Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
But answered Petros, said he to Jesus, O Lord hear, that I may say the
meaning of her repentance about which prophesied thy power once by David
the prophet, saying her repentance in the seventieth psalm, O Lord my
God I trusted unto thee. Let me not be ashamed for ever. Save me in thy
righteousness and deliver me. Incline thy ear unto me and save [55^b]
me. Become to me unto a God of trust, and unto a Place firm unto the
salvation, because thou art my firmness and my place of refuge: my God
save me from the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the
law-breaker with the impious. Because thou art the lord of my patience,
O Lord thou art my hope from my youth; I leaned upon thee from the
belly; thou, thou broughtest me out of the belly of my mother. My
remembrance in thee will be at every time. I became as the fools to
many. Thou art my helper and my firmness. Thou art my Saviour, O Lord.
My mouth was filled with blessing, that I should bless the glory of thy
greatness all the day long. Cast me not away unto a time of old age, in
the failing of my soul; [56^a] forsake me not. Because mine enemies say
evil against me, and those who watch for my soul, they took counsel
against my soul, saying together, The God forsook him, run and catch
him, because there is not he who will deliver him. O God take heed unto
my help. Let them be ashamed and fail, those who slander my soul. Let
them wrap them in shame with ignominy, those who seek after evil
(things) against me. This therefore is the explanation of the second
repentance which said the Pistis Sophia.
Answered the Saviour, said he to Petros, Well (said), Petros, this is
the explanation of her repentance. Ye are happy (ones) beyond every man
who is upon the earth, because [56^b] I revealed unto you these
mysteries. Verily verily I say to you, I shall complete you with every
Pleroma from the mysteries of the inward part even unto the mysteries of
the outward part; and I shall fill you with the spirit, that they should
call you the spiritual (ones), completed with every Pleroma. And verily
verily I say to you, that I shall give to you all the mysteries of all
the Places of my Father, and of all the Places of the First Mystery,
that that which ye will accept upon the earth, they shall accept unto
the Light of the Height, and they whom ye will reject upon the earth,
they will reject in the kingdom of my Father which is in the heavens.
Nevertheless therefore hear and listen [57^a] unto all the repentances,
these which said the Pistis Sophia.
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