Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
It happened therefore after these (things) I came unto the Height even
unto the veils of the thirteenth Aeon (MS. Aeons). It happened therefore
having come upon their veils, they drew (away) of their own (accord),
they opened to me, I came [40^b] in unto the thirteenth of the Aeon (MS.
Aeons), I found the PISTIS SOPHIA being below the thirteenth Aeon, she
by herself, being none of them with her. But she was sitting at that
place grieving and making lament, because they took her not unto the
thirteenth Aeon, her Place which is at the Height. And also she was
grieving concerning the tribulations which did to her the Self-willed
(one), this who is one of the three Triple powers. But these whenever I
should speak with you concerning their distribution, I shall say unto
you the mystery, how these became. It happened therefore, she having
seen me, the Pistis Sophia, as I am enlightening greatly greatly, there
being not measure unto the light which is from me, she became in great
disturbance [41^a], and she looked in the light of my vesture, she saw
the mystery of her name in my vesture, and all the glory of its mystery:
because she was becoming at first in the Place of the Height in the
thirteenth Aeon. But she was wont to hymn the light which (is) at the
Height, this which she saw in the veil of the Treasury of the Light. It
happened therefore, she having continued hymning the Light which is at
the Height, all the Rulers looked, who (are) together with the great two
Triple powers and with her Invisible, who is joined unto her, and the
other twenty-two emanation Invisibles. Since the Pistis Sophia with her
partner, they with the other twenty-two emanations are wont to make (up)
twenty-four emanations, [41^b] these which emanated them out the great
Forefather Invisible, he with the great two Triple powers.
It happened therefore while Jesus saith these (things) unto his
disciples came forward Mariham, said she, My Lord I heard thee once
saying, The Pistis Sophia is not herself One out of the twenty-four
emanations, and how she becometh not in their Place. But thou saidst
that I found her being below the thirteenth Aeon.
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