Apocryphal books (New Testament); Christian heresies -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600; Gnosticism
Added also Jesus in the word, said he to his disciples, It happened, the
Pistis Sophia having finished saying the sixth repentance concerning the
forgiveness of her transgression, she turned also unto the Height to see
whether they forgave to her her sins, and to see if they will bring her
up from the Chaos. And they did not yet hear her by the command of the
First Mystery for them to forgive her sin and bring her up from the
Chaos. She having turned therefore unto the Height to see whether they
[72^a] received her repentance from her, she saw all the Rulers of the
twelve Aeons mocking at her, and rejoicing at her, because that they
received not her repentance from her. She having seen therefore them
mocking at her, she was grieved greatly, she lifted up her voice unto
the Height saying in the seventh Repentance, O Light, I lifted up my
power unto thee; my Light, I believed thee: let me not be despised, and
let them not rejoice at me the Rulers of the twelve Aeons, these who
hate me: for every one who believeth thee will not be ashamed: shall
remain in darkness those who took away my power, and will not make gain
of it, but it will be taken from them. O Light, show to me thy ways, and
I shall be delivered from them and [72^b] show me thy paths, that I
should be delivered from the Chaos, and guide me in thy light. And let
me know, O Light, that thou art my deliverer, I shall trust unto thee in
all my time. Give heed for to deliver me, O Light, because thy
mercifulness becometh even unto age: because of my transgression which I
did from at first in my ignorance, reckon it not unto me, O Light, but
deliver me rather in thy great mystery of forgiver of sin: because of
thy goodness, O Light, because good (and) straight is the Light: because
of this thou wilt give thy way to me for to be delivered from my
transgression, and my powers which were diminished by the fear of the
material emanations [73^a] of the Self-willed, it will draw them near by
its precept; and my powers which were diminished by the unmerciful
(ones) it will teach them his knowledge: because all the knowledges of
the Light are deliverances, and are mysteries for everyone who seeketh
for the Places of his inheritance with his mysteries. Because of the
mystery of thy name O Light, forgive my transgression, because it is
great. Every one who trusteth unto the Light will give to himself the
mystery which he willeth, and his soul will become in the Place of the
Light, and his power will inherit the Treasury of the Light. The Light
is that which giveth power to those who believe it, and the name of his
mystery is that of those who trust unto him, and he will show to them
the Place of the inheritance [73^b] which is in the Treasury of the
Light. But I, I believed the Light at every time, because it is he who
will deliver my feet out of the bonds of the darkness. Give heed unto
me, O Light, and deliver me. For I, they took away my name from me in
the Chaos.
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