used meaning only 8and40 ,greek and have not been distinguished1 and all ,greek words can be found printed within brackets in ,dr4 ,schmidt's ,german translation 7,leipzig1 #aije74 ,the indefinitive or frequentative tense has been translated by 8wont to10 with expression of 8wont0 repeated when the ,coptic repeats this expression4 ,the preposition 8in0 is often translated 8from0 when the sense requires the change4 ,another translation made by ,mr4 ,legge from my literal translation was carefully annotated by him1 and many difficulties of terms and expression were explained4 ,after the death of ,mr4 ,legge it was decided by the ,committee of ,s4,p4,c4,k4 to refrain from publishing this great addition to the work1 and to print as much of ,mr4 ,legge's ,introduction as would supply explanations required4 ,g4 ,h4 ,,abbreviations 7,m47 margin4 7,,ms47 the manuscript4 ,the numbers in square brackets give the pages of the manuscript4 ,,contents ,,preface 444 iii ,,introduction 444 vii #a4 ,the ,,ms4 and its ,history 444 vii #b4 ,the ,documents in the ,,ms4 444 xiv #c4 ,the ,purpose and ,composition of the ,,ms4 xxviii #d4 ,the ,authorship and ,date of the ,documents 444 xxxviii ,,the ,,first ,,document 444 #a ,,the ,,second ,,document 444 #fc ,,the ,,third ,,document 444 #abg ,,the ,,fourth ,,document 444 #ahj ,,the ,,fifth ,,document 444 #aic ,,index ,,of ,,psalms ,,and ,,odes 444 #bja ,,general ,,index 444 #bjc ,,introduction #a4 ,,the ,,manuscript ,,and ,,its ,,history ,the ,manuscript known as the ,pistis ,sophia and now in the ,british ,museum was bought by the authorities in #aghe for the sum of ten guineas at the sale of the library of the antiquary1 ,dr4 ,anthony ,askew4 ,how it came into ,dr4 ,askew's possession is not accurately known4 ,it is written throughout in ,coptic of the dialect of the ,sahid or ,upper ,egypt1 and is on vellum in an excellent state of preservation4 ,in appearance it singularly resembles a modern book1 being written on small quarto leaves measuring #h inches by #f1 in double columns on both sides of the skins4 ,it contains #agd leaves in all1 and the pages are numbered consecutively in ,coptic#b letters1 at first on one side of the page only1 but later on both sides4 ,we are therefore able to establish that there are no leaves missing from the body of the ,,ms4 since its pagination1 until we come to the #ccgth page 7p4 #cgi of ,schwartze's printed text71#c after which four leaves are wanting1 the next page in the volume being numbered #cdd4 ,on the #aadth page 7p4 #abe of ,schwartze71 the scribe had left the last two-thirds of the page blank1 and this was filled at some later time by the cryptogram given on p4 #fb1 infra1 in a different hand and in blacker ink than the foregoing part of the ,,ms4 ,the original writing is resumed on p4 #aae1 but above the point at which the other pages begin is written3 ,illustration3 ,coptic ,script4 8,the ,second ,tome of the ,pistis ,sophia10 from which the whole ,,ms4 has taken the title by which it is known4 ,at the foot of the first column of the front or recto of p4 #bcc 7p4 #beb of ,schwartze71 there is also written after a line of ornament1 ,illustration3 ,coptic ,script4 8,a part of the ,books of the ,saviour10 and the same words 7omitting one word7 occur at the foot of the first column of the back or verso of p4 #cag 7p4 #ceg of ,schwartze74 ,on the last leaf in the book has been left a blank1 which some later writer has used for a sentence about the ,apostles going to the four quarters of the world to preach the ,gospel1 which has no apparent connection with our text4#d ,two lines at the foot1 now become so faint as to be illegible1 may have contained the names of the scribes or owners of the ,,ms4 ,apart from this incidental use of the parchment on which it is written1 all who have studied the ,,ms4 are of opinion that it is the work of more than one scribe4 ,uncial letters are used throughout1 and for the first score or so of pages are so carefully and elegantly formed as to compare not unfavourably with those of the calligraphically perfect ,codex ,alexandrinus1 also on exhibition in the ,british ,museum4 ,according to ,mr4 ,crum1 whose acquaintance with nearly every ,coptic ,,ms4 yet brought to light is unrivalled1 the second hand begins at the twenty-second page1 after which the writing not only becomes more careless and the letters less well formed1 but the method of correction for misspelt or omitted words alters4 ,this second hand continues1 according to the same authority1 up to p4 #baj1 when the first hand resumes and continues up to p4 #chf1 but ,mr4 ,crum says nothing as to the writing of the few remaining pages4 ,dr4 ,carl ,schmidt of ,berlin1 whose work in connection with the ,,ms4 will be noticed at length later1 agrees in the main with this1 and would apparently put the termination of the second scribe's task at p4 #aie of the manuscript1 and he says that the first scribe here resumes and continues to the end4 ,a note1 however1 taken by the present writer on his first inspection of the ,,ms4 thirty years ago1 records that while the writing of the ,second ,document1 which begins at p4 #abe1 on the whole resembles the writing of the preceding pages1 yet a change takes place on the verso of p4 #baj which indicates yet a third hand1 and this is confirmed by his later scrutiny for the purpose of this edition4#e ,save for this1 there is no serious doubt as to the number of hands which have worked on the ,,ms42 and ,mr4 ,crum1 in confirming ,dr4 ,schmidt's view that the alternative work of the scribes shows that the whole of the ,,ms4 must have been written at one time1 adds that the corrections of the work of the second scribe seem to be in the hand-writing of the first4#f ,this is of importance when we come to consider the purpose with which the ,,ms4 was made4 ,the date at which the ,,ms4 was written is the subject of a much greater difference of opinion4 ,woide1 who was the first to call attention to it1 thought that this was at latest the fourth century1 the ,abb ,hyvernat the seventh1#g ,amlineau--whose work upon it will presently be noticed--the ninth or tenth1 and ,dr4 ,schmidt the fifth4 ,all these conclusions were apparently arrived at on paleographic grounds and ,i do not feel myself qualified to discuss them2 but the dates of the different documents from which the ,,ms4 was copied will be dealt with later4 ,nearly all those who have studied it are of opinion that these documents were originally written in ,greek1 and that our ,,ms4 is therefore only a translation4#h ,after its purchase by the ,museum1 the ,,ms4 remained unnoticed until ,woide1 then minister at the ,german ,chapel at ,st4 ,james' ,palace and subsequently the editor of the ,codex ,alexandrinus1 called attention to it in ,cramer's ,beitrge for #aggh4 ,later1 he appears to have copied out the whole ,,ms41 to which he refers in his ,appendix to the ,alexandrian ,codex in #agii4 ,the extracts that he there gave from it were sufficient to enable the ,danish ,bishop ,mnter to publish in #ahab the five 8,odes of ,solomon0 quoted in it1 of which no other copy was known until ,dr4 ,rendel ,harris' recent discovery of them in a ,syriac ,,ms4 ,the learned ,academician1 ,dulaurier1 when on a visit to ,england1 in #ahch1 also made a copy of our ,,ms41 and proposed to publish it with a ,french translation1 but died before doing so2 and the ,,ms4 would probably have remained unknown even to scholars but for the pains of ,maurice ,george ,schwartze1 a young ,german1 who was sent over here in #ahdh by the generosity of the ,king of ,prussia1 to study such of our ,,mss4 as seemed to him valuable4 ,schwartze completed a fairly accurate copy of the text1 and also translated it into ,latin retaining untranslated the ,greek words which occur on every page2 but he too died before the result of his labours could be printed1 and the task of editing and correcting his translation fell upon his friend ,petermann1 who published both ,schwartze's ,coptic text and his ,latin 7and ,greek7 translation in #ahec4 ,unfortunately1 ,petermann1 though a competent ,coptic scholar for his time1 did not feel called upon to contribute anything more than textual criticism to his predecessor's work4#i ,schwartze's text was therefore published without introduction or notes other than corrections of mistranslated words and suggestions for alternative readings2 and this prevented the book from obtaining such general notice as was given to the ,philosophumena of ,hippolytus which appeared at nearly the same time4 ,bunsen1 who had begun the controversy between ,catholic and ,protestant scholars which sprang up round ,hippolytus' work1#aj poured contempt upon the ,pistis ,sophia as 8a most worthless offshoot of the ,marcosian heresy10 and1 although ,kstlin contributed a long discussion of the work to a ,tbingen theological annual in #ahed1aa it remained practically unknown to ,english readers for more than thirty years4#ab ,at length in #ahhg1 ,lipsius published a detailed study of it in ,smith and ,wace's ,dictionary of ,christian ,biography1 in which full use was made of ,kstlin's analysis1 and he agreed with that writer in assigning to it an ,ophite origin1 although he also drew attention to certain peculiarities which appeared to him ,manichan4 ,in the same year there also appeared the second edition of ,c4 ,w4 ,king's ,gnostics and their ,remains1 which gave for the first time to ,english readers translations of a great part of the work4 ,the late ,mr4 ,king1 then ,senior ,fellow of ,trinity ,college1 ,cambridge1 had hitherto been known chiefly as a collector of ancient gems on which he had published many useful volumes1 and he proposed1 like his predecessors1 to publish a full translation of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,at his death such a translation was found among his papers2 but the failure of his eyesight1 which had taken place even before the issue of the second edition of his ,gnostics1 had left it in such a condition that his executors decided against giving it to the public4 ,it was confessedly made from ,schwartze's ,grco-,latin version only2 but ,mr4 ,king did much to attract public notice to the ,pistis ,sophia by the excellent and dignified ,english in which his extracts from it were clothed1 and the erudition which he brought to bear upon points like the less-known religions of the ,roman ,empire and the barbarous names and words left entirely unexplained in ,schwartze's version4 ,he also asserted in his ,preface1 with much show of reason1 that it was the statements made by him in his first edition that led ,madame ,blavatsky1 whom he describes as 8the ,sibyl of ,esoteric ,buddhism10 to include the relics of ,gnosticism among the foundations of what he refers to as 8her new religion40 ,before this hint was taken1 the ,,ms4 again received attention from a scholar in many respects well fitted to deal with it4 ,m4 ,amlineau1 who had for many years devoted himself to the study of ,coptic religious texts1 and had also a very considerable working knowledge of ,egyptology1 published in the same year of #ahhg1 in the ,annales du ,muse ,guimet an 8,essai sur le ,gnosticisme ,egyptien10 in which he dealt at great length with the ,pistis ,sophia1 and compared it for the first time to the ,papyrus ,bruce of the ,bodleian ,library at ,oxford which had hitherto defied interpretation4 ,both these works he assigned to the school of ,valentinus1 the heresiarch whom the ,ante-,nicene ,fathers considered the most dangerous enemy of the ,catholic ,church1 and he followed this up in #ahia by publishing in the ,notices et ,extraits of the ,acadmie des ,inscriptions1 the text and translation into ,french of the ,oxford ,papyrus4 ,these two publications were both made at the expense of the ,french ,government and were therefore produced in a style worthy of the subject1 and with all the notes1 references1 and illustrations that they seemed to demand4 ,but the ,pistis ,sophia remained untouched by ,m4 ,amlineau save for the excerpts from it to be found in his ,essai1 until in #ahie he astonished the learned world by publishing in a series called 8,les ,classiques de l',occulte10 a low-priced translation into ,french of the whole ,pistis ,sophia with a comparatively brief introduction devoted almost entirely to the vindication of the opinion formerly advanced by him as to its authorship4 ,m4 ,amlineau will be remembered by many as the first explorer of the ,protodynastic ,tombs at ,abydos which entirely revolutionised all our ideas of early ,egyptian history2 and it was probably only the difficulties under which he laboured all his life which prevented him from publishing the results of this--his first and only excavation--in a manner which would have gained him the full credit of his really epoch-making discovery4#ac ,it was doubtless the same difficulties which compelled him to produce his translation of the ,pistis ,sophia in the form in which he did2 and although he states in his ,introduction that he inspected the ,,ms4 at the ,british ,museum during a visit to ,london shortly before his translation appeared1 it is plain that this translation was made from ,schwartze's text only1 that the work was executed throughout in so hasty a fashion as to leave nearly all the faults of ,schwartze's version uncorrected1 and that it passes by most of the difficulties presented by the ,,ms4 without attempt at solution4 ,it was in consequence very severely criticised first by ,dr4 ,schmidt1 and then by ,dr4 ,andersson1 the editor of the ,swedish ,egyptological periodical1 ,sphinx1 and most of these criticisms appear unfortunately to be well founded4 ,such as it was1 however1 it gave rise to the only complete ,english translation of our ,,ms4 which has yet appeared in print4 ,mr4 ,g4 ,r4 ,s4 ,mead1 then secretary of the ,theosophical ,society1 the year after the appearance of ,amlineau's ,french translation1 published with the ,theosophical ,publishing ,company an ,english translation of the ,pistis ,sophia1 which on its title-page is expressed to be made from 8,schwartze's ,latin ,version 444 checked by ,amlineau's ,french ,version40 ,mr4 ,mead laid no claims to proficiency in ,coptic1 and had already published more than half his work in a ,theosophical magazine before ,amlineau's version saw the light4 ,his attitude towards the original may be guessed by the statement in his ,preface that the comprehensive treatment of ,gnosticism 8requires not only a writer who at least believes in the possibilities of magic1 but also a mystic or at least a person who is in sympathy with mysticism10 and by the fact that he had already attempted to explain the ,cabalistic ,cryptogram on p4 #abe by ,sanskrit words4 ,he further states in his ,introduction that he proposes to publish a commentary on the whole book1 his ,introduction dealing only with the date and authorship2 but up to the present this has not appeared4 ,it is also evident that in his translation from ,schwartze's ,latin version he has omitted in more than one instance to notice ,petermann's emendations1 which in some cases completely change the meaning of the passage2 and altogether it may be said that the most valuable part of his work is the short bibliography appended1 in which he gives fairly long extracts from the authors whom he quotes4 ,the way was therefore still left open for a translation of the ,pistis ,sophia by competent hands1 and the appearance of ,dr4 ,schmidt's work in #aije at first sight gave hopes that this was at last accomplished4 ,the book1 which bears the somewhat clumsy title of ,koptisch-,gnostischen ,schriften1 ,ersten ,buch only1 is one of the excellent series of translations of ,christian writers of the first three centuries published by the ,church ,fathers ,committee of the ,royal ,prussian ,academy of ,science1 and contains a full ,german translation of both the ,pistis ,sophia and the ,bruce ,papyrus4 ,dr4 ,schmidt is a scholar whose competence in the ,coptic language is probably only surpassed by that of ,mr4 ,crum1 he has all his' countrymen's taste for philology and grammar1 and his acquaintance with the ,christian literature of the early centuries of our ,era is profound4 ,it is not therefore to be wondered at that his translation of our text is from the etymological point of view as nearly perfect as our present knowledge of ,coptic--still limited by the paucity of ,,mss4 other than ,biblical--allows it to be1 and that very little complaint can be made against it on the score of verbal accuracy4 ,the addition to it of a translation of the ,bruce ,papyrus is also most convenient for purposes of reference2 but perhaps by reason of this1 ,dr4 ,schmidt's notes on his translation of the ,british ,museum ,,ms4 are confined to ,scripture references and verbal matters only1 while in his ,introduction he only gives seventeen pages to consideration of its history1 writing1 language1 composition1 source1 and date4 ,this cursory treatment is doubtless in part due to his having in the text and translation of the ,bruce ,papyrus1 published by him in #ahib in ,harnack and ,gebhardt's well-known series of 8,texte und ,untersuchungen10 already given his views on these matters1 most of which he reiterates in the ,introduction last mentioned4 ,these views may be briefly stated as follows3 #a4 ,the ,pistis ,sophia is not ,valentinian1 but comes from an obscure sect of what he calls ,barbelo-,gnostics1 known as ,severiani4 #b4 ,its title should not be ,pistis ,sophia but 4 #c4 ,while admitting that the whole work is a 8,miszellenhandschrift10 he thinks that the ,fourth ,document is the oldest in the collection and1 as it were1 the root of the other three1 which in their turn form a connected whole4 ,dr4 ,schmidt's fellow-countrymen ,drs4 ,lichtenhau and ,preuschen have already attacked some of these positions in the ,zeitschrift fr wissenschaftliche ,theologie#ad and elsewhere1 and after mature consideration1 the present writer feels himself compelled to dissent from all three4 ,the reasons for doing so will be best given when we come to consider the composition and authorship of the ,,ms4 ,before leaving this branch of the subject1 however1 it may be said that beside the work of ,kstlin1 ,lipsius1 and ,dr4 ,schmidt1 the ,pistis ,sophia has been treated of at some length in ,father ,giraud's ,ophitus 7#ahhd71 and in a special work by ,prof4 ,harnack in the ,texte und ,untersuchungen above mentioned 7#ahia74 ,more recently1 it has also been dealt with by ,m4 ,eugne de ,faye in his ,introduction l',etude du ,gnosticisme 7#aijc7 and his ,gnostiques et ,gnosticisme 7#aiac71 by ,dr4 ,james ,moffat in his article under its name in ,hastings' ,encyclopdia of ,religion and ,ethics1 and by the present writer in his ,forerunners and ,rivals of ,christianity 7#aiae74ae ,the late ,sir ,gaston ,maspero and ,prof4 ,lieblein 7of ,christiania7 have also stated their conviction that it could only have been written by persons intimately acquainted with the old ,egyptian religion1 on which point none could speak with greater authority than they4#af #b4 ,,the ,,documents ,,in ,,the ,,ms4 ,as has been said above1 ,dr4 ,schmidt speaks of our text as a miscellany1 and the phrase by no means overstates the case4 ,it contains indeed no less than six documents1 only the two first of which are directly connected or can be taken as necessarily intended to be read consecutively4 ,the second of these breaks off in the middle of a conversation1 the third has neither beginning nor end4 ,the opening sentence of the fourth implies that it is the continuation of a conversation which cannot be certainly identified with any that has gone before1 and the same document concludes with a sentence which does not seem likely to be the end of the extract4 ,the fifth begins with what is clearly a fresh narrative without reference to anything that has preceded it and must have ended in the lacuna caused by the missing pages1 while the sixth1 whose beginning has been lost in the same lacuna1 ends in the middle of a phrase4 ,of these six documents1 the third only covers one and a half pages of the ,,ms4 and is manifestly a fragment of some document which has somehow strayed over into this place2 but as it appears directly after the words3 8,a ,part of the ,books of the ,saviour10 ,i hesitate to say that it never formed part of any of the other documents in the text1 and ,i shall therefore speak of it hereafter as 8,the ,interpolated ,fragment0 merely4 ,only the two first of the six1 also1 can claim to be included under the title of the ,pistis ,sophia1 but they are by far the largest and take up between them more than half the volume4 ,this arrangement follows strictly the rule of stichometry observed by writers of the period1 which prescribes that the longest document shall come first4 ,thus in this translation3-- ,document ,begin page ,end page #ast #fc #abf #bnd #fc #abf ,interpolated #abg #abh #crd #abh #agi #dth #ahj #aib #eth #aic #aii ,taking these in this order1 we will summarise them as briefly as possible4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,,first ,,document1 then1 tells how ,jesus spent twelve years after the ,resurrection teaching ,his disciples the mysteries of the heavenly 8places10#ag but that their instruction did not extend beyond this visible1 or more accurately1 this sensible1 universe which corresponds1 it would seem1 to the ,third ,chorema or ,space of the 8,first ,mystery0 or ,god ,manifest1 of ,whom ,jesus is the ,incarnation4 ,this ,chorema is under the governance of a ,power called the ,first ,law1 under whom are eleven others called the ,five ,marks1 the ,great ,light1 and the ,five ,parastatai or ,helpers2 and all these twelve came from still higher states of being from which1 we are told later1 they voluntarily descended to take part in the scheme of salvation4 ,when the ,first ,document opens1 however1 ,jesus has only told ,his disciples of the existence of those ,powers1 but has not revealed to them their origin1 function1 or arrangement2 and all the action in this ,document passes in the lower part of this ,chorema which is called the ,kerasmos or ,confusion1 because in it ,light is mingled with ,matter4 ,the highest part of the ,kerasmos is the ,treasure house where the ,light as it is won from ,matter is stored up2 and then come a great number of inferior ,places inhabited by ,powers concerned with the administration of our universe's more material parts1 especially the heavenly bodies or sun1 moon1 and stars4 ,below these again is our earth with its firmament or 8,height10 and outside this ,chaos or the dark and unformed mass of ,matter which has received no ,light4#ah ,while ,jesus is sitting with ,his disciples on the ,mount of ,olives1 the ,document goes on to say1 there descends upon ,him a 8,great ,power of ,light10 which is in fact the 8vesture0 or ,heavenly ,nature which ,he had left in the ,limit or ,lower ,boundary of the upper worlds on ,his descent to earth in 8the shape of ,gabriel40 ,this vesture enables ,him to rise to the ,boundary and there assume two other vestures which are necessary for the continuation of the journey to the two transcendental 8,spaces0 which are higher than this4 ,in this first vesture1 also1 ,he finds five mysterious words written which are here interpreted as an address from the higher powers hailing ,him as the ,first ,mystery1 and the catalogue of names which follows enables us to form a fairly correct idea of the arrangement of this ,chorema as well as of the higher ones which are known as the 8,spaces0 of the ,first ,mystery and of the 8,ineffable0 or ,supreme ,unmanifested ,god respectively4#ai ,on assuming this vesture1 ,jesus flies into the ,height1 but returns the next day clad in three vestures of dazzling light1 and tells ,his disciples how ,he provided for the births of ,himself and them by casting into their respective mothers ,powers from the higher parts of the ,kerasmos instead of the material souls which they would otherwise have received from the ,rulers of the stars4 ,in like manner also1 ,he tells how ,he caused the soul of ,elijah to become incarnate in the body of ,john the ,baptist4 ,he then goes on to describe ,his journey upward through the ,first ,sphere directly above the firmament1 the ,second ,sphere called ,destiny1 and the ,twelve ons1#bj which appear to be the signs of the ,zodiac4 ,the ,kings or ,tyrants of these last rebel against ,him1 and ,he punishes them by taking away part of their power and altering their course1 so that mankind will no longer be able to foretell the future by means of the astrology and magic taught them by the sinning angels4 ,leaving their ,place1 ,he ascends to the thirteenth on1 and finds below it ,pistis ,sophia1 the heroine of the book4 ,she is1 it appears1 one of the twenty-four ,unseen or ,invisible ,ones put forth in pairs by the head of the ,left ,hand or most material part of the ,kerasmos1 and had left her spouse and her work to pursue a light which she saw below her and which she thought would enable her to mount to the ,treasure-house4 ,this light1 however1 was a snare sent into ,chaos by one of the material ,powers immediately above her2 and on her advancing to seize it1 she was set upon by several material ,powers that her persecutor had put forth and deprived of her own light1 so that she could not return to her own ,place in the thirteenth on4 ,in this plight1 she sings hymns of penitence to the 8,light of ,lights0 or ,light of the ,treasure-house1 and these are all recited at full length by ,jesus to ,his disciples1 who identify them at ,his instance with passages from the ,canonical ,psalms1 and from those 8,odes of ,solomon0 which are mentioned above4 ,these ,penitences are twelve in number1 and in the course of their recital and the conversation that takes place on them1 we learn something more about the arrangement of the different worlds and the process of the redemption of ,light from ,matter which it is apparently the object of the book to describe4 ,finally1 after this tenth 8,penitence10 ,jesus1 who has throughout her affliction procured for ,pistis ,sophia certain alleviations in her misery1 calls into existence several new ,powers who go into ,chaos to her assistance and form a crown of light to her head1 so that her tormentors dare not come near to her4 ,with this the ,document ends1 and it is manifest from the appearance of the ,,ms4 that the scribes who wrote it1 at this point thought that they had come to the end of their task and did not then expect to carry it further4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,,second ,,document begins with the caption 8,the ,second ,tome of ,pistis ,sophia0 in a handwriting which ,mr4 ,crum has no hesitation in declaring to be the same as that of the first seventy pages of the ,document4 ,whereas the ,first ,document ends1 however1 with ,jesus' approval of ,mary ,magdalene's interpretation of the quotation from the ,psalms about ,mercy and ,truth kissing each other1 the ,second ,document opens with another interpretation of the same text offered by ,john4 ,coupled with the caption given above1 this seems sufficient to show that the ,second ,document was intended to be taken for a continuation of the ,first1 although this by no means proves that they were written at the same time or by the same author4 ,the ,document goes on to elaborate the story of the rescue of ,pistis ,sophia1 and tells with great detail how ,gabriel and ,michael being summoned for that purpose go to her assistance4 ,this provokes a fresh display of anger on the part of the 8,self-willed ,god0 who is ,pistis ,sophia's chief persecutor1 and the powers of ,chaos make a fresh assault upon her4 ,on this1 ,jesus orders ,gabriel and ,michael to bear her on their hands out of ,chaos1 while ,he ,himself descends thither1 smites her tormentors1 and renders them powerless to follow her4 ,he then leads her into the 8,place below the thirteenth on0 where ,he finds her on ,his ascension from the ,mount of ,olives1 and warns her that she will again be tormented when the ,gate of the ,treasure-house is set open4 ,this apparently happens just before ,jesus' ascension in the vesture of light1 and ,he then routs her enemies for the last time and restores her to her original ,place in the thirteenth on1 where she sings a final song of praise to ,him for the wonders which ,he has wrought for her 8in the world of men40 ,this ends the episode of ,pistis ,sophia1 who is not again mentioned until we come to the ,fourth ,document4 ,the author now turns to what was probably the main reason for attempting the continuation of the ,first ,document1 which is the questioning of ,mary ,magdalene and the other disciples upon the order and use of the ,heavenly ,places1 and the ,saviour's replies thereto4#ba ,beginning with the answer to ,mary's question as to the nature of the twenty-four ,unseen ,ones of whom ,pistis ,sophia was one1 the ,saviour promises ,himself to lead the disciples through all the ,upper worlds right up to that of the ,ineffable ,one ,himself1 each successive world and even ,place being1 it is said1 so greatly superior in size and in light to the lower ones1 that they will appear like grains of dust when viewed from it4 ,he also tells them that the beatitudes in store for them will be progressive1 beginning with the ,millenium which will ensue when the number of perfect souls is accomplished1 the ,kerasmos purified and 8caught up10 and the ,twelve ,disciples established with ,jesus as joint ,kings reigning over the blessed in the ,last ,parastates or ,helper--a name given to the world which is placed in our universe immediately over the ,treasure-house4 ,here they will apparently receive further instruction and be given 8mysteries0 which will enable them to mount to the upper universes before1 it is expressly said1 the 8,projections0 or emanations of the ,treasure-house who are concerned with the administration of the scheme of salvation4 ,the details of this scheme are extremely complicated1 the ,saviour several times promising to explain further in a subsequent revelation constantly referred to as 8the ,distribution of the ,universe40 ,but its final aim is indicated without ambiguity4 ,jesus1 who as we have seen was hailed in the ,first ,document as the ,first ,mystery in the address of the ,spirits written on the vesture of light sent to ,him on the ,mount of ,olives1 is throughout this part of the ,second ,document always spoken of by that title2 and we are told that those who receive the highest mystery of all1 called the 8,mystery of the ,ineffable ,one10 will be absorbed into ,his being4 8,that ,man is ,i1 and ,i am that ,man10 are the words in which this announcement is made1 and the full meaning of the phrase can be appreciated by other sentences in the narrative which go to show that this ,first ,mystery is the first ,being to come forth from the ,ineffable ,one1 and is regarded as a 8,twin ,mystery0 or ,father and ,son1 the first-named or 8,first ,mystery looking inwards0 being alone capable of remaining in contemplation of the greatness of the ,ineffable ,one1 while the ,son or 8,first ,mystery looking outwards0 is sent to earth in the ,person of ,jesus ,himself4#bb ,the way to obtain this elevation in the scale of being is1 perhaps1 left purposely obscure1 but it can apparently be gained by certain initiations or mysteries1 which like the ,mysteries of ,eleusis will give the initiate the knowledge of the universe1 how it came to be1 and how it will end4 ,these also are progressive and culminate in the 8,one ,word of the ,ineffable ,one10 the effect of which is so tremendous that if it be spoken over the dying1 or for the dead1 whether partly initiate or wholly uninitiate1 it will expedite his passage to the heaven to which his initiation entitles him1 or1 in the case of one wholly uninitiate1 will ensure his reincarnation in a 8righteous0 body1 which will 8find the ,god of ,truth and the exalted mysteries1 and will inherit them and the ,light for ever and ever40#bc ,the way to this and to the ,mysteries in general is 8the renunciation of the whole world and all the matter therein40 ,beside this1 however1 there are lesser mysteries which will admit the faithful recipient to heaven and privileges less exalted indeed than that last described1 but will yet confer on him great beatitude after death4 ,these1 known collectively as the 8,mysteries of the third ,space10 involve a 8,defence0 a 8,password0 and a 8,symbol0 which have to be handed in by the dead in his flight upward so as to procure him uninterrupted passage to the heaven of which he has received the mystery4 ,of these1 it is said that the disciples have no need1 because nothing of the sort is required by the recipients of the higher mysteries1 but ,jesus adds that they are to be found in 8the two great ,books of ,jeu0 which 8,enoch wrote when ,i spake with him out of the ,tree of ,knowledge and the ,tree of ,life in the ,paradise of ,adam40#bd ,in spite of these assurances1 ,andrew provokes the ,saviour by asking how 8men of this world0 can be expected to adventure after death upon the long and dangerous journey among all the ,great ,powers of the ,treasurehouse and their subordinates1 and the ,saviour reminds him in reply that they and ,he are all of the same origin1 being made from 8the same mass and the same matter and the same substance0 and are all 8out of the same ,confusion40#be ,on this1 the other disciples successfully implore ,jesus to pardon ,andrew1 and this ,document ends in the middle of a sentence in which ,he declares that ,he has been sent for the remission of sins4 ,before leaving this ,document1 it must be noted that in it there appear long rhetorical statements in a form which has no parallel in the other documents of our text4 ,they repeat the same phrase with the variation of two or three words at each repetition1 the object being apparently to give the hearer an idea which he could not otherwise obtain--except1 perhaps1 by a picture or diagram#bf of the different hierarchies of ,powers or arrangement of ,places which the speaker is describing4 ,thus in one place1 ,jesus1 after speaking of the 8,mystery of the ,ineffable ,one10 goes on to declare that 8that ,mystery knoweth why the ,darkness came to be and why the ,light10 and then after going through a string of similar antitheses in which the ,treasurehouse is contrasted with ,chaos1 murder with the quickening of souls1 ,death with ,life and all sorts of natural phenomena with one another1 continues with 8,that ,mystery knoweth why the ,triple ,powers came to be and why the ,unseen ,ones10 and so on through an incredible number of ,spirits and ,powers until ,he at last reaches the ,first ,emanation of the ,ineffable ,one which is in fact ,himself4 ,this is amplified when ,he says later that 8,that ,mystery knoweth0 why these higher ,powers 8despoiled0 themselves 7or stripped themselves of their exalted natures71 when a great part of the ,places and ,powers of the highest worlds are enumerated all over again4 ,not long after this1 ,he has occasion to speak of the man who receives this same ,mystery of the ,ineffable ,one1 when ,he says that 8,he is a man in the world1 but he excelleth all the ,angels and is more excellent than them all10 and then repeats the same phrase with regard to ,archangels1 ,unseen ,ones1 ,triple ,powers1 and all the ,projections of the ,treasurehouse and its dependencies for the third time4#bg ,this kind of rhapsody does not seem to be cast into any rhythmical form1 yet seems to be intended for repetition by word of mouth rather than by writing4 ,the only likeness that ,i can find to this practice is in one of the ,chapters of the ,book of the ,dead1 where all the different parts of the ,hall of ,two ,truths demand to be told their names1 or those in the ,book of ,gates where the parts of the ,bark of ,ra make the like demand4 ,it therefore seems to be a purely ,egyptian feature and may be connected with the fact that the early ,egyptian ,church1 like the colleges formed for the worship of gods like ,amen in earlier times1 had 8prophets10 who seem to have occupied a position in the ,church next after the bishop4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,,interpolated ,,fragment which occupies most of the first leaf of the ,third ,document is entirely taken up with the relation of the ,ineffable one to ,his 8members02 but is too short and disconnected to give us much information on the subject4 ,it is put into the mouth of ,jesus and it makes allusion to other revelations which ,jesus is said to have previously made or 8written10 or which ,he promises4 ,the style is not unlike that of the ,first ,document1 so that ,i do not see why it may not be an extract from the same book if1 as may be probable1 ,jesus continued in it the account of ,his upward journey after leaving ,pistis ,sophia in the thirteenth on4#bh 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,,third ,,document may perhaps be called without fear of contradiction 8,part of the ,books of the ,saviour10 because it bears that title both at its head and at its foot4 ,it begins by an exhortation to the disciples to preach 8to the whole world0 a series of or renunciations of sin which may be connected with ,jesus' speech to ,andrew at the end of the ,second ,document4 ,it should be noted1 however1 that while in the ,second ,document mankind is to be entreated to renounce the world and its matter so that they may 8go unto the ,light10 the author of this ,document presses them to abjure sin lest they suffer the torments of hell4 ,these torments are also dealt with in considerable detail1 and we can gather from the description that there are four ,places of ,punishment called respectively ,amente1 ,chaos1 the ,middle ,way1 and the ,outer ,darkness4#bi ,this seems to be a sort of amalgam of different traditional beliefs1 for while ,amente appears in the ,book of the ,dead1 ,chaos in the ,first ,document does not seem to be thought of as necessarily a ,place of ,punishment1 and we have seen ,pistis ,sophia speaking of it in the ,second ,document as 8the world of men40 ,so1 too1 the location of these different hells shows some confusion of thought4 ,amente is probably in the ,west or beyond the earth as it is in the ,book of the ,dead1 ,chaos is either the earth itself or beneath it1 while the ,middle ,way is1 like the ,place of ,punishment in the ,enochian literature1 in the firmament or 8below the ,sphere40 ,as for the ,outer ,darkness1 its name shows it to be a relic of ,pagan ,egypt where it was held that beyond the confines of the earth1 the air became so thick as to be actually tangible and concrete4 ,among the tormentors in these various hells we find ,ariel1 ,pistis ,sophia's persecutor ,ialdabaoth1 one 8,iakhthanabas the ,merciless0 and the ,dragon of ,outer ,darkness who is depicted as a great serpent coiled round the world having his tail in his mouth and containing places of torment within him where ice and cold come to supplement the tortures of fire and smoke4 ,a great part of the ,document is likewise taken up by the questions of ,mary ,magdalene and the other disciples1 among whom ,john is the most insistent1 as to the sinners to whom they shall give their mysteries and the effect which they will have on them4 ,we who hear in this ,document of a mystery or secret whereby the dead can be raised1 the sick healed1 and other wonders performed1 although ,jesus tells ,his disciples that this mystery belongs to the ,archons or wicked ,rulers of the ,stars and is not to be used save for the purpose of establishing the faith throughout the world4#cj ,we also have much in this ,document as to the soul or incorporeal part of man which the disciples are told consists of the ,power1 the ,soul proper1 the ,spirit ,counterfeit1 and the ,fate4 ,of these1 the ,power is the most worthy and causes the man to seek after the mysteries1 and the soul is really the ,life or ,breath and is made either out of the ejecta of the ,rulers or from the dregs or grosser parts of the ,light which is at certain periods squeezed out of them by certain powers appointed for that purpose4 ,the ,spirit ,counterfeit1 on the other hand1 is the envelope or mask of the soul which constantly leads it to commit sin and bears witness after death to its having done so1 while the ,fate is the death to which the man is predestined1 and which he can never escape while uninitiate4#ca ,incidentally1 too1 we hear a good deal in this ,document as to the ,gnostic belief in the transmigration of souls1 reincarnation being obligatory on such souls as have not found the more sublime mysteries4#cb ,several formulas are also given whereby the soul can cut itself loose from the ,spirit ,counterfeit and the ,fate1 and we are told that even an uninitiated person can escape from the torments of the ,dragon of ,outer ,darkness if one of the names of the reptile be said by or for him4 ,throughout this ,document the tortures of the different hells and the beast-shaped demons who administer them are much dwelt upon4 ,finally1 ,jesus tells ,his disciples that ,he came to earth to bring these mysteries1 and that had ,he not done so neither ,patriarchs nor ,prophets would have entered into the ,light4#cc 99 99 99 99 99 ,the opening sentence of the ,,fourth ,,document shows plainly that it comes from a book written independently of the preceding ones and not as their continuation4 ,it ignores completely the tradition held in the time of the ,antonines by orthodox and heretic alike1 that ,jesus spent many years on earth after the ,resurrection1#cd and announces that after ,he 8rose from among the dead the third day10 ,his disciples gathered round ,him reminding ,him that they had left the whole world to follow ,him4#ce ,then begins a scene that reminds one irresistibly of the magical practices rife during the first three centuries of our ,era1 some details of which have come down to us in the ,philosophumena and in the different ,magic ,papyri to be found in the ,museums of ,paris1 ,london1 ,leyden1 and ,berlin4 ,jesus1 standing by an altar by the side of the sea 8,ocean10 makes invocation to ,his ,father in words which are not gibberish1 as at first sight they appear to be1 but a jumble of ,hebrew1 ,egyptian1 and perhaps ,persian words copied and re-copied by scribes ignorant of these languages until they are all but unrecognisable4 ,he calls upon the name of the ,father of the ,treasurehouse of ,light1 whereupon the heavens open revealing the 8true shapes0 of the sun and moon1 and ,jesus and ,his disciples are uplifted to 8the ,middle ,way which is below the ,sphere40 ,here the arrangement of the stars is explained to them and they learn that the rebellious ,rulers who persisted in copulation were bound to the ,sphere to the number of #ahjj for each sign of the ,zodiac1 under the rule of #cfj of that number1 who are themselves under the sway of the five ,planets1 ,saturn1 ,mars1 ,mercury1 ,venus1 and ,jupiter4 ,yet the author of this ,document must have known1 although he varies1 the tradition of the ,first ,document1 for ,jesus tells ,his hearers that these planets were strengthened by the infusion into ,saturn of a ,power from the ,great ,unseen ,god who projected ,pistis ,sophia1 into ,mars of a similar ,power from one of the three ,triple-powered ,gods1 into ,mercury of one from another of the ,triple ,powers1 and into ,venus of one from 8,pistis ,sophia the daughter of ,barbelo0#cf2 while one from the 8,little ,sabaoth the ,good10 a ,power of higher rank than these last1 who in the story of ,pistis ,sophia proper is described as supplying the ,power which takes the place of ,jesus' own earthly soul1 is cast into the planet ,jupiter and is given rule over all the others4 ,all these planets are given barbarous names in addition to their ,greek ones1 as are the ,great ,unseen ,god and the two ,triple ,powers1 these last names appearing also in the ,magic ,papyri1 while the names of both planets and ,powers appear to have a real meaning4 ,jesus then shows to ,his disciples the five torture-chambers of the ,middle ,way1 each of them presided over by an 8,authority10 who with his 7or her7 assistants has been chosen from among the rebellious ,rulers4 ,each of these ,authorities sees to the punishment of particular sins1 which sins his or her ministers have 8entered into man0 and caused him to commit4 ,three of these presiding demons are females1 one of them being the triple-faced ,hecate still famous in the ,middle ,ages and ,renaissance1 and among them we find the merciless ,iakhthanabas already mentioned in the ,third ,document1 and the ,egyptian ,god ,typhon4 ,the different terms of punishment from #aej years downwards which sinful souls will suffer in these tortures of the ,middle ,way are all given1 and it is expressly said that these places of torment will be dissolved when the two beneficent planets1 ,venus and ,jupiter1 come into certain positions in the ,zodiac4#cg ,these ,places are1 it would seem1 actually shown to the disciples1 ,jesus thereby in part fulfilling the promise made in the ,first ,document to lead them through all the heavenly ,places4 ,he then restores the heavens to their normal condition1 and returns with the disciples to the 8,mountain of ,galilee10 where he celebrates for them a sacrament with 8fire and water1 wine and blood40 ,the distribution of bread also forms part of this sacrament1 and it is accompanied by a 8sign0 which we know from other sources was the conversion of one of the cups of wine into the water of baptism4#ch ,this 8mystery0 or sacrament is said to have the effect of remitting all the sins of the disciples1 and they are told to perform the same ceremony for all those who will listen to their preaching4 ,they remind ,him that there are other ,baptisms of ,fire and the ,holy ,spirit of ,light respectively1 and ,he tells them that these are more excellent than any ,mystery save only those of the ,seven ,sounds and of the ,great ,name of ,god1 which if spoken to any demon will destroy him with all his tortures4 ,he is apparently about to perform these for the benefit of the disciples when the ,document abruptly ends with the gap left by the tearing-away of the four pages already noticed4 ,it must be noted that nearly all the first part of this ,document is full of invocations or prayers couched in the apparent gibberish before mentioned1 that 8,mary0--whether the ,mother of ,jesus or the ,magdalene is not stated--asks one question only1 that the planet ,venus is called 8,bubastis10 ,egyptian1 ,greek1 and ,hebrew magic and astrology being present in nearly every line1 while there is some little trace of ,persian influence as well4 ,it is also closely connected with one of the documents of the ,bruce ,papyrus1 where the peculiar sacrament here celebrated by ,jesus is described on similar lines and is followed by the celebration of the other already mentioned2 while in another ,document of the same ,papyrus the name of ,pistis ,sophia is given in connection with a place of repentance4 ,the story of the ,samaritan woman and of the spear thrust at the ,crucifixion is also mentioned in this ,fourth ,document1 these being the first unmistakable quotations from the ,fourth ,gospel to be found in our text4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,,fifth ,,document is1 as has been said above1 the shortest of all1 and has lost its title in the gap of four leaves in the ,british ,museum ,,ms4 ,it is entirely concerned with the punishments assigned to different sins2 and as sedition1 lust1 and robbery with violence appear in the ,fourth ,document as sins punishable in the ,middle ,way1 but are not mentioned in the present fragment1 we may presume that they were dealt with in the part lacking1 and probably occupied at least three of the missing pages4 ,but the ,baptism of ,fire and the ,holy ,spirit which ,jesus is going to celebrate when the lacuna occurs1 if treated at the same length as in the ,bruce ,papyrus1 can hardly have taken up less than the other five missing pages1 and it is therefore plain that nothing in addition to these punishments can have occupied the missing beginning of this ,document4 ,after this the ,fifth ,document begins with a broken sentence containing the punishment of the man who curses1 and then goes on to describe the punishment of the evil speaker1 the murderer1 the habitual thief1 the proud man1 the blasphemer1 the sodomite1 and the celebrant of the filthy parody of the ,eucharist known as the ,black ,mass4#ci ,in one or other of those cases1 the four hells of ,amente1 ,chaos1 the ,middle ,way1 and the ,outer ,darkness are introduced1 the punishments in them being successive1 and we read again here the names of ,ariel and ,ialdabaoth who are mentioned in the ,third ,document1 as those of torturers in ,amente and ,chaos respectively4 ,so1 too1 we hear again of the cup of forgetfulness which in the ,third ,document is administered to the soul after it has been shown the punishments in order that it may profit nothing on reincarnation by its knowledge of their terrors4 ,but here the punishments are so different from those formerly described that we see at once we are dealing with a different author4 ,the sum total of the periods of punishment for cursing which are administered in all the different hells does not amount to more than four years as against the #acc assigned to it in the ,fourth ,document2 and the penalty for slander is here given as no more than #cj years as against the same period of #acc4 ,the ,receiver of ,sabaoth ,adamas1 leader of the rebellious ,rulers1 now administers the cup of oblivion instead of as in the ,third ,document1 the 8,rulers of the head of the ons10 and he is given the name of ,ialuham1 while the ,receivers of ,ariel1 who are here mentioned for the first time in our text1 are named ,abiuth and ,kharmon4 ,the case of the uninitiated but righteous dead is also dealt with in answer to a question from ,john1 but in a different manner from its treatment in the ,third ,document1 as here the soul on coming out of the body is met by the ,receivers of ,bainkhookh or the planet ,mercury1 while the cup which takes away the baleful effect of the cup of oblivion is administered by a ,receiver of the planet ,jupiter#dj4 ,it is also to be noted that in this ,document for the first time the division of mankind into 8righteous0 and 8wicked0 bodies1 which find or do not find1 as the case may be1 the mysteries of light1 is made to depend entirely on the periodic disposition of the stars4 ,when1 it is said1 the two beneficent planets ,jupiter and ,venus come before the ,virgin of ,light and the two maleficent ,saturn and ,mars behind her in the revolution of the ,sphere1 all the souls sent into the world will be good1 and when the position is reversed1 all will be wicked4#da ,here1 too1 for the first time1 we are told that the form of the body on reincarnation depends on the sins committed by the soul in its last life1--that the soul of the proud man will be put into a body dumb and deformed1 the soul of the thief into one lame and maimed and blind--and so on4 ,it will therefore be seen that this ,document is sufficiently connected with some of the preceding ones to warrant the supposition that it comes from the same school or sect1 although it is noteworthy that neither in our ,fourth nor our ,fifth ,document are the ,ineffable ,one or the ,first ,mystery ever referred to4 ,the chief point in common between this ,fifth ,document and the ,bruce ,papyrus is the mention of the ,black ,mass which appears in both ,documents4 ,a feature peculiar to this ,document alone is the open reference to the ,pagan ,gods as fiends2 and besides ,typhon and ,hecate1 who have in truth a more or less malevolent character in the later ,egyptian and ,greek mythology1 ,adonis1 one of the forms under which ,osiris was worshipped at ,alexandria1 is made to take the soul of the thief to ,amente1 while 8the high goddess0 of ,homer1 ,persephone1 the much-loved daughter of the ,eleusinian ,demeter1 figures as one of the tormentors in ,chaos4 ,the sentence about the journeys of the ,apostles written on the blank leaf bound in with the rest of the volume has no perceptible connection with our text and may possibly be the work of some one who1 suddenly coming across it in some other document and wishing to preserve it1 seized upon this leaf as the only piece of parchment available4 99 99 99 99 99 ,to sum up then3 the ,,ms4 contains five principal documents together with a fragment which may or may not once have formed part of one of them4 ,all are imperfect and are extracts from longer and possibly more coherent writings4 ,two of them--the ,pistis ,sophia proper1 and our ,fourth ,document--can be clearly distinguished as written by different authors1 and the same can be said with nearly as much certainty with regard to the ,third and ,fifth4 ,yet the book from which the tale of ,pistis ,sophia was extracted must have been old enough to have gone through more than one recension1 as is shown by the number of alternative readings duly noted in the ,,ms4 ,there are also in the details of the same story1 blunders or contradictions which go to show that the translator or scribe had more than one ,,ms4 to work from2 and these may have differed as much as do1 for instance1 the two versions of the 7,coptic7 ,book of the ,resurrection attributed to ,st4 ,bartholomew and published by ,m4 ,lacau and ,sir ,ernest ,wallis ,budge from the ,,mss4 in the ,bibliothque ,nationale and the ,british ,museum respectively4 ,this is the view taken by the ,german commentators on our text2 but they are by no means in accord upon it1 and it therefore does not seem necessary to do more here than refer to it4 #c4 ,,purpose ,,and ,,composition ,,of ,,the ,,ms4 ,why now was this miscellany made8 ,not certainly for edification or the use of the sect or school#db whose doctrines it sets forth4 ,every ,coptic inscription on tombstone or wall and nearly every ,coptic religious text has at its head the words ,coptic1 with ,god1 generally accompanied by the so-called ,coptic or ,orbed ,cross1 itself an adaptation of the ankh or symbol of life in ,pagan ,egypt4 ,that this was the practice with heretics as well as orthodox ,christians is shown by the ,bruce ,papyrus1 which actually bears as its frontispiece such words and such a cross with the letters and and which seems to be a reproduction of the ,constantinian ,labarum4#dc ,if1 too1 we put side by side the passages in our ,,ms4 and the ,bruce ,papyrus which are practically identical--as is the case with the three sacraments or baptisms mentioned in the ,fourth ,document of our text--we find that the 8seals0 or diagrams1 passwords1 and names given in the ,oxford ,,ms4 have all been omitted from the ,london book4 ,no one who is familiar with the beliefs current in ,pagan ,egypt can mistake the reason of this omission1 which is obviously to avoid the risk of their being used in magic4#dd ,a like precaution was taken with many chapters of the ,book of the ,dead and becomes more insistent with every successive recension4 ,it is absent from the ,pyramid texts1 doubtless because when these were once carved on the inside of a royal burying-place and the entrance closed1 there was little risk of these being seen by unauthorised persons4 ,the same reason doubtless operated in the same way with the wooden coffins of the eleventh dynasty on which the next recension was inscribed4 ,but with the ,theban recension of the ,new ,empire1 the case was changed4 8,let no one outside know it4 ,it is a mystery which is not known to the common people10 says the hundred and sixty-first chapter after directions to engrave it on the coffin of the dead4 8,reveal it not to anyone1 may he be thy father or thy son except thyself4 ,it is a real mystery40#de ,so1 too1 with the ,saite recension4 8,this book is most secret10 says the hundred and sixty-second chapter1 which ,m4 ,pierret thinks was intended to be the last4 8,let it not be seen by any man1 for it is forbidden to know it4 ,let it be hidden4 ,it is called the mistress of the hidden abode4 ,this is the end40#df ,that similar ideas persisted into ,christian times may be guessed from the ,homily de ,magis ascribed to ,st4 ,ephraim in which the ,homilist tells his hearers that in his day 7circa ,a4,d4 #dej7 even the clergy resorted to magicians for these mysterious writings4 8,instead of the blessings of the ,saints10 he says1 8they carry about the incantations of the magicians1 and instead of the ,holy ,cross1 they carry the books of devils 444 and a child who knows nothing at all1 carries about devil's names and comes to church40#dg ,it was evidently1 therefore1 for the information of orthodox persons that our ,,ms4 was made1 but not for that of the orthodox public generally1 whether clerical or lay4 ,had it been so1 it would have been weighted with a running commentary casting scorn upon its erroneous doctrines1 or by so-called refutations like those which encumber the pages of heresiologists such as ,irenus1 ,hippolytus1 and ,epiphanius4 ,had it been written by an ecclesiastic1 moreover1 it would certainly have borne some preface1 or colophon1 as does the ,philosophumena1 claiming merit for1 and giving the date of the completion of the work4#dh ,yet there is nothing in the present text to show that it was written by an ecclesiastic of any kind1 while it follows from what has been said above that it was begun by a scribe who took unusual pains to ensure an accurate copy1 and that when he handed over for a time the continuation of his work to a subordinate1 he yet went over and corrected the latter's work with as much care as he bestowed upon his own4 ,all this suggests that it was made for official or judicial use2 and the most reasonable guess is that it was the draft or copy of a legal document made for the enlightenment of some conciliar1 episcopal1 or even secular tribunal concerned in the suppression of heresy1 such as the ,inquisitors of the ,faith set up by ,theodosius4 ,this would solve the problem which has so vexed the minds of commentators like ,prof4 ,harnack and ,dr4 ,schmidt as to the occurrence of the colophon 8,part of the ,books of the ,saviour0 at the foot of the ,second and ,third ,documents4 ,it is natural enough that the second or subaltern scribe1 continuing the work of which only the first part was once thought sufficient1 should preface the continuation by the title 8,the ,second ,tome of ,pistis ,sophia02 but that as he completed the copying of each subsequent extract stichometrically arranged1 should add the words3 8,part of the ,books of the ,saviour0 to indicate the collection of ,,mss41 probably seized in a raid by the ,imperial authorities on some heretic's library1 from which they were all taken4 ,if this be admitted1 it certainly alters materially the view which recent ,german scholars1 following1 perhaps1 after their manner1 the first ,german commentator ,kstlin1 have formed of the whole text1 and in which we might be inclined to acquiesce if we considered it a mere ,encyclopdia or1 as ,epiphanius calls his own collection1 a 8bread-basket10 in which heterogeneous scraps of doctrine were thrown together anyhow4 ,if1 on the other hand1 it was made for the use of a tribunal1 it would be in the order of things concerned with the tenets of one school or sect alone1 and this we find on investigation to be the case4 ,although the episode of ,pistis ,sophia comes to a stop about halfway1 she is1 as has been said1 mentioned in the ,fourth ,document as well as in the ,first and ,second1 and even in the ,third there are phrases which show that its author has the same general conception of the constitution of the universe1 of the ,person and ,mission of ,jesus1 and of the means of salvation as the writers of the earlier parts4 ,yet it is equally plain that no two of the documents are by the same hand4 ,while the ,first ,document makes the ,power which ,jesus received from ,barbelo 8the body which ,he wore in the ,height10#di and ,his soul another power received from one of the great leaders of 8the ,height10#ej the ,second ,document attributes the ,incarnation to a lesser power of 8the ,middle0 who casts what came from the same leader into 8the matter of ,barbelo10 which thereupon becomes the earthly and not the heavenly body of the ,saviour4#ea ,in like manner1 while the ,first ,document puts into the mouth of ,mary the ,mother a story not traceable to any other source about the ,holy ,spirit coming down from the ,first ,mystery in the exact likeness of ,jesus' earthly body1 and says that after kissing each other1 they become one1#eb the ,second ,document makes ,st4 ,john say that the ,first ,mystery himself came down upon ,jesus in the form of a dove1 but in a 8vesture of light0 received from ,barbelo4#ec ,so1 again1 the ,first ,document especially declares that 8the disciples0 7not the ,apostles7 were endowed by ,jesus at ,his coming with twelve powers from the ,treasure-house of ,light instead of the souls which they would otherwise have received from the ,rulers1#ed while the ,second makes ,jesus tell them that their souls instead of coming straight from the ,treasure-house have suffered much from transmigration into different bodies4#ee ,so1 too1 the ,sphere of ,destiny1 which in the ,first ,document is described as 8the ,second ,sphere0#ef 7or the one which is reached from the earth next after passing through the ,first ,sphere1 below which is the visible firmament71 is in the ,third ,document transformed into a ,place called 8,great ,destiny10#eg which is in the ,place of the head of the ons or ,zodiac which ,place they call 8the ,place of the ,kingdom of ,adamas10 the ,ruler of the twelve ons or signs1 and in the ,fourth ,document is made equivalent to the ,sphere or visible firmament only4#eh ,and so again 8the cause of sin10 which in the ,third ,document is laid upon the shoulders of 8the ,five ,rulers of ,great ,destiny10#ei is in the ,fourth assigned to certain demons from the ,middle ,way who enter into man4#fj ,these discrepancies are too great to be accounted for as merely clerical errors or mistakes in translation1 and we can therefore only attribute them to the different documents being the work of different authors4#fa ,this being the case1 we must1 to get a true perspective of the work1 seek for the earliest document in it1 and then endeavour to arrange the others in their relative order of date2 and ,i have no hesitation in deciding that in this1 the scribes followed the usual practice in legal matters and that the earliest document is that which comes first in the ,,ms4 ,not only has it a regular preface1 an advantage which it shares with the ,fourth1 but it is the one of the four principal documents which alone gives an orderly and coherent account of the heavenly hierarchy and its 8,places10#fb and therefore affords the reader a sort of key to the system of its successors4 ,hence it must be considered as the mother document1 so to speak1 from which all the rest are derived1 or to which they refer2 and it will be found on examination that while all these contain what may be called supplemental information as to the different universes or worlds and their inhabitants1 there is none which deals so exhaustively with the speculations that during the early centuries of our ,era occupied the attention of orthodox and heretic alike1 that is to say1 the ,constitution of the ,godhead and the relation of the ,saviour to the ,supreme ,being4 ,it is also probable that anyone making extracts for judicial use from the books of a sect would begin with the most informative2 and while ,pistis ,sophia is here described so fully as to leave no doubt in one's mind that the author knows that he is here introducing her to his readers for the first time1 the references to her in the other documents are so brief as to show that their writers knew that their readers had already heard about her4 ,but the most conclusive proof at present of the anteriority of the ,first ,document as compared with the others1 is that it does not quote from the ,fourth ,gospel4 ,the opening words of ,st4 ,john would have been extremely useful to the author in expressing the relations between his ,ineffable ,one and the ,first ,mystery1 and are in fact so used later both in the ,excerpta ,theodoti and the ,bruce ,papyrus4#fc ,ptolemy and ,heracleon1#fd the leaders of the sect to which1 as will be shown later1 our text can with the greatest likelihood be attributed1 both knew of this ,gospel and discuss its words and especially its opening at length4 ,yet the author of our ,first ,document not only makes no use of this1 but he gives no quotation among the many from the ,new ,testament to be found in this ,document that can by any possibility be assigned to the ,fourth ,gospel1 save those which may equally well be taken from the ,synoptics4 ,the one apparent exception to this statement is neither conclusive in itself1 nor strong enough to found any argument upon it4#fe ,in the later part of the ,second ,document1 however1 the words of ,st4 ,john3 8,where ,i am1 there shall my servants be10 may possibly be thought to underlie the sentence in our text3 8,wherefore ,i said unto you aforetime3 ,where ,i shall be1 there will be with ,me my ,twelve servants10#ff the word being used in both cases2 and in the ,fourth ,document there appear unmistakably the conversation of ,jesus with the ,samaritan woman1#fg and the spear thrust in ,his side at the ,crucifixion1#fh neither of which incidents are recorded in the ,synoptics4 ,the conclusion1 therefore1 seems irresistible that while the author of the ,first ,document did not know of ,st4 ,john's ,gospel1 the writer of part of the ,second may have done so1 and the writer of the ,fourth was fully acquainted with it4 ,yet the literary critic1 especially he who is acquainted with the literature of the early ,christian centuries1 will hardly require further proof of the relative dates of our four chief ,documents than that afforded by a comparison of their contents4 ,in the ,first1 apart from a sketch of--to use a comprehensive word--the uranography of the sect1 and the speculations about the ,divine ,nature before referred to1 the author devotes nearly all his space to the episode of ,pistis ,sophia1 which may fairly be looked upon as an allegory pointing out to man the penalty of transgressing the ,divine ,law1 and the necessity of repentance4 ,thus1 in one of the 8,penitences0 addressed to the highest ,power that she knew1 ,pistis ,sophia confesses that she has offended 8the ,law of the ,light0 and attributes her deliverance from ,chaos to her consequent repentance4#fi ,there is more than one hint in the text that both the fall and the repentance take place within what is called 8the world of humanity10 and we can without any overstraining of the allegory consider ,pistis ,sophia as representing the heathen world before the light of ,christianity raised it from the degradation into which it had fallen by its material luxury1 and restored it to something like what was supposed to be its primeval innocence4#gj ,hence we have a fairly close parallel to stories like that of ,christian in the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 who leaves the city of ,mansoul to strive upward to the ,heavenly ,city2 and allowing for the difference of time and place1 there is no reason why we should consider the ,coptic version as the more ignoble allegory of the two4 ,it should also be noticed that in this ,document1 the terrors of hell are hardly touched upon1 and the 8afflictions0 of ,sophia are spoken of throughout as confined to the loss of 8light0 and her consequent impotence to return without ,divine aid to the ,place which she had wilfully abandoned4 ,lastly magic and astrology are expressly if briefly condemned as unlawful knowledge brought to men by the sinning angels4 ,from this fairly lofty standard of thought1 the remaining ,documents show one long and successive degradation4 ,the author of the ,second ,document1 after making a somewhat clumsy effort to conclude the history of ,pistis ,sophia1 does not1 as we might expect him to do1 continue the account of ,jesus' upward journey1 but dismisses it to plunge into a series of inquiries as to the exact nature of the heavenly hierarchies and the amount of 8,light0 which each of them enjoys2 and the answers of the ,saviour not only describe these at great length1 but indicate1 though obscurely1 the various steps by which man can approach divinity4 ,but the benefits there promised are to be confined evidently to a small and privileged class chosen out of the main body of ,christians4 ,the use of these means1 moreover1 is a good deal more magical than religious--that is to say1 they apparently act by compulsion rather than by propitiation of the celestial powers--and was perhaps bound up with the different 8arrays0 of stars in a fashion which shows a distinct leaning towards the astrology of the time4#ga ,the rebel ,rulers of the stars are here made for the first time the instruments in the punishment of sinful souls1#gb and the terrors of hell are held out as a menace which may induce mankind to accept initiation into the mysteries offered4 ,in all this1 we cannot but see the reversion to ,pagan practices1 to the dualistic theory of the universe1 and to the tendency to appeal to ignoble motives into which post-,christian gnosticism sank in its decadence1 and which finds1 perhaps1 its fullest expression in ,manichaeism4 ,the ,interpolated ,fragment is1 it is true1 markedly free from these objections4 ,the gaze of the author of this is indeed turned upwards instead of downwards1 and we find him indulging in unrestrained speculation as to the 8members0 of the ,supreme ,being which are still unmanifested but existed before even the ,first ,mystery1 and have apparently remained without emanation4#gc ,the fragment is too short for us to guess of what practical use these pretended revelations are supposed to be2 but ,jesus is represented as saying with regard to the 8,members10 that 8,he is the ,treasure-house of them all40 ,something of the kind is hinted at in the long catalogue of transcendental powers given in the ,second ,document2 and it is therefore possible that this ,fragment may once have formed part of some continuation of the account of ,jesus' journey upwards which was in course of narration when broken off to recount the episode of ,pistis ,sophia4 ,the ,third ,document1 however1 resumes the descent of the slope of degradation with increased speed4 ,as with the ,egyptian funerary texts which succeeded and in some measure supplanted the ,book of the ,dead1#gd the punishments after death and the way to escape them form the principal theme of this ,document4 ,as for magic1 the gifts of healing and working of miracles1 here explained as the raising of the dead and the casting out of devils1 which the ,epistle to the ,corinthians puts among the ,charismata or gifts of the ,spirit1#ge are here said to belong to the ,rulers or wicked ,archons1 and to be only lawfully exercised by the disciples for the purpose of spreading the faith throughout the world4#gf ,so1 too1 the information as to the fourfold division of man's incorporeal part3 ,power1 ,soul1 ,spirit ,counterfeit1 and ,fate1 is all taken from the popular beliefs of ,pagan ,egypt2 and the formulas enabling the initiate to 8loose the bonds0 which bind the soul to the worst of these1 are as clearly to be referred to the belief in the power of names and in the compulsion of the spirit-world which ,iamblichus tells us was the main peculiarity of ,egyptian magic4#gg ,the divisions of the place of punishment into four hells of graduated intensity and the final doom of annihilation for the worst sinners are also taken from the same literature4#gh ,so far does this go1 that even the uninitiated dead when in the worst of all the hells can escape from his torments and enjoy a qualified beatitude1 if he then repeats certain names which he has learned during his life4#gi ,it is quite true that we hear in this ,document about the ,love of ,god and the initiates doing things worthy of the mysteries and praying prayers in certain forms2 but its general tendency remains almost entirely magical4 ,with the ,fourth ,document1 we seem to have reached the bottom of the slope4 ,the disciples here know nothing--it will be remembered that the scene is supposed to take place directly after the ,resurrection--of the higher worlds and their mysteries1 or even of the parts of this ,chorema or ,space which are above the ,treasure-house2 and their flight upward with ,jesus has for its object merely the exhibition of the terrors of one of the ,places of ,punishment4 ,so1 too1 the information which they obtain both by sight and by word of mouth as to the disposition and names of the stars and planets can hardly have been of use to them except for the purpose of magic and astrology4 ,of the joys prepared for the faithful and of the glories of the ,divine ,presence described in the ,book of ,enoch and other ,apocrypha1 they are told nothing4 ,the sacraments that ,jesus celebrates for them are1 it would seem1 to be given to them in return for leaving all and following ,him2#hj but are entirely magical in character1 and nothing is said of any abandonment of sinful practices or of any repentance being necessary for their efficacy4 ,the sign that ,he asks for from ,his ,father1#ha here called merely the ,father of the ,treasure-house1 although not here specifically described1 is1 as we know from the parallel passage in the ,bruce ,papyrus1 the conversion of the wine in one of the wine-cups into the 8water of baptism10#hb in a way which strongly reminds us of the juggling sacraments attributed by ,irenus and the other heresiologists to the magician ,marcus4 ,the formal remission of sins which precedes this sacrament is accomplished by the invocation of many powers with incomprehensible names1 and1 if we read the passage correctly1 only extends to sins of the flesh4#hc ,they are told to 8hide this mystery and give it to none0 save those who observe ,his commandments in words which almost repeat those of the ,book of the ,dead4#hd ,yet even these sacraments would appear not to be needed by those who know the ,great ,name1 the utterance of which will put to flight all demons1 dissolve their houses of torment1 and subjugate the highest material powers of the universe4#he ,nothing is wanting to show that the sect which put forth this ,document had slipped back into the preoccupation with the terrors of hell which is the prevailing feature of the ,egyptian religion of the last native dynasties1#hf and that the belief in magic and astrology into which ,hellenic ,paganism had sunk during the third and fourth centuries had taken the place of the loftier if vain speculations of the earlier ,documents of our text4 ,so much is this the case that the ,ineffable ,one and the ,first ,mystery of the first three ,documents are not even mentioned here1 and the only link connecting this with the story of ,pistis ,sophia is the casual mention of her name as supplying a 8,power0 for the planet ,venus4#hg ,with the ,fifth ,document a still lower level is reached4 ,hell and its torments form the only subject of this book1 which as has been said above1 is probably nearly complete1 only a few pages of the conclusion being beyond recall4 ,more proper-names of fiends are given here than in any of the preceding documents2 and as has been said1 these now include many of the ,pagan gods such as the ,egyptian ,typhon1 the ,syrian ,adonis1 and the ,greek ,persephone and ,hecate4 ,these may possibly have been included among the subordinate 8gods0 several times referred to in the ,first ,document1 but the fact that their names are here openly given1 seems to point to a time when the ,pagans were in a minority in the ,eastern world4 ,the increasing influence of the belief in astrology with which even the ,neo-,platonists of ,alexandria did not disdain to meddle1 is also shown by the answer already mentioned of ,jesus to an inquiry of ,mary ,magdalene wherein ,he tells her that the allotment of souls to 8righteous0 and 8wicked0 bodies respectively is periodic and depends wholly on the disposition of the stars4 ,the bearing that all this has on the absolute as distinct from the relative dating of the five ,documents will be dealt with presently4 #d4 ,,the ,,authorship ,,and ,,date ,,of ,,the ,,documents ,we now have to consider by whom and at what date the ,documents making up our text were composed4 ,that they were written in ,egypt and for ,egyptian readers there can be no doubt1 nor is it seriously disputed by any commentator who has dealt with them4 ,the use of the ,egyptian calendar evidenced by the placing of the opening scene of the story of ,pistis ,sophia in the ,egyptian month ,tybi1 the employment of psalms and hymns as a means of expounding doctrine1 and the peculiar form of rhetoric which ,i have called rhapsody1 all point to the ,first and ,second ,documents being written by an ,egyptian for ,egyptians1 while to an ,egyptologist the likeness of the long array of ,powers here enumerated to the three successive ,enneads or 8,companies of ,gods0 known to ,pharaonic ,egypt is too close for us to seek further for its source4 ,yet the writer shows an acquaintance with the ,platonic philosophy and also with those ,synoptic ,gospels which were admittedly written in ,greek1 which we should not expect from an inhabitant of the ,sahid or ,upper ,egypt1 and this is unlikely in the earliest period of ,christianity to have been possible outside ,alexandria4 ,in this university of the ,western world1 as it has been justly called1 philosophy was so universal during the first and second centuries that1 not only did the ,catholic ,church have to set up about the year #bjj the school for the teaching of its officers of whom ,clement of ,alexandria was afterwards the head1 but ,philo1 a leader of the ,alexandrian synagogue a hundred years earlier had found himself obliged to discover ,plato's teaching in the ,hebrew ,scriptures in a way that is almost an exact parallel to that used by the author of our ,first ,document4 ,we have therefore1 if we wish to find an author for that ,document1 to look for an ,alexandrian teacher of ,christianity who1 although a heretic1 did not take up the uncompromising opposition to the ,catholic ,church that ,marcion and others did1 and who taught before ,st4 ,john's ,gospel was generally known4 ,i have said elsewhere that there is no one who fulfils all those qualifications so well as ,valentinus1 the heresiarch who taught in the reigns of ,hadrian and ,antoninus ,pius1 or from about ,a4,d4 #ace to #afj4hh ,of ,valentinus' own teaching we know very little directly because the ,fathers who denounced him as the heresiarch who had attracted the largest number of followers1 have yet given us the doctrines of his successors rather than of himself4 ,thus1 ,irenus1 who wrote at least a generation after ,valentinus1 records the teaching of ,valentinus' immediate successor1 ,ptolemy2 ,hippolytus1 half a century after ,irenus1 the teaching probably of ,axionicus1#hi while ,tertullian and ,epiphanius merely copy the statements of the two earlier heresiologists1 and ,origen quotes from the writings of ,ptolemy's contemporary ,heracleon4 ,only ,clement of ,alexandria1 ,valentinus' fellow countryman1 who must have been born about the time when ,valentinus was endeavouring to convert the ,church of ,rome to his views1 quotes directly from ,valentinus' own words2 and from these1 it appears that ,valentinus' theology differed little in outward appearance from that of the ,catholic ,church of his time4#ij ,that this must have been so is indeed manifest when we read in ,tertullian that ,valentinus came to ,rome expecting to be made bishop1#ia as one might now say1 ,pope1 because of his genius and eloquence4 ,hippolytus1 who probably drew his account from ,axionicus1 says that he declared the ,supreme ,god to be 8all ,love0 who created subsequent things that ,he might have something to love4#ib ,according to his opponents1 ,valentinus also taught that the ,supreme ,god's first and greatest creation was ,nous or ,mind1 called also ,monogenes or the ,only ,one1 or the ,father1 who was 8like and equal to ,himself10#ic and from whom came ,logos or the ,word1 from whom came ,anthropos or ,man4 ,yet none of these three last-named ,powers produced offspring without female assistance1 being1 according to one account1 themselves both male and female1 or1 according to another1 having spouses called respectively ,aletheia or ,truth1 ,zoe or ,life1 and ,ecclesia or the ,church4 ,it was even said that the ,supreme ,god or ,abyss1 who was the source of all being1 had in like manner a spouse named ,sige 8,silence10 or ,charis 8,grace10 although the ,fathers admit that the followers of ,valentinus1 whose tenets they denounce1 held various opinions as to this4 ,they are1 however1 agreed that from these three syzygies or pairs1 making with the ,supreme ,god a ,hebdomad or ,ogdoad as the case may be1 come forth at separate removes a ,decad and a ,dodecad or two groups of five and six syzygies respectively2 and that this collection of ,divine beings made up the ,pleroma or ,fulness of the ,godhead4 ,the same writers agree that all ,valentinians also taught that the lowest member of the ,pleroma fell away from the ,godhead from ambition or some similar cause1 strayed outside the ,pleroma and necessitated the creation of another ,divine syzygy called ,christ and the ,holy ,spirit to restore her to her place1 and of a solitary ,power called ,horos or ,stauros the 8,limit0 or the 8,cross0 to preserve the ,pleroma from further contact with the ,kenoma or the ,void outside it4 ,before returning to the ,pleroma1 moreover1 ,sophia had given birth without male assistance to a being expressly compared to the 8earth without form and void0 of ,genesis1 which the last ,divine ,syzygy of ,christ and the ,holy ,spirit before returning to the ,godhead fashioned into an on as perfect as those within it4#id ,on finding herself alone1 however1 this ,sophia ,without1 as she was called1 suffered several 8passions0 or emotions3--fear1 grief1 perplexity1 and supplication--and she prayed to the ,syzygy which had given her form for deliverance from them4 ,in answer to her prayers1 yet another ,divine ,emanation came forth from the ,godhead4 ,this was 8,jesus1 