Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
in the Place of Right (hand), this (power) which becometh in thy
material body of to-day. Concerning this therefore thou saidst to us, my
Lord Jesus, He who hath ear to hear let him hear, that thou shouldest
know who is he whose heart is eager for the Kingdom [27^b] of the
heavens.
It happened, therefore, Maria having finished saying these words, said
he, Well (done) Maria because thou art happy beyond every woman who (is)
upon the earth, because thou art she who will become the Pleroma of all
the Pleromas and the completion of all the completions.
But Maria having heard the Saviour saying these words, she was glad
greatly, and she came before Jesus, she prostrated at his presence, she
worshipped to his feet, said she to him, My Lord, Hear me, that I may
ask thee of this word, thou having not yet spoken with us of the Places
unto which thou wentest.
Answered Jesus, said he to Mariham, Speak in boldness, [28^a] and fear
not. Every thing which thou seekest after I shall reveal to thee.
Said she, My Lord; Every man who knoweth the mystery of the magic of all
the Rulers of all the Aeons, with the magic of the Rulers of the
Destiny, with those of the Sphere, according as taught them the Angels
who transgressed; if they should invoke them in their mysteries, namely
their evil magic, to hinder the works which are good, will they
accomplish them from this hour or otherwise?
But answered Jesus, said he to Maria, They will not accomplish them as
they were accomplishing them from at first, because I took away a third
part of their power, but they will make [28^b] a pretext in those who
know the mysteries of the magic of the thirteenth Aeon. And if they
should invoke the mysteries of the magic of those who become in the
thirteenth Aeon, they will accomplish them well and in accuracy, because
that I took not away power from that Place according to the command of
the First Mystery.
But it happened, Jesus having finished saying these words, added again
Maria, said she, My Lord, then the hour-setters, with the enquirers,
then they will not show to the men that which will happen to them from
this hour?
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