Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
which (is) the thirteenth Aeon. And I took away the power from all the
emanations of the Self-willed: and they fell all in the Chaos being
powerless. And I brought out the Pistis Sophia, being on (the) right of
Gabriel with Mikhael. And the great effluence of Light, it went also in
unto them; and filled her sight with her enemies the Pistis Sophia,
because I took away their power of light from them, and I brought the
Pistis Sophia out of the Chaos, she having trampled [129^b] upon the
emanation of the Self-willed the face of serpent, and also she was
trampling upon the emanation of face of basilisk having seven heads. And
she is trampling upon the power of face of lion, with the face of
dragon. I caused the Pistis Sophia to remain standing upon the emanation
of the Self-willed, this which became of face of basilisk of serpent
having seven heads, but it was being strong(er) than all of them in its
evils. And I, the First Mystery, I stood upon it, and I took away all
the powers which (are) in it, and I destroyed all its matter, that seed
from it should not rise up from this hour.
But these while the First Mystery is saying unto the disciples, he
answered saying, Understood ye in what manner I am speaking [130^a] with
you. Came forward Iakkobos said he, My Lord, concerning the explanation
therefore of the words which thou saidst, prophesied about them once thy
power of light by David in the ninetieth psalm, He who dwelleth under
the help of him who is high shall abide under the shadow of the God of
the heaven. He will say to the Lord, Thou art my accepter, and my place
of refuge: my God I am trusting unto him; because he it is who will save
me from the snare of the snarer, and from a word being cruel. He will
make shadow unto thee under his (thy, MS) breast, and thou wilt trust
under his wing. His [130^b] truth will surround thee as an armour
(weapon, MS). Thou wilt not fear for a fear of night, and for an arrow
which flieth in the day, for a thing which moveth in the darkness; for a
calamity of demon of the hour of mid-day. There are a thousand (who)
will fall on left of thee and ten thousand on right of thee; but they
will not approach unto thee. Nevertheless thou wilt fill thy sight with
them, thou wilt see the recompense of the sinners: because thou art, O
Lord my hope; thou placest for thee that which is high for place of
refuge: there is not evil (which) will approach unto thee; there is not
scourge (which) will approach in unto thy place of abiding: because he
will order unto [131^a] his angels because of thee, for to keep thee in
all thy ways; and they (will) lift thee upon their hands
lest-at-any-time thou should dash against a stone with thy foot. Thou
wilt mount upon a serpent with a basilisk, and trample upon a lion with
a dragon. Because he trusted unto me I will save him; I will make shadow
unto him, because he knew my name: he will cry up unto me, and I, I
shall hear him, I am with him in his affliction, and I shall save him
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