the ,great ,high ,priest10 to whose formation every one of its members had contributed whatever was best and brightest in the nature of each4 ,jesus in ,his emanation went immediately to the consolation of ,sophia ,without1 stripped her of her passions and remained with her as her spouse in what is called the ,heavenly ,jerusalem to reign with her over all that is without the ,godhead4 ,as for her passions1 since they could not be destroyed1 they were made1 say the ,valentinians quoted by ,hippolytus1 into different substances or essences--her fear into the essence of the soul1 her grief into that of matter1 and her perplexity into that of demons1 while of her supplication ,he made 8a path for repentance40 ,the essence of the soul1 which is called by several names suggesting the ,god of ,moses1 became the ,architect of the ,cosmos or ordered world1 and rules1 without being aware of the existence of the ,powers superior to himself1 in the ,heavenly ,jerusalem or ,ogdoad1 over the ,seven ,heavens4 ,the more material ,cosmos or ordered world of matter is1 according to the same writer1 ruled by a ,power called ,diabolos1 perhaps the ,accuser or ,adversary1 and the ,chaos1 which is below all1 by ,beelzebub the prince of the devils4#ie ,it may1 of course1 be thought that by putting forth ideas so much opposed to our modern ideas of ,christianity1 ,valentinus was irreconcilably cutting himself off from the ,catholic ,church4 ,but is it certain that the ,fathers1 who report the doctrine of his successors1 really understood ,valentinus in this respect8 ,the idea of allegory in an ,oriental mind is not exactly the same as in our own1 and with the ,egyptian especially1 it is always difficult to tell whether he is not taking what we see at once to be metaphor as the narration of actual fact4 ,thus1 the rise of the ,nile is1 as every ancient ,egyptian very well knew1 caused by the sudden influx of water coming down after the seasonal rains from the ,abyssinian highlands4 ,yet the way in which he chose to describe it was that the goddess ,isis let drop a tear into the river which went on swelling in volume until it reached the sea4 ,nor is the reverse process unknown4 ,in the ,coptic text known as the ,book of ,resurrection1 ,judas ,iscariot when in ,amente has his mouth filled with thirty snakes 8so that they might devour him10 and if this statement stood by itself1 we might believe that it was actual snakes which were meant4 ,but the writer 7supposed to be ,st4 ,bartholomew the ,apostle7 goes on to say that the name of the first snake is 8,remoteness from ,god10 of the seventh 8,haughtiness of ,heart10 of the twelfth 8,hypocrisy10 of the eighteenth 8,treachery0 and so on4#if ,irenus and ,tertullian are agreed that certain ,valentinians explained the names of their ,supreme ,ogdoad as a mere figure of speech showing the steps by which the ,divine ,nature became appreciable by man4 ,when1 they said1 ,god thought of producing offspring ,he acquired the name of ,father2 and because ,his offspring was true1 the name of ,truth2 and because he wished to appear in human form1 he was called ,man2 and because ,he assembled ,his attributes in ,his mind and chose from them those best fitted for ,his purpose1 they were called the ,church4#ig ,i have shown elsewhere that all the names of the male and female members of the ,decad and ,dodecad attributed to ,valentinus can in like manner be read so as to make a connected sentence2#ih and the way in which the ,fathers deceived themselves in such matters has lately been shown by the brilliant discovery of an ,american scholar that thirty words of apparent gibberish which ,epiphanius gives as the names of the thirty ons of ,valentinus' ,pleroma1 are really the fragments of a ,valentinian hymn describing how the ,celestial ,light came to be in every ,place and restored tranquillity to the worlds4#ii ,there is therefore considerable reason to think that the statements of ,irenus and the other heresiologists on ,valentinus' division of the ,godhead need not be taken as literally and exactly accurate2 and it is noticeable that while the number of beings within the ,pleroma is sometimes represented by them as thirty1 it is sometimes twenty-eight and sometimes thirty-three4 ,the same discrepancies are marked in the old ,egyptian religion from which1 if ,i am right1 ,valentinus drew his phraseology4 ,all that we can say1 therefore1 with certainty as to ,valentinus' views regarding the ,godhead is that he believed it manifested itself in three successive stages of emanation4 ,the most convincing proof that this was the fundamental point of his teaching can perhaps be found in the manner in which ,hippolytus1 at the end of his account of it1 drags in the second epistle of ,plato about the ,good ,source of ,all and its secondary and tertiary developments as evidence of ,valentinus' ,platonizing4#ajj ,the other great and distinguishing feature of ,valentinus' teaching was the story of ,sophia4 ,this is found in no other heresy but the ,ophite1 where it takes a form so much grosser and coarser than that of ,valentinus as to betray its connection with the myths current in ,western ,asia long before our ,era2 and ,i have before suggested that it was probably from ,ophite sources that ,valentinus constructed his story4 ,in doing so1 he refined it1 and instead of making ,sophia's fall from the ,godhead a mere accident1 he portrayed it as the result of disobedience and emulation1 while her eventual return thereto was the result of her repentance4 ,that the ,demiurge or ,architect of the ,universe was brought into being by her1 and that ,matter is his creation1 while the ,divine spark in man comes from ,sophia ,without1 who in her turn depends upon the ,sophia within the ,pleroma1 appears plainly from a 8psalm0 by ,valentinus himself quoted by ,hippolytus4#aja ,we see1 then1 that the fundamental points of ,valentinus' teaching were the manifestation of the ,godhead in three successive stages1 the story of ,sophia's ,fall through error and her restoration by repentance1 and the dependence of the lower and more material parts of the ,universe upon the higher ones4 ,we shall see later that these are also the foundations of the system disclosed in the earlier documents of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,before considering this1 however1 it will be well to see if our text was so entirely unknown to the ,fathers as has been generally assumed4 ,we know from ,eusebius that it was the policy of the triumphant ,church after the pact with ,constantine to destroy all the writings of the heretics1 and that this policy was continuous is shown by the advice given by ,st4 ,augustine to burn1 without regard for their volume or beauty1 all the manuscripts of the ,manichans4 ,hence we can hardly expect quotations to be as direct and as accurate as those which the ,fathers made1 as ,i have said elsewhere1 from the different summaries of heathen philosophers then current1 and could not have been suppressed by them had they tried to do so4 ,but there are many allusions to phrases and words peculiar to our ,,ms4 which seem to support the view that it was used in some form or other by the early heresiologists and especially by ,tertullian1 who both as a lawyer striving to prove his case at all hazards and as a rebel 7as he finally proved to be7 against ecclesiastical discipline1 would be less likely to be cautious in such matters than high officers of the ,church like ,irenus and ,hippolytus4 ,we find ,tertullian in his attack on the ,valentinians quoting a remark about those who seek ,god in simplicity of heart from 8the ,sophia not of ,valentinus1 but of ,solomon40 ,the quotation is of course from the extra-,canonical ,book of ,wisdom to be found in the ,apocrypha of the ,thirty-nine ,articles2 and it is1 as ,amlineau has well said1 most natural that a book should be compared to a book4 ,but it would be contrary to the whole tenour of ,valentinian ideas as they have come down to us1 that the 8on0 or emanation or goddess ,sophia should be supposed to write books1 and it results that ,tertullian must have been referring to a book by ,valentinus bearing the title of ,sophia4#ajb ,we may fairly look1 then1 on the hypothesis just stated1 in our ,,ms4 for expressions attributed by ,tertullian to ,valentinus1 and of these we find a fair number4 ,thus in the same book ,adversus ,valentinianos 7c4 #bg71 ,tertullian says that the ,valentinians spoke of ,christ coming upon ,jesus 8in the form of a dove10 which are the very words which the opening of our ,second ,document puts into the mouth of ,st4 ,john4 ,later1 he speaks of the ,pneumatici or ,spiritual ,ones 8despoiling0 themselves by putting off their earthly souls1 which is the expression used ad nauseam in the same ,second ,document for the process used by the higher ,powers and by ,jesus ,himself with regard to these heavenly natures4 ,so1 again1 in the treatise de ,resurrectione ,carnis 7c4 #cb71 ,tertullian speaks of the flesh of man being created ex faecibus terrae 8from the dregs of the earth10 which is the explanation made by ,jesus to ,st4 ,andrew in the last words of the same ,document2 and the parallel is more close because one or other of the many ,sophias in the ,valentinian system was always identified with the earth4 ,again1 in the treatise de ,scorpiace 7c4 #d71 he speaks of the hidden sacraments of the heretics--by which phrase the ante-,nicene ,fathers nearly always mean the ,valentinians--and the answers which the soul must make when arraigned before the veras potestates et veros homines1 8powers and men of ,truth10 the 8,teleti and ,abascanti and ,akineti of ,valentinus10 of which names some are to be found in the long catalogue of transcendental ,powers inhabiting the heaven of ,truth in the ,second ,document4 ,so1 too1 in the ,adversus ,valentinianos 7c4 #ce71 he speaks of many ,powers distinguished by prefixes like ,prae and ,an which according to him occupied a very high place in the ,valentinian ,pantheon1 and which correspond fairly to the ,proachoreti1 the ,protripneumata1 and the ,hypertripneumata in the last-mentioned catalogue4 ,nor is ,tertullian here entirely alone among the ,fathers of the period4 ,irenus1 cautious as he is not to quote the name of powers reverenced by the heretics1 says 7,,ii4 xlvii4 p4 #cfh ,h47 that there is no ,pleroma of thirty ons 444 nec lumen virginale1 nec on innominabilis1 under cover of which general expressions it is plain that he is referring to the ,virgin of ,light and the 8,great ,unseen ,forefather0 of our ,first ,document4 ,so1 too1 ,hippolytus 7,philosophumena1 ,,vi4 #cj1 p4 #bhc1 ,cr471 by a sort of slip of the pen1 calls ,sophia 8the youngest of all the twenty-four0 7not thirty or twenty-eight or thirty-three7 ons which she is indeed said to be in our ,first ,document4 ,finally1 ,origen writing long after ,valentinus and his immediate successors had passed away1 speaks of the heretical stories of 8doors opening of their own accord10 an episode which occurs nowhere else1 so far as ,i know1 than in ,jesus' account of ,his upward journey in the same ,document4#ajc ,we see1 then1 that there are adequate grounds for supposing that the main documents of our ,,ms4 or perhaps those upon which1 according to the ,german commentators1#ajd they are themselves based1 are by ,valentinus1 and that in any case the ,greek original from which the ,coptic translation was made1 must be earlier than ,a4,d4 #agj4 ,this1 however1 does not apply to the ,interpolated ,fragment1 which in its present form it is impossible to date1 although1 as ,i have before said1 ,i should myself be inclined to guess that it once formed part of the story of ,jesus' upward flight4 ,to continue this until it described the ,saviour's entry into the realms of the ,ineffable ,one would hardly have seemed too daring to a writer acquainted1 as ours evidently was1 with the literature that passes under the name of ,enoch1 and the author of the part of the ,bruce ,papyrus which ,dr4 ,schmidt calls 8,unbekanntes altgnostiche ,werk10 plunges into a description of the ,source of ,all ,being which leaves nothing to be desired on the ground of temerity4 ,but this last is1 on the face of it1 a much later document than the history of ,pistis ,sophia1 and on the whole it is better to say nothing further as to the authorship or date of the ,fragment4 ,the case is different when we come to our ,third ,document to which the ,fragment has somehow been prefixed4 ,while the first two ,documents are1 as has been said1 probably by ,valentinus1 it is perfectly certain that this cannot be the case with the ,third4 ,valentinus was1 as his opponents admitted1 a man of genius who for a time must have held a leading position in the ,christian world1 and had he been made ,pope1 might possibly have introduced a syncretistic religion like that of ,manes two centuries later1 and have attempted to fit into the ,gospel narrative elements borrowed from the ,egyptian1 the ,persian1 and the ,buddhist religions4 ,but of these1 the ,egyptian1 which ,valentinus was naturally most anxious to amalgamate with ,christianity1 had long since sunk into what has been called 8a systematised sorcery10 and the result of his attempt to pour new wine into old bottles was not long in showing itself4 ,between the times of ,valentinus and of ,irenus a ,jewish magician named ,marcus produced a system which anticipates many of the childish processes of the ,medival ,cabala1 and attempted to turn ,valentinus' account of the ,pleroma into a senseless juggling with the numerical value of the ,greek letters4#aje ,such foolishness seems to have been popular in ,egypt1 ,catholic writers themselves not being entirely free from it1#ajf and to this ,marcus added according to ,irenus1 sacraments with invocations in some ,hebrew jargon assisted by tricks which caused the consecrated wine to change colour and to overflow the cup4 ,our ,third ,document1 though not going so far in this respect as the ,fourth1 tends manifestly in this direction1 and although it resembles the story of ,pistis ,sophia in being in the form of a dialogue between ,jesus and ,his disciples1 it has very little in common with it4 ,the constitution of the ,universe1 which it rather assumes than describes1 is indeed the same1 and the ,first ,mystery and the ,ineffable ,one are still mentioned with reverence as being 8merciful and compassionate and forgiving sins alway40 ,save for this1 however1 there is nothing to connect it with ,valentinus' more sublime ideas1 and the whole purport of the questions asked by the disciples and the answers of the ,saviour is how the 8mysteries0 which ,jesus has brought with ,him are to be used to enable their recipients to avoid the consequences of their sins and thus to go after death to 8inherit the ,kingdom of ,light40 ,all this is reminiscent throughout of the ,book of the ,dead and the other ,egyptian funerary texts1 and the likeness is increased when1 as before said1 we read in it of 8mysteries0 which1 when spoken into the ears of the dying or repeated over the dead1 or even the knowledge gained during life of the names of certain ,powers set over punishments1 will afford the dwellers in ,amente and the other hells deliverance from their tortures and will finally admit them into the ,kingdom4 ,these have already been sufficiently dealt with in the last part of the ,introduction to make further reference to them unnecessary1 and the conclusion there come to1 that the whole of this ,document is magical rather than religious must only be repeated4 ,that the four-fold division of man's incorporeal part comes from the belief of ,pagan ,egypt hardly needs demonstration when we see how closely the ,spirit ,counterfeit of our text corresponds to the ,ka or double1 while the ,fate which leads every man to his appointed death is a familiar personage in ,egyptian folk-lore4 ,if in the description of the cup of oblivion1 the author for once seems to borrow from ,plato1 it is by no means certain whence ,plato drew his fable1 if not from ,egypt itself4#ajg ,one must see1 then1 ,i think1 in the ,third ,document the work of a ,valentinian1 but of one of late date1 who had slipped back1 as the whole sect probably did1 into the systematised sorcery of his ancestor's faith1 and whose ,christianity mainly consisted in putting the account of the semi-magical 8mysteries0 or secrets by which he hoped to escape the horrors of hell1 into the mouth of its ,founder4 ,but there are also many other signs that this must have been later in date than the two first ,documents4 ,the author shows a much greater acquaintance with the letter of the ,new ,testament than his predecessors1 and while those quote almost entirely from ,matthew1 the quotations in the ,third ,document are taken largely from ,luke4 ,the author goes so far in one place as to quote from the ,epistle to the ,romans as having been written by 8our brother ,paul10#ajh which some writers think did not appear until well on in the second century4 ,the author1 too1 frequently refers to the persecutions and the 8torments which are in the law0 as something imminent and pressing on all ,christians alike1 and this can hardly be said of any measures taken before the reign of ,septimius ,severus 7,a4,d4 #aic-baa71 when ,valentinus had long been dead4 ,the story of the woman who 8came to repent0 and the subsequent command to ,st4 ,peter to 8perform the mystery which will cut off this soul from the ,kingdom of ,light10 together with the many mysteries enumerated as exercising a magical effect on the living and the dead1 argue an established and regulated ritual which can hardly have been organised in the lifetime of ,valentinus or of his immediate successors1 ,ptolemy and ,heracleon4#aji ,lastly1 ,dr4 ,schmidt1 following therein ,prof4 ,harnack1 attributes the curious argument in this ,third ,document as to 8a ,king of to-day0 who gives gifts to a man equal to himself1 clothes him with 8the vestures of a ,king10 and pardons him for the most heinous crimes1 to an episode in the reign of ,philip the ,arabian recounted in the ,augustan ,history4#aaj ,there seems the more reason in this contention that the argument--bad though it may be ethically--comparing the ,emperor's proceeding to the pardon extended by the ,highest ,powers to the worst of sinners1 is dragged in1 as it were1 by the neck and heels4 ,but if it be this episode which is really hinted at in our ,third ,document1 this last cannot be put earlier than ,a4,d4 #bdd or #bej1 the dates of ,philip's accession--and death4 ,passing on to the ,fourth ,document1 there is no need to emphasise what has been already said in the preceding chapter of this ,introduction as to the ever-increasing use therein of the practices of magic and astrology as shown in the galimatias with which the prayers of ,jesus are prefaced and the pre-ponderating part in man's destiny assigned in it to the stars4 ,dr4 ,schmidt and ,prof4 ,harnack follow their predecessor ,kstlin in regarding this as evidence of a more primitive form of heresy than that which is taught in the earlier documents2 but the argument is really the other way4 ,the same galimatias is found in the ,grco-,egyptian ,magic ,papyri none of which is assigned on palographic grounds to an earlier date than the third century1 and the various 8magical prayers0 which can be found in the ,ethiopic ,,mss4 published by ,sir ,ernest ,wallis ,budge reproduce the same feature ad nauseam4 ,it is found1 too1 in the very late so-called 8,gnostic0 ,papyrus of ,turin1 where the 8,eli1 ,eli lama sabachthani0 spoken on the ,cross is numbered in entire ignorance of its context among 8the glorious names of ,god02#aaa while we know from other sources that the practice of astrology became so frequent under the ,christian ,emperors that its use had to be limited by law4 ,the same assumption that words unintelligible to both writers and readers form part of a 8,divine language0 appears strongly marked in even orthodox ,christian literature of the post-,constantinian centuries1 as in the series of ,coptic ,apocrypha lately acquired for the ,british ,museum which in their present form are not put earlier than the tenth century4#aab ,another proof of a late date for this ,fourth ,document can be found in its concluding words about the ,great ,name which1 although the belief can be traced to the ancient ,egyptian tale of the ,illness of ,r1 in the form here given already approaches the stories to the same effect in the ,medival ,cabala4 ,the ,fifth ,document need not detain us long1 as nearly all that can be said about it has been said above4 ,but the picture of the murderer's soul tied by the tongue to a great demon in the shape of a horse is found again in the ,coptic ,life of ,bishop ,pisentius which mentions the invasion of the ,persians in the reign of ,heraclius and cannot therefore be earlier than the end of the seventh century4#aac ,the descriptions of the torments of hell1 without being identical1 are cast in the same mould as those in the ,apocalypse of ,paul1 which is attributed to the year #chj ,a4,d4 ,the doctrine that it is the nature of the sins committed by the soul which determine the bodily infirmities allotted to it in its next incarnation also first appears formally stated1 so far as ,i am aware1 in the ,acta ,archelai written for the refutation of the teaching of ,manes1 and therefore not earlier than the end of the third century4 ,it was probably this which led ,lipsius to think that he could perceive ,manichaean features in our text4 99 99 99 99 99 ,to sum up1 then1 ,i believe that all the ,documents in our text belong to the ,school of ,valentinus4 ,as to date1 the ,first and the greatest part of the ,second are probably taken from documents written by ,valentinus himself1 and therefore before ,a4,d4 #afj1 while the last part of the ,second1 and the whole of the ,third1 ,fourth1 and ,fifth1 are by the degenerate successors of his school and are arranged in date order4 ,these last may be of any date between ,a4,d4 #bde and #chh1 when we last hear of the ,valentinians as an organised sect1 and some parts of them may not improbably be later still4 ,footnote #b3 ,not ,greek1 as has been sometimes said4 ,the point is of importance for dating4 ,footnote #c3 ,where not otherwise mentioned1 this pagination is used in all references hereafter4 ,footnote #d3 ,cf4 alternative ending of ,mark and ,apocal4 of ,paul4 ,budge1 ,misc4 ,coptic ,texts1 p4 #ajhd4 ,footnote #e3 ,see my article 8,some ,heretic ,gospels0 in ,scottish ,review for #ahic4 ,footnote #f3 ,archological ,report of the ,egypt ,exploration ,fund1 #ahig-ahih1 p4 #fb4 ,footnote #g3 ,album de ,palographie ,copte4 ,footnote #h3 ,f4 ,granger1 in a review in the ,journal of ,theological ,studies1 v4 v4 7#aijd71 pp4 #jdjj ff41 says he sees no reason why ,coptic should not have been its original language4 ,i am inclined to agree with him1 particularly with regard to the ,fourth and ,fifth ,documents4 ,but the balance of expert opinion is distinctly against this view4 ,footnote #i3 ,in the ,preface to the ,coptic text of #ahea1 he states his intention of publishing later a 8tractate10 showing the ,ophite origin of the work2 but this promise1 like others affecting it1 remains unfulfilled4 ,footnote #aj3 ,all this is dealt with in the ,introduction to my translation of the ,philosophumena1 published by the ,s4,p4,c4,k4 in #aiba1 pp4 #e1 #f4 ,footnote #aa3 ,theologische ,jahrbucher1 ,bd4 ,,xiii41 pp4 #a-ajd1 #acg-aif1 ,edited by ,baur and ,zeller1 ,tbingen4 ,footnote #ab3 ,buckle1 who was a most omnivorous reader1 found ,schwartze's ,latin version and summarised it in the ,commonplace ,book1 published after his death4 ,footnote #ac3 ,i had the pleasure in #aiab of again uncovering a great part of these tombs under the leadership of my old friend ,prof4 ,edouard ,naville4 ,i was astonished both at their extent and the very imperfect account of their first discovery given by ,m4 ,amlineau in the volumes published by him long after the excavation1 from what were evidently imperfectly taken notes4 ,lack of funds prevented the ,egypt ,exploration ,fund1 for which ,prof4 ,naville and ,i were working1 from continuing our exploration1 but ,i saw enough to convince me that there is still much to be gathered from a fresh exploration of the site4 ,footnote #ad3 ,dr4 ,preuschen's criticism was made in the ,theologische ,litteratur-,zeitung 7of ,jena7 ,bd4 ,,xix4 7#ahid71 pp4 #ahc-ahg1 and answered by ,dr4 ,schmidt in the ,zeitschrift fr ,wissenschaftliche ,theologie of the same year1 ,bd4 ,,xxxvii41 pp4 #eee ff4 ,pastor ,lichtenhau's attack was given in the last-named periodical for #aija1 ,bd4 ,,xviii41 pp4 #bcf ff4 ,footnote #ae3 ,among the earlier writers1 ,i should mention ,joh4 ,nap4 ,grber1 who1 in an inaugural ,thesis read before the ,faculty of the ,university of ,wrzburg in #ahfd1 on the ,ophite heresy1 dealt at great length with the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,i have worked through this1 however1 without deriving from it any new ideas which could be substantiated by later information4 ,among more recent writers1 ,i may also mention the late ,mr4 ,p4 ,d4 ,scott-,moncrieff's ,paganism and ,christianity in ,egypt 7#aiac71 which contains many useful hints and might1 but for the writer's premature death1 have been expanded into a useful text-book4 ,footnote #af3 ,e4g4 ,m4 ,maspero's review in the ,revue ,critique 7n4 #c1 ,,lxviii41 #bnd plie7 for #aiji1 pp4 #aib1 #aic of ,lieblein's article on the ,pistis ,sophia in the ,kristiania ,videnskobs-,selskabs ,forhandlingen of the same year4 ,footnote #ag3 ,the word topos used here and elsewhere in the text seems to be a ,greek translation of the ,egyptian ,ker-t1 which as ,m4 ,naville1 ,litanie du ,soleil1 pp4 #ae1 #af1 points out1 is the place which serves as a residence for a spirit or a body such as the ,sun4 ,he thinks with ,champollion that it was also what the ,alexandrians sometimes described as a zone or sphere4 ,footnote #ah3 ,all this appears in the opening pages of our text with the exception of the place of our earth and of ,chaos which is nowhere distinctly stated4 ,chaos is represented in the episode of ,pistis ,sophia as being below the twelve ons or ,zodiac2 but in her hymn of thanksgiving1 she describes what has been done there as taking place 8in the world of men40 ,does this mean that the earth was made out of the 8passions0 of ,sophia1 as ,irenus 7,i4 i41 #aj1 pp4 #dh1 #di ,harvey7 says ,valentinus affirmed8 ,it is probable2 but in any case1 the ,egyptians seem always to have regarded ,chaos or the ,darkness as outside rather than below the earth4 ,footnote #ai3 ,see pp4 #af-bj ,copt4 ,footnote #bj3 ,the word 8on10 frequently employed in our text1 seems to have in it quite a different meaning from that which the ,fathers attributed to it4 ,according to them1 the ,gnostics used it as equivalent to 8,spirit0 or 8,power10 going so far as to describe the ,supreme ,god of their system as 8the ,perfect on40 ,in our ,,ms41 however1 it generally signifies the signs of the ,zodiac and their curious adjunct the thirteenth on1 which are all inhabited at some time or other by rebellious powers4 ,in other passages1 especially in the later documents1 it resumes its proper etymological meaning of 8,age0 as when 8the ,consummation of the on0 is talked of4 ,footnote #ba3 ,mary ,magdalene appears as the chief interlocutor in the dialogues with the ,saviour1 asking1 it is said1 thirty-nine questions in all out of a total of forty-six4 ,a ,gnostic work is mentioned by ,epiphanius in his twenty-sixth ,heresy1 as being used by a sect which he calls 8the ,gnostics0 only1 and bearing the title the great 8,interrogations of ,mary40 ,hence ,harnack 7ber das gnostische ,buch ,pistis ,sophia1 pp4 #ajg ff47 concludes that this may have been the original title of our text or of some part of it1 and ,schmidt seems to agree with him4 ,but the practices which ,epiphanius attributes to his ,gnostics are expressly condemned in one of the later ,documents of our text1 nor do any of the tenets which he assigns to them agree with those here described4 ,footnote #bb3 ,the ,father is called 8the ,first ,mystery looking inward0 on p4 #abf 7,copt7 and ,jesus 8the ,first ,mystery looking outward0 on p4 #abh1 while the ,veil of the ,first ,mystery who is the ,twin ,mystery 8looking inwards and outwards0 is mentioned on p4 #bbb4 ,footnote #bc3 ,see pp4 #bcg-bdj 7,copt74 ,footnote #bd3 ,see p4 #bdf 7,copt74 ,footnote #be3 ,see pp4 #bdh-beb4 ,the ,treasurehouse is therefore part of the ,kerasmos4 ,footnote #bf3 ,the ,ophites actually had such a diagram1 and this with their 8defences0 or 8passwords0 is described by ,origen4 ,cf4 ,forerunner1 ,,ii41 pp4 #ff-gd4 ,footnote #bg3 ,these three 8rhapsodies0 are to be found on pp4 #bjf-baf1 #bai-bbd1 and #bbi-bca4 ,scott-,moncrieff in his ,paganism and ,christianity in ,egypt1 pp4 #gg-hj1 points out that the early organisation of the ,church in ,egypt included 8prophets0 who were accustomed to utter things in ecstasy2 and it is quite possible that these rhapsodies may be a specimen of their utterances4 ,besides being familiar with the ,book of the ,dead1 they may have had an hereditary connection with the prophets of ,amen4 ,footnote #bh3 ,that ,he was supposed to have visited the highest realms is shown by the fact that ,he wore all three robes on his return4 ,footnote #bi3 ,to correspond doubtless to the one 8,space0 of the ,ineffable and the three ,spaces of the ,first ,mystery2 making four in all4 ,footnote #cj3 ,see pp4 #bgi-bha1 ,copt4 ,footnote #ca3 ,see pp4 #bha-bhe2 #ccf-cda1 ,copt4 ,footnote #cb3 ,these transmigrations are limited in number 7see p4 #cbg1 ,copt72 but the number is not stated4 ,it would be interesting to know if they were five1 like those of the ,manichans4 ,footnote #cc3 ,see p4 #cee1 ,copt4 ,footnote #cd3 ,thus ,irenus 7,,ii41 #cc1 #c1 p4 #cca ,h47 says ,he suffered on completing ,his thirtieth year2 yet that ,he taught until ,he was forty or fifty years old4 ,footnote #ce3 ,this is repeated in the ,bruce ,papyrus in the same connection4 ,footnote #cf3 ,see p4 #cfa1 ,copt4 ,footnote #cg3 ,see pp4 #cfd-cga1 ,copt4 ,footnote #ch3 ,see pp4 #cgb-cgf1 ,copt4 ,footnote #ci3 ,see pp4 #cgi-chg1 ,copt4 ,footnote #dj3 ,see pp4 #chg-chi1 ,copt4 ,footnote #da3 ,see pp4 #chi-cij1 ,copt4 ,footnote #db3 ,that ,valentinus1 unlike ,marcian1 only wished to found a school within the ,church and not to set up a rival one in opposition to it1 is shown in ,forerunners1 p4 #abe4 ,footnote #dc3 ,our ,,ms4 is not only without any heading of the kind1 but lacks any of the coloured or illuminated initial letters used in the religious texts of its period4 ,a good specimen of their practices is seen in ,budge's ,coptic ,apocrypha1 passim4 ,in the ,pistis ,sophia all this is absent1 the paragraphs being marked with a single sign1 while the gaps are filled by the simplest possible ornament corresponding to our dots4 ,footnote #dd3 ,the belief that knowledge of the name of a person or thing gave its possessor power over it appears in nearly every chapter of the ,book of the ,dead as well as in the story of the ,places of ,r4 ,hence it is probable that many of the names given in our text are only pseudonyms borrowed1 perhaps1 from other sects4 ,thus the names of ,iao and ,maskelli are expressly said to be those by which they are called by 8the demons0 and to correspond to those of certain wicked 8,rulers40 ,footnote #de3 ,cf4 ,p4 ,s4 ,b4 ,a41 #aijc1 p4 #cjd4 ,footnote #df3 ,pierrot1 ,livre des ,morts1 #ahhb1 p4 #eee4 ,footnote #dg3 ,f4 ,c4 ,burkitt in ,p4 ,s4 ,b4 ,a41 #aija1 p4 #gh4 ,prof4 ,burkitt thinks the ,homily was probably written by ,isaac of ,antioch4 ,cf4 the thirty-sixth ,canon of the ,council of ,laodicea quoted by ,lightfoot4 ,colossians1 p4 #fi4 ,footnote #dh3 ,cf4 the elaborate colophon to the ,apocalypse of ,paul in ,budge's ,miscellaneous ,coptic ,texts1 p4 #ajhd and ,pl4 ,,xl4 ,footnote #di3 ,p4 #h1 ,copt4 ,footnote #ej3 ,see last note4 ,footnote #ea3 ,p4 #abg1 ,copt4 ,footnote #eb3 ,pp4 #abj f41 ,copt4 ,footnote #ec3 ,p4 #abh1 ,copt4 ,footnote #ed3 ,pp4 #aa f41 ,copt4 ,footnote #ee3 ,pp4 #bdh1 #bdi1 #bea1 ,copt4 ,footnote #ef3 ,p4 #bb1 ,copt4 ,footnote #eg3 ,p4 #ccf1 ,copt4 ,footnote #eh3 ,p4 #cfj1 ,copt4 ,footnote #ei3 ,pp4 #ccf f41 ,copt4 ,footnote #fj3 ,pp4 #ccf ff41 ,copt4 ,footnote #fa3 ,there are many other discrepancies which ,i have found myself obliged to omit here1 lest this ,introduction should unduly delay the reader on his way to the text4 ,i believe nearly all of them are to be found referred to in the ,notes4 ,footnote #fb3 ,in the five ,words or ,addresses in the ,vesture of ,light4 ,footnote #fc3 ,for the ,excerpta1 see ,clem4 ,alex4 ,,iii41 pp4 #ajg ff4 of ,sthlin's text or c4 ,,vi4 of ,migne's4 ,for the ,bruce ,papyrus1 see ,amlineau1 ,notices et ,extraits ,,xxix41 #bnd ,ptie41 p4 #ajf2 or ,schmidt1 ,koptisch ,gnostische ,schriften1 p4 #cdc4 ,footnote #fd3 ,ptolemy and ,heracleon were contemporary and flourished about #agj-bjj ,a4,d4 ,footnote #fe3 ,prof4 ,harnack 7op4 cit4 pp4 #bf1 #bg7 gives a long table of supposed quotations from the ,fourth ,gospel which he thinks are to be found in our text4 ,there is not one of these which might not equally well be taken from the ,synoptics until we come to our ,fourth ,document with two exceptions4 ,one of these is given above2 the other is on p4 #aa 7,first ,document7 where ,jesus says to ,his disciples3 8,wherefore ,i said to you in the ,beginning that you are not of the ,cosmos4 ,i also am not of it40 ,this ,harnack wishes to identify with the words of ,john xvii4 #af3 8,they are not of the world1 even as ,i am not of the world40 ,the words 8in the ,beginning0 frequently used by our author seem to us to show that the quotation must be referred to an entirely different time and place from those of the ,gospel verse4 ,footnote #ff3 ,p4 #cba1 ,copt4 ,footnote #fg3 ,p4 #cgc1 ,copt4 ,footnote #fh3 ,p4 #cgd1 ,copt4 ,footnote #fi3 ,p4 #agg1 ,copt4 ,footnote #gj3 ,as ,i have shown in ,forerunners 7,,ii4 #de n4 #a2 #ajd n4 #d1 etc47 all the ,sophias1 pre-,christian as well as ,gnostic1 in some way or other typify the ,earth4 ,footnote #ga3 ,according to ,m4 ,cumont 7,astrology and ,religion1 ,american edition1 p4 #if71 ,astral religion reached its zenith under the ,severi1 or from ,a4,d4 #aic to #bce4 ,footnote #gb3 ,p4 #aii1 ,copt4 ,footnote #gc3 ,p4 #beb1 ,copt4 ,he here refers also to the promised revelation on the 8,distribution of the ,universe40 ,footnote #gd3 ,maspero1 ,hyp4 ,poy41 pp4 #agh ff4 ,footnote #ge3 #a ,cor4 xii1 #ab4 ,footnote #gf3 ,p4 #bhj1 ,copt4 ,footnote #gg3 de ,mysteriis1 ,bk4 ,i4 c4 #a4 ,footnote #gh3 ,amlineau1 ,gnosticisme ,egyptien 7quoting ,pierret71 p4 #aeb and note4 ,footnote #gi3 ,p4 #ccb4 ,copt4 ,footnote #hj3 ,p4 #ceg1 ,copt4 ,the same plea is made in the opening of the ,bruce ,papyrus4 ,footnote #ha3 ,p4 #cgg1 ,copt4 ,footnote #hb3 ,p4 #ahd1 ,amlineau2 #cfi1 ,schmidt1 ,k4 ,g4 ,s4 ,footnote #hc3 ,p4 #cgf1 ,copt4 ,footnote #hd3 ,p4 #cgg1 ,copt4 ,footnote #he3 ,pp4 #cgh1 #cgi1 ,copt4 ,footnote #hf3 ,maspero1 ,hyp4 ,poy4 p4 #agi4 ,footnote #hg3 ,p4 #cfa1 ,copt4 ,footnote #hh3 ,forerunners1 ,,ii41 pp4 #agh-ahj4 ,footnote #hi3 ,axionicus was living at ,antioch when ,tertullian wrote1 and is said by him to have preserved ,valentinus' doctrine unaltered4 ,cf4 adv4 ,valentin4 c4 ,,iv4 7,,ii4 p4 #chf1 ,ochl474 ,footnote #ij3 ,see especially ,clement's quotation from ,valentinus given in full in ,forerunners1 ,,ii4 p4 #abe4 ,footnote #ia3 ,see last note4 ,footnote #ib3 ,hipp41 ,philosophum4 ,,vi4 c4 #bi1 pp4 #bhj1 #bha1 ,cf4 ,forerunners1 ,,ii4 p4 #abc1 for the passage in full4 ,footnote #ic3 ,mallet1 ,culte de ,neol4 ,saix1 confuses the relations of these two to those of ,nu and ,ptah in the older faith4 ,footnote #id3 ,see ,forerunners1 ,,ii4 pp4 #ajd-ajf1 for authorities4 ,footnote #ie3 ,ibid41 pp4 #ajf-aji4 ,footnote #if3 ,budge1 ,coptic ,apocrypha1 pp4 #ahe1 #ahf4 ,footnote #ig3 ,irenus ,i4 vi4 #b1 p4 #aab ,h42 ,tertull4 adv4 ,valentinia4 c4 #cf1 ,,ii4 p4 #dai ,oehl4 ,footnote #ih3 ,forerunners1 ,,ii4 p4 #ajc4 ,footnote #ii3 ,w4 ,r4 ,newbold4 ,a ,syriac ,valentinian ,hymn in ,journal of the ,american ,oriental ,society1 ,vol4 #ch1 pt4 ,i4 7#aiah71 pp4 #a ff4 ,footnote #ajj3 ,philosophumena1 ,,vi4 #b1 #cg1 pp4 #bii ,cr4 ,footnote #aja3 ,ibid41 p4 #cja ,cr4 ,footnote #ajb3 ,forerunners1 ,,ii4 pp4 #aei-afc2 pp4 #agh-ahj4 ,footnote #ajc3 ,see last note4 ,footnote #ajd3 ,schmidt and ,lichtenhaus in the articles above quoted attribute many of the discrepancies in the story of ,pistis ,sophia to the supposed fact that the translator or the scribe was working on several different documents or on different recensions of one document4 ,this is likely enough2 but as its details savour of the textual criticisms or1 as it seems to me1 the guess work which has given us the 8polychrome0 ,bible1 ,i have thought it best not to dwell further upon it4 ,footnote #aje3 ,irenus1 ,i4 #g1 #h1 ,,ii4 pp4 #aad-aef ,h4 ,footnote #ajf3 ,cf4 ,epistle of ,barnabas1 c4 #aj1 pp4 #bc1 #bd1 ,hilgenfeld2 quoted in ,forerunners1 ,,ii4 p4 #aeff1 n4 #b4 ,footnote #ajg3 ,in ,forerunners ,i have given my reasons for adhering to ,m4 ,foucart's opinion that the ,eleusinian ,mysteries originally came from ,egypt4 ,footnote #ajh3 ,p4 #bid1 ,copt4 ,footnote #aji3 ,ptolemy in his letter to his 8dear sister ,flora10 given in full in ,epiphanius1 does not even hint at anything of the kind1 nor does ,heracleon in his commentaries on ,st4 ,john quoted by ,origen4 ,footnote #aaj3 ,harnack1 op4 cit4 p4 #ajj4 ,footnote #aaa3 ,cf4 ,amlineau1 ,le ,nouveau ,trait ,gnostique de ,turin1 #ahie1 p4 #ah4 ,footnote #aab3 ,budge1 ,miscellaneous ,coptic ,texts1 passim4 ,footnote #aac3 ,budge1 ,coptic ,apocrypha1 p4 #cbi4 ,,literal ,,translation ,,of ,,pistis ,,sophia ,,the ,,first ,,document ,but it happened after that ,jesus rose out of those who 7are7 dead1 and he spent eleven years speaking with his disciples1 and teaching them only as far as the ,places of the ,first precept 7,law871 and as far as the ,places of the ,first ,mystery1 this which 7is7 the inward of the veil which 7is7 within the ,first precept1 namely the twenty-fourth mystery out7side7 and below2 these 7,places7 which become in the second ,space of the ,first ,mystery which 7is7 before every mystery1 the ,father in the form of dove4 ,jesus is saying to his disciples1 ,i came out of that ,first ,mystery1 namely #a;b the ,last mystery which is the twenty-fourth1 and which the disciples knew not and understood not that there is anything within that mystery2 but they were thinking of that mystery that it is the head of the ,universe1 and the head of all those which become4 ,and they were thinking that it is the completion of all the completions because that ,jesus was saying to them concerning that mystery that it 7is7 that which surroundeth the first precept with the five ,marks and with the great ,light and with the five ,helpers and with all the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and also ,jesus had not said unto his disciples all the distribution #b;a of all the ,places of the great ,invisible with the three ,triple ,powers with the twenty-four ,invisibles with all their ,places with their ,aeons with all their arrays as they are distributed1 these namely the emanations of the great ,invisible and with their ,unbegotten 7ones7 and with their ,self begotten 7ones7 and with their ,begotten 7ones7 and with their luminaries and with their ,unpaired 7ones7 and with their ,rulers with their ,authorities with their ,lords with their ,archangels with their ,angels with their ,dekans with their ,ministers with all the houses of their ,spheres1 and #b;b with all the arrays each one of them4 ,and ,jesus had not said unto his disciples all the distribution of the emanations of the ,treasury nor their arrays as they are distributed3 nor had he said unto them their ,saviours according to the array of each one as they are4 ,nor had he said unto them what ,guardian is at each 7door7 of the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,nor had he said unto them the ,place of the ,twin ,saviour1 namely the child of the child4 ,and he had not said unto them the ,place of the three ,amens in what ,place they are distributed #c;a4 ,and he had not said unto them in what ,place the five ,trees are distributed1 nor the other seven ,amens1 namely1 the seven ,voices1 what is their ,place according as they are distributed4 ,and ,jesus had not said unto his disciples of what type are the five ,helpers1 or in what ,place they were brought4 ,nor had he said unto them in what manner the great ,light was distributed1 or in what ,place it was brought4 ,nor had he said unto them the five ,marks1 nor concerning the ,first precept in what ,place it was brought4 ,but he was only speaking #c;b with them simply1 teaching them that they exist 7become74 ,but their distribution with the array of their ,places he had not said unto them according as they exist4 ,because of this indeed they knew not that there are other ,places becoming the inward of that ,mystery4 ,and he had not said unto his disciples out of what ,place ,i came until ,i came into that ,mystery1 until ,i came forth out of it4 ,but he was wont to say to them1 teaching them that ,i came out of that ,mystery4 ,because of this therefore they were thinking of that ,mystery that it is the completion of all completions2 and that it is the head of the ,universe2 and that #d;a it is the whole ,pleroma3 since ,jesus is wont to say unto his disciples that that ,mystery 7is7 that which surroundeth the ,universe of all which ,i said unto you from the day when ,i met you even unto to-day4 ,because of this therefore the disciples were thinking that there is not anything becoming within that mystery4 ,it happened therefore while the disciples are sitting with one another upon the mountain of the ,olives saying these words and rejoicing in great joy and being very glad1 and saying to one another1 ,we happy are beyond all men who 7are7 upon the earth1 because the #d;b ,saviour revealed these 7things7 to us1 and we received the ,pleroma with all the completion4 ,while these they are saying unto one another ,jesus is sitting1 being distant from them a little 7way74 ,but it happened on the fifteenth day of the month of ,tbe1 namely the day in which the moon is wont to be full1 on that day therefore the sun having come out in his course1 7there7 came out after him a great power of light enlightening greatly greatly1 7there7 being no measure for the light which was made1 for it came out of the ,light of the lights1 and it came out of the ,last mystery1 namely the twenty-fourth mystery 7reckoning7 from within #e;a unto without1 these 7mysteries7 which become in the array of the second ,space of the ,first ,mystery4 ,but that power indeed of light came upon ,jesus and surrounded him altogether1 while sitting at a distance from his disciples1 and he was enlightening greatly greatly1 7there7 being no measure for the light which was becoming4 ,and the disciples had not seen ,jesus from the great light in which he was being1 or which was being 7from7 him2 for their eyes had been darkened from the great light in which he was being4 ,but they were only seeing the light casting out beams of light which are great4 ,and not equal with one another #e;b were the beams of light2 and the light was being of different kinds1 and it was being of different types 7reaching7 from below to above1 one being more excellent than one at a time in a great glory of light immeasurable1 it was reaching from below on the earth even up to the heavens4 ,and the disciples having seen that light1 they became in great fear and in great disturbance4 ,it happened therefore when the power of that light came upon ,jesus1 it surrounded him entirely 7by7 little 7and7 little4 ,then ,jesus mounted up1 or flew1 unto the ,height having enlightened greatly greatly in light for which there is not measure4 ,and the disciples were looking #f;a at him1 none of them speaking until he went up unto the heaven1 but they were all being in great silence4 ,these 7things7 therefore happened on the fifteen of the moon1 the day on which is wont to be completed the month of ,tbe4 ,it happened therefore ,jesus having gone into the heaven1 after three hours were disturbed all the powers of the heavens1 and they all quaked against one another1 they with all their ,aeons with all their ,places and with all their arrays2 and all the earth was moved with all those who dwell upon it4 ,and were disturbed all the men who 7are7 in the ,world with the disciples also1 and they were all thinking that perhaps #f;b will be rolled up the ,world4 ,and had not ceased all the powers which 7are7 in the heavens being disturbed1 they with all the ,world1 and they were all being moved upon one another from three of the fifteen of the moon of ,tbe even unto nine of the morrow4 ,and all the ,angels with their ,archangels and with all the ,powers of the ,height were all hymning unto the inner part of the inner parts4 ,so that all the earth heard their voices1 not ceasing even unto the nine of the morrow4 ,but the disciples were sitting with one another being in fear1 and they had been disturbed #g;a greatly greatly1 but they were fearing because of the great earthquake which becometh1 and they were weeping with one another1 saying1 ,what then is it that will happen8 ,perhaps the ,saviour is about to overturn all the ,places4 ,these therefore they are saying1 weeping toward one another4 ,at the hour of nine of the morrow the heavens opened1 and they saw ,jesus coming down1 enlightening greatly greatly1 there being no measure for his light in which he is becoming1 for he was enlightening more than the hour in which he went up unto the heavens1 so that it was not possible for world-men to speak of the light which was being from him3 and he was casting out beams of #g;b light greatly greatly1 there being no measure for his beams2 and his light was not being equal with itself 7one another71 but it was being of different kinds1 and it was being of different types1 some more excellent than one another at a time2 and all the light was in itself different2 it was being of three manners and one more excellent than one at a time2 the second which is in the middle was being more excellent than the first which is below1 and the third which is above them all was more excellent than the two which 7are7 below4 ,and the first ray placed below them all1 being of the kind of light which #h;a came upon ,jesus before that he went up unto the heavens1 and being equal to it only in his light4 ,and the three lights were being of different kinds of light1 and they were being of different types1 some more excellent than some at a time4 ,but it happened1 7that7 the disciples having seen these they feared greatly and were disturbed4 ,jesus therefore the merciful and the sweet 7of7 heart1 having seen his disciples that they were disturbed in a great disturbance spake with them1 saying1 ,be confident of heart1 ,i am1 fear not4 ,it happened therefore1 the disciples having heard this word said they1 ,lord if thou art1 draw away unto thee thy light of glory1 that #h;b we may be able to stand1 otherwise our eyes are darkened1 and we were disturbed1 and also was disturbed all the ,world out of the great light which becometh from thee4 ,then ,jesus drew away unto him the glory of his light1 and this having happened were confident of heart all the disciples1 they came up to foot of ,jesus1 they prostrated all1 at once1 they worshipped to him rejoicing in great joy4 ,said they to him1 ,hrabbei1 whither wentest thou1 or what is thy ,service which thou wentest 7upon71 or in what indeed were all these disturbances with all these earthquakes which happened8 ,then said he to them ,jesus1 the merciful1 ,rejoice and be glad from this hour1 because #i;a ,i went even to the ,places out of which ,i came4 ,from to-day1 therefore1 henceforth ,i shall speak with you in boldness from the beginning of the ,truth even to its end1 and ,i shall speak with you face to face without parable1 ,i shall not hide anything from you1 from this hour1 of the 7things7 of the ,height and the 7things7 of the ,place of the ,truth2 for they gave authority from the ,ineffable and from the ,first ,mystery of all the mysteries for me to speak with you from the beginning even to the ,pleroma1 and from within even to without and from without even to within4 ,hear therefore that ,i may say unto you everything4 ,it happened while ,i am sitting being distant from you #i;b a little upon the mountain of the ,olives1 thinking of the arrangement of the service concerning which they sent me1 that it was finished3 and the ,last mystery dispatched not to me my vesture1 namely the twenty-fourth mystery 7reckoning7 from within even to without1 these which become in the second ,space of the ,first ,mystery in the array of that ,space4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having known that was finished the arrangement of the service1 concerning which ,i came1 and not yet that ,mystery dispatched to me my vesture this which ,i left in it1 until was finished his time4 ,these 7things7 therefore thinking1 sitting #aj;a upon the mountain of the ,olives distant from you a little1 it happened as the sun came up in the ,places of rising1 afterward therefore through the ,first ,mystery1 this which was becoming from at first1 this because of whom the ,universe became1 this out of which ,i also came now1 not at the time before they crucified me1 but now4 ,it happened by the commandment of that ,mystery1 he dispatched to me my vesture of light1 this which he gave for me from 7at7 first1 this which ,i left in the ,last mystery1 namely the twenty-fourth mystery 7reckoning7 from within out1 these which become in the arrays of the second ,space of the ,first #aj;b ,mystery4 ,that vesture of light therefore1 that which ,i1 ,i left in the ,last mystery1 until finished the time for me to put it on1 and to begin for me to speak with the race of mankind1 and reveal to them all from the beginning of the ,truth even unto its end1 and speak with them from the inward part of the inward parts even unto the outward part of the outward parts1 and from the outward part of the outward parts even unto the inward part of the inward parts4 ,rejoice therefore with gladness and make more joy1 because ye are those to whom they gave it for me to speak with you at first from the beginning of the ,truth #aa;a even unto its end4 ,because of this indeed ,i chose you from at first through the ,first ,mystery4 ,rejoice therefore and be glad1 because having come1 coming out unto the ,world from at first ,i brought twelve powers with me according as ,i said unto you from at first1 which ,i received from the twelve ,saviours of the ,treasury of ,light1 according to the commandment of the ,first ,mystery4 ,these therefore ,i cast unto the womb of your mother1 from when ,i come unto the ,world1 these which 7are7 in your body to-day1 for they gave these powers unto you beyond all the ,world1 because ye are those who will save all the ,world2 and that ye should #aa;b prevail to endure the threat of the ,rulers of the ,world with the toils of the ,world with their dangers and with their persecutions1 all which will bring upon you the ,rulers of the ,height4 ,for ,i said to you many times that the power which becometh within you1 this which ,i brought out of the twelve ,saviours1 these who become in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,because of this indeed ,i said to you from at first that ye are not 7such as are7 out of the ,world1 this ,i also1 ,i am not out of it1 for every man who 7is7 in the ,world received soul out of the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 but the power which becometh #ab;a in you is 7something7 from me4 ,but ye1 your souls are numbered unto the ,height4 ,i brought twelve powers of #ab ,saviours to the ,treasury of the ,light1 which ,i took out of the part of my power1 that which ,i took at first4 ,and having come1 coming unto the ,world ,i came unto the midst of the ,rulers of the ,sphere1 ,i was the likeness of ,gabriel the angel of the ,aeons1 and knew me not the ,rulers of the ,aeons4 ,but they were thinking that ,i am ,gabriel the angel4 ,it happened therefore1 having come unto the midst of the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 ,i looked down unto the ,world of the mankind by the command of the ,first ,mystery1 ,i found ,elisabet the mother of ,iohannes1 #ab;b the baptist1 before that that 7woman7 yet conceived him1 ,i sowed a power into her1 this which ,i received from the little ,iao1 the good1 he who 7is7 in the ,middle1 that he should prevail to preach in front of us1 and prepare my road and baptise in water for forgiving sin4 ,that power therefore1 that 7is7 that which becometh in the body of ,iohannes1 and also in the ,place of the soul of the ,rulers1 destined to receive it1 ,i found the soul of ,helias the prophet in the ,aeons of the ,sphere1 and ,i took him in1 and ,i took his soul also1 ,i brought it to the ,virgin of the ,light and she gave it to her ,receivers1 they brought it unto the ,sphere of the #ac;a ,rulers and they cast it into the womb of ,elisabet4 ,but the power of the little ,iao1 he of the ,middle1 and the soul of ,helias the prophet1 they 7are7 those which are bound in the body of ,iohannes the baptist4 ,because of this therefore ye doubted1 at the time ,i having said to you1 that ,iohannes said1 ,i am not the ,christ1 and ye said to me1 ,it is written in the ,scripture that if the ,christ should come1 he coming1 cometh ,helias before him and prepareth his road4 ,but ,i1 ye having said to me these 7things7 ,i said to you1 ,came indeed ,helias1 and he prepared everything according as it is written1 and they did to him as they are willing 7to do74 ,and having known that ye did not understand that ,i said to you #ac;b concerning the soul of ,helias which is bound in ,iohannes the baptist1 ,i answered to you in the word in boldness of face with face1 ,if ye are willing to receive 7it7 ,iohannes the baptist1 he is ,helias1 he whom ,i said that he cometh4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he1 ,it happened therefore after these 7things71 by the command of the ,first ,mystery ,i looked also down upon the ,world of the mankind ,i found ,maria this whom they are wont to call my mother according to the body of the matter4 ,i spake also with her according to the form of ,gabriel1 and she having turned herself unto the ,height unto me ,i cast in unto her the first power that which ,i took from the ,barbelo1 #ad;a namely1 the body which ,i wear in the ,height and in the place 7,coptic7 of the soul ,i cast in unto her the power1 that which ,i took from the great ,sabaoth1 the good1 this who becometh in the ,place of the ,right 7hand71 and the twelve powers of the twelve ,saviours of the ,treasury of the ,light1 those which ,i took from the twelve ,deacons which 7are7 in the ,middle1 ,i cast them unto the ,sphere of the ,rulers1 and the ,dekan of the ,rulers with their ,ministrants1 they were thinking that souls they were of the ,rulers1 and brought them the ,ministrants1 ,i bound them in the body of your mother4 ,and when your time was finished they produced you in #ad;b the ,world1 there not being soul of the ,rulers in you2 and ye took your part out of the power1 this which breathed in unto the ,confusion the last ,helper1 this 7power7 which is mixed with all the ,invisibles with all the ,rulers1 with all the ,aeons1 once simply being mixed in the ,world of the corruption which is the ,confusion3 this 7power7 which ,i brought out of me from at first1 ,i cast it in unto the ,first precept1 and the ,first precept cast a part from it in unto the great ,light1 and the great ,light cast a part from that which he received in unto the five ,helpers1 and the last ,helper received a part from that which he received he cast it in unto the ,confusion1 #ae;a and it became in all 7things7 those which become in the ,confusion1 according as ,i have already said to you4 ,these therefore ,jesus is saying to his disciples upon the mountain of the ,olives4 ,added ,jesus also in the word with his disciples1 ,rejoice and be glad and add joy upon your joy because fulfilled were the times for me to put on my vesture1 this which was being prepared for me from at first1 this which ,i left in the ,last mystery even unto the time of its fulfilment4 ,but the time of its fulfilment is the time which they will command by the ,first mystery for me to speak with you from the beginning of the ,truth even unto its end1 and from the inward part #ae;b of the inward parts1 because that the ,world will be delivered by you4 ,rejoice therefore and be glad because ye are happy beyond all the men who 7are7 upon the earth1 because ye are those who will deliver all the ,world4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 he added also in the word1 said he to them1 ,behold therefore ,i wore my vesture1 and they gave to me all authorities by the ,first ,mystery4 ,yet a little more time is1 and ,i shall say unto you the mystery of the all with the ,pleroma of the all2 and ,i shall hide nothing from you from this hour1 but in a fulfilment ,i shall fulfil you in every ,pleroma and in every completion and in every mystery1 namely the completion of all completions1 and #af;a the ,pleroma of all the ,pleromas and the knowledge of all the knowledges these which become in my vesture ,i shall say unto you all the mysteries from the outward part of the outward parts unto the inward part of the inward parts4 ,nevertheless1 hear1 that ,i may say unto you everything which happened to me4 ,it happened therefore the sun having come up in the places 7,coptic7 of rising1 7there7 came down a great power of light1 my vesture being in it1 this which ,i left in the twenty-fourth ,mystery according as ,i have already said to you now1 and ,i found a mystery in my vesture1 written in the sort of1 the writing of the 7things7 of the ,height zama zama ozza rakhama ozai1 namely1 its interpretation1 ,the mystery which is outside of the ,world1 this #af;b because of which the ,universe became4 ,this is with the whole 7going7 out the whole taking away up1 this which distributed all the distributions with all those which are in them1 and this because of which every mystery became and with all their ,places4 ,come up even unto us1 because we 7are7 thy fellow members1 but we all 7are7 with thyself also1 we 7are7 ,one of ,one and thou art ,one of ,one1 that is the ,first ,mystery which became from at first in the ,ineffable before that he came forth1 and the name of that 7,one7 we all 7are74 ,now therefore we all together we wait for thee at the last ,boundary1 namely1 the last mystery 7reckoning7 from within1 he also is a part of us4 ,now therefore we have dispatched to thee thy vesture #ag;a which is thy very own from at first1 this which thou left in the last ,boundary1 namely1 the ,last mystery from within1 until his time is completed according to the command of the ,first ,mystery4 ,behold1 having been completed his time1 put it on4 ,come even unto us1 we all wait for thee1 for us to put on thee the ,first ,mystery with all his glory through his own command1 the ,first ,mystery having given him to us being two vestures for us to put on thee1 beside this which we dispatched to thee1 because thou art worthy of them1 since thou 7art7 he who preceded us and thou becomest before us4 ,because of this1 therefore1 the ,first ,mystery dispatched to thee through us the mystery of all his glory1 being two vestures4 7,the7 ,first indeed being #ag;b in it all the glory of all names of all the mysteries with all the emanations of the arrays of the ,spaces of the ,ineffable4 ,and the second clothing1 being in it all the glory of all the names of all the mysteries with all the emanations1 these which become in the arrays of the two ,spaces of the ,first ,mystery4 ,and this vesture which we dispatched to thee now1 being in it the glory of the name of the mystery of the ,herald1 namely1 the ,first precept1 and the mystery of the five ,marks1 and the mystery of the great ,legate of the ,ineffable1 namely1 the great ,light and with the mystery of the five ,leaders1 these who are the five ,companions2 and also becometh in that vesture the glory #ah;a of the name of the mysteries of all the arrays of the emanations of the ,treasury of the ,light and with their ,saviours1 and with the arrays of the arrays1 namely1 the seven ,amens1 and1 namely1 the seven ,voices and with the five ,trees1 and with the three ,amens and with the ,twin ,saviour1 namely1 the child of the child1 and with the mystery of the nine ,guards of the three ,gates of the ,treasury of the ,light1 and also being in it all the glory of the name of all those who 7are7 on 7the7 ,right 7hand7 with all those who become in the ,middle1 and also being in it all the glory of the name of the great ,invisible1 namely1 the great ,forefather1 and with the mysteries of the three ,triple-powers1 and with the mysteries of all their ,places1 #ah;b and with the mysteries of all their ,invisibles1 with all those who become in the thirteenth of the ,aeons1 and with the name of the twelve ,aeons and with all their ,rulers1 and with all their ,archangels and with all their ,angels1 and with all those who become in the twelve ,aeons3 and all the mysteries of the names of all those who become in the ,destiny1 with all the heavens1 and all the mysteries of the names of all those who become in the ,sphere1 and with their firmaments1 with all those who 7are7 in them1 and with all their ,places4 ,behold1 therefore1 we dispatched to thee that vesture1 which no one knew from the ,first precept downwards1 because that the glory of his light #ai;a was being hid in it1 and the ,spheres with all the ,places 7knew it not74 ,hasten therefore put this vesture on thee1 come even unto us because we 7may7 wait for thee1 for us to put on thee thy two vestures by the command of the ,first ,mystery 7,margin3 these which become to thee from the first together with the ,first ,mystery7 until the time is fulfilled1 this which is defined by the ,ineffable4 ,behold1 therefore1 was fulfilled the time4 ,come therefore unto us in haste that we may put them on thee1 until thou completest all the service of the completion of the ,first ,mystery1 this 7service7 which is defined by the ,ineffable4 ,come1 therefore1 unto us quickly that we may put them on thee according to the command of the ,first ,mystery4 ,for yet other little time is very short3 thou comest up to us and thou wilt cease 7being7 in the ,world #ai;b4 ,come1 therefore1 quickly that thou mayest receive all thy glory1 which is the glory of the ,first ,mystery4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i1 having seen the mystery of all these words in the vesture which he dispatched to me1 ,i put it on me in that hour3 and ,i enlightened greatly greatly1 and ,i flew unto the ,height1 and ,i came at the gate of the firmament enlightening greatly greatly1 there being no measure unto the light with which ,i was becoming4 ,and were disturbed upon one another the gates of the firmament1 all were opened at once1 and all the ,rulers with all the ,authorities1 with all the ,angels who 7were7 in it1 they were all disturbed together because of the great light which becometh from me4 ,and they looked at the vesture of light which 7was7 on me1 which #bj;a enlighteneth1 they saw the mystery on which is being their name1 they feared greatly greatly1 and were loosened all their bonds1 these in which they are bound1 and each one ceased from his array4 ,and they prostrated all before my presence1 they worshipped1 saying1 ,in what manner passed through us the ,lord of the ,universe1 while we knew 7it7 not8 ,and they all hymned together unto the inward part of the inward parts4 ,but ,i1 they were seeing me not1 but they were seeing the light only1 and they were becoming in great fear and they were disturbed greatly1 and they hymned unto the inward part of the inward parts3 but ,i left that ,place1 ,i came up unto the first ,sphere enlightening greatly greatly1 more than as ,i enlightened #bj;b in the firmament forty-nine of double of time4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having reached the gate of the first ,sphere1 were disturbed its gates and they opened themselves at once4 ,i came into the houses of the ,sphere enlightening greatly greatly1 there being no measure unto the light which becometh from me2 and were disturbed upon one another all the ,rulers with all those who become in that ,sphere1 and they saw the great light which becometh from me1 and they looked at my vesture1 they saw the mystery of their name in it and they were disturbed and they became in great fear1 saying1 ,how did the ,lord of the ,universe pass through us while we knew 7it7 not8 ,and were loosened all their bonds and with their ,places #ba;a with their arrays4 ,and each ceased in his array4 ,they prostrated all together1 they worshipped at my presence or at presence of my vesture and they hymned all together unto the inward part of the inward parts1 becoming in great fear with great disturbance4 ,and ,i left that place behind me1 ,i came even unto the gate of the second ,sphere1 this1 namely1 the ,destiny4 ,but were disturbed all her gates1 and they were opened one on another1 and ,i went in unto the houses of the ,destiny enlightening greatly greatly1 there being no measure unto the light which becometh from me4 ,for ,i was enlightening in the ,destiny more than the ,sphere forty-nine of double of time4 ,and were disturbed all the ,rulers with #ba;b all those who become in the ,destiny1 and they fell upon one another1 they became in great fear greatly1 seeing the great light becoming from me4 ,and they looked at my vesture of light1 they saw the mystery of their name in my vesture1 and they were made more disturbed1 they became in great fear saying1 ,in what manner did the ,lord of the ,universe pass through us1 while we know 7it7 not8 ,and were loosened all their bonds of their ,places with their arrays with their houses3 they came all together1 they prostrated they worshipped at my presence1 and they hymned all together unto the inward part of the inward parts1 becoming in great fear with great disturbance4 ,and ,i left that ,place behind me1 ,i came unto the great ,aeons of the ,rulers1 #bb;a ,i came at their veils and with their gates1 enlightening greatly greatly1 and there being no measure unto the light which becometh from me4 ,it happened therefore when ,i had reached unto the twelve ,aeons1 were disturbed one upon another their veils and with their gates3 drew 7away7 of themselves the veils1 and their gates opened one upon another1 and ,i went in unto their ,aeons enlightening greatly greatly1 there being no measure unto the light which becometh from me3 more than the light in which ,i enlightened in the houses of the ,destiny forty-nine of double of time3 and all the ,angels of the ,aeons with their ,archangels with their ,rulers 7,another 7#bnd7 hand begins here47 with their ,gods with their ,lords with their #bb;b ,authorities and their ,tyrants with their powers with their sparks with their luminaries1 with their ,unpaired-ones1 with their ,invisibles and with their ,forefathers1 with their ,triple-powered-ones1 they saw me enlightening greatly1 there being no measure unto the light which becometh from me3 and they were disturbed one upon another1 and great fear fell upon them1 seeing the great light which was becoming from me4 ,and their great disturbance with their great fear reached even unto the ,place of the great invisible ,forefather1 and with the three great ,triple-powered-ones4 ,but through the great fear of their disturbance continued running hither and thither in his ,place the great ,forefather1 #bc;a he with the three ,triple-powered-ones4 ,and they were not able to shut all their ,places because of the great fear in which they were becoming3 and moved all their ,aeons together1 with all their ,spheres with all their orderings1 fearing and being disturbed greatly because of the great light which was becoming from me1 not as once was becoming from me being upon the earth of the mankind1 having come upon me the vesture of light1 for it was not possible for the ,world to endure the light1 as it was in its truth1 otherwise the ,world would have dissolved with all those who 7are7 upon it together4 ,but the light which was becoming from me in the twelve ,aeons #bc;b was greater than that which became from me in the ,world together with you 7of7 eight thousand with seven hundred of ten thousand of double of time4 ,it happened therefore all those who become in the twelve ,aeons1 having seen the great light which was becoming from me1 they were all disturbed one upon another1 and they ran hither and thither in the ,aeons1 and moved one upon another all the ,aeons with all the heavens with all their ordering1 because of the great fear which became to them1 because that they knew not the great mystery which became4 ,and the ,adamas the great ,tyrant with all the ,tyrants who become in all the ,aeons began to war without cause against the light and they knew not #bd;a with whom they are warring1 because that they were not seeing anyone except the light which surpassed greatly4 ,it happened therefore1 they having warred against the light1 they all burned one with another and fell down in the ,aeons1 they became as the earth-beings who are dead1 no breath being in them4 ,and ,i took away a third part of all their powers1 that they should not work in their evil doings1 and that whenever the men who 7are7 in the ,world should invoke them in their mysteries1 these who brought them down even the ,angels who transgressed--these which were their magic1 that therefore whenever they should invoke them in their evil doings1 they should not be able to accomplish them3 and the ,destiny with the ,sphere which is lord unto them ,i removed1 #bd;b and ,i caused them to spend six months turned to the ,left 7hand7 and they fulfilling their influences1 and six months1 looking to the ,right 7hand7 fulfilling their influences3 but 7it was7 through the command of the ,first precept1 and through the command of the ,first ,mystery1 ,ieou the overseer of the light1 put them looking to the left every hour fulfilling their influences and with their doings4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having come unto their place1 they were refractory and they warred against the light3 ,i took away the third part of their power1 that they should not be able to prevail in fulfilling their evil doings2 and the ,destiny with the ,sphere #be;a which is lord unto them ,i removed1 and ,i put them looking to the ,left for six months1 fulfilling their influences1 and ,i put them for six other months turned to the ,right1 fulfilling their influences4 ,these therefore having said unto his disciples1 said he to them1 ,he who hath ear to hear let him hear4 ,it happened therefore1 ,mariham having heard these words1 saying them the ,saviour1 she gazed in the air for the time of an hour4 ,said she1 ,my ,lord command to me that ,i may speak in boldness4 ,answered ,jesus the merciful1 said he to ,mariham1 ,mariham the happy1 this whom ,i shall complete in all the mysteries #be;b of the 7things7 of the ,height4 ,speak in boldness1 because thou art she whose heart straineth toward the ,kingdom of the heavens more than all thy brothers4 ,then said she1 ,mariham to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 the word which thou saidst to us1 ,he who hath ear to hear let him hear1 art thou saying that we should understand the word which thou saidst8 ,hear1 therefore1 my ,lord and ,i 7will7 say in boldness4 ,the word which thou saidst that ,i took away the third part from the power of the ,rulers of all the ,aeons2 and that ,i removed their ,destiny with their ,spheres1 these which are for lord unto them1 that whenever the race of the men should invoke them in their mysteries1 these which taught them the ,angels1 who transgressed1 unto the accomplishment of their evil #bf;a works and unlawful1 in the mystery of their magic2 in order that they should not be able to prevail any more from this hour to accomplish their unlawful works1 because that thou tookest away their power from them3 with their hour-setters1 with their enquirers1 with those who are wont to show to the men1 who are in the ,world1 everything which will happen1 that they should not understand from this hour to show to them any thing which will happen1 because thou removedst their ,spheres2 and thou causedst them to spend six months turned to the left1 fulfilling their influences1 and other six months looking to the right1 fulfilling their influences4 ,because of this word therefore1 my ,lord1 which it said thus 7viz47 the power which 7is7 in ,esaias the prophet1 and which it uttered in a spiritual parable1 #bf;b once speaking concerning the vision of ,egypt3 ,where1 therefore1 ,egypt1 where are thy enquirers1 with thy hour-setters1 with those who are wont to call out of the earth1 with those who are wont to call out of their belly8 ,let them show to thee1 therefore1 from this hour the works which will do the ,lord1 ,sabaoth4 ,of whom prophesied therefore before that thou camest1 the power which 7is7 in ,esaias the prophet who prophesied about thee1 that thou would take away the power of the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 and remove their ,sphere with their ,destiny that they should not know anything from this hour8 ,concerning this indeed it said1 ,ye will not know1 therefore1 what the ,lord1 ,sabaoth will do1 namely1 #bg;a that there is not any in the ,rulers about to know the 7things7 which thou wilt do from this hour1 which 7,rulers7 are 7called7 ,egypt because that they are of matter3 which the power1 therefore1 which is in ,esaias prophesied about thee once saying1 ,ye will not know therefore from this hour the 7things7 which will do the ,lord1 ,sabaoth1 because of the power of light which thou receivedst from ,sabaoth the good1 this who becometh in the ,place of ,right 7hand71 this 7power7 which becometh in thy material body of to-day4 ,concerning this therefore thou saidst to us1 my ,lord ,jesus1 ,he who hath ear to hear let him hear1 that thou shouldest know who is he whose heart is eager for the ,kingdom #bg;b of the heavens4 ,it happened1 therefore1 ,maria having finished saying these words1 said he1 ,well 7done7 ,maria because thou art happy beyond every woman who 7is7 upon the earth1 because thou art she who will become the ,pleroma of all the ,pleromas and the completion of all the completions4 ,but ,maria having heard the ,saviour saying these words1 she was glad greatly1 and she came before ,jesus1 she prostrated at his presence1 she worshipped to his feet1 said she to him1 ,my ,lord1 ,hear me1 that ,i may ask thee of this word1 thou having not yet spoken with us of the ,places unto which thou wentest4 ,answered ,jesus1 said he to ,mariham1 ,speak in boldness1 #bh;a and fear not4 ,every thing which thou seekest after ,i shall reveal to thee4 ,said she1 ,my ,lord2 ,every man who knoweth the mystery of the magic of all the ,rulers of all the ,aeons1 with the magic of the ,rulers of the ,destiny1 with those of the ,sphere1 according as taught them the ,angels who transgressed2 if they should invoke them in their mysteries1 namely their evil magic1 to hinder the works which are good1 will they accomplish them from this hour or otherwise8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria1 ,they will not accomplish them as they were accomplishing them from at first1 because ,i took away a third part of their power1 but they will make #bh;b a pretext in those who know the mysteries of the magic of the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,and if they should invoke the mysteries of the magic of those who become in the thirteenth ,aeon1 they will accomplish them well and in accuracy1 because that ,i took not away power from that ,place according to the command of the ,first ,mystery4 ,but it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words1 added again ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then the hour-setters1 with the enquirers1 then they will not show to the men that which will happen to them from this hour8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria3 ,if the hour-setters--if they should find the ,destiny1 with the ,sphere turned #bi;a to the ,left according to their first distribution1 their words are wont to come 7right71 and they will say that which it is right to become2 but if they come 7upon7 the ,destiny or the ,sphere turned to the ,right1 they are not wont to say anything true1 because that ,i turned their influences with their four-corners with their three-corners with their eight-forms4 ,since were being constant their influences from at first 7so long as they were7 turned to the ,left1 with their four-corners1 with their three-corners1 with their eight-forms4 ,but now ,i caused them to spend six months turned to the ,left and six months turned to the ,right3 he who will find their numbering from the time which ,i #bi;b altered them2 having put them for to spend six months looking unto their ,left paths1 and six months unto their ,right paths1 he who attendeth therefore to them thus1 he will know their influences in accuracy1 and he will utter every thing which they will do4 ,likewise also the enquirers if they should invoke the name of the ,rulers1 and come upon them looking to the ,left1 everything concerning which they will seek of their ,dekans they will tell them in accuracy4 ,if however should their enquirers invoke their names looking to the ,right1 they will not hear them1 because that they are looking another form contrary to their first precept 7position7 in which settled them ,ieou2 since some of their names #cj;a are turned to the ,left and other of their names are turned to the ,right3 and if they should invoke them turned to the ,right1 they will not say unto them the truth1 but in confusion they will confuse them and in a threat they will threaten them4 ,those who know not therefore their direction turned to the ,right1 and with their three-corners1 and with their four-corners1 with all their figures1 they will find nothing true1 but they will be confused in great confusion1 and they will become in a great error1 and they will stray in great straying 7from the truth73 because that the works which they were wont to do once in their four-corners turned to the ,left and in their three-corners and in their eight-figure1 these in which they were being constant1 #cj;b doing them turned to the ,left4 ,i altered them now1 and ,i caused them to spend six months doing all their forms turned to the ,right1 that they might be confused in confusion in all their circuit2 and further ,i cause them to spend six months turned to the ,left1 doing the works of their influences with all their forms1 that in confusion should be confused and in an error should err the ,rulers who become in the ,aeon and in their ,spheres and in their heavens and in all their ,places1 that they should not understand their own movements4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words1 ,philippos 7was7 sitting1 writing every word which ,jesus is saying2 #ca;a it happened therefore after these 7things7 ,philippos came forward he prostrated1 he worshipped unto the feet of ,jesus1 saying1 ,my ,lord1 the ,saviour1 give authority to me for me to speak in thy presence and ask thee this word before that thou spakest with us of the ,places unto which thou wentest because of thy service4 ,answered the ,saviour merciful1 said he to ,philippos1 ,the authority is given to thee to utter the word which thou art willing 7to say74 ,but answered ,philippos1 said he to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 because of which mystery removedst thou the binding of the ,rulers with their ,aeons1 with their ,destiny1 with their ,sphere1 with all their ,places1 and in confusion thou causedst them to be confused in their paths1 and they erred #ca;b in their course4 ,didst thou this therefore to them because of the salvation of the ,world or otherwise8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,philippos with the disciples all together3 ,i altered their path unto salvation of all the souls1 ,amen amen ,i say to you that except that ,i altered their path1 they would have destroyed a multitude of souls1 and they would have spent much time1 having not been dissolved the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 and the ,rulers of the ,destiny with the ,sphere1 and with all their ,places1 with all their heavens with all their ,aeons4 ,and the souls would have spent a great amount of #cb;a time outside this 7place 872 and they would have delayed from completion the number of the perfect souls1 these which will be reckoned unto the inheritance of the ,height by the mysteries1 and become in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,because of this1 therefore1 ,i altered their path that they should be confused and be disturbed1 and put away the power1 this which becometh in the matter of their ,world1 this which is wont to make the souls1 that they should purify them quickly1 and they should be lifted up to those who will be saved1 they with all the power2 and be dissolved quickly those who will not be saved4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward ,maria1 she who is beautiful in her speaking1 and the happy 7one7 she prostrated at the feet of ,jesus4 #cb;b ,said she1 ,my ,lord bear with me that ,i may speak in thy presence1 and be not angry unto me because ,i add trouble unto thee for many times enquiring of thee4 ,answered the ,saviour in compassion1 said he to ,maria1 ,say the word which thou art willing 7to say71 and ,i1 ,i shall reveal it to thee in boldness4 ,but answered ,maria1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 in what manner will the souls be delaying outside of this 7place78 or in what form will they be purifying them indeed quickly8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria1 ,well 7done7 ,maria1 thou enquirest aright in the enquiring which is good1 and thou givest light upon everything in accuracy and in exactness4 ,now therefore ,i