Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
She added also, she said the third Repentance, saying, O Light of the
powers, take heed and deliver me: let them be diminished and be in the
darkness, these who wish to take away my light in me. Let them turn them
unto the Chaos and be ashamed, those who wish to take away my power. Let
them turn them unto the darkness quickly, these who afflict me, who say,
We are lords over her. Let them rejoice indeed and be cheerful, every
one who seeketh for the Light, and let them say in every time, Let the
Mystery be exalted, those who wish (for) thy mystery. Me therefore now,
O Light, deliver me, because I diminished (in) my light which they took
away, and I am [57^b] lacking in my power which they took away from me.
Thou therefore, O Light, thou art my Saviour and thou art my deliverer,
O Light, Hasten and deliver me from this Chaos.
But it happened, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his
disciples, saying, This is the third repentance which said the Pistis
Sophia: said he to them, He in whom was exalted the spirit of
perception, let him come forward and say the meaning of the repentance
which said the Pistis Sophia.
It happened therefore, before that finished speaking Jesus, came forward
Martha, she prostrated at his feet, she kissed them, she cried out, she
wept in a cry, and in humility saying My Lord have mercy on me and pity
me, and let me [58^a] say the explanation of the repentance which said
the Pistis Sophia.
And Jesus helped Martha, he said he to her, Happy is every man who is
wont to humble himself, because he is he on whom they will have mercy.
Now therefore Martha thou art happy. Nevertheless therefore utter the
explanation of the meaning of the repentance of the Pistis Sophia.
But answered Martha, said she to Jesus in the midst of the disciples,
Concerning the repentance which said, O my Lord Jesus, the Pistis
Sophia, prophesied once thy power of Light which (is) in David in the
sixty-ninth psalm saying, O Lord God take heed unto my help. Let them
[58^b] be ashamed and disgraced, those who seek after my soul. Let them
turn them henceforth and be ashamed, those who say to me, Well (done).
Well (done)! Let them be glad and delighted over me, every one who
seeketh after thee, and say at every time, Let God be exalted, even
those who love thy salvation. But I am poor I am miserable, O Lord help
me. Thou art my helper and my trust, O Lord, tarry not. This therefore
is the explanation of the third repentance which said the Pistis Sophia
hymning unto the Height.
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