Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
wall of the darkness of the Chaos. And the word [121^b] also which it
said, They brought it over all the earth, and it filled every thing,
namely, that Gabriel with Mikhael they having brought it upon the body
of the Pistis Sophia, it cast in unto her all the lights, these which
took away from her the emanations of the Self-willed and became light
the body of her matter. And the word which it said, Drank those who
become upon the sand which is dry, namely, that received light all those
which become in the Pistis Sophia, these whose light they took away at
first. And the word which it said, Their thirst was dissolved and it was
quenched, namely, that her power ceased being diminished of light and
they were satisfied with light, because they gave (back) to them their
light [122^a] which they took away from them. And also according as also
said thy power, They gave to them the drink through him who is exalted,
namely, that they gave the Light to them through the effluence of Light,
this which came out of me, I the First Mystery. And according as said
thy power of light, Happy are the deacons of that drink, namely, the
word which thou saidst, Mikhael with Gabriel, these who served they took
the effluence of Light unto the Chaos, and also they brought it up (from
Chaos). They will give to them the mysteries of the Light of the Height,
these who were entrusted with the effluence of the Light. And also
according as said thy power, They turned [122^b] lips which were dry,
namely, Gabriel with Mikhael took not away for themselves the light of
the Pistis Sophia, these which they snatched from the emanations of the
Self-willed, but they cast them in unto the Pistis Sophia. And also the
word which it said, Received a cheerfulness of heart those who were
dissolved, namely, that all the other powers of the Pistis Sophia, these
which took not away the emanations of the Self-willed were cheerful
very, and they were filled with light out of the other light, because
they cast it in unto them. And the word which thy power said, They
vivified souls giving-up the breath, that they should not die, [123^a]
namely, that they having cast the lights in unto the Pistis Sophia they
vivified the body of her matter, this from which they took away its
light at first, this which was about to perish. And also the word which
thy power said, They set up limbs which fell, (or that they should not
fall), namely, that they having cast in unto her her lights, they set up
all her powers, these which were about to be dissolved. And also
according as thy power of light said, They gave a power to their
boldness, namely, that they took again their light, and they became as
they were being at first. And also the word which [123^b] said, They
gave a light unto their eyes, namely, that they received perception from
the light, and they knew the effluence of Light, that it is belonging
unto the Height. And also the word which it said, They all knew them in
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