Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
Said he to her, Jesus, Well (done) (and) fairly, Martha the happy. But
added also Jesus in the word, said he to his disciples, It happened
therefore, the Pistis Sophia having said these words, completed was the
time for bringing her up from the Chaos, and through my own self,
without the First Mystery I brought a power of light out of myself; I
sent it down unto the Chaos for it to bring the Pistis Sophia up from
the Place which is deep of the Chaos [101^b], and bring her unto the
Place which (is) upper of the Chaos, until the command (should) come out
from the First Mystery for them to bring her up from the Chaos
absolutely. And my power of light brought the Pistis Sophia up unto the
Places which (are) upward of the Chaos. It happened therefore, the
emanations of the Self-willed having known that they brought the Pistis
Sophia up unto the Places which (are) upward of the Chaos they again
persecuted her unto the high (part), wishing to take her again unto the
Places which (are) of the Chaos below. And was enlightening greatly my
power of light, this which I sent to bring the Pistis Sophia up from the
Chaos. It happened therefore, having persecuted the Sophia, the
emanations [102^a] of the Self-willed, they having brought her unto the
Places which (are) upward of the Chaos, she hymned again, and she cried
up at me saying, I shall hymn up unto thee, O Light, because I wished to
come (close) to thee. I shall hymn up unto thee, O Light, because thou
art my deliverer: leave me not in the Chaos: deliver me, O Light of the
Height, because thou art he unto whom I hymned: thou dispatched to me
thy light through thyself and thou deliveredst me: thou broughtest me
unto the Places which (are) upward of the Chaos. Let them fall therefore
below unto the Places which (are) beneath of the Chaos, the emanations
of the Self-willed, these which are persecuting me: and let them not
come unto the Places which (are) upward, for to [102^b] see me. And let
great darkness cover over them, and let come to them an obscurity of
darkness: and let them not see me in the light of thy power, this which
thou dispatchedst to me to deliver me, that they should not lay hold
upon me: and their plot which they thought for to take away my power,
let it not happen for them: and according as they spake of me to take
away my light from me, take away theirs also instead of mine. And they
said to take away all my light, and they were not able to take it away,
because thy power of light becometh indeed with me, because they plotted
without thy precept, O Light, because of this they were not able to take
away my [103^a] light, because that I believed the light, and I shall
not fear; and the light is my deliverer, and I shall not fear. Now
therefore he whose power is exalted, let him say the explanation of the
words which said the Pistis Sophia. But it happened, Jesus having
finished saying these words unto his disciples, came forward Salome,
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