shall not hide anything from you from this hour1 but ,i shall reveal #cc;a everything to you in accuracy and in boldness4 ,hear therefore1 ,maria and listen all ye disciples4 ,before that ,i preached to all the ,rulers of the ,aeons and with all the ,rulers of the ,destiny with the ,sphere1 they were all being bound in their bonds and in their ,spheres and in their seals1 according as bound them from at first ,ieou the overseer of the ,light3 and each of them was continuing in his array1 and each one was walking according to his course1 according as put them ,ieou the overseer of the ,light3 and whenever should come the time of the number of ,melkhisedek1 the great ,receiver of ,light is wont to come unto #cc;b the midst of the ,aeons with all the ,rulers who are bound in the ,sphere and in the ,destiny1 and he is wont to take away the purgation of the light from all the ,rulers of the ,aeons and from all the ,rulers of the ,destiny with those of the ,sphere4 ,for he was wont to take away there that which disturbed them4 ,and he is wont to put in motion the task-master who is over them1 and cause them to be turned in their orbit quickly2 and he is wont to take away their power which is in them1 with the breath of their mouth1 and with the tears of their eyes and with the sweat of their bodies4 ,and ,melkhisedek the ,receiver of the ,light is wont to purify those powers1 and carry their light unto the ,treasury of the ,light3 and all their matter1 whatever it be1 they are wont to gather it in1 the ,ministers of all the ,rulers1 #cd;a and are wont to take them the ,ministers of all the ,rulers of the ,destiny1 with the ,ministers of the ,sphere1 these who 7are7 below the ,aeons1 and make them souls of man and of beast and of creeping thing and wild-beast and bird1 and send them unto this ,world of the mankind3 and further the ,receiver of the sun1 with the ,receiver of the moon1 whenever they should look unto the heaven and see the forms of the courses of the ,aeons1 with the forms of the ,destiny1 with those of the ,sphere1 and he is wont to take away the power of the light from them1 and the ,receivers of the sun are wont to prepare and put it 7down71 until they give it to the ,receiver of ,melkhisedek the purifier of light2 and their material purgations they are wont to take it unto the ,sphere which is below the ,aeons #cd;b1 and make it for soul of man2 and also they are wont to put it for creeping thing and beast and wild-beast and bird according to the cycle of the ,rulers of that ,sphere1 and according to all the forms of its turning4 ,and they cast them unto this ,world of the mankind1 and they become for soul in that ,place according as ,i finished saying to you4 ,these therefore1 they were completing1 continuously1 before that their power diminished in them1 and they 7were7 impaired and they became weak1 or they became powerless4 ,it happened therefore1 they having become powerless1 and their power began to cease in them1 and they became weak in their power1 and ceased their light which becometh in their ,place1 and their kingdom dissolved and the ,universe was caught up #ce;a quickly4 ,it happened therefore1 they having known these 7things7 in the time1 and whenever became the number of the ticket1 of ,melkhisedek1 the ,receiver was wont to come out also and go in unto the midst of the ,rulers of all the ,aeons1 and unto the midst of all the ,rulers of the ,destiny1 with those of the ,sphere1 and he is wont to disturb them and cause them to put away indeed their cycles quickly1 and then they are wont to be distressed1 and sow the power outside of them1 out of the breath of their mouth and out of the tears of their eyes1 and out of the sweat of their bodies4 ,and is wont to purify them ,melkhisedek the ,receiver of the ,light according as he is wont to do1 continuously2 and #ce;b to take their ,light unto the ,treasury of the ,light3 and the matter of their purgation all the ,rulers of ,aeon and the ,rulers of the ,destiny with those of the ,sphere are wont to surround it and swallow it 7down72 and they are not wont to let them come to make soul in the ,world2 they are wont therefore to swallow 7down7 their matter1 that they should not become powerless and weak1 and their power should cease in them1 and their kingdom be dissolved1 but they are wont to swallow it 7down7 that they should not be dissolved1 but that they should tarry and spend much time1 having not been completed the number of the perfect souls1 these which will become in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,it happened therefore while the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 with those of the ,destiny1 with those of the ,sphere are abiding1 doing this kind 7of thing7 #cf;a turning them round1 eating the purgation of their matter1 having not been allowed to make souls in the ,world of the mankind1 that they should tarry being kings and spend much time outside this1 namely the powers2 these in which become the powers1 namely the souls2 these therefore remained making themselves for two cycles1 continuously4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having come1 about to go up unto the service1 having been invited because of it by the command of the ,first ,mystery1 ,i came up unto the midst of the ,tyrants of the ,rulers of the twelve ,aeons1 my vesture of light being upon me1 enlightening greatly greatly1 there not being measure for the light which was becoming from me4 ,it happened therefore1 they having seen the great light which becometh from me those ,tyrants #cf;b the great ,adamas the ,tyrant with all the ,tyrants of the twelve ,aeons1 they all began to war with the light of my vesture1 wishing to hold 7it7 down together with them1 that they should tarry still in their kingdom4 ,these 7things7 therefore they were doing1 not knowing with whom they were warring4 ,they therefore having rebelled1 having warred with the light1 then ,i according to the command of the ,first ,mystery ,i altered the paths with the courses of their ,aeons1 with the paths of their ,destiny with their ,sphere2 and ,i caused them to spend six months looking unto 7the7 ,left 7hand7 three-corners and unto the four-corners and unto those who were in front of them1 and unto their eight-figure according as indeed they were at #cg;a first4 ,but their turning1 or their looking1 ,i altered it unto other array2 and ,i caused them to spend six other months looking at the works of their influences in the ,right 7hand7 four-corners and in their three-corners and in those who are in front of them and in their eight-figure4 ,and ,i caused them to be confused in great confusion1 and ,i caused them to stray in straying even the ,rulers of ,aeons1 and all the ,rulers of the ,destiny1 with those of the ,sphere2 and ,i disturbed them greatly2 and they were not able to prevail any more from this hour to turn them unto the purgation of their matter1 for them to swallow it 7down71 that their ,places should tarry continually1 and that they should spend much time being kings4 ,but having taken away a third part of their power1 #cg;b ,i altered their ,spheres for them to spend time looking to 7the7 ,left1 and to spend another time looking to 7the7 ,right4 ,i altered all their path with all their course1 and ,i caused it to hasten even their path of their course1 that should be purged quickly and be caught up quickly2 and ,i shortened their orbit1 and ,i caused to go more easily their path3 and they hastened greatly1 and they were confused in their path1 and they prevailed not from this hour to swallow 7down7 the matter of the purgation of the purifying of their light3 and also ,i shortened their periods with their times1 that should be completed quickly the perfect number of the souls which will receive mysteries1 these which will become in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,except therefore that ,i altered #ch;a their courses1 and except that ,i shortened their times1 they would not have let any of the souls come unto the ,world1 because of the matter of their purgation which they swallow 7down71 and they would have destroyed a multitude of souls4 ,because of this therefore ,i said to you once1 that ,i shortened the times because of my chosen 7ones71 otherwise there is not any soul able to be saved4 ,but ,i shortened the periods with the times because of the perfect number of the souls1 which will receive mysteries1 namely the chosen 7ones73 and if ,i did not shorten their times1 there is not any material soul 7which7 will be saved4 ,but they would have been consumed in the fire1 this which becometh in the flesh of the ,rulers4 ,this therefore is the word about which thou enquirest of me in accuracy4 #ch;b ,but it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 they all prostrated together1 they worshipped to him1 and said they to him1 ,we are happy 7ones7 beyond every man1 thou having revealed to us these great grandeurs4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,hear1 hear concerning the words which became to me among the ,rulers of the twelve ,aeons1 with all their ,rulers1 with their ,lords1 with their ,authorities1 with their ,angels with their ,archangels4 ,they having seen therefore the vesture of light which 7is7 upon me1 they with their ,unpaired 7ones7 every one of them saw the mystery of their name becoming in my vesture of light1 this #ci;a which 7is7 upon me1 they prostrated all one after another1 they worshipped to the vesture of light which 7is7 upon me1 and they all cried out together1 saying1 ,how did the ,lord of the ,universe pass through us1 we having not known 7it74 ,and they all hymned together unto the inward part of the inward parts4 ,and all their ,triple powers1 with their great ,forefather and their ,unbegotten 7ones7 with their ,self-begotten 7ones7 with their ,begotten 7ones7 with their ,gods with their sparks with their luminaries1 in one word1 with all their great 7ones7 they saw the ,tyrants of their ,places abiding in feebleness1 having their power diminished in them1 and they became themselves in great weakness1 and they became also in great fear1 there being no measure unto it4 ,and they were #ci;b beholding the mystery of their name in my vesture1 and they had begun to come and worship the mystery of their name1 which 7is7 in my vesture3 and they were not able to prevail because of the great light which becometh with me4 ,but they worshipped distant from me a little3 but they worshipped the light of my vesture1 and they all cried out together hymning unto the inward part of the inward parts4 ,it happened therefore1 these having happened1 to the ,tyrants1 who become among the ,rulers1 they were all weakened1 they fell down in their ,aeons1 and they became as the men of the world who are dead1 having not breath in them1 as also they did at the hour 7in7 which ,i took away their power from them4 ,it happened therefore after these 7things7 ,i having come out to those ,aeons1 each #dj;a one of all those who become in the twelve ,aeons1 they were all bound in unto their arrays1 and they completed their works according as ,i put them1 for to spend six months turned to the ,left1 doing their works in their four-corners with their three-corners1 with those who 7are7 in front of them4 ,and again to spend another six months beholding the ,right in their three-corners and in their four-corners1 with those who are in front of them4 ,thus also will move1 those who become in the ,destiny with the ,sphere4 ,it happened therefore after these 7things7 ,i came unto the ,height even unto the veils of the thirteenth ,aeon 7,,ms4 ,aeons74 ,it happened therefore having come upon their veils1 they drew 7away7 of their own 7accord71 they opened to me1 ,i came #dj;b in unto the thirteenth of the ,aeon 7,,ms4 ,aeons71 ,i found the ,,pistis ,,sophia being below the thirteenth ,aeon1 she by herself1 being none of them with her4 ,but she was sitting at that place grieving and making lament1 because they took her not unto the thirteenth ,aeon1 her ,place which is at the ,height4 ,and also she was grieving concerning the tribulations which did to her the ,self-willed 7one71 this who is one of the three ,triple powers4 ,but these whenever ,i should speak with you concerning their distribution1 ,i shall say unto you the mystery1 how these became4 ,it happened therefore1 she having seen me1 the ,pistis ,sophia1 as ,i am enlightening greatly greatly1 there being not measure unto the light which is from me1 she became in great disturbance #da;a1 and she looked in the light of my vesture1 she saw the mystery of her name in my vesture1 and all the glory of its mystery3 because she was becoming at first in the ,place of the ,height in the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,but she was wont to hymn the light which 7is7 at the ,height1 this which she saw in the veil of the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,it happened therefore1 she having continued hymning the ,light which is at the ,height1 all the ,rulers looked1 who 7are7 together with the great two ,triple powers and with her ,invisible1 who is joined unto her1 and the other twenty-two emanation ,invisibles4 ,since the ,pistis ,sophia with her partner1 they with the other twenty-two emanations are wont to make 7up7 twenty-four emanations1 #da;b these which emanated them out the great ,forefather ,invisible1 he with the great two ,triple powers4 ,it happened therefore while ,jesus saith these 7things7 unto his disciples came forward ,mariham1 said she1 ,my ,lord ,i heard thee once saying1 ,the ,pistis ,sophia is not herself ,one out of the twenty-four emanations1 and how she becometh not in their ,place4 ,but thou saidst that ,i found her being below the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,answered ,jesus1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened while the ,pistis ,sophia 7was7 in the thirteenth of the ,aeons in the ,place of all her brothers the ,invisibles1 namely twenty-four emanations of the great ,invisible1 it happened #db;a therefore by the precept of the ,first ,mystery1 looked unto the ,height the ,pistis ,sophia1 she saw the light of the veil of the ,treasury of the ,light1 and she desired to go unto that ,place3 and she could not prevail to go unto that ,place4 ,but she ceased doing the mystery of the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,but she was hymning unto the ,light of the ,height1 that which she saw in the light of the veil of the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,it happened therefore while she is hymning unto the ,place of the ,height1 all the ,rulers who become in the twelve ,aeons hated her1 these who 7are7 below1 because that she ceased from their mysteries1 and because that she wished to go unto the ,height and be above them all4 ,because of this1 therefore1 they were angry against her and they hated her4 #db;b ,and the great ,triple power ,self-willed who is the third ,triple powered1 this who becometh in the thirteenth ,aeon1 this who was disobedient1 having not emanated all the purgation of his power which 7is7 in him1 nor did he give the purgation of his light at the time when the ,rulers gave their purgations in him3 wishing to be lord over all the thirteenth ,aeon with those who become below it4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,rulers of the twelve ,aeons having been angry against the ,pistis ,sophia1 she who is above them1 they hated her greatly and the great ,triple power ,self-willed1 this concerning whom ,i finished saying to you now1 he #dc;a himself followed the ,rulers of the twelve ,aeons1 and he was angry himself against the ,pistis ,sophia1 and he hated her greatly1 because she thought to go unto the ,light1 this which is higher than her4 ,and he emanated out of him a great power of face of lion2 and out of his matter which 7is7 in him1 he emanated many other material emanations cruel exceedingly1 and he sent them unto the ,places below1 unto the parts of the ,chaos1 that they should waylay the ,pistis ,sophia there1 and take away her power from her2 because that she thought to go unto the ,height1 this which 7is7 over all of them2 and 7because7 that she ceased also doing their mystery4 ,but she continued making lament1 seeking for the light which she saw3 and hated her the ,rulers #dc;b who are living1 or who continue unto the mystery1 doing it2 and also hated her all the ,guards who 7are7 at the gates of the ,aeons4 ,it happened therefore after these 7things7 through the precept of the ,first precept the great ,triple power ,self-willed1 being one of the three ,triple powers1 he pursued the ,sophia in thirteenth ,aeon1 for her to look at the parts below1 that she should see his power of light at that ,place1 this 7power7 which is of face of lion1 and lusteth for her1 and would come unto that ,place1 and take away her light from her4 ,it happened therefore after these 7things71 she looked down1 she saw his power of light in the parts below1 and she was not knowing that it is that of the ,triple power ,self-willed3 but she was #dd;a thinking of her 7self7 that it is out of the light1 that which she saw from at first in the ,height1 this which is out 7side7 of the veil of the ,treasury of the ,light3 and she thought in her 7self71 ,i am about to go unto that ,place apart from my partner1 and take away the light which fashioned for me some ,aeons of ,light1 that ,i should be able to prevail to go unto the ,light of the ,lights1 this which 7is7 in the ,height of the ,heights4 ,these 7things7 therefore thinking1 she came out of her ,place of the thirteenth ,aeon1 and she came down into the twelve ,aeons4 ,pursued her the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 and they were angry with her1 because she thought of greatness4 ,but she came also out of the twelve ,aeons1 she came unto the ,place of the ,chaos1 and she came up #dd;b unto the power of light of face of lion1 that she should swallow it 7down73 but surrounded her all the material emanations of the ,self-willed1 and the great power of light of face of lion swallowed 7down7 the powers of light in the ,sophia1 and it purged her light she having swallowed it1 and her matter was cast out unto the ,chaos4 ,it became a ,ruler of face of lion in the ,chaos1 whose 7one7 half became fire and whose other half became darkness1 namely1 ,ialdabaoth this which ,i said unto you many times4 ,these therefore having happened1 was weakened the ,sophia greatly greatly2 and also began that power of light of face of lion to cause itself to take away all the powers of light in the ,sophia2 and all #de;a the material powers of the ,self-willed surrounded the ,sophia together1 they afflicted her4 ,she cried out greatly greatly the ,pistis ,sophia1 she cried up unto the ,light of the ,lights1 this which she saw from at first1 having believed it1 and she said this ,repentance1 saying thus1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 this whom ,i believed from at first1 ,hear therefore now1 ,o ,light1 my repentance4 ,deliver me1 ,o ,light1 because evil thoughts came in unto me4 ,i looked1 ,o ,light1 unto the parts which 7are7 below1 ,i saw a light at that place1 ,i am thinking that ,i am about to go unto that ,place and 7to7 take away that light3 and ,i went1 ,i became in the darkness which 7is7 in the ,chaos below1 and ,i was not able to prevail to fly out to go unto my ,place3 #de;b because that ,i was afflicted in all the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and the power of face of lion took away my light which 7was7 in me3 and ,i cried out for a help1 and came not my shout up in the darkness1 and ,i looked unto the ,height that should help me1 the ,light which ,i trusted4 ,and having looked unto the ,height1 ,i saw all the ,rulers of the ,aeons which are many4 ,and they are looking upon me1 rejoicing at me who did not anything to them for evil2 but they were hating me without cause4 ,and they having seen the ,rulers of the ,aeons rejoicing at me1 7they7 the emanations of the ,self-willed1 knew that would not help me the ,rulers of the ,aeons2 and were glad of heart those emanations1 these which were afflicting me in violence2 and the light which ,i took not away from them indeed1 they took it away from me #df;a4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light of the ,truth1 thou knowest that ,i did these 7things7 in my innocence1 in thinking that 7thy light7 is belonging unto the light of the face of lion1 and the sin which ,i did is manifest in thy presence4 ,let me not therefore be cut off1 ,o ,lord1 because ,i trusted unto thy light from at first1 ,o ,lord1 ,o light of the powers1 let me not be cut off therefore from my light3 for by reason of thy cause and thy light ,i became in my affliction and shame covered over me3 and because of the pretext of thy light ,i became alien unto my brothers the ,invisibles2 and with the great emanations of the ,barbelo3 these 7things7 happened to me1 ,o ,light1 because ,i was jealous of thine abode1 and came up upon me the anger of the ,self-willed1 this who hearkened not unto thy command for him to emanate out of the #df;b emanation of his power2 because that ,i became in his ,aeon1 not doing his mystery3 and were deriding me all the ,rulers of the ,aeons3 and ,i became in that ,place1 making lamentations seeking after the light which ,i saw in the ,height3 and were seeking after me the ,guards of the gates of the ,aeons1 and all were mocking me even those who are living in their mystery4 ,but ,i1 ,i was looking up unto the ,height1 up unto thee ,o ,light4 ,and ,i trusted unto thee3 now therefore1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 ,i am afflicted in the darkness of the ,chaos3 if thou wishest therefore to come to deliver me1 great is thy mercy2 hear me in truth and deliver me3 deliver me out of the matter of this darkness1 that ,i should not be drowned in it1 that ,i should be delivered unto the emanations of the ,self-willed ,god1 #dg;a these which afflict me1 and out of their evil3 let not this darkness drown me1 and this power with face of lion1 let not it swallow 7down7 all my power for ever1 and let not this ,chaos cover over my power4 ,hear me1 ,o ,light1 because good is thy mercy1 and look upon me according to the multitude of mercifulness of thy light4 ,turn not thy face away from me because ,i am tormented greatly4 ,hasten1 hear me and deliver my power1 deliver me because of the ,rulers who hate me1 because thou art he who knoweth my affliction with my torment1 with the torment of my power which they took away from me4 ,they are being in thy presence1 those who planted me in all these evils3 use them according to that which thou willest4 ,my power looked out of the midst of the ,chaos1 and 7out7 of the midst of the darknesses4 ,i looked out #dg;b for my partner1 that he should come and fight for me1 and he came not4 ,and ,i was looking that he should come and give power to me1 and ,i did not find him4 ,and having sought after the light1 they gave to me a darkness1 and having sought after my power they gave to me matter4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 the darkness with the matter1 which brought upon me the emanations of the ,self-willed3 let them become to them for a snare1 and let them be entangled among them1 and pay back to them2 and 7let7 them stumble and not come unto the ,place of their ,self-willed3 let them continue in the darkness and not see out unto the light1 let them look unto the ,chaos for every hour2 and let them not look unto the ,height4 ,bring upon them their vengeance and let catch them #dh;a thy judgment4 ,let them not go unto their ,place from this hour together with their ,self-willed ,god2 and let not his emanations go unto their ,places from this hour1 because impious and self-willed is their ,god2 and he was thinking that he did these evils through himself1 not knowing of course that unless they humbled me according to the precept he would not have been able to prevail against me3 but thou having humbled me by thy precept they pursued me the more1 and their emanations added trouble to my humbling1 and they took away a power of light in me4 ,and also they began again1 they afflicted me greatly for to take away all the light which 7is7 in me4 ,because of those in which they planted me1 let them not #dh;b go up unto the thirteenth ,aeon the ,place of the righteousness1 and let them not be reckoned unto the lot of those who purify themselves and their light4 ,and let them not be reckoned unto those who will repent quickly1 for them to receive mystery quickly in the light4 ,because that they took away my own light from me1 and my power began to fail in me1 and ,i was lacking of my light4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light which is in me1 that which becometh with me1 ,i hymn thy name1 ,o ,light1 in glory4 ,and my hymn1 ,o ,light1 let it be pleasing to thee as of a mystery surpassing this which taketh into the gates of the ,light1 this which will say those who will repent and will purge #di;a his light4 ,now therefore let all the gates rejoice4 ,seek ye all after the ,light1 that may live the power of your soul which is in you3 because the ,light heard the 7things of7 matter and it would not leave any matter which it did not purge4 ,let the souls with the 7things of7 matter bless the ,lord of all ,aeons1 with the matter1 with all those who are in them3 because ,god will deliver their souls out of every matter1 and they will prepare a city in the ,light3 and all the souls who will be delivered will dwell in that city1 and inherit it3 and the souls of #di;b those who will receive mystery will be in that ,place1 and those who receive mystery in his name will become in it4 ,it happened therefore1 while ,jesus is saying these words unto his disciples1 said he to them1 ,this is the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia in her first repentance1 repenting because of her sin1 and saying everything which happened to her4 ,now therefore he who hath ear to hear let him hear4 ,came forward again ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 my companion of light hath ear1 and ,i hear in my power of light1 and was wakeful in me thy spirit which 7is7 with me1 hear1 therefore1 that ,i may speak concerning the repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 saying her sin with all the 7things7 which happened to her4 ,thy power #ej;a of ,light prophesied about her once through ,david the prophet in the sixty-eighth psalm4 ,o ,god1 save me because waters came in unto my soul4 ,i sank1 or ,i was drowned1 in the mire of the abyss and there was not strength 7left73 ,i came unto the depths of the sea4 ,a whirlwind it is which drowned me4 ,i toiled1 crying out1 my throat is that which flew away1 mine eyes fail while ,i trust unto ,god3 were multiplied more than the hairs of my head those who hate me without cause3 prevailed my enemies1 those who pursued me in violence3 the 7things7 which ,i did not rob1 they required them of me3 ,o ,god thou knewest my foolishness and #ej;b my sins they hid them not from thee3 let them not be ashamed because of me1 those who wait for thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,o ,lord of the powers cause them not to be disgraced because of me1 those who seek for thee1 ,o ,lord the god of ,israel1 ,o ,god of the powers6 ,for because of thee ,i took up unto me reproach1 the shame covered over my face1 ,i was alien unto my brothers1 strange unto the sons of my mother3 because the zeal of thy house is that which ate me2 the reproaches of those who reproached thee they fell upon me2 ,i bowed my soul in fasting1 it became for me unto reproach2 ,i put a sackcloth upon me1 ,i became to them for proverb4 ,they lifted up their voice upon me1 those who sit #ea;a in the gates2 and were singing at me1 those who drink the wine4 ,but ,i was praying in my soul up unto thee1 ,o ,lord2 the time of thy will it is1 ,o ,god4 ,in the multitude of thy mercy listen unto my salvation in truth4 ,save me from this mire1 that ,i should not sink in it1 7that7 ,i should be saved from those who hate me1 and out of the depth of the waters4 ,let not a flood of water drown me1 let not the pit swallow me 7down71 let not a well take hold with mouth upon me4 ,hear me1 ,o ,lord1 because kind is thy mercy4 ,according to the multitude of thy compassion look upon me4 ,turn not thy face away from thy servant because ,i am afflicted4 ,hear me quickly1 #ea;b take heed unto my soul and redeem it4 ,deliver me because of my enemies2 for thou art 7he7 who knoweth my reproach with my shame and my disgrace3 all those who afflict me 7are7 in thy presence4 ,my heart looked out for a reproach with wretchedness2 ,i looked out for him who will grieve with me1 ,i found him not1 and he who will comfort me ,i discovered him not4 ,they gave gall for my food2 they gave me to drink vinegar in my thirst4 ,let their table become in their presence unto a snare with a trap and a recompense with a scandal2 and bow 7down7 their back every time4 ,pour upon them thy wrath and the anger of #eb;a thy wrath let it catch them4 ,let their abode be made desert2 and let there be not him who dwelleth in their abodes4 ,because he whom thou smotest they pursued him2 they added upon the pain of his wounds1 they added unlawfulness upon their unlawfulnesses2 and let them not come in unto thy righteousness2 let them wipe them out of the book of those who live1 and let them not write them with the righteous4 ,i am a poor 7one7 suffering also pains2 the salvation of thy face1 ,o ,god1 is that which accepted me4 ,t shall bless the name of ,god in a song1 and ,i shall exalt him in a blessing4 ,it will please ,god more than a new calf which putteth forth horn and hoof4 ,let the poor #eb;b see and be glad4 ,seek after ,god that your souls may live4 ,because the ,lord heard the poor 7ones7 and he despised not those who are in fetters of brass4 ,let the heavens with the earth bless the ,lord1 the sea with all the 7things7 which 7are7 in it1 because the ,lord will deliver ,sion2 and they will build the cities of the ,ioudaia and dwell there and inherit it4 ,the seed of his servants will possess it1 and those who love his name will dwell in it4 ,it happened therefore1 ,mariham having finished these words unto ,jesus in the midst of the disciples1 said she to him1 ,my ,lord1 this is the explanation 7of the7 mystery 7in margin7 of the repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard ,mariham saying #ec;a these words1 said he to her1 ,well 7done7 ,mariham the happy1 the ,pleroma1 or the all-blessed of ,pleroma1 this 7woman7 whom they will call happy in every generation4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he1 ,added also the ,pistis ,sophia she hymned in a second ,repentance saying thus1 ,o ,light of the ,lights ,i believed thee1 leave me not in the darkness even unto the completion of my time1 help me and deliver me through thy mysteries4 ,incline thine ear unto me and deliver me4 ,let the power of thy light deliver me and take me away unto the ,aeons which are on high2 because thou art he who will deliver me and take me unto the ,height #ec;b of thy ,aeons4 ,deliver me1 ,o ,light from this power of face of lion1 and from the emanations of the ,self-willed of the ,gods4 ,because thou1 ,o ,light1 art he whose light ,i believed1 and whose light ,i trusted indeed from at first4 ,and ,i believed him from the hour 7in7 which he emanated me1 and thou indeed art he who caused them to emanate me1 and ,i myself1 ,i believed thy light from at first4 ,and having believed thee1 were not mocking me the ,rulers of the ,ages saying1 ,she ceased from her mystery8 ,thou 7art7 he who will deliver me1 and thou art my ,saviour1 and thou art my mystery1 ,o ,light4 ,my mouth was full of glory1 that ,i should say the mystery of thy #ed;a greatness at every time4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 leave me not in the ,chaos for the completion of all my time4 ,leave me not behind thee ,o ,light1 because they took away all my power of light in me1 and surrounded me all the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,they wished to take away all my light in me for ever1 and they watched my power1 saying to one another at once1 that the light forsook me1 ,lay hold on her and1 let us take away all the light which is in her4 ,because of this therefore1 ,o ,light1 cease not from me3 turn thee1 ,o ,light1 and deliver me from the unmerciful 7ones74 ,let them fall and be powerless1 these who wish to take away my power4 ,let them wrap them up in the darkness1 and become in #ed;b powerlessness1 these who wish to take away my power of light in me4 ,this therefore is the second ,repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia hymning up unto the ,light4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 said he1 ,understand ye in what manner ,i am speaking with you4 ,sprang up ,petros1 said he to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 we are not able to bear with this woman1 saying instead of us2 and she let not any of us speak1 but she is speaking many times4 ,answered ,jesus1 said he to his disciples1 ,he in whom the power of his spirit will bubble up in him to cause him to understand that which ,i say1 let him come forward and speak4 #ee;a ,nevertheless therefore1 thou ,petros ,i see thy power in thee understanding the explanation of the mystery of the repentance1 which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,now therefore thou ,petros1 say the meaning of her repentance in the midst of thy brothers4 ,but answered ,petros1 said he to ,jesus1 ,o ,lord hear1 that ,i may say the meaning of her repentance about which prophesied thy power once by ,david the prophet1 saying her repentance in the seventieth psalm1 ,o ,lord my ,god ,i trusted unto thee4 ,let me not be ashamed for ever4 ,save me in thy righteousness and deliver me4 ,incline thy ear unto me and save #ee;b me4 ,become to me unto a ,god of trust1 and unto a ,place firm unto the salvation1 because thou art my firmness and my place of refuge3 my ,god save me from the hand of the sinner1 and out of the hand of the law-breaker with the impious4 ,because thou art the lord of my patience1 ,o ,lord thou art my hope from my youth2 ,i leaned upon thee from the belly2 thou1 thou broughtest me out of the belly of my mother4 ,my remembrance in thee will be at every time4 ,i became as the fools to many4 ,thou art my helper and my firmness4 ,thou art my ,saviour1 ,o ,lord4 ,my mouth was filled with blessing1 that ,i should bless the glory of thy greatness all the day long4 ,cast me not away unto a time of old age1 in the failing of my soul2 #ef;a forsake me not4 ,because mine enemies say evil against me1 and those who watch for my soul1 they took counsel against my soul1 saying together1 ,the ,god forsook him1 run and catch him1 because there is not he who will deliver him4 ,o ,god take heed unto my help4 ,let them be ashamed and fail1 those who slander my soul4 ,let them wrap them in shame with ignominy1 those who seek after evil 7things7 against me4 ,this therefore is the explanation of the second repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,petros1 ,well 7said71 ,petros1 this is the explanation of her repentance4 ,ye are happy 7ones7 beyond every man who is upon the earth1 because #ef;b ,i revealed unto you these mysteries4 ,verily verily ,i say to you1 ,i shall complete you with every ,pleroma from the mysteries of the inward part even unto the mysteries of the outward part2 and ,i shall fill you with the spirit1 that they should call you the spiritual 7ones71 completed with every ,pleroma4 ,and verily verily ,i say to you1 that ,i shall give to you all the mysteries of all the ,places of my ,father1 and of all the ,places of the ,first ,mystery1 that that which ye will accept upon the earth1 they shall accept unto the ,light of the ,height1 and they whom ye will reject upon the earth1 they will reject in the kingdom of my ,father which is in the heavens4 ,nevertheless therefore hear and listen #eg;a unto all the repentances1 these which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,she added also1 she said the third ,repentance1 saying1 ,o ,light of the powers1 take heed and deliver me3 let them be diminished and be in the darkness1 these who wish to take away my light in me4 ,let them turn them unto the ,chaos and be ashamed1 those who wish to take away my power4 ,let them turn them unto the darkness quickly1 these who afflict me1 who say1 ,we are lords over her4 ,let them rejoice indeed and be cheerful1 every one who seeketh for the ,light1 and let them say in every time1 ,let the ,mystery be exalted1 those who wish 7for7 thy mystery4 ,me therefore now1 ,o ,light1 deliver me1 because ,i diminished 7in7 my light which they took away1 and ,i am #eg;b lacking in my power which they took away from me4 ,thou therefore1 ,o ,light1 thou art my ,saviour and thou art my deliverer1 ,o ,light1 ,hasten and deliver me from this ,chaos4 ,but it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 saying1 ,this is the third repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia3 said he to them1 ,he in whom was exalted the spirit of perception1 let him come forward and say the meaning of the repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 before that finished speaking ,jesus1 came forward ,martha1 she prostrated at his feet1 she kissed them1 she cried out1 she wept in a cry1 and in humility saying ,my ,lord have mercy on me and pity me1 and let me #eh;a say the explanation of the repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and ,jesus helped ,martha1 he said he to her1 ,happy is every man who is wont to humble himself1 because he is he on whom they will have mercy4 ,now therefore ,martha thou art happy4 ,nevertheless therefore utter the explanation of the meaning of the repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but answered ,martha1 said she to ,jesus in the midst of the disciples1 ,concerning the repentance which said1 ,o my ,lord ,jesus1 the ,pistis ,sophia1 prophesied once thy power of ,light which 7is7 in ,david in the sixty-ninth psalm saying1 ,o ,lord ,god take heed unto my help4 ,let them #eh;b be ashamed and disgraced1 those who seek after my soul4 ,let them turn them henceforth and be ashamed1 those who say to me1 ,well 7done74 ,well 7done76 ,let them be glad and delighted over me1 every one who seeketh after thee1 and say at every time1 ,let ,god be exalted1 even those who love thy salvation4 ,but ,i am poor ,i am miserable1 ,o ,lord help me4 ,thou art my helper and my trust1 ,o ,lord1 tarry not4 ,this therefore is the explanation of the third repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia hymning unto the ,height4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard ,martha saying these words1 said he1 ,well done1 ,martha1 and fairly 7said74 ,added also #ei;a ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,added also the ,pistis ,sophia saying in the fourth ,repentance1 before that afflicted her the second time1 for to take away all her other light which is in her1 even the power of face of lion with all the material emanations which 7are7 with her1 these which the ,self-willed sent unto the ,chaos4 ,she said therefore this repentance thus1 ,o ,light unto which ,i trusted1 hear my repentance and let my shout come in unto thy abode4 ,turn not thy image of light away from me1 but take heed unto me1 whenever they should afflict me4 ,hasten1 deliver me at the time when ,i shall cry up unto thee4 #ei;b ,because my time failed as a breath1 and ,i became matter4 ,they took away my light from me4 ,and my power dried up4 ,i forgot my mystery this which ,i was wont to do at first4 ,from the shout of the fear with the power of the ,self-willed my power failed in me--,i became as a mere demon1 dwelling in matter in which there is not light4 ,and ,i became as a counterfeit spirit1 being in a material body in which there is not power of light4 ,and ,i became as a dekan1 being over the air1 alone4 ,afflicted me greatly the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and had said in him7self7 my partner4 ,instead of the light which is in her1 they filled her with ,chaos4 ,i swallowed 7down7 the sweat #fj;a of my own matter and with the anguish of the tears of the matter 7deleted in ,,ms47 of mine eyes1 lest they should take away these also1 those who afflict me4 ,all these 7things71 ,o ,light1 happened to me through thy precept and with thy commandment4 ,and thy precept is for me to become in these 7things73 thy precept brought me down1 and ,i came down as a power of the ,chaos4 ,and my power was benumbed in me4 ,but thou ,o ,lord art ,light unto age1 and thou art wont to visit those who are afflicted at every time4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 arise and seek after my power with the soul which is in me4 ,completed was thy precept which thou orderedst unto me in my afflictions4 ,my time became for thee to seek after my power with my soul4 ,and this is the #fj;b time which thou orderedst to seek after me1 because thy redeemers sought after the power which is in my soul3 because completed was the number1 and 7the time7 for them to deliver her matter also4 ,and then at that time all the ,rulers of the material ,aeons they will fear thy ,light1 and all the emanations of the thirteenth material ,aeon they will fear the mystery of thy light1 to cause the others to put on the purification of their light4 ,because the ,lord will seek after the power of your soul3 he manifested his mystery1 that he should look at the repentance of those who become in the ,places below1 and he did not forsake their repentance4 ,this therefore is that mystery #fa;a this which became type for the race which they are about to beget1 and the race which they are about to beget will hymn unto the ,height3 because the ,light looked out the ,height of his ,light1 he will look over all the matter to hear the groan of those who are bound1 to let loose the power of the souls1 those whose power they bound1 for him to put his name in the soul and his mystery in the power4 ,but it happened while ,jesus is saying these words unto his disciples saying to them1 ,this is the fourth repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,now therefore he who understandeth1 let him understand4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having said these words1 came forward ,iohannes1 he worshipped unto the breast of ,jesus1 said he1 ,my ,lord command to me also1 and allow to me for to say the explanation of the fourth repentance1 #fa;b this which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,said ,jesus to ,iohannes1 ,i command to thee and ,i allow to thee1 for to say the explanation of the repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,answered ,iohannes1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 the ,saviour1 concerning this repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 prophesied once concerning it thy power of ,light which 7was7 in ,david in the hundred and first psalm1 ,o ,lord hear my prayer and let my shout come even unto thee1 turn not thy face away from me1 incline thine ear unto me at the day in which ,i shall be afflicted4 ,hasten1 hear me in the day 7in7 which ,i shall cry up unto thee4 ,because my days failed as a smoke1 and my bones burned as a stone4 ,i was scorched as grass1 and my heart dried up so that ,i forgot #fb;a to eat my bread1 out of the shout of my groan my bone clave to my flesh1 ,i was as a pelican in the desert1 ,i became as an owl in a house4 ,i spent night in watching3 ,i was as a sparrow on a roof alone4 ,mine enemies reproached me all the day1 and those who honour me were swearing at me4 ,because ,i ate ash instead of my bread1 ,i mingled that which ,i shall drink with tears at presence of thy anger with thy wrath2 because thou tookest me up1 thou sentest me down4 ,my days inclined as a shadow1 and ,i was dried as grass4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1 thou becometh even unto age1 and thy remembrance even unto a generation of a generation4 ,arise thou and have compassion on ,sion1 because the time became of having compassion on her3 because the season came4 ,thy servants wish 7for7 her stones1 and they #fb;b will have compassion on her earth1 and the heathen 7will7 fear the name of the ,lord1 and the kings of the earth will fear thy glory3 because the ,lord will build ,sion and manifest in his glory4 ,he looked upon the prayer of those who are humble and he despised not their supplication4 ,let them write this unto another generation1 and the people whom they will create will bless the ,lord3 because he looked out upon his ,height which is holy1 the ,lord looked out of the heaven upon the earth to hear the groan of those who are bound1 to unloose the sons of those whom they put to death1 to say the name of the ,lord in ,sion and his blessing in ,jerusalem4 ,this is1 my ,lord1 is the explanation of the mystery 7,m7 of the repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 ,iohannes having finished saying these words unto ,jesus in the midst #fc;a of his disciples1 said he to him3 ,well 7done7 ,iohannes the ,virgin1 this who will rule in the kingdom of the ,light4 ,but added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened also thus3 the emanations of the ,self-willed afflicted also the ,pistis ,sophia in the ,chaoses1 they wished to take away all her light3 and was not yet completed her precept to bring her up from the ,chaos1 and the command had not yet come to me from the ,first ,mystery1 for me to deliver her from the ,chaos4 ,it happened therefore1 having afflicted her all the material emanations of the ,self-,willed1 she cried out1 saying the fifth ,repentance1 saying3 ,o ,light of my salvation1 ,i hymn unto thee in the ,place of the ,height1 and also #fc;b in the ,chaos4 ,i shall hymn unto thee in my hymn4 ,i hymned unto thee in the ,height1 and that in which ,i hymned unto thee while ,i am being in the ,chaos1 let it come before thy face2 and take heed1 ,o ,light1 unto my repentance1 because my power was full of darkness and my light came down unto the ,chaos4 ,i became also as the ,ruler of the ,chaos1 those who are going unto the darkness below4 ,i became as a material body which has not him who will deliver him in the ,height4 ,i became also as 7things of7 matter from which they took away their power1 casting in the ,chaos these which thou didst not deliver1 and they perished by thy precept4 ,now therefore1 they put me in the darkness 7,m7 below1 in darknesses and in 7things of7 matter being dead1 and there being not power in them4 ,thou broughtest thy precept upon me1 and with every #fd;a thing which thou orderest3 and thy spirit ran 7away71 it left me1 and also through thy precept helped me not the emanations of my ,aeon1 and they hated me and they ceased from me2 and also ,i perished1 not for ever2 and my light was diminished in me3 and ,i cried up unto the ,light in all the light which is in me1 and ,i spread my hands up unto thee4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 wilt thou not complete thy precept in the ,chaos8 ,and the deliverers those who are coming according to thy precept1 will they not arise in the darkness and come and be disciples to thee8 ,will they not say the mystery of thy name in the ,chaos 7or otherwise rather will they say thy name in a matter of ,chaos7 this in which thou wilt not purify8 ,but ,i #fd;b hymned up unto thee1 ,o ,light and my repentance will attain thee up unto the ,height4 ,let thy ,light come upon me1 because they took away my light from me4 ,and ,i became in tribulations because of the light1 since the time 7in7 which they emanated me4 ,and ,i having looked at the ,height unto the light1 ,i looked down unto the power of light which 7is7 in the ,chaos4 ,i arose ,i came down3 thy precept came upon me1 and the fears which thou orderedst unto me disturbed me1 and they surrounded me being numerous as water1 they laid hold on me together in all my time3 and by thy precept thou didst not let my fellow emanations to help me1 and thou didst not let my partner to deliver me out of my afflictions4 ,this #fe;a therefore is the fifth repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia in the ,chaos1 they having finished afflicting her1 all the material emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,these therefore1 while ,jesus is saying unto his disciples said he to them1 ,he who hath ear to hear let him hear1 and he whose spirit is bubbling in him1 let him come forward and say the explanation of the meaning of the fifth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and ,jesus having finished saying these words1 sprang up ,philippos1 he stood up1 he put down the book which 7is7 in his hand2 for he it is who writeth every word which ,jesus was saying1 and with all the 7things7 which he is doing3 came therefore forward ,philippos1 #fe;b said he to him1 ,my ,lord1 ,am ,i not alone he to whom thou gavest for me to take care of the ,world1 and to write every word which thou wilt say1 and with those which thou wilt do4 ,and thou lettest me not come forward1 that ,i may say the explanation of the mysteries of the repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia8 ,for my spirit bubbled in me for many times1 and was unloosed and compelled me greatly for to come forward that ,i may say the explanation of the repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia1 and ,i was not able to come forward1 because that ,i am he who writeth every word4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard ,philippos1 said he to him1 ,hear ,o ,philippos the happy1 that ,i may speak with thee1 because thou with ,thomas with ,maththaios are those to whom it was given by the ,first ,mystery to write every word which ,i shall say1 #ff;a with the 7things7 which ,i shall do1 and with every thing which ye will see4 ,but as for thee1 was not yet completed until now the number of the words which thou wilt write4 ,whenever therefore they should be completed1 thou wilt come forward and utter that which thou willest4 ,now therefore ye are the three1 those who will write every word which ,i shall say1 with the 7things7 which ,i shall do1 with the 7things7 which ,i shall see1 and that ,i may bear witness of everything of the kingdom of the heavens4 ,these therefore having said them ,jesus1 said he to his disciples1 ,he who hath ear to hear let him hear4 ,sprang up again in front ,mariham1 she came unto the midst1 she stood by ,philippos1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 hath ear my companion of light1 and ,i prepare me to hear out of my power1 and ,i understood the words #ff;b which thou saidst4 ,now therefore1 ,my ,lord1 hear that ,i may say it boldly4 ,thou saidst to us1 ,he who hath ear to hear let him hear4 ,concerning the word which thou saidst unto ,philippos1 ,thou with ,thomas with ,maththaios are those three to whom it was given by the ,first ,mystery to write every word of the kingdom of the ,light1 and 7to7 bear witness to them3 hear therefore that ,i may utter the explanation of this word1 this 7is7 that which thy power of light prophesied once by ,myss1 that by witness 7of7 two and three every thing will be established4 ,the three witnesses are ,philippos with ,thomas with ,maththaios4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard this word1 said he1 ,well 7done7 ,maria1 this is the explanation #fg;a of the word4 ,now therefore thou ,philippos1 ,come forward and utter the explanation of the mystery of the fifth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and afterwards sit 7down7 and write every word which ,i shall say1 until is completed the number of thy part which thou wilt write in the words of the kingdom of the ,light4 ,after these 7things7 thou shalt come forward and say that which thy spirit will understand4 ,nevertheless therefore now utter the explanation of the mystery of the fifth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but answered ,philippos1 said he to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 hear that ,i may say the explanation of her repentance3 for thy ,power prophesied concerning it by ,david once saying in the eighty-seventh #fg;b psalm2 ,o ,lord ,god of my salvation ,i cried up unto thee in the day with the night3 let my prayer come in to thy presence4 ,incline thine ear1 ,o ,lord1 unto my supplication1 because my soul was filled with evil1 my life draweth near into ,amente1 they numbered me with those who are going down unto the pit4 ,i became as a man who hath not helper3 free among those who are dead as wounded 7ones71 being cast 7away7 sleeping in the tombs1 these whom thou rememberedst not any more1 and they1 they perished out of thy hands4 ,they put me in a pit below1 in darkness with the shade of the death thy wrath was firm upon me1 and all thy cares came upon me4 ,diapsalma4 ,thou causedst those who know me to be distant from me1 thou lettest me be to them for abomination3 #fh;a they left me and ,i went not 7away74 ,mine eye is weak out of my poverty3 ,i cried up unto thee ,o ,lord1 all the day4 ,i spread my hands up unto thee4 ,wilt thou make thy wonder in those who are dead8 ,are not the physicians those who will arise and confess to thee8 ,will they be saying thy name in the tombs and thy righteousness in a land which thou forgottest8 ,but ,i cried up unto thee1 ,o ,lord1 and my prayer will catch thee at the hour of early 7day74 ,turn not thy face away from me because ,i am poor2 beg in tribulations since my youth4 ,but having been exalted1 ,i humbled myself and ,i arose4 ,thine angers came upon me1 and thy fears disturbed me4 ,they surrounded me as water1 they laid hold on me all the day3 they caused my fellows to be distant from me1 and those who #fh;b know me1 away from my misery4 ,this therefore is the explanation of the mystery of the fifth repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 they having afflicted her in the ,chaos4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words1 saying them ,philippos1 said he1 ,well 7done7 ,philippos the beloved4 ,now therefore come1 sit 7down7 and write thy part of every word which ,i shall say1 and with the things which ,i shall do1 with everything which thou wilt see4 ,and at that hour sat down ,philippos1 he wrote4 ,it happened also after these 7things71 ,jesus added also in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,then cried up unto the ,light the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it forgave her sin1 because she forsook her ,place1 she came down unto the darkness1 she said the #fi;a sixth ,repentance1 saying thus1 ,i hymned up unto thee1 ,o ,light1 in the darkness below3 hear my repentance1 and let thy light take heed unto the shout of my prayer4 ,o ,light1 if thou shouldest remember my sin ,i shall not be able to come toward thee1 and thou wilt forsake me3 because thou1 ,o ,light1 art my deliverer1 because of the light of thy name4 ,i believed thee1 ,o ,light1 and my power believed thy mystery1 and also my power trusted unto the light which becometh in the 7things7 of the ,height1 and it trusted unto him1 being in the ,chaos below4 ,let every power which 7is7 in me trust unto the ,light while ,i am in the darkness below4 ,and also let them trust unto him1 if they should come unto the ,place of the ,height3 because it 7is7 he who will see and redeem us1 and there is a great mystery #fi;b of deliverance in him3 and he is he who will deliver all the powers out of the ,chaos1 because of my transgression3 because ,i forsook my ,place1 ,i came down unto the ,chaos4 ,now therefore he who whose mind is exalted1 let him understand4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 said he to them1 ,understand ye that ,i am speaking with you in what manner8 ,came forward ,andreas1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 concerning the explanation of the sixth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia thy power of light prophesied once by ,david in the hundred and twenty-ninth psalm saying1 ,i cried up unto thee1 ,o ,lord1 in those which are deep1 hear my shout4 ,let thine ears give heed unto the shout of my supplication1 ,o ,lord1 if thou should give heed unto the #gj;a unlawfulness1 who is he who will be able to stand8 ,because the forgiveness is being from thee4 ,because of thy name ,i had patience unto thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,my soul had patience unto thy word4 ,my soul hoped in the ,lord from morning even unto evening1 ,let the ,israel hope in the ,lord from morning unto evening4 ,because the mercy is being from the ,lord4 ,and there is a great redemption with him1 and he it 7is7 who will redeem the ,israel out of all his unlawfulness4 ,said to him ,jesus1 ,well 7done71 ,andreas1 the happy1 this is the explanation of her repentance4 ,amen amen ,i say to you1 ,i shall fill you with all the mysteries of the ,light and with all knowledge1 from the inward part of the inward parts1 even unto the outward part of the outward parts1 from the ,ineffable even unto the darkness of the darknesses1 #gj;b and from the ,light of ,lights unto the matter 7haab7 of the matter1 from all the ,gods even unto the ,demons1 from all the ,lords even unto the ,dekans1 from all the ,authorities even unto the ,ministers1 from the fashioning of the men unto that of the wild-beasts with the beasts with the creeping things3 because they shall call you the perfect 7ones7 who are completed with every ,pleroma4 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you1 ,the ,place in which ,i shall become in the kingdom of my ,father ye also shall become there with me4 ,and if should be fulfilled the perfect number for the ,confusion to be dissolved1 ,i shall command that they shall bring all the tyrant ,gods these who gave not the purification of their light4 ,and ,i shall command the discerning fire 7wise fire71 #ga;a this which are wont the perfect 7ones7 to pass across1 for it to eat into those ,tyrants1 until they give 7up7 the remainder 7last7 of the purification of their light4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 said he to them1 ,ye understand in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,said ,maria3 ,yea1 ,o ,lord1 ,i understood the word which thou sayest4 ,concerning the word therefore which thou saidst1 ,in the dissolving of all the ,confusion thou wilt sit upon a power of light1 and thy disciples1 namely we1 7will7 sit on right of thee1 and thou 7wilt7 give judgment upon the tyrant ,gods1 these who gave not the purification of their light4 ,and the discerning fire will eat after them until they give the remainder 7last7 of light which is in them4 #ga;b ,because of this word therefore thy power of light prophesied once by ,david1 saying in the four-twentieth with one psalm1 ,god will sit in the assembly of the gods and 7will7 give judgment unto the gods4 ,said he to her ,jesus1 ,well 7done7 ,maria4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened1 the ,pistis ,sophia having finished saying the sixth repentance concerning the forgiveness of her transgression1 she turned also unto the ,height to see whether they forgave to her her sins1 and to see if they will bring her up from the ,chaos4 ,and they did not yet hear her by the command of the ,first ,mystery for them to forgive her sin and bring her up from the ,chaos4 ,she having turned therefore unto the ,height to see whether they #gb;a received her repentance from her1 she saw all the ,rulers of the twelve ,aeons mocking at her1 and rejoicing at her1 because that they received not her repentance from her4 ,she having seen therefore them mocking at her1 she was grieved greatly1 she lifted up her voice unto the ,height saying in the seventh ,repentance1 ,o ,light1 ,i lifted up my power unto thee2 my ,light1 ,i believed thee3 let me not be despised1 and let them not rejoice at me the ,rulers of the twelve ,aeons1 these who hate me3 for every one who believeth thee will not be ashamed3 shall remain in darkness those who took away my power1 and will not make gain of it1 but it will be taken from them4 ,o ,light1 show to me thy ways1 and ,i shall be delivered from them and #gb;b show me thy paths1 that ,i should be delivered from the ,chaos1 and guide me in thy light4 ,and let me know1 ,o ,light1 that thou art my deliverer1 ,i shall trust unto thee in all my time4 ,give heed for to deliver me1 ,o ,light1 because thy mercifulness becometh even unto age3 because of my transgression which ,i did from at first in my ignorance1 reckon it not unto me1 ,o ,light1 but deliver me rather in thy great mystery of forgiver of sin3 because of thy goodness1 ,o ,light1 because good 7and7 straight is the ,light3 because of this thou wilt give thy way to me for to be delivered from my transgression1 and my powers which were diminished by the fear of the material emanations #gc;a of the ,self-willed1 it will draw them near by its precept2 and my powers which were diminished by the unmerciful 7ones7 it will teach them his knowledge3 because all the knowledges of the ,light are deliverances1 and are mysteries for everyone who seeketh for the ,places of his inheritance with his mysteries4 ,because of the mystery of thy name ,o ,light1 forgive my transgression1 because it is great4 ,every one who trusteth unto the ,light will give to himself the mystery which he willeth1 and his soul will become in the ,place of the ,light1 and his power will inherit the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,the ,light is that which giveth power to those who believe it1 and the name of his mystery is that of those who trust unto him1 and he will show to them the ,place of the inheritance #gc;b which is in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,but ,i1 ,i believed the ,light at every time1 because it is he who will deliver my feet out of the bonds of the darkness4 ,give heed unto me1 ,o ,light1 and deliver me4 ,for ,i1 they took away my name from me in the ,chaos4 ,beyond all the emanations1 were multiplied greatly my afflictions with my oppressions4 ,deliver me out of my transgressions1 and with this darkness1 and see the tribulation of my oppression1 and forgive my transgression4 ,give heed unto the ,rulers of the twelve ,aeons1 these which hated me in jealousy4 ,be watchful with my power and deliver me1 and let me not remain in this darkness3 because ,i believed thee1 and they made me foolish greatly because ,i believed #gd;a thee1 ,o ,light4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 deliver my powers up from the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these in which ,i am oppressed4 ,now therefore he who is sober let him be sober4 ,these therefore ,jesus having said them unto his disciples came forward ,thomas1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 ,i am sober ,i become soberer and my spirit is ready in me1 and ,i am glad greatly1 because thou revealedst to us these words3 nevertheless therefore ,i am bearing with my brothers up till now1 that ,i should not be angry with them4 ,but ,i bear with each of them1 coming forward to thee1 saying the explanation of the repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 concerning the explanation of the seventh repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia1 #gd;b thy power of light prophesied about it by ,david the prophet1 saying thus in the twenty-fourth psalm1 ,o ,lord1 ,i lifted my soul up unto thee1 my ,god1 ,i confided in thee1 let me not be ashamed1 nor let mine enemies mock at me4 ,for even every one who is patient with thee1 they will not be ashamed4 ,they shall be ashamed1 those who are unlawful without a cause4 ,o ,lord1 show to me thy ways and teach me thy paths guide me in the way of thy truth and teach me3 because thou art my ,god my ,saviour1 ,i will have patience with thee all the day4 ,remember thy compassions1 ,o ,lord1 and thy #ge;a mercies because they become from age4 ,the sins of my youth with my ignorance remember not2 remember me rather according to the multitude of thy mercy1 because of thy kindness1 ,o ,lord3 kind and being straight is the ,lord1 because of this he will teach the sinners on the road3 he will guide the meek in judgment1 he will teach the meek his roads4 ,all the roads of the ,lord mercies are and truth1 to those who seek for his righteousness and his testimonies3 because of thy name1 ,o ,lord1 forgive my sin to me which is plentiful greatly4 ,who is the man who feareth the ,lord8 ,he will establish law for him on the road which he wished4 ,his soul #ge;b will dwell in goods1 and his seed will inherit the earth4 ,the ,lord is the firmness of those who fear him1 and the name of the ,lord is that of those who fear him1 to show to them his covenant4 ,mine eyes are gazing at the ,lord at every time2 because he it is who will draw my feet out of the snare4 ,look upon me1 and have mercy upon me1 because ,i am orphan1 ,i am poor1 indeed4 ,the afflictions of my heart widened4 ,bring me out of my necessities4 ,see my humility with my tribulations and forgive all my sins4 ,see mine enemies because they increased2 and they hated me in a hatred of violence4 ,guard my soul #gf;a and save me4 ,let me not be ashamed because ,i hoped unto thee4 ,the innocent 7ones7 with those who are straight clave unto me1 because ,i have patience unto thee1 ,lord ,god1 redeem the ,israel out of all his afflictions4 ,but ,jesus having heard the words of ,thomas1 said he to him1 ,well 7done7 ,thomas and fairly4 ,this is the explanation of the seventh repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you1 ,will call you happy upon the earth all the generations of the ,world1 because ,i revealed these 7things7 to you1 and ye received out of my spirit1 and ye became understanding and spiritual 7ones71 understanding the 7things7 which ,i say4 ,and after these 7things7 ,i shall #gf;b fill you with all the light and with all the power of the spirit that ye should understand from this hour all the 7things7 which they will say unto you1 and with the 7things7 which they will see4 ,yet a little other time 7and7 ,i shall speak with you all the 7things7 of the ,height from outward even unto inward1 and from inward even unto outward4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to the disciples4 ,it happened therefore1 having said her seventh repentance in the ,chaos the ,pistis ,sophia1 and not yet the command came to me through the ,first ,mystery1 for me to deliver her and bring her up from the ,chaos4 ,but ,i through my own self in mercifulness1 without #gg;a command ,i brought her unto a ,place widened a little in the ,chaos4 ,and having known the material emanations of the ,self-willed1 that they brought her unto a ,place widened a little in the ,chaos1 they ceased oppressing her for a little1 thinking that they are going to bring her up from the ,chaos altogether4 ,these 7things7 therefore having happened was not knowing the ,pistis ,sophia that ,i it 7is7 who helpeth her1 nor was she knowing me at all2 but she was wont to continue hymning unto the light of the ,treasury1 this which she saw at the time1 and this which she believed3 and she was thinking that he also it 7is7 who helpeth her1 and he it 7is7 unto whom she was hymning1 thinking that it is the ,light #gg;b of the truth4 ,but since she believed the ,light1 this which belongeth unto the truth of the ,treasury1 because of this they will bring her up from the ,chaos1 and receive her repentance from her3 but not yet had been fulfilled the precept of the ,first ,mystery for them to receive her repentance from her4 ,nevertheless therefore hear that ,i may say unto you all the words which happened to the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened ,i having brought her unto a ,place widened a little in the ,chaos1 ceased oppressing her entirely the emanations of the ,self-willed1 thinking that they are going to bring her up from the ,chaos altogether4 ,it happened therefore1 having known the emanations of the ,self-willed1 that they brought not the ,pistis ,sophia up from the ,chaos1 they turned also 7back7 oppressing her greatly4 ,because of #gh;a this therefore she said the eighth ,repentance1 because they had 7before7 ceased oppressing her1 and also they turned 7back7 they oppressed her unto the end4 ,she said this repentance1 saying thus1 ,i confided in unto thee1 ,o ,light1 leave me not in the ,chaos1 redeem me and deliver me in thy knowledge4 ,i confided in thee and thou deliverest me3 become for me deliverer1 ,o ,light1 and deliver me and bring me 7close7 to thy light3 because thou art my ,saviour1 and thou wilt bring me 7close7 to thee4 ,and because of the mystery of thy name guide me1 and give to me thy mystery3 and thou wilt deliver me from this power of face of lion which ensnared me2 because thou art my ,saviour1 and ,i shall give the purgation of my light unto thy hands4 ,thou #gh;b deliveredst me1 ,o ,light1 by thy knowledge4 ,thou wast angry with those who are watchful against me1 these who will not be able to lay hold on me for ever4 ,but ,i1 ,i trusted unto the ,light1 ,i shall rejoice and hymn1 because thou hadst compassion upon me1 and thou gavest heed unto the straits in which ,i become1 and thou deliveredst me3 and also thou wilt save my power out of ,chaos1 and thou didst not leave me in hand of the power of face of lion1 but thou broughtest me unto a ,place which is not oppressing4 ,these therefore1 ,jesus having said unto his disciples1 he answered also1 said he to them1 ,it happened therefore having known the power of face of lion that they brought not the ,pistis ,sophia up from the ,chaos altogether 7that power7 came also with all the other material emanations of the ,self-willed1 #gi;a they oppressed also the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 they having oppressed her1 she cried out in the same ,repentance1 saying1 ,have compassion upon me1 ,o ,light1 because they oppressed me also4 ,was disturbed because of thy precept the light which is in me4 ,and my power and my mind3 my power began to fail1 while ,i become in these oppressions2 and the number of my time while ,i become in ,chaos4 ,my light was diminished because they took away my power from me1 and shook all the powers which 7are7 in me4 ,i became powerless beyond all the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 these who hate me1 and beyond the twenty-four emanations1 these in whose ,place ,i was becoming4 ,and feared to help me my brother1 my partner1 because of #gi;b the 7things7 in which they planted me4 ,and all the ,rulers of the ,height reckoned me unto them as matter in which is not light4 ,i became as a material power1 which fell out of the ,rulers1 and said all those who are in the ,aeons1 ,she became ,chaos4 ,and after these 7things7 surrounded me the merciless powers1 and they said about taking away all my light which is in me4 ,but ,i1 ,i trusted unto thee1 ,o ,light1 and ,i said1 ,thou art my ,saviour4 ,and my precept which thou orderedst unto me being in thy hands4 ,deliver me from the emanations of the ,self-willed these which oppress me and which persecute me4 ,send thy light upon me1 because ,i am nothing with thee4 ,and deliver me in thy #hj;a compassion3 let me not be despised1 because thou art he whom ,i hymned1 ,o ,light3 the ,chaos will cover over the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and take them below unto the darkness4 ,let be shut the mouth of those who wish to swallow me 7down7 in guile1 these who say1 ,let us take away all the light which is in her1 to whom ,i did not anything evil4 ,but these having said them ,jesus1 came forward ,maththaios said he1 ,my ,lord1 thy spirit moved me1 and sober in me is thy light for me to utter the eighth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,for thy power prophesied about her once by ,david in the thirtieth psalm1 saying1 ,i confide in thee1 ,o ,lord1 let me not be ashamed #hj;b for ever4 ,save me in thy righteousness4 ,incline thy ear unto me4 ,hasten and save me4 ,become to me a ,god of defence1 and a house of refuge1 to save me3 because thou art my firmness and my refuge1 because of thy name thou wilt guide me and nourish me and thou wilt bring me out of this snare1 this which they hid from me3 because thou art my defence4 ,i shall deposit my spirit into thy hands4 ,thou redeemedst me1 ,o ,lord1 the ,god of the truth4 ,thou hatedst those who keep that which is vain without cause2 but ,i1 ,i trusted1 ,i shall be glad about the ,lord1 and ,i shall be delighted over thy mercy3 because thou lookedst upon my humility and thou savedst my soul out of the necessities1 and thou shutest not me up in the hands of the darkness1 thou madest stand my feet in a #ha;a wide place3 have mercy on me1 ,o ,lord1 because ,i am afflicted4 ,mine eyes were disturbed in the anger1 and my soul with my belly4 ,because my years failed in pain of heart1 and my life failed in groanings4 ,my power was weakened in poverty1 and were disturbed my bones4 ,i became for reproach to all my enemies1 and those who are near unto me4 ,i became for fear to those who know me4 ,and those who see me they ran away from me4 ,they forgot me as a corpse in their heart1 and ,i was as a vessel which perished4 ,because ,i heard the contempt of multitudes surrounding me round about me1 in their gathering upon me together4 ,they counselled to take away my soul from me4 ,but ,i trusted unto thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,i said1 ,thou art my ,god #ha;b my lot is being in thy hands4 ,deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and save me from those who persecute me4 ,manifest thy face upon thy servant1 and save me in thy mercy1 ,o ,lord4 ,let me not be ashamed because ,i cried up unto thee1 let them be ashamed1 the impious 7ones71 and 7let7 them turn them unto ,amente4 ,let be silenced the lips of guile1 those who utter unlawfulness at the just in pride with contempt4 ,but ,jesus having heard these words1 said he1 ,fairly 7said7 ,maththaios4 ,now therefore1 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,whenever should be completed the perfect number1 and the ,universe be caught up1 ,i shall sit in the ,treasury of the ,light1 and ye also ye will sit upon twelve powers of light until we shall #hb;a restore all the arrays of the twelve ,saviours unto the ,place of the inheritance of each of them4 ,but these having said them1 said he1 ,understand ye what ,i am saying8 ,came forward ,maria1 said she1 ,o ,lord1 because of this indeed thou saidst unto us once in a parable1 ,ye1 ye were patient with me in the temptations1 ,i shall establish with you a kingdom according as my ,father established with me1 that ye should eat and drink upon my table in my kingdom1 and ye1 ye will sit upon twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of the ,israel4 ,said he to her1 ,well 7done7 ,maria4 ,added also ,jesus1 said he to his disciples #hb;b4 ,it happened therefore also after these 7things71 having oppressed the ,pistis ,sophia in the ,chaos1 the emanations of the ,self-willed1 she said the ninth ,repentance1 saying1 ,o ,light1 ,smite those who took away my power from me1 and take away the power of those who took away mine from me1 because ,i am thy power with thy light4 ,come and deliver me4 ,let a great darkness cover over those who oppress me4 ,say to my power1 ,i am he who will deliver thee4 ,let them be diminished of their power1 all these who wish to take away my light from me altogether4 ,let them turn them unto the ,chaos1 and let them be powerless1 those who wish to take away my light from me altogether4 ,let their power become as dust1 and let smite them ,ieou thy #hc;a angel2 and whenever they should set out to come unto the ,height1 let darkness catch them1 and let them slide down1 and let them turn them unto the ,chaos4 ,and let persecute them ,ieou thy angel1 and send them unto the darkness below4 ,because they ensnared me with a power of face of lion1 ,i having not done evil to them1 this 7power7 from which they will take away its light3 they oppressed the power which 7is7 in me1 this which they will not be able to take away4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 take away the purgations of the light of the power of face of lion1 it having not known3 and the thought which thought the ,self-willed to take away my light1 take away his own also2 and let them take away the light of the power of face of lion1 this which ensnareth me4 ,my power itself will be cheerful in the light1 and it will rejoice because thou wilt deliver it4 ,and will say all parts of my power1 ,there is not other deliverer except thee2 because thou #hc;b art he who will deliver me from the power of face of lion1 this which took away my power and my light from me1 and thou art he who delivereth me from those who took away my power from me with my light4 ,because they stood against me1 lying about me and saying1 ,i know the mystery of the ,light which 7is7 in the ,height1 this which ,i believed1 and they compelled me1 saying1 ,say unto us the mystery of the ,light which is in the ,height1 this indeed which ,i know not4 ,and they repaid to me all these evils1 because that ,i believed the ,light of the ,height4 ,and they made my power lightless4 ,but ,i1 they having compelled me1 ,i sat down in the darkness1 my soul being humbled in a lamentation4 ,and1 ,o ,light1 because of whom ,i hymn up unto thee1 ,deliver me4 ,i know that thou wilt deliver me1 because that ,i was doing thy wish since #hd;a becoming in my ,aeon4 ,i was doing thy wish as the ,invisibles who become in my ,place1 and as my partner1 and ,i was lamenting1 gazing1 seeking after thy ,light4 ,now therefore surrounded me all the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and they rejoiced over me1 and they oppressed me greatly1 while ,i know not 7the cause874 ,and they ran 7away7 they ceased from me1 and they had not mercy upon me1 they turned 7back7 also1 they tempted me1 and they oppressed me in the great oppression3 they gnashed their teeth at me1 wishing to take away my light from me altogether4 ,how long therefore1 ,o ,light1 art thou bearing with them oppressing me8 ,deliver my power out of their evil thoughts1 and deliver me from the power of face of lion1 because ,i alone among the ,invisibles am that which becometh in this #hd;b ,place4 ,i shall hymn unto thee1 ,o ,light1 being in the midst of all those who collected unto me1 and ,i shall cry up at thee in the midst of all those who oppress me4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 let not rejoice at me those who hate me1 and who wish to take away my power from me1 these who hate me2 who move their eyes at me1 ,i having not done anything to them4 ,because they were flattering me indeed in words fair1 seeking from me the mysteries of the ,light1 these which ,i know not2 saying unto me1 being crafty unto me1 and being angry with me because ,i believed the ,light which 7is7 in the ,height4 ,they opened their mouth against me1 said they1 ,yea1 we shall take away her light4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 thou knewest their guile4 ,bear not with them1 and let not thy help be far away #he;a from me4 ,hasten1 ,o ,light4 ,do my judgment with my avenging1 and give judgment unto me in thy goodness4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 let them not take away my light from me1 and let them not say within them1 ,our power was satisfied with her light1 and let them not say1 7,we7 swallowed 7down7 her power1 but let darkness rather come upon them1 and let them be powerless1 those who wish to take away my light from me3 and let them clothe them with ,chaos and darkness1 those who say1 ,we shall take away her light with her power4 ,now therefore deliver me that ,i may rejoice1 because ,i wish for the thirteenth ,aeon the ,place of the righteousness4 ,and ,i shall say at every time1 ,shall make more light the light of ,ieou thy angel1 because ,i long for the light1 #he;b and my tongue will hymn unto thee in thy knowledge in all my time in the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 said he to them1 ,he who is sober among you1 let him utter their explanation4 ,came forward ,iakobos4 ,he kissed the breast of ,jesus1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 was sober in me thy spirit1 and ,i am ready to utter their explanation4 ,concerning this indeed thy power prophesied once by ,david in the thirty-fourth psalm1 saying thus concerning the ninth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,give judgment1 ,o ,lord1 unto those who illtreat me1 fight with those who fight with me3 lay hold on a weapon with a shield and arise to help me4 ,draw out a sword #hf;a and shut off 7the way7 in the presence of those who afflict me4 ,say to my soul1 ,i am thy salvation3 let them be ashamed and be disgraced those who seek after my soul4 ,let them turn them back and be ashamed those who think unto me evil 7things74 ,let them be as the dust before a wind and the angel of the ,lord persecuting them4 ,let their road become darkness and slippery and the angel of the ,lord afflicting them4 ,because they hid unto me a snare without cause unto their own destruction4 ,and they reproached my soul with that which is vain4 ,let come to them the snare which they know not1 and let seize them the trap which they hid for me1 and they will fall into this snare4 ,but my soul will be glad over the ,lord1 and #hf;b it will be cheerful over its salvation4 ,all my bones will say1 ,o ,lord1 who is he who will be able to be like thee8 ,thou savest the poor 7one7 from the hand of him who is stronger than he1 and thou deliverest a poor 7one7 with a miserable 7one7 from those who spoil him4 ,arose witnesses of violence2 they questioned me about the things which ,i know not3 they repaid to me evil 7things7 instead of good1 7things7 and childlessness to my soul4 ,but ,i1 they having annoyed me1 ,i clothed me with a sackcloth and ,i humbled my soul in a fasting1 my prayer will turn 7back7 into my bosom4 ,i was pleasing to thee1 as he who is my neighbour1 and as my brother2 and ,i humbled my7self7 as he who lamenteth1 and as he who mourneth4 ,they delighted #hg;a over me1 and they were ashamed4 ,scourges collected upon me1 and ,i knew not4 ,they were separated1 and they were not pained at heart4 ,they tempted me and they derided me in derision1 they gnashed their