Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
manner the great Light was distributed, or in what Place it was brought.
Nor had he said unto them the five Marks, nor concerning the First
precept in what Place it was brought.
But he was only speaking [3^b] with them simply, teaching them that they
exist (become). But their distribution with the array of their Places he
had not said unto them according as they exist.
Because of this indeed they knew not that there are other Places
becoming the inward of that Mystery. And he had not said unto his
disciples out of what Place I came until I came into that Mystery, until
I came forth out of it. But he was wont to say to them, teaching them
that I came out of that Mystery. Because of this therefore they were
thinking of that Mystery that it is the completion of all completions;
and that it is the head of the Universe; and that [4^a] it is the whole
Pleroma: since Jesus is wont to say unto his disciples that that Mystery
(is) that which surroundeth the Universe of all which I said unto you
from the day when I met you even unto to-day. Because of this therefore
the disciples were thinking that there is not anything becoming within
that mystery.
It happened therefore while the disciples are sitting with one another
upon the mountain of the Olives saying these words and rejoicing in
great joy and being very glad, and saying to one another, We happy are
beyond all men who (are) upon the earth, because the [4^b] Saviour
revealed these (things) to us, and we received the Pleroma with all the
completion. While these they are saying unto one another Jesus is
sitting, being distant from them a little (way). But it happened on the
fifteenth day of the month of Tōbe, namely the day in which the moon is
wont to be full, on that day therefore the sun having come out in his
course, (there) came out after him a great power of light enlightening
greatly greatly, (there) being no measure for the light which was made,
for it came out of the Light of the lights, and it came out of the Last
mystery, namely the twenty-fourth mystery (reckoning) from within [5^a]
unto without, these (mysteries) which become in the array of the second
Space of the First Mystery. But that power indeed of light came upon
Jesus and surrounded him altogether, while sitting at a distance from
his disciples, and he was enlightening greatly greatly, (there) being no
measure for the light which was becoming. And the disciples had not seen
Jesus from the great light in which he was being, or which was being
(from) him; for their eyes had been darkened from the great light in
which he was being. But they were only seeing the light casting out
beams of light which are great. And not equal with one another [5^b]
were the beams of light; and the light was being of different kinds, and
it was being of different types (reaching) from below to above, one
being more excellent than one at a time in a great glory of light
immeasurable, it was reaching from below on the earth even up to the
heavens.
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