Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
darkness and [163^a] also he emanated out another (from) Chaos, and he
fashioned another dark and chaotic and he prepared it. Now therefore, O
Light, the Chaos which he fashioned for to cast me unto it, and (to)
take away my power of light from me, take away his from him; and the
thought which he thought for to take away my light, they will (take) his
from him; and the violence which he said for to take away my light from
me, take away all his (lights). These are the words which said the
Pistis Sophia in her hymn. Now therefore he who is sober in his spirit,
let him come forward and utter the explanation of the words (which said)
the Pistis Sophia in her hymn.
Came also forward Martha, said she, My Lord, I am sober [163^b] in my
spirit, and I understand the words which thou sayest: now therefore
command to me that I may utter their explanation in boldness. But
answered the First Mystery, said he to Martha, I command to thee Martha
for to utter the explanation of the words, these which said the Sophia
in her hymn. But answered Martha said she, My Lord, these are the words
which thy power of light prophesied once by David in the seventh psalm,
God is a judge of truth, strong, compassionate, being not wont to bring
his anger day by day: if ye turn not yourselves he will whet his sword,
he stretched his bow, he made (it) ready: he made ready in it [164^a]
weapons of death, his arrows he fashioned for those whom they will burn.
Behold, the violence travailed, he conceived trouble he brought forth
unlawfulness, he dug a pit, he excavated it, he will fall down unto the
hole which he fashioned, his trouble will turn upon his head and his
violence (is) coming upon the middle of his head. But these having said
them Martha, said he to her the First Mystery who looketh outwards, Well
(done and) fairly, Martha, the happy.
It happened therefore, Jesus having finished saying unto his disciples
all the things which happened to the Pistis Sophia, being in the Chaos,
and with the manner (in) which she hymned up unto the Light, until he
delivered her and brought her up from the Chaos, [164^b] and brought her
in unto the twelve Aeon, and with the manner (in) which he delivered her
out of all her oppressions, with which oppressed her the Rulers of the
Chaoses, because that she lusted to go (close) to the Light.
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