teeth upon me4 ,o ,lord1 when wilt thou look upon me8 ,set up my soul out of their evil works1 and deliver mine only sonship from the lions4 ,i shall manifest to thee1 ,o ,lord1 in a congregation which is many1 and ,i shall bless thee in a people which hath not number4 ,let them not rejoice at me1 those who are enemies unto me in violence1 those who hate me without a cause1 and they are winking with their eyes4 ,because ,i indeed1 they are wont to speak with me in words of peace1 and they are #hg;b wont to think in anger in guiles4 ,they widened their mouth upon me1 and they said1 ,well 7done7 our eyes were full of sight of him4 ,thou sawest1 ,o ,lord4 ,be not silent1 ,o ,lord1 withdraw not thee from me4 ,arise1 ,o ,lord1 and give heed unto my judgment4 ,give heed unto my avenging1 my ,god and my ,lord4 ,judge me1 ,o ,lord1 according to my righteousness3 let them not rejoice at me1 my ,god1 nor let them say1 ,well 7done71 our soul6 ,let them not say1 ,we swallowed him 7up74 ,let them be ashamed and be disgraced together1 those who rejoice over my evil4 ,let them clothe them with shame with disgrace1 those who say great words against me4 ,let them be glad and be joyful1 those who wish my righteousness #hh;a and let them say1 ,let the ,lord be great and be exalted4 ,let them be exalted1 those who wish the peace of his servant4 ,my tongue will be glad for thy righteousness with thy honour in all the day4 ,these therefore having said them ,iakobos1 said he ,jesus1 ,well 7and7 fairly 7done71 ,iakobos3 this is the explanation of the ninth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you1 ,ye will be first in unto the kingdom of the heavens before all the ,invisibles with all the ,gods with all the ,rulers1 these which become in the thirteenth ,aeon and in the twelve ,aeons4 ,but ye1 not ye alone1 #hh;b but every one also who will do my mysteries4 ,but these having said them1 said he to them1 ,understand ye in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,sprang up again ,mariham1 said she1 ,yea1 ,o ,lord1 ,this is that which thou saidst to us once1 ,the last 7ones7 will be first1 and the first 7will7 be last4 ,the first 7ones7 therefore 7are those7 whom they fashioned before us1 the ,invisibles4 ,since they it is1 who became before the mankind1 they with the ,rulers1 and the men who will receive mysteries1 will be first 7before7 them in unto the kingdom of the heavens4 ,said he to her ,jesus1 ,well 7done71 ,mariham4 ,added also ,jesus1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened therefore1 she having uttered #hi;a the ninth repentance the ,pistis ,sophia1 oppressed her again the power of face of lion1 wishing to take away every power from her4 ,she cried also up unto the ,light1 saying1 ,o ,light1 whom ,i believed from at first1 because of whom ,i suffered these great tribulations1 help me4 ,and they accepted from her her repentance at that hour3 heard her the ,first ,mystery and they dispatched me by his command1 ,i came to help her1 ,i brought her up from the ,chaos1 because she repented1 and also because that she believed the ,light1 she suffered these great tribulations with these great dangers1 7she was deceived7 by the ,self-willed ,god1 and she was not deceived by any work except #hi;b by a power of light1 because of the likeness to the light which she believed4 ,because of this therefore they dispatched me by the command of the ,first ,mystery for me to help her in concealment3 but that ,i should not yet come unto the ,place of the ,aeons altogether4 ,but ,i came out of all their midst1 not any power knew 7it71 neither those of the inward part of the inward parts1 nor those of the outward part of the outward1 except the ,first ,mystery only4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having come unto the ,chaos to help her1 she saw me1 ,i being comprehensible and enlightening greatly1 becoming in mercifulness toward her4 ,for ,i was not being self-willed as the power of face of lion1 this which took away the power of light from the ,sophia1 and also this which oppressed her to take away all the light which 7is7 in her4 #ij;a ,saw therefore me enlightening1 the ,sophia1 more than the power of face of lion a number of ten thousand times1 and ,i am becoming in great mercifulness toward her4 ,and she knew that ,i am out of the ,height of the ,heights1 this whose light she believed from at first4 ,was confident of heart the ,pistis ,sophia1 and she said the tenth ,repentance1 saying1 ,i cried up unto thee1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 in my being oppressed1 thou heardest me4 ,o ,light1 deliver my power out of lips of violence and the unlawful1 and out of snares of guile1 ,o ,light1 that which they will take away from me by a snare of guile1 they would not have brought it to thee4 ,for the snares of the ,self-willed are spread abroad and with the traps of the unmerciful 7ones74 ,woe #ij;b to me indeed1 because my place of dwelling was distant1 and ,i became in the places of dwelling of the ,chaos3 my power became in ,places which are not mine2 and ,i flattered those unmerciful 7ones73 and whenever ,i should flatter them they are wont to fight against me without a cause4 ,these therefore ,jesus having said them to his disciples1 said he to them1 ,now therefore he whose spirit moveth him1 let him come forward and say the explanation of the tenth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,answered ,petros1 said he1 ,o ,lord1 concerning this also thy power of light prophesied by ,david once1 saying in the hundred and nineteenth psalm1 ,i cried up unto thee1 ,o ,lord1 in my being oppressed1 thou heardest me1 ,o ,lord1 deliver my soul #ia;a out of lips of violence and from a tongue of guile4 ,what will they give to thee1 and what will they add unto thee with a tongue of guile8 ,the arrows of the strong one are sharp with the coals of the desert4 ,woe to me because my place of dwelling became far away4 ,i dwelt in the places of dwelling of ,kedar4 ,my soul was made sojourner in a multitude of places4 ,i was being peaceable with those who hate the peace1 whenever ,i should speak with them they are wont to fight with me without a cause4 ,this therefore now1 ,o ,lord1 is the explanation of the tenth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia1 that which she said while are oppressing her the material emanations of the ,self-willed1 they with his power of face of lion afflicted her greatly4 ,said he #ia;b to him ,jesus1 ,well 7done7 ,petros and fairly 7said74 ,this is the explanation of the tenth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened therefore1 having seen me the power of face of lion1 ,i having come near unto the ,pistis ,sophia enlightening greatly1 it was angry unto the more1 and it emanated out of it other multitudes of emanations being fierce greatly4 ,these therefore having become1 said the eleventh ,repentance the ,pistis ,sophia saying1 ,why exalted itself the power of the strong 7one7 among evils8 ,its thought is taking away the light from me at every time2 and as iron they are cutting1 #ib;a they took away a power from me4 ,i loved to come down unto the ,chaos1 more than to remain in the ,place of the thirteenth ,aeon the ,place of the righteousness2 and they wished to take me by guile1 for to swallow down all my light4 ,because of this therefore the ,light will take away all their light1 and 7will7 be overthrown all their other matter and it will take away their light1 and not let them dwell in the thirteenth ,aeon their place of dwelling1 and not leave their name in the ,place of those who will live3 and will see the 7things7 which happened to thee ,o power of face of lion1 the twenty-four emanations1 and they 7will7 fear and not be disobedient1 but they 7will7 give up the purgation of their light1 and they will see thee1 and 7will7 rejoice over thee1 and 7will7 say1 ,behold1 an emanation #ib;b which did not give up the purgation of its light1 that it should be delivered1 but it boasteth itself in the multitude of the light of its power1 because that it did not emanate out of the power which is in it1 and it said1 ,i shall take away the light of the ,pistis ,sophia1 this which they will not take from her4 ,now therefore he whose power was exalted in him let him come forward and utter the explanation of the eleventh repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,then came forward ,salome1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 concerning this thy power of light prophesied once by ,david1 saying in the fiftieth with one psalm1 ,why doth the powerful boast himself in his wickedness8 ,thy tongue meditateth the violence all the day2 as a razor #ic;a being sharp thou didst beguile4 ,thou lovedst the evil more than the good4 ,thou lovedst the violence more than speaking of the righteousness4 ,thou lovedst all the words of the deceit with a tongue of guile4 ,because of this ,god will overthrow thee for ever1 he will pluck thee up1 and he 7will7 drag thee out of thy abode3 and he will tear 7away7 thy root1 and he 7will7 cast it outside of those who live4 ,diapsalma4 ,the righteous will see and they 7will7 fear and they will mock at him and they 7will7 say1 ,behold a man who put not ,god to him for helper4 ,but he trusted upon his wealth which is much1 and he presumed upon his vanity4 ,but ,i1 ,i am being as a tree of olive yielder of fruit in the house of the ,god1 ,i trusted unto the mercy of ,god even unto age of the age4 #ic;b ,and ,i shall manifest to thee because thou workedst with me1 and ,i have patience upon thy name because kind it is in presence of thy holy 7ones74 ,this therefore now1 my ,lord1 is the explanation of the eleventh repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia1 thy power of light having moved me1 ,i said it according to thy wish4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words which said them ,salome1 said he1 ,well 7done7 ,salome4 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you1 ,i shall complete you in every mystery of the kingdom of the light4 ,but added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened therefore after these 7things7 ,i drew near unto the ,chaos enlightening greatly greatly1 that ,i should take away the light of that power of face of lion3 while ,i am enlightening #id;a greatly1 it 7she ,,ms47 feared and it cried up unto its ,god ,self-willed1 for him to help it3 and at that hour looked out of the thirteenth ,aeon the ,god ,self-willed1 he looked down unto the ,chaos being angry greatly1 wishing to help his power of face of lion1 and at that hour surrounded the ,pistis ,sophia the power of face of lion1 itself with all its emanations1 wishing to take away all the light which 7is7 in the ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 they having oppressed the ,sophia1 she cried up unto the ,height1 crying up unto me for to help her4 ,it happened therefore1 she having looked unto the ,height she saw the ,self-willed being angry greatly1 and she feared1 she said the twelfth #id;b ,repentance concerning the ,self-willed 7,god7 with his emanations4 ,but she cried up against me saying thus1 ,forget not1 ,o ,light1 my hymn2 because opened mouths upon me the ,self-willed with his power of face of lion3 they make guile unto me1 and they surrounded me wishing to take away my power2 and they hated me because ,i hymned unto thee4 ,instead of loving me1 they slandered me4 ,but ,i1 ,i was hymning1 they plotted for to take away my power because ,i hymned unto thee1 ,o ,light2 and they hated me because ,i loved thee4 ,let the darkness come upon the ,self-willed1 and let remain at his right 7hand7 the ,ruler of the ,darkness which 7is7 outer3 and in thy giving judgment unto him #ie;a take away his power from him3 and the work which he thought unto himself to take away my light from me1 thou shalt take away his own from him3 and let fail all his powers of his lights which 7are7 in him4 ,and let another take his greatness among the three ,triple-powered3 ,let become lightless all the powers of his emanations1 and 7let7 his matter become having not light in it4 ,let his emanations remain in the ,chaos1 and 7let7 them not allow them to go unto their ,place3 let their light fail which 7is7 in them1 and allow them not to go up unto the thirteenth ,aeon their ,place4 ,let #ie;b the ,receiver1 the purifier of the lights1 purify all the lights which become in the ,self-willed1 and let him take them from him 7them874 ,let them lay hold upon his emanations1 the ,rulers of the ,darkness below2 and let not any 7one7 accept him in his ,place1 and let not any obey the power of his emanations in the ,chaos3 let them take away the light which is in his emanations and 7let7 them blot out their name in the thirteenth ,aeon1 and his own also 7let7 them take away his name out of that ,place for ever3 and the power of face of lion let them bring upon it the sin of him who emanated it in presence of the ,light1 and 7let7 them not blot out the unlawfulness of the matter which he sent out1 7the ,self-willed72 #if;a and their sin altogether shall become in presence of the ,light for ever2 and 7let7 them not allow them to see out2 and 7let7 them take away their name from every ,place4 ,because that they spared me not1 and they oppressed her 7his1 ,,ms7 whose light they took away with her 7his ,,ms47 power4 ,and furthermore those in whom they planted me they wished to take away all my light from me3 they loved to come down unto the ,chaos2 they shall become in it1 and they shall not bring them up from this hour4 ,they wished not the place of dwelling of the ,place of the righteousness1 and they shall not receive them unto it from this hour4 ,he clothed him7self7 with the darkness as clothing1 and it went into his belly as water1 and it went into all his powers as oil4 #if;b ,let him wrap him7self7 up in the ,chaos as in a garment1 and 7let7 him bind him7self7 with the darkness as with a girdle of leather at every time4 ,these 7things7 are happening to those who brought these upon me because of the light1 and those who said1 ,let us take away all her power4 ,but1 thou1 ,o ,light1 have compassion on me because of the mystery of thy name2 and save me in the kindness of thy mercy3 because that they took away my light with my power1 and my power was shaken within me1 and ,i was not able to stand in their midst4 ,i was as matter which fell2 they cast me unto this part and that1 as a demon being in the air4 ,my power perished1 because ,i have not mystery2 and my matter is worn out 787 because of my light1 because they took it away4 ,and ,i1 they were deriding me1 #ig;a they are wont to look at me beckoning unto me4 ,help me according to thy compassion4 ,now therefore he whose spirit is ready1 let him come forward and say the explanation of the twelfth repentance of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but came forward ,andreas1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 the ,saviour1 thy power of light prophesied once by ,david concerning this repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and it said in the hundred with eight psalm1 ,o ,god be not silent unto my blessing1 because the mouth of the sinner with the guile1 they opened their mouth upon me3 they spake at me in a tongue of guile2 and they surrounded me in words #ig;b of hatred1 and they fight with me without a cause3 instead of loving me4 ,they slandered me1 but ,i1 ,i was praying4 ,they established against me evil 7things7 instead of good 7things71 and a hatred instead of my love4 ,set up a sinner over him1 and let the ,accuser stand at his right 7hand74 ,whenever they should give judgment unto him1 let him 7come7 out being condemned1 and let his prayer become unto a sin4 ,let his days be shortened1 and let another take his episcopate4 ,let his sons be orphans1 and let his wife be widow4 ,let them turn out his children1 and let them remove them away1 and 7let7 them beg4 ,let them cast them out of their houses4 ,let the usurer demand #ih;a all the 7things7 which become to him2 and let strangers rob all his toils4 ,let there not become him who will help him2 nor let compassion become to his orphans4 ,let them blot his sons out1 and let them blot his name out in one generation4 ,let them remember the sin of his fathers in presence of the ,lord1 and let them not blot out the unlawfulness of his mother4 ,let them become in presence of the ,lord at every time4 ,let them scatter his remembrance out of the earth4 ,because that he remembered not to do a mercy1 and on the contrary he persecuted a poor man and miserable1 and he persecuted after one being #ih;b pained at heart unto putting him to death4 ,he loved the curse1 and it shall come to him4 ,he did not wish the blessing1 it shall be far from him4 ,he clothed him with the curse as a tunic1 and it went unto his inside as water1 it was as oil in his bones4 ,let it become to him as vesture which he will wrap about him1 and as a girdle1 being about to gird him with it at every time4 ,this is the work of those who slander with the ,lord and those who say contrary to lawful 7things7 against my soul4 ,but thou1 ,o ,lord1 do mercy with me because of thy name4 ,save me because ,i am poor and ,i am miserable3 my heart was disturbed in my inward part1 they took me away from the midst1 as a shadow which declined4 ,they drive me away #ii;a as locusts4 ,my knees weakened in the fasting1 and my flesh changed because of 7the want of7 the oil4 ,but ,i1 ,i became to them for reproach3 they saw me1 they moved their heads4 ,help me1 ,o ,lord ,god1 and save me according to thy mercy4 ,let them know that this is thy hand1 and thou1 thou fashionedst it1 ,o ,lord4 ,this therefore is the explanation of the twelfth repentance1 this which said the ,pistis ,sophia being in the ,chaos4 ,but added again ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened also after these 7things71 cried up at me the ,pistis ,sophia1 saying1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 ,i transgressed in the twelve #ii;b ,aeons1 ,i came down from them4 ,because of this ,i said twelve ,repentances according to each one of the ,aeons4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 forgive to me my transgressions1 because great greatly it is1 because ,i forsook the ,place of the ,height1 ,i came1 ,i dwelt in the ,place of the ,chaos4 ,these therefore1 having said them the ,pistis ,sophia1 she added also in the thirteenth ,repentance1 saying1 ,hear me while ,i hymn unto thee1 ,o ,light of the ,lights4 ,hear me saying the ,repentance of the thirteenth ,aeon1 the ,place out of which ,i came down1 that should be completed the thirteenth ,repentance of #ajj;a the thirteenth ,aeon3 these ,aeons which ,i transgressed1 ,i came down out of them4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 hear me while ,i hymn unto thee in the thirteenth ,aeon1 my ,place out of which ,i came4 ,deliver me1 ,o ,light1 in thy great mystery1 and forgive my transgression in thy forgivingness4 ,and give to me the baptisms and forgive my sins1 and cleanse me out of my transgression4 ,and my own transgression is the power of face of lion1 this which shall not be hidden from thee in every time1 because ,i came down because of it4 ,and ,i1 ,i transgressed alone among the ,invisibles1 in whose ,place ,i become4 ,i came down unto the ,chaos1 #ajj;b ,i transgressed before thee1 that thy precept should be completed4 ,these therefore said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,now therefore1 he whose spirit moveth him for to understand her words1 let him come forward and utter their meaning4 ,came forward ,martha1 said she1 ,o ,lord1 my spirit moveth me for to utter the explanation of those 7words7 which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,thy power prophesied once concerning them by ,david in the fiftieth psalm1 saying thus1 ,have mercy upon me1 ,o ,god1 according to thy great mercy4 ,according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my sin4 ,wash me greatly out of my unlawfulness4 ,and my sin is in my presence #aja;a at every time3 that thou shouldst be justified in thy words1 and conquer in thy giving judgment unto me4 ,this is the explanation of the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,said he to her1 ,jesus1 ,well 7done7 7and7 fairly1 ,martha the happy4 ,but added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened therefore1 the ,pistis ,sophia having said these words1 completed was the time for bringing her up from the ,chaos1 and through my own self1 without the ,first ,mystery ,i brought a power of light out of myself2 ,i sent it down unto the ,chaos for it to bring the ,pistis ,sophia up from the ,place which is deep of the ,chaos #aja;b1 and bring her unto the ,place which 7is7 upper of the ,chaos1 until the command 7should7 come out from the ,first ,mystery for them to bring her up from the ,chaos absolutely4 ,and my power of light brought the ,pistis ,sophia up unto the ,places which 7are7 upward of the ,chaos4 ,it happened therefore1 the emanations of the ,self-willed having known that they brought the ,pistis ,sophia up unto the ,places which 7are7 upward of the ,chaos they again persecuted her unto the high 7part71 wishing to take her again unto the ,places which 7are7 of the ,chaos below4 ,and was enlightening greatly my power of light1 this which ,i sent to bring the ,pistis ,sophia up from the ,chaos4 ,it happened therefore1 having persecuted the ,sophia1 the emanations #ajb;a of the ,self-willed1 they having brought her unto the ,places which 7are7 upward of the ,chaos1 she hymned again1 and she cried up at me saying1 ,i shall hymn up unto thee1 ,o ,light1 because ,i wished to come 7close7 to thee4 ,i shall hymn up unto thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou art my deliverer3 leave me not in the ,chaos3 deliver me1 ,o ,light of the ,height1 because thou art he unto whom ,i hymned3 thou dispatched to me thy light through thyself and thou deliveredst me3 thou broughtest me unto the ,places which 7are7 upward of the ,chaos4 ,let them fall therefore below unto the ,places which 7are7 beneath of the ,chaos1 the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which are persecuting me3 and let them not come unto the ,places which 7are7 upward1 for to #ajb;b see me4 ,and let great darkness cover over them1 and let come to them an obscurity of darkness3 and let them not see me in the light of thy power1 this which thou dispatchedst to me to deliver me1 that they should not lay hold upon me3 and their plot which they thought for to take away my power1 let it not happen for them3 and according as they spake of me to take away my light from me1 take away theirs also instead of mine4 ,and they said to take away all my light1 and they were not able to take it away1 because thy power of light becometh indeed with me1 because they plotted without thy precept1 ,o ,light1 because of this they were not able to take away my #ajc;a light1 because that ,i believed the light1 and ,i shall not fear2 and the light is my deliverer1 and ,i shall not fear4 ,now therefore he whose power is exalted1 let him say the explanation of the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward ,salome1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 my power forced me for to say the explanation of the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,thy power prophesied once by ,solomon saying1 ,i shall manifest to thee1 ,o ,lord1 because thou art my ,god4 ,leave me not1 ,o ,lord1 because #ajc;b thou art my hope3 thou gavest to me thy judgment without a cause1 and ,i was delivered through thee4 ,let fall those who are persecuting me2 and let them not see me4 ,let a cloud of smoke cover over their eyes1 and a mist of air let it make darkness unto them3 and let them not see the day1 that they should not lay hold on me4 ,let become powerless their plot1 and the 7things7 which they plotted let them come upon themselves they deliberated unto a plot1 and it did not happen for them3 and they conquered them though being mighty2 and the 7things7 which they prepared evilly fell down upon them4 ,my hope 7is7 being in the ,lord1 and ,i shall not fear3 because thou art my ,god1 #ajd;a my ,saviour4 ,it happened therefore1 ,salome having finished saying these words1 said he to her1 ,jesus1 ,well 7done7 ,salome and fairly3 this is the explanation of the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened therefore1 the ,pistis ,sophia having finished saying these words in the ,chaos1 ,i caused the power of ,light which ,i sent to her for to deliver her1 ,i caused it to make a crown of light unto her head1 that should not be able to prevail against her from this hour the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,and it having made a crown of light unto her head1 moved all the matter which 7are7 evil1 which 7are7 in her1 and they were all purged from her #ajd;b1 they perished and they became in the ,chaos1 looking at them the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and rejoicing at them4 ,and the purities of true light which 7are7 in the ,sophia1 her true light combined to give power with the light of my power of ,light1 this which made a crown for her head4 ,it happened therefore also1 while 7my power7 surroundeth the true light which 7is7 in the ,sophia1 her true light did not become outside of the crown of the power of the flame of light1 that should not steal it1 the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,these 7things7 therefore having happened to her1 the power of true light which 7is7 in the ,sophia began 7and7 hymned4 ,but she hymned unto my power of ,light which became for a crown unto her head3 #aje;a but she hymned saying1 ,the ,light becometh for a crown unto my head1 and ,i shall not become outside it1 that should not rob me the emanations of the ,self-willed3 and 7even7 if should move all the matters1 but ,i shall not be moved3 and 7even7 if should perish all my matters1 and remain in the ,chaos1 these which were seen by the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,but ,i shall not perish1 because the light becometh with me1 and ,i also become with the light4 ,but these words said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,now therefore he who understandeth the meaning of these words1 let him come forward and utter their explanation4 ,but came forward ,maria the mother of ,jesus1 said she1 ,my son according to the world1 #aje;b my ,god and my ,saviour according to the ,height1 command to me and 7let7 me utter the explanation of the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he1 ,thou also ,maria1 this 7one7 who tookest form which 7is7 in the ,barbelo according to the matter1 and thou tookest likeness which 7is7 in the ,virgin of the ,light according to the ,light1 thou with the other ,mariham the happy4 ,and the darkness became because of thee1 and also came out of thee the body of the matter in which ,i am becoming1 this which ,i cleansed and ,i purified it4 ,now therefore ,i command to thee for to utter the explanation of the words1 these which said the ,sophia4 ,but answered ,maria the mother of ,jesus1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 thy power of light prophesied about these #ajf;a words once by ,solomon in his nine7teenth7 ode and said it1 ,the ,lord upon my head as a crown1 and ,i shall not become outside of him4 ,they planted for me the crown of the truth and he caused thy branches to burst forth in me3 because he is not being like to a crown drying up1 which is not wont to burst forth2 but thou art living upon my head and thou bursteth forth over me1 thy fruits are full and they are completed1 being full of thy salvation4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words1 which is saying ,maria his mother1 said he to her1 ,well 7done and7 fairly4 ,amen1 amen ,i say to thee1 ,will call thee happy from 7one7 end of the world even unto 7the other7 end1 because #ajf;b sojourned with thee the pledge 7of7 the ,first ,mystery3 and through that pledge are about to be delivered all the 7things7 of the earth with all the 7things7 of the ,height4 ,and that pledge itself is the beginning and the end4 ,but added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened1 having said the thirteenth repentance the ,pistis ,sophia1 from that hour indeed was completed the precept of all the afflictions1 these which they ordered unto the ,pistis ,sophia because of the completion of the ,first ,mystery1 this which becometh from at first2 and came the time for them to deliver her from the ,chaos #ajg;a and to bring her up from all the darknesses3 for was received 7they received1 ,,ms7 from her her repentance by the ,first ,mystery4 ,and himself that ,mystery1 dispatched to me a great power of ,light out of the ,height for me to help the ,pistis ,sophia and to bring her up out of her ,chaos4 ,but ,i looked at the ,height of ,aeons1 ,i saw the power of ,light which the ,first ,mystery dispatched to me1 that ,i should deliver the ,sophia from the ,chaos4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having seen it coming out of the ,aeons and rushing toward me1 but ,i1 ,i was being over the ,chaos1 another power of ,light came out of me also1 that it should help also the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and the power of #ajg;b ,light which came out of the ,height by the ,first ,mystery came down upon the power of ,light which came out of me1 and they met one another1 they made a great effluence of light4 ,these therefore having said them ,jesus to his disciples1 said he1 ,do ye understand in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,sprang up again ,mariham1 said she1 ,my ,lord ,i understand what thou art saying concerning the explanation of this word3 thy power of light prophesied once by ,david in the eighty-fourth psalm1 saying1 ,the mercy with the truth met one another1 and the righteousness with the peace kissed one another4 ,the truth burst forth out #ajh;a of the earth and the righteousness looked out of the heaven4 ,the mercy therefore is the power of ,light which came by the ,first ,mystery1 because he heard the ,pistis ,sophia1 the ,first ,mystery1 he had mercy on her in all her afflictions4 ,the truth also is the power which came out of thee1 because that thou completedst the truth1 for thee to deliver her from the ,chaos4 ,and again the righteousness is the power which came by the ,first ,mystery which will steer the ,pistis ,sophia3 and again the peace is the power which came out of thee1 because that it will go toward the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and take away from them the lights1 which they took away from the ,pistis ,sophia1 namely1 that thou may gather them into the ,sophia #ajh;b and make them at peace with her power4 ,the truth also is the power which came out of thee1 thou being in the ,place below of the ,chaos4 ,because of this1 thy power said by ,david1 ,the truth burst forth out of the earth1 because that thou art in the ,place below of the ,chaos4 ,the righteousness also which looked out of the heaven1 that is the power which came out of the ,height by the ,first ,mystery1 this which went into the ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words1 said he1 ,well 7done71 ,mariham the happy1 this 7,one7 who will inherit all the kingdom of the ,light4 ,after these 7things7 there came also forward ,maria the mother of ,jesus1 said she1 ,my ,lord #aji;a and my ,saviour1 command to me also1 for me to say this word of answer8 ,said he1 ,jesus1 ,he whose spirit will become understanding ,i forbid him not1 but ,i urge him the more for to say the meaning which moved him4 ,now therefore ,maria my mother according to the matter in which ,i sojourned ,i command to thee1 for thee to say also the meaning of the word4 ,but answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 concerning the word which thy power prophesied by ,david1 ,the mercy with the truth met one another1 the righteousness with the peace1 they kissed one another1 the truth burst forth in the earth1 and the righteousness looked out of the heaven4 ,thy power prophesied this word once concerning thee1 thou being yet little1 before #aji;b the spirit came upon thee1 thou being in a vineyard with ,ioseph came the spirit out of the ,height1 he came to me into my house1 being like to thee1 and ,i was not knowing him1 and ,i was thinking that 7it7 is thou4 ,and said to me the spirit1 ,where is ,jesus my brother that ,i may meet him8 ,and he having said this to me1 ,i was puzzled1 and ,i was thinking that 7it7 is a phantasm to the tempting me4 ,but ,i took him up ,i bound him unto the foot of my place of lying which is in my house1 until ,i should come to you out unto the field1 thou with ,ioseph4 ,and ,i having found thee in the vineyard1 while ,ioseph giveth the vineyard unto the reed1 it happened therefore1 thou having heard me saying the word to ,ioseph1 thou understoodest the word1 thou rejoicedst1 and saidst thou1 ,where is he that ,i may see him or else ,i am remaining #aaj;a for him in this place8 ,but it happened1 ,ioseph having heard thee saying these words he was disturbed1 and we came up together1 we went into the house3 we found the spirit bound unto the place of lying1 and we looked at thee with him1 we found thee being like to him1 and was loosened he who was bound unto the bed1 he embraced thee1 he kissed thee1 and thou also thou kissedst him1 ye became only one4 ,this therefore is the word with its explanation4 ,the mercy is the spirit which came out of the ,height by the ,first ,mystery3 because that he had mercy on the race of the men1 he dispatched his spirit for to forgive the sins of all the world1 and for them to receive mystery and inherit the kingdom of the light4 ,the truth also is the power which sojourned in me1 having come #aaj;b out of the ,barbelo1 it became for thee for body material and it preached of the ,place of the truth4 ,the righteousness is thy spirit1 this which brought the mysteries out of the ,height for him to give them to the race of the mankind4 ,the peace also is the power which sojourned in thy material body according to the ,world1 this which baptised the race of the mankind1 until it made them stranger unto the sin1 and made them at peace with thy spirit1 and become being at peace with the emanations of the ,light1 namely1 that the righteousness with the peace kissed one another4 ,and according as he said1 ,the truth burst forth out of the earth1 but the truth is #aaa;a thy material body1 this which burst forth from me according to the earth of the mankind1 this which preached of the ,place of the truth 7,coptic7 of the ,truth3 and also according as he said1 ,the righteousness burst forth out of the heaven1 7so7 the righteousness is the power which looked out of the ,height1 this which will give the mysteries of the light to the race of the mankind1 and for them to become righteous and for them to be good1 and inherit the kingdom of the light4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words which said ,maria his mother1 said he3 ,well 7done and7 fairly1 ,maria4 ,came forward the other ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 bear with me1 and be not angry with me4 ,while thy mother was #aaa;b speaking with thee concerning the explanation of these words1 my power disturbed me for to come forward1 and say also the explanation of these words4 ,said he to her ,jesus1 ,i command to thee for to say their explanation4 ,said she ,maria1 ,my ,lord1 the mercy and the truth met one another4 ,the mercy therefore is the spirit which came upon thee1 thou having received baptism by ,iohannes3 the mercy therefore is the spirit of the divinity1 this which came upon thee3 he had mercy on the race of the mankind1 he came down1 he met the power of ,sabaoth the good1 this which is in thee1 this which preached of the ,places of the truth4 ,but she said also1 ,the righteousness with the peace kissed one another4 #aab;a ,the righteousness therefore is the spirit of the ,light1 this which came upon thee1 this which brought the mysteries of the ,height1 for to give them to the race of the mankind4 ,the peace also is the power which 7is7 in thee of ,sabaoth the good1 this which baptised 7and7 forgave to the race of the mankind1 and it made them at peace with the sons of the light4 ,and also according as thy power said by ,david1 ,the truth burst forth in the earth1 namely1 the power of the ,sabaoth the good4 ,he said1 ,it burst forth in the earth4 ,this which burst forth in ,maria thy mother the native of earth4 ,the righteousness also which looked out of the heaven1 that #aab;b is the spirit which 7is7 in the ,height1 this which brought all the mysteries out of the ,height1 he gave them to the race of the mankind1 they became righteous and they became good1 they inherited the kingdom of the light4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished hearing these words1 saying them ,mariham1 said he1 ,well 7done7 ,mariham1 inheritor of the light4 ,came again forward ,maria the mother of ,jesus1 she prostrated at his feet1 she kissed them1 and said she1 ,my ,lord and my son and my ,saviour1 be not angry with me1 but spare me that ,i may say the explanation of these words another time4 ,the mercy with the truth met one another #aac;a4 ,i am ,maria thy mother with ,elisabet the mother of ,iohannes1 ,i met her3 the mercy therefore is the power which 7is7 in me of the ,sabaoth3 this which came out of me1 namely thee1 thou hadst mercy on all the race of the mankind4 ,the truth also is the power which 7is7 in ,elisabet1 namely ,iohannes1 this who came1 he preached of the way of the truth1 namely thee3 who preached before thee4 ,and again the mercy with the truth which met one another1 are thou my ,lord who met ,iohannes on the day1 thou being about to receive baptism 7and ,iohannes himself74 ,but thou also with ,iohannes #aac;b are the righteousness with the peace who kissed one another4 ,the truth burst forth out of the earth1 and the righteousness looked out of the heaven1 namely1 the time 7at7 which thou ministeredst to thy own self3 thou madest form of ,gabriel1 thou lookedst out upon me out of the heaven1 thou spakest with me1 and thou having spoken with me1 thou burstedst forth in me1 namely the truth1 namely the power of ,sabaoth the good1 this which becometh in thy material body1 namely the truth which burst forth out of the earth4 ,it happened therefore1 #aad;a ,jesus having heard these words1 saying them ,maria his mother1 said he3 ,well 7done and7 fairly4 ,this is the explanation of all the words1 these which my power of light prophesied about them once by ,david the prophet4 ,written on the vacant page between the #ast and #bnd ,documents4 #aad;b ,but these are the names which ,i shall give from the ,boundless 7,one downwards74 ,write them with a sign1 that the sons of ,god should be manifested from this place 7onwards74 ,this is the name of the ,deathless 7,one7 4 ,and this is the name of the sound by which the ,perfect ,man was moved 4 ,but these are the interpretations of the names of these ,mysteries4 ,the first is 4 ,its interpretation is 4 ,the second is or is 4 ,its interpretation is 4 ,the third is 4 ,its interpretation is 4 ,the fourth is 4 ,its interpretation is 4 ,the fifth is 4 ,its interpretation is 4 ,he who 7is7 upon the throne is 4 ,this is the interpretation of the second 4 ,this is the interpretation of the whole name4 ,,the ,,second ,,document ,,the ,,second ,,tome ,,of ,,the ,,pistis ,,sophia #aae;a ,came also forward ,iohannes1 said he1 ,o ,lord1 command to me also for to say the explanation of the words which thy power of light prophesied once by ,david4 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,iohannes1 ,thou also ,iohannes ,i command to thee for to say the explanation of the words1 these which my power of light prophesied by ,david1 ,the mercy with the truth met one another1 and the righteousness with the peace kissed one another4 ,the truth burst forth in the earth and the righteousness looked out of the heaven4 ,but answered ,iohannes1 said #aae;b he1 ,this is the word which thou saidst unto us once1 ,i came out of the ,height1 ,i went in unto ,sabaoth the good4 ,i embraced the power of light which 7is7 in him4 ,now therefore the mercy with the truth which met one another3 thou art the mercy1 which dispatched thee out of the ,places of the ,height by thy ,father1 the ,first ,mystery which looketh inward1 having dispatched thee for to have mercy on all the ,world4 ,the truth also is the power of the ,sabaoth the good1 this which planted itself in thee1 this which thou castedst in the ,left1 thou1 the ,first ,mystery which looked outward4 ,and received it the little ,sabaoth the good1 he cast it in unto the matter of the ,barbelo4 #aaf;a ,and he preached of the ,place of the truth 7of the alethia7 in all the ,places of those on the ,left4 ,that matter therefore of the ,barbelo1 that 7is7 which becometh to thee for body to-day4 ,and the righteousness with the peace which kissed one another3 the righteousness is thou1 who broughtest all the mysteries out of thy ,father the ,first ,mystery which looked in1 and thou baptisedst the power of the ,sabaoth the good1 and thou camest unto the ,place of the ,rulers2 thou gavest to them the mysteries of the ,height3 and they became righteous and they became good4 ,the peace also is the power of the ,sabaoth1 this which itself is thy soul1 this which went in unto the matter #aaf;b of the ,barbelo4 ,and all the ,rulers of the six ,aeons of the ,sabaoth 7,iabraoth7 made them at peace with the mystery of the light4 ,and the truth which burst forth in the earth3 that is the power of the ,sabaoth the good4 ,this which came out of the ,place of the ,right1 this which is outside of the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and it went unto the ,place of those on the ,left1 it went in unto the matter of the ,barbelo1 and it preached to them the mysteries of the ,place of the truth4 ,the righteousness also which looked out of the heaven3 thou art the ,first ,mystery1 which looked outward1 having come out of the ,spaces of the ,height with the ,mysteries of the kingdom of the light1 and #aag;a thou camest down upon the vesture of the light1 this which thou tookest from the ,barbelo1 which is ,jesus our ,saviour1 thou having come down upon him as a dove4 ,it happened therefore when ,iohannes had uttered these words1 said he to him1 the ,first ,mystery which looked outward1 ,well 7done71 ,iohannes the brother1 the beloved4 ,added the ,first ,mystery saying1 ,it happened therefore1 the power which came out of the ,height1 which is ,i1 whom my ,father dispatched1 for me to deliver the ,pistis ,sophia from the ,chaos4 ,i therefore with the power also which came out of me1 and the soul which ,i took from ,sabaoth the good1 they came close to one another #aag;b1 they became one effluence of light which enlighteneth greatly greatly2 ,i called unto ,gabriel down out of the ,aeons1 and with ,mikhael through the command of my ,father the ,first ,mystery who looked inward3 ,i gave to them the effluence of light1 ,i caused them to go down unto the ,chaos for to help the ,pistis ,sophia1 and 7to7 take away the powers of light1 these which the emanations of the ,self-willed took away from her1 7to7 take them away from them1 and 7to7 give them to the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and immediately they took the effluence of light down unto the ,chaos1 it enlightened greatly greatly in all the ,chaos4 ,and it widened out in all their ,places3 and having seen the great #aah;a light of that effluence1 the emanations of the ,self-willed they feared one upon another1 and that effluence drew out of them all powers of light1 these which they took away from the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and were not able to dare the emanations of the ,self-willed to lay hold on that effluence of ,light in the ,chaos of darkness1 nor were they able to lay hold on her by art of the ,self-willed1 this who laid hold on the emanations4 ,and ,gabriel with ,mikhael brought the effluence of ,light upon the body of the matter of the ,pistis ,sophia1 and they cast in unto it all her lights which they took away from her1 and received all the light the body of her matter1 #aah;b and again received light all her powers which 7are7 in her1 these whose light they took away1 and they ceased being diminished of light1 because they took up their light which they took away from them1 because that they gave the light to them through me4 ,and ,mikhael with ,gabriel1 these who ministered to me1 these who took the effluence of light unto the ,chaos1 they will give to them the mysteries of the light3 they are those who were entrusted with the effluence of ,light1 this which ,i gave to them1 ,i took it unto the ,chaos4 ,and ,gabriel 7,mikhael added in margin without #8with'7 did not take away for themselves any from the lights of the ,pistis ,sophia1 these which they took away from the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,it happened therefore1 the effluence of ,light1 it #aai;a having cast in unto the ,pistis ,sophia all her powers of light1 these which it took from the emanations of the ,self-willed1 she became light all 7over71 and the other powers of light1 those which become in the ,pistis ,sophia1 these which the emanations of the ,self-willed did not take away1 they were cheerful again1 and they were filled with light3 and the lights which they cast in unto the ,pistis ,sophia vivified the body of her matter1 this in which there is not light1 this which was about to perish1 7or this which is wont to perish71 and they set up all her powers1 these were about to dissolve3 and they received for them a power of light1 they became as they were being at first4 #aai;b ,and again they were exalted in the perception of light1 and all the powers of light of the ,sophia recognised one another through the effluence of ,light1 and they were delivered by the light of that effluence4 ,and my effluence of ,light1 having taken away the lights from the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which they took from the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it cast them in unto the ,pistis ,sophia1 and it returned1 it came up from the ,chaos4 ,these 7things7 therefore while the ,first ,mystery is saying unto the disciples1 that they happened to the ,pistis ,sophia in the ,chaos1 answered1 said he to them1 ,do ye understand in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,came forward #abj;a ,petros1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 concerning the explanation of the words which thou saidst1 thy power of light prophesied about them once by ,solomon in his ,odes1 ,came out an effluence it made a great river being wide1 it drew all 7things7 and it turned itself toward the ,temple4 ,they were not able to lay hold on it with strong-banks1 with places built3 nor were able to lay hold on it the arts of those who lay hold on the waters3 they brought it over all the earth1 and it laid hold on all4 ,drank those who became upon the sand which is dry3 their thirst was dissolved and it was quenched1 they having given to them the drink from that which is exalted3 happy 7ones7 are the deacons #abj;b of that drink1 those who were entrusted with the water of the ,lord3 they turned lips which were dry1 took a cheerful heart those who were brought low3 they laid hold on souls giving up the breath1 that they should not die3 they set up the limbs which fell1 they gave power to their boldness1 and they gave light to their eyes3 because they all knew themselves in the ,lord1 and they were delivered through a water of life eternal4 ,hear therefore1 my ,lord and ,i 7shall7 utter the word in boldness1 according as thy power prophesied by ,solomon4 ,an effluence came out it became a great river being wide1 namely1 that the effluence of ,light was wide #aba;a out in the ,chaos in all the ,places of the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,and the word also which thy power said by ,solomon1 ,it drew all 7things71 it brought them toward the ,temple1 namely1 that it drew all the powers of light out of the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which they took away from the ,pistis ,sophia1 and it cast them in unto the ,pistis ,sophia another time4 ,and the word also which thy power said1 ,were not able to lay hold on it strong-banks with places built1 namely1 that the emanations of the ,self-willed were not able to lay hold on the effluence of ,light in the wall of the darkness of the ,chaos4 ,and the word #aba;b also which it said1 ,they brought it over all the earth1 and it filled every thing1 namely1 that ,gabriel with ,mikhael they having brought it upon the body of the ,pistis ,sophia1 it cast in unto her all the lights1 these which took away from her the emanations of the ,self-willed and became light the body of her matter4 ,and the word which it said1 ,drank those who become upon the sand which is dry1 namely1 that received light all those which become in the ,pistis ,sophia1 these whose light they took away at first4 ,and the word which it said1 ,their thirst was dissolved and it was quenched1 namely1 that her power ceased being diminished of light and they were satisfied with light1 because they gave 7back7 to them their light #abb;a which they took away from them4 ,and also according as also said thy power1 ,they gave to them the drink through him who is exalted1 namely1 that they gave the ,light to them through the effluence of ,light1 this which came out of me1 ,i the ,first ,mystery4 ,and according as said thy power of light1 ,happy are the deacons of that drink1 namely1 the word which thou saidst1 ,mikhael with ,gabriel1 these who served they took the effluence of ,light unto the ,chaos1 and also they brought it up 7from ,chaos74 ,they will give to them the mysteries of the ,light of the ,height1 these who were entrusted with the effluence of the ,light4 ,and also according as said thy power1 ,they turned #abb;b lips which were dry1 namely1 ,gabriel with ,mikhael took not away for themselves the light of the ,pistis ,sophia1 these which they snatched from the emanations of the ,self-willed1 but they cast them in unto the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and also the word which it said1 ,received a cheerfulness of heart those who were dissolved1 namely1 that all the other powers of the ,pistis ,sophia1 these which took not away the emanations of the ,self-willed were cheerful very1 and they were filled with light out of the other light1 because they cast it in unto them4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,they vivified souls giving-up the breath1 that they should not die1 #abc;a namely1 that they having cast the lights in unto the ,pistis ,sophia they vivified the body of her matter1 this from which they took away its light at first1 this which was about to perish4 ,and also the word which thy power said1 ,they set up limbs which fell1 7or that they should not fall71 namely1 that they having cast in unto her her lights1 they set up all her powers1 these which were about to be dissolved4 ,and also according as thy power of light said1 ,they gave a power to their boldness1 namely1 that they took again their light1 and they became as they were being at first4 ,and also the word which #abc;b said1 ,they gave a light unto their eyes1 namely1 that they received perception from the light1 and they knew the effluence of ,light1 that it is belonging unto the ,height4 ,and also the word which it said1 ,they all knew them in the ,lord1 namely1 that all the powers of the ,pistis ,sophia knew one another by the effluence of ,light4 ,and also the word which it said1 ,they were delivered by a water of life eternal1 namely1 that they were delivered by the whole the effluence of ,light4 ,and the word which it said1 ,drew them all the effluence of ,light4 ,and it drew them toward the ,temple1 namely1 that the effluence of ,light #abd;a having taken up all the lights of the ,pistis ,sophia and having snatched them from the emanations of the ,self-willed1 it cast them in unto the ,pistis ,sophia and it returned1 it came out of the ,chaos1 it came upon thee1 who thyself art the ,temple4 ,this is the explanation of all the words1 these which said thy power of light by the ,ode of ,solomon4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having heard these words1 saying them ,petros1 said he to him1 ,well 7done71 ,o happy ,petros1 this is the explanation of the words which they said4 ,but added also in the word the ,first ,mystery said he1 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having not yet brought the ,pistis ,sophia up from the ,chaos1 because that they had not yet commanded to me by my ,father1 #abd;b the ,first ,mystery who looked inward4 ,then therefore after these 7things7 having known the emanations of the ,self-willed that my effluence of ,light took away the powers of light from them1 these which they took away from the ,pistis ,sophia1 it cast them in unto the ,pistis ,sophia1 and also they saw the ,pistis ,sophia becoming light as she was being from at first1 they were angry with the ,pistis ,sophia1 and also they cried up against their ,self-willed for to come and help them and take away the powers which 7are7 in the ,sophia another time4 ,and the ,self-willed dispatched out of the ,height in the thirteenth ,aeon1 he dispatched another great power of light1 it came down unto the ,chaos as an #abe;a arrow flying1 that he should help his emanations1 and take away the lights of the ,pistis ,sophia another time4 ,and having come down that power of light1 the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which become in the ,chaos1 which afflicted the ,pistis ,sophia1 they were confident of heart greatly1 and again they persecuted the ,pistis ,sophia with great fear and in a great disturbance2 and they afflicted her some among the emanations of the ,self-willed1 one indeed among them changed himself unto a form of great serpent1 another also changed himself unto a form of serpent of basilisk having seven heads3 another also changed himself unto a form of dragon1 and also the first #abe;b power of the ,self-willed which is of face of lion1 and also all his emanations which are many greatly came together they oppressed the ,pistis ,sophia1 and also they brought her into the ,places which are below 7of7 the ,chaos1 and also they disturbed her greatly4 ,it happened therefore1 they having disturbed her1 she ran from them1 she came unto the ,places which 7are7 of the upper part of the ,chaos1 and ran after her the emanations of the ,self-willed1 they disturbed her greatly4 ,it happened therefore after these 7things71 looked out of the twelve ,aeons the ,adamas the tyrant1 this 7one7 also was being angry with the ,pistis ,sophia1 because that she was wishing to go unto the ,light of the ,lights1 this who was being above all of them3 #abf;a because of this he was angry with her4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,adamas the tyrant having looked out of the twelve ,aeons1 he saw the emanations of the ,self-willed oppressing the ,pistis ,sophia1 until they take away all the lights in her4 ,but it happened the power of the ,adamas having come down unto the ,chaos 7close7 to all the emanations of the ,self-willed1 it happened therefore1 that demon having come down unto the ,chaos he thrust the ,pistis ,sophia down1 and the power of face of lion1 with the face of serpent1 and with the face of basilisk serpent1 and with the face of dragon1 and with all the other emanations of the ,self-willed which are #abf;b many greatly1 they all surrounded the ,pistis ,sophia1 wishing to take away her powers which 7are7 in her another time4 ,and they oppressed the ,pistis ,sophia greatly1 and they threatened her4 ,it happened therefore1 they having oppressed her and having disturbed her greatly1 she cried again up towards the ,light and she hymned saying1 ,o ,light thou 7art7 he who helped me3 let thy light come upon me1 because thou art my accepter1 and ,i am coming 7close7 to thee1 ,o ,light4 ,i am believing thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou art my deliverer of me from the emanations of the ,self-willed and with the ,adamas the tyrant2 and thou 7art7 he who delivereth me from all his #abg;a threats which are cruel4 ,but these having said the ,pistis ,sophia1 then also by the command of my ,father the ,first ,mystery which looked inward1 ,i sent also ,gabriel with ,mikhael with the ten 787 great effluences of ,light1 that they should help the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and ,i ordered unto ,gabriel with ,mikhael1 that they should take away the ,pistis ,sophia upon their hands1 that her feet should not touch the darkness below3 and also ,i ordered unto them for to steer her from the ,places of the ,chaos1 into those which they are about to bring her4 ,it happened therefore1 the angels having gone down unto the ,chaos1 they with the effluence of ,light1 and also all the emanations of the ,self-willed #abg;b with the emanation of the ,adamas1 they saw the effluence of ,light enlightening greatly greatly1 there being not measure unto the light which becometh from it1 they feared and they let go of the ,pistis ,sophia3 and the great effluence of ,light surrounded the ,pistis ,sophia on every side of her on left of her and on right of her1 and on every side of her1 and it became a crown of light unto her head4 ,it happened therefore1 the effluence of ,light having surrounded the ,pistis ,sophia1 she was confident of heart greatly greatly1 and it ceased not surrounding her on every side of her2 and she feared not the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which become in the ,chaos1 nor also she feared the other new #abh;a power of the ,self-willed1 this which he cast down unto the ,chaos as an arrow flying2 nor also she trembled at the demonic power of the ,adamas1 this which came out of the ,aeons4 ,and also by my command1 ,i1 the ,first ,mystery who looked outward1 enlightened greatly greatly my effluence of ,light1 this which surrounded the ,pistis ,sophia on every side of her4 ,and the ,pistis ,sophia remained in the midst of the light1 there being a great light on left of her and on right of her and on every side of her1 and being also a crown unto her head3 and all the emanations of the ,self-willed changed not also their face1 nor were they able to support the rush of the great #abh;b light of the effluence1 this which became a crown unto her head4 ,and all the emanations of the ,self-willed1 a multitude among them fell on right of her1 because that she is enlightening greatly greatly2 and other multitudes fell on left of her1 and they were not able to approach unto the ,pistis ,sophia at all1 from the great light4 ,nevertheless they fell all upon one another 7or they came all who are close to one another74 ,and they were not able to do anything of evil to the ,pistis ,sophia1 because that she was trusting unto the light4 ,and through the command of my ,father the ,first ,mystery1 who looked inward1 ,i also1 ,i came down unto the ,chaos enlightening greatly greatly4 #abi;a ,i came up to the power of face of lion1 this 7power7 which was enlightening greatly1 and ,i took away all its light which 7is7 in it1 and ,i held down all the emanations of the ,self-willed for them not to go unto their ,place from this hour1 which 7is7 the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,and ,i took away the power from all the emanations of the ,self-willed3 and they fell all in the ,chaos being powerless4 ,and ,i brought out the ,pistis ,sophia1 being on 7the7 right of ,gabriel with ,mikhael4 ,and the great effluence of ,light1 it went also in unto them2 and filled her sight with her enemies the ,pistis ,sophia1 because ,i took away their power of light from them1 and ,i brought the ,pistis ,sophia out of the ,chaos1 she having trampled #abi;b upon the emanation of the ,self-willed the face of serpent1 and also she was trampling upon the emanation of face of basilisk having seven heads4 ,and she is trampling upon the power of face of lion1 with the face of dragon4 ,i caused the ,pistis ,sophia to remain standing upon the emanation of the ,self-willed1 this which became of face of basilisk of serpent having seven heads1 but it was being strong7er7 than all of them in its evils4 ,and ,i1 the ,first ,mystery1 ,i stood upon it1 and ,i took away all the powers which 7are7 in it1 and ,i destroyed all its matter1 that seed from it should not rise up from this hour4 ,but these while the ,first ,mystery is saying unto the disciples1 he answered saying1 ,understood ye in what manner ,i am speaking #acj;a with you4 ,came forward ,iakkobos said he1 ,my ,lord1 concerning the explanation therefore of the words which thou saidst1 prophesied about them once thy power of light by ,david in the ninetieth psalm1 ,he who dwelleth under the help of him who is high shall abide under the shadow of the ,god of the heaven4 ,he will say to the ,lord1 ,thou art my accepter1 and my place of refuge3 my ,god ,i am trusting unto him2 because he it is who will save me from the snare of the snarer1 and from a word being cruel4 ,he will make shadow unto thee under his 7thy1 ,,ms7 breast1 and thou wilt trust under his wing4 ,his #acj;b truth will surround thee as an armour 7weapon1 ,,ms74 ,thou wilt not fear for a fear of night1 and for an arrow which flieth in the day1 for a thing which moveth in the darkness2 for a calamity of demon of the hour of mid-day4 ,there are a thousand 7who7 will fall on left of thee and ten thousand on right of thee2 but they will not approach unto thee4 ,nevertheless thou wilt fill thy sight with them1 thou wilt see the recompense of the sinners3 because thou art1 ,o ,lord my hope2 thou placest for thee that which is high for place of refuge3 there is not evil 7which7 will approach unto thee2 there is not scourge 7which7 will approach in unto thy place of abiding3 because he will order unto #aca;a his angels because of thee1 for to keep thee in all thy ways2 and they 7will7 lift thee upon their hands lest-at-any-time thou should dash against a stone with thy foot4 ,thou wilt mount upon a serpent with a basilisk1 and trample upon a lion with a dragon4 ,because he trusted unto me ,i will save him2 ,i will make shadow unto him1 because he knew my name3 he will cry up unto me1 and ,i1 ,i shall hear him1 ,i am with him in his affliction1 and ,i shall save him and 7,i shall7 give glory to him2 and 7,i shall7 increase him in a multitude of days1 and 7,i shall7 teach him of my salvation4 ,this is1 ,o ,lord1 the explanation of the words which thou saidst4 ,hear therefore that ,i may say them in boldness4 ,the word therefore which #aca;b thy power said by ,david1 ,he who dwelleth under the help of him who is high1 will abide under the shadow of the ,god of the heaven1 namely1 that when the ,pistis ,sophia had trusted unto the ,light she abode under the light of the effluence of ,light4 ,this which came from the ,height through thee4 ,and the word which thy power said by ,david1 ,i shall say to the ,lord1 ,thou art my accepter and my place of refuge1 my ,god ,i trusted unto him4 ,that is the word with which hymned the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,thou art my accepter and ,i am coming 7close7 to thee4 ,and also the word which thy power said1 ,my ,god unto whom ,i am trusting1 thou art #acb;a he who will save me from the snare of the snarers1 and from a word being cruel4 ,that is that which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,o ,light ,i am believing thee1 because thou art he who will deliver me from the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and with those of the ,adamas the tyrant4 ,and thou also art he who will deliver me from all their threats which are cruel4 ,and also the word which said thy power by ,david1 ,he will make shadow unto thee under his 7thy1 ,,ms7 breast1 and thou wilt trust under his wing1 namely1 that the ,pistis ,sophia became in the light of the effluence of ,light1 this which came out of thee1 and she remained confident of heart1 for the light which 7is7 on left of her #acb;b with that which 7is7 on right of her1 namely the wings of the effluence of ,light4 ,and the word which thy power of light prophesied by ,david1 ,the truth will surround thee as armour 7a weapon1 ,,ms71 that is the light of the effluence of ,light1 that which surrounded the ,pistis ,sophia on every side of her as armour4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,he will not fear for a fear of night1 namely1 that the ,pistis ,sophia feared not for the fears with the disturbances1 these in which they planted her in the ,chaos which is the night4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,he will not fear #acc;a for an arrow flying in the day1 namely1 that the ,pistis ,sophia did not fear for the power1 this which the ,self-willed dispatched out of the ,height at the last1 this which came unto the ,chaos1 being as an arrow flying1 which thy power therefore of light said1 ,thou wilt not fear for an arrow flying in the day4 ,because that power came out of the thirteenth ,aeon1 that is 7that7 which is lord over the twelve ,aeons1 and that is 7that7 which enlighteneth unto all the ,aeons4 ,because of this therefore he said1 ,the day4 ,and the word also which thy power said1 ,he will not fear #acc;b for a thing1 walking in the darkness1 namely1 that the ,sophia did not fear for the emanation of face of lion 7serpent1 ,,ms7 which was giving fear to the ,pistis ,sophia in the ,chaos1 namely1 the darkness4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,he will not fear for an accident with a demon of the hour of mid-day1 namely1 that the ,pistis ,sophia did not fear for the emanation demonic of the ,adamas1 the tyrant1 this which thrust the ,pistis ,sophia down in great calamity1 this which came from ,adamas out of the twelve ,aeons4 ,because of this therefore said thy power1 ,he will not fear #acd;a for a calamity of demon of the time of mid-day4 ,the time of mid-day is because it came out of the twelve ,aeons1 namely1 the time of mid-day4 ,and also ,night1 because it came out of the ,chaos1 namely1 the night1 and it came out of the twelve ,aeons1 which are between the two4 ,because of this thy power of light said1 ,the time of mid-day because the twelve ,aeons are between the thirteenth ,aeon and between the ,chaos4 ,and the word also which thy power of light said by ,david1 ,there are thousand 7who7 will fall on left of him and a ten thousand on right of him2 and they will not approach him1 namely1 #acd;b that when the emanations of the ,self-willed ,one1 these which are numerous greatly1 they having not been able to support the great light of the effluence of ,light1 a multitude among them fell on left of the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and a multitude fell on right of her4 ,and they were not being able to approach her to hurt her4 ,and the word which thy power of light said by ,david1 ,nevertheless thou wilt fill thy sight with them1 and thou wilt see the recompense of the sinners1 because thou1 ,o ,lord1 art my helper1 namely1 the word that the ,pistis ,sophia filled her sight with her enemies which are the emanations of the ,self-willed1 those all of which fell 7down7 upon one another3 #ace;a not only she filled her sight with them in this1 but thou also1 my ,lord1 the ,first ,mystery1 thou tookest away the power of light which becometh in the power of face of lion1 and also thou tookest away the power of all the emanations of the ,self-willed1 and also thou heldest them down in ,chaos for them to go unto their ,place from that hour4 ,because of this therefore the ,pistis ,sophia filled her sight with her enemies1 namely1 the emanations of the ,self-willed in every thing1 which prophesied ,david about the ,pistis ,sophia1 saying1 ,nevertheless thou wilt fill thy sight with them1 and thou wilt see the recompense of the sinners4 ,not only that she filled her sight with them1 they fell upon one another in the ,chaos1 but she saw #ace;b also their recompense also this which they repaid to them3 according as the emanations of the ,self-willed thought to take away the light of the ,pistis ,sophia from her1 thou repaidest to them1 and thou recompensed to them4 ,and thou tookest away the power of light which 7is7 in them instead of the light of the ,sophia1 this 7one7 who believed the light of the ,height4 ,and according as thy power of light said by ,david1 ,thou placedst him who is high for thee for place of refuge3 there is not evil 7which7 will be able to approach thee1 and there is not scourge 7which7 will approach in unto thy place of dwelling1 namely1 that when the ,pistis ,sophia had believed 7closely7 in the ,light1 and when she had been oppressed she hymned up unto him1 were not able to do anything of evil to her the emanations of the ,self-willed1 #acf;a nor were they able to hurt her1 and they were not able to approach her at all4 ,and the word which thy power of light said by ,david1 ,he will order to his angels concerning thee1 that they should guard thee in all thy ways1 and lift thee upon their hands lest-at-any-time thou should dash against a stone with thy foot4 ,that also is the word that thou orderest to ,gabriel with ,mikhael for them to steer the ,pistis ,sophia through all the ,places of the ,chaos1 until they brought her up and raised her in their hands1 that her feet should not touch the darkness below1 and 7should not7 also lay hold on her those of the darkness below4 ,and the word which thy power of light #acf;b said by ,david1 ,thou wilt trample upon a serpent with a basilisk1 and thou wilt trample upon a lion with a dragon4 ,because he trusted unto me ,i shall save him and ,i shall make shadow unto him1 because he knew my name1 namely1 the word that when the ,pistis ,sophia came1 coming up from the ,chaos1 she trampled upon the emanations of the ,self-willed1 she trampled upon those who have face of serpent1 and upon those who have face of basilisk of serpent having seven heads4 ,and she trampled upon the power of face of lion1 with that which hath face of dragon1 because that she believed the ,light she was delivered from them all4 ,this is1 my ,lord1 the explanation of the words which thou saidst4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first #acg;a ,mystery having heard these words said he3 ,well 7done7 ,iakkobos1 the beloved1 ,but added also in the word the ,first ,mystery1 said he to the disciples1 ,it happened1 ,i having brought the ,pistis ,sophia up from the ,chaos1 she cried out also saying1 ,i was delivered from the ,chaos and ,i was loosed from the bonds of the darkness4 ,i came 7close7 to thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou becamest light on every side of me1 thou art delivering me and thou art helping me3 and the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which are fighting against me1 thou preventedst them by thy light1 and they were not able to approach in unto me1 because thy light was becoming with me1 and it is delivering me by thy effluence of ,light3 because that #acg;b emanations of the ,self-willed oppressed me1 they took away my power from me3 they cast me out in the ,chaos there being not light in me4 ,i became as a matter which is heavy in comparison with them4 ,and after these 7things7 a power of effluence came to me from thee delivering me3 it made light on left of me and on right of me1 and it was surrounding me on every side of me1 that should not any part of mine become being lightless4 ,and thou coveredst over me with the light of thy effluence4 ,and thou purged out of me all my matters evil4 ,and ,i became above all my matters because of thy light1 and thine effluence of ,light3 that is 7that7 which exalted me1 and it took away from me the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which are wont #ach;a to afflict me4 ,and ,i became being confident of heart in thy light1 and in the light which is purified by thy effluence4 ,and were distant away from me the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which were oppressing me1 and ,i became light by thy great power1 because thou1 thou art wont to deliver at every time4 ,this is the ,repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 she having come up from the ,chaos1 and having been loosened the bonds of the ,chaos4 ,now therefore he who hath ear to hear let him hear4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having finished saying these words unto the disciples1 came forward ,thomas1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 there is ear to my light-dweller and my understanding understandeth the words #ach;b which thou saidst4 ,now therefore command to me that ,i may utter the explanation of the words clearly4 ,but answered the ,first ,mystery1 said he to ,thomas1 ,i command to thee for to utter the explanation of the hymn1 that which hymned up toward me the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but answered ,thomas1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 concerning the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 because she was delivered out of the ,chaos1 thy power of light prophesied about it once by ,solomon the son of ,david in his ,odes1 ,i was delivered out of the bonds1 ,i ran 7close7 up to thee1 ,o ,lord1 because thou becamest to me on right 7hand71 #aci;a thou art delivering me1 and thou art helping me4 ,thou preventedst those who fight against me1 and they were not manifested2 because thy face was becoming with me1 delivering me in thy grace4 ,i received insult in presence of a multitude1 and they cast me out1 ,i became as lead before them4 ,happened to me a power from thee helping me1 because thou puttest torches on right of me and left of me1 that not any part of me should be being lightless4 ,thou shelteredst me under the shadow of thy mercy1 and ,i became above the coats of the skin4 ,thy right 7hand7 is that which exalted me1 and thou tookest the weakness #aci;b away from me1 ,i became prevailing in thy truthfulness1 being cleansed in thy righteousness4 ,were distant away from me those who fight against me4 ,and ,i was justified in thy kindness1 because thy rest becometh ever unto age of the age4 ,this therefore1 ,o my ,lord1 is the explanation of the repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 having been delivered from the ,chaos4 ,hear therefore1 that ,i may say in boldness4 ,the word therefore which thy power of light said by ,solomon1 ,i was delivered out of the bonds ,i ran 7close7 to thee1 ,o ,lord4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,i was loosened from the bonds of the darkness1 ,i came 7close7 to thee1 ,o ,light4 #adj;a ,and the word which said thy power1 ,thou becamest to me on 7the7 right1 thou art delivering me and thou art helping me4 ,that also is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,thou becamest light on every part of me1 and thou art helping me4 ,and the word which thy power of light said1 ,thou preventedst those who fight against me1 and they were not manifested4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which fight against me1 thou preventedst them by thy light1 and they were not able to approach in unto me4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thy face was becoming with me in thy grace4 ,that is the word which said #adj;b the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,thy light was becoming with me delivering me by thy effluence of ,light4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,i was insulted before a multitude and they cast me out4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,oppressed me the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,and they took away my power from me1 and ,i was despised with them4 ,and they cast me out in the ,chaos there being not light in me4 ,and the word which thy power of light said1 ,i became as lead before them4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 they having taken away my light from me ,i became as matter being heavy with them #ada;a4 ,and the word also which thy power said1 ,and became to me a power from thee1 helping me4 ,that also is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and after these 7things7 a power of light came to me from thee1 delivering me4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thou puttest torches on the right of me and on the left of me1 that not anything about me should become being lightless4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,thy power made light on right of me and left of me and 7was7 surrounding me on every part1 that not anything about me should become lightless4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thou shelteredst me #ada;b in the shadow of thy mercy4 ,that also is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and thou coveredst over me with the light of thy effluence4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,i became above the coats of skin4 ,that also is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and they purged away from me all my matters evil4 ,and ,i was exalted above them through thy light4 ,and the word which thy power said by ,solomon1 ,thy right 7hand7 is that which exalted me1 and it took the weakness away from me4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thine effluence of ,light1 that is that which exalted me by thy light1 and it took away from me the emanations of ,self-willed #adb;a1 these which were afflicting me4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,i became prevailing in thy truth1 and cleansed in thy righteousness4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,i became prevailing by thy light4 ,and ,i am becoming light which is purified by thy effluence4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,were distant from me those who fight against me4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,were distant from me the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which were oppressing me4 ,and the word which thy power of light said by ,solomon1 ,and ,i was justified in thy kindness1 because thy rest becometh #adb;b even unto age of age4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,i was delivered in thy kindness1 because thou1 thou art wont to deliver every one4 ,this therefore1 my ,lord is all the explanation of the repentance which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 she having been delivered from the ,chaos1 and she was loosened out of the bonds4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having heard ,thomas saying these words1 said he to him1 ,well 7done and7 fairly1 ,thomas1 the happy3 this 7is7 the explanation of the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but he added also the ,first ,mystery1 said he to the disciples1 ,but #adc;a added also the ,pistis ,sophia1 she hymned up unto me saying1 ,i hymn up unto thee this1 through thy precept2 thou broughtest me from the ,aeon which is high1 which 7is7 the upper part1 and thou broughtest me down unto the ,places which 7are7 below4 ,and also by thy precept thou deliveredst me out of the ,places which 7are7 below4 ,and through thyself thou tookest away the matter there which becometh in my powers of light1 and ,i saw it4 ,and thou art he who scatterest away from me the emanations of the ,self-willed these which were oppressing me1 and being enemies unto me4 ,and thou gavest to me the authority for to loosen #adc;b the bonds of the emanations of the ,adamas1 and thou struckest the serpent of basilisk1 that of the seven heads3 thou castest him out of my hands1 and thou madest me stand upon his matter1 thou destroyedst it1 that this seed should not rise 7up7 from this hour4 ,and thou art he who was being with me1 giving power to me in all these 7things74 ,and thy light surrounded me in every ,place4 ,and through thyself thou madest all the emanations of the ,self-willed powerless3 because thou tookest away the power of their light from them4 ,and thou directedst my way to bring me out of the ,chaos4 ,and thou removedst me out of the material darkness1 and thou tookest away all my powers from them1 #add;a these 7powers7 whose light they took away4 ,thou castest in unto them a light being purified1 and all my members1 these in which there is not light1 thou gavest to them a light being purified out of the light of the ,height4 ,and thou directedst the way for them4 ,and the light of thy face1 it became to me manifest incorruptible4 ,thou broughtest me up to that which is above the ,chaos1 the ,place of the ,chaos with the destruction1 that should be dissolved all the matters which 7are7 in it1 these which become in that ,place and became new all my powers by thy light1 and thy light became in them all3 thou puttest the light of thy effluence in me1 ,i became light being purified4 #add;b ,this again is the second hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,he who understandeth therefore this repentance1 let him come forward and say it4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having finished saying these words1 came forward ,mathaios1 said he1 ,i understood the explanation of the hymn1 this which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 now therefore command to me that ,i may say it boldly4 ,but answered the ,first ,mystery1 said he1 ,i command to thee ,mathaios for to utter the explanation of the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but answered ,mathaios1 said he1 ,concerning the explanation of the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 thy power of light #ade;a prophesied about it once1 the ,ode of ,solomon4 ,it is he who brought me down from the ,places which are high above1 and he brought me up from the ,places which are at the bottom below4 ,he who there took away the 7things7 which are in the ,middle1 and he taught me them4 ,he who scattered away mine enemies with my adversaries4 ,he who gave to me authority over bonds to loosen them4 ,he who struck the serpent which hath seven heads with my hands1 ,he made me stand upon his root1 that ,i should blot out his seed4 ,and thou wast being with me1 thou art helping me in every ,place4 ,surrounded me thy name4 ,thy right hand destroyed the poison of the evil #ade;b speaker4 ,thy hand opened the road