Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
But added also the First Mystery, said he to the disciples. Added also
in the hymn the Pistis Sophia and said she, My power hymn unto the
light, and forget not all the powers of the light, these which he gave
to thee; and all the powers which (are) in thee hymn unto the name of
his mystery which is holy. He who forgiveth all thy transgression. He
who delivereth thee [151^b] out of all their oppressions, those with
which afflicted thee the emanations of the Self-willed. He who delivered
thy light out of the emanations of the Self-willed, these which belonged
unto the destruction. He who gave a crown of light unto thy head in his
compassion until he delivered thee. He who filled thee with light being
purified; and thy beginning will become new as an Invisible of the
Height. These words the Pistis having hymned (with) them, because she
was delivered, and remembering all the things which I gave to her: it
happened therefore, the First Mystery having finished uttering these
words unto the disciples, said he to them, He who understandeth the
explanation of these words, let him come forward, and say them in
boldness.
[152^a] Came again forward Maria, said she, My Lord, concerning these
words with which hymned the Pistis Sophia, thy power of light prophesied
them by David, My soul, bless the Lord, all those which (are) in my
inward part bless his name which is holy. My soul, bless the Lord and
forget not all his recompenses: he who forgiveth all thy unlawfulness;
he who healeth all thy sicknesses. He who redeemeth thy life out of the
destruction. He who giveth a crown of mercy upon thy head and (of)
compassion. He who satiateth thy wish with good; thy youth (he) will
make new as that of an eagle, namely, that the Sophia will become as the
Invisibles which are at the Height: [152^b] having said therefore, As an
eagle, because that the dwelling of the eagles is being in the height,
and the Invisibles (are) also in the Height, namely, that the Sophia
will become light as the Invisibles, as she was from her beginning. It
happened therefore, the First Mystery having heard these words, saying
them Maria, said he, Well (done), O Maria the happy. It happened
therefore after these things added also in the word the First Mystery,
said he to the disciples, I took away the Pistis Sophia, I brought her
up unto a Place being below the thirteenth Aeon, and I gave to her a new
mystery of the light which is not that of her Aeon, the Place of the
Invisibles. And also I gave [153^a] to her a hymn of the light, that
should not be able to prevail against her from this hour the Rulers of
the Aeons. And I put her in that Place, until I come for her and take
her unto her Place which is at the Height. It happened therefore, I
having put her in that Place, she said also this hymn saying thus, In
faith I believed the Light, and he remembered me, he heard my hymn: he
brought my power up from the Chaos with the darkness below of all the
matter.
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