Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
and (I shall) give glory to him; and (I shall) increase him in a
multitude of days, and (I shall) teach him of my salvation. This is, O
Lord, the explanation of the words which thou saidst. Hear therefore
that I may say them in boldness. The word therefore which [131^b] thy
power said by David, He who dwelleth under the help of him who is high,
will abide under the shadow of the God of the heaven, namely, that when
the Pistis Sophia had trusted unto the Light she abode under the light
of the effluence of Light. This which came from the Height through thee.
And the word which thy power said by David, I shall say to the Lord,
Thou art my accepter and my place of refuge, my God I trusted unto him.
That is the word with which hymned the Pistis Sophia, Thou art my
accepter and I am coming (close) to thee. And also the word which thy
power said, My God unto whom I am trusting, thou art [132^a] he who will
save me from the snare of the snarers, and from a word being cruel. That
is that which said the Pistis Sophia, O Light I am believing thee,
because thou art he who will deliver me from the emanations of the
Self-willed, and with those of the Adamas the tyrant. And thou also art
he who will deliver me from all their threats which are cruel. And also
the word which said thy power by David, He will make shadow unto thee
under his (thy, MS) breast, and thou wilt trust under his wing, namely,
that the Pistis Sophia became in the light of the effluence of Light,
this which came out of thee, and she remained confident of heart, for
the light which (is) on left of her [132^b] with that which (is) on
right of her, namely the wings of the effluence of Light. And the word
which thy power of light prophesied by David, The truth will surround
thee as armour (a weapon, MS), that is the light of the effluence of
Light, that which surrounded the Pistis Sophia on every side of her as
armour. And the word which thy power said, He will not fear for a fear
of night, namely, that the Pistis Sophia feared not for the fears with
the disturbances, these in which they planted her in the Chaos which is
the night. And the word which thy power said, He will not fear [133^a]
for an arrow flying in the day, namely, that the Pistis Sophia did not
fear for the power, this which the Self-willed dispatched out of the
Height at the last, this which came unto the Chaos, being as an arrow
flying, which thy power therefore of light said, Thou wilt not fear for
an arrow flying in the day. Because that power came out of the
thirteenth Aeon, that is (that) which is lord over the twelve Aeons, and
that is (that) which enlighteneth unto all the Aeons. Because of this
therefore he said, The day. And the word also which thy power said, He
will not fear [133^b] for a thing, walking in the darkness, namely, that
the Sophia did not fear for the emanation of face of lion (serpent, MS)
which was giving fear to the Pistis Sophia in the Chaos, namely, the
darkness.
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