for thy faithful 7ones74 ,thou redeemedst them out of the tombs1 and thou removedst them out of the midst of the embalmed-corpses4 ,thou tookest bones being dead1 thou clothedst them with a body2 and those which move not1 thou gavest to them an energy of life4 ,thy road became uncorruptness and with thy face4 ,thou broughtest thine ,aeon upon the corruption1 that they should all be dissolved and made new and thy light should be foundation to them all4 ,thou buildest thy richness on them1 and they became a dwelling being holy4 ,this therefore1 my ,lord1 is the explanation of the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,hear therefore1 that ,i may say manifestly4 ,the word which thy power said by ,solomon1 #adf;a ,he who brought me down out of the ,places which are high above1 and also thou broughtest me up from the places which are in the bottom below4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,i hymn up unto thee1 this through whose precept thou broughtest me out of this ,aeon which is high above1 and thou broughtest me unto the ,places below4 ,and also thou deliveredst me by thy precept1 thou broughtest me up from the ,places which are below4 ,and the word which thy power said by ,solomon1 ,he who there took away those which are in the ,middle and he taught me them4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and also through thyself thou causedst to be purified the matter which is in the midst of my power1 and ,i saw #adf;b it4 ,and also the word which thy power said by ,solomon1 ,he who scattered away mine enemies with mine adversaries4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thou art he who scattered away from me all the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which were oppressing me1 and these which were becoming enemy unto me4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,he who gave to me his wisdom over bonds to loosen them4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and he gave to me his wisdom1 for me to be loosened from the bonds of those emanations4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,he who struck the serpent which hath seven heads with my hands1 #adg;a and he made me stand upon his root1 that ,i should blot out his seed4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thou struckest the serpent1 he of the seven heads through my hands4 ,and thou settest me up upon his matter1 thou destroyedst him that his seed should not rise up from this hour4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,and thou wast being with me1 and thou wast helping me4 ,that is the word which said the #adg;b ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thou wast being with me1 thou art helping me in all these 7things74 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,and thy name surrounded me in every ,place4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thy light surrounded me in all their ,places4 ,and the word which said thy power1 ,and thy right 7hand7 destroyed the poison of the evil speaker4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and through thee were made powerless the emanations of the ,self-willed1 because thou tookest away the light of their power from them4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thy hand opened the road of thy faithful 7ones74 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,thou directedst my road to bring me out of the ,chaos1 because ,i believed thee4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thou redeemedst them out of the tombs1 and thou removedst them out of the midst of the embalmed-corpses4 ,that is the word which said #adh;a the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thou redeemedst me out of the ,chaos1 and thou removedst me out of the material darkness1 namely1 the emanations of darkness which 7are7 in the ,chaos1 these whose light thou tookest away from them4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thou tookest away bones being dead1 thou clothedst them with a body1 and those which move not1 thou gavest to them an energy of life4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thou tookest away all my powers1 these in which there is not light1 thou puttest in unto them a light being purified4 ,and all my members in which there is not light moving1 thou gavest to them a light of life from thy ,height4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thy road became uncorruptness1 with thy face4 #adh;b ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thou directedst thy road for me and 7with1 ,,ms7 the light of thy face became to me a life indestructible4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,thou broughtest thy ,aeon upon the destruction1 that they should loosen all the bonds4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,thou broughtest me even me1 thy power1 upon the ,chaos and upon the destruction1 that should be loosened all the matter which becometh in that ,place1 and should be made new all my powers by the light4 ,and the word which thy power said1 ,and thy light maketh foundation for them all4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,and thy light became in them #adi;a all4 ,and the word which thy power of light said by ,solomon1 ,thou puttest thy richness upon him4 ,and he made a dwelling being holy4 ,that is the word which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,thou strengthenest the light of thy effluence upon me1 and ,i became light1 being purified4 ,this therefore1 my ,lord1 is the explanation of the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having heard these words1 saying them ,mathaios1 said he1 ,well 7done7 ,mathaios and fairly1 the beloved4 ,this is the explanation of the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,but added also the ,first ,mystery1 said he1 ,but added also the ,pistis ,sophia in this hymn1 said she1 ,i #adi;b shall say1 ,thou art the ,light1 that which is high1 because thou deliveredst me2 and thou broughtest me 7close7 to thee2 and thou causedst them not to take away my light1 even the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which are enemy unto me3 ,o ,light of the ,lights ,i hymned up at thee1 thou deliveredst me1 ,o ,light1 thou broughtest my power up from the ,chaos4 ,thou deliveredst me from those who went down unto the darkness4 ,these words also said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,now therefore he whose mind became intelligent1 having understood the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 let him come forward and utter their explanation4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having finished saying these words unto the disciples1 came forward ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 my mind intelligent is at every time1 for me to come forward at every moment and utter the explanation of the words which she said4 ,but #aej;a ,i am fearing ,petros1 because he is wont to threaten me1 and he hateth our sex4 ,but these she having said them1 said he to her the ,first ,mystery1 ,every one who will be filled with the spirit of light for to come forward1 and utter the explanation of the things which ,i say1 there is not anyone 7who7 will be able to prevent him4 ,now therefore1 thou ,o ,maria1 utter the explanation of the words1 these which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,answered therefore ,maria1 said she to the ,first ,mystery in the midst of the disciples1 ,my ,lord1 concerning the explanation of the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 thy power of light prophesied them once by ,david1 ,i shall exalt thee1 ,o ,lord1 because thou acceptedst me1 and thou didst not cause to rejoice my enemies over me4 ,o ,lord my ,god1 ,i #aej;b cried up unto thee and thou healedst me4 ,o ,lord1 thou broughtest my soul up from ,amente1 thou savedst me from those who went down unto the pit4 ,these having said them ,maria1 said he to her1 the ,first ,mystery1 ,well 7done and7 fairly1 ,maria the happy4 ,but he added also in the word1 said he to the disciples1 ,added also the ,pistis ,sophia in this hymn1 said she1 ,the ,light became to me for deliverer1 and turned my darkness for me unto light1 and it rent asunder the ,chaos1 which surroundeth me1 he girded me with light4 ,it happened therefore when the ,first ,mystery finished saying these words1 came in front ,martha1 said she1 ,my ,lord thy power prophesied once #aea;a by ,david concerning these words1 ,the ,lord became to me helper1 he turned my mourning for me unto joy1 he rent asunder my sackcloth he girded me with gladness4 ,but it happened1 the ,first ,mystery having finished hearing these words1 saying them ,martha1 said he1 ,well 7done and7 fairly1 ,martha4 ,but added also the ,first ,mystery1 said he to the disciples4 ,added also in the hymn the ,pistis ,sophia and said she1 ,my power hymn unto the light1 and forget not all the powers of the light1 these which he gave to thee2 and all the powers which 7are7 in thee hymn unto the name of his mystery which is holy4 ,he who forgiveth all thy transgression4 ,he who delivereth thee #aea;b out of all their oppressions1 those with which afflicted thee the emanations of the ,self-willed4 ,he who delivered thy light out of the emanations of the ,self-willed1 these which belonged unto the destruction4 ,he who gave a crown of light unto thy head in his compassion until he delivered thee4 ,he who filled thee with light being purified2 and thy beginning will become new as an ,invisible of the ,height4 ,these words the ,pistis having hymned 7with7 them1 because she was delivered1 and remembering all the things which ,i gave to her3 it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having finished uttering these words unto the disciples1 said he to them1 ,he who understandeth the explanation of these words1 let him come forward1 and say them in boldness4 #aeb;a ,came again forward ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 concerning these words with which hymned the ,pistis ,sophia1 thy power of light prophesied them by ,david1 ,my soul1 bless the ,lord1 all those which 7are7 in my inward part bless his name which is holy4 ,my soul1 bless the ,lord and forget not all his recompenses3 he who forgiveth all thy unlawfulness2 he who healeth all thy sicknesses4 ,he who redeemeth thy life out of the destruction4 ,he who giveth a crown of mercy upon thy head and 7of7 compassion4 ,he who satiateth thy wish with good2 thy youth 7he7 will make new as that of an eagle1 namely1 that the ,sophia will become as the ,invisibles which are at the ,height3 #aeb;b having said therefore1 ,as an eagle1 because that the dwelling of the eagles is being in the height1 and the ,invisibles 7are7 also in the ,height1 namely1 that the ,sophia will become light as the ,invisibles1 as she was from her beginning4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having heard these words1 saying them ,maria1 said he1 ,well 7done71 ,o ,maria the happy4 ,it happened therefore after these things added also in the word the ,first ,mystery1 said he to the disciples1 ,i took away the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,i brought her up unto a ,place being below the thirteenth ,aeon1 and ,i gave to her a new mystery of the light which is not that of her ,aeon1 the ,place of the ,invisibles4 ,and also ,i gave #aec;a to her a hymn of the light1 that should not be able to prevail against her from this hour the ,rulers of the ,aeons4 ,and ,i put her in that ,place1 until ,i come for her and take her unto her ,place which is at the ,height4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having put her in that ,place1 she said also this hymn saying thus1 ,in faith ,i believed the ,light1 and he remembered me1 he heard my hymn3 he brought my power up from the ,chaos with the darkness below of all the matter4 ,and he brought me up1 he put me in an ,aeon being exalted1 and being firm4 ,he put me on the road which goeth unto my ,place1 and he gave to me a new mystery which not my ,aeon is1 and he gave to me #aec;b a hymn of the light4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 all the ,rulers will see the 7things7 which thou diddest with me1 and they 7will7 fear1 and they 7will7 believe the ,light4 ,this hymn therefore said the ,pistis ,sophia1 rejoicing because they brought her up from the ,chaos4 ,and they brought her unto the ,place which 7is7 below the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,now therefore he whose mind moveth him1 understanding the explanation of the meaning of the hymn1 that which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 let him come forward and say it4 ,came forward ,andreas1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 this is that which thy power of light prophesied about it once by ,david3 ,in patience ,i had patience with the ,lord1 #aed;a he gave heed unto me1 and he heard my supplication4 ,he brought my soul up from the pit of the misery with the mire of the filth1 he set my feet upon a rock1 and he directed my footsteps4 ,he cast unto my mouth a new song1 a blessing for our ,god4 ,there are many 7who7 will see and they 7will7 fear1 and they 7will7 hope in the ,lord4 ,it happened therefore1 ,andreas having uttered the meaning of the ,pistis ,sophia1 said he to him the ,first ,mystery1 ,well 7done7 ,andrea the happy4 ,but added also in the word1 said he to the disciples1 ,these are all the words which happened to the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having brought her unto the ,place which is below of the #aed;b thirteenth ,aeon4 ,i came being about to go unto the ,light1 and cease 7being7 with her1 said she to me1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 being thou about to go unto the ,light and cease from being with me3 and 7is about to7 know the ,adamas the tyrant1 that thou ceasedst being with me1 and to know that becometh not he who will deliver me3 he cometh also unto me unto this ,place1 he with all his ,rulers who hate me4 ,and also the ,self-willed will give power to his emanation of face of lion1 and all 7will7 come and all oppress me at once1 and 7will7 take away all my light from me1 and ,i 7shall7 become powerless4 ,and also ,i 7shall7 become lightless4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light #aee;a and my ,light1 take away the power of their light from them1 that they may not be able to prevail to oppress me from this hour4 ,it happened therefore1 ,i having heard these words saying them the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,i answered to her1 saying1 ,not yet did my ,father command to me1 he who emanated me out1 for to take away their light from them4 ,but ,i shall seal 7up7 their ,places of the ,self-willed with all his ,rulers1 these which hate thee1 because thou believedst the ,light4 ,and also ,i shall seal 7up7 the ,places of the ,adamas with his ,rulers1 that they should not be able to war with thee1 until their time is fulfilled1 and until #aee;b cometh the season1 and commandeth to me my ,father1 that ,i should take away their light from them4 ,but afterwards also said ,i to her4 ,hear and ,i 7will7 speak with thee of their time in which these 7things7 will happen1 namely1 these which ,i said to thee1 ,they are about to happen whenever 7the7 three times should be fulfilled4 ,answered the ,pistis ,sophia1 said she to me1 ,o ,light1 whereby shall ,i know when 7will7 happen the three times1 that ,i might be glad and rejoice because approached the time for thee to lead me unto my ,place1 and also ,i shall rejoice because came the time 7when7 thou wilt take away the powers of light from all those who hate me1 because ,i #aef;a believed thy light8 ,but ,i1 ,i answered1 said ,i to her1 ,whenever thou wilt see the gate of the ,treasury of the great ,light1 this which is open unto the thirteenth ,aeon1 namely the ,left1 whenever they should open that gate1 then were fulfilled the three times4 ,answered also the ,sophia1 said she1 ,o ,light1 whereby shall ,i know1 being in this ,place1 that they opened that gate8 ,but ,i1 ,i answered1 said ,i to her1 ,whenever they open that gate1 will know those who become in all the ,aeons1 because of the great light which will become in all their ,places3 nevertheless therefore1 behold1 ,i appointed that they should not dare 7to do7 unto thee anything of evil1 until were fulfilled #aef;b the three times4 ,but thou1 thou shalt become having the authority to go up unto their twelve ,aeons at the time which thou wishest1 and also thou 7wilt7 return and come unto thy ,place1 this which is below the thirteenth ,aeon1 this in which thou art becoming now4 ,but thou wilt not have authority to go in unto the gate of the ,height1 this which becometh in the thirteenth ,aeon1 for thee to go in unto thy ,place1 this out of which thou camest4 ,nevertheless therefore whenever should be fulfilled the three times1 will oppress thee the ,self-willed with all his ,rulers1 for them to take away thy light from thee1 #aeg;a he being angry with thee1 thinking that thou1 thou restrained his power in the ,chaos1 and he is thinking that thou1 thou tookest away its light from it3 he will be exasperated against thee1 for him to take away thy light from thee1 that he should send it unto the ,chaos1 and give it in unto his emanation which is there1 that it should be able to come up from the ,chaos and come unto his ,place4 ,but these will begin the ,adamas4 ,but ,i1 ,i shall take away all thy powers from him and give them to thee4 ,and ,i shall come and take them away4 ,now therefore whenever they should oppress thee at that time1 hymn up unto the ,light1 and ,i1 ,i shall not fail thee for to help thee4 ,and ,i am coming 7close7 to thee quickly out of the ,places which are below4 #aeg;b ,and ,i am coming down unto their ,places and take away their light from them4 ,i am coming unto this ,place in which ,i put thee1 this which is below the thirteenth ,aeon1 until ,i lead thee unto thy ,place1 this out of which thou camest4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,pistis ,sophia having heard these words1 ,i saying them to her1 she rejoiced in great joy4 ,but ,i1 ,i left her in the ,place which is below the thirteenth ,aeon4 ,i went unto the light1 ,i ceased from being with her4 ,but all these words was the ,first ,mystery saying to the disciples1 that they happened to the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,and he was sitting upon the hill of the ,olives1 saying all these words in the midst of the disciples4 ,but he added also1 said he to them1 ,but it happened also #aeh;a after all these 7things7 while ,i am being in the ,world of the mankind1 sitting by the road which is this ,place1 which is the mountain of the ,olives1 before that they dispatched my vesture1 this which ,i left in the twenty-fourth ,mystery 7reckoning7 from within1 but the ,first itself it is 7reckoning7 from without1 this which is that1 the great ,uncontainable1 this in which ,i shone1 and before that ,i went unto the ,height to receive my other two vestures3 sitting by you in this ,place1 namely1 the mountain of the ,olives1 was fulfilled the time which ,i said to the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,will oppress thee the ,adamas with all his ,rulers4 ,it happened therefore1 having happened that #aeh;b time1 but ,i1 ,i was becoming in the ,world of the mankind1 sitting by you in this place which is the mountain of the ,olives1 looked the ,adamas out of the twelve ,aeons1 he looked down unto the ,place of the ,chaos1 he saw his power demonic which 7is7 in the ,chaos1 in which there is not light at all1 because ,i had taken away its light from it3 and he saw it being darkness1 and it was not possible to come unto his ,place which is the twelve ,aeons4 ,remembered also the ,adamas 7about7 the ,pistis ,sophia1 and he was angry with her greatly greatly1 thinking that it 7is7 she who restrained his power in the ,chaos4 #aei;a ,and thinking that it 7is7 she who took away its light from it1 and he was exasperated greatly1 and he added anger upon anger3 he emanated out of him an emanation of darkness1 and with another cruel 7power7 of evil ,chaos1 that he might disturb the ,pistis ,sophia with them4 ,and he fashioned a ,place of darkness in his ,place1 that he should oppress the ,sophia with it4 ,and he took multitudes of ,rulers of his own1 they persecuted the ,sophia1 for to bring her unto the ,chaos of darkness which he fashioned4 ,and for to oppress her in that ,place4 ,and for to disturb her the two emanations of the darkness1 these which emanated out the ,adamas1 #aei;b until they took away all her light from her1 and until the ,adamas took away the light of the ,pistis ,sophia1 and gave it to the two emanations which are cruel1 and they took it unto the great ,chaos1 which is below this which is dark1 and they cast it in unto his power of darkness which is chaotic1 that perhaps it should be able to come unto this ,place3 because that it had become dark greatly1 because ,i took away its power of light from it4 ,it happened therefore1 they having persecuted the ,pistis ,sophia1 she cried out also1 she hymned up unto the ,light1 since ,i said to her1 ,whenever they oppress thee and thou hymnest up unto me ,i am coming quickly and ,i 7will7 help thee4 ,it happened therefore1 they having oppressed her1 but ,i1 ,i was #afj;a sitting by you in this place1 which is the mountain of the ,olives4 ,she praised up unto the ,light1 saying1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 ,i believed thee4 ,deliver me from these ,rulers which are persecuting me1 and help me lest-at-anytime they may take away my light from me1 as 7did7 the power of face of lion4 ,because thy light becometh not with me1 with thy effluence of ,light1 for them to deliver me4 ,otherwise was angry with me the ,adamas1 saying to me1 ,thou1 thou restrainedst my power in the ,chaos4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light of the ,lights1 if ,i did this 7and7 ,i restrained it4 ,if ,i did nothing of violence to that power4 ,or if ,i oppressed it as it oppressed me1 then 7and1 ,,ms7 shall take away my light from me1 all these #afj;b ,rulers who persecute me1 and they shall put me out1 being empty3 and the enemy the ,adamas shall persecute my power and seize it1 and he shall take away my light from me1 and cast it in unto his power of darkness1 this which is in the ,chaos3 and he shall put my power in the ,chaos4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 seize me in thy anger1 and exalt thy power over my enemies1 these who rose up against me at last4 ,speed1 vivify me according as thou saidst1 ,i shall help thee4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having finished saying these words unto the disciples1 said he1 ,he who understood these words which ,i said1 let him come forward and utter their explanation4 ,came forward ,iakkobos said he1 ,my ,lord1 #afa;a concerning this hymn1 in which hymned the ,pistis ,sophia1 thy power of light prophesied them once by ,david in the seventh psalm1 ,o ,lord1 my ,god ,i trusted unto thee2 save me from those who persecute me and deliver me1 lest-at-anytime he might carry off my soul as a lion1 there being not he who redeemeth and he who delivereth4 ,o ,lord1 my ,god1 if ,i did this 7thing7 if there is violence in my hands1 if ,i repaid to those who repaid to me evil 7things71 may ,i perish by my enemy1 being empty3 and may my enemies persecute my soul and seize it3 and trample my life down unto the earth and cause my glory to become in the ,chaos4 ,diapsalma4 ,rise 7up71 #afa;b ,o ,lord1 in thy wrath3 be exalted at the last to my enemies3 rise up in the commandment which thou orderedst4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,first ,mystery having heard these words1 saying them ,iakkobos1 said he1 ,well 7done71 ,iakkobos the beloved4 ,but added also the ,first ,mystery1 said he to the disciples1 ,it happened therefore1 the ,pistis ,sophia having finished saying the words of this hymn she turned round to see1 whether the ,adamas turned backward with his ,rulers for to go unto their ,aeon1 and she saw 7they saw1 ,,ms7 them running after her3 she turned unto them1 said she to them1 ,why do ye persecute me saying1 ,i have not help for him to deliver me from you4 ,now therefore a judge of truth is #afb;a the ,light and strong 7he7 is4 ,but he is compassionate until the time which he said to me1 ,i am coming and ,i 7will7 help thee1 and he 7will7 not bring his wrath upon you at every hour4 ,and this is the time which he said to me4 ,now therefore if ye turn not yourselves backward1 and cease from persecuting me1 the ,light will make ready his power1 and he will make ready with all his powers1 and he made ready in his power for to take away your light which is in you1 and ye will become darkness3 and his powers he fashioned them1 for him to take away your powers from you1 and ye 7will7 perish4 ,but these having said them the ,pistis ,sophia1 she looked unto the ,place of the ,adamas1 she saw the ,place of dark #afb;b and of ,chaos1 this which he fashioned4 ,and also she saw the two emanations of darkness which 7are7 cruel greatly1 these which emanated them out the ,adamas1 that they should lay hold on the ,pistis ,sophia1 and should cast her down unto the ,chaos1 which he fashioned1 and should oppress her in that place1 and should disturb her1 until they took away her light from her4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,pistis ,sophia having seen those two emanations of darkness and of the ,place of darkness1 these which fashioned the ,adamas1 she feared and she cried up unto the ,light saying1 ,o ,light1 behold1 was angry the ,adamas1 the violent being1 he fashioned an emanation of darkness and #afc;a also he emanated out another 7from7 ,chaos1 and he fashioned another dark and chaotic and he prepared it4 ,now therefore1 ,o ,light1 the ,chaos which he fashioned for to cast me unto it1 and 7to7 take away my power of light from me1 take away his from him2 and the thought which he thought for to take away my light1 they will 7take7 his from him2 and the violence which he said for to take away my light from me1 take away all his 7lights74 ,these are the words which said the ,pistis ,sophia in her hymn4 ,now therefore he who is sober in his spirit1 let him come forward and utter the explanation of the words 7which said7 the ,pistis ,sophia in her hymn4 ,came also forward ,martha1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 ,i am sober #afc;b in my spirit1 and ,i understand the words which thou sayest3 now therefore command to me that ,i may utter their explanation in boldness4 ,but answered the ,first ,mystery1 said he to ,martha1 ,i command to thee ,martha for to utter the explanation of the words1 these which said the ,sophia in her hymn4 ,but answered ,martha said she1 ,my ,lord1 these are the words which thy power of light prophesied once by ,david in the seventh psalm1 ,god is a judge of truth1 strong1 compassionate1 being not wont to bring his anger day by day3 if ye turn not yourselves he will whet his sword1 he stretched his bow1 he made 7it7 ready3 he made ready in it #afd;a weapons of death1 his arrows he fashioned for those whom they will burn4 ,behold1 the violence travailed1 he conceived trouble he brought forth unlawfulness1 he dug a pit1 he excavated it1 he will fall down unto the hole which he fashioned1 his trouble will turn upon his head and his violence 7is7 coming upon the middle of his head4 ,but these having said them ,martha1 said he to her the ,first ,mystery who looketh outwards1 ,well 7done and7 fairly1 ,martha1 the happy4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying unto his disciples all the things which happened to the ,pistis ,sophia1 being in the ,chaos1 and with the manner 7in7 which she hymned up unto the ,light1 until he delivered her and brought her up from the ,chaos1 #afd;b and brought her in unto the twelve ,aeon1 and with the manner 7in7 which he delivered her out of all her oppressions1 with which oppressed her the ,rulers of the ,chaoses1 because that she lusted to go 7close7 to the ,light4 ,added again in the word ,jesus1 said he to his disciples1 ,it happened therefore after all these 7things7 ,i took away the ,pistis ,sophia1 ,i brought her in unto the thirteenth ,aeon1 ,i1 shining greatly greatly1 there being not measure unto the light which was becoming from me1 ,i came in unto the ,place of the twenty-four 7fourth1 ,,ms7 ,invisibles1 ,i1 shining greatly greatly2 and they were disturbed with great disturbance3 they looked1 they saw the ,sophia who was being with me1 they recognised her4 #afe;a ,but ,i1 they recognised me not who ,i 7was71 but they were thinking of me as of an emanation of the land of the ,light4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,sophia having seen her fellow ,invisibles1 she rejoiced in great joy1 and she was delighted greatly2 she wished to show to them the wonders which ,i did with her below in the land of the mankind1 until ,i delivered her4 ,she came up unto the midst of the ,invisibles1 she hymned unto me in their midst1 saying1 ,i shall manifest to thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou art a ,saviour1 and thou art a redeemer at every time3 ,i shall hymn this hymn unto the ,light because he delivered me3 and he delivered out of the hand of the ,rulers #afe;b mine enemies4 ,and thou deliveredst me in all the ,places1 and thou deliveredst me from the exaltation and the humiliation of the ,chaoses1 and from the ,aeons of the ,rulers of the ,sphere4 ,and ,i having come out of the ,height1 ,i went astray in ,places1 there being not light in them4 ,i could not return into the thirteenth ,aeon my dwelling1 because there is not light in me nor power1 my power was defective altogether1 and the ,light delivered me from all my afflictions4 ,i hymned up unto the ,light1 he heard me1 they having afflicted me4 ,he guided me in the creation of the ,aeons1 for him to bring me up unto the thirteenth ,aeon1 my dwelling4 ,i shall manifest to thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou deliveredst me1 and 7for7 thy wonders in the race of #aff;a the mankind1 ,i having become deficient of my power1 thou gavest power to me1 and ,i having become deficient of my light1 thou filledst me with light being purified4 ,i became in the darkness with the shadow of the ,chaos1 being bound in the bonds being cruel of the ,chaos1 there being not light in me3 because ,i exasperated the precept of the ,light1 ,i transgressed1 ,i gave anger to the precept of the ,light1 because ,i came out of my ,place3 and ,i having come down1 ,i was deficient of my power1 and ,i became lightless1 and there was not any to help me3 and in their afflicting me ,i hymned up unto the ,light1 and he delivered me out of all my afflictions3 and also he burst all my bonds3 he brought me up from the darkness with the oppression of the ,chaos4 ,i shall manifest #aff;b to thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou deliveredst me1 and thy wonders happened in the race of the mankind4 ,and thou brokest-in-pieces the gates which 7are7 high of the darkness1 and with the bars which 7are7 cruel of the ,chaos1 and thou madest me go down from the ,place1 from which ,i transgressed3 and also they took away my power because ,i transgressed1 and ,i ceased from the mysteries1 ,i came down in the gates of the ,chaos3 and they having afflicted me1 ,i hymned up unto the ,light1 he delivered me out of all my afflictions4 ,thou dispatchedst thine effluence1 it gave power to me1 and it delivered me out of all my oppressions4 ,i shall manifest to thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou deliveredst me1 and 7for7 thy wonders in #afg;a the race of the mankind4 ,this therefore is the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia1 being in the midst of the twenty-four ,invisibles1 wishing1 for them all to know all the wonders which ,i did with her1 and wishing for them to know that ,i went unto the ,world of the mankind4 ,i gave to them the mysteries of the ,height4 ,now therefore he who is exalted in his understanding1 let him come forward1 and say the explanation of the hymn which said the ,pistis ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words1 came forward ,philippos1 said he1 ,jesus ,my ,lord1 exalted is my understanding and ,i understand the explanation of the hymn which said the ,sophia3 prophesied #afg;b also about it once ,david the prophet1 saying in the hundred and sixth psalm1 ,manifest to the ,lord that he is kind1 because unto age is his mercy1 let those whom the ,lord redeemed say1 ,this is he1 he redeemed them out of the hand of their enemies3 he gathered them in from their countries1 out of the east with the west with the north with the sea4 ,they went astray in the wilderness in a place in which there is not water2 they found not the road to the city of their dwelling4 ,being hungry being thirsty their soul failed in them4 ,he delivered them out of their necessity4 ,they cried up unto the ,lord1 he heard them being distressed3 he guided them unto a road1 being straight #afh;a for them to go up unto the ,place of their dwelling1 ,let them manifest to the ,lord in his mercies1 and his wonders among the sons of the men3 because he satisfied a soul1 being hungry1 a soul being hungry he filled it with good4 ,those who sit in the darkness with the shadow of the death1 those who are bound in a poverty with the iron2 because he exasperated the word of ,god1 they irritated the counsel of him who is exalted3 their heart was humbled in their tribulations2 they became weak and there was not he who helped them4 ,they cried up unto the ,lord in their being distressed2 he delivered them out of their necessity1 he brought them out of the darkness with the shadow of the death1 and he burst their bonds4 ,let them manifest to the ,lord in his mercies1 and his wonders for the sons #afh;b of the men3 because he broke gates of brass1 he shattered bars of iron3 he received them unto him in the road of their unlawfulness2 for they were humiliated because of their unlawfulness3 their heart abhorred every 7kind7 of meat1 they approached unto the gates of the death4 ,they cried up unto the ,lord in their being distressed1 he delivered them out of their necessity3 he sent his word1 he healed them1 and he saved them out of their tribulation4 ,let them manifest to the ,lord in his mercy and his wonders among the sons of the men4 ,this therefore1 my ,lord is the explanation of the hymn which said the ,sophia4 ,hear therefore1 my ,lord that ,i may say it plainly4 ,the word indeed which said ,david1 ,manifest #afi;a to the ,lord because he is kind1 because an eternal is his mercy4 ,that is the word which said the ,sophia1 ,i shall manifest to thee1 ,o ,light1 because thou art a ,saviour1 and thou art a redeemer at every time4 ,and the word which said ,david1 ,let those whom the ,lord redeemed say this1 ,he redeemed them out of the hand of their enemies4 ,that is the word which said the ,sophia1 ,i shall say this hymn unto the ,light1 ,he delivered me2 and he delivered me out of the hand of the ,rulers mine enemies1 with the rest also of the psalm4 ,this therefore1 my ,lord is the explanation of the hymn which said the ,sophia in the midst of the twenty-four ,invisibles1 wishing for them to know #afi;b all the wonders which ,i did with her1 and she wished for them to know1 that thou gavest thy mysteries of the race of the mankind4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words1 saying them ,philippos1 said he1 ,well 7done71 ,o happy ,philippos1 this is the explanation of the hymn which said the ,sophia4 ,it happened therefore also after all these 7things7 came forward ,mariham1 she worshipped at the feet of ,jesus1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 be not angry with me seeking from thee1 because we are seeking after every thing in an exactness with a certainty1 for thou saidst unto us once1 ,seek that ye may find and knock that they may open to you4 ,for every one who seeketh will find1 and every one who knocketh #agj;a in1 they will open to him4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 who is he whom ,i shall find1 or who is he unto 7whom7 we shall knock1 or who1 rather1 is he for whom it is possible to say unto us the answer to the words about which we shall seek 7from7 thee1 or who1 rather1 is he who knoweth the power of the words after which we shall seek1 because that in a mind thou gavest mind to us of the ,light1 and thou gavest to us perception with a thought being exalted greatly8 ,concerning this therefore there is not anyone becoming in the ,world of the mankind1 nor becoming in the ,height of the ,aeons1 for whom it is possible to say unto us the answer to the words which we seek after1 except thee alone1 this who knoweth the ,universe and who is complete in the ,universe4 #agj;b ,because that ,i was not seeking after the manner 7in7 which seek the men of the ,world2 but we are seeking indeed in the knowledge of the ,height1 this which thou gavest to us1 and we are seeking also in the type of the search which is preferable1 this which thou taughtest us for to seek in it4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 be not angry with me1 but reveal to me the word about which ,i shall ask thee4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words1 saying them ,maria1 the ,magdalene1 answered then 7but1 ,,ms7 ,jesus1 said he to her1 ,seek after that which thou wishest to seek after1 and ,i shall reveal it to thee in an exactness with a certainty1 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you1 ,rejoice in great joy and be #aga;a glad greatly greatly1 ye are seeking after every thing in an exactness1 and ,i shall be glad greatly greatly1 because ye seek after every thing in an exactness4 ,and ye seek after the manner 7in7 which it is worthy to seek4 ,now therefore1 seek after that which thou seekest after1 and ,i shall reveal it to thee in joy4 ,it happened therefore1 ,maria having heard these words1 saying them the ,saviour1 she rejoiced in great joy1 and she was glad for her greatly greatly4 ,said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord and my ,saviour1 then of what kind are the twenty-four ,invisibles1 and being1 also1 of what type3 or otherwise rather of what nature3 or1 then1 being of what nature is their light8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he #aga;b to ,maria1 ,what is that which is in this ,world being like to them3 or what1 rather1 of ,place which is in this ,world is that which is resembling unto them8 ,now therefore unto what shall ,i compare them3 or1 rather1 is that which ,i shall say concerning them3 for there is not any one in this ,world unto whom ,i shall be able to compare them2 and there is not any of appearance in it unto whom ,i shall be able to liken them8 ,now therefore there is not any in this ,world being of the nature of the heaven1 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,each ,invisible1 is great7er7 than the heaven with the ,sphere which is upon it1 and with the twelve ,aeons together nine times1 according as ,i finished saying to you another time4 ,and there is not any light in this ,world being preferable unto the light #agb;a of the sun4 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you3 ,the twenty-four ,invisibles are of light more than the light of the sun which is in this ,world ten thousand times according as ,i finished saying to you another time4 ,because that the light of the sun in his truth of shape is not in this ,place4 ,because that his light passeth through many veils of ,places4 ,but the light of the sun in his truth of shape1 this which becometh in the ,place of the ,virgin of the ,light shineth more than the twenty-four ,invisibles and with the great ,forefather invisible and with also the great ,triple-powered ,god a ten thousand times1 according as ,i finished saying to you another time4 #agb;b ,now therefore1 ,maria1 there is not any appearance in this world1 nor is there light1 nor is there shape comparable to the twenty-four ,invisibles1 that ,i should compare them unto them3 but yet another little time1 thou with thy brothers of fellow-disciples1 ,i shall take you unto all the ,places of the ,height1 and ,i shall take you unto the three ,spaces of the ,first ,mystery1 until the ,places only of the ,space of the ,ineffable4 ,and ye will see all their shape in truth without comparison4 ,and whenever ,i should take you unto the ,height1 ye will see the glory of those of the ,height4 ,and ye will become in a great wonder greatly greatly4 ,and whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of the 7,rulers of the7 ,destiny #agc;a ye will see the glory in which they become1 and out of their great glory which is preferable1 ye will reckon this ,world with you as darkness of darkness3 and ye will look out upon all the ,world of the mankind1 being about to become the size of a speck of dust with you1 from the great distance which it is distant from it greatly greatly1 with the great size which it is great7er7 than it greatly4 ,and whenever ,i should take you unto the twelve ,aeons1 ye will see the glory in which they become1 and from the great glory the ,place of the ,rulers of the ,destiny will be reckoned with you as the darkness of the darknesses2 and it will become the size of a speck of dust with you from the great distance which it is distant from it greatly1 with the great size in which it is great7er7 than #agc;b it greatly1 according as ,i finished saying unto you another time4 ,and again whenever ,i should take you unto the thirteenth ,aeon1 and ye will see the glory in which it becometh1 the twelve ,aeons will be reckoned with you of the darkness of the darknesses3 and ye will look out upon the twelve ,aeons being about to become the likeness of a speck of dust with you from the great distance which it is distant from it greatly1 with the greatness of size in which it is great7er7 than it greatly4 ,and whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of the ,middle1 ye will see the glory in which they are1 the thirteenth ,aeon will be reckoned with you as the darkness of the darknesses4 ,and also ye will look upon the twelve ,aeons and with all the ,destiny and all the arrangement1 and with all the ,spheres #agd;a with all their arrays in which they become1 they will be the size of a speck of dust with you from the great distance which it is distant from it1 and the great size 7in7 which it is great7er7 than it greatly4 ,and whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of those of the ,right 7hand71 ye will see the glory in which they become1 the ,place of the ,middle will be reckoned with you as the night which is in the ,world of the mankind3 and if ye should look out upon the ,middle1 it will become the size of a speck of dust with you1 from the great distance which the ,place of those of the ,right 7hand7 are distant from it greatly4 ,and if ,i should take you unto the ,land of the ,light1 namely1 the ,treasury of the ,light1 and ye 7will7 see the glory in which it becometh1 #agd;b the ,place of those of the ,right 7hand7 will be reckoned with you as the light of the hour of mid-day in the ,world of the mankind1 the sun being not out 7of cloud73 and if ye should look upon the ,place of those of the ,right 7hand71 it will be the size of a speck of dust with you1 from the great distance which is distant from it greatly1 the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of those who received the ,inheritance1 of those who received the mysteries of the ,light1 and ye 7will7 see the glory of the light in which they become1 the ,land of the ,light will be reckoned with you as the light of the sun which is in the ,world of the mankind3 and if ye should look #age;a upon the ,land of the ,light1 it will be reckoned with you as a speck of dust1 from the great distance which is distant from it1 the ,land of the ,light1 and from the greatness which it is great7er7 than it greatly4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 sprang up ,maria the ,magdalene1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 be not angry with me1 seeking 7from7 thee1 because that we are seeking after every thing in an exactness4 ,but1 answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria1 ,seek after that which thou wishest to seek after1 and ,i1 ,i shall reveal it to thee boldly without parable4 ,and every thing which thou seekest after1 ,i shall say to thee in an exactness with a certainty1 and ,i shall complete you with every power #age;b with every ,pleroma1 from the inward part of the inward parts as far as the outward part of the outward parts1 from the ,ineffable even unto the darkness of the darknesses1 that they should call of 7against you1 ,,ms71 the ,pleromas which are complete in every knowledge4 ,now therefore1 ,maria1 seek that which thou art seeking after1 and ,i shall reveal it to thee in great joy with great delight4 ,it happened therefore1 ,maria having heard these words1 speaking them the ,saviour1 she rejoiced in great joy greatly and she was delighted1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then the men of the ,world1 these who received the mysteries of the ,light1 will they become preferable to the emanations of the ,treasury in thy kingdom8 #agf;a ,because that ,i heard thee saying1 ,whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of those who receive the ,mysteries1 the ,place1 the ,land of the ,light will be reckoned with you as a speck of dust1 from the great distance which it is distant from it1 and with the great glory in which it becometh1 namely the ,land of the ,light of the ,treasury1 the ,place of the emanations1 then therefore1 my ,lord will the men who receive the mysteries become preferable to 7those who belong to7 the ,land of the ,light1 and become preferable to them in the ,kingdom of the ,light8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria1 ,fairly1 however1 at least thou seekest after everything in an exactness with a certainty3 but hear1 ,maria1 that ,i may speak with thee upon the ,consummation of the ,aeon with the catching-up #agf;b of the ,universe4 ,it shall not happen thus1 but ,i said unto you1 ,whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of the ,inheritance of those who receive the mystery of the ,light1 the ,treasury of the ,light1 the ,place of the emanations1 it will be reckoned with you as a speck of dust1 and as the light of the sun of the day only4 ,they said therefore1 ,these will happen in the time of the consummation of the catching-up of the ,universe4 ,the twelve ,saviours of the ,treasury with the twelve arrays of each of them1 namely1 the emanations of the seven ,voices with the five ,trees will become with me in the ,place of the ,inheritances of the ,light1 being ,kings with me3 each one of them being ,king #agg;a over his emanations3 and also each one of them is becoming ,king according to his glory3 the great according to his greatness1 the small according to his smallness3 and the ,saviour of the emanations of the first ,voice1 they will become in the ,place of the souls of those who received the ,first ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery in my ,kingdom3 and the ,saviour of the emanations of the second ,voice will become in the ,place of the souls of those who received the ,second ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery4 ,likewise also the ,saviour of the emanations of the third ,voice will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,third ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the ,saviour of the emanations of the fourth ,voice of the ,treasury of the ,light #agg;b will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,fourth ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the fifth sic ,saviour of the fifth ,voice of the ,treasury of the ,light will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,fifth mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the sixth ,saviour of the emanations of the sixth ,voice of the ,treasury of the ,light will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,sixth mystery of the ,first ,mystery4 ,and the seventh ,saviour of the emanations of the seventh ,voice of the ,treasury of the ,light will become in the ,place of the souls #agh;a of those who receive the ,seventh mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and the eighth ,saviour1 namely1 the ,saviour of the emanations of the first ,tree of the ,treasury of the ,light will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,eighth mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the ninth ,saviour1 namely1 the ,saviour of the emanations of the second ,tree of the ,treasury of the ,light will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,ninth mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the tenth ,saviour of the emanations of the third ,tree of the ,treasury of the ,light will #agh;b become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,tenth mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,likewise also the eleventh ,saviour1 namely1 the ,saviour of the fourth ,tree of the ,treasury of the ,light will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,eleventh mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the twelfth ,saviour1 namely1 the ,saviour of the emanations of the fifth ,tree of the ,treasury of the ,light will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,twelfth mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the seven 7seventh1 ,,ms7 ,amens with the five 7fifth1 ,,ms7 ,trees with the three #agi;a ,amens will become on right-hand of me being ,king in the ,inheritance of the ,light4 ,and the ,twin-saviours1 namely1 the child of the child and with the nine ,guards1 they indeed will remain also on left of me being ,king in the ,inheritance of the ,light4 ,and every ,saviour will be ,king over the arrays of his emanations in the ,inheritances of the ,light1 as also they are in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and the nine ,guards of the ,treasury of the ,light will become1 being preferable unto the ,saviours in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and the ,twin-saviours will become preferable unto the nine ,guards in the ,kingdom4 ,and #agi;b the three ,amens will become preferable unto the ,twin-saviours in the ,kingdom4 ,and the five ,trees will become preferable unto the five ,amens in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and ,ieou with the ,guard of the ,veil of the great ,light with the ,receivers of ,light with the great two ,chief ,captains with the great ,sabaoth1 the good1 they will become being ,king in the first ,saviour of the first ,voice of the ,treasury of the ,light1 this which will become in the ,place of those who receive the ,first ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery4 ,because that ,ieou with the ,guard of the ,place of those on ,right 7hand7 with ,melkhisedek the great ,receiver of the ,light1 with the great #ahj;a two ,chief ,captains who came out of the ,light which is choice1 which is pure1 greatly1 of the ,first ,tree even unto the fifth4 ,ieou indeed he is the ,overseer of the ,light who came forth first from the pure light of the first ,tree4 ,the ,guard also of the ,veil of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand7 who came forth out of the second ,tree4 ,and the two ,chief ,captains came forth also out of the pure light choice greatly of the third ,tree with the fourth in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,but ,melkhisedek also came forth out of the fifth ,tree4 ,sabaoth the great also 7the7 good1 this whom ,i called1 my ,father1 #ahj;b he came forth out of ,ieou the ,overseer of the ,light4 ,these six therefore by the command of the ,first ,mystery1 the last ,helper caused to become in the ,place of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand7 for the arrangement of the collection of the ,light which is of the ,height of the ,aeons of the ,rulers1 and in the ,world with every race which is in them4 ,these which ,i shall say unto you of the work of each over which they put him in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,because of the height therefore of the work in which he put him1 they will become fellow-kings in the ,first ,mystery of the first ,voice of the ,treasury of the ,light1 this which will become in the ,place of the souls of those who receive the ,first ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery4 ,and the ,virgin of the ,light with the great #aha;a ,captain of the ,middle1 this who were wont the ,rulers of the ,aeons to call1 ,the great ,iao1 according to the name of a great ,ruler who 7is7 in their ,place2 he1 with the ,virgin of the ,light1 with his twelve ,deacons1 this from whom ye received shape1 and ye received the power out of them1 they will also all become ,kings3 with the first ,saviour of the first ,voice in the ,place of the souls of those who will receive the ,first ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and with the fifteen ,helpers of the seven ,virgins of the ,light1 these who become in the ,middle will be distributed in the ,places of the twelve ,saviours1 #aha;b with the others also1 ,angels of the ,middle1 each according to his glory1 and 7shall7 be kings with me in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and ,i1 ,i shall rule over all of them in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,these therefore1 all which ,i said to you will not happen in this time1 but they are about to happen in the ,consummation of the ,aeon1 namely1 the dissolution of the ,universe4 ,and that is the whole dissolution of the numbering of the perfect souls of the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,before therefore the ,consummation these 7things7 which ,i said to you will not happen4 ,but each will happen in his ,place in which they put him from at first1 until they complete the numbering of the collection #ahb;a of the perfect souls4 ,the seven 7seventh1 ,,ms7 ,voices with the five 7fifth1 ,,ms7 ,trees1 and with the three ,amens1 and with the ,twin-saviours with the nine ,guards1 and with the twelve ,saviours1 and with those of the ,place of those of the ,right 7hand71 and with those of the ,place of the ,middle1 each will remain in the ,place in which they put them1 until mount up all the numbering of the perfect of the souls of the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and all the ,rulers also who repented1 they will remain also in the ,place in which they put them1 until mount up all the numbering of the souls of the ,light3 they are coming all each in their time in which she receives ,mystery4 ,and they will precede all the ,rulers who repented4 #ahb;b ,and they are coming unto the ,place of those of the ,middle1 and those of the ,middle will baptise them 7with7 the spiritual unction1 and seal them with the seal of their mystery and they will pass through in unto those of all ,places of the ,middle1 and they will pass through in to the ,place of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand71 and the interior of the ,place of the nine ,guards1 and the interior of the ,place of the ,twin-saviours1 and the interior of the ,place of the three ,amens1 with the twelve ,saviours1 and the interior of the five ,trees1 with the seven ,voices1 each giving to them their seal of their mysteries1 and all 7will7 make their entry1 and go unto the ,place of the ,inheritances #ahc;a of the ,light3 and each 7will7 remain in the ,place up to which he received mysteries in the ,inheritances of the ,light1 in one word1 all the souls of the mankind1 these who will receive the mysteries of the ,light will precede all the ,rulers who repented1 and they will precede those of all the ,places of those of the ,middle1 with those of all the ,places of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand71 and they will precede those of all the ,place of the ,treasury of the ,light1 in one word1 they will precede those of all the ,places of the ,first precept1 and 7will7 all enter and go unto the ,inheritances of the ,light1 even unto the ,place of their mystery1 that each may remain in the ,place unto which they received mystery4 #ahc;b ,and those of the ,place of the ,middle1 with those of 7the7 ,right 7hand7 and with those of all the ,place of the ,treasury1 each in the ,place of the array in which they put him from at first1 until the ,universe should be caught up3 each of them will complete his charge in which they put him1 in regard to the collection 7gathering in7 of the souls who received mystery1 in regard to this charge1 that they should seal all the souls who will receive mysteries1 these who will pass through unto their inner 7place7 unto the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,now therefore1 ,maria1 this is the word about which thou seekest of me in an exactness with a certainty4 ,as for the rest therefore now1 he who hath ear to hear let him hear4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words sprang #ahd;a up ,maria the ,magdalene1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 my ,light-dweller1 hath ear1 and ,i comprehend every word which thou sayest4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 concerning the word which thou sayest that all the souls of the race of the mankind1 these who will receive the mystery of the ,light will precede in unto the ,inheritances of the ,light before all the ,rulers who will repent1 and before every ,place of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand71 and before every ,place of the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,concerning this word therefore1 my ,lord1 which thou saidst unto us once1 ,the first will be last and the last will be first1 namely1 all the race of the men who will precede in unto the kingdom of the ,light as #ahd;b those of all the ,places of the ,height1 namely1 the first4 ,concerning this therefore1 my ,lord1 thou saidst to us1 ,he who hath ear to hear let him hear1 namely1 thou wast wishing to know whether we grasp every word which thou sayest4 ,this1 therefore1 my ,lord1 is the word4 ,it happened therefore1 when she 7,jesus1 ,,ms7 had finished saying these words1 the ,saviour wondered greatly at the assertion of the words which she saith1 because that she had 7,,ms7 become spirit quite pure4 ,answered further ,jesus1 said he to her1 ,well 7done71 ,o pure spiritual ,maria1 this is the explanation of the word4 ,it happened therefore also after all these words1 added ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 #ahe;a ,hear that ,i may speak with you concerning the glory of those of the ,height as they become1 according as ,i was speaking with you unto to-day4 ,now therefore whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of the last ,helper1 this who surroundeth the ,treasury of the ,light1 and whenever ,i should take you unto the ,place of that last ,helper1 and ye 7should7 see the glory in which he is1 the ,place of the ,inheritance of the ,light1 7it7 will be reckoned with you of the size of a city only of the ,world from the greatness in which becometh the last ,helper1 and with the great light in which it is3 and after these ,i shall speak with you also of the glory of the ,helper who is above the lesser #ahe;b ,helper1 nor shall ,i speak with you of the ,place of these who are above all the ,helpers1 for there is not a kind of word unto them in this ,world1 for there is not likeness in this ,world being like to them1 that ,i should compare it unto them4 ,nor is there size1 nor is there light which is comparable unto them1 that ,i should speak of them4 ,not only in this ,world1 but also they have not likeness also in those of the ,height of the ,righteousness from their ,place downward4 ,because of this therefore in fact there is not the manner of word for them in this ,world from the great glory of those of the ,height1 and there is not the great and immeasurable size4 ,because of this therefore there is not the manner of word for it in this ,world4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward #ahf;a ,maria the ,magdalene1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 ,be not angry with me1 seeking from thee1 because that ,i molest thee in a multitude of times4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 be not angry with me seeking after every thing in an exactness with a certainty1 because my brothers preach them in the race of the mankind1 that they should hear and repent and be delivered from the judgments which are cruel of the wicked ,rulers1 and go unto the ,height and inherit the kingdom of the ,light3 because that1 my ,lord1 not only are we compassionate of ourselves1 but we are compassionate of all the race of the mankind1 that they should be delivered from all the judgments which are cruel4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 concerning this we are seeking after everything in #ahf;b an exactness1 because my brothers preach them to all the race of the men that they should not come unto hands of the ,rulers which are cruel1 of the ,darkness1 and that they should be delivered from the hands of the ,receivers which are cruel of the ,darkness which is without4 ,it happened1 ,jesus having heard these words1 saying them ,maria1 answered the ,saviour becoming in great mercy in unto her4 ,said he to her1 ,seek after that which thou wishest to seek after it1 and ,i shall reveal to thee in an exactness and a certainty without parable4 ,it happened therefore1 ,maria having heard these words1 saying them the ,saviour1 she rejoiced in great joy1 and she delighted greatly1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 then the second #ahg;a ,helper is great7er7 than the first ,helper8 ,about how much of size1 and he is distant from him about how much distance1 or otherwise he is shining more than he about how many times8 ,answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria in the midst of the disciples1 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you1 ,the second ,helper is distant from the first ,helper in a great distance immeasurable in reference to the height above and beneath1 in reference to the depth and in reference to the length with the breadth3 for he is being distant from him greatly greatly in a great 7amount7 immeasurable by the ,angels with the ,archangels and by the ,gods with all the ,invisibles3 and greater he is than him greatly greatly #ahg;b immeasurable by the angels with the archangels and by 7the7 ,gods with all the ,invisibles1 and he shineth more than him immeasurable greatly greatly there not being measure unto the light which becometh from him1 being immeasurable by the ,angels with the ,archangels and by the ,gods with all the ,invisibles as ,i finished saying to you another time4 ,likewise also the third ,helper with the fourth with the fifth1 one being great7er7 than one infinitely1 and he shineth more than him1 and he is distant from him in a great distance immeasurable by the ,angels with the ,archangels with the ,gods with all the ,invisibles1 according as #ahh;a ,i finished saying to you another time4 ,and also ,i shall say unto you the type of each in their ,distribution4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came again forward ,maria the ,magdalene1 she added1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 then those who receive the mystery of the ,light will become in what type in the midst of the last ,helper8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria in the midst of the disciples4 ,those who received the mysteries of the ,light1 whenever they should come out of the body of the matter of the ,rulers1 each according to the mysteries which he received1 being about to become in his array4 ,those who receive mystery also which is high1 they will remain in the array which is high4 ,those who receive also the mysteries which are lower they will become in the array which is lower1 in one word #ahh;b the ,place 7in7 which each received mystery1 even unto it will he remain in his array in the ,inheritance of the ,light4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once4 ,the ,place 7in7 which your heart is about to become1 there your treasure2 namely1 that the ,place 7in7 which each received mystery even unto it is about to become there4 ,it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward ,iohan7nes71 said he to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord and my ,saviour1 command to me also1 that ,i may speak in thy presence1 and be not angry with me seeking after everything in an exactness with a certainty1 because that1 my ,lord1 in a promise thou promisedst to me to reveal everything which ,i shall seek from thee4 ,now therefore my ,lord1 hide not anything from us at all in #ahi;a the thing which we shall seek from thee4 ,but answered ,jesus in great mercy1 said he to ,iohannes1 ,thou also1 the happy ,iohannes and the beloved1 ,i command to thee for to say the word which thou willest1 and ,i shall reveal to thee in face against face without parable1 and ,i shall say to thee every thing which thou wilt seek after 7them7 in an exactness with a certainty4 ,answered ,iohannes1 said he to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 then the ,place in which each received the mystery even unto it he is about to remain1 and he hath not authority to go in unto another array which 7is7 above him1 nor hath he authority to come unto the arrays which 7are7 below him4 ,answered ,jesus1 said he to ,iohannes1 ,fairly 7done7 however at least because ye seek after everything in an exactness with a certainty4 #ahi;b ,but now therefore1 ,johannes hear1 that ,i may speak with thee1 ,every one who receiveth mystery of the ,light1 the ,place unto which each receiveth mystery he is about to remain in it1 and he hath not the authority for to come unto the ,height unto the array which is above him1 so that he who receive mystery in the ,first precept hath the authority for to come unto the arrays which 7are7 below him1 namely1 all the arrays of the third ,space4 ,but he hath not the authority for to come unto the ,height1 unto the arrays which are above him4 ,and he who will receive the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 namely1 the twenty-fourth ,mystery 7reckoning7 outwards1 and that is the head of the first ,space which 7is7 outside4 ,and he hath the authority for to come unto all the arrays which 7are7 outside of him2 but he hath not the authority for to come unto the ,places which 7are7 above him1 #aij;a or for to move about in them4 ,and those who receive mystery in the arrays of the twenty-fourth ,mystery1 the ,place in which each received mystery1 he is about to go even unto it1 and he will become having the authority to move about in all the arrays with the ,spaces which 7are7 outside him4 ,but he hath not the authority for to go unto the arrays which 7are7 above him1 or for to move about in them4 ,and he who received mystery in the arrays of the ,first ,mystery which 7is7 in the third ,space1 hath the authority for to come unto all the arrays which 7are7 below him1 and for to move about in all of them2 but he hath not indeed the authority for to go unto the ,places which 7are7 above him1 or for to move about in them4 ,and he who receiveth mystery in the first ,triple spirit1 this who ruleth over the twenty-four #aij;b ,mysteries all together1 these which rule over the ,space of the ,first mystery1 these whose ,place ,i shall say unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,he who will receive1 therefore1 the mystery of that ,triple spirit hath the authority for to come below unto all the arrays1 which 7are7 below him1 but he hath not the authority for to go unto the ,height1 unto the arrays above him1 namely1 all the arrays of the ,space of the ,ineffable4 ,and he who received the mystery of the second ,triple spirit is having the authority for to come unto all the arrays of the first ,triple spirit1 and to move about in them all with all their arrays in which they become2 but he hath not the authority for to go unto the arrays #aia;a of the third ,triple spirit 7which are higher74 ,and he who received the mystery of the third ,triple spirit1 this who ruleth over the three 7third1 ,,ms7 ,triple spirits with the three ,spaces all together of the ,first ,mystery1 7hath authority to go unto all the ,places below him7 but he hath not the authority for to go unto the ,height1 unto the arrays which are above him1 namely1 the arrays of the ,space of the ,ineffable4 ,and he who received the absolute ,mystery of the ,first ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 namely1 the twelve ,mysteries all together of the ,first ,mystery1 these which rule over all the ,spaces of the ,first ,mystery4 ,he who will receive1 therefore1 that mystery hath the authority for to move about in all the arrays of the ,spaces of the three ,triple spirits and with the three #aia;b ,spaces of the ,first ,mystery1 and with all their arrays4 ,and he hath the authority for to move about in all the arrays of the ,inheritances of the ,light1 for to move about in them from without out unto within and from within in unto without and from above unto below and from below unto above1 and from the height unto the depth1 and from the depth unto the height1 and from the length unto the breadth1 and from the breadth unto the length1 in one word1 he hath the authority to move about in all the ,places of the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and he hath the authority for to remain in the ,place which he willeth in the ,inheritance of the ,kingdom of the ,light4 ,and ,amen ,i say unto you that man in the dissolution of the ,world will become #aib;a reigning over all the arrays of the ,inheritance4 ,and he who will receive the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 that one which is ,i4 ,that ,mystery1 indeed1 is that which knoweth because of what the ,darkness became1 and because of what became the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,darkness of the ,darknesses became1 and because of what the ,light of the ,lights became4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,chaoses became1 and because of what became the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,judgments became1 and because of what became the ,land of the ,light with the ,place of the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which #aib;b knoweth because of what the ,punishments of the sinners became1 and because of what became the ,repose of the ,kingdom of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the sinners became1 and because of what became the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the impious1 and because of what became the good4 ,and that ,mystery is that which knoweth because of what the ,judgments of the ,punishments became1 and because of what became all the emanations of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,sin became1 and because of what became the ,baptisms with the ,mystery of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the fire of the ,punishment1 and because of what #aic;a became the ,seals of the ,light1 that the ,fire should not hurt them4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,anger1 and because of what became the ,peace4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,blasphemy became1 and because of what became the ,hymns of the light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,prayers of the ,light became4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,curse became1 and because of what became the ,blessing4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,wickedness became1 and because of what became the ,deceit4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which #aic;b knoweth because of what the ,murder became1 and because of what became ,vivifying of the souls4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,adultery with the ,fornication1 and because of what became the ,purity4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,intercourse1 and because of what became the ,continence4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,pride with the ,boasting1 and because of what became the ,humility with the ,meekness4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,weeping became1 and because of what became the ,laughter4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,slander became1 and because of what the ,word which is good #aid;a became3 and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,obedience became1 and because of what the ,disregard of man became4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,murmuring became1 and because of what became the ,innocence with the humility4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of that became the ,sinfulness1 and because of what became the ,purity4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,strength1 and because of what became the ,weakness4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,movement of the body1 and because of what became its usefulness4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,poverty1 and because of what became #aid;b the ,wealth4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,wealth of the ,world1 and because of what became the ,slavery4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,death1 and because of what became the ,life4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples they rejoiced in great joy and they were delighted1 hearing ,jesus saying these words4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he to them3 ,yet therefore my disciples1 hear now that ,i may speak with you concerning all the knowledge of the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 because the ,mystery of that ,ineffable indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,mercilessness1 and because of what became the ,mercy4 ,and that ,mystery #aie;a indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,destruction1 and because of what became the ,always eternal4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the creeping things1 and because of what they will be dissolved4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what will become the ,wild-beasts and because of what they will be dissolved4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,beasts1 and because of what became the ,birds4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,mountains1 and because of what became the ,precious stones which 7are7 in them4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,matter of the ,gold1 and because of what became the ,matter of the ,silver4 ,and that ,mystery #aie;b indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,matter of the ,brass1 and because of what became also the ,matter of the ,iron with the ,steel4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,matter of the ,tin1 and because of what became the ,matter of the ,lead4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,matter of the ,glass1 and because of what became the ,matter of the ,wax4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,grass1 namely1 the ,vegetables4 ,and because of what became all the ,matters4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,waters of the earth and every thing which 7is7 in them1 and because of what the ,earth also became4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that #aif;a which knoweth the ,seas became because of what1 with the ,waters1 and because of what became the ,wild-beasts in the ,sea4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,matter of the ,world1 and because of what it will be dissolved altogether4 ,and added also ,jesus1 said he to his disciples1 ,yet therefore my ,disciples and my friends and my brothers1 let each be sober of the spirit which 7is7 in him that ye may listen and understand every word which ,i shall say to you1 because from now ,i shall begin to speak with you concerning all the knowledge of the ,ineffable1 because that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of #aif;b what became the ,west and because of what became the ,east4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,south1 and because of what became the ,north4 ,yet therefore also my disciples1 hear and continue and be sober and hear all the knowledge of the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 because that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the demons and because of what became the mankind4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,heat1 and because of what became the ,air which is wholesome4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,stars #aig;a1 and because of what became the ,clouds4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the earth became ,deep1 and because of what the ,water came over it4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the earth dried up and the water of rain came upon it4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,famines1 and because of what became the ,abundance4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,frost1 and because of what became the ,dew which is good4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,dust1 and because of what became the ,cooling which is sweet4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,hail1 and #aig;b because of what became the ,snow which is wholesome4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,wind of the ,west1 and because of what became the ,wind of the ,east4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,fire of the height1 and because of what became also the ,waters4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,wind of ,west1 and because of what became the ,wind of ,east4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,wind of ,south1 and because of what became the ,wind of ,north4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,stars of the heaven and with the ,disks of the phoster 7planets7 and because of what became the #aih;a ,firmament with all its ,veils4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,rulers of the ,spheres1 and because of what became the ,sphere with all its types4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 and because of what became the ,aeons with their ,veils4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,rulers of the tyrant ,aeons1 and because of what became the ,rulers who repented4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,ministers and because of what became the ,dekans4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of #aih;b what became the ,angels1 and because of what became the ,archangels4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,lords1 and because of what became the ,gods4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what also the ,jealousy became in the height1 and because of what also became the ,absence of ,jealousy4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,hate1 and because of what became the ,love4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,dissension became1 and because of what became the ,reconciliation4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,covetousness1 and because of what all the ,renunciation of the all became1 #aii;a and because of what became the love of ,wealth4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the ,love of self became1 and because of what became the ,satiety4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,partners1 and because of what became the ,separated ,partners4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,godlessness 7added in margin71 and because of what became the ,love of ,god 7in lower margin74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,phoster 7,planets7 and because of what became the ,sparks 7,fixed ,stars74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,triple powers1 and because of what became the ,invisibles4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth #aii;b because of what became the ,forefather1 and because of what became the ,pure 7,lights74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the great ,self-willed1 and because of what became his ,believers4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the great ,triple powered1 and because of what became the great ,forefather invisible4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,thirteenth ,aeon1 and because of what became the ,place of the ,middle 7plural1 ,,ms74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,receiver of the ,middle1 and because of what became the ,virgins of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of #bjj;a what became the ,deacons of the ,middle1 and because of what became the ,angels of the ,middle4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,land of the ,light1 and because of what became the great ,receiver of the ,light4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,guards of the ,place of those of the ,righthand1 and because of what became the ,chief ,captains of these4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,gate of the life1 and because of what became ,sabaoth the good4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,place of those of the ,righthand1 and because of what became the ,land of the ,light1 namely1 the ,treasury of the ,light3 and that ,mystery #bjj;b indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the emanations of the ,light1 and because of what became the twelve ,saviours4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,three ,gates of the ,treasury of the ,light1 and because of what became the nine ,guards4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,twin-saviours1 and because of what became the three ,amens4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the five ,trees1 and because of what became the seven ,amens4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the ,confusion #bja;a which becometh not1 and because of what was purified4 ,added ,jesus1 said he to his disciples1 ,yet my disciples1 be sober and let each one 7added in lower margin7 of you bring the power of the perception of the ,light in front of him1 and listen out of an exactness3 for from now ,i am about to speak with you