Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
It happened, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his
disciples, worshipped Maria unto the feet of Jesus, she kissed them said
she, Maria, My Lord suffer me seeking from thee, and be not angry with
me. Answered the Saviour, said he to Maria, Seek after that which thou
wishest to seek after, and I shall reveal it to thee boldly. But
answered Mariham, said she, My Lord, [252^b] then if a brother good
(agathos) and who is good (coptic word), we having filled him with all
mysteries of the Light, and that brother having a brother or a kinsman,
in one word, being a man anyhow, and this (one) being a sinner and being
impious, or otherwise, he being not a sinner, and this one of this kind
came out of the body, and the heart of the brother good, being pained
and being grieved for him because he becometh in judgments with
punishments. Now therefore, my Lord, what is that which we shall do
until they remove him out of the punishments with the judgments which
(are) cruel? But answered the Saviour, said he to Maria, Because of this
word therefore I said unto you at another time, but hear therefore that
I may say in answer that ye may become, [253^a] (that) ye should fulfil
every mystery, that they should call of [against] you, Those who are
completed with every mystery. Now therefore every man sinner, or
otherwise being not sinners, not only that whenever ye should wish for
them to take them from the judgments with the punishments which (are)
cruel, but (also) for them to remove them unto a righteous body, this
which will find the mysteries of the Godhead, and go unto the Height and
inherit the kingdom of the Light, do the third mystery of the Ineffable
and say ye, Take away the soul of these manhoods, this (man) which we
think of in our heart, take him out of every punishment of the Rulers,
and hasten quickly, and take it (close) to the Virgin of the Light: and
in the same month, the Virgin of the Light (will) seal [253^b] him with
a seal more excellent, and in the same month, let the Virgin of the
Light cast him unto a body about to become righteous and become good,
and he (will) go unto the Height and inherit the kingdom of the Light.
But these whenever ye should say them, Amen I say unto you, They are
wont to hasten all those who work in all the array of the judgments of
the Rulers, and give that soul unto hands of one another, even until
they take it up to the Virgin of the Light, and the Virgin of the Light
is wont to seal it with a sign of the kingdom of the Ineffable, and is
wont to give it to her Receivers, and the Receivers to cast it unto a
body being about to be righteous, and he being about to find the
mysteries of the Light and become good, and go unto the Height [254^a]
and inherit the kingdom of the Light. Behold, this is (that) which ye
ask me of. Answered Maria, said she, Now therefore, my Lord, then thou
didst not bring Mysteries indeed unto the World, that the man should not
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