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
therefore, having seen me the power of face of lion, I having come near
unto the Pistis Sophia enlightening greatly, it was angry unto the more,
and it emanated out of it other multitudes of emanations being fierce
greatly. These therefore having become, said the eleventh Repentance the
Pistis Sophia saying, Why exalted itself the power of the strong (one)
among evils? Its thought is taking away the light from me at every time;
and as iron they are cutting, [92^a] they took away a power from me. I
loved to come down unto the Chaos, more than to remain in the Place of
the thirteenth Aeon the Place of the righteousness; and they wished to
take me by guile, for to swallow down all my light. Because of this
therefore the Light will take away all their light, and (will) be
overthrown all their other matter and it will take away their light, and
not let them dwell in the thirteenth Aeon their place of dwelling, and
not leave their name in the Place of those who will live: and will see
the (things) which happened to thee O power of face of lion, the
twenty-four emanations, and they (will) fear and not be disobedient, but
they (will) give up the purgation of their light, and they will see
thee, and (will) rejoice over thee, and (will) say, Behold, an emanation
[92^b] which did not give up the purgation of its light, that it should
be delivered, but it boasteth itself in the multitude of the light of
its power, because that it did not emanate out of the power which is in
it, and it said, I shall take away the light of the Pistis Sophia, this
which they will not take from her. Now therefore he whose power was
exalted in him let him come forward and utter the explanation of the
eleventh repentance of the Pistis Sophia.
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