of the whole ,place of the truth1 of the ,ineffable1 and with the manner of which it is 7being74 ,it happened therefore1 the disciples having heard these words which said ,jesus1 they drew back and they were silent altogether4 ,came forward ,maria the ,magdalene1 she prostrated at the feet of ,jesus1 she worshipped unto them1 she cried out1 she wept1 said she1 ,have mercy on me1 my ,lord1 or did my brothers hear and they were silent #bja;b at the words which thou sayest4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord concerning the knowing of all these words which thou saidst1 becoming in the ,mystery of the ,ineffable2 but ,i heard thee saying1 ,from now ,i am about to begin speaking with you of all the knowledge of the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 ,this word therefore which thou sayst1 didst not thou1 then1 approach unto completing the word8 ,because of this therefore my brothers heard1 they were silent1 they ceased perceiving how thou art speaking with them concerning the words which thou sayest to them4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 if the knowledge of all these 7things7 is becoming in that ,mystery1 then who is the man who 7is7 in the ,world who #bjb;a is able to understand that ,mystery with all his knowledges1 and the type of all these words concerning which thou saidst them4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words which said ,maria1 he knew that having heard the disciples1 they began to be silent1 he encouraged them1 said he to them1 ,grieve not therefore1 my disciples1 concerning the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 which ye think that ye will not understand4 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,yours is that ,mystery1 and that of every one who will hearken to you and renounce all the ,world with all the matter which 7is7 in it1 and renounce all evil thoughts which become in them1 and renounce all the cares of #bjb;b this ,aeon4 ,now therefore ,i say to you1 ,every one who will renounce all the ,world with all the 7things7 which 7are7 in it1 and submit to the ,godhead1 that ,mystery is easy for them more than all the ,mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 and is fit to understand more than all of them1 and is light 7levis7 more than all of them4 ,he who will come in unto the knowledge of that ,mystery is wont to renounce all this ,world with all the cares which 7are7 in it4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 ,every one who is under care1 and who toileth under his burden1 come ye 7close7 to me that ,i may give rest to you1 for light is my burden #bjc;a and gentle is my yoke4 ,now therefore he who will receive that ,mystery is wont to renounce all the ,world and with the care of all the matter which 7is7 in it4 ,because of this therefore my disciples grieve not at your thoughts that that ,mystery ye will not understand4 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,that ,mystery is fit to understand more than all the ,mysteries3 and ,amen ,i say to you that that ,mystery is yours with every one who will renounce all the ,world with all the matter which 7is7 in it4 ,now therefore hear1 my disciples1 and my friends and my brothers that ,i may urge you unto the knowledge of the ,mystery of the ,ineffable4 ,these 7things7 ,i speak with you #bjc;b1 because ,i have come to say unto you the whole knowledge about the ,distribution of the ,universe1 because the ,distribution is 7his7 knowledge4 ,but now therefore hear that ,i may speak with you in advance concerning the knowledge of that ,mystery3 because that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the five ,helpers1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled himself him the great ,light of the ,lights1 and because of what he 7they1 ,,ms7 proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones71 and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled himself the ,first precept1 and because of what he separated the seven ,mysteries1 and because of what also they called it 7him1 ,,ms71 the ,first #bjd;a precept4 ,and because of what he 7they1 ,,ms7 proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled himself the great ,light of the ,marks of ,light1 and because of what he stood 7up7 without emanation1 and because of what he 7they1 ,,ms7 proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled himself the ,first ,mystery1 namely1 the twenty-fourth ,mystery 7reckoning7 outward1 and because of what he counterfeits within him the twelve ,mysteries according to the number of the numbering of the ,boundless ,uncontainable 7ones71 and because of what he proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the twelve #bjd;b ,immoveable 7ones71 and because of what indeed they set them up with all their arrays1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the ,unshakeable 7ones71 and because of what they set them up divided unto twelve arrays1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones7 these which belong unto 7the7 arrays of the ,space of the ,ineffable4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what they despoiled them the ,inconceivable 7ones7 which belong 7to7 the second 7two1 ,,ms7 ,space of the ,ineffable1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled #bje;a themselves the twelve ,undesignated 7ones71 and because of what they set them up after all their arrays of the ,unrevealed 7ones71 namely also1 some ,uncontainable 7ones7 of the ,boundless 7ones71 and because of what indeed they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the ,unrevealed 7ones7 these which did not reveal themselves1 nor brought they them unto that which manifesteth according to the arrangement of the ,only ,one1 the ,ineffable1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the ,most profound 7ones71 and because of what they distributed them being one only array1 and because of what they #bje;b proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the twelve arrays of the ,unspeakable 7ones71 and because of what indeed they separated them1 being three ,parts1 and because of what indeed they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves all that ,incorruptible 7ones71 being twelve ,places1 and because of what they placed them being distributed one after another in one only array1 and because of what also they separated them and they made them diverse arrays1 being themselves ,uncontainable 7ones7 and ,boundless 7ones71 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery #bjf;a indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the ,boundless 7ones7 and because of what they set them up being twelve ,boundless ,spaces1 and they placed them being three arrays of ,spaces according to the arrangement of the ,only ,one1 the ,ineffable1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the twelve ,uncontainable 7ones7 these which belong to 7the7 arrays of the ,only ,one1 the ,ineffable ,one1 and because of what indeed they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones71 until they bring them indeed unto the ,space of the ,first ,mystery1 namely1 the second ,space4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves #bjf;b the twenty-four ten thousand of hymners1 and because of what indeed they distributed them outside of the ,veil of the ,first ,mystery1 namely1 the twin ,mysteries of the ,only ,one1 the ,ineffable1 that 7,one7 which looketh inward and that 7,one7 which looketh outward1 and because of what indeed they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves all the ,uncontainable 7ones71 these whom ,i finished saying1 these which 7are7 in the ,places of the second ,space of the ,ineffable1 namely1 the ,space of the ,first ,mystery1 and because of what those ,uncontainable 7ones7 with those ,boundless 7ones7 proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of #bjg;a what despoiled themselves1 the twenty-four ,mysteries of the first ,triple spirit1 and because of what they called them1 ,the twenty-four ,spaces of the first ,triple spirit1 and because of what they proceeded out of the second ,triple spirit4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the twenty-four ,mysteries of the second ,triple spirit1 and because of what they proceeded out of the third ,triple spirit4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the twenty-four ,mysteries of the third ,triple spirit1 namely1 the twenty-four ,spaces of the third ,triple spirit1 and #bjg;b because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the five ,trees of the first ,triple spirit1 and because of what they distributed them standing one after another1 and also being bound in unto one another1 with all their arrays1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the five ,trees of the second ,triple spirit1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the five ,trees of the third ,triple spirit1 and because of what they proceeded #bjh;a out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the ,pre-,uncontainable 7ones7 of the first ,triple spirit1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the ,pre-,uncontainable 7ones7 of the second ,triple spirit1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves all the ,pre-,uncontainable 7ones7 of the third ,triple spirit1 and because of what they proceeded out of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled himself #bjh;b the first ,triple spirit from below this1 which belongeth to the arrays of the ,only ,one1 the ,ineffable1 and because of what they proceeded out of the second ,triple spirit4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled himself the third ,triple spirit1 namely1 the first ,triple spirit from the ,height1 and because of what he proceeded out of the twelfth ,triple spirit1 this which 7is7 the last ,place of the ,fatherless 7ones74 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what were distributed all the ,places1 which 7are7 in the ,space of the ,ineffable1 and with those who are in them all1 and because of what they proceeded out of the last member #bji;a of the ,ineffable ,one4 ,and that ,mystery indeed is that which knoweth his own self1 because of what he despoiled himself1 for him to proceed out of the ,ineffable who is he who ruleth over all of them1 and it is he who distributed all of them according to their arrays4 ,these therefore all ,i shall say unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe1 in one word1 all the 7things7 which ,i said unto you1 those which will happen1 with those which will come1 these which emanate and which proceed1 and with those which 7are7 outside of them1 and with those which are implanted in them1 these which will contain the ,place 7coptic7 of the ,first ,mystery1 and with those which 7are7 in the ,space of the ,ineffable1 these which ,i shall say unto you1 because that ,i shall reveal them to you1 and ,i shall say them unto #bji;b you according to ,places and according to arrays in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,and ,i shall reveal to you all their mysteries which rule over them all1 with their pre-triple spirits1 with their hyper-triple spirits1 these which rule over their mysteries with their arrays4 ,now therefore the ,mystery of the ,ineffable is he who knoweth because of what all these became1 of those which ,i said1 and in boldness1 because of which all these became4 ,and he is the ,mystery which 7is7 in all these1 and he is all their coming out1 and he is all their catching up1 and he is all their setting up4 ,and the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 he is the ,mystery which is in all these1 which ,i said unto #baj;a you1 and with those which ,i shall say unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe1 and he is the ,mystery which is in all these3 and he is the only ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 and the knowledge of all these 7things7 which ,i said to you1 and with those which ,i shall say unto you3 with those which ,i said not unto you1 all these ,i shall say unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe1 with all their knowledge one upon another1 because of what they became4 ,that is the one word of the ,ineffable4 ,and ,i shall say unto you the ,distribution of all their mysteries1 with the type of each of them1 with the manner of their completing in all their figures1 and ,i shall say unto you the mystery of the ,only ,one #baj;b1 the ,ineffable1 with all its 7his1 ,,ms thus again7 types1 with all its figures2 and with all its arrangements1 because of what indeed it proceeded out of the last limb of the ,ineffable1 because that mystery is all their setting up4 ,and that mystery of the ,ineffable is also 7the7 one only word which also becometh in the language of the ,ineffable1 and that is the arrangement of the explanation of every word which ,i said unto you4 ,and he who will receive the one word of that mystery1 this which ,i shall say unto you now with all its 7his1 ,,ms thus again7 types with all its figures1 with the manner of completing its mystery3 because that ye are the perfect of all-perfect4 ,and ye are that which will complete all knowledge #baa;a of that mystery with all its arrangement with its4443 because ye are those to whom they entrusted every mystery4 ,hear therefore now1 that ,i may say unto you that mystery which is this1 ,he who will receive therefore the one word of the mystery1 this which ,i said unto you1 whenever he should come out the body of the matter of the ,rulers1 and should come the ,receivers of ,contentious 7ones71 and they should loosen him out of the body of the matter of the ,rulers of the ,receivers of ,contentious 7ones71 namely1 they are wont to loosen every soul which cometh out of the body4 ,if therefore the ,receivers of ,contentious 7ones7 should loosen the soul which received this one mystery of the ,ineffable this which ,i finished saying unto you now #baa;b and in the hour they will loosen it from the body of the matter it will become a great effluence of light in the middle of those ,receivers and will fear greatly the ,receivers before the light of that soul1 and will be weakened the ,receivers and fall and be silent altogether1 out of the fear of the great light which they saw4 ,and the soul which receiveth this mystery of the ,ineffable will fly unto the ,height becoming a great effluence of light4 ,and will not seize it the ,receivers1 and they will not know what is the road in which it will go1 because that it became a great ,beam of light1 and it flieth unto the ,height3 and not #bab;a any power is wont to be able to hold it down at all1 nor indeed shall they be able to approach it at all2 but it is wont to pass through all the ,places of the ,rulers1 with all the ,places of the emanations of the ,light1 and it is not wont to give answer in any ,place1 nor is it wont to give defence1 nor is it wont to give symbol3 for not even shall any power of the ,rulers be able1 nor shall any power of the emanations of the ,light1 they shall not be able to approach that soul1 but all the ,places of the ,rulers1 with all the ,places of the emanations of the ,light are wont each to hymn unto it in their ,places1 being in fear before the ,light of the effluence which envelopeth the soul1 even until #bab;b it passeth through them all1 and goeth unto the ,place of the ,inheritance of the mystery which it received1 namely1 the mystery of the ,only ,one1 the ,ineffable and it becometh joined in unto his members4 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,it will become in all the ,places in the time of a man shooting an arrow4 ,now therefore also1 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,every man who will receive that ,mystery of the ,ineffable and is complete or fulfilleth 7it7 in all its types with all its figures1 is a man being in the ,world1 but he excelleth all ,angels and he will excel more than they all1 he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the ,archangels1 and he will excel more than they all4 #bac;a ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the ,tyrants1 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the ,lords1 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the ,gods1 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the luminaries 7phoster71 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the pure 7lights71 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the ,triple powers1 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the ,forefathers1 and he will be exalted #bac;b over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all the ,invisibles1 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth the great ,forefather invisible1 and he will also be exalted over him4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth all those of the ,middle1 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth the emanations of the ,treasury of the ,light1 and he will be exalted over them all4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth the ,confusion1 and he will be exalted over all of it4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he excelleth the whole ,place of the ,treasury1 and he will be exalted over all of it4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but he will become ,king with me in my kingdom4 ,he is a man #bad;a being upon the ,world1 but he becometh ,king in the ,light4 ,he is a man being upon the ,world1 but not one 7out7 of the ,world is he1 and ,amen ,i say to you1 ,that man is ,i and ,i am that man3 and in the dissolution of the ,world1 namely1 whenever the ,universe should be caught-up and whenever should be caught-up all the number of the perfect souls1 and ,i become ruling in the midst of the last ,helpers1 ruling over all the emanations of the ,light1 and ruling over the seven ,amens1 with the five ,trees1 with the three ,amens1 with the nine ,guards1 and ruling over the child of the child1 namely the #bad;b ,twin-saviours1 and ruling over the twelve ,saviours1 with all the number of the perfect souls1 these which will receive the mystery of the ,light4 ,and every man who will receive the mystery in the ,ineffable will become fellow-,king with me1 they will sit on my right 7hand7 and on my left in my kingdom4 ,and ,amen ,i say to you1 ,those men are ,i1 and ,i am those4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 ,ye will sit upon your thrones on my right 7hand7 and on my left in my ,kingdom and ye will reign with me4 ,because of this therefore ,i did not spare1 nor was ,i ashamed1 calling you1 ,my brothers and my #bae;a friends1 because that ye will become fellow-,kings with me in my kingdom4 ,these therefore ,i am saying them unto you1 ,i am knowing that ,i shall give to you the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 which ,mystery is ,i1 and ,i am that ,mystery4 ,now therefore not only ye will reign with me1 but every man who will receive the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 they will become ruling with me in my kingdom1 and ,i am them1 and they are ,i3 but my throne will become more excellent than they1 because that ye will suffer in the ,world beyond every man1 even until ye preach every word which ,i shall say unto you3 but your thrones will become fastened unto mine in my kingdom4 ,because of this ,i said #bae;b unto you once1 ,the place in which ,i shall become1 will become with me also my twelve ,deacons3 but ,maria the ,magdalene with ,iohannes the ,virgin will become excelling all my disciples4 ,and every man who will receive ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 they will become on my left and on my right1 and ,i am they and they are ,i4 ,and they will be equal with you in every thing4 ,but nevertheless your thrones will become excelling theirs1 and my throne even mine will become excelling yours4 ,and every man who will find the word of the ,ineffable1 ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,the men will know that word1 they will know the knowledge of all these words which ,i said unto you1 those of the depth and those of the height1 those of the length with those of #baf;a the breadth1 in one word1 they will know the knowledge of all these words which ,i said unto you1 and those which ,i said not unto you1 these ,i shall say unto you according to ,place and according to array in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,and ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,they will know in what sort the ,world is placed1 and they will know in what type all the things of the ,height are placed1 and they will know because of what thing the ,universe became4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 sprang up ,maria the ,magdalene1 said she1 ,my ,lord bear with me1 and be not angry with me seeking after every thing in an exactness with a certainty4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 then is one the word of the ,mystery of the ,ineffable and one the word of the knowledge of the ,universe #baf;b8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he1 ,yea one 7is7 the ,mystery of the ,ineffable and one is the word the knowledge of the ,universe4 ,but also answered ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 bear with me1 seeking from thee1 and be not angry with me4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 except we live and know all the word of the ,ineffable1 shall we not be able to inherit the kingdom of the ,light8 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,yea1 for every one who will receive the ,mystery of the kingdom of the ,light1 each will go and inherit even unto the ,place unto which he received mystery2 but he will not know the knowledge of the ,universe because of what all these 7things7 became1 except he should know the one word of the ,ineffable namely1 the knowledge of the ,universe4 ,and also openly #bag;a ,i am the knowledge of the ,universe4 ,and also it is impossible to know the one word of the knowledge1 except forsooth he receive the ,first ,mystery of the ,ineffable3 but every man who will receive mystery in the ,light will go each and inherit unto the ,place unto which he received mystery4 ,because of this ,i said unto you once1 ,he who believeth a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet1 and he who believeth a righteous 7man7 will receive the reward of a righteous man1 namely1 even unto the ,place which each receiveth mystery he will go unto it4 ,he who receiveth1 being prepared is going to inherit the mystery which is less1 and he who will receive mystery being more excellent he is going to inherit the ,places which are exalted4 ,and each will remain in his ,place in the ,light of my kingdom4 ,and each will be the authority unto the array which is below him2 but #bag;b he will not be the authority to go unto the array which is above him1 but he is going to remain in the ,place of the ,inheritance of the ,light of my kingdom1 becoming in a great light for which there is not measure by the ,gods with all the ,invisibles1 and he 7will7 become in great joy with great delight4 ,now therefore also hear that ,i may speak with you concerning the glory of those who will also receive the mystery of the ,first ,mystery4 ,he who will receive therefore the mystery of that ,first ,mystery1 will become at the time 7at7 which he cometh out of the body of the matter of the ,rulers1 come the ,receivers of the ,contentious 7ones71 and bring the soul of that man out of the body2 and that soul will become a great overflow of light among the ,receivers of ,contentious 7ones73 and those ,receivers will fear before #bah;a the light of that soul1 and that soul will go unto the ,height1 and pass through all the ,places of the ,rulers1 with all the ,places of the emanations of the ,light3 and it will not give answer nor defence nor symbol in any ,place of the ,light1 nor in any ,place of the ,rulers2 but it will pass through in all the ,places and it will surpass all1 and go and reign over all the ,places of the ,first ,saviour4 ,likewise also he who will receive the second mystery of the ,first ,mystery with the third with the fourth even until he receive the twelfth mystery of the ,first ,mystery1 whenever he should become in the time 7at7 which they come out of the body of the matter of the ,rulers1 come the ,receivers #bah;b of ,contentious 7ones7 and bring the soul of that man out of the body of the matter1 and those souls will become a great overflow of light among the ,receivers of ,contentious 7ones74 ,and those ,receivers will fear before the light of that soul1 and they will be weakened and fall upon their face4 ,and those souls will fly unto the ,height at the hour and pass over all the ,places of the ,rulers1 and in all the ,places of the emanations of the ,light1 and they will not give answer nor defence in any ,place nor symbol3 but it will pass through in all the ,places and they surpass all within1 and they will reign over all the ,places of the twelve ,saviours1 so that those who receive the second #bai;a mystery of the ,first ,mystery will reign over all the ,places of the second ,saviour in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,likewise also those who receive the third mystery of the ,first ,mystery with the fourth with the fifth with the sixth even until the twelfth1 each will reign over all the ,places of the ,saviour1 who received the mystery unto him4 ,and he who will receive twelve 7twelfth1 ,,ms7 mysteries one after 7upon1 ,,ms7 another of the ,first ,mystery1 namely1 the absolute ,mystery1 this concerning which ,i speak with you4 ,and he who will receive therefore those twelve 7twelfth1 ,,ms7 mysteries these which are reckoned unto the ,first ,mystery1 whenever he should come out of the ,world1 he will pass through all the ,places of the ,rulers1 with all the ,places of the ,light1 being with a great effluence of the ,light #bai;b4 ,and also he will reign over all the ,places of the twelve ,saviours4 ,but they will not be equal with those who receive the one ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 but he who will receive that ,mystery will remain in those arrays1 because that they surpass1 and he will remain in the arrays of the twelve ,saviours4 ,it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward ,maria the ,magdalene1 she kissed the feet of ,jesus1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 bear with me1 and be not angry with me1 seeking from thee1 but have mercy on us1 my ,lord1 and reveal to us every thing which we shall seek after4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 how hath the ,first ,mystery the twelve mysteries2 the ,ineffable 7only7 one mystery is that which it hath8 ,answered ,jesus said he to her1 ,one 7only7 mystery however at least is that which #bbj;a it hath1 but that mystery doeth three mysteries being the one 7only7 mystery1 but different type 7is7 of each of them4 ,and also it is wont to do five mysteries1 being yet one only1 but different 7is7 the type of each3 so that the five mysteries are equal with one another in the mystery of the kingdom in the ,inheritances of the ,light4 ,but different 7is7 the type of each of them1 and their kingdom excelleth and is being exalted above the whole kingdom of the twelve mysteries one after 7upon1 ,,ms7 another of the ,first ,mystery3 but they are not equal in the kingdom with the one 7first1 ,,ms7 mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the kingdom of the ,light4 ,likewise again the three mysteries are not equal also in the kingdom which 7is7 in the ,light1 but different 7is7 the type of each of them4 ,and they also again are not equal in the kingdom #bbj;b with the one 7only7 mystery of the ,first ,mystery in the kingdom of the ,light4 ,and different is the type also of each of them three1 and the type of the figures of each of them varieth from one to another4 ,the first indeed if thou shouldest complete its mystery throughout1 and stand and complete it well in all its figures1 until thou comest out of the body of the present1 and become a great overflow of light of effluence1 and pass 7i4e4 the soul7 through every ,place of the ,rulers with all the ,place of the ,light1 all fearing before the light of that soul1 even until it goeth unto the ,places of its kingdom4 ,also the second mystery of the ,first ,mystery1 if thou shouldst complete its mystery well in all its figures1 the man therefore who will complete #bba;a its mystery1 whenever he should say that mystery over the head of every man who cometh out of the body1 and he 7should7 say it unto his two ears4 ,if indeed the man who cometh out of the body of matter having received the mystery another time1 and is made partaker in unto the word of the truth4 ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,that man whenever he should come out of the body of the matter1 his soul will become a great effluence of ,light and 7will7 pass through every ,place1 even until it go unto the kingdom of that mystery4 ,but if he1 that man did not receive mystery and 7was7 not made partaker unto the words of the truth1 he who completeth that mystery1 whenever he should say that mystery over the head of the man who cometh out of the body1 this who did not receive mystery of the ,light1 and #bba;b who communicated not in the word of the truth4 ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,that man whenever he should come out of the body1 they are not wont to judge him in any ,place of the ,rulers1 nor will they be able to punish him in any ,place1 nor the fire will touch him through the great mystery of the ,ineffable1 which becometh with him3 and they will hasten quickly1 and deliver him up to one another1 and steer him along 7from ,place to ,place7 and from array to array1 even until they take him 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light1 all the ,places fearing before the mystery with the sign of the kingdom of the ,ineffable1 this which becometh with him3 and whenever they should take it 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light1 the ,virgin will see the sign of the mystery of the kingdom #bbb;a of the ,ineffable1 becoming with him1 is wont to wonder the ,virgin of the ,light1 and she is wont to prove him4 ,but she is not wont to cause them to take him unto the ,light1 until he completeth all the duties 7politia7 of the ,light of that mystery1 which are these the purifications of the renunciation of the ,world and with all the matter which is in it4 ,the ,virgin of the ,light is wont to seal him with a seal more excellent1 which is this1 7the form of the seal is not given71 and to cause them to cast him in any month in which he came out of the body of the matter unto a body being about to become righteous1 this being about to find the ,godhead of the truth1 with the mysteries which are high1 and 7to7 inherit them1 and 7to7 inherit the ,light unto age1 namely1 the free-gifts of the second mystery of the ,first ,mystery of the ,ineffable4 ,the third #bbb;b ,mystery also of that ,ineffable1 the man indeed who will complete that mystery1 not only because whenever he should come out of the body being about to inherit the kingdom of the mystery1 but whenever he should perform and complete it with all its figures1 which is this1 that whenever he should do that mystery and complete it well1 and mention by name that mystery over a man coming out of the body1 having known that mystery1 this 7man7 who having delayed1 or rather did not delay this 7man7 who becometh in the punishments which are cruel of the ,rulers1 and with their judgments which are cruel with their fires which are various3 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,the man who cometh out of the body1 whenever they should name this mystery for his sake1 they will hasten quickly and remove him and deliver #bbc;a him up to one another1 even until they take him 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light1 and the ,virgin of the ,light will seal him with a seal being more excellent1 which is this 7the form of the seal is not given73 and in any month she will cause them to cast him unto the body of 7a7 righteous 7man71 this who will find the ,godhead of the truth with the mystery which is more excellent1 and he 7will7 inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,this therefore is the free-gift of the third mystery of the ,ineffable4 ,now therefore every one who will receive 7one7 out of the five mysteries of the ,ineffable1 this whenever he should come out of the body and inherit unto the ,place of that mystery 7and the kingdom of those five mysteries7#aad #bbc;b they are equal with one another in their kingdom1 but they are not equal with the three mysteries of the ,ineffable4 ,he who also receiveth out of the three mysteries of the ,ineffable1 whenever also he should come out of body he will inherit unto the kingdom of that mystery1 and those three mysteries are equal with one another1 they are in the kingdom and they are more excellent and they are higher than the five ,mysteries of the ,ineffable in the kingdom4 ,but they are not equal with the one 7only7 mystery of the ,ineffable4 ,he who receiveth also the one 7only7 mystery of the ,ineffable will inherit the ,place of the whole kingdom1 according as ,i finished saying unto you all his glory another time4 ,and every one who will receive the mystery1 which is in the ,space of the ,universe of the ,ineffable with all the other mysteries1 which are joined in the members of the ,ineffable #bbd;a1 these concerning which ,i did not yet speak with you with their distribution with the manner in which they stand1 and with the type of each as it is1 and because of what they called him1 ,the ,ineffable1 or because of what he stood being distributed with all his members1 and how many members there are becoming in him1 with all his arrangements1 these which ,i shall not say unto you now1 but whenever ,i should be about 7to say7 unto you the ,distribution of the ,universe1 ,i shall say unto you all one after another1 indeed his distributions with his form of words 7speaking of himself7 as he is with the joining of all his members1 belonging to the arrangement of the only one ,god of the truth1 inaccessible4 ,the ,place therefore unto which each will receive mystery in the ,space of the ,ineffable1 he will inherit unto #bbd;b the ,place which he received4 ,and those of the whole ,place of the ,space of the ,ineffable are not wont to give answer at every ,place1 nor are they wont to give defence nor are they wont to give symbol for ones without symbol are they2 and they have not ,receiver1 but they are wont to pass through all the ,places1 until they go unto the ,place of the kingdom of the mystery which they received4 ,likewise also those who will receive mystery in the second ,space have not answer nor defence1 for ones without symbol they are in that ,world1 that is the ,space of the first mystery of the ,first ,mystery3 and those of the third ,space also which is the outside1 namely1 the third ,space also from the outside1 each ,place hath in that ,space its ,receivers with its answer #bbe;a with its defence with its symbol1 these which ,i shall say unto you in the time 7in7 which ,i shall say unto you that mystery1 namely1 whenever ,i should finish saying unto you the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,nevertheless in the dissolution of the ,universe1 namely1 whenever should be completed the number of the perfect souls1 and 7should7 be completed the mystery this 7through7 which the ,universe entirely became1 ,i shall spend 7a7 thousand years according to the years of the ,light reigning over all the emanations of the ,light with all the number of the perfect souls1 these which received all the mysteries4 ,it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward ,maria the ,magdalene1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 how many years in the years of this ,world is a year of the ,light8 ,answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria #bbe;b1 ,a day of the light is ten hundred years of the ,world1 so that thirty-six ten thousand years with another half ten thousand years of the ,world is 7only7 one year of the ,light4 ,i shall spend therefore ten hundred years of the ,light1 reigning in the midst of the last ,helper1 reigning over all the emanations of the ,light and over all the number of the perfect souls1 these which received the mysteries of the ,light4 ,and ye1 my disciples1 with every one who will receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable will remain with me on my right 7hand7 and on my left reigning with me in my kingdom4 ,and those also who receive the three mysteries of the five mysteries of that ,ineffable will be fellow-,kings with you in the kingdom of the ,light4 ,and they #bbf;a will not be equal with you1 7but7 ye with those who receive the mystery of the ,ineffable are about to remain also after you reigning4 ,and those who receive the five mysteries of the ,ineffable are about to remain also after 7those who receive7 the three mysteries1 reigning also4 ,and also those who receive the twelve 7twelfth1 ,,ms7 mysteries of the ,first ,mystery are about to remain also further after 7those who receive7 the five mysteries of the ,ineffable and reigning also according to the array of each of them4 ,and all those who receive the mysteries in all the ,places of the ,space of the ,ineffable1 will reign also and remain also within those who receive also the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 being distributed according to the glory of each of them4 ,so that those who receive the mystery which is 7more7 excellent will remain in the ,place which is more excellent4 ,those who receive the mystery which is lower1 they will remain in the ,place which is lower1 #bbf;b reigning in the ,light of my kingdom4 ,these only are the lots of the kingdom of the first ,space of the ,ineffable1 those who receive also all the mysteries of the second ,space1 namely1 the ,space of the ,first ,mystery1 they will remain also in the ,light of my kingdom1 being distributed according to the glory of each of them1 each of them becoming in the 7,place of the7 mystery unto which he received4 ,and those who receive the mysteries which are more excellent will remain also in the ,place which is high1 and those who receive the mysteries which are lower1 being about to remain in the ,place which is lower in the ,light of my kingdom4 ,this is the lot of the second kingdom 7,king1 ,,ms7 of those who receive the mystery of the second ,space of the ,first ,mystery4 ,those who receive also the mysteries of the second ,space1 #bbg;a 7of the ,first ,mystery7 namely1 the first ,space 7reckoning7 from without1 those also1 they will remain after the second kingdom 7,king1 ,,ms7 being distributed also in the ,light of my kingdom according to the glory of each of them1 7they7 will remain in the ,place unto which they received mysteries so that those who receive the mysteries which are high1 will remain also in the ,places which are high1 ,and those who receive the ,mysteries which are lower1 they will remain also in the ,places which are lower4 ,these are the three lots of the kingdom of the ,light1 the mysteries of these three lots of the ,light they are numerous greatly greatly3 ye will find them in the great two books of ,ieou1 but ,i shall give to you1 and ,i shall say unto you the great mysteries of each lot1 these which are more excellent than each ,place1 namely1 the heads in every #bbg;b ,place and in every array1 these which will take the whole race of the mankind in unto the ,places which are high according to the ,space of the ,inheritance4 ,the remainder therefore of the ,mysteries which are lower ye need them not1 but ye will find them in the two books of ,ieou1 these which wrote ,enokh1 while ,i was speaking with him out of the ,tree of the ,knowledge1 and out of the ,tree of the ,life in the paradisos of ,adam4 ,now therefore whenever ,i should finish distributing to you the ,distribution of the ,universe1 ,i shall give to you and ,i shall say unto you the great mysteries of the three lots of my kingdom1 namely1 the heads of the mysteries which ,i shall give to you1 and which ,i shall say unto you in all their figures with all their types with all their tickets 7pebble1 ,,ms7 with the seals of the last #bbh;a ,space1 namely1 the first ,space 7reckoning7 from without4 ,and ,i shall say unto you the answers with the defences with the symbols of that ,space4 7,as for7 the second ,space however 7reckoning7 inwards they have not answer nor defence nor symbol nor ticket nor seal1 but only types are they with figures1 those which they have4 ,all these having finished saying them the ,saviour unto his disciples1 came forward ,andreas1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 ,be not angry with me1 but have pity upon me1 and reveal to me the mystery of the word of which ,i seek 7from7 thee3 otherwise it became hard for me and ,i understood it not4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to him1 ,seek after that which thou #bbh;b wishedst1 and ,i shall reveal it to thee face to face without parable4 ,but answered ,andreas1 said he1 ,my ,lord ,i am wondering and ,i am marvelling greatly1 that the men who are in the ,world1 who are in the body of this matter1 how1 whenever they should come out of this ,world1 they will pass over these firmaments1 with all these ,rulers1 with all the ,lords1 with all the ,gods1 with all these great ,invisibles1 with all those of the ,place of those of the ,middle1 and with those of the whole ,place of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand7 with all the great emanations of the ,light and all make their entrance and inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,this thing therefore1 my ,lord1 is difficult for me4 ,these therefore having said them ,andreas1 this spirit of the ,saviour moved in him he cried out1 #bbi;a said he1 ,how long am ,i to bear with you1 how long am ,i to suffer you1 if thus far also ye understood not1 and ye are without knowledge4 ,then ye know not1 ye1 and ye understand not that ye with all the ,angels with all the ,archangels1 with the ,gods1 with the ,lords1 with all the ,rulers1 with all the great ,invisibles1 with all those of the ,middle1 with those of the whole ,place of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand71 and with all the great emanations of the ,light1 with all their glory1 ye all one with another are out of the same lump with the same matter1 with the same substance1 and ye are out of the same ,confusion all of you3 and by the command of the ,first ,mystery was the ,confusion compelled 7to be7 until should be #bbi;b purified all the great emanations of the ,light with all their glory1 and until they should be purified from the ,confusion4 ,and they were not purified through their own selves1 but they were purified under compulsion according to the arrangement of the one only1 the ,ineffable4 ,and they1 they did not suffer at all1 and they did not transfer them from the ,places1 nor did they despoil them at all1 nor did they melt them down into bodies1 various1 nor did they become in any affliction4 ,yea1 verily therefore ye are the dregs of the ,treasury1 and ye are the dregs of the ,place of those of 7the7 ,right 7hand71 and ye are the dregs of the ,place of those of the ,middle1 and ye are the dregs of all the ,invisibles1 with all the ,rulers1 in one word #bcj;a1 ye are the dregs of all these4 ,and ye became in great tribulations with great afflictions in the change in bodies various of the ,world4 ,and after all these tribulations through your own selves ye agonised and ye fought having renounced all the ,world with all the matter which is in it3 and ye did not cease from seeking1 even until ye found all the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 these which purified you1 they made you pure light1 purified greatly2 and ye became light purified4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 ,seek that ye may find the 7things7 which ,i said unto you4 ,i said unto you1 ,ye shall seek after #bcj;b the mysteries of the ,light1 these which are wont to purify the body of the matter1 and make it pure light1 purified greatly4 ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,because of the race of the mankind1 because they are material ,i despoiled myself ,i brought all the mysteries to them of the ,light1 that ,i should purify them1 because they are the dregs of all the matter of their matter4 ,otherwise not any soul in all the race of the mankind would be saved4 ,and they would not inherit the kingdom of the ,light1 except that ,i brought to them the mysteries of purification4 ,for the emanations of the ,light need not the mysteries1 for they are purified1 but the race of the mankind1 they 7are7 those who need them1 because that they are all material dregs4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 #bca;a ,those who are at ease need not the physician1 but those who become badly1 namely1 ,those of the ,light need not the mysteries1 because they are light being purified3 but the race of the mankind1 they are those who need them1 because material dregs they are4 ,because of this therefore1 preach to all the race of the mankind1 ,desist not from seeking in the day with the night1 even until ye should find the mysteries of purification4 ,and say to the race of the mankind1 ,renounce all the ,world with all the matter which is in it3 otherwise he who receiveth and he who giveth in the ,world and who eateth and who drinketh in his matter and who liveth in all his cares with all his life 7politia1 ,,ms7 gathering in for himself matters 7close7 to #bca;b his other matter3 because that all this ,world with all the 7things7 which are in it with all its life 7politia1 ,,ms7 are material dregs1 and they will ask them each concerning their cleansing4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 ,renounce all the ,world with all the matter which is in it1 that ye should not gather in for you other matter unto your other matter which is in them4 ,because of this therefore1 preach to all the race of the mankind1 ,renounce all the ,world with all its life 7politia1 ,,ms71 that ye should not gather in for you other matter unto your other matter which is in you4 ,and say unto them1 ,desist not seeking in the day with the night and renew 7your seeking7 not yourselves1 until ye #bcb;a find the mysteries of purification1 these which will purify you and make you pure light2 and ye 7will7 go unto the ,height1 and ye 7will7 inherit the ,light of my kingdom4 ,now therefore1 thou also1 ,andreas with all thy brothers1 thy fellow-disciples1 concerning your renunciations with all your tribulations which ye received from ,place to ,place1 and with your changes in bodies various1 and with all your afflictions1 and after all these ye received the mysteries of purification1 ye became pure light purified greatly4 ,because of this therefore ye will go unto the ,height and make entrance to all the ,places of 7the7 emanations of the ,light2 and ye #bcb;b 7will7 become being ,kings in the kingdom of the ,light unto age4 ,this is the answer of the words after which ye seek4 ,now therefore also1 ,andreas1 yet art thou being in unbelief and with ignorance8 ,but whenever ye should come out of the body and go unto the ,height1 and arrive at the ,place of the ,rulers1 all the ,rulers will take shame before you2 because ye are the dregs of their matter1 and ye became ,light purified more than they all4 ,and whenever ye should arrive at the ,place of the great ,invisibles with the ,place of those of the ,middle1 with those of 7the7 ,right 7hand71 with the ,place of all the great emanations of the ,light1 ye will take glory together with them all1 because ye are the dregs of their matter1 and ye became #bcc;a light excellent more than they all4 ,and all the ,places will hymn before you1 even until ye go unto the ,places of the kingdom4 ,these therefore saying them the ,saviour1 knew ,andreas clearly not only he1 but knew all the disciples in directness that they will inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,they prostrated all one after 7upon1 ,,ms7 another at the feet of ,jesus1 they cried out1 they wept1 they besought the ,saviour1 saying1 ,o ,lord1 forgive the sin of the ignorance of our brother4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he1 ,i forgive and ,i shall forgive4 ,because of this therefore dispatched me the ,first ,mystery for me to forgive the sins of everyone4 99 99 99 99 99 ,half this last line is ornament3 more ornament follows1 and the title of the ,third ,document finishes the column4 ,footnote #aad3 ,legge adds3 excelleth the kingdom of the twelve mysteries of the ,first ,mystery and excelleth any mystery whichever1 which is below them4 ,but these five mysteries of the ,ineffable are equal etc4 ,,the ,,third ,,document ,a ,,part ,,of ,,the ,,books ,,of ,,the ,,saviour ,the ,interposed ,fragment #bcc;b and those who are worthy of the ,mysteries which dwell in the ,ineffable1 namely1 which did not proceed out3 these become before the ,first ,mystery and according to resemblance and 7with1 ,,ms7 equality with the word1 that ye may understand it1 so that they are the ,members of the ,ineffable3 and each according to the honour of his glory1 the head according to the honour of the head1 and the eye according to the honour of the eyes1 and the ear according to the honour of the ears1 and 7so with7 the rest of the ,members4 ,so that the thing 7is7 manifest1 that many members are1 but one body it is4 ,this indeed ,i am saying in an example with an equality with a comparison1 but in truth not of form1 nor did ,i manifest the word in truth1 but the ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 and every member #bcd;a which 7is7 in him1 according to the word 7with7 which ,i compared it1 namely1 those who dwell unto the ,mystery of the ,ineffable with those who dwell in him1 and the three ,spaces which 7are7 after them1 according to the ,mysteries in one of all of these in truth4 ,i am the ,treasury of them all1 this beside which there is not other ,treasury1 this which hath not his own upon the ,world4 ,but yet there are words becoming1 and there are mysteries and there are ,places4 ,now therefore happy is he who brought the ,mysteries unto the outward3 and a ,god is he who found these words of the ,mysteries of the second ,space which is in the ,middle4 ,and a ,saviour he is1 and uncontainable is he who found the words of the mysteries1 with the words of the third ,space which is on the inward3 and he excelleth the ,universe1 and he is acceptable to those who become in that third ,space1 #bcd;b because that the ,mystery1 in which they become1 with that in which they stand1 receiveth him4 ,because of this therefore he is equal unto them4 ,he who found also the words of the mysteries1 these which ,i wrote to you according to a comparison1 because they are the members of the ,ineffable4 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,he who found the words of those mysteries in truth of the ,god1 that that man1 he is the first in truth1 and he is equal unto him1 because of those words with the mysteries4 ,and the ,universe also stood because of that ,first 7,one74 ,because of this he who found the words of those mysteries is equal with the ,first 7,one74 ,for the knowledge of the comprehension of the ,ineffable 7is that7 in which ,i spake 7it7 with you to-day4 #bce;a ,continued also ,jesus in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,whenever ,i should go unto the ,light1 preach ye to all the ,world1 say unto them1 ,desist not in the day with the night seeking1 and hold not yourselves back 7in lower margin7 even until ye find the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 these which will purify you and make you pure light1 and take you unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce all this ,world with all the matter which 7is7 in it1 and with all its cares1 and with all its sins1 in one word1 with all its life 7politeia1 ,,ms71 which 7are7 in it1 that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from all the punishments which 7are7 in the judgments4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the murmuring1 that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the fire of the face #bce;b of a dog4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the listening that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light 7,schm4 supplies this71 and be delivered from the judgments of the face of a dog4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce litigiousness1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the punishments of ,ariel4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the false calumny1 that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the rivers of fire of the face of a dog4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the false witnessings1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 that ye may escape1 that ye may be delivered from the river of fire of the face of a dog4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the boastings with the prides1 that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the pits of fire of ,ariel4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the gluttony 7self-lovings1 ,,ms7 that ye may be #bcf;a worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the judgments of ,amente4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the garrulity that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the fire of ,amente4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the wiles which are evil1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the punishments which 7are7 in ,amente4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the lovings of the greater portion1 that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the rivers of flame of the face of a dog4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the lovings of the world that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the vesture of pitch and fire of the face of a dog4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the robberies1 that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light and be delivered from the rivers #bcf;b of flame of ,ariel4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the words which are evil1 that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the punishments of the rivers of flame4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the wickednesses1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the seas of fire of ,ariel4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the unmercifulnesses1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the judgments of the faces of the dragon4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the angers1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the rivers of flame of the faces of the dragons4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the curse1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the fire of the seas of the faces of the dragons4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the blasphemy1 and be worthy #bcg;a of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the seas which boil of the faces of the dragons4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the thievings1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from ,ialtabaoth4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the slander1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the rivers of fire of the face of lion4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the fightings and the quarrellings1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the rivers which are boiling of ,ialtabaoth4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the ignorance1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light and be delivered from the ministers of ,ialtabaoth1 with the fires of the seas4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the villainies1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from all the #bcg;b demons of ,ialtabaoth with all his punishments4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the senselessness1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the seas of pitch of ,ialtabaoth which are boiling4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the adulteries1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the seas of sulphur and pitch of the face of lion4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the murders1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the ,ruler of face of crocodile1 this who 7is7 in the cold1 the first chamber which is in the ,darkness which is outer4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the unmercifulnesses with the impiousnesses1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the ,rulers of the ,darkness which is outer4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the godlessnesses #bch;a and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the weeping with the gnashing of the teeth4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the witchcraft1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from the great cold with the hail of the ,darkness which is outer4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the blaspheming1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from all the punishments of the great dragon of the ,darkness which is outer4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the teaching of error1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and be delivered from all the punishments of the great dragon of the ,darkness which is outer4 ,say unto those who teach in the teachings of error1 with every one who learneth through them1 ,woe to you1 ye1 because if ye do not repent and forsake #bch;b your error1 ye will go unto the punishments of the great dragon with the ,darkness which is outer1 this which is cruel greatly1 and they will not cast you unto the ,world for unto age1 but ye will become existenceless outside4 ,say unto those who will forsake the teaching of the truth of the ,first ,mystery1 ,woe to you1 ye1 because your punishment is evil beyond 7that of7 all men4 ,for ye will remain in the great cold1 the ice with the hail in the midst of the dragon with the ,darkness which is outer1 and they will not cast you unto the ,world from this hour unto age1 but ye will become petrified at that place4 ,and in the dissolution of the ,universe ye will be wasted away1 and ye will become without existence unto age4 ,say also further unto the men #bci;a of the ,world1 ,be quiet and receive the mysteries of the ,light and go unto the ,height of the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,do love of man1 and be worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height of the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,be meek and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,be peaceable and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,be merciful and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,do alms and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 #bci;b ,minister unto the poor with those who are sick1 with those who are paralysed1 and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,do love of ,god and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,be righteous and receive the mysteries1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,be good and receive the mysteries1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,renounce the ,universe1 and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,these are all the limits of the roads for those who are worthy of the mysteries of the ,light4 ,these therefore of this kind who renounced this renunciation1 give to them #bdj;a the mysteries of the ,light1 and hide them not from them at all1 even if they are sinners and they became in every sin with every unlawfulness1 all which ,i said unto you of the ,world1 that they should turn and repent and should become in the submission which ,i say to you now1 ,give to them the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 do not hide them from them at all1 for because of the sinfulness ,i 7we1 ,,ms7 brought the mysteries unto the ,world1 that ,i should forgive all their sins which they did from the first4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 ,i came not to invite the righteous4 ,now therefore ,i brought the mysteries1 that they should forgive the sins of every one1 and take them unto the kingdom of the ,light3 for the mysteries1 they #bdj;b are the free-gift of the ,first ,mystery1 for him to blot out the sins with the unlawfulness of all the sinners4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 then there is man righteous1 being complete in all the righteousness1 and that man having not any sin at all4--,such a one they will torment him in the punishments with the judgments1 or otherwise8 ,or otherwise rather1 that man they will take away in unto the kingdom of the heavens1 or not8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,a man righteous1 this being complete in all the righteousness1 and he did not any sin #bda;a ever1 and such a one having not received any mystery of the ,light ever1 whenever should happen the time 7of his7 coming out of the body1 immediately are wont to come the ,receivers of the one of the great ,triple powers1 these in whom there is a great 7one71 and they 7will7 carry off the soul of that man from the ,receivers of ,contentious 7ones71 and spend three days moving round with it in all creations of the ,world4 ,after the three days they are wont to take it down unto the ,chaos1 and take it through in all the punishments of the judgments1 and send it unto all the judgments4 ,and the fires of the ,chaos are not wont to molest it greatly1 but #bda;b in part they are wont to molest it for a little time3 and in haste quickly they are wont to have mercy on it and bring it up from the ,chaoses1 and take it on the road of the ,middle through all those ,rulers4 ,and they are not wont to punish it in their judgments which 7are7 cruel1 but the fires of their ,places are wont to molest it in part3 and whenever they should take it unto the ,place of ,iakhthanabas the unmerciful1 they are not wont to be able to punish it1 indeed at least in his evil judgments1 but he is wont to hold it down for a little time1 while the fire of his punishments molesteth it in part4 ,and also speedily they are wont to have mercy on it in those their ,places4 #bdb;a ,and they are not wont to take it out of the ,aeons1 that the ,rulers of their ,aeon should not take it away in the firmaments1 but they are wont to take it through the road of the light of the sun and take it up 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light1 until she should prove it and find it free from sin1 and she is not wont to cause them to take it unto the ,light1 because the sign of the kingdom of the ,mystery is not becoming with it1 but she is wont to seal it in a seal which is excellent1 and cause them to cast it unto the body among the ,aeons of the righteousness3 this body which is about to become good1 and find the sign of the mysteries of the ,light and inherit the kingdom of the ,light unto age4 ,if that 7one7 sinneth once or twice or thrice1 this1 also1 they will reject unto the ,world according to the type of the sins which he did1 these of which ,i shall say their types unto you1 #bdb;b whenever ,i should finish saying unto you the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,but ,amen1 amen ,i say unto you1 ,even if a man 7is7 righteous having not done any sin at all1 it is impossible for them to take him unto the kingdom of the ,light1 because that the sign of the kingdom1 of the mysteries is not becoming with him1 in one word1 it is impossible to take the soul unto the ,light without the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 came forward ,iohannes1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 then if a man1 sinner1 lawbreaker1 being complete in every unlawfulness2 and he ceased from all of them1 because of the kingdom of the heavens1 and he renounced all the ,world with all its matter which 7is7 in it2 and we give to him from the beginning the mysteries #bdc;a of the ,light1 these which 7are7 in the first ,space from without 7the outward part1 ,,ms72 and whenever he should receive the mysteries1 after a little more time he turned and transgressed1 and also after these he turned and ceased from every sin2 and he turned and renounced all the ,world with all the matter which is in it1 and cometh also1 and becometh in a great repentance2 and we know in truth that he wisheth for ,god2 and we give to him the second mystery of the first ,space1 these which are on the outward part3 likewise also again he turned and transgressed1 and became also in the sins of the ,world2 and also after these he turned and ceased from the sins of the ,world1 and further he renounced all the ,world with all the matter which is in it2 and further he became in a great repentance2 and we knew in an exactness1 and #bdc;b not being hypocritical2 and we turned and gave to him the mysteries of the beginning1 these 7which7 become in the first ,space from without 7the outward part1 ,,ms74 ,likewise also he turned and sinned and became in every type 7type type1 ,,ms71 wishest thou for us to forgive him until as far as seven times1 and we 7should7 give to him the mysteries1 these which are in the first ,space from within 7the inward part1 ,,ms7 until as far as seven times1 or otherwise4 ,answered also the ,saviour1 said he to ,iohannes1 ,not only forgive to him as far as seven times1 but ,amen ,i say to you1 ,forgive him as far as seven times of a multitude of times3 and give to him every time the mysteries from the beginning1 these which are in the first ,space from without 7the outward part1 ,,ms73 perhaps indeed ye will gain the soul of that brother1 and he 7will7 inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,because of this when ye had asked me once1 saying1 ,whenever #bdd;a our brother should sin against us1 wishest thou for us to forgive to him as far as seven times8 ,i answered1 ,i said to you in a parable1 saying1 ,not only as far as seven times1 but as far as seven of seventy times4 ,now therefore forgive to him a multitude of times1 and give to him every time the mysteries which 7are7 on the outward part1 these which are in the first ,space3 perhaps indeed ye 7will7 gain the soul of that brother1 and he 7will7 inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,amen1 amen ,i say to you1 ,he who will vivify one soul1 and deliver it1 beside the glory which he hath in the kingdom of the ,light he will receive other glory on account of the soul which he delivered3 so that he who will deliver a multitude of souls1 beside the glory which he hath in 7the kingdom of the ,light7 #bdd;b he will receive other multitude of glory on account of the souls which he delivered4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 sprang up ,iohannes said he1 ,my ,lord1 bear with me1 seeking from thee1 for from now ,i am about to begin to seek from thee concerning everything1 concerning the manner in which we are to preach to the mankind4 ,if therefore that brother1 whenever ,i should give to him a mystery among the mysteries of the beginning1 these which become in the first ,space from without 7the outward part1 ,,ms71 whenever ,i should give to him a multitude of mysteries1 and he doeth not that which is worthy of the kingdom of the heavens1 wishest thou for us to pass him on in unto the mysteries of the second ,space1 perhaps we 7shall7 gain the soul of that brother1 and he 7will7 turn and repent and inherit the kingdom of the ,light8 ,wishest thou for us to pass him on in #bde;a unto the mysteries or otherwise1 these which 7are7 in the second ,space8 ,but answered the ,saviour said he to ,iohannes1 ,if a brother is being not hypocritical1 but wisheth for ,god in truth1 ye having given to him a multitude of times the mysteries of the beginning1 and this because of the compulsion of the elements of the ,destiny1 he having not done that which is worthy of the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 forgive to him1 pass him on in1 give to him the first mystery which is in the second ,space3 perhaps indeed ye 7will7 gain the soul of that brother4 ,and if1 having not done that which is worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 and he did the transgression with every sin 7the sins the sins1 ,,ms7 and also after these he turned1 he became in a great repentance1 and he renounced all the ,world1 and he ceased from all the sins of the ,world1 and ye knew in an exactness that #bde;b he was not being hypocritical1 but wishing for ,god in truth1 turn again1 forgive to him1 pass him on inwards1 give to him the second mystery in the second ,space of the ,first ,mystery3 perhaps indeed ye 7will7 gain the soul of that brother and he 7will7 inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,and also if he did not do that which is worthy of the mysteries1 and he became in the transgression with every sin 7the sins the sins1 ,,ms7 and also after these he turned1 he became in a great repentance1 he renounced all the ,world with all its matter which is in it1 and he ceased from the sins of the ,world1 and ye know truly that he was not being hypocritical but wishing for ,god of the truth1 turn ye again forgive to him1 7and receive from him his repentance1 ,m7 because a compassion of mercy is the ,first ,mystery3 pass on1 also1 that man inwards1 give #bdf;a to him the three mysteries one after 7upon1 ,,ms7 another in the second ,space of the ,first ,mystery4 ,if that man should transgress and become in every sin 7the sins the sins1 ,,ms7 ye shall not forgive to him from this hour1 nor shall ye receive from him his repentances1 but let him become among you as a scandal and as transgressor3 for ,amen ,i say to you1 ,those three mysteries will become to him witness unto his last repentance1 and he hath not repentance from that hour4 ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,that man they have not cast back his soul unto the ,world which is on the ,height from this hour1 but it will become in the dwelling place of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer4 #bdf;b ,for concerning the souls of these men of this kind1 ,i said unto you once in a parable saying1 ,whenever thy brother sinneth against thee reprove him 7thee1 ,,ms7 between thee and him alone4 ,if he should hearken unto thee1 thou wilt gain thy brother4 ,if he should not hearken unto thee1 take with thee another1 if he should not hearken unto thee with the other1 bring him unto the ecclesia1 if he should not hearken unto the others1 let him become with you as a scandal1 and which is this1 if he should not be profitable in the first mystery1 give to him the second2 and if he should not be profitable in the second1 give to him the three one after another1 namely1 the ecclesia1 and if he should not be profitable in the third mystery1 #bdg;a let him become with you as scandal and as transgressor4 ,and the word which ,i said unto you once1 that upon witness two1 as far as three witnesses1 every word shall stand1 namely1 those three mysteries will be witness unto his last repentance3 and ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,whenever that man should repent1 having not any mystery 7to7 forgive to him his sins1 nor have they received his repentance from him1 nor have they heard him at all from any of the mysteries except from the first mystery of the ,first ,mystery with the mystery of the ,ineffable4 ,these only are those which will receive the repentance of that man from him1 and they will forgive his sins1 because that compassions of mercy are those ,mysteries1 forgiving at every time4 ,these therefore #bdg;b having said them the ,saviour1 continued ,iohannes1 said he to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 then if a brother1 sinner greatly1 having renounced all the ,world with the matter which is in it1 with all its sins1 and with all its cares and we proved him and knew that he 7was7 not becoming in guile with hypocrisy but he is wishing to become in verity with truth1 and ye know that he was worthy of the mysteries of the second ,space or the third1 wishest thou once for us to give to him out of the mysteries of the second ,space or the third1 he having not yet received mystery at all of the kingdom of the ,light1 wishest thou for us to give to him1 or otherwise8 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,iohannes in the midst of the disciples1 #bdh;a ,whenever ye know in an exactness that that man renounced all the ,world with all its cares with all its life 7politeia1 ,,ms7 with all its sins1 and ye know in truth that he becometh not in guile nor was he becoming in hypocrisy1 nor was he becoming curious that he should know the 7things7 of the mysteries that they are being of what kind2 but he is wishing for ,god in truth1 this of this kind1 hide them not from him1 but give to him out of the mysteries of the second ,space with the third4 ,and ye also 7shall7 prove that he is worthy of which mystery3 and that which he is worthy of1 give to him and hide not from him3 7for7 otherwise whenever ye should hide 7them7 from him1 ye are guilty of a great offence4 #bdh;b ,if ye should give to him once in the second ,space or in the third1 and he 7should7 turn also and do sin1 ye shall continue also the second time until as far as the third time4 ,if also he should sin1 ye shall not continue to give to him1 because those three mysteries will become to him witness in his last repentance1 and ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,he who will give mystery to that man again in the second ,space or in the third1 he is guilty of a great offence4 ,but let him become with you as transgressor and as scandal4 ,and ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,that man they have not to cast back his soul unto the ,world from this hour1 but his #bdi;a dwelling place is in the midst of the mouth of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 the place of the weeping with the gnashing of the teeth4 ,and in the dissolution of the ,world his soul will become petrified and consumed by the cold which is cruel with the fire which is cruel greatly1 and it will become non-existent unto age4 ,but if also yet whenever he should turn and renounce all the ,world with all its cares with all its sins1 and become in a great life 7politeia1 ,,ms7 with a great repentance1 no mystery having been received from his repentance1 nor they having heard of it1 for them to have mercy on him and receive from him his repentance and forgive to him his sins1 except the mystery of the ,first ,mystery1 and with the mystery of the ,ineffable4 ,these only are they who will receive the repentance of that man #bdi;b from him and will forgive his sins1 because that compassions of mercy are those ,mysteries1 and they are forgivenesses of sin at every time4 ,but these having said them the ,saviour1 continued also ,iohannes1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 suffer me seeking from thee1 and be not angry with me1 for ,i am seeking after every thing in an exactness with a certainty1 concerning the manner 7in7 which we shall preach to the men of the ,world4 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,iohannes1 ,seek after every thing which thou seekest after1 and ,i shall reveal to thee more and more in boldness without parable1 or in an exactness4 ,but answered ,iohannes1 said he1 ,my ,lord1 whenever we should come preaching and 7should7 go into a city or a village1 and 7should7 come out in front of us #bej;a the men of that city1 and we know not what they are1 being in great guile with great hypocrisy1 and they 7should7 receive us unto them1 and take us in unto their house wishing to make trial of the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light2 and become playing the hypocrite with us in the subjection1 and we should think that they are wishing for ,god2 and we 7should7 give to them the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 and after these 7things7 we 7should7 know that they did not that which is worthy of the mystery1 and we 7should7 know that they played the hypocrite with us1 and they became with guile toward us1 and the mysteries also they did them in derision from place to place1 trying us and also our mysteries1 then what is the thing which will happen to these of this kind8 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to #bej;b ,iohannes1 ,whenever ye should go into a city or a village1 the house unto which ye will go in1 and they receive you unto them1 give to them a mystery3 if they are worthy then ye will gain their souls and they 7will7 inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,but if they should not be worthy1 but being with guile unto you1 and should do the mysteries also in derision1 trying you with the mysteries also1 then cry up unto the first mystery of the ,first ,mystery1 this which is wont to have mercy on every one3 say1 ,even1 the mystery which we gave to these souls impious and lawbreaking1 having not done that which is worthy of the mystery even1 but they made us for derision1 return the mystery unto us1 and make them alien to the mystery of thy kingdom unto age4 ,and shake off the dust #bea;a of your feet unto a witness to them1 saying to them1 ,your souls shall become as the dust of your house4 ,and ,amen ,i say to you1 ,in that hour will return to you every mystery which ye gave to them1 and they will take them away from them every word with every mystery of the ,place unto which they received figure4 ,concerning the men therefore of this kind ,i said unto you in a parable once1 saying1 ,the house unto which ye go in and they receive you unto it1 say to them1 ,the peace to you4 ,and if they are worthy1 let your peace come upon them1 and if they are not worthy1 let it return unto you your peace1 namely1 if those men do that which is worthy of the mysteries #bea;b and wishing for ,god of the truth1 then give to them the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light4 ,but if rather they are playing the hypocrite with you1 and they are being with guile unto you1 ye having not known1 and ye gave to them the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light2 and also after these 7things7 they did the mysteries in derision1 and they made trial also of you with the mysteries also1 do the first mystery of the ,first ,mystery and he will make return unto you every mystery which ye gave to them 7him1 ,,ms74 ,and he will make them alien to the mysteries of the ,light unto age4 ,and these men of this kind1 and they will not cast them back unto the ,world from this hour3 but ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,their dwelling place shall 7be7 in the midst of the mouth of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer4 ,but if yet in a time of repentance they should renounce #beb;a all the ,world1 with all the matter which is in it1 with all the sins of the world1 and they 7are they7 who become in all the subjection to the mysteries of the ,light1 not any ,mystery heard them1 nor have they forgiven their sins except by the one mystery of the ,ineffable1 this which is wont to be merciful to every one and forgiveth the sins of every one4 ,it happened1 ,jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 worshipped ,maria unto the feet of ,jesus1 she kissed them said she1 ,maria1 ,my ,lord suffer me seeking from thee1 and be not angry with me4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,seek after that which thou wishest to seek after1 and ,i shall reveal it to thee boldly4 ,but answered ,mariham1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 #beb;b then if a brother good 7agathos7 and who is good 7coptic word71 we having filled him with all mysteries of the ,light1 and that brother having a brother or a kinsman1 in one word1 being a man anyhow1 and this 7one7 being a sinner and being impious1 or otherwise1 he being not a sinner1 and this one of this kind came out of the body1 and the heart of the brother good1 being pained and being grieved for him because he becometh in judgments with punishments4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 what is that which we shall do until they remove him out of the punishments with the judgments which 7are7 cruel8 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,because of this word therefore ,i said unto you at another time1 but hear therefore that ,i may say in answer that ye may become1 #bec;a 7that7 ye should fulfil every mystery1 that they should call of against you1 ,those who are completed with every mystery4 ,now therefore every man sinner1 or otherwise being not sinners1 not only that whenever ye should wish for them to take them from the judgments with the punishments which 7are7 cruel1 but 7also7 for them to remove them unto a righteous body1 this which will find the mysteries of the ,godhead1 and go unto the ,height and inherit the kingdom of the ,light1 do the third mystery of the ,ineffable and say ye1 ,take away the soul of these manhoods1 this 7man7 which we think of in our heart1 take him out of every punishment of the ,rulers1 and hasten quickly1 and take it 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light3 and in the same month1 the ,virgin of the ,light 7will7 seal #bec;b him with a seal more excellent1 and in the same month1 let the ,virgin of the ,light cast him unto a body about to become righteous and become good1 and he 7will7 go unto the ,height and inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,but these whenever ye should say them1 ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,they are wont to hasten all those who work in all the array of the judgments of the ,rulers1 and give that soul unto hands of one another1 even until they take it up to the ,virgin of the ,light1 and the ,virgin of the ,light is wont to seal it with a sign of the kingdom of the ,ineffable1 and is wont to give it to her ,receivers1 and the ,receivers to cast it unto a body being about to be righteous1 and he being about to