Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
But these having said the Pistis Sophia, then also by the command of my
Father the First Mystery which looked inward, I sent also Gabriel with
Mikhael with the ten (?) great effluences of Light, that they should
help the Pistis Sophia. And I ordered unto Gabriel with Mikhael, that
they should take away the Pistis Sophia upon their hands, that her feet
should not touch the darkness below: and also I ordered unto them for to
steer her from the Places of the Chaos, into those which they are about
to bring her. It happened therefore, the angels having gone down unto
the Chaos, they with the effluence of Light, and also all the emanations
of the Self-willed [127^b] with the emanation of the Adamas, they saw
the effluence of Light enlightening greatly greatly, there being not
measure unto the light which becometh from it, they feared and they let
go of the Pistis Sophia: and the great effluence of Light surrounded the
Pistis Sophia on every side of her on left of her and on right of her,
and on every side of her, and it became a crown of light unto her head.
It happened therefore, the effluence of Light having surrounded the
Pistis Sophia, she was confident of heart greatly greatly, and it ceased
not surrounding her on every side of her; and she feared not the
emanations of the Self-willed, these which become in the Chaos, nor also
she feared the other new [128^a] power of the Self-willed, this which he
cast down unto the Chaos as an arrow flying; nor also she trembled at
the demonic power of the Adamas, this which came out of the Aeons. And
also by my command, I, the First Mystery who looked outward, enlightened
greatly greatly my effluence of Light, this which surrounded the Pistis
Sophia on every side of her. And the Pistis Sophia remained in the midst
of the light, there being a great light on left of her and on right of
her and on every side of her, and being also a crown unto her head: and
all the emanations of the Self-willed changed not also their face, nor
were they able to support the rush of the great [128^b] light of the
effluence, this which became a crown unto her head. And all the
emanations of the Self-willed, a multitude among them fell on right of
her, because that she is enlightening greatly greatly; and other
multitudes fell on left of her, and they were not able to approach unto
the Pistis Sophia at all, from the great light. Nevertheless they fell
all upon one another (or they came all who are close to one another).
And they were not able to do anything of evil to the Pistis Sophia,
because that she was trusting unto the light. And through the command of
my Father the First Mystery, who looked inward, I also, I came down unto
the Chaos enlightening greatly greatly. [129^a] I came up to the power
of face of lion, this (power) which was enlightening greatly, and I took
away all its light which (is) in it, and I held down all the emanations
of the Self-willed for them not to go unto their Place from this hour,
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