Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
after these (things), she looked down, she saw his power of light in the
parts below, and she was not knowing that it is that of the Triple power
Self-willed: but she was [44^a] thinking of her (self) that it is out of
the light, that which she saw from at first in the Height, this which is
out (side) of the veil of the Treasury of the Light: and she thought in
her (self), I am about to go unto that Place apart from my partner, and
take away the light which fashioned for me some Aeons of Light, that I
should be able to prevail to go unto the Light of the Lights, this which
(is) in the Height of the Heights. These (things) therefore thinking,
she came out of her Place of the thirteenth Aeon, and she came down into
the twelve Aeons. Pursued her the Rulers of the Aeons, and they were
angry with her, because she thought of greatness. But she came also out
of the twelve Aeons, she came unto the Place of the Chaos, and she came
up [44^b] unto the power of light of face of lion, that she should
swallow it (down): but surrounded her all the material emanations of the
Self-willed, and the great power of light of face of lion swallowed
(down) the powers of light in the Sophia, and it purged her light she
having swallowed it, and her matter was cast out unto the Chaos. It
became a Ruler of face of lion in the Chaos, whose (one) half became
fire and whose other half became darkness, namely, Ialdabaoth this which
I said unto you many times. These therefore having happened, was
weakened the Sophia greatly greatly; and also began that power of light
of face of lion to cause itself to take away all the powers of light in
the Sophia; and all [45^a] the material powers of the Self-willed
surrounded the Sophia together, they afflicted her. She cried out
greatly greatly the Pistis Sophia, she cried up unto the Light of the
Lights, this which she saw from at first, having believed it, and she
said this Repentance, saying thus, O Light of the Lights, this whom I
believed from at first, Hear therefore now, O Light, my repentance.
Deliver me, O Light, because evil thoughts came in unto me. I looked, O
Light, unto the parts which (are) below, I saw a light at that place, I
am thinking that I am about to go unto that Place and (to) take away
that light: and I went, I became in the darkness which (is) in the Chaos
below, and I was not able to prevail to fly out to go unto my Place:
[45^b] because that I was afflicted in all the emanations of the
Self-willed, and the power of face of lion took away my light which
(was) in me: and I cried out for a help, and came not my shout up in the
darkness, and I looked unto the Height that should help me, the Light
which I trusted. And having looked unto the Height, I saw all the Rulers
of the Aeons which are many. And they are looking upon me, rejoicing at
me who did not anything to them for evil; but they were hating me
without cause. And they having seen the Rulers of the Aeons rejoicing at
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