find the mysteries of the ,light and become good1 and go unto the ,height #bed;a and inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,behold1 this is 7that7 which ye ask me of4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 then thou didst not bring ,mysteries indeed unto the ,world1 that the man should not die by the death which is reckoned unto him by the ,rulers of the ,destiny3 because if it is being reckoned unto one for to die by the sword1 or for to die by the waters or in torture with torment with violence which 7are7 in the laws1 or by other evil deaths1 then thou didst not bring mystery unto the world1 that the man should not die among them by the ,rulers of the ,destiny1 but that he should die in a death sudden1 that he should not suffer any tribulation by these deaths of this kind3 because that1 we1 very many are those who are pursuing us #bed;b because of thee1 and we1 many are those who persecute us because of thy name1 that whenever they should torment us we should say the mysteries and come out of the body immediately having not suffered any tribulation4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to all his disciples1 ,because of this word which ye ask me of1 ,i said to you at another time3 but hear also that ,i may say unto you at another time3 not only ye but every man who will complete the first mystery 7of the ,first ,mystery of the ,ineffable1 he who will do therefore that ,mystery1 ,m71 and 7will7 complete it 7in7 its figures with all its types with its positions1 doing indeed it and coming not out of body1 but after completing that mystery with its figure with all its type1 afterwards therefore1 every time at which he will name that mystery1 #bee;a he will be delivered from all those which are reckoned unto him by the ,rulers of the ,destiny1 and at that hour he cometh out of the body of the matter of the ,rulers1 and his soul will become a great effluence of ,light1 and 7will7 fly unto the ,height1 and 7will7 pass through every ,place of the ,rulers with every ,place of the ,light1 until it should go unto the ,place of its ,kingdom3 neither is it wont to give answer nor defence in any ,place1 for it is one without symbol4 ,these therefore having said them ,jesus1 added ,maria1 she prostrated at the feet of ,jesus1 she kissed them1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 yet ,i shall seek from thee1 ,reveal to us and hide not from us4 ,answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria1 ,seek after that which ye seek after1 #bee;b and ,i shall reveal to you in boldness without parable4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then thou didst not bring mystery unto the world because of the poverty with the riches and because of the weakness with the strength1 and because of the diseased with the bodies which are sound1 in one word1 because of all these kinds1 that whenever we should go in the places of the country1 and they should not believe us1 and they should not hearken unto our words1 and we should do a mystery of this kind in those places1 that they should know truth truly that we are preaching the words of 7the ,lord of7 the ,universe8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria in the midst of the disciples1 ,concerning this mystery of which ye seek from me1 ,i gave #bef;a it to you at another time1 but ,i shall repeat also and say unto you the word4 ,now therefore ,maria1 not only ye but every man who will complete the mystery of the raising of the dead1 this is wont to cure the demons with every pain1 with every sickness1 and with the blind1 and with the lame1 with the maimed1 with the dumb1 with the deaf1 this ,i gave to you once4 ,he who taketh up a mystery and completeth it1 afterwards therefore whenever he should ask any 7every7 thing1 poverty and riches1 weakness and strength1 disease and sound body1 with every healing of the body1 and with the raising of the dead1 and to cure the lame with the blind with the deaf with the dumb1 with every sickness with every pain1 in one word1 he who will complete that mystery and ask 7every7 thing which ,i said1 it will #bef;b happen to him instantly4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 came forward the disciples1 they cried out all one after 7upon1 ,,ms7 another1 saying1 ,o ,saviour1 thou distracted us greatly with the greatnesses which thou sayest to us1 and because thou tookest away our souls1 and they became compelled to come out of us in unto thee1 7for7 because that ones out of thee they are4 ,now therefore because of these greatnesses were distracted our souls these which thou sayest unto us1 and they were pressed greatly greatly unto a wishing to come out of us unto the ,height unto the ,place of thy kingdom4 ,these therefore having said them the disciples1 added also the ,saviour1 said he to his disciples1 ,whenever ye should go to cities or kingdoms or countries1 preach to them at first1 saying1 ,seek at every hour1 and #beg;a leave not off even until ye find the mysteries of the ,light1 these which will take you in unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,say unto them1 ,take heed unto you of the teachings of error1 otherwise there are a multitude coming in my name saying1 ,i am1 being not ,i1 and they will deceive a multitude4 ,now therefore every man who cometh 7close7 to you and believe you1 and hearken unto your words1 and do that 7which is7 worthy of the mysteries of the ,light1 then give to them the mysteries of the ,light1 and hide not them from them3 and he who is worthy of the mysteries which are high1 give them to him1 and he who is worthy of the mysteries which are lower1 give them to him1 and hide not any from any4 ,the mystery indeed of the raising the dead and curing the sicknesses1 give it not to any1 nor teach in it3 because that mystery is the 7mystery7 of the ,rulers1 it with all its namings4 ,because of this therefore #beg;b give it not to any1 nor teach in it1 even until ye establish the faith in all the ,world3 that whenever ye should come into cities or countries and they do not receive you unto them1 and they believe you not and they hearken not unto your words1 and ye should raise dead 7ones7 in those places1 and cure the lame with the blind with the sicknesses which are various in those places3 and through you all these of this kind they will believe you1 that ye are preaching the ,god of the ,universe1 and they 7will7 believe every word from you3 because of this therefore ,i gave to you that mystery1 even until ye establish the faith in all the ,world4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 he added also in the word1 said he to ,maria1 ,now therefore hear1 ,maria1 concerning #beh;a the word of which thou sought from me1 ,what it is which compelleth the man even until he doeth sin4 ,now therefore they are wont to bear the child1 the power in him being small1 and being small in him the soul1 and being small in him the counterfeit spirit also in one word1 being small the three together3 having not any of them any perception of thing whether good or evil1 from the weight of the heedlessness which weigheth greatly3 and also being small the body also3 and the child is wont to eat out of the meats of the world of the ,rulers2 and is wont the power to attract to it7self7 from the particle of the power which is in the meats1 and is wont the soul to attract to it7self7 from the particle of the soul which is in the meats1 and is wont the counterfeit spirit to attract to it7self7 from the particle of the evil which is in #beh;b the meats with its lusts1 and is wont the body also to attract to itself the matter1 which perceiveth not which is in the meats4 ,the ,fate1 indeed is not wont to receive out of the meats1 because that it is not mixed up with them 7the others71 but in the condition in which it is wont to come unto the ,world it is wont to go also in it3 and gradually 7by little1 little1 ,,ms7 are wont the power with the soul with the counterfeit spirit to become great1 and each of them is wont to perceive according to his nature4 ,the power indeed is wont to perceive to seek after the ,light of the ,height1 the soul also is wont to perceive to seek after the ,place of the righteousness this which is mixed1 namely the ,place of the ,confusion1 the counterfeit spirit also is wont to seek after all evil with the lusts with every sin1 the body also is not wont to perceive anything1 except it taketh up power out of the matter4 #bei;a ,and then they are wont to perceive1 each of the three1 according to his nature4 ,and the ,contentious ones also are wont to tell to the ,ministers 7that7 they should follow them1 and become witness to every sin which they do1 concerning the manner in which they will punish them in the judgments1 and after these also1 the counterfeit spirit is wont to take notice and perceive all the sins with the evil1 which order unto the soul the ,rulers of the great ,destiny2 and it maketh them of the soul4 ,and is wont the power which is within to move the soul1 for it to seek after the ,place of the ,light1 and of all the ,godhead3 and is wont the counterfeit spirit to turn aside the soul1 and it is wont to compel it and cause it to do all his unlawfulnesses and with all his passions with all its sins persevering 7in them74 ,and is wont #bei;b to remain imparting to the soul1 and becoming enemy unto it1 causing it to do all these evils with all these sins4 ,and he is wont to instigate the ,contentious ministers that they should become witness against her in every sin which it will cause her to do3 still also coming1 she being about to rest herself in the night 7and7 in the day1 it is wont to move her in dreams or in lusts of the ,world4 ,and it is wont to cause her to lust after everything of the ,world1 in one word1 it is wont to urge her unto all things which order to it the ,rulers4 ,and it is wont to become enemy with the soul causing her to do the 7things7 which she would not4 ,now therefore ,maria1 then this is the enemy of the soul1 and this is that which compelleth her1 even until she doeth every sin4 ,now therefore whenever should become completed the time of that man1 at first indeed is wont to come out the ,fate and lead the man #bfj;a in unto the death by the ,rulers with their bonds1 these in which they were bound by the ,destiny3 and afterwards are wont to come the ,contentious ,receivers1 and bring that soul out of the body1 and afterwards are wont the ,contentious ,receivers they are wont to spend three days going about with that soul in all the ,places1 sending it unto all the ,aeons of the ,world3 7while7 followeth after that soul the counterfeit spirit with the ,fate1 and is wont the power to withdraw 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light4 ,and after the three days are wont the ,contentious ,receivers they are wont to bring that soul down down unto ,amente of the ,chaos4 ,and whenever they should bring her down unto the ,chaos they are wont to deliver her to those who punish4 ,and are wont the #bfj;b ,receivers to withdraw unto their ,places according to the arrangement of the works of the ,rulers1 because of the coming out of the souls4 ,and is wont the counterfeit spirit1 it is wont to become ,receiver of the soul1 allotting her1 convicting her according to the punishment1 because of the sins which it caused her to do4 ,and it is wont to become in a great enmity towards the soul1 and whenever the soul should complete the punishments in the ,chaoses according to the sins which she did1 is wont the counterfeit to bring her up from the ,chaoses allotting her1 convicting her from ,place to ,place because of the sins which she did4 ,and is wont to bring her out on the road of the ,rulers of the ,middle4 ,and whenever he should reach them1 they are wont to seek from her the mysteries of the ,fate4 ,and if she did not find them1 they are wont to seek from their ,fate4 ,and are wont those ,rulers1 they are wont to punish that soul #bfa;a according to the sins for which she is worthy 7to be punished74 ,these ,i shall say unto you1 viz43 the type of their punishment in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,whenever therefore it should happen1 whenever should be completed the time of the punishment of that soul in the judgments of the ,rulers of the ,middle1 is wont the counterfeit spirit1 it is wont to bring the soul up from all the ,places of the ,rulers of the ,middle1 it is wont to take her up before the light of the sun according to the commandment of the first man ,ieou3 and it is wont to take her 7close7 to the judge the ,virgin of the ,light4 ,she is wont to prove that soul1 and find it being a sinful soul4 ,and she is wont to cast her power of light in unto her1 because of setting up the soul and the body and the sharing of the perception4 ,these ,i shall say1 viz43 their type1 unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 #bfa;b ,and is wont the ,virgin of the ,light1 she is wont to seal that soul and lay her on one of her ,receivers1 and causeth them to cast her 7him1 ,,ms7 into a body worthy of the sins which she did3 and ,amen ,i say unto you that she shall not release that soul from the changes of the body1 having not given her last cycle 7of changes7 according to the 7things7 which are worthy 7for her74 ,these all therefore ,i shall say their type unto you with the type of the bodies unto which they shall cast them according to the sins of every soul1 these ,i shall say unto you all 7of them71 whenever ,i should finish saying to you the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,added also ,jesus in the word1 said he1 ,if also a soul is which is not wont to hearken unto the counterfeit spirit 7in7 all his works1 and this 7soul7 became good1 she received the mysteries of the ,light1 these which 7are7 in the second ,space1 or indeed these #bfb;a which 7are7 in the third ,space1 these which 7are7 from within 7on the inward part1 ,,ms73 whenever should be completed the time of that soul 7of coming7 out of the body2 and is wont the counterfeit spirit1 it is wont to follow that soul1 it with the ,fate1 it is wont to follow in the road by which it will go unto the ,height4 ,and having not yet been distant from the ,height1 she is wont to say the mystery of the loosing of her seals1 with all the bonds of the counterfeit spirit1 these with which the ,rulers bound it in unto the soul4 ,and whenever they should say them1 are wont to be loosed the bonds of the counterfeit spirit1 and it is 7wont7 to cease coming in unto that soul1 and it is wont to release the soul according to the commands which ordered unto it the ,rulers of the great ,destiny1 saying to it1 ,release not this soul except she say unto thee the mystery of the loosing of every seal1 these in which we bound thee in unto #bfb;b the soul4 ,whenever it should happen therefore1 whenever the soul1 whenever she should say the mystery of the loosing of the seals with all the bonds of the counterfeit spirit1 and 7whenever7 it ceaseth coming in unto the soul1 and ceaseth being bound in unto her1 and in that hour it is wont to say a mystery and dismiss the ,fate unto her ,place 7close7 to the ,rulers which 7are7 in the road of the ,middle4 ,and she is wont to say the mystery1 and dismiss the counterfeit spirit 7close7 to the ,rulers of the ,destiny unto the ,place in which they bound it unto her4 ,and in that hour she is wont to become a great effluence of light1 becoming of light greatly greatly1 and are wont the ,contentious ,receivers1 these which brought her out of the body1 they are wont to fear before the light of that soul1 and fall down upon their face4 ,and in that hour is wont that soul1 she is wont to become a great effluence of light1 and she is wont to #bfc;a become wing of light all of her1 and to pass through every ,place of the ,rulers with all the arrays of the ,light1 even until she goeth unto the ,place of her kingdom unto which she received mystery4 ,if also it is a soul1 having received mystery in the first ,space1 reckoning from without 7which is from without1 ,,ms71 and after receiving the mysteries and completing them1 and turned 7not ,m7 and committed sin again1 after the completion of the mysteries2 and also if should be completed the time of the coming out of that soul1 are wont to come the ,contentious ,receivers and bring that soul out of the body3 and is wont the ,fate with the counterfeit spirit1 they are wont to follow that soul because that the counterfeit spirit is being bound in unto her with the seals and the bonds of the ,rulers1 it is wont to follow after that soul walking on the roads of the counterfeit spirit3 she is wont to say the mystery of the loosening #bfc;b of all the bonds and all the seals with which the ,rulers bound the counterfeit spirit in unto the soul4 ,and whenever should the soul say the mystery of the loosening of the seals1 immediately are wont to be loosened the bonds of the seals1 these which bound the counterfeit spirit in unto the soul4 ,and whenever the soul1 whenever she should say the mystery of the loosening of the seals1 and immediately is wont to be loosened the counterfeit spirit2 and it is wont to cease coming in against the soul1 and it ceaseth from allotting the soul4 ,and immediately is wont to say a mystery1 the soul1 and hold down the counterfeit spirit with the ,fate and dismiss them from following her4 ,but there is not any of them being in their 7own7 authority3 but she is being in her 7their1 ,,ms7 authority3 and immediately are wont the ,receiver of that soul and the mysteries which she received1 they are wont to come and snatch away that soul from #bfd;a the ,contentious ,receiver4 ,and are wont the ,receivers1 they are wont to withdraw unto the works of the ,rulers in regard to the arrangement for the bringing out of the souls4 ,and are wont the ,receivers also of that soul1 these which belong unto the ,light1 they are wont to become wing of light unto that soul1 and she becometh vesture of light unto her7self74 ,and they are not wont to take her out of the ,chaoses1 because it is not right to take a soul having received mystery out of the ,chaoses1 but they are wont to take her by the road of the ,rulers of the ,middle3 and whenever she should arrive at the ,rulers of the ,middle1 are wont to come out to meet the soul those ,rulers1 becoming in a great fear with a flame which is fierce with varied faces1 in one word1 being in a great fear1 there being not measure unto it4 ,and immediately is wont the soul1 she is wont to say the mystery of their defence4 ,and they are wont to fear greatly and 7to7 fall upon their face being in fear #bfd;b before the mystery which she said1 and before her defence4 ,and is wont that soul1 she is wont to dismiss them to their ,fate1 saying to them1 ,receive to you your ,fate4 ,i am not coming unto your ,place from this hour4 ,i became strange unto you unto age1 being about to go unto the ,place of mine inheritance4 ,but these whenever should finish saying them the soul1 are wont the ,receivers of the ,light1 they are wont to fly with her unto the ,height1 and they are wont to take her out of the ,aeons of the ,destiny1 she giving the defence of the ,place to it with its seal1 these which ,i shall say unto you in the ,distribution of the mysteries4 ,and she is wont to give to the ,rulers the counterfeit spirit1 and she is wont to say unto them the mystery of the bonds with which they bound it in unto her 7him1 ,,ms74 ,and she is wont to say to them1 ,come 7take7 your counterfeit spirit4 ,i am not coming unto your ,place from this hour1 ,i became strange unto you unto age4 ,and she is wont to give the seal of each #bfe;a to him with his defence4 ,but these whenever should finish saying the soul1 are wont the ,receivers of the ,light1 they are wont to fly with her unto the ,height1 and they are wont to take her out of the ,aeons of the ,destiny1 and they are wont to take her up in all the ,aeons1 she giving the defence of each ,place to it1 with the defence of all the ,places1 with the seals of 7with1 ,,ms7 the ,tyrants of the ,king the ,adamas4 ,and she is wont to give the defence to all the ,rulers of all the ,places of the ,left1 these which ,i shall say unto you all their defences with their seals1 at the time 7in7 which ,i shall say unto you at the ,distribution of the mysteries4 ,and also are wont these ,receivers1 they are wont to take that soul up to the ,virgin of the ,light1 and also is wont that soul1 she is wont to give to the ,virgin of the ,light the seals with the glory of the hymn4 ,and is wont #bfe;b the ,virgin of the ,light and with the other seven ,virgins of the ,light1 they are all wont to prove that soul1 and all to find their signs in her1 with their seals with their baptisms with their chrisms4 ,and is wont the ,virgin of the ,light1 she is wont to seal that soul2 and the ,receivers of the ,light are wont to baptise that soul1 and give to her the chrism spiritual4 ,and are wont each of the ,virgins of the ,light1 they are wont to seal her with their seals1 and also are wont the ,receivers of the ,light1 they are wont to deliver her up to the great ,sabaoth the good1 this who 7is7 at the gate of the ,life in the ,place of those of the ,right 7hand71 this whom they are wont to call1 ,the ,father4 ,and is wont that soul1 she is wont to give the glory of the hymn with his seals with his defences4 ,and #bff;a is wont ,sabaoth the great1 good1 he is wont to seal her with his seals4 ,and is wont the soul1 she is wont to give her knowledge with the glory of the hymns with the seals of every ,place of those of the ,right 7hand71 they are all wont to seal her with their seals4 ,and is wont ,melkhisedek the great ,receiver of the ,light1 this who 7is7 in the ,place of those of the ,right 7hand71 he is wont to seal that soul4 ,and are wont the ,receivers of ,melkhisedek1 they are wont to seal that soul1 and to receive her unto the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and she is wont to give the glory with the honour with the respect of the hymns with all the seals of all the ,places of the ,light4 ,and are wont those of all the ,places of the ,treasury of the ,light1 they are wont to seal her with their seals4 ,and she is wont to go unto the ,place of her inheritance4 #bff;b ,these therefore the ,saviour having said them unto his disciples1 said he to them1 ,understand ye in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,sprang up again ,maria1 said she1 ,yea1 my ,lord1 ,i understand in what manner thou art speaking with me1 and ,i shall comprehend all of them4 ,now therefore concerning these words which thou sayest my understanding maketh four meanings in me1 and my ,light-dweller1 it led and it was glad1 it boiled in me wishing to come out of me and to go in unto thee4 ,now therefore1 ,my ,lord1 hear that ,i may say unto thee the four meanings which became in me4 ,the first meaning indeed which happened in me 7is7 concerning the word which thou saidst1 ,now therefore is wont the soul1 she is wont to give the defence with the seal to all the ,rulers who 7are7 in the ,place of the ,king1 the ,adamas1 and she is wont to give the defence #bfg;a with the honour with the glory of all their seals with the hymn of the ,places of the ,light4 ,concerning this word therefore which thou saidst unto us once1 they having brought to thee the stater1 thou sawest it being of silver and brass1 thou soughtest1 ,that of whom is this image8 ,said they1 ,that of the ,king it is4 ,but thou having seen it1 that it was mixed in silver and brass1 saidst thou1 ,give the part1 that of the ,king to the ,king4 ,and that of the ,god to the ,god1 namely1 whenever the soul should receive mystery she is wont to give the defence to all the ,rulers with the ,place of the ,king1 the ,adamas4 ,and the soul is wont to give the honour with the glory to those of all the ,places of the ,light4 ,and the word1 ,it shone when thou hadst seen it1 being of silver and brass4 ,that is the type of this1 the power of the ,light being in it1 namely1 the silver #bfg;b which is choice4 ,and being in her the counterfeit spirit1 namely1 the material brass4 ,then this1 my ,lord1 is the first meaning4 ,the second meaning also which thou finishedst saying to us now concerning the soul which receiveth mystery1 whenever it should come unto the ,place of the ,rulers of the road of the ,middle1 and they are wont to come out before her in a great fear greatly greatly1 and is wont the soul1 she is wont to give to them 7him1 ,,ms7 the mystery of the fear4 ,and they 7she1 ,,ms7 are wont to fear before her1 and she is wont to give the ,fate unto her ,place1 and she is wont to give the counterfeit spirit unto its ,place1 and she is wont to give the defence with the seals to each of the ,rulers who 7are7 upon the roads1 and she is wont to give the honour with the glory with the respect of the seals with the hymns to those of all the ,places of the ,light4 ,concerning this word1 my ,lord1 #bfh;a which thou saidst by the mouth of ,paulos our brother once1 ,give the tribute to him of the tribute1 and give the fear to him of the fear1 give the custom to him of the custom1 and give the honour to him of the honour1 and give the respect to him of the respect1 and do not owe anything to anyone4 ,which 7is7 this ,my ,lord1 ,the soul who receiveth mystery is wont to give the defence to all the ,places1 ,this is1 my ,lord1 the second meaning4 ,the third meaning also concerning the word which thou saidst unto us once1 ,the counterfeit spirit is wont to become enemy unto the soul1 causing it to do all the sins and all the passions1 and it is wont to convict her in the punishment concerning all the sins which it caused her to do1 in one word1 it is wont to be enemy unto the soul in every form4 ,concerning this word therefore which thou saidst unto us once1 ,the enemies of the man are his domestics #bfh;b namely the domestics of the soul are the counterfeit spirit with the ,fate1 these which are enemy unto the soul at every time causing her to do every sin with every wickedness4 ,then this1 my ,lord1 is the third meaning4 ,the fourth meaning also concerning the word which thou saidst1 ,if the soul should come out of the body1 and walk in the road of the counterfeit spirit1 and whenever it should not find the mystery of the loosening of all the bonds with the seals1 these which are bound to the counterfeit spirit1 and 7yet7 it should cease to be allotted unto her4 ,if therefore she should not find it1 is wont the counterfeit spirit1 it is wont to take the soul 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light1 the judge3 and is wont the judge1 the ,virgin of the ,light1 she is wont to prove the soul and find about her1 she having done sin2 and having not also found the mysteries of the ,light with her4 ,and she is wont to give #bfi;a her to one of her ,receivers1 and is wont her ,receiver1 he is wont to bring her and cast her unto the body1 and she is not wont to come out of the changes with the body1 having not given the last ,cycle4 ,concerning this word therefore my ,lord1 which thou saidst unto us once1 7,become7 being reconciled with thine enemy while thou art on the road with him1 lest-haply thine enemy should give thee to the judge1 and the judge should give thee to the officer and the officer should cast thee unto the prison1 and thou shalt not come out of that place1 having not given the last smallest coin 7lypton1 ,,ms71 namely1 the word 7said7 plainly1 ,every soul which cometh out of the body1 and walketh on the road with the counterfeit spirit1 and findeth not the mystery of the loosening of all the seals1 with all the bonds1 and 7yet7 is loosened from the counterfeit spirit1 which is bound unto her2 then that soul having #bfi;b not received mystery of 7in1 ,,ms7 the ,light1 having not found the mysteries of the loosening of the counterfeit spirit1 which is bound unto her4 ,she therefore finding it not1 is wont the counterfeit spirit1 it is wont to take that soul 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light2 and is wont the ,virgin of the ,light1 and that judge1 she is wont to deliver that soul unto one of her ,receivers1 and is wont her ,receiver1 he is wont to cast her unto the ,sphere of ,aeons1 and she is not wont to come out of the changes of the body1 having not given the last ,cycle which is reckoned unto her4 ,this therefore my ,lord1 is the fourth meaning4 ,it happened therefore1 ,jesus having heard these words1 saying them ,maria1 said he1 ,well 7done7 ,o happy ,maria1 the spiritual4 ,these are the explanations of the words which ,i said4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 yet ,i seek from thee #bgj;a because that from now ,i am about to begin to seek thee of everything in an exactness4 ,because of this therefore ,my ,lord1 be long suffering with us1 and reveal to us everything1 about which we shall seek thee1 concerning the manner also in which my brothers will preach to the race of all the mankind4 ,but these she having said them to the ,saviour1 answered also the ,saviour1 said he to her becoming in a great mercy in unto her1 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,not only shall ,i reveal to you every thing ye will seek after1 but from now also ,i shall reveal to you these other 7things7 which ye understood not to seek after them2 these mounted not upon the heart of the men1 these which knew not all the ,gods also who 7are7 among the men4 ,now therefore1 thou ,maria1 seek after that which thou art seeking after1 #bgj;b and ,i shall reveal it to thee face to face1 without parable4 ,but answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then in what type are wont the baptisms to forgive sin8 ,i heard thee saying1 ,are wont the ,contentious ,ministers1 they are wont to follow after the soul1 being witness unto her of every sin which she did1 that they should convict her in the judgments4 ,now therefore1 ,my ,lord1 are wont the mysteries of the baptisms1 are they wont to blot out the sins1 which are with the ,contentious ,ministers1 because they indeed are wont to make their forgetfulness8 ,now therefore ,my ,lord1 say unto us the type 7by7 which they are wont to forgive sin1 but we wish to know them in an exactness4 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,fairly indeed thou saidst1 the ,ministers however at least they are not 7those7 who are wont to bear witness of every sin1 but #bga;a they are wont to remain also among the judgments holding on to the souls1 convicting all the souls of the sinners1 these who received not mystery1 and they are wont to hold them down in the ,chaoses punishing them4 ,and are not wont those ,contentious 7ones7 they are not wont to prevail to pass through the ,chaoses1 for them to come unto the arrays which are above the ,chaoses1 and convict the souls which come out of those ,places4 ,now therefore the souls which receive mysteries1 it is not allowed for them to overpower them1 and take them out of the ,chaos1 that should convict them the ,contentious ,ministers1 but are wont the ,contentious ,ministers1 they are wont to convict the souls of the sinners1 and lay hold on these which received not mysteries1 these which are wont to bring from the ,chaoses4 ,the souls however who receive mysteries have not 7any7 work 7for which7 to convict them1 because they are not wont to come out of their ,places4 #bga;b ,and also whenever they should come1 they are not able to prevail to stand up before them1 nevertheless indeed they are not wont to be able to take them in those ,chaoses4 ,hear1 also1 that ,i may say unto you the word in truth in what type is wont the mystery of the baptism to forgive sin4 ,now therefore whenever the souls should do sin1 yet being upon the ,world are wont to come however at least the ,contentious ,ministers1 and bear witness to all the sins which the soul did1 lest haply indeed they should come out of the ,place of the ,chaos1 that they should convict her in the judgments1 these which are out7side7 of the ,chaoses4 ,and is wont the counterfeit spirit1 it is wont to bear witness of all the sins which did the soul1 that also he should convict her in the judgments1 these which are out7side7 of the ,chaoses4 ,and not only because it beareth witness of them1 but every sin of the souls it is wont to seal #bgb;a the sins1 and affix them in unto the soul1 that all the ,rulers of the judgments of the sinners should recognise her1 that she is a sinful soul1 and that they should know the number of the sins which she did from the seals which affixed unto her the counterfeit spirit1 that they should punish her according to the number of the sins which she did4 ,this is the manner in which they are wont to do to every soul of sinner4 ,now therefore he who will receive the mysteries of the baptisms1 are wont the mysteries of those1 they are 7it is1 ,,ms7 wont to become in a great fire being fierce greatly 7and7 wise1 and it burneth the sins3 and they are wont to go in unto the soul in concealment1 and it eateth in after all the sins1 these which affixed in unto it the counterfeit spirit1 they are wont to go also #bgb;b in unto the body in concealment1 and pursue all the pursuers in concealment1 and separate them on each side of the body2 for it is wont to pursue the counterfeit spirit and 7with1 ,,ms7 the ,fate1 and separate them outside the power and 7with1 ,,ms7 the soul1 and them on 7one7 side of the body1 so that the counterfeit spirit with the ,fate with the body it is wont to separate them unto one part3 the soul also with the power it is wont to separate them unto another part4 ,the mystery also of the baptism is wont to remain in the midst of the two1 and remain separating them from one another1 that it should cleanse them and purify them1 that they should not be defiled by the matter4 ,now therefore ,maria1 this is the manner in which are wont the mysteries of the baptisms to forgive sin and with every unlawfulness4 ,these then having said them the ,saviour1 said he to his disciples1 ,understand ye in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,sprang up ,maria1 said she #bgc;a3 ,yea1 ,my ,lord1 truly ,i fully take in every word which thou sayest4 ,concerning the word therefore of the forgiveness of the sins which thou saidst unto us once in a parable1 saying1 ,i came to cast fire upon the earth2 and also1 ,what is that which ,i wish1 except that it should be kindled3 and also thou separatedst plainly1 saying1 ,i have a baptism to be baptised in it2 and how shall ,i endure1 until it should be completed8 ,ye are thinking that ,i came to cast peace upon the earth8 ,nay but a division is that which ,i shall send4 ,for from now there are five 7who7 will become in one house1 there are three 7who7 will be upon two and two upon three4 ,this1 my ,lord1 is the word which thou saidst plainly4 ,the word indeed which thou saidst1 ,i came to cast a fire upon the earth and what is that which #bgc;b ,i wish1 except that it should be kindled1 which 7is7 this1 my ,lord1 that thou broughtest the mysteries of the baptisms unto the world8 ,and what is that which thou willest1 except that it should eat in after all the sins of the soul and purify them4 ,and also afterwards thou separatedst plainly saying1 ,i have a baptism to be baptised in it1 and how shall ,i endure1 even until it should be completed1 namely1 that thou wilt not remain in the ,world1 even until the baptisms should be completed1 and purify the perfect souls4 ,and also the word which thou saidst unto us once1 ,ye are thinking that ,i came to cast peace upon the earth8 nay1 but division is that which ,i came to cast3 because from now there are five 7who7 will become in one house2 there are three 7who7 will be divided upon two and two upon three1 namely1 the mysteries of the baptisms #bgd;a which thou broughtest unto the ,world1 it having made a division in the bodies of the ,world3 because that the counterfeit spirit with the body with the ,fate1 it separated them unto one part1 the soul also with the power it separated them unto another part1 namely1 that there are three who will be divided upon two and two upon three4 ,but these having said them ,maria1 said he the ,saviour1 ,well 7done71 ,o spiritual 7one7 of pure ,light1 ,maria1 this is the explanation of the word4 ,answered also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord yet also ,i am about to add in seeking from thee4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 bear with me seeking from thee4 ,behold indeed in boldness we knew the type 7in7 which are wont the baptisms to forgive sin3 now also the mystery of these 7this1 ,,ms7 three ,spaces with the mysteries of this ,first ,mystery with the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 in what type are they wont to forgive sin #bgd;b8 ,are they wont to forgive in the type of the baptism1 or otherwise8 ,answered also the ,saviour1 said he1 ,otherwise but all the mysteries of the three ,spaces are wont to forgive to 7in1 ,,ms7 the soul in 7dative1 ,,ms7 all the ,places of the ,rulers all the sins which did the soul from at first2 they are wont to forgive to her1 and further they are wont to forgive1 those which she will do after these1 even until the time unto which each of the mysteries will dominate3 these ,i shall say unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe viz43 the time up to which each of the mysteries will dominate4 ,and also the mystery of the ,first ,mystery with the mysteries of the ,ineffable they are wont to forgive to the soul in all the ,places of the ,rulers1 every sin with every unlawfulness which did the soul4 ,and also that 7not only7 are they wont to forgive all of them to her1 #bge;a but they are not wont to reckon sin unto her from this hour1 even until unto age of age1 because of the free-gift of that great mystery with its 7their1 ,,ms7 glory which is much1 greatly greatly4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 said he to his disciples1 ,understand ye in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,answered also ,maria1 said she1 ,yea1 my ,lord1 ,i finished carrying off every word which thou sayest4 ,now therefore my ,lord1 concerning the word which thou sayest1 ,are wont all the mysteries of the three ,spaces they are wont to forgive sin and cover over their unlawfulness which prophesied once about this word ,david the prophet1 saying3 ,happy are those whose sin they forgave with those whose unlawfulness they covered over4 ,he prophesied #bge;b about this word once1 and the word which thou saidst1 ,the mystery of the ,first ,mystery with the mystery of the ,ineffable1 that every man who will receive those mysteries1 not only that they are wont to forgive the sins1 which they did from at first1 but also they are not wont to make the reckoning indeed of them from that time unto age4 ,because of this word also prophesied about it once ,david saying1 ,happy are they unto whom the ,lord the ,god will not reckon sin1 namely1 they will not reckon sin unto him from this time 7viz47 those who receive the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery with those who receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable4 ,said he3 ,well 7done71 the spiritual of pure ,light ,maria1 this is the explanation of the word4 ,added also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 ,then whenever the man shall receive mystery in the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 #bgf;a and also should turn 7away7 and do sin and transgress4 ,and also1 after these should turn and repent and pray in his mystery 7after7 his mystery1 will they forgive to him or otherwise8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say to you1 ,every one who will receive the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 and also turneth 7away7 and transgresseth twelve times and also repenteth twelve times praying in the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery they will forgive to him4 ,and also should he 7they1 ,,ms7 transgress after the twelve times1 and turn 7away7 and transgress they will not forgive to him unto age1 for him to turn unto his mystery 7after7 his mystery1 and this 7one7 hath not repentance except he should receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 that which is wont to be merciful at every time1 and1 also1 he forgiveth at every time4 ,added also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 but if however those who receive the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 and they should turn 7away7 and transgress and come out #bgf;b of 7the7 body1 having not repented1 will they inherit the kingdom or otherwise8 ,because they received indeed the free-gift of the ,first ,mystery8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say to you1 ,every man who receiveth mystery in the ,first ,mystery1 having transgressed the first time with the second with the third1 and this 7one7 should come out of body1 having not repented1 his judgment surpasseth much beyond every judgment4 ,for his dwelling place is in the midst of the mouth of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 and at end of all these he will be petrified in the punishments1 and he will be consumed unto age1 because he received in the free-gift of the ,first ,mystery1 he remained not in it4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then every man who will receive the mystery of the ,ineffable1 and they transgress1 they cease from their faith1 and also after these yet living1 they turned1 they repented1 will they forgive to them #bgg;a how many times8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say to you1 ,every man who will receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 not only whenever he should transgress once and also turn and repent will they forgive to him1 but whenever he should transgress at every time1 and1 also1 yet living and turn and repent1 not becoming in an hypocrisy1 and also should turn and repent1 and he should pray in his mysteries 7after7 his mysteries1 they will forgive to him at every time8 ,because that he received out of the free-gift of the mysteries of the ,ineffable4 ,and also because that merciful are all those mysteries and forgiving are they at every time4 ,answered also ,maria1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 then those who receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 and also they turned 7away7 they transgressed1 they ceased from their faith1 and also they came #bgg;b out of 7the7 body having not repented1 what also is that which will happen to these of this kind8 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say to you1 ,every man who will receive from the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 happy 7ones7 are they however at least1 the souls which will receive from those mysteries1 but whenever they turn 7away7 and transgress and come out of 7the7 body having not repented1 those men1 their judgment is worse than every judgment1 and great is greatly greatly3 even if those souls are new 7ones71 and it being their first time of coming unto the ,world2 and they will not return unto the changes of the bodily ,world from this hour4 ,and they are not wont to be able to do any work2 but they are wont to cast them unto outside unto the ,darkness which is outer1 and they will be consumed and will be without existence unto age4 ,but these having said them the ,saviour #bgh;a1 said he to his disciples1 ,understand ye in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,yea1 my ,lord4 ,i carried off the words which thou saidst4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 this is the word which thou saidst1 ,those who will receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable happy 7ones7 however at least are those souls2 but whenever they should turn 7away7 and transgress and cease from their faith1 and they should come out of body having not repented1 they are not wont to be profitable any longer from this hour to return them unto the changes of the body1 nor 7for7 any work1 but they are wont to cast them unto the outside unto the ,darkness which is outer1 they will consume them in that ,place1 and they will be without existence unto age4 ,because of the word which thou saidst unto us once saying1 ,good is the salt1 whenever the salt insipid becometh in what are they about to salt it8 #bgh;b ,it is not wont to be profitable unto dunghill nor unto the land1 but they are wont to cast it out1 namely1 happy is every soul who will receive from the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 but whenever they should transgress once1 they are not able to be profitable for return unto the body from this hour1 nor unto any work1 but they are wont to cast them unto the ,darkness which is outer1 and they will consume away in that place4 ,but these she having said them to the ,saviour1 said he1 ,well 7done7 the pure spiritual ,maria1 this is the explanation of the word4 ,added also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then every man who received the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery with the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 these having not transgressed1 but their faith in the mysteries 7is7 in a directness without hypocrisy1 these therefore through the compulsion of the ,destiny1 and also they did sin1 and also they turned1 they repented and also #bgi;a they prayed in their mysteries1 7after7 their mysteries1 will they forgive to them for about how many times8 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria in the midst of the disciples1 ,amen amen ,i say unto you1 ,every man who will receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 and also with the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 these by the compulsion of the ,destiny did sin every time1 and yet being alive they turn and they repent and also they remain in their mystery1 they will forgive to them every time1 because those mysteries are merciful1 forgivers they are at every time4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 ,those mysteries not only that they will forgive to them their sins which they did from at first1 but 7and1 ,,ms7 they are not wont to reckon them unto him from that hour1 those whom ,i said unto you that they are wont to take repentance at every time4 #bgi;b ,and they will forgive also the sins which they are wont to do repeatedly4 ,if however those who receive mystery in the mysteries of the ,ineffable with the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 and they 7should7 turn 7away7 and do sin1 and they 7should7 come out of body having not repented1 they also are about to become also as those who transgressed 7and7 they repented not4 ,their dwelling place indeed also is the midst of the mouth of the dragon in the ,darkness which is outer1 and they will consume away and become without existence unto age4 ,because of this ,i said to you1 ,every man who will receive the mysteries1 if they knew the time in which they are coming out of the body1 they would govern them7selves7 and not do sin1 that they should inherit the kingdom of the ,light unto age4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour unto his disciples1 said he to them1 ,understand ye in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 #bhj;a ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,yea1 my ,lord1 ,in an exactness ,i exact every word which thou sayest4 ,concerning this word therefore which thou saidst unto us once1 ,if had known the lord of the house in what hour the thief would come in the night to dig through the house he would have kept vigil also1 and not have let man dig through his house4 ,this therefore having said ,maria1 said he1 the ,saviour3 ,well 7done71 the spiritual ,maria1 this is the word4 ,added also the ,saviour said he to his disciples1 ,now therefore1 preach to every man who will receive mystery in the ,light3 say to them1 saying1 ,take heed to your7selves71 do not sin1 lest at any time ye cast an evil after an evil and ye come out of the body having not repented1 and ye be alien unto the kingdom of the ,light unto age4 ,these #bhj;b having said them the ,saviour1 answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 ,much is the mercifulness of these mysteries which forgive sin at every time4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria in the midst of the disciples1 ,if a king to-day being a man of this ,world giveth a free-gift to the men of his manner1 and forgiveth also the murderers with the sleepers with male with the rest also of the sins which are grievous greatly1 these being worthy of the death4 ,but if it is proper for him being man of the ,world having done this1 very much more therefore the ,ineffable with the ,first ,mystery1 these who are lord over the ,universe are having the authority in everything to do that which they will1 for them to forgive everyone who receiveth mystery8 ,or otherwise indeed if a king to-day putteth vesture of king upon a soldier1 and sendeth him unto other places1 and he doeth #bha;a murders with sins which are grievous being worthy of the death1 and they are not wont to be able to do anything evil to him because the vesture of the king put upon him1 very much more therefore those who wear the mysteries of the vestures of the ,ineffable with those of the ,first ,mystery1 these which are lord over all those of the ,height with all those of the ,depth4 ,after these 7things7 ,jesus saw a woman having come to repent1 he baptised her three times1 and she did not do that which is worthy of the baptism4 ,and the ,saviour wished to tempt ,petros to see if he became merciful and forgiving according as he ordered unto them1 said he toward ,petros1 ,behold three times ,i baptised this soul1 and in these 7this1 ,,ms7 three times she did not that which is worthy of the mysteries of the ,light4 ,because of what therefore #bha;b doth she render useless also the body8 ,now therefore ,petros1 perform the mystery of the ,light1 this which is wont to cut away the souls from the inheritance of the ,light4 ,perform that mystery1 and cut away the soul of this woman from the inheritances of the ,light4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour he tempted to see whether he became merciful and forgiving4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 said he1 ,petros1 ,my ,lord1 leave her this time also1 that we may give to her the mysteries which are high1 and whenever she should become profitable thou lettest her1 she inherited the kingdom of the ,light1 but if she should not become profitable1 thou cuttest her away from the kingdom of the ,light4 ,these therefore having said them ,petros1 knew the ,saviour that ,petros became merciful 7like7 his manner and forgiving4 ,all these therefore having happened1 said he the ,saviour #bhb;a to his disciples1 ,understand ye all these words with the type of this woman8 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 ,i understand the mysteries of the words which happened to this woman4 ,concerning the words therefore which happened to her1 which thou saidst unto us once in a parable1 saying1 ,a man had a fig-tree in his vineyard1 but he came seeking after his fruit1 and he found not any on it4 ,said he to his gardener1 ,behold1 three years ,i come1 ,i seek after fruit in this fig-tree1 and ,i find not any in it1 cut it 7down71 therefore1 because of what rendereth it useless also the ground4 ,but he answered1 said he to him1 ,my ,lord1 bear with it this year also1 until ,i shall dig around it1 and put dung to it4 ,but if it should send forth another year1 thou lettest it 7be71 but if thou findest not any1 thou cuttest it 7down74 ,behold #bhb;b this1 my ,lord1 is the explanation of the word4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,well 7done7 ,o spiritual 7one7 this is the word4 ,added also ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 then a man who received mystery1 and did not that which is worthy of the mysteries1 but turned 7away71 he did sin3 after these 7things7 also he repented and he became in a great repentance1 is it lawful also1 my brothers1 to repeat the mystery which he received1 or otherwise indeed to give to him a mystery among the mysteries which are below him4 ,is it lawful therefore or otherwise4 ,but answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say to you1 ,neither the mystery which he received nor that which is below him are wont to hear him to forgive his sins1 but the mysteries which are high7er7 than those which he received1 they are those which are wont to hear him1 and they forgive his sins4 ,now therefore ,maria #bhc;a let thy brothers give to him the mystery which is high7er7 than that which he received1 and they will receive his repentance from him1 and they will forgive his sins4 ,that 7one7 indeed because he received another time1 and the others because he surpassed them above4 ,this indeed is not wont to hear him to forgive his sins1 but the mystery which is high7er7 than that which he received1 that is that which is wont to forgive his sins4 ,but if he1 having received three mysteries in the two ,spaces or in the third 7reckoning from7 within1 and this 7one7 turned 7away7 he transgressed1 is 7are1 ,,ms7 wont not any mystery to hear him1 for to help him in his repentance1 neither those which are high1 nor those which are below him1 except the mystery of the ,first ,mystery with the mystery of the ,ineffable3 they are those which are wont to hear him and receive from him his repentance4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then a man1 having received mystery up to two or up to three in #bhc;b the second ,space or the third ,space1 and this 7one7 turned 7away7 and transgressed1 but yet being in his faith in directness and without hypocrisy4 7shall he continue to receive87 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,every man who received mystery in the second ,space and in the third1 and also he did not transgress1 but yet being in his faith without hypocrisy1 it is lawful for these of this kind to receive mystery in the ,space which he willeth from at first1 even until to last1 because that he 7they1 ,,ms7 did not transgress4 ,added also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then a man having known the ,godhead1 and he received from the mysteries of the ,light1 and he turned 7away7 he transgressed he lawless became1 he did not turn unto repentance3 and a man also who found not the ,godhead nor knew it1 and that man being a sinner1 and also impious #bhd;a is1 and they came out of body both1 which of them is he who will receive 7tribulation1 ,m7 more the judgments8 ,answered also the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say unto thee1 ,the man who knew the ,godhead1 this who received the mysteries of the ,light1 and he did sin1 not having turned to repent1 he will receive tribulation in the punishments of the judgments in great tribulations with judgments manifold1 greatly greatly beyond the impious man and lawbreaker1 this who knew not the ,godhead4 ,now therefore he who hath ear to hear let him hear4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 sprang up forward ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 there is ear of my ,light-dweller1 and ,i understood all the word which thou saidst3 concerning this word therefore which thou saidst unto us once in a parable #bhd;b1 ,the servant who knew the wish of his lord and prepared not1 nor did the wish of his lord1 he will receive great stripes1 but he who knew not and did not1 he will be worthy of little 7stripes73 because every one to whom they entrusted more they will seek after more from him1 and unto whom they committed many 7things7 they will require of him many1 namely1 my ,lord1 he who knoweth the ,deity and he found the mystery of the ,light1 7and7 he transgressed1 they will punish him in a great judgment more than him who knew not the ,godhead4 ,this my ,lord is the explanation of the word4 ,added also ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 if the faith with the mysteries come to manifestation1 now therefore whenever souls1 whenever they should come unto the world for many of cycles1 and they neglect to #bhe;a receive mystery1 trusting that whenever they should come unto the world for another cycle they will receive them1 then indeed do they not run risk of not attaining to receive the mysteries8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to his disciples1 ,preach to all the world1 saying to the men1 strive that ye receive the mysteries of the ,light at this time which is troublous and go in unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,do not cast a day in unto a day or a cycle in unto a cycle1 and trust that ye attain unto receiving the mysteries1 whenever we should come unto the world for another cycle3 and these know not when is about to become the number of the perfect souls1 for whenever should become the number of the perfect souls ,i shall shut therefore the gate of the ,light4 ,and there is not any 7who7 will go in from this hour1 nor is there any 7who7 cometh out afterwards4 #bhe;b ,because that was completed the number of the perfect souls1 and was completed the mystery of the ,first ,mystery1 this because of which the ,universe became1 which is ,i1 that ,mystery4 ,and from this hour there is not any 7who7 will go in unto the ,light1 and there is not any who will be able to come out3 because in the completion of the time of the number of the perfect souls1 before that ,i put forth the fire unto the ,world for to purify the ,aeons with the veils with the firmaments with all the earth all the other matter which 7is7 upon it1 yet also are becoming the mankind4 ,in that time therefore will be more manifested the faith with the mysteries in those days3 and there are many souls coming by the cycle of the change of the body1 and they are coming unto the ,world1 some of them being in this present #bhf;a time1 having heard me teaching3 in the completion of the number of the perfect souls they will find the mysteries of the ,light and receive them3 and they 7will7 come up to the gate of the ,light and find it1 having been completed the number of the perfect souls1 namely1 the completion of the ,first ,mystery1 and that is the knowing of the ,universe4 ,and they will find it1 ,i having shut up the gate of the ,light4 ,and it is not possible for any to come in1 or for any to come out from this hour4 ,these souls therefore will knock in unto the gate of the ,light1 saying1 ,lord open to us4 ,i shall answer that ,i may say to them1 ,i know you not whence ye are4 ,and they will say to me1 ,we received out of thy mysteries1 and we completed all thy teaching1 and thou #bhf;b taughtest to us in the highways4 ,and ,i shall answer that ,i may say to them1 ,i know not you who ye are1 those who work the unlawfulness with the evil1 even until now4 ,because of this go unto the ,darkness which is outer4 ,and in that hour they will go unto the ,darkness which is outer1 the ,place in which is the weeping with the gnashing of the teeth4 ,because of this therefore preach to all the ,world1 say unto them3 ,strive1 renounce all the ,world with all the matter which is in it1 and receive the mysteries of the ,light1 before that was completed the number of the perfect souls1 that they should not put you at the door of the gate of the ,light1 and betake you unto the ,darkness which is outer4 ,now therefore he who hath ear to hear1 let him hear4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 sprang up also forward #bhg;a ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord not only 7is it7 that hath ear my ,light-dweller1 but heard my soul and understood every word which thou sayest4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 concerning the words which thou saidst1 ,preach to the men of the ,world say unto them1 ,strive1 receive the mysteries of the ,light in this time which is troublous1 that ye should inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,added also ,maria1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 then the ,darkness which is outer of what type is it being1 or otherwise rather1 there are how many ,places of punishment in it8 ,but answered ,jesus1 said he to ,maria1 ,the ,darkness which is outer is a great dragon1 with his tail within his mouth1 being outside all the ,world and going round all the ,,world with a multitude of places of judgment within it1 being of twelve #bhg;b chambers of the punishments cruel1 with a ,ruler in every chamber 7the chamber the chamber1 ,,ms7 with the faces of the ,rulers different from one another4 ,but the first ,ruler who becometh in the first 7hath7 a face of crocodile1 with his tail within his mouth3 with all ice coming out of his mouth of the dragon1 with at every time with all cold with all sicknesses which are various1 this 7one7 they are wont to call his original name in his ,place1 ,enkhthonin3 and the ,ruler who becometh in the second chamber1 a face of cat is his original face4 ,this they are wont to call him in their ,place ,kharakhar4 ,and the ,ruler who becometh in the third chamber1 a face of a dog is his original face4 ,this they are wont to call him in their ,place1 ,arkharokh4 #bhh;a ,and the ,ruler who becometh in the fourth chamber1 a face of snake is his original face1 this 7one7 they are wont to call him in their ,place1 ,akhrokhar4 ,and the ,ruler who becometh in the fifth chamber1 a face of black calf is his original face1 this 7one7 they are wont to call him in their ,place1 ,markhour4 ,and the ,ruler who becometh in the sixth chamber1 a face of sow of mountain is his original face1 this 7one7 they call him in their ,place1 ,lamkhamor4 ,and the ,ruler of the seventh chamber1 a face of bear is his original face1 this 7one7 they are wont to call him in his original name in their ,place1 ,lukhar4 ,and the ,ruler of the eighth chamber a face of a gryphus is his original face1 this 7one7 they are wont to call his name in their ,place1 ,laraokh4 ,and the ,ruler of the ninth #bhh;b chamber a face of a basilisk is his original face1 this 7one7 they are wont to call his name in their ,place1 ,arkheokh4 ,and the tenth chamber there are many ,rulers in it seven heads of dragon to each of them in their original face1 and he who is over them all they are wont to call his name in their ,place1 ,xarmarokh4 ,and eleventh chamber1 there are many ,rulers of that ,place 7coptic word1 ,,ms7 with seven heads of cat to each of them in their original face1 and the great 7one7 who is over them1 they are wont to call him in his ,place1 ,rokhar4 ,and the twelfth chamber there are many ,rulers in it1 they being many exceedingly1 with seven heads of face of a dog to each of them in their original face4 ,and the great 7one7 who is over them they are wont to call him in #bhi;a their ,place1 ,khremaor4 ,these ,rulers therefore of these twelve chambers being within the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 and each of them having a name according to hour4 ,and is wont each of them to change his face according to hour4 ,and these twelve chambers have each of them a door open unto the ,height1 so that the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer hath twelve chambers of ,darkness1 there being a door to every chamber 7the chamber the chamber1 ,,ms7 open unto the ,height4 ,and there is an ,angel of the ,height being vigilant unto each of the doors of the chambers4 ,these who ,ieou the first man1 the overseer of the ,light1 the ,legate of the ,first precept1 he is he who put them being vigilant unto the dragon that he should not be disorderly with all the ,rulers of his chambers which are in him4 #bhi;b ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 answered ,maria the ,magdalene1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then the souls indeed which they take unto that ,place are they not indeed wont to take them through these twelve doors of the chambers1 each according to the judgment of which it is worthy8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,they are not wont to take any soul in unto the dragon through these doors1 but the soul of the blasphemers1 and those who become with teaching of error1 with every one who giveth teaching in the error1 and with the sleepers with male1 and with the 7soul7 of the men who are polluted1 and with the impious1 with every man atheist1 and the murderers1 with the adulterers1 and with the sorcerers4 ,all the souls therefore of this kind whenever they should not repent1 yet being alive1 but remaining in their sin steadfast1 with all the souls also1 these #bij;a who were left outside of this1 namely1 who received their number of cycles which is reckoned unto them in the ,sphere1 they having not repented1 but in their last cycle they will take those souls1 those with all the souls which ,i finished saying them1 they will take them through the mouth of the tail of the dragon in unto the chambers of the ,darkness which is outer4 ,and whenever they should finish taking the souls in unto the ,darkness which is outer in the mouth of his tail1 he is wont to bring round again his tail in unto his own mouth and shut them 7in74 ,this is the manner 7in7 which they will take the souls in unto the ,darkness which is outer4 ,and the dragon of the ,darkness1 which is outer1 hath twelve original names1 these which 7are7 in his mouths1 a name according to each of the doors of the chambers4 ,and these 7this1 ,,ms7 #bij;b twelve names are various with one another1 but being with 7in1 ,,ms7 one another twelve1 so that he who will say one of the names is saying all the names4 ,this therefore ,i shall say unto you in the ,distribution of 7the7 ,universe4 ,this therefore is the manner which becometh the ,darkness which is outer1 namely the dragon4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 answered ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 then the punishment of that dragon 7is7 cruel greatly1 beyond the punishment of all the judgment4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,not only also that they are painful beyond all the punishments of the judgments2 but every soul which they will take unto the ,place they will numb it in the cold which is cruel1 and with the hails and with the fire which is cruel greatly3 these #bia;a which become in that ,place4 ,but in the dissolution of the ,world1 namely1 in the catching up of the ,universe1 those souls will be wasted away by the cold which is cruel1 and with the fire which is cruel greatly1 and they will be without existence unto age4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,then woe to the souls of the sinners4 ,now therefore my ,lord1 the flame which 7is7 in the place of the mankind is being hot or the fire which 7is7 in ,amente is hot8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,amen ,i say to thee1 ,hot is being the fire which 7is7 in ,amente more than the fire which is in mankind nine times4 ,and the fire which is in the punishment of the great ,chaos is cruel1 more than that which 7is7 in ,amente nine times3 and the fire which 7is7 in the judgment of the ,rulers1 who are on the road #bia;b of the ,middle1 is cruel1 more than the fire of the punishment which is in the great ,chaos nine times3 and the fire which is in the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer with all the judgments which 7are7 in it1 are cruel more than the fire which 7is7 in all the punishments which 7are7 in the judgments of the ,rulers1 these who 7are7 on the road of the ,middle1 is cruel more than them seventy times4 ,but these having said them the ,saviour unto ,maria she smote on her breast1 she cried out1 she wept1 she with all the disciples at once1 said she1 ,woe to the sinners because many are their judgments greatly4 ,came in front ,mariham1 she prostrated upon the feet of ,jesus1 she worshipped them1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 bear with me1 seeking from thee1 and be not angry with me because ,i molest thee many #bib;a times1 for from now ,i am about to begin to seek from thee concerning every thing in an exactness4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,seek after every thing which thou wishest to seek after1 and ,i shall reveal them to thee in boldness1 without parable4 ,answered ,maria said she1 ,my ,lord1 then a man1 good1 having completed all the mysteries1 having a kinsman1 in one word1 having a man1 and that man being impious1 having done every sin which are worthy of the ,darkness which is outer1 and he did not repent1 or otherwise1 having completed his number of cycle in the changes of the body1 and being not profitable at all1 that man1 having come out of the body1 and we knew securely that he sinned1 worthy of the ,darkness which is outer1 then what is that which we shall do1 until we deliver #bib;b him from the punishments of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 and remove him unto a righteous body1 being about to find the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 and that he may become good and go unto the ,height and inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,if a sinner1 he is being worthy of the ,darkness which is outer1 or otherwise indeed he did sin according to the punishment1 the rest also of the punishments2 and this 7one7 did not repent1 or otherwise indeed 7he is7 a man sinner who completed his number of cycle in the changes of the body and this 7one7 did not repent1 whenever those men therefore1 these whom ,i said1 whenever they should come out of the body1 and they should take them unto the ,darkness which is outer4 ,now therefore if ye wish to remove them out of the punishments of the ,darkness which is outer with all the judgments1 and they remove #bic;a them unto a righteous body1 this 7one7 being about to find the mysteries of the ,light1 that he may go unto the ,height and inherit the kingdom of the ,light1 do the same mystery of the ,ineffable1 this which is wont to forgive sin at every time3 and whenever ye should finish doing the mystery1 say1 ,the soul of such or such a man of whom ,i thought in my heart1 if she is in the ,place of the punishments of the chambers of the ,darkness which is outer1 even if it is in the rest also of the punishments of the chambers of the ,darkness which is outer1 with the rest also of the punishments of the dragon1 they shall remove her out of the all3 and if she should not complete the number of the cycles in the changes 7of the body7 they shall take her 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light1 and the ,virgin of the ,light 7will7 seal her 7him1 ,,ms7 with the seal of the ,ineffable #bic;b and cast it in the same month unto a righteous body1 this in whom she will find the mysteries of the ,light1 and that she may become good and go unto the ,height and inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,and also if she completed the cycles of the changes1 they shall take that soul up to the seven ,virgins of the ,light1 these who are over the baptism1 and they 7will7 put it upon that soul1 and seal her with the sign of the kingdom of the ,ineffable and take her 7him1 ,,ms7 among the arrays of the ,light1 these ,i will say whenever ye should complete the mysteries4 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,the soul 7for7 which ye will pray1 if indeed she is in the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 he will liberate his tail out of his mouth and vomit out that soul4 ,and also if she is in #bid;a any 7every1 ,,ms7 ,place of the judgments of the ,rulers1 ,amen ,i say unto you1 ,will carry her off in a haste the ,receiver of ,melkhisedek1 if should have vomited her the dragon1 or otherwise indeed she is in the judgments of the ,rulers1 in one word1 will carry her off the ,receivers of ,melkhisedek from any 7every1 ,,ms7 ,place in which she is in4 ,and they will take her unto the ,place of the ,middle 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light4 ,and is wont the ,virgin of the ,light1 she is wont to prove her1 and see the sign of the kingdom of the ,ineffable being in that soul1 and if she hath not yet completed the number of cycles in the changing of the soul1 or in 7the changing7 of the body1 is wont the ,virgin of the ,light1 she is wont to seal her with a seal more excellent1 and #bid;b hasten to make them cast her in the same month unto a righteous body1 this which is about to find the mysteries of the ,light1 and about to be good1 that he may go unto the ,height unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,and if that soul received her number of cycles1 is wont the ,virgin of the ,light1 she is wont to prove her1 she is not wont to let them punish her1 because that she received the number of cycle3 but she is wont to deliver her unto the seven ,virgins of the ,light4 ,and are wont the seven ,virgins of the ,light1 they are wont to prove that soul1 and they are wont to baptise her with their baptisms1 and give to her the spiritual chrism1 and take her unto the ,treasury of the ,light1 and put her in the last array of the ,light1 until the catching up of all the perfect souls4 ,and whenever they should prepare for drawing away the veils #bie;a of the ,place of those on the ,right 7hand71 they are wont to purify that soul again and cleanse her and put her in the arrays of the first ,saviour1 he who 7is7 in the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,saviour having finished saying these words unto his disciples1 answered ,mariham1 said she to ,jesus1 ,my ,lord1 ,i heard thee saying1 ,he who will receive the mysteries of the ,ineffable1 or he who will receive the mysteries of the ,first ,mystery1 they are wont to make beams of light with effluence of light1 and pass through every ,place1 even until they go unto the ,place of their inheritance4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,whenever they should receive the mystery yet being alive1 and whenever they should come out of body1 they are wont to make beams of light with effluence of light and pass #bie;b through every ,place1 even until they go unto the ,place of their inheritance4 ,but if being sinners indeed1 having come out of the body1 having not repented1 and ye make for them the mystery of the ,ineffable1 that they should remove them out of all the punishments1 and cast them unto a righteous body1 that he may inherit the kingdom of the ,light1 or otherwise indeed they should take him unto the last array of the ,light1 they are not wont to be able to prevail to pass through the ,places1 because they are not those who make the mystery3 but are wont the ,receivers of ,melkhisedek1 they are wont to come after them and take them 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light1 and a multitude of times are wont the ,ministers of the ,judges of the ,rulers1 they are wont to hasten and take those souls1 and deliver them unto one 7to7 another1 even until #bif;a they take her 7close7 to the ,virgin of the ,light4 ,added also ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 then a man who received the mysteries of the ,light1 those which 7are7 in the first ,space reckoning from without1 and having been completed the time of the mysteries up to which they extend1 and that man added not again to receive mystery in the mysteries which are toward the interior of the mysteries which he finished receiving1 and also was negligent that man1 having not prayed the prayer which is wont to take away the wickedness of the meats which he eateth with those which he drinketh1 and through the wickedness of the meats they bound him in unto the ,pole of the ,destiny of the ,rulers1 and by the compulsion of the elements he did sin again after the completion #bif;b of the time up to which the mystery extendeth1 because he was negligent1 having not prayed in the prayer1 this which is wont to take away the wickedness of the souls1 and to cleanse them4 ,and that man came out of the body before that he repented again and received mystery again in the mysteries1 those which 7are7 within the mysteries which he finished receiving1 these which they are wont to receive again for the repentance1 and they forgive the sins2 and he having come out of the body we knew in an exactness that they took him away in unto the midst of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer on account of the sins which he did4 ,and that man hath not helper upon the ,world nor compassionate 7one7 for him to make the mystery of the ,ineffable1 even until they should remove him out of the midst of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 and take him in unto the kingdom of the ,light4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 #big;a then what is that which he will do until he is delivered from the punishments of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer8 ,nay1 ,o ,lord1 forsake him not because he suffered in the persecutions and in the whole ,godhead in which he becometh4 ,now therefore ,o ,saviour1 have mercy on me1 lest at any time any one of our kindred should become in this type of this kind4 ,and have mercy on all the souls who will become in this type1 because thou art our key which openeth 7the7 door of the ,universe and which shutteth 7the7 door of the ,universe1 and thy mystery is that which extendeth to them all4 ,aio1 ,o ,lord1 have mercy on the souls of this kind1 because they named indeed thy mysteries on one day1 and they believed them truly1 and because they were not becoming in hypocrisy4 ,aio1 ,o ,lord1 give to them a free-gift in thy goodness1 and give to them a rest which is in #big;b thy mercifulness4 ,these therefore having said them ,maria1 called her happy the ,saviour greatly greatly on account of the words which she saith4 ,and became in great mercy the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,every man who will become in this type which thou sayest1 yet being alive1 give to them the mystery of one of the twelve names of the chambers of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 these which ,i shall give to you whenever ,i should finish distributing to you the ,universe from within out and from without in4 ,and every man who will find the mystery of one of the twelve names of that dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 and every man even though they are sinners greatly1 and having received the mysteries of the ,light at first 7but7 afterwards they transgressed1 or otherwise indeed they did not do any mystery at all4 ,these whenever they should complete #bih;a their cycle in the changes 7of body74 ,and these of this kind1 when they should come out of body having not repented again1 and they take them unto the punishments which are in the midst of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 and are left in the cycles1 and are left in the punishments which 7are7 in the midst of the dragon1 and these knowing the mystery of one of the twelve names of the ,angels1 being alive1 being become in the ,world1 and they say one of their names1 being within in the midst of the punishments of the dragon1 7and the hour 7in7 which they will say it1 is wont to shake the whole dragon1 ,m71 and he is wont to be disturbed greatly greatly4 ,and the chambers in which are in the souls of those men is wont to open its doors toward the heaven1 and is wont the ,ruler of the chamber in which become those men1 and he is wont to cast the souls of those men #bih;b out of the midst of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 because they found the mystery of the name of the dragon4 ,and whenever the ,ruler should cast out the souls1 are wont the ,angels of ,ieou1 the first man1 these who are vigilant unto the chambers of that ,place1 he is wont to hasten immediately and to carry off that soul until he bringeth her 7close7 to ,ieou1 the first man1 the ,legate of the ,first precept4 ,and is wont ,ieou1 the first man1 he is wont to see the souls and to prove them1 he is wont to find them1 having completed their cycles4 ,and it is not lawful for them to bring them unto the ,world again1 because every soul which they will cast unto the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 it is not lawful to bring them unto the ,world again3 are wont to retain them the ,receivers of ,ieou1 if they did not #bii;a complete their number of cycles in the changes of the body1 and until they do the mystery of the ,ineffable for them1 until they turn them unto a good body1 this which is wont to find the mysteries of the ,light and inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,but if should prove them ,ieou1 and find them having completed their cycle1 and it is not lawful for them to turn them unto the ,world again1 and the sign also of the ,ineffable is not becoming with them1 and is wont to have mercy on them ,ieou1 he is wont to bring them 7close7 to the seven ,virgins of the ,light3 they are wont to baptise them 7him1 ,,ms7 in their baptisms1 but they are not wont to give to them the spiritual chrism1 and they are wont to take them unto the ,treasury of the ,light1 but they are not wont to put them in the array of the inheritance1 because that there is not sign nor is there seal #bii;b of the ,ineffable with them4 ,but they are wont to be delivered from every punishment1 but they are wont to put them in the ,light of the ,treasury apart by themselves1 even until the catching up of the ,universe3 and in the time 7in7 which they will draw 7back7 the veils of the ,treasury of the ,light1 they are wont to purify those souls again and cleanse them greatly greatly1 and give 7the7 mystery to them again1 and put them in the last array which is in the ,treasury4 ,and are delivered those souls from all punishments of the judgments4 ,but these having said them the ,saviour1 said he to his disciples3 ,did ye understand in what manner ,i am speaking with you8 ,answered also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 this is the word which thou saidst once in a parable #cjj;a saying1 ,put to you a friend out of the mamonas of the unrighteousness1 that whenever ye should be left1 he should receive you in unto the tabernacle unto age4 ,what therefore is the mamonas of the unrighteousness except the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 which is this1 the word1 ,he who will understand the mystery of one of the names of the dragon of the ,darkness which is outer1 whenever he should be left in the ,darkness which is outer1 or he should complete in