Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
Answered Jesus, said he to his disciples, It happened while the Pistis
Sophia (was) in the thirteenth of the Aeons in the Place of all her
brothers the Invisibles, namely twenty-four emanations of the great
Invisible, it happened [42^a] therefore by the precept of the First
Mystery, looked unto the Height the Pistis Sophia, she saw the light of
the veil of the Treasury of the Light, and she desired to go unto that
Place: and she could not prevail to go unto that Place. But she ceased
doing the mystery of the thirteenth Aeon. But she was hymning unto the
Light of the Height, that which she saw in the light of the veil of the
Treasury of the Light. It happened therefore while she is hymning unto
the Place of the Height, all the Rulers who become in the twelve Aeons
hated her, these who (are) below, because that she ceased from their
mysteries, and because that she wished to go unto the Height and be
above them all. Because of this, therefore, they were angry against her
and they hated her. [42^b] And the great Triple power Self-willed who is
the third Triple powered, this who becometh in the thirteenth Aeon, this
who was disobedient, having not emanated all the purgation of his power
which (is) in him, nor did he give the purgation of his light at the
time when the Rulers gave their purgations in him: wishing to be lord
over all the thirteenth Aeon with those who become below it. It happened
therefore, the Rulers of the twelve Aeons having been angry against the
Pistis Sophia, she who is above them, they hated her greatly and the
great Triple power Self-willed, this concerning whom I finished saying
to you now, he [43^a] himself followed the Rulers of the twelve Aeons,
and he was angry himself against the Pistis Sophia, and he hated her
greatly, because she thought to go unto the Light, this which is higher
than her. And he emanated out of him a great power of face of lion; and
out of his matter which (is) in him, he emanated many other material
emanations cruel exceedingly, and he sent them unto the Places below,
unto the parts of the Chaos, that they should waylay the Pistis Sophia
there, and take away her power from her; because that she thought to go
unto the Height, this which (is) over all of them; and (because) that
she ceased also doing their mystery. But she continued making lament,
seeking for the light which she saw: and hated her the Rulers [43^b] who
are living, or who continue unto the mystery, doing it; and also hated
her all the Guards who (are) at the gates of the Aeons. It happened
therefore after these (things) through the precept of the First precept
the great Triple power Self-willed, being one of the three Triple
powers, he pursued the Sophia in thirteenth Aeon, for her to look at the
parts below, that she should see his power of light at that Place, this
(power) which is of face of lion, and lusteth for her, and would come
unto that Place, and take away her light from her. It happened therefore
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