the cycle of the change 7of the body71 and 7should7 say the name of the dragon1 he will be delivered and come up from the ,darkness1 and they 7will7 take him unto the ,light of the ,treasury4 ,this is the word1 my ,lord4 ,answered also the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,well 7done7 pure spiritual one1 this is the explanation of the word4 ,added also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 is wont the dragon #cjj;b of the ,darkness which is outer1 he is wont to come in unto this ,world1 or is he not wont to come8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,whenever the light of the sun is out1 it is wont to cover with darkness the dragon3 but if the sun should be down from the ,world1 is wont the darkness to remain as curtain for the sun2 and is wont the cloud 7breath1 ,,ms7 of the darkness to come in unto the ,world in the form of a 7pillar of7 smoke in the night1 namely1 whenever the sun should draw unto him7self7 his rays3 for it is impossible for the ,world to endure the darkness of the dragon in its truth of shape1 otherwise it is wont to be dissolved and perish at once4 ,these when had said them the ,saviour1 added also ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 yet ,i seek from thee1 and hide not from me4 ,now therefore1 my ,lord1 ,who is he who will compel the man1 even until he doth sin8 ,answered #cja;a the ,saviour said he to ,maria1 ,the ,rulers of the ,destiny they are those who compel the man1 even until he should do sin4 ,answered ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 ,are not indeed wont the ,rulers1 they are wont to come down unto the ,world and compel the man1 even until he should do sin8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he 7to7 ,maria1 ,they are not wont thus to come down unto the ,world1 but are wont the ,rulers of the ,destiny whenever an ancient soul should come1 coming down from them1 are wont the ,rulers of that great ,destiny1 this which 7is7 in the ,place of the head of the ,aeons1 which ,place is that which they are wont to call1 ,the ,place of the kingdom of the ,adamas1 and that ,place indeed is that which is in presence of the ,virgin of the ,light1 are wont the ,rulers of the ,place #cja;b of that head they 7he1 ,,ms7 are wont to give to the ancient soul a cup of forgetfulness out of the seed of the wickedness filled with all lusts which are various1 and with every forgetfulness3 and as soon as that soul will drink from the cup1 she is wont to forget every ,place unto which she went1 with all the punishments in which she went 7through72 and is wont that cup of water of forgetfulness1 it is wont to become body outside of the soul1 and it is wont to become being like to the soul in every form1 and being like unto her namely it is this which they are wont to call1 ,the counterfeit spirit4 ,if however it is a new soul they are wont to take out of the sweat of the ,rulers1 and out of the tears of their eyes1 or otherwise indeed out of the breath of their mouth1 in one word1 if one out of the #cjb;a new souls or one of the souls of this kind1 if one out of the sweat it is1 are wont the great ,rulers of the great ,destiny1 they are wont to take away of the sweat of all the ,rulers of their ,aeons1 and knead them with one another at once1 and divide it and make it into soul1 or otherwise indeed if it is dregs of the purifying of the ,light1 is wont ,melkhisedek to take it away from the ,rulers2 are wont the five great ,rulers of the great ,destiny1 they are wont to knead the dregs upon one another1 and divide it and make it into soul after soul1 that each of the ,rulers of the ,aeons1 each of them should put his portion in the soul4 ,because of this therefore they are kneading them up one on another1 that they all should belong to the soul4 ,and #cjb;b are wont the five great ,rulers1 whenever they should divide them and make them into souls1 they are taking them out the sweat of the ,rulers4 ,but if it is one out of the dregs of the purifying of the ,light1 is wont ,melkhisedek the great ,receiver of the ,light to take her from the ,rulers1 or otherwise indeed if they are some out of the tears of their eyes1 or out of the breath of their mouth1 in one word1 out of the souls of this kind2 whenever the five ,rulers1 whenever they divide them1 and make them into souls2 or otherwise indeed an ancient soul it is1 is wont the ,ruler also1 this who becometh among the heads of the ,aeons1 he is wont to mingle 7knead1 ,,ms7 the cup of the forgetfulness of the seed of the wickedness1 he is wont to knead it with each of the new souls in the #cjc;a time 7at7 which he becometh in the ,place of the head4 ,and is wont that cup of forgetfulness1 it is wont to become counterfeit spirit to that soul4 ,and it is wont to remain outside of the soul being for vesture unto her1 being like to her in every kind1 being for vesture sheath outside her4 ,and are wont the five great ,rulers of 7the7 ,destiny of the ,aeons1 and with the ,ruler of the disk of the sun with the ,ruler of the disk of the moon1 they are wont to breathe in unto the midst of that soul1 and cometh out of them 7her1 ,,ms7 a portion out of my power1 this which the last ,helper cast in unto the ,confusion4 ,and is wont the portion of that power1 it is wont to remain within the soul1 being dissolved1 becoming upon its own authority in regard to the arrangement1 in which they put it for to give sense #cjc;b to the soul1 that she should seek after the works of the ,light of the ,height at every time4 ,and is wont that power1 it is wont to be like unto the kind of the soul in every feature1 and being similar to her3 she is not wont to be able to be outside of the soul1 but she is wont to remain within her according as ,i ordered to her from at first1 being about to cast her in unto the ,first precept1 which ,i ordered to her for her to remain outside of the souls in regard to the arrangement of the ,first ,mystery3 wherefore all these words ,i shall say them unto you in the ,distribution 7of the ,universe7 concerning the power and also concerning the soul1 in what types they are working them1 or which ,ruler indeed it is who worketh her1 or what is each kind of the souls1 so that ,i shall say them unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe1 how many there are working the soul4 ,and ,i shall say unto you the name of all those who work #cjd;a the soul1 and ,i shall say unto you the type 7in7 which they fashion the counterfeit spirit with the ,fate1 and ,i shall say unto you the name of the soul1 which is not yet purified1 and her name also whenever they should purify her1 and she 7should7 become pure4 ,and ,i shall say unto you the name of the counterfeit spirit1 and ,i shall say unto you the name of the ,fate1 and ,i shall say unto you the name of all the bonds1 these in which are wont the ,rulers to bind the counterfeit spirit in unto the soul1 and ,i shall say unto you the name of all the ,dekans1 these which worked the soul in the bodies of the soul which 7is7 in the ,world3 and ,i shall say unto you in what manner they are working the souls3 and ,i shall say unto you the type of each of the souls1 and ,i shall say unto you the type #cjd;b of the souls of the men1 with those of the birds1 with those of the wild beasts1 with the creeping things3 and ,i shall say unto you the type of all the souls1 with those of all the ,rulers who sent them unto the ,world1 that ye may become being complete in all knowledge1 that they should call you1 ,those who are complete in all knowledge1 with every pleroma4 ,these all ,i shall say them unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe1 and after these all ,i shall say unto you1 because of what also these all became4 ,hear therefore that ,i may speak with you concerning the soul1 according as ,i said that are wont the five great ,rulers of the great ,destiny of the ,aeons2 and with the ,rulers of the disk of the sun1 with the ,rulers of the disk of the moon1 they are wont to breathe in unto that soul1 and cometh out #cje;a of them a portion out of my power1 according as ,i finished saying unto you4 ,and is wont the portion of that power1 it is wont to remain within the soul1 that should be able to stand 7upright7 the soul1 and they are wont to put the counterfeit spirit outside of the soul1 being vigilant unto her and imparted unto her4 ,and are wont the ,rulers to bind it in unto the soul with their seals with their bonds1 and they are wont to seal it in unto her1 that it should compel her at every time1 that it should make their passions with their unlawfulnesses with all their sins which are continued1 that she should be slave to them at every time1 and remain under their subjection at every time in the changes of the body3 and they are wont to seal it in unto her1 for her to become in every sin with every lust of the ,world4 ,because of this therefore of this #cje;b kind ,i brought the mysteries unto the ,world1 these which are wont to loosen all the bonds of the counterfeit spirit and with all the seals1 these which bind in unto the soul1 these 7mysteries7 which are wont to make the soul free1 and they are wont to redeem her from her ,ruler parents1 and they are wont to make her pure ,light1 and take her up unto the kingdom of her ,father the ,first of coming1 the ,first ,mystery unto age4 ,because of this therefore ,i said unto you once1 ,he who will not forsake father and mother and come and follow me1 this 7one7 is not worthy of me4 ,i said therefore once1 ,ye shall forsake your ,ruler parents1 that ,i may make you for son of the ,first ,mystery for unto age4 ,but these having said them the ,saviour1 sprang up forward ,salome1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 if our parents are the ,rulers1 then how 7is it7 written in the ,law of #cjf;a ,moyses1 ,he who will forsake his father with his mother1 in a death let him die8 ,then did not the law speak of it8 ,but these having said them ,salome1 the power of light which 7is7 in ,maria the ,magdalene boiled up within her1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 command to me that ,i may speak with my sister ,salome1 that ,i may say unto her the explanation of the word which she said4 ,it happened therefore1 the ,saviour having heard these words1 saying them ,maria1 he called her happy greatly greatly4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria3 ,i command to thee ,maria for to say the explanation of the word which said ,salome4 ,but these having said them the ,saviour1 ,maria sprang up toward ,salome she saluted her1 said she1 ,my sister ,salome because of the word #cjf;b which thou saidst1 ,it is written in the ,law of ,moyses1 ,he who will forsake his father with his mother in a death let him die4 ,now therefore my sister ,salome1 the ,law did not say this concerning the soul1 nor concerning the body1 nor concerning the counterfeit spirit1 for these all the sons are of the ,rulers1 and ones out of them are1 but the ,law did say this concerning the power which came out of the ,saviour1 this which is ,light-dweller within us to-day4 ,the ,law also said1 ,every one who will remain outside of the ,saviour with his mysteries1 his parents1 not only that in a death he will die1 but in a perishing he will perish4 ,these therefore having said them ,maria1 ,salome sprang up toward ,maria1 she saluted her again1 said she1 ,salome1 ,there is a power #cjg;a of the ,saviour making me understanding as thee also4 ,it happened the ,saviour having heard the words of ,maria he called her happy greatly greatly4 ,answered also the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria in the midst of the disciples4 ,hear therefore ,maria1 ,who it is who compelleth the man1 even until he should do sin4 ,now therefore are wont the ,rulers1 they are wont to seal the counterfeit spirit in unto the soul1 that it should not shake her at every hour1 for her to do every sin with every unlawfulness3 and also they are wont to order unto the counterfeit spirit1 saying to it1 ,whenever the soul 7psykikon1 ,,ms7 should come out of the body1 shake her not1 being imparted unto her1 convicting her in all the ,places of the judgments1 according to ,places1 because of all the sins which thou causedst her to do1 that they should punish her in all the ,places #cjg;b of the judgments1 that she should not be able to go unto the ,light1 that she should cause them to turn her in unto the change of the body1 in one word1 they are wont to order the counterfeit spirit1 ,do not shake her at all in any hour except she should say mystery and loosen all the seals with all the bonds1 in which we bound thee in unto her4 ,and whenever she should say the mysteries and loosen all her seals with all the bonds with the defence of the ,place1 and whenever she should go1 allow her to come1 she having been reckoned unto those of the ,light of the ,height1 and she was alien unto us and unto thee1 and thou wilt be able to lay hold on her from that hour4 ,if indeed she should not say the mysteries of the loosening of thy bonds with thy seals with the defence of the ,place1 lay hold on her1 dismiss her not1 thou shalt convict #cjh;a her in the punishments with all the ,places of the judgments concerning every sin which thou caused her to do3 and after these take them 7close7 to the ,virgins of the ,light1 this who is wont to dispatch them unto the cycle another time4 ,these 7commands7 are those which are wont the ,rulers of the great ,destiny of the ,aeons they are wont to deliver them 7him1 ,,ms7 to the counterfeit spirit3 and are wont the ,rulers1 they are wont to call the ,ministers of the ,aeons amounting to 7filling1 ,,ms7 #cfe1 who are wont to give to them the soul and 7of1 or to1 ,,ms7 the counterfeit spirit1 being bound in unto one another1 the counterfeit spirit being outside of the soul1 the mixture of the power being the inward of the soul1 being within them both1 that they should be able to stand up both3 and are wont the ,rulers1 they are wont to order unto the ,ministers1 saying to them1 ,this is the type #cjh;b which ye will put in the body of the matter of the ,world4 ,they are wont to say indeed to them3 ,put the mixture of the power the innermost of them all1 that they should be able to stand up1 because it is their setting up2 and after the soul place the counterfeit spirit3 this is the manner which they are wont to order unto their ,ministers1 that they should put them down in the bodies of the anti-type3 and after this form are wont the ,ministers of the ,rulers1 they are wont to bring the power with the soul with the counterfeit spirit1 they are wont to bring them 7all7 three down unto the ,world1 and they are wont to pour 7them7 out unto the ,world of the ,rulers of the ,middle4 ,are wont also the ,rulers of the ,middle1 they are wont to consider the counterfeit spirit with the ,fate also1 whose name is 8the ,moira0 he is wont to conduct the man1 until he cause them to kill him in the death which is reckoned unto him3 #cji;a this 7fate7 which bound in unto the soul the ,rulers of the great ,destiny2 and are wont the ,ministers of the ,sphere1 they are wont to bind 7together7 the soul with the power with the counterfeit spirit and with the ,fate1 they are wont to divide them all1 and put them in two parts1 and go round after the man with the woman in the ,world1 these to whom they gave sign that they 7we1 ,,ms7 will send them in unto them4 ,and they are wont to give 7one7 part to the male and 7one7 part to the woman in meat of the ,world or in a breath of the air1 or in water or in some thing 7form1 ,,ms7 which they are wont to drink4 ,all these ,i shall say unto you the kind of each soul with the types which are wont to go in unto the bodies1 either man or bird or beast1 or wild-beast or creeping thing or every form which is on the ,world1 ,i shall say unto you #cji;b their types in what type they are wont to go in unto the men1 ,i shall say them unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,now therefore whenever the ,ministers of the ,rulers1 whenever they should cast the part in unto the woman and the part also in unto the male1 in the way which ,i said unto you1 even if they are at 7a7 distance from one another1 in a distance which is much1 are wont the ,ministers to compel them in concealment that they should harmonise with one another in the harmony of the ,world3 and is wont the counterfeit spirit which is in the male1 it is wont to come unto the part which is deposited unto the ,world in the matter of his body1 he is wont to take it away and cast it unto the womb of the woman being deposited unto the seed of the wickedness3 and immediately are wont the three hundred 7and7 sixty five ,ministers of the ,rulers1 they are wont to go into her belly and #caj;a lodge in it4 ,are wont the ,ministers to bring the two parts to one another1 and also are wont the ,ministers to hold back the blood of every meat of the woman which she will eat1 with the 7things7 which she drinketh1 they are wont to hold them back in the belly of the woman1 even until forty days3 they are wont to knead the blood of the power of the meats1 they are wont to knead it well in the womb of the woman3 after the forty days they are wont to spend thirty other days building 7up7 his members in the image of the body of the man1 is wont each to build 7up7 a member1 these 7of7 which ,i shall say unto you which ,dekans will build it1 ,i shall say them unto you in the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,if therefore it should happen after these1 the ,ministers should complete all the body with all its members in #caj;b seventy days4 ,and after these1 are wont the ,ministers they are wont to call in unto the body which they built 7up73 first indeed they are wont to call the counterfeit spirit1 afterwards they are wont to call the soul within them1 and afterwards they are wont to call the mixture of the power in unto the soul3 and the ,fate they are wont to put it outside of all 7but7 not mixing in with them1 following them at a distance after them3 and after these are wont the ,ministers1 they are wont to seal them in unto one another with all the seals which gave to them the ,rulers1 and they are wont to seal 7added in lower margin7 on the day 7in7 which they settled in the belly of the woman1 they are wont to seal him in unto the left hand of the 7human7 form2 and they are wont to seal on the day in which they completed the body on the right hand3 and they are wont to seal on the day in which the ,rulers delivered them unto them in the middle of the skull of the body of the 7human7 form3 and they are wont to seal on the #caa;a day 7in7 which the soul cometh out of the ,rulers1 they are wont to seal him on the skull of the 7human7 form4 ,and they are wont to seal on the day 7in7 which they kneaded the members1 and separated unto 7one7 soul1 they are wont to seal him in the skull on right 7hand7 of the form4 ,and the day 7in7 which they bound the counterfeit spirit unto her 7the soul7 they are wont to seal him behind the head of the form3 and the day in which breathed the power in unto the body the ,rulers1 they sealed him on the cerebellum which is in the middle of the head of the form1 and also on the heart of the form3 and also the number of years which will spend the soul in the body1 they are wont to seal him on the forehead1 this which is in the form3 so that all these seals they are wont to seal on #caa;b the form3 all these seals ,i shall say their name unto you at the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,and after the ,distribution of the ,universe ,i shall say unto you because of what thing all these became4 ,and if ye wish to understand1 ,i am that ,mystery4 ,now therefore are wont the ,ministers1 they are wont to complete the whole man1 and all these seals in which they sealed the body2 are wont the ,ministers1 they are wont to bring the whole speciality1 and take them to all the ,contentious ,rulers1 these which are over all the punishments of the judgments1 and they are wont to give them to their ,receivers who 7and1 ,,ms7 being their souls out of the body3 these are wont to give to them the speciality of the seals1 that they should know the time 7in7 which they will bring the souls out of 7the7 bodies2 #cab;a ,and that they should know the time in which they will bring forth the body1 that they should dispatch them to their ,ministers and stand 7up7 and follow after the soul and become witness of every sin which she will do1 they with the counterfeit spirit concerning the manner 7in7 which they will punish her in the judgments4 ,and whenever the ,ministers1 whenever they should give the speciality of the seals to the ,contentious ,rulers1 they are wont to withdraw unto the arrangement of their works which are prescribed for them by the ,rulers of the great ,destiny4 ,and whenever should be completed the number of month of begetting children1 they are wont to bring forth the child1 being small in him the mixture of the power1 and being small in him the soul1 and being made small in him the counterfeit spirit4 7,but7 the ,fate indeed #cab;b being great1 being not mixed in unto the body of the arrangement1 but following after the soul with the body with the counterfeit spirit1 even until the time in which the soul is coming out of the body1 because of the type of the death by which she will kill him1 according to that which is reckoned unto him by the ,rulers of the great ,destiny3 or being about to die by a wild-beast1 is wont the ,fate to bring the wild-beast toward him until he killeth him3 or being about to die by a creeping thing3 or being about to fall unto a pit by a chance3 or being about to strangle himself3 or indeed being about to die by water1 or by these of this kind1 or indeed by other death worse than these or better1 7good1 ,,ms7 in one word the ,fate is 7that7 which compelleth his death toward him4 ,this is the work of the ,fate1 and she hath not other work except this1 and is wont the ,fate to follow after that man #cac;a until the day of his death4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,then every man who 7is7 on the ,world1 then every work which is reckoned unto them by the ,destiny either good or evil1 or sin or death or life1 in one word1 every thing which is reckoned unto them by the ,ruler of the ,destiny will happen to them4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,marihamme1 ,amen1 ,i say unto you1 ,every thing which is reckoned to each by the ,destiny1 either every good 7deed7 or every sin1 in one word every thing which is reckoned unto them1 they are wont to go on them4 ,because of this therefore ,i brought the key of the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens2 or otherwise there was no flesh 7which7 will be saved upon the ,world1 for without mysteries there is not any 7who7 will go unto the kingdom of the ,light either righteous 7or7 when he had done sin4 ,because of this therefore of this kind1 ,i brought the keys of the mysteries #cac;b unto the ,world1 that ,i should unloose the sinners1 these who will believe me1 and who will hearken to me1 that ,i should unloose them from the bonds with the seals of the ,aeons of the ,rulers and bind them in unto the seals 7added in upper margin7 with the vestures with the arrays of the ,light1 that he whom ,i shall loosen upon the ,world from the bonds with the seals of the ,aeons of the ,rulers1 they shall loosen him in the ,height from the bonds with the seals of the ,aeons of the ,rulers1 and he whom ,i shall bind upon the ,world in unto the seals with the vestures with the arrays of the ,light1 they 7will7 bind him in the land of the ,light in unto the arrays of the inheritances of the ,light4 ,because of the sinners ,i despoiled myself at this time1 ,i brought the mysteries to them1 that ,i should unloose them from the ,aeons of the ,rulers1 and bind them in unto the inheritances of the ,light3 not only 7for7 the sinners but also the righteous1 that ,i should give to them the mysteries1 #cad;a and they 7will7 take them unto the ,light3 for without mystery it is not possible to take them unto the ,light3 ,because of this therefore ,i hid not it1 but ,i cried out plainly1 and ,i separated not the sinners3 but ,i cried out1 and ,i said unto all men the sinners with the righteous 7ones71 saying1 ,seek that ye may find1 knock that they may open to you3 for every one who seeketh in truth will find1 and he who knocketh they will open to him4 ,for ,i said unto every man that they should seek after the mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 these which will purify them and make them pure 7,light71 and they 7will7 take them unto the ,light4 ,because of this therefore ,iohannes the baptist prophesied about me1 saying1 ,i indeed baptised you in water unto repentance unto the forgiveness of your sins3 he who is coming after me #cad;b is more excellent than ,i1 this whose fan 7is7 in his hand1 he is about to purify his threshing-floor1 the chaff indeed he is burning it in a fire which is not wont to be quenched1 but the wheat he is gathering it in unto his barn4 ,my power which 7is7 in ,iohannes prophesied about me1 knowing that ,i shall bring the mysteries unto the ,world1 and ,i 7shall7 purify the sins of the sinners1 these who will believe me1 and hearken unto me1 and ,i 7shall7 make them pure light1 and take them unto the ,light4 ,these therefore having said them ,jesus1 answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then whenever the men go that they should seek1 and come upon teachings of error1 by what are they about to know that they are reckoned unto thee or otherwise8 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,i said unto you once1 ,be as the wise money-changers1 because that which is #cae;a good he taketh it1 that which is bad he casteth it out4 ,now therefore1 say to every man who will seek the ,godhead1 ,whenever a wind of north1 ye are wont to know that a coolness is that will happen1 whenever a south wind cometh out1 ye are wont to know that 7added in upper margin7 burning-heat with a warmth is that which will happen4 ,now therefore say unto them1 ,if ye knew the face of the heaven with the earth out of the winds1 ,whenever some therefore now should come up 7close7 to you and preach to you a ,godhead1 and ye know in an exactness that their words agreed and suited 7to7 all your words1 these which ,i said unto you by witnessings two up to three1 and they have agreed in the constitution of the air with the heavens with the cycles with the stars 7aster7 with the planet 7phoster7 with all the earth with all which are in it with all the waters also with all which are in them1 say unto them1 ,those who come #cae;b unto you and their words suit and agree in all the knowledge which ,i said unto you1 then receive them 7as7 belonging unto us4 ,these are the 7things7 which ye will say unto the men to whom ye preach1 that they should keep them7selves7 from the teachings of error4 ,now therefore because of the sinners ,i despoiled my7self7 ,i came unto the ,world1 that ,i should deliver them1 because that the righteous 7ones7 indeed1 these who did not do any of evil ever1 and these who did not do sin at all1 it is necessary for them to find the mysteries1 these which 7are7 in the ,book of ,ieou1 these which ,i caused ,enokh to write in the paradisos1 while speaking with him out of the ,tree of the ,knowledge and out of the ,tree of the life4 ,and ,i caused him to put them in the rock of ,ararad4 ,and ,i put ,kalapatauroth1 the ,ruler who 7is7 over ,ghemmout1 this 7one7 upon whom are the feet #caf;a of ,ieou1 and he it is who goeth round all the ,aeons with the ,destinies4 ,that ,ruler ,i put him being vigilant unto the ,books of ,ieou because of the ,flood1 and that no ,ruler should envy them and should destroy them4 ,these which ,i shall give to you whenever ,i finish saying unto you the ,distribution of the ,universe4 ,these therefore having said them the ,saviour1 answered ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 then who therefore also is the man who is upon the ,world1 who sinned not at all1 this 7one7 being sound from unlawfulness8 ,for whenever he should be sound from one he will not be able to be sound from another1 that he should find the mysteries which are in the ,books of ,ieou4 ,for ,i say that there is not man upon the ,world who will be able to be sound from sin4 ,for whenever he should be able to be sound from one he would not be able to be sound from another4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to ,maria1 ,i #caf;b say to you that they will find one in thousand1 two in ten thousand because of the completion of the mystery of the ,first ,mystery1 these which ,i shall say whenever ,i should finish ,distributing to you the ,universe4 ,because of this therefore ,i despoiled my7self7 ,i brought the mysteries unto the ,world1 because they become all under the sin1 and they all come short of the free-gift of the mysteries4 ,answered ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 before that thou camest unto the ,place of the ,rulers1 and before that thou camest into the ,world did no soul go unto the ,light8 ,answered the ,saviour said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say unto you1 ,before that ,i came unto the world not any soul went in unto the ,light4 ,and now therefore ,i having come1 ,i opened the gates of the ,light1 and ,i opened the roads which take in unto the ,light4 ,and now therefore #cag;a he who will do that which is worthy of the mysteries1 let him receive the mysteries and go unto the ,light4 ,added also ,maria1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 but ,i heard that the prophets went unto the ,light4 ,added also the ,saviour said he to ,maria1 ,amen amen ,i say to thee1 ,not any prophet went unto the ,light4 ,but the ,rulers of the ,aeons who spake with them out of the ,aeons1 they gave to them the mystery of the ,aeons2 and ,i having come unto the ,place of the ,aeons1 ,helias--,i turned him1 ,i dispatched him unto the body of ,iohannes the baptist4 ,but the rest also ,i turned them unto righteous bodies1 these who will find the mysteries of the ,light1 and go unto the ,height and inherit the kingdom of the ,light1 ,abraham indeed with ,isaak with ,iakob1 ,i forgave to them all their sins with all their unlawfulnesses1 and ,i gave to them the mysteries of the ,light in the ,aeons1 and ,i put #cag;b them in the ,place of ,iabraoth with all the ,rulers who repented3 and while ,i go unto the ,height1 and come1 being about to go unto the ,light1 ,i shall take away their souls with me unto the ,light4 ,but ,amen ,i say to thee ,maria3 ,he 7they1 ,,ms7 will not go unto the ,light1 ,i not having taken away thy soul1 thine with that of all thy brothers unto the ,light4 ,but the rest also of the patriarchs with the righteous since the time of ,adam even until now1 those who are in the ,aeons with all the arrays of the ,rulers3 ,i having come unto the ,place of ,aeons1 ,i caused these1 the ,virgin of the ,light to turn them unto all bodies being about to become righteous 7ones71 these 7are those7 who will find all the mysteries of the ,light and go in and inherit the kingdom of the ,light4 ,answered ,maria1 said she1 ,we are happy beyond every man for these greatnesses which thou revealedst to us4 ,answered the ,saviour1 said he to #cah;a ,maria with all the disciples4 ,yet ,i shall reveal to you all the greatnesses of the ,height from inward part of the inward parts even until the outward part of the outward parts1 that ye may become being complete in every knowledge and with every pleroma with the height of the heights with the depth of the depths4 ,continued also ,maria1 said she to the ,saviour1 ,my ,lord1 behold1 we knew in boldness in an exactness plainly that thou broughtest the keys of the ,mysteries of the kingdom of the ,light1 these which are wont to forgive the sins of the souls and purify them1 and make them pure light and take them unto the ,light4 99 99 99 99 99 ,half this line is ornament1 two lines of ornament follow1 and the title of the ,fourth ,document follows with ornament below4 ,,the ,,fourth ,,document ,a ,,part ,,of ,,the ,,books ,,of ,,the ,,saviour #cah;b ,it happened therefore1 they having crucified our ,lord ,jesus1 ,he rose out of those who are dead on his third day1 gathered unto him his disciples1 they prayed him1 saying1 ,our ,lord be compassionate to us1 because we forsook father and mother with all the ,world1 we followed thee4 ,then ,jesus stood 7up7 with his disciples at the water of the ,ocean and he invoked with this prayer saying1 ,hear me1 my ,father1 the ,father of every fatherhood1 the boundless ,light3 a e i o u i a o a o i i a psinother-- ther7i7nops--npsither--zagour--pagouri-- nethmomaoth-- nepsiomaoth--marakhakhtha--thobarraban-- tharnakhakhan-- zorokothora--,ieou--sabaoth3 ,but these saying them ,jesus1 ,thomas with ,andreas with ,iakobos with ,simon the ,kananites they were being on the west1 their faces being turned unto the east4 #cai;a ,but ,philippos with ,bartholomaios1 they were being on the south1 being turned unto north4 ,but the remainder of disciples with the women disciples1 they were standing behind ,jesus4 ,but ,jesus was standing at the altar1 and cried out ,jesus1 turned him7self7 about it unto the four corners of the ,world with his disciples1 all being wrapped in linen garments1 saying1 i a o i a o 7written above7 i a o4 ,this is its 7his1 ,,ms7 interpretation i t a1 ,the ,universe came out alpha1 ,they will turn them4 1 ,will become the completion of all the completions4 ,but these he having said them ,jesus1 said he1 ,iaphtha iaphtha mounar1 mounar1 ermanour1 ermanour1 which is this1 ,o ,father of every fatherhood of the ,boundless ,ones1 thou shalt hear me concerning my disciples whom ,i brought into thy presence1 because that they shall believe every word of thy truths3 #cai;b and do thou everything which ,i shall cry up unto thee concerning them3 because ,i know the name of the ,father of the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,again also cried out ,jesus1 who ,aberamenth is1 saying the name of the ,father of the ,treasury of the ,light1 and said he1 ,let all the mysteries of the ,rulers with the authorities1 with the ,angels with the ,archangels1 with every power1 with every work of the invisible ,god ag7x corrected7rammakhamar7inserted7ei with the ,barblo the bdella1 let them draw near apart and separate them7selves7 on 7the7 right 7hand74 ,but at that hour all the heavens came unto the west with all the ,aeons with the ,sphere with their ,rulers with all their powers1 they ran all unto the west on 7the7 left 7hand7 of the disk of the sun with the disk of the moon4 ,but the disk of the sun was being a great dragon with his tail within his mouth1 being mounted on #cbj;a seven powers of the ,left1 and drawing under him viz43 four powers being in the likeness of white horses3 but the going 7basis1 ,,ms7 of the moon was being of the type of a ship1 with a dragon male with a dragon female being for rudder unto it1 with two calves of white drawing under it1 with the likeness of a child behind the moon steering the dragons who rob the light of the ,rulers from them3 with a face of cat in front of him4 ,and all the ,world with the mountains with the seas ran all of them unto the west unto the left4 ,and ,jesus with his disciples remained in the midst of the ary ,place in the roads of the road of the ,middle1 this which is below the ,sphere4 ,and they came unto the first array of the road 7added in margin1 ,,ms7 which is in the ,middle4 ,but ,jesus stood 7up7 in the air of her 7of the road7 ,place with his disciples4 ,said the disciples of ,jesus to him1 ,what is this ,place in which we are8 #cbj;b ,said ,jesus1 ,these are the ,places of the road of the ,middle3 for it happened1 having been disorderly the ,rulers of the ,adamas1 they continued working intercourse1 begetting ,rulers and ,archangels and ,angels and ,ministers and ,dekans4 ,came out on 7the7 ,right ,ieou the ,father of my ,father1 he bound them in a ,destiny of the ,sphere3 for there are twelve ,aeons becoming1 ,sabaoth the ,adamas ruling over six1 and ,iabraoth his brother ruling over other six4 ,then therefore ,iabraoth believed the mysteries of the ,light with his ,rulers1 and he worked in the mysteries of the ,light1 he forsook the mysteries of the intercourse4 ,but ,sabaoth indeed the ,adamas remained working in the intercourse with his ,rulers4 ,and ,ieou the ,father of my father1 having seen1 that believed ,iabraoth1 he took him away with all the ,rulers who believed #cba;a with him3 he received 7him7 unto him7self7 from the ,sphere1 he took him unto a 7,place of7 air1 which was purified in the presence of the light of the sun1 between the ,places of those of the ,middle1 and between the ,places of the invisible ,god4 ,he put him there with the ,rulers who believed him4 ,and he took away ,sabaoth the ,adamas with his ,rulers1 these who worked not in the mysteries of the ,light1 but who continued working in the mysteries of the intercourse4 ,he bound them in unto the ,sphere4 ,he bound eighteen hundred ,rulers in every ,aeon3 he put three hundred and sixty over them4 ,he put another five great ,rulers ruling over the three hundred sixty and over all the ,rulers who are bound1 these whom they are wont to call in all the ,world of the mankind by these names3 the first they are wont to call him1 ,kronos2 the second1 ,ares2 the third1 ,the hermes2 the fourth1 ,the aphrodite2 the fifth1 #cba;b ,the zeus4 ,continued further ,jesus1 said he1 ,hear also that ,i may say unto you their mystery4 ,it happened therefore1 ,ieou1 having bound them thus1 he drew a power out of the great ,invisible1 he bound it in this which they are wont to call it1 ,kronos4 ,and also he drew another power out of ,ipsantakhounkhainkhoukheokh1 who is one among the three triple-powered gods1 he bound it in ,ares3 and he drew a power out of ,khainkhkh1 being one also among the three triple-powered gods4 ,he bound it in the hermes4 ,again also he drew a power out of the ,pistis the ,sophia1 the daughter of the ,barbls1 he bound it in ,aphrodite4 ,and also he noticed that they needed a rudder for him to steer the ,world and 7with1 ,,ms7 the ,aeons of the ,sphere1 that they should not destroy it in their evil doing1 he went up unto the ,middle1 he drew a power out of #cbb;a the ,little ,sabaoth the good1 he of the ,middle1 he bound it in ,zeus1 because that good is 7he71 for him to steer them in his goodness4 ,and he arranged the turning about of his array thus1 for him to spend thirteen months in ,aeon 7after7 ,aeon standing still1 that every ,ruler upon whom he cometh should liberate 7from7 the wickedness of their evil doing4 ,and he gave to him the two ,aeons for dwellingplace in the presence of those of the hermes4 ,i said unto you at the first time the names of these five great ,rulers1 these in which are wont the men of the ,world to call them3 hear also now that ,i may say unto you also their incorruptible names1 which are these1 ,orimuth for ,kronos1 ,munikhunaphr for ,ares1 ,tarpetanuph for ,hermes1 ,khsi for the aphrodite1 ,khnbal for ,zeus1 namely their incorruptible names4 ,but having heard #cbb;b these 7words7 the disciples1 they prostrated1 they worshipped ,jesus1 said they1 ,happy are we1 we1 beyond every man1 because thou revealedst to us these great wonders4 ,they added also1 they prayed him1 saying1 ,we pray thee1 reveal to us1 ,about 7in1 ,,ms7 what also are these roads4 ,drew near in unto him ,mariham1 she prostrated1 she worshipped unto his feet1 and she kissed his hands1 said she1 ,yea1 my ,lord1 reveal to us1 ,what is the need of the roads of the ,middle3 for we heard thee that they are put over great punishments3 what therefore is the manner1 our ,lord1 7in7 which we shall escape8 or 7in7 which we shall be quit of them8 or are they wont to lay hold on the souls in what manner8 or are they 7the souls7 wont to spend how much time in their punishments4 ,have compassion upon us1 our ,lord1 our ,saviour1 that should not take away our souls the ,receivers of the judgments of the roads of the ,middle4 ,and that they should not judge #cbc;a us1 in their punishments which are evil1 that we may inherit also the ,light of thy ,father1 that we should not become being poor and cut away from thee4 ,these therefore saying them ,mariham weeping1 answered ,jesus in great compassion1 said he to them1 ,truly1 my brothers and my beloved1 these who have forsaken father and mother because of my name1 that ,i should give to you every mystery with every knowledge1 ,i shall give to you the mystery of the twelve ,aeons of the ,rulers with their seals with their tickets with the manner of invoking them to go unto their ,places4 ,and ,i shall give to you the mystery of the thirteenth 7thirteen1 ,,ms7 ,aeon with the manner of invoking to go unto its ,place 7their ,places1 ,,ms74 ,and ,i shall give to you their tickets with their seals4 ,and ,i shall give to you the mystery of the baptism of those of the ,middle with the manner of invoking to go unto their ,place and their #cbc;b tickets with their seals1 ,i shall show to you them4 ,and ,i shall give to you the baptism of those of the ,right1 our ,place1 with his tickets with his seals1 and with the manner of invoking to go thither4 ,and ,i shall give to you the great mystery of the ,treasury of the ,light and with the manner of invoking to go thither4 ,i shall give to you every mystery with every knowledge1 that they should call you1 ,the sons of the ,pleroma which is complete in every knowledge and every mystery4 ,ye are happy indeed beyond every man who 7is7 upon the earth1 because the sons of the ,light came in your time4 ,added also in the word ,jesus1 said he1 ,it happened therefore after these 7things71 came the ,father of my ,father1 namely1 ,ieou1 he took away other three hundred with sixty ,rulers among the ,rulers also of the ,adamas1 these who did not believe the mysteries of the ,light3 he bound them in these #cbd;a aery ,places in which we are now below the ,sphere1 he placed five other great ,rulers over them1 namely1 those who become upon the road of the ,middle4 ,the first ,ruler of the road of the ,middle 7added in upper margin7 they are wont to call him ,the 7feminine7 ,paraplex a ,ruler being of shape of woman1 with her 7his1 ,,ms7 hair reaching down upon her 7his1 ,,ms7 feet3 with fifteen arch-demons under her 7his1 ,,ms7 authority ruling over many other demons3 and those demons they are those which are wont to go in unto the men1 and cause them to be angry and curse and slander4 ,and they are those which are wont to take away the souls by robbery1 and send them through their smoke of darkness with their evil punishments4 ,said she1 ,mariham1 ,i shall not fail in seeking from thee1 ,be not angry with me1 while ,i am seeking after every thing4 ,said ,jesus1 ,seek #cbd;b after that which thou wilt4 ,said she1 ,mariham1 ,my ,lord1 reveal to us in what manner are they wont to take away the souls by robbery1 that my brothers also should understand it 7them1 ,,ms74 ,said ,jesus1 namely1 ,aberamentho1 ,since the ,father of my ,father1 namely1 ,ieou1 he is the ,provider of all the ,rulers with the ,gods with the powers1 these which became in the matter of the ,light of the ,treasury4 ,and ,zorokothora ,melkhisedek he also is the ,legate of all the ,lights which are purified among the ,rulers1 taking them in unto the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,these two only are the great ,lights1 their business being this1 for them to come down unto the ,rulers and purify them4 ,and ,zorokothora ,melkhisedek took away the purification of the ,lights which they purified among the ,rulers1 and took it unto the ,treasury #cbe;a of the ,light1 whenever should become the ticket1 and with the time of their array1 for them to come down unto the ,rulers and oppress them and afflict them1 taking away the purification from the ,rulers4 ,but in the hour in which they release them from the oppression of the afflicting1 and withdraw unto the ,places of the ,treasury of the ,light1 when they should reach unto the ,places of the ,middle1 is wont ,zorokothora ,melkhisedek1 he is wont to take away the lights1 and take them into the gate of those of the ,middle1 and take them unto the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,and is wont ,ieou also to withdraw him7self7 unto the ,places of those on the ,right until the time also of the ticket for them to come out4 ,are wont the ,rulers therefore to be disorderly through the anger of their evil doing4 ,immediately they are walking up with the ,lights1 because that they 7,ieou and ,m47 are not with them at that hour4 ,and they are wont to take away the souls which they will be able to carry off by robbery #cbe;b and waste them away by their smoke of darkness and their evil fire4 ,then therefore the souls the quick-tempered 7ones7 with the cursers with the slanderers1 is wont to take them away the authority called the ,paraplex with the demons which are under her and send them through the smoke of darkness and destroy them by her evil fire1 and they begin to be consumed and to be dissolved4 ,they 7the souls7 are wont to spend hundred thirty three years with nine months in the punishment of her ,places1 while she tormenteth them in the fire of her evil doing4 ,it is wont to happen therefore after all these times1 whenever the ,sphere should turn round and the little ,sabaoth the ,zeus cometh unto the first of the ,aeons of the ,sphere1 this 7one7 whom they are wont to call in the ,world the ,ram of the ,bubasti1 namely the ,aphrodite4 #cbf;a ,whenever 7,aphrodite7 should come unto the seventh ,house of the ,sphere1 namely1 the ,balance1 they are wont to draw 7away7 the veils which are between those on the ,left with those on the ,right1 and is wont to look out of the ,height among those on the ,right the great ,sabaoth the good1 and all the ,world with all the ,sphere 7are troubled7 before that he looked3 and he looked down upon the ,places of the ,paraplex1 and her ,places dissolved and perished4 ,and all the souls which 7are7 in her punishments1 they are wont to take them away and throw them back unto the ,sphere another time1 because that they were 7being7 destroyed in the punishments of the ,paraplex4 ,he added also in the word1 said he1 7,the ,ruler of7 the second array they are wont to call him ,ariuth the ,ethiopian-woman1 being a woman ,ruler being quite black1 with fourteen other demons under her1 they ruling over many other demons4 #cbf;b ,and these demons which are there1 who are under ,ariuth the ,ethiopian-woman1 they are those which are wont to go in unto the men quarrelsome1 until they excite the wars and killings which happen2 and give hardness to their heart and anger1 for killings to happen4 ,and the souls1 which this authority will take away by robbery are wont to spend hundred with thirteen years in her ,places1 she is tormenting them by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire1 and they draw near unto destruction4 ,and after these 7things7 whenever the ,sphere should turn round1 and 7should7 come the little ,sabaoth the good1 this whom they are wont to call in the ,world ,zeus2 whenever he should come unto the fourth ,aeon of the ,sphere which the ,crab is1 and 7should7 come the ,bubasti1 this whom they are wont to call in the ,world1 ,the aphrodite1 and she 7should7 come unto the #cbg;a tenth ,house 7,aeon1 ,,ms7 of the ,sphere1 this which they are wont to call1 ,the ,he-goat1 then they are wont to draw 7back7 the veils which are between those of the ,left with those of the ,right1 and ,ieou 7should7 look out on the ,right and all the ,world should be disturbed1 and 7should7 be moved with all the ,aeons of the ,sphere and 7should7 look upon the dwelling places of ,ariuth the ,ethiopian-woman and her ,places 7should7 be dissolved and be destroyed1 and they should take away all the souls which are in her punishments1 and 7they7 should throw them 7back7 unto the ,sphere another time1 because that they perished by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire4 ,added also said he1 ,the 7,ruler of the7 third array they are wont to call1 ,the hecate the three of face1 but there are twenty seven other demons under her authority3 they are those which are wont to go in unto the men and they cause them to swear false7ly7 and #cbg;b they lie1 and love that which is not their own4 ,the souls therefore which will take away by robbery the hekate1 she is wont to deliver them unto her demons which are under her to torment them by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire3 they are afflicting them greatly by the demons1 and they are wont to spend hundred with five years with six months punishing them in her punishments evil4 ,but they are wont to begin to be destroyed and to perish4 ,and after these 7things7 whenever the ,sphere should turn round and 7should7 come the little ,sabaoth the good1 he of the ,middle1 this 7one7 whom they are wont in the ,world to call1 ,zeus1 and he 7should7 come unto the eighth ,house 7,aeon1 ,,ms7 of the ,sphere1 this which they are wont to call1 ,the scorpion1 and 7should7 come the ,bubasti1 this whom they are wont to call1 ,the aphrodite1 and she 7should7 come unto the second ,house 7,aeon1 ,,ms7 of the ,sphere1 this which they are wont to call1 #cbh;a ,the bull1 they are wont to draw 7back7 the veils between those of the ,left with those of the ,right1 and 7to7 look out of the ,height the ,zorokothora ,melkhisedek1 and the ,world is 7wont to7 be moved with the mountains1 and the ,rulers are 7wont to7 be disturbed3 and he is 7wont to7 look out upon all the ,places of the hecate1 and her ,places are 7wont to7 be dissolved and perish2 and they take away all the souls which 7are7 in her punishments1 and throw them 7back7 unto the ,sphere another time1 because that they were destroyed in the fire of her punishments4 ,he added also1 said he1 ,the 7,ruler of the7 fourth array which they are wont to call1 ,the ,assessor of the ,typhon1 being a strong ,ruler1 becoming under his authority thirty two demons3 they are those who are wont to go into the men and cause them to lust and fornicate and commit adultery and to become doing #cbh;b the intercourse continually4 ,the souls therefore which will take away by robbery this ,ruler1 they are wont to spend hundred thirty eight years in his ,places1 are tormenting them his demons by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire1 and they begin to be wasted away and to perish4 ,it is wont to happen therefore whenever the ,sphere should turn 7round71 and 7should7 come the little ,sabaoth1 the good1 he of the ,middle1 this whom they are wont to call1 ,zeus1 whenever he should come unto the ninth ,aeon of the ,sphere1 this which they are wont to call1 ,the archer1 and the ,bubasti1 this whom they are wont to call in the ,world1 ,the aphrodite and she 7should7 come unto the third ,aeon of the ,sphere1 this which they are wont to call1 ,the twin1 they are wont to draw 7back7 the veils which are between those of the ,left with those of the ,right1 and is 7wont to7 look out #cbi;a ,zarazaz1 this whom the ,rulers are wont to call in the name of a strong ,ruler of their ,places1 ,maskelli4 ,and he is 7wont to7 look upon the dwelling places of the ,assessor the ,typhon1 and his ,places are 7wont to7 be dissolved and perish3 and they take away all the souls which 7are7 in his punishments and throw them 7back7 unto the ,sphere another time1 because that they were diminished by his 7her1 ,,ms7 smoke of darkness and by his evil fire4 ,again also he added in the word1 said he to his disciples1 ,the fifth array1 of which they are wont to call its ,ruler1 ,iakhthanabas1 being a strong ,ruler1 being under him many other demons3 they are those who are wont to go in unto the men1 and cause them to become acceptors of person1 wronging the righteous1 and they are accepting person of the sinners1 receiving gifts against #cbi;b the true judgment1 they are destroying it 7judgment71 they are forgetting the poor with those who are in want1 they are increasing the forgetfulness in their soul with the care in which there is not profit1 that they should not remember their life1 that whenever they should come out of the body they should take away by robbery the souls3 7and those7 which will take away by robbery this ,ruler1 they are wont to become in his punishments for hundred fifty years with eight months2 and they are wasted away by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire1 afflicting them greatly by the flame of his fire4 ,and whenever the ,sphere should turn round1 and 7should7 come the little ,sabaoth1 the good1 this whom they are wont to call in the ,world1 ,zeus1 unto the eleventh ,aeon of the ,sphere1 this which they are wont to call1 ,the water-bearer1 and 7should7 come the ,bubasti unto the fifth ,aeon #ccj;a of the ,sphere1 this which they are wont to call1 ,the lion1 they are wont to draw 7back7 the veils1 which are between those of the ,left with those of the ,right1 and 7is wont7 to look out of the height the great ,iao1 the good1 he of the ,middle1 down upon the ,places of ,iakhthanabas whose ,places dissolve and perish1 and they take away all the souls which are in his punishments1 and they throw them back unto the ,sphere again1 because that they were destroyed by his punishments4 ,these therefore are the actions of the roads of the ,middle of which ye sought 7from7 me4 ,but having heard these 7things7 the disciples1 they prostrated1 they worshipped to him1 saying1 ,help us1 our ,lord1 and have compassion upon us1 that we should be saved from these punishments which are evil1 which are prepared for the sinners6 ,woe to them1 ,woe to them1 the sons of men1 because they are being #ccj;b like to blind 7men7 groping in the darkness and seeing not6 ,have compassion on us1 ,o ,lord1 in this great blindness in which we are in1 and have mercy on all the race of the mankind1 because they laid snares for the souls as the lions for a prey1 which they prepare for food for their punishments by the forgetfulness and the ignorance which is in them4 ,have compassion therefore upon us1 our ,lord1 our ,saviour1 and have mercy on us and deliver us in this great bewilderment4 ,said ,jesus to his disciples1 ,be of good cheer1 fear not because ye are happy3 because ,i shall make you for lord over all these1 and ,i shall make them all subject to you4 ,remember that ,i finished saying to you before that they crucified me1 that ,i shall give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens4 ,now also ,i say to you #cca;a that ,i shall give them to you4 ,these therefore having said them ,jesus1 he hymned in the great name4 ,were hidden the ,places of the road of the ,middle and ,jesus with his disciples remained upon air of light which is much greatly4 ,said ,jesus to his disciples1 ,draw near unto me4 ,and they drew near unto him3 he turned unto the four corners of the ,world1 he said the great name over their head3 he blessed them1 he breathed in unto their eyes4 ,said ,jesus to them1 ,look up1 see what ye see4 ,and they took away their eyes up1 they saw a great light which is much greatly1 native of earth shall not be able to speak of it4 ,said he also to them again1 ,look out on the ,light1 see what ye see4 ,said they1 ,we are seeing a fire with water with wine with blood4 ,said #cca;b ,jesus1 who ,aberamentho is1 toward his disciples1 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,i brought not anything unto the ,world1 while coming1 except this fire with this water with this wine with this blood4 ,i brought the water with the fire from the ,place of the ,light of the ,lights from the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,i brought the wine with the blood from the ,place of the ,barbelos1 and after a little time my ,father dispatched to me the spirit which is holy in the type of a dove3 but the fire with the water with the wine they became unto a purifying of the world4 ,the blood also became to me for sign1 because of the body of the mankind1 this which ,i took from the ,place of the ,barbelos1 the great power of the ,invisible ,god4 ,the spirit also is drawing in front of every soul1 taking them #ccb;a unto the ,place of the ,light4 ,because of this ,i said to you1 ,i came to cast a fire upon the earth1 which is this1 that ,i came to purify the sins of all the ,world in fire4 ,and because of this ,i said to the ,samaritan woman1 ,thou wast not knowing the free-gift of ,god1 and who it is who saith to thee1 ,give me that ,i may drink3 ,thou wast asking him and he 7would7 give to thee water living1 and it 7would7 become to thee for a fountain in thee1 springing up unto a life of unto age4 ,and also because of this ,i took a cup of wine1 ,i blessed it ,i gave it to you1 because this is the blood1 the ,covenant which they will shed for you unto the forgiving of your sins4 ,and also because of this they thrust the spear in unto my side1 came out water with blood4 ,but these are the mysteries of the ,light which are wont to forgive sins1 which are those1 the appellations and 7with1 ,,ms7 #ccb;b the names of the ,light4 ,it happened therefore after these 7things71 commanded ,jesus1 ,let all the powers of the ,left 7hand7 come unto their ,places4 ,and ,jesus with his disciples remained upon the mountain of the ,galilaia4 ,added also the disciples1 they prayed him1 ,how long therefore dost not thou cause them to forgive our sins which we did with our unlawfulness1 and make us worthy of the kingdom of thy ,father4 ,but ,jesus1 said he to them1 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,not only shall ,i purify your sins1 but ,i shall make you worthy of the kingdom of my ,father4 ,and ,i shall give to you the mystery of the forgiving of sin upon the earth1 that that which ye will forgive upon the earth1 they shall forgive to him in the heavens1 and that which ye will bind upon the earth it will become being bound in the heavens4 ,i shall give to you the mystery of the kingdom of the heavens that ye also #ccc;a shall do them to the men4 ,but ,jesus1 said he to them1 ,bring to me fire with some wood of vine4 ,they brought them to him1 he offered up the ,oblation3 he put the two jars of wine one on the right hand and the other on the left of the ,oblation4 ,he put the ,oblation in front of them4 ,he put a cup of water by the vessel of wine which 7is7 on the right1 and he put a cup of wine by the vessel of wine which 7is7 on the left1 and he put some cakes according to the number of the disciples in the midst of the cups4 ,he put a cup of water behind the cakes4 ,stood 7up7 ,jesus in front of the ,oblation3 he put the disciples behind him1 all being wrapped in garment of linen1 with the ticket of the name of the ,father of the ,treasury of the ,light in their hands4 ,he cried out thus1 saying1 ,hear me1 my #ccc;b ,father1 the ,father of every fatherhood1 the boundless ,light ,iao iuo ia aoi uia psinother theropsin 7n7opsither nephthomaoth nephiomath marakhakhtha marmarakhtha ieanamenaman amaneitououranou israi amen amen soubaibai appaap amen amen deraaraiapaou amen amen sarsasartou amen amen koukiaminmiai amen amen iai iai touap amen amen amen main mari marie marei amen amen amen4 ,hear me1 my ,father1 the ,father of every kingdom1 ,i invoke you also the forgivers1 the purifiers of the unlawfulness1 forgive the sins of the souls of these disciples who followed me1 and purify their unlawfulness1 and cause them to be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my #ccd;a ,father1 the ,father of the ,treasury of the ,light1 because they followed me and kept my commandments4 ,now therefore my ,father1 ,father of every fatherhood1 let come the forgivers1 whose names are these ghiphirepsnijiet--zenei berimou--sokhabrikher euthari nanei dieis balmerikh ,meuni poskhirie entair mouthiour cmour peukher oouskhous minionor isokhobor tha4 ,hear me invoking you1 forgive the sins of these souls and blot out their unlawfulness3 let them be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my ,father the ,father of the ,treasury of the ,light3 because ,i know thy great powers and ,i invoke them ,ayer bebr athroni eoureph eone souphen knitou sokhreoph mayoubi mneyor sououi khokheteoph khkhe #ccd;b eteoph memkh aneuph4 ,forgive the sins of these souls1 blot out their unlawfulness1 those which they did knowing1 and those which they did not knowing1 those which they did in fornication with adultery even until to-day3 forgive them to them1 and cause them to be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my ,father1 and be worthy of receiving out of this ,oblation1 my ,father who 7art7 holy4 ,if therefore my ,father thou heardest me and forgavest the sins to these souls and blottedst out their unlawfulness1 and thou causedst them to be worthy of being numbered in unto thy kingdom1 thou shalt give to me a sign in this ,oblation4 ,and happened the sign which ,jesus said4 ,said ,jesus toward his disciples1 ,rejoice and be glad2 because they forgave your sins1 they blotted out your unlawfulness #cce;a and ye were numbered in unto the kingdom of my ,father4 ,but these having said them1 the disciples rejoiced in great joy1 said ,jesus to them1 ,this is the manner and this is the mystery which ye will do for the men who will believe you1 having not guile in them1 and hearkening to you in every word which is good4 ,and their sins with their unlawfulness they will blot them out unto the day 7in7 which ye did this mystery4 ,but hide this mystery1 give it not to every man except him who will do every thing which ,i said to you in my commandments4 ,this therefore is the mystery of the truth of the baptism of those who will forgive their sins1 and those who will cover over their unlawfulnesses4 ,this is the baptism of the ,first ,oblation which guideth in unto the ,place of the truth1 and in #cce;b unto the ,place of the ,light4 ,after these 7things7 also said they his disciples1 ,rabbei reveal to us the mystery of the ,light of thy ,father1 since we knew thee while thou sayest1 that there is also baptism of ,fire1 and there is also baptism of ,spirit1 being holy1 of the ,light1 and there is a spiritual anointing1 these which are wont to take the souls unto the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,say therefore unto us their mystery1 that we may inherit also the kingdom of thy ,father4 ,said ,jesus to them1 ,these mysteries after which ye seek8 ,there is not mystery more excellent than they1 which is about to take your souls unto the ,light of the ,lights1 unto the ,places of the truth with the goodness1 of the ,place of him who is holy of all those who are holy1 unto the ,place in which there is not woman1 nor is there male1 nor is there shape in that ,place1 but #ccf;a a light is being steadfast ineffable3 there is not that which is more excellent therefore than those mysteries after which ye seek1 except the mystery of the ,seven ,voices with their forty nine powers1 and their tickets1 and with the ,name which is more excellent than all of them1 the ,name in which is becoming every name1 and every light and every power4 ,he who knoweth that ,name1 whenever he should come out of the body of the matter1 shall not any smoke nor any darkness nor authority nor ,ruler of the ,sphere of the ,destiny1 nor ,angel nor ,archangel nor power1 they shall not be able to hold back the soul which knoweth that ,name4 ,but whenever he should come out of the ,world and 7should7 say that ,name unto the fire1 it is wont to be quenched1 and is wont the darkness to withdraw4 ,and whenever he should say unto the demons with the ,receivers #ccf;b of the ,darkness which is outer1 with their ,rulers with their authorities with their powers1 they will all perish and their flame burn and they 7will7 cry out1 ,thou art holy1 thou art holy1 he who is holy of all those who are holy4 ,and whenever they should say that ,name unto the ,receivers of the judgments which are evil1 with their authorities with all their powers1 and the ,barbelo also with the ,invisible ,god with the three ,triple-powered ,gods1 at the hour in which they will say this ,name in those ,places1 they will fall all of them one upon another and be dissolved and perish1 and they 7will7 cry out1 ,o ,light of every ,light which becometh in the ,boundless ,light1 remember us also and purify us4 ,but having finished saying these words ,jesus1 cried out all his disciples1 they wept in a great cry1 saying1 7,four leaves wanting47 ,,the ,,fifth ,,document 7,title and eight pages wanting7 #cde;a fire and punish her in them for six other months with eight days4 ,after these 7things7 they 7will7 take her upon the road of the ,middle1 and each of the ,rulers of the road of the ,middle 7will7 punish her in his punishments for six other months with eight days4 ,after these things they 7will7 take her to the ,virgin of the ,light1 this who is wont to judge the good and 7with1 ,,ms7 the evil1 that she may judge her4 ,and whenever the ,sphere should turn round she is wont to deliver them up to her ,receivers1 that they may cast her unto the ,aeons of the ,sphere4 ,and are wont the ,ministers of the ,sphere to take her out unto water which is below the ,sphere2 and it is 7wont7 to become a fire boiling and eating into her1 until it purifieth her entirely4 ,and is wont to come ,ialouham 7,eight lines wanting7 the ,receiver of ,sabaoth1 the ,adamas1 this who is wont to give the cup of forgetfulness to the souls1 and to bring a #cde;b cup being full of the water of the forgetfulness and give it to the soul3 and she 7is wont to7 drink it and forget every place 7coptic word7 with every ,place unto which she went3 and cast her into a body1 which is about to spend its time 7in which7 he is wont to pain his heart continually4 ,this is the punishment of the man who curseth4 ,added further ,mariham1 said she1 ,my ,lord ,jesus1 then the man 7a7 slanderer continually1 whenever he should come out of body whither is he about to go1 or what is his punishment8 ,said ,jesus1 ,a man 7a7 slanderer continually1 whenever should be completed his time by the ,sphere for him to come out of body1 are wont to come after him ,abiout with ,kharmon the ,receivers of ,ariel1 and they bring his soul out of body1 and spend three days going with her teaching her the creatures of the ,world4 ,and after these 7things7 #cdf;a they take her down unto ,amente 7close7 to ,ariel1 and he 7is wont7 to punish her in his punishments eleven months with twenty one days4 ,and afterwards they take her unto the ,chaos 7close7 to ,ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons1 and each one of his demons goeth out upon her for another eleven months with other twenty one days1 scourging her with whips of smoke4 ,and after these they take her into the rivers of smoke with seas of fire boiling1 and they punish her in them other eleven months with twenty one days4 ,and after these they are wont to take her away upon the road of the ,middle1 and each of the ,rulers in the road of the ,middle punisheth her in his punishments other eleven months with twenty one days4 ,after #cdf;b these they are wont to take her away to the ,virgin of the ,light1 this who is wont to judge the righteous with the sinners1 that she may judge her4 ,and whenever the ,sphere should turn round1 she is wont to deliver her up to her ,receivers1 that they may cast her out unto the ,aeons of the ,sphere4 ,and the ,ministers of the ,sphere take her out unto water below the ,sphere1 and it becometh a smoke boiling and it eateth in at her1 until it purifieth her entirely4 ,and bringeth the cup of forgetfulness ,ialouham1 the ,receiver of ,sabaoth1 the ,adamas1 and he giveth it to the soul3 and she drinketh it and forgetteth every place 7coptic word7 with every thing with every ,place unto which she went3 and they give her into a body being about to spend his time being oppressed4 ,this is the judgment of the man1 7the7 slanderer4 ,said she1 ,mariham1 ,woe woe to the sinners4 ,answered #cdg;a also ,salome1 said she1 ,my ,lord1 ,jesus1 a man1 murderer having not done sin ever except killing1 whenever he should come out of body1 what is his punishment8 ,answered ,jesus1 said he1 ,a man killer1 having not done sin ever except killing1 whenever his time should be completed by the ,sphere for him to come out of body1 are wont to come the ,receivers of ,ialdabaoth1 and bring his soul out of body1 and bind her by her feet behind a great demon of face of horse1 and he spendeth three days going round with her in the ,world4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her out unto the ,place of the cold with the snow and punish her there for three years with six months4 ,after these they 7are wont to7 take her down unto the ,chaos 7close7 to ,ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons1 and scourge #cdg;b her his demons other three years for each 7demon7 with six months4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her unto the ,chaos 7close7 to the ,persephone1 and punish her in her punishments other three years with six months4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her away upon the road of the ,middle1 and each of the ,rulers of the road of the ,middle punisheth her in the punishments of his ,places for other three years with six months4 ,and after these they take her to the ,virgin of the ,light1 this who is wont to judge the righteous with the sinners that she may judge her1 and whenever the ,sphere should turn round she is wont to command1 that they cast her unto the ,darkness which is outer1 until the time 7in7 which they will take away the ,darkness of the ,middle she is wont to be destroyed and dissolved4 ,this is the punishment of the man1 7a7 killer4 ,said he1 ,petros1 ,my ,lord1 #cdh;a ,let the women be content unto seeking1 that we also may seek4 ,said ,jesus to ,mariham with the women1 ,leave the place for your brothers1 7the7 male that they also may seek4 ,answered ,petros said he1 ,my ,lord1 then a man1 7a7 thief1 7a7 robber1 his sin being this continually1 whenever he should come out of body1 what is his punishment8 ,said ,jesus1 ,this of this kind whenever his time should be completed by the ,sphere1 are wont to come after him the ,receivers of ,adonis1 and bring his soul out of body and spend three days going round with her teaching her the creatures of the ,world4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her down unto ,amente 7close7 to ,ariel that he may punish her in his punishments for three months with eight days with hours two4 #cdh;b ,and after these 7things7 they take 7her7 unto the ,chaos 7close7 to ,ialdabaoth1 with his forty nine demons1 that each of his demons should punish her other three months with eight days with hours two4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her down upon the road of the ,middle1 that each of the ,rulers of the road of the ,middle should punish her by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire for other three months with eight days with hours two4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her up to the ,virgin of the ,light1 this who is wont to judge the righteous and the sinners1 that she may judge her4 ,and whenever should the ,sphere turn round1 she is wont to give her to her ,receivers1 that they may cast her unto the ,aeons of the ,sphere1 that the ,ministers of the ,sphere may take her unto water being below the ,sphere1 that it may become #cdi;a smoke boiling1 that it may eat in at her1 until it purify her entirely4 ,after these 7things7 is wont to come ,ialouham the ,receiver of ,sabaoth1 the ,adamas1 and he bringeth the cup of the forgetfulness1 and he giveth it to the soul that she may drink it1 and she forgetteth every thing with every ,place unto which she went3 and they cast her unto a body lame and maimed and blind4 ,this is the punishment of the man1 7a7 robber4 ,answered ,andreas1 said he1 ,a man proud1 7a7 despiser whenever he should come out of body1 what will they do to him8 ,said ,jesus1 ,this of this kind whenever his time should be completed by the ,sphere1 are wont to come after him the ,receivers of ,ariel and take his soul1 and they spend three days going about in the ,world teaching her the creatures of #cdi;b the ,world4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her down unto ,amente1 up to ,ariel that he may punish her in his punishments for twenty months4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her unto the ,chaos up to ,ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons1 and that he may punish her with his demons one by one for other twenty months4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her up on the road of the ,middle1 that each of the ,rulers of the road of the ,middle may punish her for other twenty months4 ,and after these 7things71 they are wont to take her to the ,virgin of the ,light that she may judge her4 ,and whenever should the ,sphere turn round1 she is wont to give her to her ,receivers1 that they may cast her unto ,aeons of the ,sphere4 ,and are wont the ,ministers of the ,sphere to take her out unto water being underneath the ,sphere1 that it may become a smoke boiling that it may eat in #cej;a at her until it purifieth her4 ,and is wont to come ,ialouham the ,receiver of ,sabaoth1 the ,adamas1 and bringeth the cup of forgetfulness1 and he giveth it to the soul that she may drink it1 and she forgetteth every thing with every ,place unto which she went3 and they cast her down unto a body dumb1 deformed1 that every one may remain despising him4 ,this is the punishment of the man proud 7a7 despiser4 ,said he1 ,thomas1 ,a man blasphemer continually1 what is his punishment8 ,said ,jesus1 ,this of this kind whenever should his time be completed by the ,sphere1 are wont to come after him the ,receivers of ,ialdabaoth and bind him with his tongue to a great demon with face of horse1 and they spend three days going about with him in the ,world and punish him4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take him #cej;b out unto the place of the cold with the snow to punish him for eleven years4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take him down unto the ,chaos 7close7 to ,ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons1 that each of the demons may punish him other eleven years4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take him out unto the ,darkness which is outer1 until the day 7in7 which they will judge the great ,ruler of face of dragon which goeth round the ,darkness1 and is wont that soul1 she is wont to be numbed and to waste away and to be dissolved4 ,this is the judgment of the man blasphemer4 ,said ,bartholomaios1 ,a man who sleeper with male1 ,what is his punishment8 ,said he1 ,jesus3 ,the man sleeping with male with the man who will sleep with him 7there shall be the same measure7 #cea;a as the man blasphemer3 whenever the time therefore should be completed by the ,sphere1 are wont to come after their souls the ,receivers of ,ialdabaoth that he may punish them with his forty nine demons for eleven 7added in margin7 years4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take them out unto rivers of smoke with seas of pitch boiling1 full of demons of face of swine1 they are wont to eat in at them and punish them in the rivers of smoke for other eleven years4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take them out in the ,darkness which is outer1 until the day of the judgment 7in7 which they will ,judge the great ,darkness1 they are wont to be dissolved and perish4 ,said ,thomas1 ,we heard that there are some upon the earth who are wont to take away the sperma of the males with the menstruum #cea;b of the woman and give them unto a 7mess of7 lentil and eat it1 while they say1 ,we are believing ,esau with ,iakob4 ,is it a thing which is right or otherwise8 ,but ,jesus was angry with the ,world at that hour1 and said he to ,thomas1 ,amen ,i say that every sin and every unlawfulness--this sin surpasseth them--these of this kind4 ,they are about to take them immediately unto the ,darkness which is outer1 nor shall they throw them back unto the ,sphere again4 ,but they are not about to be wasted away and destroy them in the ,darkness which is outer1 the place in which there is not mercy nor is there light1 but the weeping is1 and the gnashing of the teeth is 7there74 ,and every soul which they will take unto the ,darkness which is outer1 they are not wont to throw them back again1 but they are wont to perish and be dissolved4 ,answered ,iohannes1 ,then a man #ceb;a having not done sin but being become good continually1 but having not found thy mysteries for him to pass through the ,rulers1 whenever he should come out of body1 what will they do to him8 ,said ,jesus1 ,the man of this kind whenever should his time be completed by the ,sphere1 are wont to come after his soul the ,receivers of ,bainkhoookh1 being one among the ,triple-powered ,gods1 that they may take his soul in a joy with a gladness1 and spend three days going round with her teaching her the creatures of the ,world in joy with gladness4 ,after these 7things7 they are wont to take her down unto ,amente and teach her the punishment-places1 those which 7are7 in ,amente1 but they would not be about to punish her in them1 but they are about to teach her only of them4 ,and the steam of the flame of the punishments #ceb;b is wont to become touching her only a little4 ,after these 7things7 they take her away up on the road of the ,middle1 and teach her the punishments of the roads of the ,middle1 while the steam of the flame toucheth her a little4 ,and after these 7things7 they take her to the ,virgin of the ,light1 that she may judge her before the little ,sabaoth the good1 he of the ,middle1 until the ,sphere should turn round1 that ,zeus with ,aphrodite may come in the presence of the ,virgin of the ,light1 that the ,kronos with ,ares may come behind her4 ,then she is wont to take away that righteous soul and deliver her up to her ,receivers and cast her unto the ,aeons of the ,sphere1 that the ,ministers of the ,sphere may take her out unto water being underneath the ,sphere1 that it may become a smoke #cec;a boiling1 that it may eat in at her until it should purify her entirely4 ,and is wont to come ,ialouham the ,receiver of ,sabaoth1 the ,adamas1 this who is wont to give the cup of forgetfulness to the souls4 ,and he is wont to bring the water of forgetfulness1 and give it to the soul and she forgetteth every thing with every ,place unto which she went4 ,afterwards is wont to come a ,receiver of the little ,sabaoth1 the good1 he of the ,middle1 he is wont to bring also a cup1 full of the understanding and wiseness and with watchfulness in it1 and giveth it to the soul1 and they cast her unto a body1 that she will not be able to sleep nor will she be able to forget1 because of the cup of the watchfulness which they gave to her1 but it will become beating her heart continually1 seeking after the mysteries of the ,light1 #cec;b until she find them by the precept of the ,virgin of the ,light1 and inherit the ,light eternal 7of-unto-age1 ,,ms74 ,said ,mariham1 ,then a man having done every sin and every unlawfulness1 having not found the mysteries of the ,light is he about to receive all his punishments at one time8 ,said ,jesus1 ,yea1 he is about to receive them4 ,if also those which he did 7were7 three he is about to receive three punishments4 ,said ,iohannes1 ,then a man having done every sin and every unlawfulness1 but at the last he found the mysteries of the ,light is it possible for him to be saved8 ,said ,jesus1 ,this of this kind who did every sin and every unlawfulness1 and found the mysteries of the ,light1 and did them and completed them1 and did not cease1 nor did sin1 he is about to inherit the ,treasury of the ,light4 ,said ,jesus to his disciples1 ,if should #ced;a the ,sphere turn round and 7if7 ,kronos with ,ares should come behind the ,virgin of the ,light2 and ,zeus with the ,aphrodite should come in the presence of the ,virgin1 being in their own ,aeons1 they are wont to draw 7away7 the veils of the ,virgin2 she is wont to become cheerful in that hour1 seeing these two stars of light in her presence4 ,and every soul which she will cast unto the cycle of the ,aeons of the ,sphere at that hour1 for them to come out unto the world1 they are wont to become righteous and good1 and they are wont to find the mysteries of the ,light at this time4 7,or if not7 she is wont to dispatch them another time1 that they may find the mysteries of the ,light4 ,if ,ares also with ,kronos should come to the presence of the ,virgin1 ,zeus with the ,aphrodite beg behind her1 not seeing them1 every soul which she will cast #ced;b unto the creatures of the ,sphere at that hour1 they are wont to become evil and wrathful1 and they are not wont to find the mysteries of the ,light4 ,these therefore while ,jesus is saying them to his disciples in the ,middle of ,amente1 cried out1 wept the disciples1 ,woe woe to the men the sinners1 these upon whom the neglect lieth and the forgetfulness of the ,rulers1 until they come out of body and they take them unto these punishments4 ,have mercy on us1 have mercy on us1 the ,son of him who is holy1 and have compassion on us1 that we should be saved from these punishments and these judgments1 which are prepared for the sinners4 ,otherwise we did sin1 we also1 our ,lord and our ,light4444 7,seven lines vacant7 #cee;a the righteous 7one74 ,they came out 7by7 three 7and7 three unto the four regions of the heaven1 they preached the evangel of the ,kingdom in all the world1 the ,christ working with them in the word of the strengthening and the signs which follow them and the wonders4 ,and thus they knew the kingdom of the ,god in all the earth and in all the world of the ,israel1 unto witness to all the nations1 these who become from the places of rising to place of setting3 7two lines of ornament1 two lines erasure1 and two more lines of ornament47 ,,index ,,of ,,psalms ,,and ,,odes #ej;a1 ,psalm #fh 7#fi71 #a-cg1 ,maria1 #bg #ee;a1 ,psalm #gj 7#ga71 #a-ac 7#aa71 ,petros1 #cj #eh;a1 ,psalm #fi 7#gj71 #a-f1 ,martha1 #ca #fa;b1 ,psalm #aja 7#ajb71 #a-bb1 ,iohannes1 #cc #fg;b1 ,psalm #hg 7#hh71 #a-ai1 ,philippos1 #cf #fi;b1 ,psalm #abi 7#acj71 #a-h1 ,andreas1 #ch #ga;b1 ,psalm #ha 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